🦐 Shrimp and Crits podcast ✍️ ttrpg design 🎸 Musician 👨‍🦲 he/him maudlingames.carrd.cohttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.comhttps://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/3mnffidbrg222https://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mnahfi33622uLike it or not, redemption is one of the strongest thru-lines in Star Wars. This playbook is a fun way to gamify that and break some of the conventions of this game’s dark side system. You start with Your Path and a Dark Master, and this playbook will be pulling you in both directions constantly. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jun 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnahfi33622uhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mn3vr7ponc2yStar Wars has always been political. From Leia’s hiding her rebel activity under the guise of a diplomatic mission to the long winded Senate sessions of the prequels to Andor’s tense party scenes where Mon Mothma is balancing the nascent rebellion on a razor’s edge. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 May 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3vr7ponc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mmz27t7dgs2hIf I could make one movie I would make a psychological horror about a couple losing their minds together and it would star these two.29 May 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmz27t7dgs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mmu5kbpe4k25This is by far the most popular Jedi playbook and for good reason. In many ways the “wayward warrior with a code” is the original vision for the Jedi, and I think a lot of players are slightly uncomfortable being connected to the more… dogmatic Jedi archetypes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmu5kbpe4k25https://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mmk4hljxck2qThe Master was originally called “the Consular” which you’ll know if you were a KOTOR fan. It was important to cue in on the trope of ‘you’ve accomplished greatness; you’ve made mistakes; and you have one last mission’ that is prevalent in everyone from Yoda to Obi-Wan to Sequel Luke. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 May 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmk4hljxck2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mmeuuf6yyc24Ahhh this one is a personal favorite of mine, and the one I have played as a player the most. In fact the art for this playbook is my PC Loonin Voh. Star Wars stories are full of fringe characters who have their own unique ways of studying the Force different from the Jedi or the Sith. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmeuuf6yyc24https://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mm5hqcleak2dThe Learner! What an important cornerstone playbook for this game. Called “the Knight” in the earliest drafts of this game and “the Padawan” after that before I settled on using Vader’s verbiage from that last fight between him and Obi-Wan. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5hqcleak2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mlyg5cwhlk2bThe Imp was a fun one to work on. One of the second batch of playbooks. I felt like the game needed a ‘spy,’ but it didn’t feel ‘star warsy’ enough to do a playbook called the Spy or even the Infiltrator. However there are LOTS of examples of Imperials seeing the light and joining the good guys. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyg5cwhlk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mlquzveaws2dThere are so many great Star Wars leaders. From Leia to Luthen to Saw Gererra. My goals with this playbook were to illustrate someone already in a leadership position that still has highs to rise to, as well as give them an underlying darkness that I think even the most honorable leaders have. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlquzveaws2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mllnb3xh5k23I had a lot of fun with this one. The Pararomantic from Monster of the Week has so many great ideas that just don’t get used that often because people turn their nose up at the romantic subtext. Big obvious shout out to that playbook that gave me so much to use here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllnb3xh5k23https://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mlh5ulwi4s2jCap is a player who is always going to push boundaries. He always believes in his intentions, yet isn’t too prideful to take direction. His characterization is powerful and fearless. Truly a joy to have at any table. Can’t wait to show you all the next episode of Dania! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh5ulwi4s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3mlejepz4w22oTHE DROID. I have yet to play a Light Side session that doesn’t have someone trying to call dibs on the Droid. I’m proud of this one in part because a large complaint with other Star Wars ttrpgs is that playing a droid is prohibitively complex. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlejepz4w22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3ml7uyb4l2c2lAs Cap makes these posts I’m gonna talk about some of my inspirations and design ideas for each playbook. This one came so easily to us because we started writing Light Side in the wake of the first two seasons of Mandalorian. The biggest challenge was making it not too Mando-coded…. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7uyb4l2c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/maudlingames.com/post/3ml4sgkv2lk2iHave you been thinking about running a Star Wars one shot on your Actual Play? Now that @lightsiderpg.bsky.social is complete, I would love to guest on some AP shows who are interested in trying it. Willing to GM or play. I’m cool with it being main feed or bonus content for your patreon.05 May 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:o7ga7z2uy4svmuh3ozecjwt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4sgkv2lk2i