Substacks recommended by Write Firster

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Fantasy and sci-fi stories serialized on Substack. PTFO stands for Play to Find Out: The stories here are written and published live, using game mechanics and interactivity to create living stories. 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 Indie RPG Newsletter

By Thomas M

a curated weekly list of fun articles, podcasts, and new indie tabletop games

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!

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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The Soloist - an indie RPG newsletter

By Patrick Buechner

For players, creators, and curious explorers of solo and co-op tabletop RPGs and board games.

Great newsletter about solo games!

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The Dragon's Den

By Eric Dill

A solo ttrpg gaming blog

Great actual plays and writing

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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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Kerova

Great solo actual plays!

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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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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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ChariTTRPG’s Substack

By Jes

Where Charity and TTRPGs intersect

Charity is good!

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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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Solo Roleplaying Buddha

By BuddhaRandom

An exploration of solo tabletop roleplaying games from a deeper perspective. Searching for the self, in solo play.

Kate Plays

By Kate Korsaro

Kate Plays is a laid-back newsletter exploring tabletop RPGs through random generators, solo adventures, and thoughtful musings on the hobby.

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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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..