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Having the exact same dilemma. Have been meaning to start one forever, not sure where else to go now :/

I would be down! Would love to chat about Retrograde and how analog printmaking fits in the indie RPG world

Y’all are not going to believe this, but this became invalid a mere hour after posting and it was no longer 26 hours. Apparently time keeps marching, and death is inescapable?

On that cheerful note, 9 hours left!

if you want a print of this, subscribe to my patreon and I'll send them out this week. yippee!

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Dispatch from the Print Shop A meditation on creation, mistakes, and play It’s a busy week getting Ephemeris off to print – as of writing this, I’ve printed about a third of the content pages and will tackle the covers in just…

Ephemeris goes to print this week.

I'm thinking about the way print seals moments in time, and the beautiful unpredictability of analog art. Every day in the print shop is an experiment, and it's a thrill seeing this one take shape.

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The first color separated printing plates from Ephemeris, a vampire hunting gothic horror TTRPG

Just got to the riso shop with my first spreads from Ephemeris.
Let's rock.

Carnage on Cape Cod A Horror Adventure Book Set! Carnage on Cape Cod is a Lovecraftian mystery drenched in horror that features an Interactive Solo TTRPG novel, along with a traditional adventure adaptation that you can...

Carnage on Cape Cod is LIVE!
Launched and loaded!

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💧

Interactive Solo TTRPG novel and a classic Adventure Scenario adaptation (BRP rules included) that you can run for your friends after experiencing it on your own.

Please, check it out and share 🖤
(and I'll love you forever)

#ttrpg #solorpg

The Endtimes Trilogy Live through the end of the world again and again with this set of three standalone roleplaying games for 2-5 players.

Saturday night: end of the world rpgs www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

Thank you!!

A spread from Ephemeris, a retrofuturist vampire hunting TTRPG, outlining the stats and cosmic horror of the Bood Comet, an eldritch entity bound on devouring the stars themselves.

Layout is taking shape, piece by piece.
Almost there.

Ticking Clocks The essential benefits of time pressure in narrative design I’m currently in the last stretch of edits and layout fixes before taking Ephemeris to print next week – the time pressure of getting the…

I'm in the final stretch of editing and layout for Ephemeris before taking it to print next week!

The last push has ticking clocks fresh on my mind, and this week I wrote about how I use ticking clocks in Ephemeris to heighten tension and add momentum to play

libraryofzosimos.com/2026/02/18/t...

Rumored Blades #2 An illustrated zine collecting strange and fantastic weapons and the rumors that surround them.

Riso-printed magic rumor swords?
Oh yeah.
Backed.

@kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/109...

two linoprinted tarot cards on patterned turquoise fabric - the Ace and Seven of Swords. deck is Frank's Queer Crow Death Magic tarot.

trying to get into the habit of sharing daily pulls again! A bright, focused mind and crystal-clear communication help guard against errors and attacks that lurk in confusion and indecision #tarotsky

Overzealous: Your cult has no chill! A pen-and-paper solo RPG about some overenthusiastic cultists… and you, the god they’ll summon if they can just stay focused.

Crossed the 100 backer mark for Overzealous! I'm so eager to get this funny little game into people's hands.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/per...

🧵 My Manifesto on Art:

Make difficult art.

Don't assume your audience is dumb, or lazy, or unengaged.

Make art that needs to be engaged with multiple times. Make art that takes work to engage with. Make art that's confusing.

Assume your audience is smart, diligent, and motivated.

A black, white and gold ex-libris sticker illustration. It shows a symmetrical filigree scrollwork enclosing a starry night sky with an ink bottle and a gold quill.

Currently working on an ornate bookplate and cover border commissions so have this fitting throwback to an ex-libris illustration for @montfordtales.com ✨

KRAVAT - Unsanctioned Expansion Re_Skin Hack Narrative-heavy standalone TTRPG. Two weeks of mandatory Civil Service against the faction-riddled analog metropolis of TownCity.

I've got my eye on KRAVAT and super excited to see where this project goes – the vibes and the book look absolutely killer.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/866...

Artifacts Musings from the Print Shop This week I gave myself two special joys: getting back on press in the letterpress shop with some new linocuts and printing the first story from The Tower of Dreams on r…

This week I was back in the letterpress shop for the first time in months and printed the first short story from The Tower of Dreams on risograph. It's wonderful to find the joys of physical creation again.

libraryofzosimos.com/2026/02/11/a...

First screenshot of hundreds of games

Second screenshot of hundreds more games

Third screenshot of hundreds more games again!

Final screenshot of the games included in the No Ice In Minnesota itch.io bundle!

It's wild to see so many creators supporting Minnesota, standing against 🧊, and standing together for our neighbors. ❤️

Here are all 1,439 games in all their glory.

Find the charity bundle raising funds for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota here:

itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

In case you missed it! We're steadily approaching the 2nd goal.

carrying massive books about robots like a baby

fantasy drawing burning skull banner on mountain top

knight slaying serpent

knight with flail and shield approaches tower ruin

castle on a cliff

recent drawings that went to my patrons.

Truly! I really don't know of any other form that can comprise so many different dimensions of interactivity – wild and magical stuff for sure

Analog art in general feels like a transmutation of the abstract into the physical. Combine that with the interpretative discovery the players and GM find at the table, RPGs are just this magical alchemy where you breathe life into something that once was just ideas and images.

I'm constantly negotiating the interdisciplinary nature of making RPGs – pulling myself in so many different directions can be a lot, but I love how it scratches so many different creative itches.

It's most rewarding for me at the point of physicalizing – seeing the book take shape.

February Newsletter Ephemeris updates, relaunching the print club, and new worlds on the horizon Alchemists, maijisters, and adventurers one and all, welcome to the Library of Zosimos monthly newsletter! Here’s what t…

Rolling out a new monthly newsletter on blog!

This week I talk updates on Ephemeris, my occult vampire hunting RPG, plus new structures and intentions for the print club and a new bookbinding-story game on the horizon. Cheers!

libraryofzosimos.com/2026/02/04/f...

Help us cross 100 backers in the first 48 hours and create some real city magic 🪄✨🏢

NULL_SPACE by Binary Star Games Freelancing in the solar system of the 24th century

NULL_SPACE IS ITCHFUNDING NOW!

Let me tell you a little more about it, if you don't know about it yet. 🧵

binarystar.games/null-space-i...

Fantasy in My Backyard - Google Maps World Building Build a hidden world of urban fantasy in real cities using Google Maps. Collaborative worldbuilding to create the relationships, history, and secrets of the game's fantastical factions.

Fantasy in My Backyard is live for #ZineMonth!

Fantasy in My Backyard is an urban fantasy cooperative worldbuilding game made for 1-6 players.

Use a map of any city breathe life into real locations and the creatures that inhabit them

Come check it out!

bit.ly/backyard-rpg