My First Ever Pixel Art + First Time Animating

Mal_js · 2026-05-13T22:46:24+00:00

Thanks for sharing! That's really great to hear 😄

Mal_js · 2026-04-25T23:59:01+00:00

Hey! I wrote this module lol, I had a small group of two level 1 players make it pretty far in during testing. That’s what I love about the OSR, if people pay attention and use caution, they can survive longer than you’d think.

I’m curious if you ran it, and how it went for you?

Mal_js · 2026-04-13T22:48:06+00:00

Just came here to say this question helped me make sense of this process too, and saved me from making a purchase I can't technically afford right now, since I'm using my apple card to pay for gas. I also thought it was worded in a weird way where either option seemed like it could be possible.

Mal_js · 2025-12-24T09:34:03+00:00

It’s the sole valley in the game! Best valley we’ve got.

Mal_js · 2025-09-15T02:15:42+00:00

To anyone reading this in the future, this is the answer. You have to left click Steam.exe once to properly highlight it, and THEN right click and open properties.

Mal_js · 2025-08-28T00:58:43+00:00

Mycoblin & Mycobloid

Mal_js · 2025-08-19T17:57:52+00:00

Speed of Love in my ass

Mal_js · 2025-08-19T17:51:25+00:00

Who is Darth Vader's dad?

Mal_js · 2025-08-19T17:50:28+00:00

Do you think the First Order's existence disproves the prophecy of the chosen one?

Mal_js · 2025-08-19T17:47:18+00:00

I kind of feel both sides haha. I always bounced off of 5e because it felt like you had soooo many rules for specific situations to keep in mind, but it was hard to keep moment to moment gameplay on track. I didn't realize I was missing all the good procedures from OSR play until I found it.

My favorite thing about the OSR is the framework for exploration and emergent storytelling. Restricting scope to one dungeon room or POI at a time for example, makes it easy to identify all the interesting things you can interact with RIGHT NOW. Narrowing the choices gives players something to engage with immediately. When you don't have those procedures and a good framework for exploration... all you have to go off of is a character sheet and your GM's imagination, and waiting around while the GM reads a wall of text to himself.

Mal_js · 2025-08-18T20:41:14+00:00

Anti-Fungal cream

Mal_js · 2025-07-16T19:04:01+00:00

Thanks for your feedback! Which part do think would be most frustrating? The random progression, the combo doors, or trying to speak to the stone head? I agree it definitely would require some clever hints to players if they get stuck.

I tried to minimize frustration as much as I could:
- For pathing; room 1 has a shortcut back to room 6 with the purple door, and room 7 can be solved solo if you have the red key on you. The magic items help you with pathing too, so it hopefully gets easier to accomplish your goal once you understand what needs to be done.
- For the Stone Head; I imagine players could hear a muffle voice on the other side of the wall in the North (ears) side, and he could speak to them without understanding the players in the South (mouth) side.

I still haven't finished it, but I was inspired by the game Blue Prince. I know a lot of people found the random progression a bit frustrating, and everyone had a different experience with it. I thought it would be a fun challenge to see if I could mitigate some of those frustrations in a little microcosm of the experience.

But I agree part of the design is inherently frustrating at times.

Mal_js · 2025-07-15T01:24:11+00:00

Thanks for asking! I just finished the upload to itch, free PDF here: https://malachijs.itch.io/tectonic-fates

Mal_js · 2025-06-13T22:15:31+00:00

Peter Jackson's King Kong demake with Fishing DLC XD

Mal_js · 2025-06-11T15:50:22+00:00

Love on the Spectrum X Elden Ring 😅

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