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IRON VALLEY is a cozy table-top RPG you can play solo or with friends! Take the role of a person moving to the Valley and experience a taste of small-town life. Grow crops, meet Townies, make promises, and more!
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LATEST BOOK
THE LAST BREAD MAGE, a dark fantasy novel by M. Kirin about a world caught in a cycle of life and death, ruin and glory, perpetually spiraling into Absolute Chaos.
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The Fabulous Gays
THIS STORY IS NOT ABOUT SUPERHEROES.Itโs about the real world, where people go to work, pay their bills, and where everyone has psychic powers.Even you. Even me. Even him.We just donโt know it yet.
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WHO IS M. KIRIN?
everything we know so far
M. KIRIN (they/them) is a queer author and artist.Raised by two completely different countries, M. Kirinโs writing has its roots in the grounded personal conflict of the American novel as well as the magical realism of Mexican fiction. The works of M. Kirin are often about the clash between the fantastical and the mundane.From their humble beginnings as an independent author, M. Kirin has been posting writing advice and inspiration on the internet. Their articles, blog posts, and videos have reached tens of thousands of aspiring authors and amassed millions of views.And now, as a Virtual Writer, M. Kirin showcases their creativity and writing process live before an internet audience.M. Kirin currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with their wife KITTY, gray cat IANTO, and the chinchilla twins POPOLA & DEVOLA.
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MY BOOKS
strange fiction full of queer characters
THE LAST BREAD MAGE
"We meet again, at the beginning of the end."FEL is the sole survivor of his people, the heir to the magical study of reality, and his death would mean the end of the Red Mage legacy. He cannot allow this to happen. That is why he is racing towards the center of the worldโto the structure as ancient as time and powerful enough to survive the death of the universe.THE PINNACLE.It is said that God resides in that mountain of hardened soil, but Fel isn't so sure. After all, why would God make a world designed to suffer such a horrible apocalypse? What purpose could all this suffering possibly serve? And, why does this journey seem strangely familiar?This isn't the first time the world has ended, but Fel doesn't know that.Not yet.THE LAST BREAD MAGE is a dark fantasy novel about a world caught in a cycle of life and death, glory and ruin, perpetually spiraling into Absolute Chaos. Read the hearty 85-page sample by following the button below!
The Fabulous Gays, Volume 2
THIS IS NOT A STORY ABOUT LOVE. Itโs about the real world, where everyone has psychic powers. Even you. Even me. Even Hoshiโs ex-boyfriend who wonโt stop pestering them. What does he want?โRASโ PAPILLON is a complete gender disaster (and a clown to boot). Heโs fabulous, flirtatious, and funny in the strangest way. He can make you laugh with just one look. Youโd think this social butterfly wouldnโt need help getting anybodyโs attentionโฆAnd yet.There is a young woman at the center of the universe. Her name is MIEL PAZ FONSECA, sheโs trying to find herself in this wide world, and she has no clue her life is about to get turned upside down. All of a sudden, sheโs the center of attention. Who are these fabulous strangers, and why wonโt they leave her alone?THIS IS A STORY ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS; the ex whose bridge you burned, the ride-or-die friendships, the people who show up out of the blue and change you forever. This is a story about the real world, and the year everything changed.
The Fabulous Gays, Volume 1
THIS STORY IS NOT ABOUT SUPERHEROES. Itโs about the real world, where people go to work, pay their bills, and where everyone has psychic powers. Even you. Even me. Even him. We just donโt know it yet.HOSHI YOSHINAGA KNOWS. Theyโve unlocked their full potential. Hoshiโs psychic powers allow them to read minds, which they use to help people.People like ARCHER CISNEROS, a young man struggling with his identity and with love. Archer may look like any other college studentโbut heโs not. He can see the future. He just doesnโt know it yet. Heโs too busy worrying about something even more importantโฆHe has a terrible crush on another boy.THIS IS A STORY ABOUT THE REAL WORLD, where everyday people have incredible powers, where the mundane is seen through a fantastical filter. This is a story about the real world, and the year everything changed.
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The Fabulous Gays, Vol. 1
This is the year everything changes.
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The Fabulous Gays, Vol. 2
This is not a story about love.
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The Last Bread Mage
We meet again, at the beginning of the end.
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Iron Valley Solo TTRPG ๐ Streams every Weekday!
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Welcome to the Valley! ๐ฆ๐ฅ
Iron Valley is a cozy ttrpg hack for Ironsworn/Starforged.
In this game you take the role of someone moving into a small community and starting their life anew. Maybe youโll restore your familyโs farm. Maybe youโll explore the mysterious forest just beyond town. Maybe youโll fall in love and get married!
The key inspirations for Iron Valley are life and farming simulation games such as Animal Crossing, Story of Seasons (Harvest Moon), and Stardew Valley. This game attempts to capture the feeling of working towards player-driven goals while making the most out of each day.
Iron Valley is nearly 250 pages long, filled to the brim with cozy mechanics, examples, and tools for players wanting to play solo or with friends. Also, it is pay-what-you-want with no minimum.Download it for FREE and try it today!
โจโจ features โจโจ
๐ The Passage of Time! As you take actions the clock advances and days come and go, can you make the most out of each day?
๐ Create Your Own LifeSim! By using world truths, you can create your very own version of the Valley. Will your Iron Valley be a medieval village or a small rural town hours away from the big city? Will it be populated by adorable animals or fantastical ancestries? Mix and match to your liking!
๐ Simplified Moves! With only a handful of moves to learn, life in the Valley is pretty simple once you get the hang of it.
๐ Make it a Promise! The central mechanic revolves around making and keeping promises with your friends, yourself, and your frienemies!
๐ Oracles for DAYS!! Nearly a third of this rule-book is made up of cozy oracles to keep you inspired, give you ideas, and help you generate plots and characters.
๐ And More is on Its Way! Although this version of Iron Valley is fully playable and feature rich, there is still so much room to grow! Expect updates introducing new mechanics, oracles, and many new surprises. Life in the Valley is always changing~
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Disclaimer: This work is based on Ironsworn and Ironsworn: Starforged (found at www.ironswornrpg.com), created by Shawn Tomkin, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Iron Valley is not an official supplement for the Ironsworn or Ironsworn: Starforged RPGs.
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ONE PAGE LEFT is a solo journaling game about surviving a slasher movie.
There is a killer on the loose and you're trapped inside a strange mansion. As you roll dice you will be asked to complete prompts on a single sheet of paper, but be wary...
If you run out of space, YOU DIE
If you run out of Luck, YOU DIE
ONE PAGE LEFT is also a one-page rpg, meaning that the rules fit within a single sheet of paper. We strongly recommend printing the rules as its easier to read physically than digitally.
In addition to this rulebook you will also need the following materials:โผ A six-sided die (d6)
โผ A black pen
โผ A red pen
โผ A marker
โผ A single sheet of paper, preferably Letter/A4A run of this game runs from thirty minutes to an hour and is endlessly replayable thanks to the randomized character and killer creation.
In order to get into the right mood for this game we strongly recommend playing with the lights dimmed (maybe even playing in the dark with a flashlight), as well as putting on some appropriate musicโsuch as the official One Page Left Spotify Playlist.
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One Page Left was created thanks to the support of fans like you.
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ROLL FOR NOVEL is a solo game about rolling dice and generating story ideas.
๐ฒ Create new worlds to explore using your imagination๐ฒ Give your existing characters a new story๐ฒ Find your next novel idea
This game also contains a guide for planning a novel. If you've always wanted to write a book but found it daunting and overwhelming, this might just be the thing for you. Over the course of a few pages you will create an outline that organizes your thoughts, fleshes out your ideas, and energizes you to write.
Everything you create using this game is yours, and you do not have to link back to this page or even reference Roll For Novel. That being said, I'd love to read your works! Please consider sharing what you make on this page.
Whether this is your first time experiencing creative writing or your the next step in your writing journey, I wish you the best! Don't forget to keep things fun, okay? โฅ
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Roll for Novel was inspired by Jacob Pauwels' Roll for Sandwich.
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