Pidj

@pidj.bsky.social

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yeah some woman making roleplaying games, video games, poetry, zines, short stories & >= 1 audio drama. wannabe jack of all trades, master of none. did you back a ttrpg zine of mine? south west aus email: pidjtea @ gmail.com games: pidj.itch.io

a kakapo bird wearing a dashing hat and rolling dice, illustrated in the style of a medieval manuscript (by Tallulah Cunningham)
A desktop, with a picture of a cat meowing. A speech bubble has been drawn over it saying "WHY DON'T YOU WRITE"
A photo of a ttrpg zine, titled Fiction in the Space Between. It is a collection of games and game materials inspired by Tracy Chapman songs.
A kallax bookshelf. A 5-section divider is set up in one portion of the shelving, storing reams of A3 paper and various A5 and A6 bunched zines
Three sheets of paper from the tabletop rpg Stonetop; there are map keys and labels but no map
A 3DS, playing Pokémon mystery dungeon
part of a page, decorated in a flemish medieval style. There is an Abides fish creature fighting a hedgehog with fruit in its spines. The page begins to describe a game, 'Marginalia' in which you "play scrives doodling fantastical creatures in the annals during an uneventful year."
Two creatures drawn by two different people who hadn’t seen what the other drew. One is a bouquet of flowers with a tentacle base. The other is a worm with teeth culminating in what might be a stinky sock
Scraps of paper with creatures drawn by two different people who hadn’t seen what the other drew.
3. Open Arms When you declare you are using this move, the game pauses. Choose as many of the below as you’d like. Play resumes when everyone confirms they are ready. There is a list of options, such as go to the toilet or talk out of character, including a blank line.
A pine tree and power poles frame the night sky. The moon sits between the powerlines, big and blood red. The photo is all a little grainy.
An iron d6, a wood and bone spinning d6, a frosted d6 with gold pips, a d6 with a fish in it, a d10 with glittery sand and a skull in it, a triangle agency d4 and a tiny d20
Image Description Beasts Abroad: One player is an Arrogant Noble who has recently returned from abroad. The rest are the Hapless Artists commissioned by the Noble to depict the bizarre beasts encountered in faraway lands. They will need drawing materials. Unfortunately the Noble is a poor wordsmith. They describe a creature encountered on their travels as terribly as they can, whilst touting their own valour. Purple prose is encouraged: invoke the senses, cast aspertions and sprout allegories. Once the Noble is satisfied with their description the Artists present their works of art. Discuss, extol, flatter, then the player to their left becomes the noble. Repeat until everyone has played the arrogant noble. Then transfer your favourite drawings to the margins and write in the annals: "...STRANGE BEASTS WERE SIGHTED ABROAD."
Illustrated by Tallulah Cunningham, the corner of a manuscript illumination frame with a Numbat
A page labelled ‘Mountain O Things’ with strips cut out of it
A notepad with a thick border full of doodles. It reads: "The Veritable Tales In the first year of Empress Ai's reign... she was crowned with her father's crown. The people called her kind, scrupulous, marriageable and weak. In the second year of Empress Ai's reign... a nobleman returned from strange lands and employed all the notable artistes in depicting the beasts sighted there. (A picture of a strange two legged beast with three eyes and no ears is here). In the third year of Empress Ai's reign... there was a great pestilence and many died. Their eulogies filled the streets. In the fourth year of Empress Ai's reign... the nobles competed in a great hunt. Lord Go won -- he caught a tiger. In the fifth year of Empress Ai's reign... nothing of note happened so we turned our hands to filling the margins. (A doodle of a simple fish on legs)."
Text: "Veritable Tales of Folly in the Realm: An illuminated Manuscript Party TTRPG"
A screenshot from Granny’s Garden, an old video game. There’s a pixelated witch, and below her a text box reading “Ha ha! Now I’ve got you! I will send you home at once.”
Nova says: I sneezed and none of y’all said bless u Pidj says: Bless you!!! Viditya says: glad you noticed
A box full of zines. One is opened to a striped thylacine, also called the Tasmanian tiger, alongside bubbles labelled “teeth” “limbs” “stripes” and “pouch”
A thylacine floating amongst bubbles
An urn labelled HOT HOT HOT HOT CAUTION HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT
A box labelled “Playwalled Dice”, d4s, and some triangle earrings which match the aesthetic of both
A zine page spread. 6. All That You Have is Your Soul. Has money and golden idols (Oscars), some obscured text, and then a box labelled 'your soul'. Over the page is a 4x4 grid labelled 'inventory'.
A mock album case booklet cover. It is called 'Fiction in the Space Between', is a Tracy Chapman fan zine, and has pictures of Tracy Chapman on the front and back. The back shows there are games or game materials based on Fast Car, Baby Can I Hold You, She's Got Her Ticket, Open Arms, Mountain O Things, All That You Have is Your Soul, Talkin' Bout a Revolution, and one more secret song!
The yellow under-layer of a roleplaying game print file. Includes some Thylacine silhouettes.
A screenshot of a TTRPG draft, with text under each heading collapsed: "Fiction in the Space Between | A Tracy Chapman TTRPG Fanzine A collection of games, moves and TTRPG-adjacent writing inspired by the music of Tracy Chapman. Pictures and scans taken from Tracy Chapman CDs. Baby Can I Hold you Tonight? - A two-player game about failed relationships She’s Got Her Ticket - A move to overcome hopelessness Open Arms - A safety tool"
A black cat lain on my desk and open laptop’s keyboard. The Kickstarter page for Growing Thylacine can be seen in the background.
Green stripes overlaid on a bold yellow background. There are five circles with text labelled: 'Teeth, Limbs, Stripes, Pouch and any Others'. A the bottom the word 'escape!' is obscured
Text: Preparing for Paris (P4P) is a game without a Facilitator or Game Master (GM) that uses elements of the Powered by the Apocalypse system and the Firebrands Framework by Meguey and D. Vincent Baker.
The drawing of a man with long dark hair in a bun. There’s a club pushed through the bun and coins hang from one end of it, and also from an earring.
A diagram showing a gatefold zine that, when folded, is sized to an A4 sheet of paper. when unfolded there are three panels on each side.
Art of a Thylacine, bubbles floating around it
A scanned sketch of a thylacine, also called Tasmanian tiger. Bubbles are coming out of its mouth.
Many sketches of Tasmanian tigers / thylacines, and a list of colours
The Title 'Growing Thylacine', five six-sided dice and a grainy photo of two Thylacines (also called Tasmanian Tigers)
A tiefling lounging with a plesiosaur inspired dragon nearby
A pamphlet document, with a picture of a Thylacine, headings 'SETUP', 'TEETH', 'LIMBS', 'STRIPES' and 'POUCH', and other unreadable text.
A grid of alignments, from lawful to chaotic and good to evil. Each entry in the alignment grid is a pun. “Chefs kiss? Do… do they really?” “The bird flu? Yeah they tend to do that.” “You’re telling me a shrimp fried this rice?” “What’s upstairs? They can’t talk” “Based? Based on what?” “Apartment complex? I find it quite simple.” Road works ahead? Yeah I sure hope it does.” “Wood fired pizza? How’s pizza gonna get a job now?” “You’re telling me a ginger bred this man?”
A cotton napkin with a compass inked in
a hastily drawn picture of a thylacine, surrounded by circles, with four boxes at the bottom
A whimsical train station, with overgrown tracks, fish swimming through arch ways and a cat asleep on the bench.
The roleplaying game The Sun's Ransom, which has a sun on it's cover, is surrounded by dice. There is an itch.io review - "Visually gorgeous, creative and engaging to read!"
An illustration of a fantastical landscape. There are tents amid red hills, there is green foliage, a castle besides the water and many islands. The sun is setting and the stars are out
The book for a roleplaying game, Triangle Agency is on a desk alongside some four sided dice and a box labelled ‘playwalled dice’
A screenshot of the order summary. Shipping for a mug, wrapping paper and a mini crossword calendar is $102!!!!
An illustration of a landscape, which dice and card suits are pour out of
A segmented plastic box, with a lot of dice.
The cover of board game Bamboleo. A platform balances precariously with a number of differently shaped blocks.
Art from the video game Hades
Get to know my game taste. For every like, I will post one game I love.
An illustration of a brown skinned man with dark hair and eyes
My desk, with some game zines (Bracing for the Storm), two game design textbooks, envelopes and a grid notebook
A folded piece of paper with a drawing of a thylacine. There are four dice, each with a six on its face.
Pidj spelt out by satellite photos of landforms resembling letters
Some of Pidj’s game things; two text books (‘Thematic Integration in Board Game Design’ and ‘Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design’), copies of a ttrpg zine Bracing for the Storm some packaged as letters, envelops, a grid notebook.