Matthew Ayers

The Blighted

A TTRPG designer eager for a quiet place to type his thoughts.

Check out my upcoming TTRPG, Blightfall, entering crowdfunding on BackerKit in February 2026:
tinyurl.com/BlightfallTTRPG

  • A Tale of Three Blightfalls

    Blightfall funding IS NOT the point of this post, but it would feel weird not to mention how exciting, proud, and thankful I am to be in this position. If you’ve backed the game or shared it, my sincerest appreciation… more ›

  • Zine Month Shakedown Pt 2

    Hi ho, silvers! Yes, you are all my horses, and I will ride you all the way to Kickstarter, where I’ll be highlighting zines on that platform. This has a HUGE CAVEAT: Kickstarter is a piece of shit platform. Why?… more ›

  • Zine Month Shakedown Pt 1

    As a person with a Zine Month project (cough), I’ve noticed a lack of conversation about Zine Month projects in the spaces I frequent (Edit – Literally days after I wrote this, the conversation about Zine Month exploded online. I… more ›

  • Fomoria – The Quickstart

    I am a fan of Tania Herrero‘s art and prior works in the TTRPG space, whether it be adventures like Crown of Salt or supplements like Menagerie of Unbearable Things, so my interest was piqued when she announced she was… more ›

  • Homage! & Homage?

    Edit – I’ve rewritten this a number of times. I think I was too harsh because I felt bad due to the flu. That being said, I still feel like I’ve raised some decent questions. _________________________________________________________________________________ Hot damn did Twilight… more ›

  • Future Planning

    In last week’s post, I discussed being hard at work getting everything ready for Zinetopia. As I have learned now that I am in a community with all the other Zinetopia people, not everyone feels the same way as I… more ›

  • I’m Tired

    I’m going to tell you a secret. You will never guess this secret. It certainly has nothing to do with the title of this post. I’m tired. I know. We all thought it was impossible. Surely, the thousand milligrams of… more ›

  • I Promised to Never Design a Game

    And I Never Did … Okay, I’m a Liar When I started playing TTRPGs, I seriously told myself I should never design a game. Which I know is a weird thing to tell yourself. But after a few decades on… more ›

  • I Spent 50 Hours on Coloring???

    Yeah. Did I Waste My Time? It’s very possible. Yeah, that spread up there? 50 hours. Let me explain. I am working on the layout of my game, Blightfall. This is my first time doing layout. I’ve learned all of… more ›

  • Death to the Infinite Campaign

    (And Long Live the Infinite Campaign) Wanted to give some big updates on some topics I’ve covered before getting into this week’s topic: – Gates of Krystalia: Shortly after I posted my blog on it, Rascal put up a big… more ›