TanisGames

@tanisgames

Semi-pro DM, LARP writer & organizer. Inspiring games and encountering fun. The best story is the one we tell together. Find me on Itchio.io at Fuel my brains at buymeacoffee.com/tanisgames

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TanisGames@tanisgames· 8d

It's not Wednesday, but my #WIP of the day the next entry to 2-Page Dungeons. I've done a bunch of Giants, time to get the Hags some love. From a distance. #2pagedungeons #ttrpg

TanisGames@tanisgames· 20d

Why kill the MIRROR MAGE/EGAM RORRIM? For forgiveness and because if you don't, the Mage will curse you #ttrpg #morkborg #comingsoon #alttext

(The background looks like soft paper. In the centre of the image is an ornate mirror. It has gilding coming off the edges to look like vines and arrows along the side and top, also on the top is a stylized image of a cup. The glass of the mirror is a cloudy, beaten reflective metal.)

An ambitious sorcerer has gained a dark power over reflections. This is heresy in the eyes of the Church of the Basilisk.

Your goal... kill the Mirror Mage ("Mirror Mage" is repeated reflected and in inverted colours).

Your reward... a sin will be forgiven. One curse is removed and the Church will welcome you back.

Fail and you will be sent back reflected. -2 Agility, -1 Presence, you have no reflection, and your eyes look like shattered mirrors: anyone that can see them is one step more hostile.

Compatible with Mork Borg

TanisGames@tanisgames· 20d

A glimpse into what's coming out in a couple days' time #ttrpg #morkborg #mirrors #alttext

(A page from an adventure zine. The title, Reflective Sanctum, is written in an ornate mirror at the top of the page. The bottom right third of the page has a broken mirror as a background. The bottom left third of the page has old parchment as a background.)

Reflective Sanctum

Mirrors blanketed in sheets stand like ghosts of regret

A person in silver robes stands before a grand mirror. They and the room are reflected, but you aren't. As the mage turns their reflection doesn't.

The grand mirror cannot be broken unless the Mirror Mage and the Mirror Mage are slain.

Sheet covered mirrors can be uncovered and broken. There are 4. When a mirror is broken the Mage takes 10 damage, no armour reduction, and a shattered reflection is created.

Shattered Reflection (written mirrored)
- Morale
5HP
Sharp Edges - triple on a Crit, d2 damage
Brittle Hardness - takes triple on a Crit, -2 armour

TanisGames@tanisgames· Jul 12

The final hurdle between students and their diplomas is nothing less than the concept of cheating, given Demonic form. Can your study group overcome a Demon that has glutted itself on the fears and rule-breaking of students? #ttrpg #monster #CheatersNeverWin #dnd

TanisGames@tanisgames· Jul 12

Polishing up the stats for the final boss of #CheatersNeverWin, my long-form #dnd #adventure. It's the longest stat block I've ever written, but creatures of chaos should be pretty hard to codify #ttrpg #alttext

(A stat block for D&D 5e 2024)
Cheater Demon
Gargantuan Demon, Chaotic Evil
AC7 Initiative +0 (10)
HP236 (29d12+58) Speed 0 ft.

Ability Mod Save
Str 6 -2 -2
Int 12 +1 +1
Dex 10 +0 +0
Wis 9 -1 +2
Con 14 +2 +2
Cha 16 +3 +3

Skills: Arcana +4, Deception +6, History +4, Stealth +3

Resistances: Fire, Necrotic
Immunities: Prone, Grappled
Vulnerabilities: Radiant
Senses: darkvision 60ft., Passive Perception 9
Languages: Common, Infernal
CR 8 (3,900 XP, or 5,900 XP in lair, PB +3)

Traits
Living Building. This creature has taken the form of a room or part of a building. It is visibly indistinguishable from a normal structure.

TanisGames@tanisgames· Jul 7

Getting an early start on the July project. Can you guess what #ttrpg system it's for?

(A page with a creamy white background)

An ambitious sorcerer has gained a dark power over reflections
This is heresy in the eyes of the Church of hte Basilisk
Your goal... kill the Mirror Mage
Your reward... a sin will be forgiven
One curse is removed and the Church will welcome you back

(The words "Mirror Mage" are mirrored vertically. The correct side up is bright yellow, while its mirror is bright red. "Heresy" is written in neon blue. "Forgiven" and "curse" are written in a soft teal. The soft teal is the inverse colour to the bright yellow. The neon blue is the inverse colour to the bright red.)

TanisGames@tanisgames· Jun 24

Tomorrow, we're back to school at Mt. Haemus Uni It's back to Cheaters Never Win, my #dnd #adventure with year 3 I got it down just under the self-imposed wire #Cheatersneverwin

The title page of Cheaters Never Win, Year 3

It reads:
Cheaters Never Win,
Year 3
v1.0
Written by TanisGames

It shows a picture of a castle with many towers on a mountain overlooking a valley. The page has a dark border with red vines and gold flowers. Among the vines of the border are two downward pointing swords, both the same gold colour as the flowers.

The Table of Contents for Cheaters Never Win, Year 3

TanisGames@tanisgames· Jun 13

I'll be on the road tomorrow, so tonight is #writingtime. Time to work on part 4 of Cheaters Never Win #dnd #adventure #ttrpg

The front page of Cheaters Never Win, Year 3
written by TanisGames

It shows a photo of a tall castle-mansion with fields visible in the background. The photo is by JPlanio.

The border of the image is bright red vines on a dark background. The vines have golden flowers. There are two downward pointing swords in the border, one on each side. The swords are the same gold colour as the flowers.

TanisGames@tanisgames· Jun 1

TanisGames@tanisgames· Jun 1

I'm making some solid progress into part 3 of my four part #dnd adventure, Cheaters Never Win #ttrpg

(A page from Cheaters Never Win, Year 3)

TanisGames@tanisgames· Mar 31

Cheaters Never Win, Year 2 now comes with beautiful artwork provided by Sarie Production. She did a wonderful job bringing to life Fara, a 1st year student. Check out her work on Insta as SarieProduction #dnd #ttrpg #alttext #ocart #characterart #noai #humanart

Page 4 from Cheaters Never Win, Year 2

Descriptions of three characters: Bache, Fara, and Phil

A picture of Fara designed by Sarie Productions. Fara is a mousefolk girl. She has short fur that is white on her neck, chin, and around her mouth. Elsewhere her fur is light grey. She has off-white hair in a short pixie cut and prominent ears. She is wearing a dark shirt and carrying a brown satchel. Her right arm is a prosthetic. Her tail is in frame. The picture fades out away from her.

TanisGames@tanisgames· Mar 30

March is almost over and march break definitely is, but why go back to a mundane school when you can attend a magical one? Venture into Cheaters Never Win, Year 2 explore the characters survive the practicums beat the exams conquer the year #ttrpg #dnd #5e tanisgames.itch.io/cheaters-nev...

Page 15 from Cheaters Never Win, Year 2

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Page 7 from Cheaters Never Win, Year 2

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Table of Contents for Cheaters Never Win, Year 2

TanisGames@tanisgames· Mar 22

Thanks for the space Get hyped for your next #MORKBORG game with two new, #free classes Burn the world to ashes with the FIRE SOLDIER and Don't let death stop you with the LUCID GEIST tanisgames.itch.io/fire-soldier tanisgames.itch.io/lucid-geist #ttrpg #MÖRKBORG #characterclass #class #alttext

(A picture of people in Regency fashion dresses and stylized armour recoiling from a spectre with long hair. The spectre is pointing. The spectre and their immediate surroundings are a lighter colour than the people and the trees.)

Lucid Geist
What waits after death? You know
A foolish choice, a misplaced step, or a berserking monster, something killed you. Unable to rest because of something left unfinished, you have returned.

Dying took many things from you
You have -1 OMEN
New HP is half previous (rounded up)
You lose all ABILITIES granted by classes.
You cannot pick up or carry objects

Abilities
Spectral Arms
Geistflesh

(A robed man with a long beard looks at a small cauldron he is carrying on a chain. There is a fire in the cauldron. Behind the bearded man is a cityscape. Smoke comes from buildings in the city and there are fires on the street. A cloud above rains ashes. A spirit in the cloud that looks like a baby’s head breathes fire on the city. The fires and the smoke are the only parts of the picture in colour.)

Fire Soldier

Begins with 1d6+10s and d3-1 Omens

Abilities

Scion of the Flames
Everytime you gain an Ability, you gain 1 Armour. This Armour only reduces damage from fire or heat.
The flames have burned away something important to you. Your sacrifice has marked you apart. Filling you with a burning that seeks to bring destruction.

In the fires, you lost (d6)
1) Your parents. When the flames came to you, they were beyond your control.
2) Your past. The fires fed on your memories, consuming entirely.
3) Your emotions. An inferno ripped through you, now only ashes of feeling remain.
4) Your home. People you grew up around didn’t take kindly to your flames. They don’t want you back and they made it known.
5) Your sibling. A hand reached out to help became a flame. Ashes fell through your fingers and blew away on the wind.
6) Your sanity. Flames raced through your mind, burning up rational thought. Fire is all that focuses you now.

Made by TanisGames

Compatible with Mork Borg

TanisGames@tanisgames· Mar 18

This month's #ttrpg writing project is nearing completion. It just needs another editing pass or two Keep an eye on my itch.io page for when it goes live on the 25th #WIP #WIPWednesday #dnd #dnd5e

The table of contents of a book. The border is dark with bright red vines and gold flowers. Tangled in the vines are two gold swords, one on either side.

TanisGames@tanisgames· Mar 15

Now with my favourite school #larp #nslarp #canadalarp

Part of a piece of old paper. The title reads, "The Discipline of Protection", with the byline, "presented by Alexander of the Lorekeepers in the year 626".

The body of the image shows the names and incantations of spells from the Protection school of magic of up to 4th circle.

TanisGames@tanisgames· Mar 15

#LARP season in NS is so close. How are there only 20 days till the first event @armonialarp.bsky.social? This year, we might have some handy IG magic cheat sheets for the casters #nslarp #canadalarp

A page of old paper titled, "The Discipline of Affliction", with the byline, "presented by Alexander of the Lorekeepers in the year 626".

The body of the page lists spells of the Affliction school in a black and grey table.

TanisGames@tanisgames· Mar 15

All weekend I've been chugging away at part 2 of Cheaters Never Win, my long-form #dnd5e adventure. It's solidly getting there. Stay tuned to see what happens to the students in year 2 #WIP #ttrpg #alttext

Part of a cover-page. The title is, "Cheaters Never Win, Year 2". The byline reads, "v0.1 Written by TanisGames". There is an artistic border of red vines with gold flowers wrapping around two gold swords. The top of a castle is just visible in the lower part of the image, behind the title and byline.

TanisGames@tanisgames· Mar 7

The trees begin to shed their winter coats as the sun stays longer in its daytime post. Messengers travel the roads once more. A wind blows from the north-west And the Peerage of the Kingdom is delivered to all the Courts and their vassals @armonialarp.bsky.social drive.google.com/file/d/1Vsdh...

The royal shield of the Kingdom of Armonia. It is a shield divided in two diagonally from top right to bottom left. The top left-quarter is red, the bottom-right quarter is gold. In the top-left quarter is a minimalist gold crown design. In the bottom-right is a red lion rampart.

Super imposed over the image are the words:
The Peerage of Armonia
Presented in the Year 626
Compiled by Alexander of the Lorekeepers
In Service of His Royal Majesty King Kenin Aug'Wari

TanisGames@tanisgames· Mar 7

Only just realized we @armonialarp.bsky.social are on the #LARP map at larpnews.org/larp-map/ Being literally #onthemap is kinda cool

A map of the north-eastern USA and south-eastern Canada showing locations of various LARPS. Armonia LARP in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canda is selected. The physical address of the business, the facebook address, and the website address of Armonia LARP are displayed.

TanisGames@tanisgames· Mar 2

It's almost #LARP season up @armonialarp.bsky.social which means its time for some writing #boffersport #alttext #canadalarp #nslarp

(Pale gold and red diagonally halved across a page. The red is in the top left and the gold is in the bottom right. In the top left is a stylized, minimalist crown.)

The Peerage of Armonia

Presented in the Year 626

Compiled by Alexander of the Lorekeepers
In Service of His Royal Majesty King Kenin Aug'Wari

TanisGames@tanisgames· Feb 24

Keeping with my #newyearsresolution to get a longform #ttrpg thing done each month, tomorrow project 2 goes live Just like last month's project, this one is #paywhatyouwant, aka free #freegame #indiegame #stickingwithresolutions #PWYW #alttext

(A picture of a blood-red moon on a black background.)

On the windswept isle of Inslenacht a castle stood long abandoned. Falling to ruins until recently when it was occupied by a fell Lord. A bloodthirsty Vampire.

The undead Lord of bats terrorizes the countryside. Each new moon night, he sallies forth to collect his tithe in blood.

Righteous paladins failed to end the terror of the Vampire Lord. Only you scum stand between the people of Guadfojd and death. They don't hold out much hope. But maybe, just maybe, you can
Slay the
Vampire Lord of Guadfojd

TanisGames@tanisgames· Feb 21

Thanks for the space I'm almost done February's #ttrpg project, a #hexcrawl across the fields of the dying lands of #morkborg Here's a #sneakpeak of one of the five types of biomes scum will have to survive through #alttext

plain heXes

Take time to
search the village
+1 OCCUPANTS roll
D20 + PRESENCE
<0 A censor from which billows oily, black smoke
1-3 Halter (2s), but no horse
4-6 D6 days of food
7-9 D4 torches
10-12 Butcher’s cleaver (d4 damage, if you kill something with a body gain d2 days food)
13-14 Barding for a horse (light armour) and a dead horse
15-16 Scrounged Scythe (d4 damage, once per combat cause one enemy to TEST MORAL or flee)
17-18 Fine porcelain tableware, worth 3d10s
19 Militia Pike (d6, reach) and Rent Militia Mail (light armour)
20 A horse in good health with saddle and bridle

On the Fortified Farm, there is a
Homesteading Farmer
Pitchfork d4
HP6 Morale 7
What do they think of you? D6
0 Violence is the only option
1-2 You bring trouble and they want none of it
3-4 Maybe you’re alright. You can spend the night in the barn, but they’re locking you in
5-6 The Angel of the Dawn would welcome you and so will they. They’ll feed and house you for the night, and sell you food for your travels

Field d6
evens the field bears d4 days of food; odds it is barren

Roadside Shrine
It honours the Angel of (d4): 1 the Moon 2 Twilight 3 the Sun 4 Dawn
Pray and roll d6. -2 if you traffic with fiends, are a witch or a werewolf. +1 if it is the angel’s time of day (midnight for moon and noon for sun)
<1 take d6+6 damage that can’t be reduced
2+ heal d6 damage or remove a minor curse

TanisGames@tanisgames· Feb 19

Last month I published my first #dnd #adventure of this year, part 1 of 4 set in a magical university Now it has a plain text version, just in case Both versions are #paywhatyoucan, aka #free tanisgames.itch.io/cheaters-nev... #accessiblettrpgs #accessiblegaming #ttrpg

The cover page of an adventure module.

Centre page is taken up by a picture of a castle, Castle Neuschwanstein. The castle is in the European style. It is on top of a mountain overlooking a valley. The castle has tan stone and a dark blue roof. The image of the castle fades out at the edges like an ink-blot.

The title of the module is
"Cheaters Never Win, Year 1"
v1.3
Written by TanisGames

There is a bright red banner in the bottom left corner. It reads, "5E Compatible Adventure"

The photo credit is in the bottom right corner. It reads, "photo by JPlenio"

There is a border around the cover page. It is dark in colour with bright red vines and leaves, and orange flowers. There are two down pointing swords in the border, one on each long-side of the page. They are orange like the flowers. The border is by Ramona aka Alderdoodle.

TanisGames@tanisgames· Feb 19

Looking to add some heat to your #morkborg game? Wanting to return after death? Try these two classes on for size They're some of my favourite #ttrpg work from 2025 now with plain text pdf versions and they're #free tanisgames.itch.io/fire-soldier tanisgames.itch.io/lucid-geist #alttext

Fire Soldier

(A robed man with a long beard looks at a small cauldron he is carrying on a chain. There is a fire in the cauldron. Behind the bearded man is a cityscape. Smoke comes from buildings in the city and there are fires on the street. A cloud above rains ashes. A spirit in the cloud that looks like a baby’s head breathes fire on the city. The fires and the smoke are the only parts of the picture in colour.)

Begins with 1d6+10s and d3-1 Omens

The flames have burned away something important to you. Your sacrifice has marked you apart. Filling you with a burning that seeks to bring destruction.

Abilities
Scion of the Flames
Every time you gain an Ability, you gain 1 Armour. This Armour only reduces damage from fire or heat.

TanisGames@tanisgames· Feb 12

Continuing with the #MORKBORG #WIP from yesterday and working through this month's #ttrpg adventure. Definitely the brightest page in the zine Between Feb's story and my ongoing campaign, this week's theme is definitely angels #alttext

Goldfire Roost
(The background is a speckled golden flare over blackness. The center of the flare is significantly brighter and more clear, suggesting the Sun. Three pale white marble towers are superimposed over the background. Two on the left, one on the right. They are trimmed in gold. The right tower has a blood red door.)

Home to guardians of humanity, now blinded by their own righteousness

Gilded spires of alabaster stretch to the heavens

At night the gate is barred. During the day, it stands open

D6 upon entering the heX, roll anew each day
1 Curse of Judgement - everyone loses 1HP for each murder they have committed
2 Curse of Silence - no one can activate POWERS
3-4 empty as faith
5 Chalice of Life - drink from it to heal all wounds
6 An Angel is in attendance. The Goldnight Castigator attacks if any who are cursed

TanisGames@tanisgames· Feb 11

Not all angels are savours in the Dying Lands of #MORKBORG #ttrpg #WIPWednesday

(A three colour picture. The tip colour is a pale white, the middle colour is the thinnest band and is an antique gold, the final colour is a blood red.)

TanisGames@tanisgames· Feb 6

Pretty happy with how morose and melancholy this looks

(An image of a pier on a lake. The picture is in greyscale giving a somber tone. Mist covers the start of the pier and the third and second last paragraphs. There is a tall, thin, ornate lantern at the pier’s end. The lantern glows green.)

The Ferrypier

A lone pier stretches into the lake

A bell and an unlit lantern wait for you at the end

Rust has fused the lantern to its pole. Verdigris traps the bell in place

Bleached by the sun like bones, beams from the water are their ribs and worn boards their spine

On a board is scrawled a 2 and a picture of a coin stamped with a skull

When 2 Ferryman Coins are brought here, the lantern lights green and the bell rings a mournful call

Mist builds until the sun is hidden then a bell rings in answer from across the water

A gaunt, hooded figure poling a black wood boat docks. It holds out a gloved hand for payment

Once paid, the Ferryman takes you across the lake to Inslnacht

TanisGames@tanisgames· Feb 6

Starting work on a new project for February something #MTG inspired and #ttrpg #MORKBORG hack-y #WIP #alttext

Take time to Search the Sunken Graveyard
+1 OCCUPANTS roll
D20 + PRESENCE
<0 The graves are freshly tilled and the stones are toppled
1-3 PRESENCE beautiful flowers
4-6 Two silver laid atop a stone
7-9 An unburied corpse wearing a fine pocket watch (12s)
10-12 D2+PRESENCE medical leeches, attach them to take 1 damage and negate a poison
13-14 Sacrificial Knife, d2 damage, when you kill something with it regain a POWER use
15-16 d3+1 Wooden Stakes, in a bloodstained case, crits on a vampire destroy the stake and deal triple damage
17-18 A crawling hand in search of a master, feed it your blood to gain its service
19 A half-buried chest of coins (d6 twice times 10) and a dead highwayman
20 Demonic Mask, heal equal to the damage you deal, -1 NPC opinion of you, and when you die your allies gain 1 OMEN

Rotten mire - One day of food per person spoils

A Fen stretches before you
If this is your first time through,a Trapper stalks prey here
Shortbow d4 or Knife d2 twice
To them you are (d6)
0 Prey
1-2 A wild animal best avoided
3-4 A fellow hunter, they’ll share knowledge of the OCCUPANTS of the surrounding hexes
5-6 A potential buyer, they sell light armour, meat, and various traps

Out of the swamp looms a Forgotten Mausoleum, its door is open
D3+PRESENCE for what is inside
1 - It’s empty
2-3 - d3 Ghouls and d3 thrice silver
4-5 - an angry Geist and d6 thrice silver
6-7 two hungry vampires and d8 thrice silver
8+ a demon with a Balesword that is +1DR to hit, does d8+4 damage, burns like a torch, and hurts Geists

TanisGames@tanisgames· Jan 27

Need something to play on a #snowday? Crack up open the first part of my long form adventure, Cheaters Never Win Set in a magical university it takes your #dnd party from lv1 to lv3 while teaching them about fiends tanisgames.itch.io/cheaters-nev... #ttrpg #dnd5e #dungeonsanddragons #alttext

(The cover page of an adventure booklet. It shows a historic castle on a hill. The page has a border of red vines and orange flowers with a downward pointing sword woven into each long side. A red outline of a d20 is at the top of the page.)

Cheaters Never Win
Year 1
v1.1
Written by TanisGames

5E compatible adventure

photo by JPlenio

(A table of contents. The border of the page is the same as the cover page. The page's border is red vines and orange flowers. There is a downward pointing sword woven into each long side of the border.)

Contents

Intro 3
Content Warning: 3
House Rules 3
Exhaustion 3

The Year's Key Characters 4

1st Quarter 5
Entry 5
Welcome Speech 5
Scavenger Hunt 5
A Syllabus 6
A Spoon 6
A Key 6
Free Time 7

Quarter 2: Devils 8
On Devils 8
Spitballs Fly 8
Practicum - Impish Designs 8
Imp #1 9
Imp #2 9
Imp #3 9
Imp #4 and #5 9
Imp #6 10
Back to Class 10
Taking the Mid-year Exam 10
Level up 10

Quarter 3 11
On Yougoloths 11
An Elemental Aside 11
Practicum - Deal with a Yougoloth 11
Frat Party 12
Sharing is for losers 12
Leoprine Loonie 12
The Fuzz 13

Quarter 4 14
On Demons 14
Practicum - Follow the Door 14
The Demon 14
End of year festival 15
Haunted House 15
Maid Cave 15
Rage Room 15
Spell Bob 16
Dance Off 16
Fireworks 16
Taking year-end exam 17
Level up 17

License 19

(A page from an adventure booklet. The page contains too much text for alt text, message the poster for an alt text version.)

Quarter 4

On Demons

(A description to be read aloud)

(A speech by a teacher)

Practicum - Follow the Door

(A description)

The Demon

A TanisGames Production

Front cover image is Castle Neuschwanstein by JPlenio,
find their work at
https://pixabay.com/users/jplenio-7645255/

Back cover image is Sky_167M by Texturelabs
find their work at
https://texturelabs.org/

Border images for the cover page and table of contents are provided by Ramona
find their work at
ko-fi.com/alderdoodle

Made With
(homebrewery icon)
The Homebrewery

TanisGames@tanisgames· Jan 20

Five days until my first project of 2026 goes live and you'll have the relieve those university days Meeting friends for frat parties late night study sessions trying to survive practicums throwing fireballs at demons, you know, stuff we all did in Uni #ttrpg #dnd #dnd5e