Pidj

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yeah some woman making roleplaying games, video games, poetry, zines, short stories & >= 1 audio drama. wannabe jack of all trades, master of none. did you back a ttrpg zine of mine? south west aus email: pidjtea @ gmail.com games: pidj.itch.io

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Pidj@pidj· 27d

stop panicking i have saved them and their little dice

a kakapo bird wearing a dashing hat and rolling dice, illustrated in the style of a medieval manuscript (by Tallulah Cunningham)

Pidj@pidj· Jun 26

I have an incredibly motivating new background image

A desktop, with a picture of a cat meowing. A speech bubble has been drawn over it saying "WHY DON'T YOU WRITE"

Pidj@pidj· Jun 2

designing Fiction in the Space Between was a lot of fun, translating a body of songs into games / game pieces. And also the booklet! Flipping it so that you cut up and tear bits off my hometown was great, and then to use a map of the Aboriginal exclusion zone made it better (if only detail I notice)

A photo of a ttrpg zine, titled Fiction in the Space Between. It is a collection of games and game materials inspired by Tracy Chapman songs.

Pidj@pidj· Apr 28

Zine storage coming along nicely!

A kallax bookshelf. A 5-section divider is set up in one portion of the shelving, storing reams of A3 paper and various A5 and A6 bunched zines

Pidj@pidj· Apr 9

Well I printed Stonetop out but the maps didn’t print ; ; Guess I’m doing them by hand

Three sheets of paper from the tabletop rpg Stonetop; there are map keys and labels but no map

Pidj@pidj· Mar 15

Dealing with the pokopia FOMO.

Pidj@pidj· Mar 14

love these little guys

part of a page, decorated in a flemish medieval style. There is an Abides fish creature fighting a hedgehog with fruit in its spines. The page begins to describe a game, 'Marginalia' in which you "play scrives doodling fantastical creatures in the annals during an uneventful year."

Pidj@pidj· Mar 12

Beautiful marginalia

Two creatures drawn by two different people who hadn’t seen what the other drew. One is a bouquet of flowers with a tentacle base. The other is a worm with teeth culminating in what might be a stinky sock

Pidj@pidj· Mar 12

Playtesting :)

Scraps of paper with creatures drawn by two different people who hadn’t seen what the other drew.

Pidj@pidj· Mar 10

As part of my Tracy Chapman inspired games anthology, I made a safety tool based on the song ‘Open Arms’. It’s not doing anything revolutionary but I like making the pause & play process explicit, it helps everyone at the table. Also the anthology came as a CD booklet and that’s very fun ahaha.

3. Open Arms
When you declare you are using this move, the game pauses. Choose as many of the below as you’d like. Play resumes when everyone confirms they are ready.

There is a list of options, such as go to the toilet or talk out of character, including a blank line.

Pidj@pidj· Mar 3

My blood moon contribution :)

A pine tree and power poles frame the night sky. The moon sits between the powerlines, big and blood red. The photo is all a little grainy.

Pidj@pidj· Feb 24

Some of my favourite dice :)

An iron d6, a wood and bone spinning d6, a frosted d6 with gold pips, a d6 with a fish in it, a d10 with glittery sand and a skull in it, a triangle agency d4 and a tiny d20

Pidj@pidj· Feb 17

A (draft) preview of one of the sillier minigames in Veritable Tales, in case you missed it! The noble could be describing a mythological creature, a dinosaur, a Pokémon... have fun with it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sun...

Image Description
Beasts Abroad: One player is an Arrogant Noble who has recently returned from abroad. The rest are the Hapless Artists commissioned by the Noble to depict the bizarre beasts encountered in faraway lands. They will need drawing materials.
Unfortunately the Noble is a poor wordsmith. They describe a creature encountered on their travels as terribly as they can, whilst touting their own valour. Purple prose is encouraged: invoke the senses, cast aspertions and sprout allegories.
Once the Noble is satisfied with their description the Artists present their works of art. Discuss, extol, flatter, then the player to their left becomes the noble. Repeat until everyone has played the arrogant noble. Then transfer your favourite drawings to the margins and write in the annals:
"...STRANGE BEASTS WERE SIGHTED ABROAD."

Pidj@pidj· Feb 16

Veritable Tales of Folly in the Realm is funding now for #ZineMonth! Play medieval minigames & record that year's activities in your illuminated manuscript. That way you can pick up where you left off in a couple weeks - or with completely different players! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sun...

Illustrated by Tallulah Cunningham, the corner of a manuscript illumination frame with a Numbat

Pidj@pidj· Feb 15

Tear-aways in TTRPGSs :)

A page labelled ‘Mountain O Things’ with strips cut out of it

The next page over, titled ‘All that you have is your soul’. The cuts made over the page have cut through a picture of money and Oscar’s.

A page titled ‘Baby Can I Hold You’. Tearaway strips have been cut out, some pre-filled with loaded emotional questions.

The next page, with a map of the South Western Australian Aboriginal exclusion zone.

Pidj@pidj· Feb 7

I need to head to bed but instead I've spent way too long doodling a sample Veritable Tales manuscript (not an illuminated manuscript - no gold ink). Was fun! For ease in actual play I'd probably go with a printout medieval border instead and we'd all colour it in during play.

A notepad with a thick border full of doodles. It reads:
"The Veritable Tales
In the first year of Empress Ai's reign... she was crowned with her father's crown. The people called her kind, scrupulous, marriageable and weak.
In the second year of Empress Ai's reign... a nobleman returned from strange lands and employed all the notable artistes in depicting the beasts sighted there. (A picture of a strange two legged beast with three eyes and no ears is here).
In the third year of Empress Ai's reign... there was a great pestilence and many died. Their eulogies filled the streets.
In the fourth year of Empress Ai's reign... the nobles competed in a great hunt. Lord Go won -- he caught a tiger.
In the fifth year of Empress Ai's reign... nothing of note happened so we turned our hands to filling the margins. (A doodle of a simple fish on legs)."

Pidj@pidj· Feb 3

this #ZineMonth: A medieval minigame TTRPG Carefully craft a beautiful illuminated manuscript OR make a quick note in between chaotic play with new players every round. Both work! Veritable Tales suits an intro RPG or a flexible option for your regular game night. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sun...

Text: "Veritable Tales of Folly in the Realm: An illuminated Manuscript Party TTRPG"

Pidj@pidj· Jan 15

Post a game you remember that nobody else remembers:

A screenshot from Granny’s Garden, an old video game. There’s a pixelated witch, and below her a text box reading “Ha ha! Now I’ve got you! I will send you home at once.”

A screenshot from Granny’s Garden, an old video game. There’s a pixelated figure of a girl, and the text “Well done! You have found Esther. Remember this password: snow. Key S to start again”

Pidj@pidj· Nov 19

Way hey hey I’m stacked

Pidj@pidj· Jul 3

Hah, two kinds of people and all that:

Nova says: I sneezed and none of y’all said bless u
Pidj says: Bless you!!!
Viditya says: glad you noticed

Pidj@pidj· Apr 26

Look what arrived! Growing Thylacine zines, beautifully risograph printed by Ashley at Heliopress

A box full of zines. One is opened to a striped thylacine, also called the Tasmanian tiger, alongside bubbles labelled “teeth” “limbs” “stripes” and “pouch”

Pidj@pidj· Apr 11

I now understand books localising to other markets ahaha. Just need to redraw this and change some text and I can make millions!!!!

Pidj@pidj· Apr 6

They have a way with words at this writer’s festival.

An urn labelled HOT HOT HOT HOT CAUTION HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT

Pidj@pidj· Apr 5

Got some triangle earrings to match my Triangle Agency dice!

A box labelled “Playwalled Dice”, d4s, and some triangle earrings which match the aesthetic of both

Pidj@pidj· Apr 2

pre-markup of game bit #6 (All That You Have is your Soul), an inventory system! Text obscured, you'll just have to back the campaign to see it :P

A zine page spread. 6. All That You Have is Your Soul. Has money and golden idols (Oscars), some obscured text, and then a box labelled 'your soul'. Over the page is a 4x4 grid labelled 'inventory'.

Pidj@pidj· Mar 23

Hey you could use that in my Fast Car two-player game based on the song! It and other games like it available in my currently crowdfunding zine. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...

A mock album case booklet cover. It is called 'Fiction in the Space Between', is a Tracy Chapman fan zine, and has pictures of Tracy Chapman on the front and back. The back shows there are games or game materials based on Fast Car, Baby Can I Hold You, She's Got Her Ticket, Open Arms, Mountain O Things, All That You Have is Your Soul, Talkin' Bout a Revolution, and one more secret song!

Pidj@pidj· Feb 26

Just about ready to send to the printer

The yellow under-layer of a roleplaying game print file. Includes some Thylacine silhouettes.

Pidj@pidj· Feb 24

Growing Thylacine was written to be a camping trip game, a 50% attendance games night game. It’s no prep, self contained, and approachable for a first roleplaying game. Only 8 hours left to back it, funding now for ZineMonth / ZineQuest! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sun...

Pidj@pidj· Feb 14

I'm not kidding.

A screenshot of a TTRPG draft, with text under each heading collapsed:

"Fiction in the Space Between | A Tracy Chapman TTRPG Fanzine

A collection of games, moves and TTRPG-adjacent writing inspired by the music of Tracy Chapman. Pictures and scans taken from Tracy Chapman CDs.

Baby Can I Hold you Tonight? - A two-player game about failed relationships

She’s Got Her Ticket - A move to overcome hopelessness

Open Arms - A safety tool"

Pidj@pidj· Feb 9

This isn’t my cat. And no, she isn’t helping!