🦐 Shrimp and Crits podcast ✍️ ttrpg design 🎸 Musician 👨‍🦲 he/him maudlingames.carrd.cohttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3myxi42mltk2zCheck out PURE EVIL! A slasher ttrpg that requires NO prep and had NO influence from AI. Draw from ♣️ if you want to RUN. Draw from ♥️ if you want to LIVE. Draw from ♠️ if you want to FIGHT. Draw from ♦️ if you want to EXPLORE. It’ll take a miracle to End the Nightmare. ianmauldin.itch.io/pure-evil https://ianmauldin.itch.io/pure-evil28 Oct 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxi42mltk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3myv76ymxks2mThe very first Pure Evil actual play! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myv76ymxks2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3myn4hee7dk27First five #TTRPG in the order that I played them: 1. Dungeons and Dragons 2. Monster of the Week 3. Masks 4. Gator Grab (Honey Heist reskin) 5. Babes in the Wood Dying to see some of y’all’s! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Oct 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myn4hee7dk27https://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3myfv5jjts22fI got to go on Setting the Stage and talk a little bit about the unique setting of @shrimpandcrits.com Dania! Go check it out if you wanna hear me talk about how Johnny Cash and Gandalf have a lot in common, actually. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/92-folk-singing-rpg-party-ian-shrimps-and-crits/id1649114722?i=100079746599321 Oct 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfv5jjts22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3myasq2qigk2iThere’s still time to check out Pure Evil and get ready to play it with your friends on Halloween weekend! Draw cards. Kill your friends. Roll dice. End the Nightmare and escape death by the skin of your teeth! No GM prep needed. Just a deck of cards and a D6! 🔪 ianmauldin.itch.io/pure-evil https://ianmauldin.itch.io/pure-evil19 Oct 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myasq2qigk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mxrmwguzvk2cPure Evil is out now for the sinister price of $6.66. This game is a bloodbath. It is a thrill ride. Your skin will crawl, and maybe be removed... but like in a fun way. ianmauldin.itch.io/pure-evil https://ianmauldin.itch.io/pure-evil13 Oct 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrmwguzvk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mxf2mztmmc27Looking for a perfect Halloween one-shot game? Pure Evil comes out October 13th.08 Oct 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxf2mztmmc27https://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mvj2mkfi6s22I am once again so sorry for BONKY. He came to me from some cosmic chaotic force deep within me, and I have no control over myself when it bids me to BONK. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj2mkfi6s22https://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3muhyuqbws22xDo you miss the Monster of the Week golden age when @shrimpandcrits.com and @monsterhourpod.bsky.social were both producing good old fashioned monster hunting fun? You don’t want to miss this. I think we bonked it out of the park ⚾️. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhyuqbws22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mslvfhzsoc2vMy post-GenCon update for the ttrpg shelf. Any glaring omissions? Tell me what this assortment of games says about me 😂.08 Aug 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslvfhzsoc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3ms4ti23q522rHad my best GenCon yet. Thanks Indy. If we met this weekend, I can’t wait to game with you soon! 🦐💙🍤02 Aug 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4ti23q522rhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3moqgqde4j22sDo you have stubborn Monster of the Week players like I do who don't want to switch playbooks or retire their hunter? Keep the improvements coming with Veteran Improvements! https://rpg-trader.com/products/4749/veteran-improvements20 Jun 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqgqde4j22shttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3moggeywoz22lReintroducing my games now that I'm on RPG Trader. First up is Bid Around the Bush. A chaotic romp on one page that encourages you to hoot, holler, interrupt your friends, and occasionally profit from bidding on foreclosed storage units. https://rpg-trader.com/products/3837/bid-around-the-bush16 Jun 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moggeywoz22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3modru67xl22s@dreasilvertooth.bsky.social is pretty much the coolest person in AP. They are a joy to record with. Proud of you Drea! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jun 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3modru67xl22shttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mobjdfsb5s26My games are now on RPG Trader! If you enjoy my games, please go review them and give them a thumbs up. Over the next week or so, I'll take this opportunity to reintroduce each game I've made. https://rpg-trader.com/creator/696/maudlin-games14 Jun 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobjdfsb5s26https://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mo6y7lr33k26Ah the Soldier. The last in this little series of design notes. The soldier was one of the KOTOR 6 and pretty easy to make a playbook for. Star ‘Wars’ need star soldiers after all. The combat specialties were a lot of fun, and I think make this playbook deceptively versatile. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jun 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo6y7lr33k26https://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mns6n64cd223Algo-be-damned, here’s the second of these lil design journal posts today since I missed one over the weekend. Another of the “KOTOR 6” and the only one of the Jedi that did not get renamed. This one felt like it could have been cut, but I felt like it has huge untapped potential for role players. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jun 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns6n64cd223https://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mns5c2htds23Alright, I fell behind so you’re getting a two-fer today. This is one of the “KOTOR 6” and one of the few playbooks that I took a long look at cutting from the game. A playbook should have a clear story to tell and it was tough to give this one its own lane between Bounty Hunter and Scoundrel, BUT… [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jun 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns5c2htds23https://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mnffidbrg222With the Scoundrel, it took me a while to pin down what the narrative aspect of the playbook should be. What could I provide as a springboard to make sure players were set up to tell a great story. Thankfully the Crooked from MotW had just what I needed. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnffidbrg222