izois

i love, make, study and play RPGs.

mostly web artist since 2012. quit political art for now after visiting my loved one in prison.

slowly getting into RPGs since 2023. Didn't know that TTRPG systems, settings and playstyles i'd like existed. came up with political game i cannot safely release yet. now love and use games for community, art and escapism reasons.

Drafted 5 games, playtested 2 of them 5 times as GM ± player.

Loved "Alone Among the Stars" by Takuya Omada. solo.

Loved "Tunnel Goons" by Nate Treme. evocative, 1-page system.

Curious about rules-light systems. + open source games, collaborative open licences, open rulesets.

Curious about Cairn by Yochai Gal. Played / playtested it on our friend group's first ever session zero as player+GM along with VtM with experienced GM.

Learning from people i meet, Gila RPGs, snow, We Are Only Gonna Do This Once and some mainstream TTRPG personalities and communities.

Learning about procedures and relationships between collecting, generating and coming up with things.

Very curious about relationship of math and imagination.  Finite world of chess, emerging wholly from fixed rules. Infinite world of imagination, with rules emerging for various reasons. What are these reasons and how they interact with different ideas of fun?

What are your preferred places to talk about games?