var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20271118-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); We’re all about finding the awesome in folk through the design & play of some kind of wonderful small press role-playing games and art installations. playdesignplay@twitterTumblr (3.0; @playdesignplay)http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/04bf40c5a5cbcf3acb078e82b30c56a1/tumblr_mfmwx1OdDj1qfxhn8o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/38860344053http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/38860344053Wed, 26 Dec 2012 10:53:24 +0000cool<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23993289" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Aww, lovely.</p> <p>This short comes in at just over two minutes in duration, and packs a good snowball’s punch with it. I’d love to capture this feel in a <a href="http://norwegianstyle.wordpress.com/category/role-playing-poems/">role-playing poem</a>.</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/35255112773http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/35255112773Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:00:28 +0000<p>I&#8217;m creating custom sign-up sheets sporting the <a href="http://www.meetup.com/London-Indie-RPG-Meetup-Group/">London Indie RPG Meetup</a> branding for <a href="http://dragonmeet.co.uk/">Dragonmeet</a>.</p> <p>One of the games we&#8217;ll be running is <a href="http://apocalypse-world.com/">Apocalypse World</a>. I&#8217;ve just tracked down the fonts that Vincent Baker uses in the <em>Apocalypse World</em> text to use in the custom sign-up sheet.</p> <p>Here are links to download all of the free fonts he uses:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.dafont.com/vtks-good-luck-for-you.font">Vtks Good Luck for You</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.dafont.com/dirty-ego.font">Dirty Ego</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.dafont.com/search.php?psize=m&amp;q=crust_clean">Crust Clean</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.dafont.com/search.php?psize=m&amp;q=propaganda">Propaganda</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.searchfreefonts.com/free/vtcorona.htm">VTCorona</a></li> </ul><p>The Apocalypse World text also uses <a href="http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/detail.htm?productid=165781">Chaparral Bold</a>, but that one costs bucks.</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/35184283857http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/35184283857Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:00:16 +0000apocalypse worldtypefacessign-up sheets<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md2s7cin5n1qfxhn8o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Who knew that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R'lyeh">R’lyeh</a> was pronounced <em>Rill-yeah</em>?</p> <p>Not me, hence the burn of the <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/girls-laughing">Girls Laughing</a> meme.</p> <p>I only realised my error after listening to the latest Dark Adventure Radio Theatre audio drama, <a href="http://www.cthulhulives.org/radio/DART/dart-tcoc.html">Call of Cthulhu</a>: if you like the Cthulhu Mythos and old time radio, it’s quality.</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/35132896646http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/35132896646Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:52:24 +0000girls-laughingmythoscthulhu<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md1a8ydZFC1qfxhn8o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The sign-up sheet for Pig, my swine-flavoured hack of <a href="http://www.ukroleplayers.com/witch/">Witch: The Road to Lindisfarne</a> that I’m running at <a href="http://www.indiecon.net/">Indiecon</a>.</p> <p>Evidently <a href="http://publicdomainreview.org/2011/03/27/bugs-and-beasts-before-the-law/">plenty of animals</a> were tried in the law courts of medieval Europe.</p> <blockquote> <p>All over Europe, throughout the middle-ages and right on into the 19th century, animals were, as it turns out, tried for human crimes. Dogs, pigs, cows, rats and even flies and caterpillars were arraigned in court on charges ranging from murder to obscenity. The trials were conducted with full ceremony: evidence was heard on both sides, witnesses were called, and in many cases the accused animal was granted a form of legal aid — a lawyer being appointed at the tax-payer’s expense to conduct the animal’s defence.</p> </blockquote>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/35076648866http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/35076648866Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:26:57 +0000pigwitchindiecon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcv9hrSXtW1qfxhn8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>a LOL comic riffing on the fact that folk really love burning Elouise in <a href="http://www.ukroleplayers.com/witch/">Witch</a>.</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/34832313267http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/34832313267Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:25:03 +0000witch<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mct5c6oaeq1qfxhn8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A page from the “classic” 80s British RPG <a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgitem/49811/dragon-warriors">Dragon Warriors</a>, reviewed on <a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/thread/707999/the-ziggurat-of-the-volucreth">RPGGeek here</a>.</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/34755413260http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/34755413260Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:00:06 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcfw294lA11qfxhn8o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Possibly the best goat-fighting RPG since GOAT ATTACK 2nd EDITION.</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/34287370466http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/34287370466Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:10:57 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcd991M4Qb1qfxhn8o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A compendium of your favourite characters from <a href="http://www.ukroleplayers.com/witch/">Witch</a>, lovingly statted up for the <a href="http://www.lotfp.com/RPG/">Lamentations of the Flame Princess Role-Playing Game</a>.</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/34188061936http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/34188061936Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:03:01 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc8y34PnH91qfxhn8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A role-playing game about not very much of nothing at all.</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/34026904879http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/34026904879Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:11:28 +0100meta<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc8iqzlDtM1qfxhn8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A spread from <a href="http://www.lotfp.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=145">Carcosa</a>, showcasing the lovely layout and PDF design.</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/34017091168http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/34017091168Sun, 21 Oct 2012 09:40:11 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc1ns4GtLU1qfxhn8o1_400.png"/><br/> Le The En... Mod<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc1ns4GtLU1qfxhn8o2_500.png"/><br/> Le Gibberish Mod<br/><br/> <p>Rough designs for stickers to be applied to sign-up sheets at conventions.</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/33775566340http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/33775566340Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:45:39 +0100meta<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8s9r6J9Wb1rdg8v0o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8s9r6J9Wb1rdg8v0o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fantasy-book-home.tumblr.com/post/29466858084/i-couldnt-pass-this-up">fantasy-book-home</a>:</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/31917868553http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/31917868553Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:48:24 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8cawdSThI1qfxhn8o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The sign-up sheet for my Saturday afternoon <a href="http://rpgfurnace.com/">Furnace</a> game: <strong>Darkie’s Mob</strong>, a <a href="http://www.mouseguard.net/books/role-playing-game/">Mouse Guard</a> hack using <a href="http://www.bestofbattle.sevenpennynightmare.co.uk/?p=16">the titular comic series</a> for inspiration.</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/28838807851http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/28838807851Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:26:37 +0100wwiidarkie's mobwar stories for boysfurnacerpg<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7pyxmzkYX1qfxhn8o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My friend Toad <a href="http://www.ukroleplayers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13529">has sent</a> his fine table-top role-playing game <em><a href="http://www.ukroleplayers.com/witch/">Witch</a></em> to the printers.</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/27980846642http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/27980846642Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:00:00 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwo0kaaGjH1qfxhn8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Morris Dancing Thugs! Culled from <a href="http://toobusythinkingboutcomics.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-healing-properties-of-knight-squire.html">an excellent blog post</a> about the joy that is <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/dccomics/comics/?cm=17900">Knight & Squire</a></p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/14673902585http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/14673902585Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:31:22 +0000comics<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwm5gqK9v61qfxhn8o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Catacombs of Evil</strong></p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/14620074885http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/14620074885Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:22:02 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv33r81NBu1qfxhn8o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A sign-up sheet for <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpg/14687/witch-the-road-to-lindisfarne">Witch: The Road to Lindisfarne</a>, Toad’s fine story game that <a href="http://www.meetup.com/London-Indie-RPG-Meetup-Group/">The London Indie RPG</a> folk will be running at <a href="http://dragonmeet.co.uk">Dragonmeet</a>.</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/13175748424http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/13175748424Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:57:08 +0000witchsign-up sheetdragonmeet<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lunlhlkp1F1qz4s3wo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://inspire.2ia.pl/post/12789202318/gravitation-by-suzy-lelievre" class="tumblr_blog">szymon</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.suzylelievre.fr/oeuvres/des-gravite4">Gravitation</a> by Suzy Lelièvre</p></blockquote>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/12877000077http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/12877000077Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:13:19 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu2sr9Rgqt1qfxhn8o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Cult of The Harnish will be at <a href="http://www.indiecon.net/">IndieCon</a>.</p>http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/12278321841http://playdesignplay.tumblr.com/post/12278321841Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:25:57 +0000indiecon