Matthew Ayers

The Blighted

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

Learn about my TTRPG, Blightfall, that successfully funded on BackerKit: tinyurl.com/BlightfallTTRPG

  • Reflections: Blightfall Part 2

    How hilarious would it have been if I completely stopped posting and my last post was titled Part 1? The reason I stopped blogging is because my life exploded. In fact, the only reason I’m able to blog today is… more ›

  • Reflections: Blightfall Part 1

    After last week, I took a step back and reevaluated a lot. The campaign finished 9 days ago, but it continues to run through my head. Now that I’ve had the space away from funding, I’m going to write a… more ›

  • 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 ›

  • 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 ›