Lyme

@lymerpg.bsky.social

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TTRPG Writer & Game Designer. Known for Dawn of the Orcs, Fear and Panic. https://lymetime.itch.io/ https://brackish-draught.bearblog.dev/blog/ https://linktr.ee/lymerpg

A piece of aged paper covered in cryptic runes. They look like alien writing but are not decipherable. There is a red-haired girl with horns and sharp teeth drawn inside a circle. Blood drips from the circle. Another circle shows a diagram of lines that looks like a geometric drawing but actually shows the roadways around Dave Thomas Circle, a Washington DC traffic hazard that existed for many years and claimed many lives until the local government used eminent domain to close the Wendy's in the middle and rearrange the roads to a safer configuration.
A black cover evoking horror paperbacks of the 80s and 90s. A black silhouette that might be a human in a jacket stands in front of sheep. The sheep have bright white eyes, black silhouettes for heads, and dark gray wool. They fade off behind the central figure into the darkness. More white dots behind them might be sheep eyes, stars, or something else. The only color in the image are two red dots for the eyes of the humanoid figure and the title, "Fear and Panic", in the same shade of red. At the top of the cover is the catchphrase, "Fear is the key to survival." At the bottom of the cover are the words, "A HORROR RPG BY LYME".
A distinguished looking man with a goatee wearing a black leather jacket, gloves, and a single golden medal on his chest, standing next to a shorter, grimy looking man in a green uniform
A black and white photo of a man in a hood and jeweler's glasses, with the caption, "The victors stood guard over an empire of rats." It's a still from the film, "La Jetee".
A black and white bar line graph showing views per day. Views per day are around 20 before the day of the Ennie nominations, when they go up to around 300 views per day for a couple weeks before tapering back to around 40 views per day.
The cover of a book. The background is murky black and white shapes. The book has the title "Fear and Panic" with the subtitles "Fear is the key to survival" and "A horror RPG by Lyme".
A page of an RPG book with separate stat blocks for the Herring Gull, Black Headed Gull, Brown Pelican, and Storm Petrel, as well as range maps for each and a drawing of the Storm Petrel. Stats are as follows: Herring Gull Size: Body; 21-26 inches (0.5 to 0.7 m) Hit Points & S.D.C.: 4D6 Attacks Per Melee: 2 Bonuses: + 1 on initiative, +2 to strike and +5 to dodge. Natural Abilities: Fly, swim 90%, has keen vision, and exceptional endurance. Speed: 44 flying, 5 running Habitat: Coasts, estuaries Range: All areas Notes: These birds seldom dive for prey. They feed mainly on waste, young birds, and small animals. Brown Pelican Size: Body: 50 inches (1.3 m) Hit Points & S.D.C.: 5D6 Attacks Per Melee: 2 Bonuses: + 1 on initiative, + 1 to strike and +5 to dodge. Natural Abilities: Fly, can swim 90%, has keen vision, and exceptional endurance. Speed: 33 flying, 5 running Habitat: Coasts Range: Sea of Scarlet Waters, Southern Coasts Notes: These birds dive from as high as 50 feet (15.2 m) in the air to catch fish. Black Headed Gull Size: Body: 14-15 inches (0.4 m) . Hit Points & S.D.C.: 4D6 Attacks Per Melee: 2 Bonuses: + 1 on initiative, +2 to strike and +5 to dodge. Natural Abilities: Fly, swim 90%, has keen vision, and excep tional endurance. Speed: 48 flying, 8 running Habitat: Coasts, inland marshes Range: All areas Notes: This bird loses its black plumage in winter. Like other gulls, it is mainly a scavenger. Storm Petrel Size: Body: 5-7 inches Hit Points & S.D.C.: 3D6 Attacks Per Melee: 2 Bonuses: + 1 on initiative, +2 to strike and +6 to dodge. Natural Abilities: Fly, swim 90%, has keen vision, nightvision 200 feet (61 m), and exceptional endurance. Speed: 77 flying, 10 running Habitat: Oceanic Range: All areas worldwide. Notes: This bird spends nearly all its time over the ocean in all types of weather. It only comes to land during breeding season.
Stacks of RPG books neatly organized on a wooden floor. Each stack is 5 to 20 copies of the same game. Their titles are: Emissary Equinox Honey Hex Camp Elementa Psychic Trash Detectives Against the Gloom Necromancer Heretic Death Cap Saute Army Men 2 Adventures Same Art Corpslayers Apocalypse Frame Valiant Horizon The Old Ways Must Go The Optimist's Guide to Tarot Mobile Hut Issues #1 Dawn of the Orcs The Lurking Fear
Stacks of RPG books neatly organized on a wooden floor. Each stack is 5 to 20 copies of the same game. Their titles are: Emissary Equinox Honey Hex Camp Elementa Psychic Trash Detectives Against the Gloom Necromancer Heretic Death Cap Saute Army Men 2 Adventures Same Art Corpslayers Apocalypse Frame Valiant Horizon The Old Ways Must Go The Optimist's Guide to Tarot Mobile Hut Issues #1 Dawn of the Orcs The Lurking Fear
The Raft of the Medusa, an 1819 oil painting showing 17 dying and desperate people on a wooden raft in a rough sea under a dark sky.
Screenshot of a page of RPG rules with the following text: Making Pierogi You can spend a day preparing enough Pierogi to feed all residents of your Milk Bar, provided you have a Kitchen built. They do not, however, have the ingredients required to make Pierogi. You will need to find those yourself. Each Communard can carry up to 3 Pierogi in their backpack. Eating Pierogi You can use your turn to eat 1 Pieróg and regain 1d6 Health. Eat your Favourite Pieróg to regain 1d6+2 Health and gain Advantage on your next Check or Save.
Medieval foot soldiers armed with matchlocks, crossbows, and two-handed flails defend a wagon fort. It's a rectangular wagon with thick wooden walls on each side and holes to shoot the matchlocks out of. Their banner has a goose drinking from a goblet. Cavalry charges at the fort.
Excerpt of a magazine article reading, “Referees presenting a scenario will be amazed at how little of their time needs to be spent building traps, mazes, and monsters, and at how much of the run can concern role-playing and story-telling. The level of violence is generally low; when violence does occur, however, it does so with truly shocking speed and power.”
A gloved hand pulls a rubber surgical glove onto a clawed hand. One claw pierces the glove and shines in the light. A pair of red eyes loom behind the hands.
10 copies of an RPG book arranged in an occult circle
Peter Quint from Jaws saying "Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes."