Check out these amazing NPC’s from our Confluence Beta testers: Bartok belonging to @vjhcreations and Gemini belonging to @puja

  Last year, as a reward for the hard work of our testing Storyleaders and players, they received sketches from the Ikari Archivist, Bram, (via yours truly of course) of their favourite characters in their games! It’s wonderful to see the range in lineages and vibes, built from the Beta experience, aren’t they amazing! ✨✨Link to our Pre-orders below!!!✨✨

"The Year-Long Monday" is a massive scenario for ClosedMondays. Following along the "52 weeks, 52 cards, 52 games" jam, one new illustrated card is added each week to create a sprawling multiverse setting.

Watch my interview with scumhead here:

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🎶 THE RPG BAND COMPOSITION TOOL

Your RPG Group Is a Band — Here’s How to Make It Work

Most RPG advice focuses on rules or GM technique. But the real reason campaigns thrive or collapse is simpler:

Your RPG group is a band. Every player is a musician. They being a way to play as an expression of self. The game you choose is the venue.

If the band and the venue don’t match, the campaign falls apart.

Here’s my full taxonomy.

🎤 THE MUSICIAN ARCHETYPES

David Bowie — Universalist

Björk — Experimentalist

Zack de la Rocha (Rage Against the Machine) — Ideologue

James Hetfield — (Metallica) Crunch Technician

Jack White — OSR Improviser

Taylor Swift — Narrative Pop Star

Kate Bush — Mythic Dreamer

Brian Eno — Ambient Worldbuilder

Dee Dee Ramone — Gamist Loop Player

Prince — Multi‑Instrumentalist

🎭 THE VENUE TYPES (with example games)

Crunch Venue

Pathfinder 2e • Shadowrun 5e • GURPS • D&D 5e: Structured, tactical, build‑driven. Best for: Hetfield

OSR Venue

Old‑School Essentials • Dungeon Crawl Classics • Shadowdark: Dangerous, improvisational, rulings‑not‑rules. Best for: Jack White

Narrative Venue (PBTA / FitD)

Apocalypse World • Blades in the Dark • Band of Blades: Fiction‑first, dramatic, thematic. Best for: Taylor, Björk, Zack

Mythic / Atmospheric Venue

Mörk Borg • Heart • Wanderhome: Symbolic, poetic, surreal. Best for: Kate Bush, Eno

Gamist Venue

Knave • The Black Hack • Maze Rats: Fast loops, simple rules. Best for: Dee Dee

Cozy Venue

Wanderhome • Ryuutama • Tea Dragon Society RPG: Gentle, low‑pressure. Best for: Bowie, Taylor

Exploration Venue

Cairn • Into the Odd • Electric Bastionland: Discovery‑driven, procedural. Best for: Jack White, Eno

Simulationist Venue

GURPS • HarnMaster • RuneQuest: Realism, internal consistency. Best for: Hetfield, Prince

⚠️ THE COLLAPSE THRESHOLD

1 mismatch → friction

2 mismatches → unstable

3+ mismatches → collapse

GM can only fix ONE mismatch (remember the GM is a player too)

🎼 THE TAKEAWAY

Fencer Slain 66: The Stonegate Pass.

It's rather windy here.

Wine and dine? Or HR violation? 🤔🍷

Refrence⤵️