very cool game. well worth the price

thank you so so much! :o) thats wonderful to hear

what a lovely comment. im disabled and was housebound for a while myself, and was a social worker for 3 years for other folks with disabilities. finding fun and accessible ways to get out of the house can really make so much of a difference!! i hope this game can be that for you, im so glad youre excited to try it :)

thank you so much! what a lovely comment :) i'm glad the tone came across

lady t's playthrough was excellent, i really loved it 

i appreciate the tip so so much. i didnt know if it was a mistake but hearing it was to help me get to graduation is so extremely touching. i hope you find solace in the game and it helps you tame your monsters

im so so glad you think so!!! thank you so much!!!

i appreciate that so much, thank you! :')

thank you so much! i hope you find meaning in it!

thank you so much! :)

game of give you a tummy ache (affectionate)

this comment really touched my heart, thank you so much for the kind words. this was my first time trying a lyric game and i wasnt sure if it really "fit" anywhere so im glad to hear it was effective :)

i had no idea this game had playthroughs on youtube, but i just watched them and they're really sweet! thank you for letting me know about them, i hope you enjoy the game :)

thank you so much! what a lovely comment :)

i'm so glad you're excited to play and that the episode drew you in - i absolutely love LT's playthrough of it as well. i hope the game proves soothing for you :)

no worries at all, thank you so much! bundle is posted now :D

oh! i really hope it helps! feel free to distribute and/or print to your hearts content, this game is out in the world to be helpful :)

its much appreciated :D 

it says you havent approved yet, was the link workin alright for you? 

hi there :o) bundle is ready to be approved. thank you so much for submitting!!! https://itch.io/b/2463/lukas-top-surgery-debt-bundle

hi there :o) bundle is ready to be approved. thank you so much for submitting!!! https://itch.io/b/2463/lukas-top-surgery-debt-bundle

hi there :o) bundle is ready to be approved. thank you so much for submitting!!! https://itch.io/b/2463/lukas-top-surgery-debt-bundle

hi there :o) bundle is ready to be approved. thank you so much for submitting!!! https://itch.io/b/2463/lukas-top-surgery-debt-bundle

hi there :o) bundle is ready to be approved. thank you so much for submitting!!! https://itch.io/b/2463/lukas-top-surgery-debt-bundle

hi there :o) bundle is ready to be approved. thank you so much for submitting!!!

https://itch.io/b/2463/lukas-top-surgery-debt-bundle

im laughing at the playbook abilities so much. i love this

thank you so much! very kind :)

no worries! thanks for letting me know

yes, the formatted version is friendly to all forms of color blindness! it was run through the coblis color blindness simulator and i did not have trouble reading it or telling the boxes apart in any of the modes

i teach this game as a text in the analysis unit of my composition class for college freshman. we use it to talk about tone, imagery, metaphor, autonomy, concept mashups, and other good stuff. ive taught it twice now and the students seem really interested in this as a text. definitely will continue to use it in coming semesters 

i use this game as a text in the analysis unit of my composition class for college freshman. i've taught it twice now and we have a class discussion about it - analyzing the tone, content of the intended gameplay, and design. it's gone very well both times. the students are engaged with the game and sometimes also get emotional thinking about the stories that could be told with it. we've had some interesting conversations about player safety and how texts can impact their audience

worth the price for the gorgeous layout alone. a very cool and creative game thats presented in a visually compelling way

approved!!

approved!! congratulations on this exciting time!

Hello everyone!

I’m PsychHound, or Luka. I’m a TTRPG dev here but I’m also in grad school for game studies, researching therapeutic applications for gaming. I’m doing a research study through my university looking into long-term tabletop roleplay and emotional resilience.

Essentially, my research is asking the question: Does long-term play of multiplayer tabletop roleplaying games affect your ability to weather social and emotional challenges?

The study is additionally interested in whether marginalized communities have a different experience with tabletop roleplay and emotional resilience than non-marginalized groups do.

The study will take place in a few stages.

The first stage is a survey. On the survey, there are screening questions to make sure all participants qualify for the study, and then open, short-answer questions about both your experiences with roleplay and making characters, and also questions about emotional resilience. You’re able to answer questions with little depth to more depth depending on your comfort level, or skip questions if you need to. The survey will take approximately 30 minutes, but depends on how in-depth you go with your answers

The next stage is an optional follow-up interview. After the survey closes, three participants will be selected to complete an opt-in interview which will last approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour. During the interview, we will discuss more in-depth your answers from the survey, and talk about the character(s) you’ve played.

The survey will be open from 3/27/24 to 4/12/24, or until I hit my maximum number of responses 

To qualify, you must be a tabletop roleplayer, who has played at least three roleplay sessions of a multiplayer TTRPG, during a span of 6 months or longer. You must be 18 years or older and an American citizen

If you know others who qualify and would be interested in the survey, please feel free to share this post or the survey link with them as well

You can find the survey here: https://lukabrave.surveysparrow.com/s/emotional-resilience-and-tabletop-roleplay...

Thank you so much to everyone who is able to participate or spread the word!

very cool game. i think the rewards for the snake eyes / spider eyes mechanics are my favorite part. love when the mechanics reinforce the aesthetic of the game. lots of cool illustrations too!

thank you so much lady t!! it was a great episode

this comment really touched my heart. thank you so much for sharing, i'm so glad your research team is doing good work!!

howdy all!! 

so my good friend, who is my little sister's partner, is moving to the US to be with her!! but the immigration visa is very expensive so i'm hosting a TTRPG sale to help them fundraise! 

there are 8 games in the sale, each one 40% off and the full bundle 60% off for only $18 total!! 

the games included are: 

• little shepherd, little spy: a solo or duet journaling game where you are a spy in the fairy war, delivering messages through your spy ring through coded messages in the books on your bookshelf
• dead mans hand: a solo storytelling game where you travel around the weird wild west learning peoples stories through a poker hand oracle system
• little celestial fieldwork guide: a solo or multiplayer city exploration photography game where you use tarot cards to get hints as to what objects little spirits are hidden as to catalogue them for your research
• familiar field trip: a competitive multiplayer game where you are all witches' familiars causing havoc in the village, teaming up or betraying each other to get the most mischief points
• shadow/giant: a duet game where one player is a gruff, jaded adult and the other player is the magical child now under their care
• the graveyard game: a solo journaling game where you interview people to write an ethnography of a magical, haunted graveyard
• with breath & sword: a solo journaling game where you gear up and fight monsters in order to calm down from real-life anxiety, using grounding methods and breathing techniques
• the narrator paradox: a solo narrating game where you have to wrangle your protagonist into listening to the story you're trying to tell and not defying the narrative

if any of these sound interesting to you please check out or spread the word!! 

the sale runs until the end of march!! thanks everybody!!

thank you so much!!! thats so kind to say <333

update: the entire game is written already <33 oopsie!! it's 3500 words but i had a blast with it!!

just downloaded the original game and also the srd!! i'm toying with a "gruff older character adopts child" theme a la the last of us, logan, or bioshock. but probably with some sort of magical element. not sure who i want to be which character at this point ... i'll have to think more about the Themes. i can see the adult being character 2 in being the one trying to communicate with the scared kid and possibly mucking that up ... but i can also see the kid being character 2 and the game-ending roll pushes being more magical in nature, with them trying to get through to the jaded adult. im really split!! feedback welcomed