TTRPG Starter Pack I
A mix of game designers, companies, artists, and others that are doing great things for the TTPRG hobby or have interesting things to say. If you're not on it and want to be, or are and don't want to be, just let me know.
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@xerosum.bsky.social
Writer and TTRPG designer working on Distemper, a post-apocalyptic comic & game Distemper # 1: https://globalcomix.com/c/distemper-1/chapters/en/3/1 Distemper Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/xerosum/distemper AKA: @bushell.bsky.social
@paulczege.bsky.social
Game designer. Currently shipping a zine about how to play immersive journaling games: https://www.paulczege.com/ On Masto as @paulczege@dice.camp He/Him. #JournalGaming #ttrpg
@evilgaz.bsky.social
Co-host of What Would The Smart Party Do? and Unconventional GMs, premier #ttrpg content providers. 🕪 www.whatwouldthesmartpartydo.com 🖳 www.youtube.com/@unconventionalgms
@innocence.com
I like movies a lot. I worry about right-wing extremism. I play and sometimes write tabletop RPGs. I do SRE things but don’t speak for my employer here. I grew up in New England and live with my wife in Seattle. He/his. https://innocence.com/~durrell
@foolsmoon.bsky.social
Fool's Moon Entertainment, Inc. (FMEI) is a Canadian company dedicated to giving voice to marginalised communities in the TTRPG industry. Hosts of Geek & Greet, The Story Told, & TTRPG gameplay streams. Current titles: Keepsakes, Troubleseekers, ASPS.
@jonathantweet.bsky.social
Grandmother Fish (Macmillan 2016), the first book to teach #evolution to preschoolers, plus science games for kids (www.grandmotherfish.com). Over the Edge, #TTRPG of surreal urban danger (atlas-games.com/overtheedge). D&D 3E, Ars Magica, Everway, etc.
@spezbaby.bsky.social
Tabletop gamer into trad, OSR, a little storygame. Also love bourbon, whisky & craft beer, former bookseller, lapsed baseball fan, bicycle commuter, pinko lefty, Union made, girldad, he/they, 🇨🇦. Everyone matters or nobody does. - Michael Connelly.
@sielvartas.bsky.social
Musician, writer, producer, gamer (ttrpgs & video games), Juris Doctor, all around smartass. He/him. ADHD and coffee. AI free. Fuck off with your AI generated bullshit. 🇵🇷 Boricua 🇵🇷 English/Spanish Drummer for Tavú. All instruments in Sielvartas (soon).
@farhorizonscoop.bsky.social
An international collective of TTRPG creators dedicated to making games with equitable pay, mutual support, and diverse voices. make cool games. wage class war.
@happyjacksrpg.bsky.social
Pursuing the #TTRPG hobby with reckless abandon since 2009 • Podcasts • Streams • TTRPG Advice Shows • Actual Plays • Featuring Big, Indie & Small Press Games • Diverse Players & GMs • happyjacks.org
@roleplaychat.bsky.social
Host of Role Play Chat, a #TTRPG & #DnD advice pod with guests each episode (Brennan LM, S. Skorkowsky, Jeremy Cobb, & more). Freelance ttrpg writer/reviewer. Also host for the TTRPG Rising Tide creative community. 🇨🇦 Let’s talk about games!
@dorkland.itch.io
Nonbinary tabletop RPG designer, editor and aficionado of comics and music. Hire me for your projects! ENnie nominated blogger, one time ENnie winner. I used to write about tabletop gaming/pop culture at the Bleeding Cool & EN World websites. (they/them)
@sashette.bsky.social
Was "witty, beautiful and depressed," now just the latter. Occasional writer, often a nerd, living alone with CFS/ME. Semi-professional #ttrpg muse and not a vampire. LGBTQ+ folks are welcome and safe, phobes can get in the sea.
@jasoncordova.bsky.social
(He/They) Brindlewood Bae. Founder of The Gauntlet, ENnie-winning podcaster, creator of Brindlewood Bay and The Between, head of Gauntlet publishing.
@spookshow71.bsky.social
Books/boardgames/RPG GM Level 13 dad / Ex(?)-goth Digital scribbler / no AI in my artwork See my art here: https://www.instagram.com/paul_scribbles/ Support your local hardware shop 👍 Midlands, UK
@conorvoice.com
Dubliner in Europe. High-Functioning Introvert. Cane user. Voiceovers: https://conorvoice.com Discord: conor1977 He/Him Trans rights. BLACK LIVES MATTER Old movies, TTRPGs, Bowie, photographs. PFP: Old white dude in B&W Banner: Wrocław, Odra river.
@ttrpgkids.com
Steph (they/them) | ENnie awarded website for Best Online Content | all-ages TTRPGs | IPR bestseller | 2x Crit Nominee | TTRPGkids show on Ludology Podcast | Guest writer, playtester, parent, former professor and engineer https://linktr.ee/TTRPGkids
@genesisoflegend.bsky.social
RPG Designer, Publisher, Bureaucrat, Canadian, Acadian, Bi, Podcaster and coffee-lover.
@whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social
Indigenous People are still here. Genocide is not self-defence. Black lives matter. Protect trans kids, and adults. WhatDoIKnowJR.com GnomeStew.com
@thebitterguy.bsky.social
Old nerd. Just four bad ideas in a trenchcoat. Half the weirdos on Is That Some Kind of Japanimation Thing? They say I cannot be killed by normal means. He/him
@paulbaldowski.bsky.social
Freelance and Indie tabletop game Writer | Symbaroum | Rivers of London | Liminal | Trophy | Paranoia | Maelstrom | The Terminator | Cthulhu Hack | (The Dee) Sanction | Fan of Elizabethan History and Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror | Neurodivergent
@lumpley.bsky.social
D. Vincent Baker, longtime indie ttrpg creator. Co-creator of Apocalypse World, Under Hollow Hills, and many more. Disarm, defund, abolish. He/him. https://lumpley.games
@filamena.bsky.social
game designer, pro gm. Fix your heart. She/Her. https://wheretofind.me/@machineagedreams
@timsbrannan.bsky.social
Other Side Publishing and 2x ENnie finalist. Author of RPG books dealing with witches, vampires, and other horrors. I do not answer DMs unless for business purposes. https://bit.ly/m/timsbrannan
@openhearthrpg.bsky.social
Managed by Lowell Francis aka edige23 designer for Hearts of Wulin. An online ttrpg community focused on indie rpgs, storygames & other ttrpgs-- with a commitment to safety and inclusivity. openhearthgaming.com
@malcolmcraig.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in US History @ljmuofficial.bsky.social, historian of the nuclear age, researching #ColdWar era post-apocalypse roleplaying games. #TTRPG designer. You may remember me from such games as #astaterpg, #ColdCity, and #HotWar
@profbanks.bsky.social
Hypercompetent polyglot know-it-all. Unrepentant SJW troublemaker. Neuroqueer teacher, mom, partner, Official Auntie, best friend, co-conspirator. An American in Aotearoa New Zealand. Always noncompliant. She/her/elle/ia
@binarystar.games
Game designer/developer, Binary Star Games. He/him. 🍉 Site: https://binarystar.games Email: binary(dot)star(dot)games(at)gmail.com Freelance: https://binarystar.games/docs/freelancing/
@floaker.bsky.social
Game Designer ❖ Writer ❖ Consultant https://floaker.carrd.co (they/them) Avatar: Headshot of a white person. Shaved head, a tuft of pink hair, round glasses, a leaf earring, black lipstick, a red & black bandana, pink surreal collage background (no AI)
@tablecatgames.com
Maker of ttrpgs like Street Wolves, The Wicked Forever King Hungers, and Monster Truckers. Savage Worlds Ace. Enjoyer of Star Wars, action figures, cats, and motorcycles. Boosting fellow ttrpg creators. He/Him Go to TableCatGames.com for all my links
@solsroles.bsky.social
Your wholesome, Autistic, RPG Designing, Wellness Coach/Social Media Manager | Twitch Affiliate | @RPGINN | https://linktr.ee/solsroles BLM, Trans Rights, LGBTQIA+
@pandiongames.com
The indie TTRPG studio behind Substratum Protocol, Whispers in the Walls, Badger + Coyote, and more! Store: https://pandiongames.com Newsletter: https://pandiongames.com/letters Discord: https://pandiongames.com/discord An SWFA member
@maqusan.bsky.social
Kind of heart, Kind of an arse. Part Owlbear. Posts may contain traces of #TTRPG, #ADHD / #bipolar 2 / cPTSD, Leftist snark and Dadhood. Sydneysider -> Londoner -> Stockholmare. He/him.
@thetweedmeister.bsky.social
Mathematician, RPG writer, Ukulele player, Virtual pub landlord. Mainly here for RPG friends. Designer of Liminal, Out of the Ashes, Beyond Dread Portals, and other goodies He/him
@handiworkgames.bsky.social
Scotland-based #ttrpg developer and publisher of #BEOWULF Age of Heroes, #astaterpg second edition, #Maskwitches, Silver Road, Jon Hodgson Backdrop books, #ColdCity, Hot War, #FiveEvil and more https://handiwork.games https://tinyurl.com/coldcityhotwar
@chattydm.bsky.social
Dynamically-priced Gen X Gamer Dad. 40 years as a GM, 2 years sober. Full-time narrative designer@VibrantStudios (D&D: The Immersive Experience). Semi-retired award-winning freelance #TTRPG designer. He/Him. FR/EN
@cobblesprite.bsky.social
CRIT and Ennie Award winning #ttrpg Designer at @CobblePath Games. Available for hire as Creative Freelancer or consultant. She/Her. #Indierpg #ttrpg https://cobblepath-games.itch.io/
@risingtide.bsky.social
We're a peer support community for those working toward becoming professional creators within any niche of the TTRPG space. Join us: https://discord.gg/n6EyyrDhqJ YT: https://www.youtube.com/@TTRPGRisingTide #TTRPGResources
@orcusdorkus.bsky.social
Accused anglophile, husband, father, gamer, and full on fanboy/groupie of all things TTRPGs. Cheese enthusiast. My channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCjo26RIk-u-mVNiK6Spm-LQ Check out the podcast I cohost: http://anchor.fm/titterpigs
@clarkvalentine.bsky.social
Programmer, analog game designer, progressive politics, no progressivism without LGBTQIA+ rights. Despair is the enemy's most dangerous weapon. I will continue to shamelessly split infinitives. he/him
@chrishanrahan.bsky.social
Lord of Sealand, Dad, Husband, Husky Parent, Keratoconus afflicted, Kettlebell Enthusiast. I am the Business Manager at Evil Hat Productions. I really like Star Trek.
@rdonoghue.bsky.social
Not writing nearly as much about RPGs or Agile as I would like to be.
@peregrinekiwi.bsky.social
Game Designer. Classicist, (Ancient) Historian, Historical Games Studier. Pākehā. He/him/his. @TheSprawl_RPG, @ardensludere, @peregrinekiwi@dice.camp & Twitter.
@angusabranson.bsky.social
Gamer, Writer, Me. TTRPG Multi-ENNIES and Origins Award Winning Publisher.
@thedicemechanic.bsky.social
Geek, gamer, whingebag (he/him) 'Dicemechanic' on Discord. Blogs rarely at dicemechanic.wordpress.com If you're selling something or just an account for posting memes or cutesy pics, don't follow coz you're going to get blocked.
@pugsteady.com
Eddy Webb (with a “y”) is a writer, designer, and consultant for video games and RPGs. He’s worked on Pugmire, Transformers, Futurama, Red Dwarf, Sherlock Holmes, and much more. When not talking in the third person, he can be found at pugsteady.com.
@juanochoa.bsky.social
TTRPG illustrator in South America. Anarchist at heart. Butlerian. Portfolio, weird comics and a blog at https://www.juanochoa.co he/him No fash, AI crap, crypto, ppl without a bio in profi
@tonemilazzo.com
Novelist: Picking Up the Ghost, The Faith Machine TTRPG Designer: ESPionage, the Role-playing Game of Psychics and Spies (h/h) Currently shilling: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyclopsroad/the-king-in-giallo-a-quickstart-adventure-for-espionage
@levikornelsen.itch.io
Canadian maker of tabletop RPG bits and assorted weirdness. Most of my things are at: https://levikornelsen.itch.io/
@nyvinter.se
Nicklas (They/them) 🍂 I wear socks. Always. There will be spelling errors. The dog's name is Henson. Södra Mörkmården. Art jobs/commissions: ✉nicklas@nyvinter.se / art account @mistfaun.com https://nyvinter.carrd.co/ but @nyvinter basically everywhere.
@chrisssims.bsky.social
Writer, designer, editor, and human... being. Created for D&D, Starfinder, films, video games, and more. See my games at http://chrisssims.itch.io or drivethrurpg (Chris S Sims). Also chrisssims.com. he/him (Banner by Emma Welch)
@signalstation.bsky.social
Writing type person. TTRPG work includes: Ennie award-winning Wassailing of Claus Manor; Devil, Aim For Me; DIE, GRAVE ROBBER, DIE!, writer on Trophy, Brindlewood Bay, Silt Verses, Public Access, Planet Raygun etc. etc. | signalstation.itch.io
@bullypulpithq.bsky.social
We are an innovative tabletop gaming publisher. We make Fiasco, Star Crossed, Ghost Court, The Warren, Night Witches, Desperation, and Zhenya's Wonder Tales! https://linktr.ee/bullypulpit_hq
@cigar-orc.us
Dork of an orc. Interests include technology, games (tabletop and video), EVs, cigars, & queer issues. He/Him 🏳️🌈 Mostly SFW, but likes and follows most assuredly not. Will properly flag any exceptions, but be advised. There will be the occasional NSFW bit.
@gamefiend.bsky.social
#TTRPG game designer. Have written for WotC, Paizo, and many more. Founder of Thoughtcrime Games. https://thoughtcrimegames.net
@megueyb.bsky.social
Mother of the Apocalypse, founded #PbtA. #Ttrpgs, museums & material culture, leftist politics, kindness & appropriate levels of vengeful fury. I'm the only one of me. She/her,☪️,🌈, breast cancer survivor. Baker house: https://www.patreon.com/lumpley
@tenpenjenn.com
Chicago-adjacent ttrpg designer (Dead After Dinner) & editor (Apocalypse Keys, The Zone & others), SFWA member and AFT/IFT 604 union member, ADHD lycanthrope, people>profit | she/her tenpenjenn.com/links
@theothertracy.bsky.social
TTRPG Designer |☆★★★★| Project Manager, One Shot Network | Magic | Living Deliciously | non-binary, they/them | tracy@theothertracy.com
@tomlommel.com
Actor and tabletop RPG nerd, the order depends upon the week. I handle marketing for Evil Hat Productions. Currently playing a long game to get cast as Ned Flanders in the live action Simpsons movie. www.tomlommel.com
@byodinsbeardrpg.com
He/Him. #TTRPG writer, designer, and artist. #Runecairn, #WeDealInLead. WGGB/IWGB/SoA member. https://byodinsbeardrpg.com https://byodinsbeardrpg.itch.io colin@byodinsbeardrpg.com 🇨🇦 (Treaty 6) in 🇬🇧 Photography: @colinlesueur.com
@johncarney.dev
An Australian Rubyist living in USA. Agile enthusiast, TTRPG fan. ADD/ADHD. He/they. Check my pinned thread for more details.
@rookandraven.bsky.social
Avid gamer, reader, and miniature painter. Fermenter of all things food and drink related. Unapologetic thaumaturge. (he/him) www.rookandraven.com No AI. No Crypto. No Hate!
@jmstar.bsky.social
Creative Director, Bully Pulpit Games. Designer of games and playful experiences like Fiasco, Night Witches, and Desperation.
@soulmuppet.co.uk
We make spooky and sad games for nice folks https://soulmuppet-store.co.uk/
@jachilli.bsky.social
Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Studio Hermitage | ex-WoD, ex-Ubi, ex-etc. | shoe enjoyer | he/ him
@ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com
The #TTRPGSafetyToolkit is a free resource making TTRPG safety/support tools easy to approach and use | co-curated by Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk | ENnie winning | contact@ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com
@phophos.bsky.social
they/them or he/him ttrpg designer/editor/project lead uk-based crowdfunding fulfillment and distro @FarHorizonsCoOp.bsky.social community manager obsessed with the pastoral https://marx-shepherd.carrd.co/
@onlyplaywizards.com
📖UC Merced writing professor & TTRPG Educator 🚀 @AbraxasPrecipic.bsky.social #TheExpanse #RPG 👕 @CauldronNTower.bsky.social 📚Academic Librarian 🎼Vinyl collector 📝Dysgraphic linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards
@kevinkulp.bsky.social
Shiftwork & human fatigue specialist, writer, award-winning game designer (Swords of the Serpentine, TimeWatch), storyteller, BBQ guy; some of these actually tie together. Crappy shark movie enthusiast. He/him.
@mxmarkargent.bsky.social
you cannot kill me in a way that matters...probably. ttrpgs, comics, video games, gnarly sff artwork. i will repost your cat. https://my.pronouns.page/are/they/them https://mxmarkargent.carrd.co/
@shawnmerwin.bsky.social
Freelance TTRPG Designer for WotC, Ghostfire Gaming, and others. Podcaster with Mastering Dungeons and the Eldritch Lorecast. Teacher of Writing for RPGs and Worldbuilding at Fredonia State University. Worder of words.
@symatt.bsky.social
I'm Simon, 55, living in the UK. Deeply passionate about TTRPGs, where dice rolls shape fantastical journeys. Finding joy in expressing my creativity through these shared worlds. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/256917/spy-master
@voxparlour.bsky.social
Multi award-winning TTRPG author and folklore botherer. Wrote Romance of the Perilous Land, Quill, The Terror Beneath. Working on the new edition of Tunnels & Trolls with Rebellion Unplugged. #BlackLivesMatter #TransRights #BOSR UK
@krveale.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer of Media Studies/Digital Media, and author. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-8932 https://wheretofind.me/@krveale "He/Him." Tangata Tiriti. All views expressed here are my own.
@d20monkey.bsky.social
Illustrator/cartographer in the TTRPG industry. Creator of d20monkey, Karthun: Lands of Conflict, and the Innsmouth Garden Society. 🎨 - brianfnpatterson.com 📖 - d20monkey.com 📗 - igscomic.com ✒️ - patreon.com/d20monkey 📺 - twitch.tv/d20monkey
@ehronlime.bsky.social
He/him. Makes tabletop games http://ehronlime.itch.io. Shouts about tabletop playtesting (Playtest Zero!) every other week. World's 2nd foremost expert in being Aaron Lim.
@shawntomkin.bsky.social
Creator of the Ironsworn family of TTRPGs. Contributor to The One Ring, Dragonbane, and more. Banner art by Joshua Meehan. Games & Downloads: tomkinpress.com Discord: discord.gg/8bRuZwK DriveThruRPG: bit.ly/tomkin-drivethrurpg Itch: bit.ly/tomkin-itch
@hyvemynd.bsky.social
Philly migrant | Corporate drone / struggling TTRPG creator | Monsterhearts fan | Netrunner player | pixel art lover | 🏳️⚧ rights | fuck AI 🚫
@ttrpgcommunity.bsky.social
Bringing the TTRPG Community together. Join us on Discord ⤵️ https://discord.gg/V8jg26H77n Find us on other socials, search TTRPG community and join our TTRPG Design Community on Facebook.
@thoughtpunks.com
#TTRPG + weird home: https://thoughtpunks.com/ support Rev: https://bit.ly/HelpRev moar RPGs: https://revcasey.itch.io FEEDS Design: https://bit.ly/RPGDesignFeed Tag days: https://bit.ly/RPGTagDays Global: https://bit.ly/GlobalTTRPG #TTRPGCommunity
@gregstolze.bsky.social
Metafictive anti-realist, apparently. 1/3 of LUDONARRATIVE DISSIDENTS. You can get a ton of free fiction I got paid to write from www.gregstolze.com — no tricks, no traps, some tropes. Only a sphinx of black quartz can judge my vow.
@jesseheinig.bsky.social
Game designer. Writer. World of Warcraft Classic developer. Original Fallout dev. Classic World of Darkness developer. Former Star Trek Online developer. He/Him. Account represents personal views.
@tjseer.bsky.social
Tony, TJ Formerly Cryiron on G+ Tabletop Roleplaying Cis Male He/him LGBTQ+ Ally #neuro #disabled #chronicpain #wheelchair #ttrpg #jttrpg #vtt #comics #scififantasy #DoctorWho #anime #kaiju #Godzilla #Tokusatsu #Discworld #Starwars #StarTrek Always be kind
@ipr.bsky.social
Dedicated to bringing you the best of small press tabletop roleplaying and storytelling games since 2004. https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
@guyintheblackhat.bsky.social
Associate Professor of German, Niehoff Professor of Film & Media Studies at U of Cincinnati; Scholar of East German cinema, science fiction, and role-playing games. He/Him. Bi. Wears a hat.
@burstofhope.itch.io
https://burstofhope.itch.io/ 🇰🇷🇺🇲Caretaker & Producer at ttv/Huetopia, probably fixated on tech in TTRPGs, BIPOC SFF, or comics. Martial arts instructor of 15 years #BurstoReads
@evlynmoreau.bsky.social
French Canadian tabletop RPG illustrator. She/her 🤘🏳️⚧️ (ace) +Signalis Current project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/abandonfarmland/a-feast-for-a-sphinx https://www.patreon.com/evlynmoreau https://evlyn.itch.io/
@victor-el-dm.bsky.social
He/Him: TTRPG artist, writer, collector & connoisseur. Actually a dog in a hoodie. Andalusian immigrant. I block AI/NFT grifters & idiots. My #art My #TTRPG PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/VictorJMerino SHOP: https://ashen-victor.itch.io
@jesspendley.com
Pronouns: She/Her Verbs: Punch/Wrassle Writer & TTRPG designer. Created Harrow: The Blighted Plane and No Mercy For Monsters. Creating Foxfire, Quaseloth, and ∞ more. jesspendley.com
@melsonian-arts-council.itch.io
We publish RPG games. https://linktr.ee/Melsonia
@keith-baker.com
Game Designer and Writer! Illimat, Gloom, and Eberron. Co-owner of @TwogetherStudios. Click on the linktree for Tabletop Social Club tickets! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Twogetherstudios Check out my Patreon! (http://patreon.com/keithbaker)
@gilarpgs.bsky.social
Game designer | RUNE, LUMEN, NOVA, HUNT, LOOT, Slayers | IGDN award winner | cognitive psychologist | He/Him gilarpgs.com
@goldenlassogirl.bsky.social
Gold ENNIE winning TTRPG Designer & Writer • Podcaster & Streamer • Co-Chair GAMA Horizons Fellowship • Owns goldenlassogames.bsky.social & @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social • she/her
@lizardky.bsky.social
Gamer, programmer, nerd. Owned by four cats. (2 Orange, 1 Low-Toner tuxedo, 1 stub-tailed tortie) Occasionally updated blog: https://www.mrlizard.com