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I was honored to do some of the early playtesting for Escape from Wonderland, and i like it a lot. It has a nice balance between open storytelling and some intense and unique gameplay mechanics. If you like TTRPGs, i definitely recommend getting it when it's out, and/or trying the new beta now!

This has been a labor of love! What started as a small game hack has expanded over two years into a 200-page horror tome with a TON of moving pieces. It's our most ambitious game and it's not done, but this is a milestone. It's creepy and unsettling and I hope folks will read and play it!

I just got to play Escape from Wonderland, the upcoming #horror #ttrpg from @turtlebun.com . It was a lot of fun and had some great emotional moments, especially since the cards seemed hellbent on our destruction. Good stuff!

New Patreon Video! We sat down with our favorite folks in TTRPGs for a practical discussion about the dos, don'ts, and level-ups of boothing at your first convention. ft. @mythworks.bsky.social @possibleworlds.bsky.social @turtlebun.com @cantripcandles.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/better...

At the point in the design process where I'm wondering if there's some way I could ask a horse for feedback on the game.

One more tarot card map 🗺️ for Swords Without Master 👀

try making something with your hands that you've never made before, it unlocks some esoteric pathway in your brain

Good glasses: broken Cheap glasses: killing me New glasses: quite expensive Want some tabletop roleplaying games? Head on over to shop.adambell.games with code VISION to get 20% off and help pay for my new glasses. The code will work with anything I have in stock, including Uneasy Lies the Head!

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My friends at @turtlebun.com are having a Rex Manning Day sale! Happy Rex Manning Day to all who celebrate! (the big RPGs are 20% off and 35% off on itch) Please share. turtlebun.com itch will be linked in thread. #rpg #empirerecords

the nicest thing you can wish upon an artist in 2026 is that their work gains a small but dedicated cult following of kind hearted and politically shrewd weirdos & sickos that keep the fire going. the meanest thing you can wish upon an artist in 2026 is that their work gains a large online fandom

At the stage of moving where every Turtlebun office box is now just labeled “Panic”

Tabletop RPGs don't really have a rating system (RPGGeek?). But in terms of games that I FEEL are still underrated -- compared to how awesome and influential they've been to me! -- I'm gonna go with @turtlebun.com's "14 Days" and/or "Birds Are Amazing." They live in my brain permanently.

Join us for an online playtest of Escape from Wonderland! We're running a four-session campaign on the following dates: Sunday 3/1, 12pm Thursday 3/5, 6pm Sunday 3/15, 12pm Saturday 3/21, 6pm (all times in EST) Send us a DM or reply if you're interested and available!

Hell yea we did!

I think the latest episode of Design Doc from @hanbandit.bsky.social and @adrawnnovel.bsky.social at @turtlebun.com is a fantastic little lesson about game design. What is an epiphany in game design, and how do you set yourself up for one? pca.st/podcast/9dd9...

New episode of Design Doc before 2025 is a wrap! We talk about New Year's resolutions and why they're pretty great, actually—one Skill, one Mastery, and three Experiences to round out every year. Thank you everyone for listening! We will see you in 2026. pod.link/1298080097/e...

Thanks to Philly for an awesome #PAXUnplugged ✨️ shoutout to our fantastic friends/booth-mates at @turtlebun.com and @moreblueberries.bsky.social for the amazing vibes all weekend! @gamefiend.bsky.social @hanbandit.bsky.social

Episode 103 of Design Doc is a two-game debrief! We each ran games at a convention for the first time since the pandemic. We talk about how it went, and how to (hopefully) protect one of those games from scope creep. open.spotify.com/episode/5Lxe...

It’s the final day to get the itchio bundle for the Palestinian Children’s Relief fund! For $10 you can get Questlandia and Noirlandia + over 240 other games. It’s a great way to round out your weird indie library while supporting the fight for Palestinian liberation.🇵🇸 itch.io/b/3299/pales...

We've made 100 episodes! Thank you to everyone who has listened.

We brought Wonderland to a real-life theme park! In the latest episode of Design Doc, we talked about how to take tabletop rules off the table. What needs to be simplified, what can be dropped, and what should we wear?

my friend @nynphaiel.bsky.social has been taking in stray cats, but they're struggling to get the money together to care for, and feed them. as a recent immigrant they're not able to work, so this kind act is costing them dearly. so, we've put together an @itch.io bundle. love cats? check it out.

New Design Doc out today! This one is about our attempt to plan a game of Escape from Wonderland at Six Flags, and whether it’s actually possible to LARP on a roller coaster. Probably one of my favorite recent episodes. 😄 episodes.fm/1298080097/e...

New Design Doc today! In the episode @adrawnnovel.bsky.social and I talk about how even the ToC of a roleplaying game can help tell the game’s story and set the tone. open.spotify.com/episode/3Sfs...

The latest episode of Design Doc is about how mechanics can swing from one extreme to the other. Adjusting your rules *just enough* is an art form in itself! You can find it here: pod.link/1298080097/e... ...or wherever you get your podcasts!

It's the last day for our spring PDF sale! 11 more hours! 💟 itch.io/s/149803/tur...

All our games are on sale on itch through the end of the month! Grab a game individually for 20% off, or PDFs of every one of our games for $35 for the whole bundle. Cheers, and happy Spring! 🌷🐢🐇 itch.io/s/149803/tur...

All our games are on sale on itch through the end of the month! Grab a game individually for 20% off, or PDFs of every one of our games for $35 for the whole bundle. Cheers, and happy Spring! 🌷🐢🐇 itch.io/s/149803/tur...

Did you know it's Rex Manning Day?? Did you know that @hanbandit.bsky.social wrote an amazing game based off of the movie Empire Records, where that originates? AAAAAANND... did you know we did an AP of it?! With @mattbartlettvo.bsky.social @nicolemackie.bsky.social and @brentpoynter.bsky.social!!

The latest Design Doc is about pacing in TTRPGs! We talk about session counts, story arcs, and how to linger on the best moments. You can listen to Design Doc wherever you download podcasts!

Our latest episode of Design Doc is about rewarding players with information. When making rules for intangible rewards, it's tough to make sure they'll match the mood at the table. We discuss and do some designing on the fly! Out now in all the podcast places 💡

Our latest episode of Design Doc is about rewards and prizes! We talk about the difference between character and player-level rewards, and do a little live design for claw machine prizes! Listen wherever you get podcasts! Or here, on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4lFH...

Good morning! It’s my birthday and we have a new Design Doc up about Rewards and Prizes in roleplaying games! 🎁 Your character can be getting absolutely walloped while you as a player are like Hell Yea. Give it a listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

A great list! I'd recommend Design Doc from @turtlebun.com! Hannah and Evan are great, very experienced and have history - a deep library to choose from! For myself, I'd gently like to promote my own actual play, @wederrakeep.bsky.social. It's accessible - episodes are mostly ~30 min (ep 1 is 40).

Our latest episode of Design Doc is about perfection in art - what people expect of artists, and how we can define perfection for ourselves. You can find it here on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3R8N... Or listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎨

This week's Unbundled game is Damn the Man, Save the Music!, a TTRPG about working at a struggling record store in the 90s by @turtlebun.bsky.social