John Harper

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Coming soon: Good Society: A Jane Austen RPG – 2nd Edition Navigate the pitfalls of romance, reputation, manners, and marriage in the sumptuous new edition of this award-winning regency rpg.

A new edition of Good Society is set to grace the ton!

With revised rules and additional sumptuous art, this new edition will be useful, usable and scandalously good looking.

Check it out and help support this unique game of regency romance, scandal and drama!

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The rules and rulesets you create don't have to answer to people who don't choose to use them. They have to answer to the people who do choose to use them.

Dungeon Master of None: 393 - Ride or Die with John Harper We don't have games, we got family.  Have you ever wanted to play a Fast & Furious-inspired TTRPG? (of , , and fame) has got you covered. Welcome to Ride or Die, a fast-paced, double-c...

I chatted with Matt & Rob of @dmofnone.bsky.social about Ride or Die, the Fast & Furious movies, classical heroes, and refusing to acknowledge physics when they get in the way of fun. Check out the podcast here: dmofnone.libsyn.com/393-ride-or-...

I think I see a light gem... ;)

I had not! Thanks. :)

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We played it! And had a great time. :) I should check the Forge archive and see if I posted about it.

OMG you made Final Stand. 👀

wow... love his stuff!

This art is sick! Who did it?

What I Talk About When I Talk About Blades ’68 - The Old Dog Blog Blades ‘68 has plenty of listed touchstones, but I want to talk about four meta-touchstones. These were navigational guides on my journey through the project. They might be helpful for...

3. As if Blades '68 doesn't have enough touchstones already, I wrote a design diary about four "meta touchstones".

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These are less aesthetic touchstones and more creative guides for my own process. Two books, a TV show, and an ad campaign.

Draw Maps, Leave Blanks (Dungeon World) with Tim Denee — Dice Exploder How detailed of maps, and how big of blanks?

This week on Dice Exploder I've got @olddog.games on talking Blades '68, Dungeon World, and "draw maps leave blanks". How much should you define about your game in advance - as a player, as a GM, as a designer? Tim's smart!

I talked with @olddog.games about the fever dream that brought us to Blades '68 (from @evilhat.bsky.social). How do you take a setting and shift it 100 years into an entirely new era with new touchstones? Find out on Tabletop Talk (on all podcatchers) and here: open.spotify.com/episode/4dkd...

This is a real example from D&D Next (pre 5e playtest) but in 5e they made it +1 hp per level, I think. No one would ever claim that "dwarves are tougher" in the world of D&D.

"The legendary toughness of the Dwarves grants your character +2 hp at first level."

Blades '68 with Tim Denee | The Smart Party Get more from The Smart Party on Patreon

We were delighted to get @olddog.games back on the podcast to talk about his new riff on @johnharper.bsky.social BitD, Blades '68 @evilhat.bsky.social

A bright retro future awaits you in this psychedelic crime caper of an update for Blades in the Dark.

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"Iruvian voidstone you say? Pretty penny, that is."

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love it!

thank you!!

The character dynamic of importing a car specifically to fistbump your friend midair goes so hard.

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thanks Jack!

Section art for the Bonds mechanic. ;)

ooof. so sorry to hear this, Steven. You're amazing. They done messed up.

Nice! I'd love to see it.

Played Liminal Horror by @goblinarchives.itch.io (and team) the other night and had a blast (thx @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social!). Need to pick that up and give it a read.

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