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Here's a weird bird for @redtailedhawk90! Thank you so much for your donation!

We are about halfway there with less than a day to raise the rest, please give if you are able and share as you can <3

If you were like, "boy 22to22 has been quiet lately, hope they're alright," first of all that's very sweet of you. Second of all, you (yes, YOU) can force me outta retirement for One Last Job to help a trans couple get the hell out of Texas.

For a measly $10 you can get me to draw basically anything. That's 2003 prices in 2025, folks--unadjusted for inflation. In this economy!!! Just send me a receipt of your donation to Ellie's GoFundMe and a short description of what you want (or else submit yourself to my whims) and I'll draw the damn thing.

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Here's Hollis and their dream phantoms for a $22 donation! we're just under halfway there at $242/$500! Please help out if you're able and share if you can <3

If you were like, "boy 22to22 has been quiet lately, hope they're alright," first of all that's very sweet of you. Second of all, you (yes, YOU) can force me outta retirement for One Last Job to help a trans couple get the hell out of Texas.

For a measly $10 you can get me to draw basically anything. That's 2003 prices in 2025, folks--unadjusted for inflation. In this economy!!! Just send me a receipt of your donation to Ellie's GoFundMe and a short description of what you want (or else submit yourself to my whims) and I'll draw the damn thing.

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If you were like, "boy 22to22 has been quiet lately, hope they're alright," first of all that's very sweet of you. Second of all, you (yes, YOU) can force me outta retirement for One Last Job to help a trans couple get the hell out of Texas.

For a measly $10 you can get me to draw basically anything. That's 2003 prices in 2025, folks--unadjusted for inflation. In this economy!!! Just send me a receipt of your donation to Ellie's GoFundMe and a short description of what you want (or else submit yourself to my whims) and I'll draw the damn thing.

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Playing the Tarot returns with a Minor Arcana looking at The Conservatory: in which magic and the unknown is just as susceptible to folly and misfortune as any other human endeavor.

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What's all this?

Threadstarters is a resource for freeform and text rpers, writers of any stripe, indie ttrpg designers and enthusiasts, and anyone who is curious about roleplaying.

Neat! How do I use it?

Check out our posts, reblog 'em if they inspire you, tag your favorite mutual you think might get a kick out of it, and even start roleplaying or writing based on the post's prompt! Think of these posts as a little sampler of the game they're based on; if you like it and want to find out more, click on the title of the post to check out its source. :)

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Now at IPR: Spindlewheel

WHAT IS THIS GAME?

Spindlewheel is an interpretive tarot-like storytelling game where you weave together a story from card to card.

WHAT'S THE OBJECTIVE?

The objective of the game is to tell a satisfying story. Your Character might win wealth and respect and come away from the adventure a better person; they might crash and burn, and end the story as a warning to others. Both of these are victories if they fit the arc of the story you've told, and bring satisfaction to you as a storyteller.

HOW DO YOU PLAY?

Spindlewheel's fundamental verb is interpretation.

Each card's text evokes an idea.  The upright and inverse text are different. Sometimes they’re diametrically opposed; often, they’re two sides of the same coin.

Use the card as an anchor for the part of the story that you're telling.

A card can be a person, an event, an attitude, or a physical object. Use as much as the entire card, or as little as a single word. A card is interpreted twice: once when it enters your hand, and again when you play it. It does not have to be the same interpretation.

Spindlewheel is a 103-card deck of completely bespoke illustrated oracle cards by Sasha Reneau; this edition also features four additional 15-card expansion packs illustrated and designed by Caro Asercion, J.A.C. Clark, Coey Kuhn, Michael Teller Ornelas, Takuma Okada, josie robo, and Ray Felix Carter.

https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Spindlewheel.html

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Playing the Popess looks at the history of tarot through the lens of game design.

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For the first Minor Arcana, let's look at Anamnesis: in which a beginner can find their footing in tarot, story games, and a body they don't remember; and I untangle a yearning.

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The heart of the High Priestess lights up like the night sky; it is her training that connects the constellations. Let's talk about learning, honing, and teaching intuition.

Transcript here.

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The Magician claims complete mastery over his tools, for all their mechanical implications and limitations. Let's look at the tarot deck as an artifact of play.

Transcript here.

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Making good on my threat to publish a series of video essays on tarot in ttrpgs and making my fixation everyone's problem.

Transcript here.

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on itch.io here.

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Extra Ordinary is a very cool Belonging outside Belonging game that you should absolutely check out (and back, so I can write a playset with an Immeasurable House and the very normal kids trapped inside it)

AND you should back it so I can play the Animorphs expansion that's next up after me >:3

THE EXTRA ORDINARY KICKSTARTER IS OFFICIALLY LIVE!!!

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It's been true for a long time, but now it's Official: the Spindlewheel SRD is released under the Anti-Capitalist Attribution Cooperative License! Check out the work other designers have done with the system, and give it a whirl yourself if you like what you see! :)

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At the time of publishing, it'd be another five years before I was diagnosed with autism, which is very funny to me. Like. Buddy.

"Are the sensory arrays overloaded? Sensory strain may not be immediately obvious at first, but extensive information overload can throw off metrics and other readings. Removal of offending elements is of course recommended, but shielding aural, visual, and haptic sensors can improve feedback substantially until a full retuning in a controlled environment is available."

y'know for all my fancy art and layout, one of the more popular and enduring games I've made is just a .txt file

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It doesn't hurt that it kicks ass, though

"When was the last radio contact over communicator? Contact with specialists and established support networks is of course recommended, but even if no further external diagnostics are consulted, opening and maintaining contact with a friendly channel can be very illuminating and allow for background patches to update.

When was your machine's last return to base? Your machine is designed to operate within high-stress environments, but the limits of duration and intensity vary by specialty and from rig to rig even within those subcategories. Regardless, periodic removal from these situations is necessary for even the hardiest machines. A full period of shore leave is of course recommended, but seeking out or generating even brief windows of peace and degrees of remove from the situation can help return to nominal levels after spikes of activity."

y'know for all my fancy art and layout, one of the more popular and enduring games I've made is just a .txt file

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y'know for all my fancy art and layout, one of the more popular and enduring games I've made is just a .txt file