Rae Writes TTRPGs

(he/they/it) 43 (Filipino) Find most of my games at https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/

[temporalhiccup]

So one of my wildest dreams came true: I worked with Evil Hat Productions to publish my game, Apocalypse Keys. Apocalypse Keys is a tabletop roleplaying game of monsters bound by fate, love, and power. You explore emotional connections, complicated relationships, unpredictable mysteries, larger than life apocalyptical threats, and the brightest hope in the darkest despair. It’s an innovative take on the Powered by the Apocalypse rules engine, using some bleeding edge tech from some of the newest PbtA games. One example is that there are no stats in the game: instead you’re rewarded with Darkness Tokens when you embody the emotional themes of your playbook. And when you roll your dice and decide how many tokens you want to spend, you hope you don’t roll to high: you’ll suffer from disastrous success and there will be no denying the monster that you are.

Apocalypse Keys is an action-packed, poetic, dramatic, over the top game of supernatural weirdness and cool. I’m really proud of it, and the final PDF just came out recently. The books are printing as we speak! You can pre-order it here and if you come across this in the future you can find out more on Evil Hat’s site about the game. Not bad for a disabled trans masc queer indie designer from the Philippines! I put so much of myself into this game, and I’m so glad it’s resonating with folks, and that I had so much support since the beginning. I think about how I started with these smol itchio game jam submissions and I honestly get a little emotional about it. If you want to keep up with my games feel free to follow me here on tumblr, itchio, or keep tabs on my website! If you want to support me and my game designer dreams you can check out my patreon!

Artists featured in the Apocalypse Keys work on this post: defenestratin, Lorne Colt, and Adrian Stone.

[theresattrpgforthat]

There's A TTRPG For That Goes On Hiatus

Hello friends.

For the past 3 & 1/2 years, I've been providing weekly ttrpg recommendations for folks, and I've been happy to do so! However, I've found myself in a new stage of life recently that has dramatically reduced my free time. Ultimately, this is a good thing, but it also means that right now, I need to re-focus what little free time I have towards personal projects and time spent with friends.

I really enjoy providing recommendations for folks, and I hope to do so in the future - in fact, if everything goes as I expect, I should be flipping through my archives again in September later this year. But until then, There's A TTRPG For That will be put on a reduced posting schedule.

What this means:

I'm not accepting any recommendation requests or review requests for the duration of my hiatus.

I will be re-posting old recommendation posts for the duration of my hiatus.

I have a Library Masterpost for the curious

There are one or two things that I may still release in the next 5 months or so, either because I agreed to them before going on hiatus or because I had the time & motivation to write about something.

Thank you so much everyone for the love and appreciation that has been sent my way over the past 3 years. I hope to see y'all again in September! - Mint

[ostrichmonkey-games]

Ex Materia & New Game Character Creation

New stuff up on patreon! First is an incremental update to Ex Materia. New mechanics to fill in some gaps, lists getting filled in, all that good stuff.

Plus! An early look at character creation for a new game I've been slowly working on in the background.

It actually spun out of Ex Materia, with the way playbooks have been split across Divers and Archons, I had the idea "you could do this for pilots and ships, and hey, Star Fox is a neat starting point". Well, the pilot half of the playbooks kind of fell off the map, but the ship stuff is going to be somewhat similar to Archons (modules instead of action ratings). Instead, character creation is a lifepath-ish set of random rolls and picklists (ship stuff will come later, still have to write most of that).

Aside from Star Fox, for the setting, I'm also drawing on: Star Wars, Dune, A Memory Called Empire, Gundam (1979). So it's not purely Star Fox lol. But you will be playing as ace pilots who are also furries. The general pitch of the game is that you play as said furry ace pilots who are part of the Rebellion (of course) fighting against the Empire (of course), going on missions generated using the same tech I've been tinkering with in Ex Materia. All names, game terms, etc very subject to change. Again, rough draft.

Ex Materia Update & New Game Character Creation | Ostrichmonkey Games

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[theresattrpgforthat]

Hello friends! Have you written a rogue-like ttrpg? Is there a rogue-like ttrpg that you'd like to see more attention?

Please reblog this post and give it a shout-out! I'd like to see what's out there.

[ostrichmonkey-games]

Ex Materia & New Game Character Creation

New stuff up on patreon! First is an incremental update to Ex Materia. New mechanics to fill in some gaps, lists getting filled in, all that good stuff.

Plus! An early look at character creation for a new game I've been slowly working on in the background.

It actually spun out of Ex Materia, with the way playbooks have been split across Divers and Archons, I had the idea "you could do this for pilots and ships, and hey, Star Fox is a neat starting point". Well, the pilot half of the playbooks kind of fell off the map, but the ship stuff is going to be somewhat similar to Archons (modules instead of action ratings). Instead, character creation is a lifepath-ish set of random rolls and picklists (ship stuff will come later, still have to write most of that).

Aside from Star Fox, for the setting, I'm also drawing on: Star Wars, Dune, A Memory Called Empire, Gundam (1979). So it's not purely Star Fox lol. But you will be playing as ace pilots who are also furries. The general pitch of the game is that you play as said furry ace pilots who are part of the Rebellion (of course) fighting against the Empire (of course), going on missions generated using the same tech I've been tinkering with in Ex Materia. All names, game terms, etc very subject to change. Again, rough draft.

Ex Materia Update & New Game Character Creation | Ostrichmonkey Games

Get more from Ostrichmonkey Games on Patreon

[ostrichmonkey-games]

Ex Materia & New Game Character Creation

New stuff up on patreon! First is an incremental update to Ex Materia. New mechanics to fill in some gaps, lists getting filled in, all that good stuff.

Plus! An early look at character creation for a new game I've been slowly working on in the background.

It actually spun out of Ex Materia, with the way playbooks have been split across Divers and Archons, I had the idea "you could do this for pilots and ships, and hey, Star Fox is a neat starting point". Well, the pilot half of the playbooks kind of fell off the map, but the ship stuff is going to be somewhat similar to Archons (modules instead of action ratings). Instead, character creation is a lifepath-ish set of random rolls and picklists (ship stuff will come later, still have to write most of that).

Aside from Star Fox, for the setting, I'm also drawing on: Star Wars, Dune, A Memory Called Empire, Gundam (1979). So it's not purely Star Fox lol. But you will be playing as ace pilots who are also furries. The general pitch of the game is that you play as said furry ace pilots who are part of the Rebellion (of course) fighting against the Empire (of course), going on missions generated using the same tech I've been tinkering with in Ex Materia. All names, game terms, etc very subject to change. Again, rough draft.

Ex Materia Update & New Game Character Creation | Ostrichmonkey Games

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[kierongillen]

367: this is why no-one ever shows emotional intimacy

Hullo FormattingD6-1PublicLinksBye **** By the time I next write, the DIE: RPG MetaDungeon will have launched. And so we did a cover reveal,

This week's newsletter! DIE RPG: the Metadungeon cover reveal! DIE: Loaded 6 preview! Public Access! Links! Stuff! Things!

[kuma-kami]

Visit Original Link

[snowdaysforever]

DELETE THIS POST

[theoldspaceevibes-deactivated20]

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

[froborr]

*clicks play in morbid curiosity*

*hammers reblog button*

[chongoblog]

I think I find this post every April Fools Day and I am so happy that I do

[chthonicathenean]

I don’t know how I forget about this every year but I love it

[theresattrpgforthat]

Hello friends! Have you written a rogue-like ttrpg? Is there a rogue-like ttrpg that you'd like to see more attention?

Please reblog this post and give it a shout-out! I'd like to see what's out there.

[ostrichmonkey-games]

Something exciting on patreon today! I've released a *super* *very* early preview of Ex Materia!

Ex Materia is a sci-fi Forged in the Dark game inspired by extraction shooters, particularly Marathon (2026). I've been poking away at this since the first trailer dropped, and surprise surprise, spending some time with the game that is the main inspiration has kicked the design-brain into overdrive.

In Ex Materia, you play as a Diver who pilots a remote controlled Archon frame to explore the Monad Anomaly and extract valuables in hopes of paying off your immense debt. The game is divided into dives and downtime. During dives, you primarily use the archon's mechanics, exploring a point-crawl to locate valuable resources all while trying not to desync and have your memory inventory wiped and kissing all that loot goodbye. During downtime, you rely on the diver's mechanics as you look for new missions, recover, work on long-term projects, and forge bonds with other characters.

This preview is not quite playable, as some mechanics are still being fleshed out (primarily downtime specifics), but the shape of all the components are there. Expect incomplete lists and examples, inconsistent terminology, and a few missing puzzle pieces. That being said, I'm excited to show off what is brewing, and look for more Ex Materia updates throughout 2026!

Ex Materia - Super Early Preview | Ostrichmonkey Games

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[ostrichmonkey-games]

Something exciting on patreon today! I've released a *super* *very* early preview of Ex Materia!

Ex Materia is a sci-fi Forged in the Dark game inspired by extraction shooters, particularly Marathon (2026). I've been poking away at this since the first trailer dropped, and surprise surprise, spending some time with the game that is the main inspiration has kicked the design-brain into overdrive.

In Ex Materia, you play as a Diver who pilots a remote controlled Archon frame to explore the Monad Anomaly and extract valuables in hopes of paying off your immense debt. The game is divided into dives and downtime. During dives, you primarily use the archon's mechanics, exploring a point-crawl to locate valuable resources all while trying not to desync and have your memory inventory wiped and kissing all that loot goodbye. During downtime, you rely on the diver's mechanics as you look for new missions, recover, work on long-term projects, and forge bonds with other characters.

This preview is not quite playable, as some mechanics are still being fleshed out (primarily downtime specifics), but the shape of all the components are there. Expect incomplete lists and examples, inconsistent terminology, and a few missing puzzle pieces. That being said, I'm excited to show off what is brewing, and look for more Ex Materia updates throughout 2026!

Ex Materia - Super Early Preview | Ostrichmonkey Games

Get more from Ostrichmonkey Games on Patreon

[wobblebees]

Being a notorious robotlover in the current state of "AI" is the worst. I love robots discovering how they process their feelings in fiction, but when a chatbot pretends it knows how to love it feels like an insult to the craft

[ostrichmonkey-games]

Green Wanderings 3/16/26

Big update today for my Mushishi inspired ttrpg! All of the locations, green things, and NPC traits have been filled in! It's basically the complete game, minus a few lists and examples I need to fill in.

Next steps are playtesting, refining, editing, and theeeen layout.

Green Wanderings 3/16/26 Update | Ostrichmonkey Games

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I've also been looking ahead at more things to work on and share, including the RUNE realm and Ex Materia (scifi Forged in the Dark).

[depsidase]

[no--net]

gay people cant say I love you. Its always gotta be

[itaintteo]

original source so gay most fanfiction isn't that homosexual

[temporalhiccup]

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✨ A game I wish more people were talking about.

Okay SO I seriously SERIOUSLY don't know why people aren't talking about or playing GODSEND. I crash into people's conversations all the time with HELLO HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT GODSEND ITS GREAT WHAT YOURE TALKING ABOUT IS IN GODSEND LETS PLAY IT.

Godsend is cool for SO SO many reasons but here are a few bullet points:

The premise of the game is that the world is coming to an end: there are only so many ages of divinity and humanity left before the apocalypse. So as gods and avatars, you must do what you can to make things go your way, and there is nothing left to lose.

Everyone plays two characters! You play a god, but you also play the human avatar of another god PC of another player. I have seen AMAZING moments when players have acted AGAINST THEIR OWN OTHER CHARACTER because of the DRAMA and it was AMAZING EACH TIME.

But why two characters? You play as one God that sees through all the ages and will be there at the end of days. But with each new age, you play a different human avatar, one who carries out the will of another god. So TECHNICALLY YOU GET MORE THAN TWO CHARACTERS EVEN HOW AMAZING IS THAT.

In general, why aren't there more ttrpgs where you get to play more than one character? Why does the GM get all the fun, huh?

This is a PbtA game but it is DICELESS. DICELESS PBTA. DO YOU HEAR ME. The vibes are impeccable, the execution breathtaking. Basically as gods and avatars, it is not a question of if you are able to do it: you do it! You perform miracles! You defy destiny! You see the threads of destiny! But at what great and terrible and EPIC cost?

Here are examples!

A couple of BASIC moves you can do as a God:

A couple of BASIC moves you can do as an Avatar:

So your stats as an Avatar are how many narrative bonuses or penalties you get when you make a move. DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN. WHY AREN'T THERE MORE GAMES DOING THIS. I AM LOSING MY MIND.

Anyway every time I have read/played this game I have turned completely feral, and I don't know why we're not talking about Godsend. Please go check it out, you may already have it if you bought the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality three years ago.

[sheet--metal--girl]

can we get a shoutout to trans girls who don't wear makeup

[sheet--metal--girl]

i don't need to just keep practicing I don't need to just learn to contour or whatever the fuck else I'm 100% happy being bare-faced and the only times i ever felt compelled to do makeup was for other people's benefit!

[sheet--metal--girl]

watch the mfs with zero reading comprehension get ahold of this and act like I'm personally attacking them for wearing makeup

[spacelazarwolf]

adding on trans girls who don’t shave their face or armpits or legs, or have short hair, or do any of the things that are seen as “saying Fuck You to the patriarchy” when cis women do it but for Some Reason when trans women do it they’re “not trying hard enough to pass.” do whatever you want with your meat suit and related adornments forever.