Stephanie Plays Games

“Everything is Soup” - Me trying to articulate my thoughts on the separation of mechanics vs narrative in TTRPGs for an upcoming video

Oh look! A quarterly video! 😂 youtu.be/K-GhuhSDQ2M

Spending my last few hours at #GameholeCon signing books at my table in Hall A. If you haven't picked up REMONSTERED! THE MONSTERS KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, MAKING ENEMIES or HOW TO DEFEND YOUR LAIR yet, now's the time to do it!

Woke up to a surprise I will be sure to get revenge for.

I am thrilled and proud beyond measure to support the amazing workers who create and design the games I and my loved ones have spent a lifetime playing. I implore everybody to sign the petition and signal boost the campaign as far and wide as we can!

So cool to see just how many people have fun adventure ideas for Mothership! 😍

In case you missed it, NOVA 2 is now on Kickstarter! Kill the sun. Be a mech. Praise the moon.

Help I can’t stop buying stickers

My physical copy made it in just in time for a road trip! The urge to drop everything and run a Bounty Hunter Mothership West Marches is OVERWHELMING.

Mothership Month is back this year, with one big caveat: no crowdfunding, no new releases. Instead we're investing back in the community: For starters: the Jump-9 Writers Grant will invest $9k in 3 new writers to help them each create a Mothership zine. www.failuretolerated.com/mothership-m...

Oops!… I did it again I forgot about the fact I have social media accounts 😂 Despite my neglect, I’d love to see y’all at GenCon! Aaand if you’ve been thinking about doing any TTRPG content creation, come to the panel I’m on!

I don’t know why, but the rage that some people feel about GMs running Paid Games is SO fucking funny to me. Like - no one’s making you play a paid game??? 😂 Like, you can do free workouts or see a PT, you can play board games at home or a cafe, etcx1000. But on the upside, I learned a new acronym!

I did itttt! 😂 New video is out! youtu.be/Kaj7g6dCKMc

Why do some women look cute with their hair in a braid while I look like an anime character’s hospital-bound mom? 🙃

The Bone Temple is HANDS DOWN my favorite installation in the 28 ___ Later franchise. Whimsical Horror is my favorite genre. All I want is to giggle while also feeling large amounts of dread, is that so much to ask?

This piece by @jeffstormer.gobirds.online just expanded my AP vocabulary by leaps and bounds. I always try to explain that my favorite APs are the “Friends Playing a Game” type - so this idea of AP as Nonfiction is fascinating to me!

People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.

Hey friends! Come help us raise funds for an awesome cause this Wednesday - only you can help keep my PC from being incinerated! 😂

Couldn't sleep so I created a quick entry (and my first itch.io game!) for @onepagerpgjam.bsky.social's TTRPG Bookmark Game Jam! You know, as one does! 😂 stephanieplaysgames.itch.io/newcults

WE JUST BROKE 11K! That means PHYSICAL MAP tools for ALL physical backers!! NEXT UP at 12.5k we have COLLABORATIONS with @jdragsky.bsky.social and @blackgirlmage.bsky.social 2 days left to push us there!! ttrpg.link/hinterlight @plusoneexp.bsky.social #indiettrpg #rpgzine #ttrpgart

Super excited for you guys to meet Effie! @crispystavern.bsky.social ran such a fun sessions of Draw Steel - make sure to check it out on their YT channel this Mon, Dec 15th!

In Hinterlight populate a crumbling fae manor with a collection of outrageously gothic fae freaks! Back the Kickstarter at TTRPG.link/hinterlight and grab a QuickStart from the @plusoneexp.bsky.social site to get a vibe! #indierpg #indiettrpg #hinterlight #ritualgames #ttrpgart

A place of honor and goodness. A bastion of hope. A lighthouse in the long dark. A pillar of the community. YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY, BABY!!!

Have charcuterie will travel ✨See y’all at Pax!

I tried something fun and silly for Spooky Season! Curse of Strahd cooking video, coming in hot! 😂 youtu.be/DY-gtPNvmao

It seems like this has been a very Alien-centric year for me 😂 Not pictured: my partner dressed up as the Eyeball Sheep

Ceci n’est pas une taverne 💕 youtu.be/hn8s2z-S07k

I’ll be hosting a Launch Party on Youtube for my Kickstarter in a couple of days 🥰 Y’all are invited and I’d love you to come :3 www.youtube.com/live/wM0uCyB...

My favorite part about taking up climbing as a hobby is that I get pictures that make me look like I move very elegantly, when in reality I trip over my own feet every 5 seconds 😂

HOW DID I NOT KNOW THERE WAS A NEW GOLDEN BACHELOR SEASON?! 😱

Found the Stede one! Just like the Ed one, I finished it early this year and completely forgot to post it. The lovely pattern/design is from @artseamoni.bsky.social #ofmd #embroidery #ofmdfanart #StedeBonnet #craft #handmade

Slots now available! Hit me up!

TOMORROW! Come hang out with me and some other lovely folks while we play @talesfromelsewhere.bsky.social's FULLY FUNDED GAME! But then like also go back it because ✨ I desire stretch goals ✨ www.youtube.com/live/wNGn2i9...

I finally finished this picture! Big ⚔️ There's also a process video and full res version of it available on my Patreon, incase anybody's interested

Fleurrr 👁👄👁

Ooooh ahhhh shiny new video! ✨ youtu.be/oAwOr3e8GyI

If you don’t back @talesfromelsewhere.bsky.social Clockworld TTRPG I will cry. If you don’t also join me for my second play-through as Marlowe, a woman wronged by her no-good cultist husband on 9/20 at 12pm CST - I will ALSO CRY. You have been warned 😂

NOW ON KICKSTARTER! Face the horrors of the Ruination in Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld! A new action-horror weird west TTRPG that features visceral combat, immersive character creation, and a huge roster of nightmarish creatures. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...