@magathachristie.bsky.social
(she/they) • fantasy author • ttrpg designer & player & talker • solo game enthusiast • librarian • crafter, musician, artist • exploring how we connect & how to take care of each other
Always up to something over at maggiefrench.itch.io and maggie.ink
@magathachristie.bsky.socialTrue Treasure is a bookmark rpg by @ranarh.bsky.social that takes a closer look at the treasure hoard you might find in a final dungeon. One particular object, perhaps important to someone in the past, catches your eye. What's the story there?
@magathachristie.bsky.socialBoard To Death is the Brindlewood Bay mystery of dreams, made by @leigheldridge.bsky.social. Clue meets Agatha Christie meets Glass Onion in this module where the Mavens are invited to a secluded island but ultimately end up trying to solve a murder instead!
@magathachristie.bsky.social@whimsymachine.bsky.social has gamified one of my favorite parts of the eternally popular TTRPG, and the outcome is Everyone Roll A Perception Check. Minimalist, narrative game design gets at the heart of why we engage with ttrpg encounters, and what the "reveal" offers us.
@whimsymachine.bsky.socialReposted by @magathachristie.bsky.socialI posted a devlog for (Everyone Roll A) Perception Check, which is currently in the very cool TTRPG Collective Anniversary Bundle. @jayeeis.bsky.social ran some super helpful playtests of the new version, and this game is turning into something very exciting.
whimsy-machine.itch.io/perception-c...
@magathachristie.bsky.socialI love a Honey Heist hack, and this one by @dorianblackwood.bsky.social is no exception. NOT ONLY do you get otter puns galore, but you also get some really delightful mechanics. A team of otters must work to keep the Clam Incident a secret, by order of the queen...or else!
@magathachristie.bsky.socialAwakened Applewood by @applefordhearth.itch.io is a solo journaling game. Play as a sacred dragon statue trying to explore and understand the world & what it means to be sentient. The townsfolk around can't give you all the answers, but you can learn from them anyway.
@magathachristie.bsky.social(curses I meant to say WINDS not WINGS but that's what I get for posting about this in the narrow window between getting ready for bed and going to sleep) (sorry Joie!)
@magathachristie.bsky.socialAs you can see from a comment I left on this game 2 years ago, "EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS DELIGHTS MY SOUL." @laughinglarkgames.bsky.social made a Normal Game that is about Very Real Horses. It is definitely NOT about two people pretending to be a horse. Who told you that???
@magathachristie.bsky.socialOn Soaring Wings is a beautiful, introspective journaling game by @joieyong.bsky.social where you, as a postal agent for an Avian Kingdom, fly above the land and pass the time with the power of storytelling. It is anchored in creative exploration, and bonus, it's GORGEOUS.
@magathachristie.bsky.social(Over the next few days I'm going to highlight some of the games you can get in this bundle! If you've been following me for a while you know I love a good recommendation thread!)
@magathachristie.bsky.socialgot the urge to rearrange my living room furniture, maybe this is what my strength training is building towards (eventually)
@magathachristie.bsky.socialIt's the TTRPG Collective's 3rd Anniversary! This phenomenal discord server is where I've found hype, feedback, friendship...the list goes on and on!
You can support us by buying our games - all the projects in this $20 bundle were made possible by this beautiful community.
@magathachristie.bsky.socialFlattered to find myself in great company with these excellent gameplay write-ups from @scrapyarngames.bsky.social - definitely some to add to my own list in here!!
@magathachristie.bsky.socialThank you for such a kind and lovely write-up! I'm so glad you had so much fun playing my little fairy tale game!!!
@magathachristie.bsky.socialI started strength training and have made the tragic discovery that even though it is difficult, it's really fun and enjoyable and rewarding and empowering...
@magathachristie.bsky.socialWriting one fairy game has somehow become writing TWO fairy games... I need to finish one before they become three fairy games.
@magathachristie.bsky.socialDefinitely going to be playing this one by writing my own letters by hand, which I suppose I will then tuck into the game book and just keep the whole thing together. Makes me glad I have the physical copy.
Just a beautiful game!!! storybrewers.itch.io/my-late-fath...
@magathachristie.bsky.socialappreciate the artistry of the layout, and look at all the little postmark details, but I don't want to spoil the actual plot of the game!! But I did accidentally open to a point where I saw writing up the side of a piece of paper, and that really spoke to me. 3/?
@magathachristie.bsky.social"to keep in practice," I say, to the sometimes-chagrin of others in my life - I am absolutely captivated by the note stating that the letters in the game were hand-written, and the penmanship that I'm seeing even just on Day 1 of gameplay. It's hard because I want to look ahead just to 2/?
@magathachristie.bsky.socialDiving into My Late Father's Correspondence by @storybrewersroleplaying.com which is right up my alley for so many reasons (grief, historical, letter writing, slow pace) but I didn't realize how much it'd speak to my inner CURSIVE aficionado. As someone who insists on writing in cursive often - 1/?
