Substacks recommended by Write Firster

Recommended by Write Firster

Fantasy and sci-fi stories serialized on substack. PTFO is part of the AP Fiction genre: stories created through the solo play of a TTRPG and influenced by readers' votes. Currently writing: The Beast of Rome

Fantastic actual play + writing

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Whiskey, Blood and Dust

Artist, printmaker, author and role-playing game enthusiast.

Cool thoughts on designing a gritty wild west ttrpg system and setting

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The Lone Toad - Croaker RPGs Newsletter

By Croaker

The Lone Toad - Croaker RPGs Newsletter is a monthly newsletter focusing on Solo Table-Top RPGs, such as Ironsworn, Starforged, Colloste, and hundreds of others.

Great review/news/actual plays/etc. of solo games and solo gaming in general.

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Skeleton Code Machine

By Exeunt Press

Spark your creativity as a tabletop game designer or enthusiast, and think differently about how games work. ENNIE-nominated!

Very cool posts about game design

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Odinson Games

Content for weird, metal, and old-school RPGs.

Great write-up of a solo campaign as well as awesome drawings to go with it.

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Castle Grief

Settings, house rules, adventures, and ideas for your TTRPG experience.

Just started but already has interesting posts about hex-crawls and other TTRPG ideas.

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SolumProtocol

I'm currently running through a Delta Green campaign using a variety of Solo tools. I have a lot of other TTRPG's I'm hoping to run through here as well!

Great actual play solo gaming and writing!

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Cezar Capacle talks Game Design

Indie tabletop game design ideas, insights, discoveries, and ruminations.

This guy is making very cool games

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My Solo RPG Journey

By Clay

Just an older guy exploring the world of Solo RPGs and Solo Board Games, one game at a time! I write overviews, reviews, and Actual Plays of the various games I am trying out!

Tales from the Table

By How To Solo TTRPG

Play reports that focus on how to play and run solo RPGs

Great actual plays and thoughts on solo role playing.

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ChariTTRPG’s Substack

By Jes

Where Charity and TTRPGs intersect

Charity is good!

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Swirling Words

By Susan Beneville

I share personal essays about writing, life, and what I know so far about both. I also write Red Crag a fantasy serial based on my solo RPG and post occasional webcomics featuring Rodney the Cat..