Mason @ RiftKid Games
@riftkidgames
Game Design Consultant at Unbalanced Encounters | Sole Designer of Ivory Tower TTRPG | Nascent YouTube TTRPG Teacher
Prefer plants to most people? Think Gotham would be better with Poison Ivy running it? The Botanist might be your Ivory Tower archetype! With the botanist you will: - craft cures to all ailments - collect and cultivate plantà from all over reality - let your garden feast on Ivory Tower citizens
[IT]s “a deliciously devious game of political machinations, where tense relationships between player characters are more likely to end the world than the ongoing apocalypse.” — Millie Odegard [IT] arrives this September. Link in bio. #apocalypse #ttrpg #gamedesign
“[IT] gave me a fantastic competitive outlet that felt like playing high-stakes chess. If you love games that deeply reward mechanical mastery and strategic foresight, this is it.” @maiasgameroom.bsky.social [IT] arrives this September. Link in bio. #apocalypse #ttrpg #gamedesign
Just got one of the most exciting crowdfunding packages I’ve ever received!!! @evilhat.bsky.social this game is gorgeous, I simply cannot wait to be 60s spies with my friends
“Playing a dysfunctional pantheon with world-ending stakes has never been more accessible or fun.” @thekojiishere.bsky.social [IT] arrives this September. Link in bio. #apocalypse #ttrpg #gamedesign
[IT]’s the “most fun I’ve ever had in a meeting.” @pcperini.com [IT] arrives this September. Link in bio. @gamefound.bsky.social #apocalypse #ttrpg #gamedesign
“Once [IT] has its claws in you, it’s all you can think about.” @soyouwannabeadm.bsky.social [IT] arrives this September. Link in bio. @gamefound.bsky.social #apocalypse #ttrpg #gamedesign
It arrives this September. Link in bio. @gamefound.bsky.social #apocalypse #ttrpg #gamedesign
Many stories ask who will live when the world ends. In IVORY TOWER, you decide who will rule its ultrafantastic wreckage. Follow it on @gamefound.bsky.social 😌 gamefound.com/en/projects/...
I’m gonna put forth Vulture Sam, my favorite character in BANG! when I was a kid
Blades ‘68 is another game I’ve got to gab about—prototype cover or no. I’ve never encountered a game that makes me feel groovier, personally. Band of Blades once changed my perspective on what good design was. I feel like reading 68 will be another turning of the design corner for me
Two more likes = two more games! It feels fitting to talk about Legend in the Mist next. Finished a campaign this week. We’re playing this “dragon killer” next, I couldn’t be more excited. Its intuitive core dice mechanic, its versatility, and its ART means this game has a place at any table of mine
I got another light so I must post another game! This one simply must be Eat the Reich. I just wrapped up work on a game for the Havoc Engine Jam this week and that’s had me spending a lot of time with it. EtR’s art style and layout design is legendary and its mechanics are a high-octane romp.
Made a lil first draft Ivory Tower character sheet this week and I'm pretty proud of it! Gonna put it up as a free PDF included with Ivory Tower purchases on Itch, thought I'd share on here
Did a lil work on the first draft of the R.A.T. System’s character sheet, pretty proud of it Hacking some cyberpunk #mausritter fun
Me when one of my 5E games agrees to pivot to Mythic Bastionland for awhile:
Zhukov’s drip and general vibe obviously sprang full force into the game’s imagery, helped heartily by Mendelsohn’s immaculate look as Director Krennic in Andor and Rogue One
Finished these flows up today! These updated visuals are going inside Ivory Tower real soon to help folks understand how to build and roll the game’s dice pools and to help walk them through the fallout process
I drew a cover for my game Then I made a cheeky lil alternative color scheme to put on a t-shirt I am proud of both of them
📺 Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first four you know ✍🏻 openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...
It’s a Sparked by the Resistance game of my own design! Currently going through playtesting and editing, but should hopefully come out this year! Here’s some of the art I drew for the game’s different Archmages
Share the last 4 games you played and expose your gaming habits. Night Witches Ivory Tower 5E Mausritter
Mind if I toss my hat into the ring? Attached is a bit of an assortment of drawn maps from the past
Also, made dice pool and stress/Fallout flowcharts for Ivory Tower to help players remember the game’s core processes and keep the game’s momentum moving. Pretty proud of ‘em!
Finally, here comes the Voice! Made by the people and (allegedly) for the people
Second to last, here is the Commander of the Undying Legions! Died the Four Deaths to command the Four Armies!