FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE After successfully crowdfunding and releasing Tangled Blessings, a magic academy roleplaying game in 2023, Cassi Mothwin offers a return to the dark and mysterious universe with the announcement of the supplemental game book Tangled Blessings: Echoes of Lost Electives — set to crowdfund on Backerkit September 3, 2024. Initially funded as digital-only… Read More »Announcing Tangled Blessings: Echoes of Lost Electives| Cassi Mothwin
Whoa. 2023 was a big year for me and my place in tabletop RPGs. So many firsts. So many celebrations. It’s a year I’m preemptively telling myself not to compare other years too. Quite honestly, it feels like a series of painless lightning strikes, each event leaving me breathless, invigorated, and a little stunned. That… Read More »2023 in Review: Awards, Tabletop RPGs, and Creating| Cassi Mothwin
I’m back from my first PAX Unplugged, and while it’s been a few days, I still feel like I haven’t recovered–in a good way. The only other large tabletop convention I’ve attended is Gen Con, and I’ve only been twice. Both times, I felt like the event swallowed and spit me out. Don’t worry, I’m… Read More »Post Pax Unplugged 2023 (and my TTRPG haul!) The post Post Pax Unplugged 2023 (and my TTRPG haul!) appeared first on Cassi Mothwin.| Cassi Mothwin
With fewer than 40 pages of rules and about 2/3 of the book dedicated to “incursions” (the system’s version of adventures), Trophy Dark, a one-shot tabletop roleplaying game ideal for 2-3 players and a game master, is the collaborative horror RPG of my dreams. It’s a game that hungers for blood and warns you of… Read More »The Forest Hates You: A Review of Trophy Dark The post The Forest Hates You: A Review of Trophy Dark appeared first on Cassi Mothwin.| Cassi Mothwin
Designed for The Vanilla Game RPG, a lightweight retroclone OSR-system, The Isle is a body horror dungeon crawl adventure that's pretty playable in most fantasy RPG systems with minimal reworking. The post There is No Light: A Review of The Isle by Luke Gearing appeared first on Cassi Mothwin.| Cassi Mothwin
The Sticker Game has won an award and been nominated for another! The post The Sticker Game Wins (And Other News)! appeared first on Cassi Mothwin.| Cassi Mothwin
Quick note: I’m not an expert and mostly a fledging game designer. BUT I have experience in writing circles and getting reader feedback. It’s not exactly the same, but I think some skills are transferable. When I send out a playtest survey, I look for several things: First, as I’m writing a game, I note… Read More »How I build Tabletop RPG Playtest Surveys The post How I build Tabletop RPG Playtest Surveys appeared first on Cassi Mothwin.| Cassi Mothwin
I recently discovered how to jazz up my Itch game pages with CSS, and I figured I’d share. This is a pretty simple process, but it did take some tweaking for me to get it exactly the way I wanted. I hope this helps make the process easier for others! To unlock CSS editing on… Read More »How to add Gradient Backgrounds on Itch.io pages The post How to add Gradient Backgrounds on Itch.io pages appeared first on Cassi Mothwin.| Cassi Mothwin
Ebb Tide is a solo tabletop roleplaying game playable in one session. You're stuck on a cruise ship with eldritch horrors. Good luck.| Cassi Mothwin
Introduction Ebb Tide is a solo journaling game built on the Wretched and Alone System. The following is my journal for the game. This is not a highly polished piece of writing. I wrote it during the two hours I played the game. You can learn more about game and read my review here. Character… Read More »My Player Journal from Ebb Tide: a solo TTRPG| Cassi Mothwin
On the eve of your final exam at Brackroot Academy, what mysteries, secrets, dread, and drama will you recall from your last four years of schooling?| Cassi Mothwin