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Against the Monster / Gegen das Monster

Against the Monster

You have set out together to hunt the monster and end its existence once and for all.

Against the Monster is a story game about a monster hunt, the good of the monster, and the monstrosity of the hunters. Whether it‘s a dragon, vampire, tentacle monster, artificial intelligence, or something else entirely — you‘ll decide in which setting you‘ll hunt which monster.

When the monster faces you in the end: Do you really attack it?

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Written by Jasmin Neitzel & Andrea Rick, artwork by Andrea Rick.

Crowdfunding for ZineMonth!

Gegen das Monster

Ihr habt euch gemeinsam auf die Jagd nach dem Monster gemacht, um seinem Dasein ein für alle Mal ein Ende zu bereiten.

Gegen das Monster ist ein Erzählspiel um eine Monsterjagd, das Gute im Monster und das Monströse in den Jagenden. Ob Drache, Vampir*in, Tentakelmonster, künstliche Intelligenz oder etwas ganz anderes — in welchem Setting ihr welches Monster jagt, entscheidet ihr selbst.

Wenn das Monster euch am Ende gegenüber steht: Greifst du es tatsächlich an?

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Geschrieben von Jasmin Neitzel & Andrea Rick, Illustrationen von Andrea Rick.

Crowdfunding im ZineMonth!

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make your brand look low quality in one easy step

something interesting about willy wonka experience scam is that some were tricked by ai art. goofballs loved to say ai 'art' will make EVERYONE professional artists but when you see an add with ai art your brain already thinks 'this is a fake company'. it already signals 'cheap'

what scoundrel techgoofs never seem to understand is that most successful art that buds like is not entirely about technique it is about taste, and you cannot fake taste. the ai art my look 'technically' proficient, but it also evokes 'scam' 'cheap' and 'things i block on twitter'

art is usually about EVOKING something, and skill of HOW to evoke these feelings is predicated on empathy, which these goofs often lack. will be interesting to see companies realize how much selling out human artists cheapens their brand on a VISCERAL level, where the true marketing lies

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THOUGHT EXPIRIMENT for creators considering ai art: when starting out, i had to make my own covers in specific way which now IMMEDIATELY evokes 'tingle' identity. would my books have taken off if covers were just ai art that 'looked better'? OF COURSE NOT buds wouldve scrolled on

SO MUCH of artistry (but also branding and self promotion) is creating a visual identity. dont make your identity 'generalized slop'

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ONLY 24 HOURS LEFT TO BACK ROM COM DRAMA BOMB

A 3-player TTRPG of Meet Cutes & Mayhem

Rom Com Drama Bomb is my love letter/ransom note to the romantic comedy genre. Play as two people being forced into a fucked up romantic comedy and the evil villain who set the whole thing up.

❤️🤣🎭💣

"It's like if Jigsaw wanted people to kiss." - BE/HOLD

This is your last chance to help support this project! Ends 2/28 @ 9pm ET

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Casual reminder about Dinosaur Erotica: The Role-Playing Game, a game of absurd romance for two players (or more, if that's what you're into)

The eroticaest dinosaur-related TTRPG of 2024, and therefore the most culturally relevant.

The Kickstarter campaign ends March 15th, so get it while you can!

I mean, technically you could just buy it after it comes out, but based on previous experience, you won't

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Love Descended from the Queen games (wrote two myself), so I'll be checking this out for sure!

hi everyone!!! my very first ttrpg is now live!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN... THE BAND! 🎸🎶

a gm-less game for 2-6 players inspired by the beatles.

play out the story of a legendary band on the verge of a breakup; your beginnings, successes, struggles, and the family you’ve found within it.

it's up on my itchio, here, and will be available for free until march 31st! thank you so much for checking it out, and I hope you have as much fun playing it as I did making it!

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its official: tumblr is selling our data to Midjourney

we'd been hearing rumors about this for a bit but now its open and out there. some details from this article

it goes without saying, but if @staff goes through with this its going to be an utter shitshow and im all but certain the website will not survive it.

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Welcome to the lab, research assistant! Don't mind the blood seeping from the regulatory binders.

Our handbook, OUTLIERS, will guide you through navigating this new position. Give it a read, then pick up your new badge from the wailing void. I'm sure you'll be fine!

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Attention Game Designers

A new Trans Rights TTRPG game jam is going on, from Feb. 26-March 22, this time raising money for Project Rainbow, West Virginia's only LGBTQ+ shelter. You can find out more about this game jam below.

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We played "Against the Monster" and hunted a fungus-related cryptid in the Black Forest. And we created a whole ecosystem of monsters along the way - oops? Thanks to @sirheckalot @keganexe Sarah and @this-curiouscat (me) for playing and telling a melancholic story about obligation, loss, connection, and curiosity! It was truly a wonderful adventure!

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How To Support Indie TTRPGs

A lot of indie ttrpg people are coming back to, or trying out tumblr for the first time. For better or for worse (I'd argue worst lol), twitter has been the main marketing tool and driver of sales for a lot of indie people. Whether or not twitter is going to completely fade away, who knows! But it's never a bad idea to take some eggs out of that single basket.

So what does that have to do with tumblr? Well, if you see a post about an indie ttrpg (games, art, podcasts, streams, design, whatever!) give it a reblog! Same as you'd do for any cool art, gif, video, or music!

Want to take it a step further? Go check out that person's links (which related, to all the posters out there, make sure your links to your itch pages, drivethru pages, personal sites, etc are handy!) and here's the crucial part, if you think something is cool, buy it! Indie ttrpg stuff is nearly always wildly underpriced (which is a convo for another day), so chances are you can find something that's within your budget.

If you can't buy it, bookmark it for later! Also, it's super common for itch.io creators to have a pool of community copies freely available for their games. Take one! Check out the game! If you like it, buy it later! If you grab a community copy, an extra cool thing you can do is leave a 5-star rating!

I would love to see the indie ttrpg sphere flourish on tumblr, but that can't happen without support! So show your favorite indie ttrpg creator some love, and also go exploring to find some new favorites!

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Against the Monster / Gegen das Monster

Against the Monster

You have set out together to hunt the monster and end its existence once and for all.

Against the Monster is a story game about a monster hunt, the good of the monster, and the monstrosity of the hunters. Whether it‘s a dragon, vampire, tentacle monster, artificial intelligence, or something else entirely — you‘ll decide in which setting you‘ll hunt which monster.

When the monster faces you in the end: Do you really attack it?

---

Written by Jasmin Neitzel & Andrea Rick, artwork by Andrea Rick.

Crowdfunding for ZineMonth!

Gegen das Monster

Ihr habt euch gemeinsam auf die Jagd nach dem Monster gemacht, um seinem Dasein ein für alle Mal ein Ende zu bereiten.

Gegen das Monster ist ein Erzählspiel um eine Monsterjagd, das Gute im Monster und das Monströse in den Jagenden. Ob Drache, Vampir*in, Tentakelmonster, künstliche Intelligenz oder etwas ganz anderes — in welchem Setting ihr welches Monster jagt, entscheidet ihr selbst.

Wenn das Monster euch am Ende gegenüber steht: Greifst du es tatsächlich an?

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Geschrieben von Jasmin Neitzel & Andrea Rick, Illustrationen von Andrea Rick.

Crowdfunding im ZineMonth!

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These two are amazing!

@x-heesy 💃🏻🕺🏻 Friday vibes!

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