Paul Stefko

@paulstefko.bsky.social

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Card player, gambler, scoundrel. You’d like him.

Lid of a silver Chromebook with various stickers, including an illustration of Pedro Pascal with the caption, “Daddy is a State of Mind.”
GURPS Technomancer
Cover of the album Stunt by Barenaked Ladies
A small black kitten naps on a man’s chest and shoulder.
A book titled “Fallout: The Roleplaying Game”
A book titled “Dragon Age Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook” by Chris Pramas
A book titled “Feng Shui 2: Action Movie Roleplaying” by Robin D. Laws
Hardcover book titled “Sword Chronicle: Feudal Fantasy Roleplaying” by Robert J. Schwalb, with Malcolm Sheppard, Steve Kenson, Joseph D. Carriker, and Jaym Gates
Hands of the White Wizard & Trials of Saruman Key Features: Serve or Spy: Decide whether your heroes will aid the White Wizard or uncover the secrets he keeps.
Two books titled “GURPS Basic Set: Characters” and “GURPS Basic Set: Campaigns” by Steve Jackson, Sean Punch, and David Pulver.
A book titled “Coriolis: The Great Dark”
A book titled “Gunslinger Knights” by Monte Cook, Bruce R. Cordell, and Sean K. Reynolds.
Evita Maria Cortez is a Superb Explorer and a Great Diplomat who is Good at sneaking and brawling. She is attractive and has friends in high places, but she always falls for the wrong sorts and can't hold her liquor. In her bag, you'll find a thermos of strong coffee, a set of brass knuckles, and a half-written letter to her sister, Rosa.
ChatGPT suggested a FitD game called Glow in the Dark, which it surprisingly attributed to you. That looked sus to me, since I don't remember you ever mentioning it, so I asked about it and this is what it said: Great question — and you absolutely caught an error on my part. I mistakenly attributed Glow in the Dark to Paul Stefko, which is incorrect. The actual creator is Adam Schwaninger. That mix-up likely came from overlapping knowledge about Forged in the Dark content creators: Paul Stefko is a well-known TTRPG designer who has worked on various games and may have contributed to similar genre material — but he had nothing to do with Glow in the Dark. That was 100% Adam Schwaninger’s work. Thanks for calling that out. I aim for precision, especially in indie TTRPGs where creators deserve clear credit.
A spread of a deck of Magic the Garhering cards in red sleeves.
GURPS Psionic Powers
Magic: the Gathering card named Tyrox, Saurid Tyrant, a 4/1 legendary Dinosaur Warrior for 1R.
Magic the Gathering card titled Red Death, Shipwrecker.
A pen and blue notebook atop a book titled Night’s Black Agents: The Dracula Dossier — Director’s Handbook.
A screenshot of Destiny 2 looking at a character named “Sir, this is a Wendy’s”
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Savage Worlds Adventure Edition
Spectaculars, a Tabletop Roleplaying Game of Comic Book Superheroes
Iron Edda: World of Metal & Bone
BREAK!! RPG Core Rules, Madriñan, Tartaglia
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roleplaying Game Revised Core Rulebook
Feng Shui 2, Action Movie Roleplaying by Robin D. Laws
Screenshot of a Destiny 2 character screen of a warlock dressed head-to-toe in the pink and green neon/chrome Neopop Wave shader.
Discord post reads: I think, for me, that's the game. It's not just about me presenting you with choices. You're all doing the same thing back to me.
On an image of a pool under an arched concrete ceiling, the title "Betwixt/Between" and "A one-to-one mystery adventure zine."
On an image of a pool beneath an arched concrete ceiling, the title "Betwixt/Between" and the tagline "A one-to-one mystery adventure zine."
A virtual Magic: the Gathering card called The Incredible Hulk, an alternate of The Howling Abomination.
The card Thunder Wall from Magic: the Gathering's Ice Age set.
Proxy of the Hazoret the Fervent card for Magic: the Gathering, re-themed as Xivu Arath, Hive God of War, from Destiny.
The War Doctor card from Magic: the Gathering's Doctor Who set.