This Effin’ GM

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GM, Husband, Father (x3), writer, game designer, terrain maker, miniature painter, best seller on DMsGuild. He/Him. Slowly losing my mind Tiktok and Youtube: Thiseffingmgames

Pictured: 3 of the 4 pieces of my heart standing next to a taxidermied bald eagle
Excerpt from Fantastic Figureheads...And Where To Find Them on kickstarter. Reads "...and where to find them.Stronghold of the Lofty Scholar A cove discovered a few years ago by Captain Arlo Von Brussel, a retired British naval officer who sought westward fortunes. Within the nearby ruins, he found fortune enough to recruit men to his self-serving cause and the means for his ship (The Lofty Scholar) to take to the skies. The crew of the Lofty Scholar prowl the Dark Caribbean stealing from both pirate and merchant alike. Those seeking revenge, his treasure, or something else from the Captain will likely find him in his newly built stronghold or ship."
The cover for the Isle of Mettle, an upcoming shadowdark gauntlet adventure by this effin' gm. The cover depicts a spectral knight standing before a spectral lady.
This Effin' Wife's map of a cove for the project Fantastic Figureheads (and where to find them)
Oh, Rats - A Shadowdark Adventure is now a Best Seller on DriveThruRPG.
The cover for The Prismatic Tower
This Effin gm holds up a proof copy of his pirate Borg book These Bloody Sails
This Effin gm holds up a sticker sheet from his Kickstarter for These Bloody Sails
An event for These Bloody Sails run by This Effin’ GM at Kantcon
The cover for The Prismatic Tower, a short shadowdark adventure for levels 4-6 by This Effin' GM. Coming soon.
This Effin gm holding up a proof copy of These Bloody Sails
Purple worm feast, a shadowdark adventure for levels 5-7
OsE books rising tides and Journal of the Blood Sands. These sit next to Shadowdark books Dark Devilry and Crawling through inferno
The players of the Hard Earners celebrate the completion of the Shackled City adventure path
Fantastic figureheads: a small supplement including new relics and an adventure scenario for the worlds worst pirate ttrpg
Purple Worm Feast is a mid to high level short adventure for Shadowdark.
The cover for A Few Quick Stops Along the Way, a collection of Pirate Borg Mini Adventures
This Effin' GM runs his own game at GenCon 2026. It's called the Island of 10,000 Flamingos
Last year I was on 24 separate ttrpg publications in some capacity. Some were self published, many were not. There was a lot of writing, some proofreading, and some editing. I’m really proud of this, 2025 was awesome. I’m still learning to be a better writer and this year bumped it up by tackling a Kickstarter. I might even do two more. I’ve also gotten into more self publishing on DriveThruRPG. While I am not the most talented by a long shot, I am really proud of the work I am putting in to become better. And that wouldn’t be possible without the support of my friends and family. Thank you so much.
This Effin’ gm writes and writes and writes
Tentative cover for Purple Worm Feast, scheduled for release in May 2026
Circling deck of crawlers at a convention booth
This Effin gm poses with Dark Devilry, Crawling Through Inferno, and The Devoured Labyrinth, shadowdark books he wrote on
This Effin gm poses with the fine folks of Monte cook games
A dad and his kid enjoying a gaming convention
The cover for a low level shadowdark adventure “Oh, Rats!”
Will, Luke, and John on a thumbnail for Limithron’s Ship of the Dead podcast where we discuss the adventure Venom in the Veins
This Effin' GM and This Effin' Wife playing games at the D8 Summit Charity Convention
This Effin' GM explains cannonfire raining down upon pirates with his right arm extended in a really unfortunate way.
A middle aged white guy expresses happiness while awaiting going to a gaming convention
A fun group of people gather to play Pirate Borg
Will “This Effin’ GM” Tramp getting ready for a convention
The Pirate Borg reference cards fit in the starter box really nicely.
President of the US Donald J Trump threatens to attack Iranian civilian infrastructure on Easter Sunday.
A list of feedback for Pirate Borg games played by Gary con attendees, rating the efforts of Will ‘This Effin’ GM’ Tramp and his convention GMing style
Pirate Borg swag!
A spreadsheet of every major thoroughfare between ptolus districts.
Alternate rules for side based initiative in d&d 5.5
A placeholder cover for a new pirate borg project from This Effin' GM Games
Will “ThisEffinGM” Tramp will beat Midwest Gamefest running April 23-36, 2026 in Independence MO
This Effin GM with a big beard and long hair
A man has a longer white beard
Four guys. One glows because its his birthday.
The figurehead for the Gilded Swine sailing ship is an adorable, crowned pig. I would die for this pig.
This Effin gm’s Gary con schedule
Wife and husband posing in front of a semi trailer with Hamilton plastered on the side
A five year old boy reinnacts a scene in transformers one where a robot shows off to his imaginary friends that he has knife Hands and cuts off his imaginary friends heads. He then yells no mournfully
One of the last photos of my brother and I. We sit in lawn chairs.
Three sticker set available as an add on for the Kickstarter These Bloody Sails. The stickers include angry flamingos, a pirate with bird friends, and a sailing ship
This is a gif given to our project, These Bloody Sails, by Kickstarter, which is their way of highlighting brilliant examples of creativity.
A three sticker sheet offered with US physical purchases of These Bloody Sails
Ben holds a sword and Steven stares in awe while at the game table, preparing to fire broadsides!
New baby named Sophia, niece of the poster
These bloody sails, a pirate Borg Kickstarter, hits 400 followers
An excerpt from the shadowdark 3pp supplement Delve explaining the Sean Legion, as well as a holo foil card depicting the creatures art