#rath’s games

[rathayibacter]

TTRPG WIP meme

pretty late on doing this, but hey whatcha gonna do. wips!

TTRPG Projects in some form of active development:

KATABASIS, my folkpunk afterlife dungeon crawl heartbreaker. ive got a pretty outdated edition of this out on itch, and ive been working on a pretty thorough revamp of it. im not too far out from having the whole first chunk of the game done, just gotta figure out how i wanna write out the mechanics chapter and then pretty it up a lot.

Unskilled Labor, a game about getting supernatural powers from your minimum-wage job and then fighting authoritarianism before your shift. i put out a google form asking folks for their job experience and got some *incredible* responses, ive read through nearly all of them and have definitely taken some serious inspiration already. unlike KATABASIS i dont really have the full shape of the game in my head just yet, so i cant say exactly how much ive got left, but it’s still pretty early on.

TTRPG Projects on some sort of hiatus or back-burner status:

Disparateum Act II, the second third of my weird arthouse reality-hopping adventure game. ive got the whole thing outlined and a couple chunks completely finished, but there’s still a ways to go. Disparateum’s tricky cuz it’s such an eclectic montage of weird ideas that it kinda needs to be my sole focus for anything to get done on it, but ill probably be coming back to it soon.

TTRPGS I've let go of but might return to some day:

oh god too many

like you dont even know

for every game i release i write up notes for maybe thirty

and ive released a lot of games

[monsterhunterthings]

(Not Wilds, to be clear. A game after that.)

This includes all subspecies, deviants, and etc. One of the monsters is not found in the game at all and the other one is an enemy as usual. Either remove the Poison Queen or the King of the Skies.

(Ignore the breeding issues, okay?)

No nuance, vote with your heart!

[mh-a-day]

[neptunethemosasaurus]

Thanos judges Se-mi for staring at the Triangle guard(Rath)'s ass.

Lesbian Dom Se-mi is canon the director told me.

[polychromaic]

I wrote a game!

WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU is a handwritten solo simulator for the average animal to educate themselves on the perils of the modern job-hunt! With fully articulated folding-zine technology, a fully customizable paper-doll character creator, and a rich & intricate system meant to realistically simulate the application process many employers require! There's even an experimental achievement system, so players can unlock new color palettes, art, and even sim mechanics through play!

It's only $10! What're you waiting for? The time will pass regardless <3

[ link & additional info below cut ]

[ WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU itch.io page ]

i got a lot of follows recently cuz of my winny art, but primarily ive made my money as an artist in the indie ttrpg community, as an illustrator and game designer. Money's been real tight all summer long, and struggling with (obvious) unemployment hasn't been easy. If you've enjoyed my art and wanna see me make more, buying this game would go a really long way.

And if you need more incentive, fellow game designer and world's hottest boyfriend rath but together a mutual aid bundle for me n our girlfriend! It's just $20 and you get like 30 games from some really incredible designers, and you also get my new game

[ Sasha and Poly Mutual Aid Bundle - itch.io page ]

[bg3smash-or-pass]

[yvesdot]

💌 hi...

Why hello Mome Rath! I should very much like to get to know you better. You are very fun and I love that you have several Associated Characteristics (bath [sub-association: ducks], Carrolliana, comics, etc.) in such a way that you are very memorable and also a little like a cartoon character. I like to have very many Associated Characteristics so it pleases me to meet another Well-Defined Character if you know what I mean. And if you don't know what I mean, then let's just wipe the whole last paragraph and focus on the fact that you are well-reasoned, sweet, funny, and a good conversationalist!

send me a 💌 (even if we're not mutuals) and I'll tell you something I love about you

[gunpowdercarousel]

Anybody else have a character you just sort of irrationally dislike? Like the character hasn't even wronged you in any real way, but every time you think about them you're just like "uuuuuuck that bitch".

[sidecharactersdomatter]

‘Con of Rath’ is the best Ben 10 Alien force episode to do a drinking game.

Take a shot whenever Rath starts his sentence off with ‘Lemme tell ya somethin’ and at the end of the ep, you’ll end up sloshed.

[nibwhipdragon]

Thoughts on Arkveld? It just looks like a moldy Gore Magala to me and the name is really weird. 5.8/10 for me

I really like the name! Sounds very cool to me.

For the design itself I don't really like how it looks in the face? It's a tad too flat for me. Other than that it's alright the grey is nice. However,

CHAIN WINGS!!! FROM FRONTIER?!?!?!? THAT'S VERY AWESOME!!! I'm happy they're taking ideas and monsters from Frontier now. There's a lot of cool concepts in there that I wish was more available to the general worldwide fanbase (I need to play Frontier...).

Also this apparent splash screen for the game on xbox (taken from a tweet, not my pic) shows there being ACTUAL chains on the monster. And considering the game's story is meant to be focusing on themes around nature, the hunter's role in nature, and seems to be going into more detail on ancient civilisation stuff...it has me VERY interested in what Arkveld's role in the story will be. Especially since they're going CRAZILY story heavy this time around (we have CHAPTERS!!!)

Tldr: Not too fussed about the design itself but I DO like it from a story/gameplay perspective. The name sounds cool too

[rathayibacter]

Draconic Reproduction

The first dragons were born from man's fear of the unknown: a dragon would be born slumbering in the heart of a terrible storm whenever it tore apart a village, or would come crashing from the mountaintop when a volcano erupted. As science and magic have progressed, the unknown has been beaten back, and these forms of spontaneous generation have become rarer. As a result, dragons have found new ways to reproduce.

Some dragons practice Budding, where they grow multiple heads from the same shoulders. These heads are new consciousnesses just as brilliant as the original's, and upon being severed will become great winding serpents. Oftentimes, a dragon with more than five or so heads will begin actively seeking out foes to decapitate them, as the bickering and politicking between heads becomes too much to bear.

Dragonblood, when it falls to earth, mixes with the dirt and stone to form kobolds. A single splatter of blood might just make one or two, but a ferocious battle can sometimes give rise to a whole community of kobolds, who very quickly set about getting themselves into trouble. Kobolds don't tend to live longer than a few years, but in the rare case when one manages to molt a hundred or so times they'll become a whole new dragon.

Some dragons collect great glittering hoards of gold, which they use to transmit the Glimmering Curse. Dragonslayers and thieves alike find themselves tempted by such impossible riches, and will attempt to flee with whatever they can carry. The obsession grows roots in their soul, leading them to greater and greater acts of avarice, until eventually they cut the last ties holding them to humanity and instantly erupt with wing and claw and fang.

A rare few dragons still maintain the ancient art of Dreamsong, most closely related to the births of the primordial dragons. With Dreamsong, the dragon appears in a mortal's dreams in a strange and wonderful form, and spends many tender hours with them there. The mortal wakes up remembering little but a warm feeling, but weeks later will stumble upon an egg, half-buried in the earth, from which will hatch a beautiful child with golden slitted eyes.

[abs0luteb4stard]

W A T C H I N G

Season 2

[mh-a-day]

[boardgametoday]

Games Workshop Pre-Order Preview: The Cities of Sigmar arrive along with Dawnbringers Book III and more!

Games Workshop Pre-Order Preview: The Cities of Sigmar arrive along with Dawnbringers Book III and more! #AgeofSigmar #warhammer

After the initial box set release, Warhammer: Age of Sigmar‘s Cities of Sigmar is getting a full, proper release. It’s a big week for Age of Sigmar with a lot of releases. Check out everything you’ll be able to order soon! Battletome: Cities of Sigmar provides all the rules, background, and more you need to muster your force. It covers the history of Cities of Sigmar, features a detailed…

[redhairedgryffindor]

(Y/N), did you put Tonks up to impersonating me?

Take responsibility

Deny responsibility

Blame Tonks

[miraiq]

Once You're Stripped Clean, What's At Your Core?

animal intuition

loyalty is the saint you pray to. if you ever were stabbed in the back by your beloved, you'd probably apologize. to your enemies, you're fierce. to your allies, even fiercer. you cultivate a thick inner circle built on promises and devotion, fit only for the best of the best. it's impossible for most to even begin to dissect the type of person you are, owing to your unbreakable emotional walls and confusing philosophies. dream careers? body guard, movie star, unwitting pawn. don't let people get the best of that loyalty.

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