Matthew John | Yuigaron

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UK TRPG designer. Writer of 'Sworn by Ghostlight' and 'The Cold Dark' and loads of nasty little dungeons you can die in. TRPGs: yuigaron.itch.io/ The Cold Dark (Print):

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Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· 6d

Found a much better way to view it

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· 10d

It's ugly as sin, but helps me see my progress at a quick glance. This is all rough as hell first draught ideas on the page stuff and for my eyes only usually, but here you get to suffer the colours with me for a moment.

Screenshot of quick Google docs first draught document of something I'm working on. The text is either red, amber, or green depending on how far along the first draught I think it is. The text here isn't relevant, just the colours.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· 15d

One day I will have to write a sci-fi setting for Ghostlight.

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early

astronaut: moon's haunted

nasa employee: what?

astronaut: "loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship" moon's haunted

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jul 17

This is probably my favourite besides either of those above. The ENERGY of the fight, as the air rushes around you is incredible.

Silhouette of Colossus #5, called Avion by the fans, a large bird like colossi with a long tail.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jul 17

These two are most people's favourite Colossi, but without saying either of these, I wanna know which one is yours.

Silhouette of Colossus #3, who the fans call Gaius, who wields a sword like appendage.

Silhouette of Colossus #13, who the fans call Phalanx. They fly through the air, gliding on wings and held aloft by sacs of air.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jul 9

Forgot to post last month's complete daily dungeon #d26. Inspired by a certain area of Hollow Knight if it had human body parts as elements of its construction.

Photograph of vertical cutaway map of a dungeon called The Abyss, drawn on a calendar day by day, room by room. All of the negative space has been filled in with black ink. The rooms are a mix of human body parts, insects, teeth, liquid shadow, and spirals.

A close up of the left page of the previously described dungeon.

Close up of the right page of The Abyss.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jul 8

Sometimes, the algorithm is just funny.

Two YouTube video thumbnails side by side on a recommended feed. One video is about the true size of Elden Ring's map without the fog and such and features the statement "it's smaller than you think", and the other asks the question "is Elden Ring TOO BIG???"

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jul 6

One of many "Graphic Design is my Passion" memes with really wonderfully bad graphic design elements.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jul 5

Magenta text, saying "Summer Sale Nearing it's End over at yuigaron.itch.io". Beneath are thumbnails for 12 games.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jun 29

Just a few of my new friends.

Shadow
When the Sisterhood were put to the sword, they took with them the knowledge needed to sever the shadow from the dead, and so too did they take the knowledge needed to destroy them.
HD 2, AC6, # 2d6
Special: Damage as small melee weapon. If Defence Save failed due to rolling under the Shadows HD, permanently reduce STR by 1. Cannot be killed, reforming once more in 1d6 days.

Carcass Scavenger
Fused flesh, twisted spines, hundreds of thin, human limbs reaching out to snatch away corpses. Grafts what it can to its own body.
HD 3, AC 2, # 1d3
Special: Attacks deal no damage. STR Save or paralysed for 1d6 Rounds. When all threats are gone or paralysed, they begin to pull off limbs, one by one.

Severed Hand
These things are everywhere, now; a fancy of the old king who drew enjoyment from watching the punishment.
HD 2, AC 0, # 1d20
Special: If rolling under HD on a Defence Save, the severed hand begins to strangle its victim, dealing 2d6 damage per round automatically until removed.

Severed Hand of a Giant
Size of an ox and adorned with bands of beaten metals. Giants of their size have long been wiped out, and only these grizzly reminders remain of them.
HD 4, AC 3, # 1d3
Special: If rolling under HD on a Defence Save, the severed hand begins to crush its victim, dealing 3d6 damage per round automatically until removed.
Variant: Two such hands stitched together through hexes. One hand can cast a random Spell twice.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jun 27

Also check out The Book of Gaub if you've not already.

A spread from The Book of Gaub with two spells detailed. One is a curse that causes actual horrible wounds that no one around the victim can see, and the other is a curing spell with more ways to suffer as a result of it than just heal up.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jun 26

We're going down into the dungeon, who are you bringing with you?

Character creation rules for a system I'm working on.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jun 24

Itchio yellow frog icon and the text 'good'.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jun 19

Cary Lewes portraying Westley from The Princess Bride, blonde hair slicked back, thin moustache, pointing a sword at the camera so that it is out of focus. He has a determined look on his face. Large white text says the quote, 'to the pain,'

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jun 17

Oooh. Full Send from @laurieoc.bsky.social arrived this afternoon. The book feels really nice! Plus, new patch to go on the backpack

The physical book for the TTRPG Full Send by Laurie O'Connel. A pack of themed tarot cards have been placed atop the book. A green and orange sew/iron on patch depicting a climber and the text Full Send rests upon it.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jun 9

Working on a thing.

Black background, white and grey text saying: The Somniferous Wylds
A mist shrouded forest of eternal sleep for Wyrms of Tier 3

White text on a black background: The air is still. The mist is gentle on your face. The mossy earth is soft. To sleep here is to sleep without interruption or disturbance; indeed, without natural wakefulness at all. Even the scrape of thirst and the gnaw of an empty belly will not rouse you. The bones of the dead lie alongside the living sleepers, man and beast alike. Make no noise to rouse them; waking to the ravages of their stomachs, most are mad with desperate hunger.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jun 7

How does everyone feel about a dungeon room that's like a mould of a giant foetus that you have to climb through the umbilical cord of and clamber around the inside of this negative space to claim it's discarded sclera to use as a shield? All good?

Daily dungeon room that is shaped like a foetus. The text says, "The SHADE was born here, leaving behind a negative space where it's body grew. In the socket where the eye once grew is the Sclera Shield."

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jun 7

I was like, "No that timeline can't be right," but yeah he's how I went to one 12 years ago. I am distraught.

Matthew dressed up as Earl Harlan. Wearing a beige/tan shirt covered in a collection of patches with a purple necker chief held by a painted yellow iris eyeball. Unseen are vivid purple trousers.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jun 6

The last two months I have basically drifted away my #dungeon26 entries during the letter half of each because I wasn't feeling them, but I'm really enjoying this nasty place. In play it's pitch black and torches don't pierce the gloom at all. Today's entry; a dungeon mouth and throat.

3 sections of a dungeon cut-away map. The rooms are made up of fossils and bone and beetle shells. It's called The Abyss. The negative space of the dungeon is coloured in black.

3 sections of 4 of a dungeon cut-away map. The rooms are made up of fossils and bone, beetle shells, and in the latest, a fully working mouth and throat. The negative space of the dungeon is coloured in black.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jun 6

AS YOU WISH

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jun 6

Here's a free revenant for your #MörkBorg games.

The silhouette of a dead soldier with sword and shield creeping towards you through a blizzard.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· Jun 6

I had forgotten about this mock cover preview I had fucked around with. Might have a system to go with it soon, who knows.

A quick and dirty mock-up of a front cook for a book. A cracked and broken moon hangs heavy over the silhouette of a city on a hill. It bleeds Ghostlight like heavy mist through the streets. The title Ghostlight drips like a bad Goosebumps title.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· May 31

Could explain it, but I'd be less surprised if it was my PS3!

The Spider-Man 2 and PlayStation 3 logos, one above the other. They use the same font. Both owned by Sony.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· May 29

I don't know if it is there, but if anyone sees a copy of The Cold Dark at UKGE, respond with a picture of it and you will win a free Nod of Thanks from me. Take a picture of you having bought it, then that Nod of Thanks includes a bonus Look of Approval.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· May 29

@acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social @navidrake.bsky.social We fucking did it. We defeated the waves. Placed them up with their siblings.

Two TTRPG hardback books, Fe Borg and Hedge, both written by A Couple of Drakes, placed on a grey blanket.

A section of a bookshelf showing a fair few TRPG books, but the focus is on the previous books placed next to others by the same creators; Dead Belt and 2 copies of Court of Blades.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· May 24

Reminds me of my old mate, Brin. The negative correlation of speed and brain size in lurchers is fun and worrying in equal measure. Glad your boy is safe and hope he learns from this (hint: don't count on it).

Light brindle coloured lurcher chewing on a green and yellow knotted tug toy.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· May 23

An image of one of those big circle ships made of sci-fi magic in star Trek named like NC1234 or some such flying probably a little too close to a planet but who knows. Text in the style of a show title says, "I've never watched a star trek".

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· May 20

Am example of what's within the video. Tilt your phone or laptop (probably best not doing this with a monitor I dunno) and cross your eyes until the images overlap in the center.

Near identical side by side images of the moon through the grime smeared, dusty window of the Artemis. In the foreground of each there is the reflection of the photographers hand, and behind the moon the earth and then the stars. The effect for sighted individuals when they cross their eyes is that they can see this in 3D due to the slight differences in the distances between both images.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· May 17

Want a completely free #MörkBorg dungeon to run tonight? Misery's Keep is probably my favourite layout work so far. "Count Vallröt, grandson of the Shadow King, conspires with a coterie of undead dolls set on conjuring Yetsabu-Nech." Originally written by Rugose Kohn. Layout and art by myself.

Digital mock-up of the front panel of Misery's Keep, all toxic yellow and black. Art shows the keep in barren land, and a block of text in a black box describes the approach.

Digital mock-up of the interior panels of the trifold of Misery's Keep. The keeps silhouette keeps all of the rooms text located tightly within each room, the text serving as both map and descriptor.

Matthew John | Yuigaron@yuigaron· May 16

yuigaron.itch.io/somno Somnolevolence is a one page trifold module, for #MorkBorg. - Traverse the dead dreams of a beheaded BASILISK. - Suffer a new series of specific Miseries. - Events change each location, increasing the horror as the game goes on. - Optionally: Die, over and over again.