Bright Bard Games
Welcome to the Itch.io page for Bright Bard Games! We're an Indie TTRPG company making games about punk little guys doing their best, everyday magic, and weird space wizards. Our catalogue of zines, 1-page rpgs, game books, and adventures sit at the intersection of tactile, quick-to-play multiplayer experiences and solo/duet journaling games to encourage creative habits.
If you're an author, artist, or designer interested in working with us, a retailer or publisher interested in our games, or several goblins in a trench coat with a message for us, please reach out to us at BrightBardGames@gmail.com
Find physical copies of our games on our website and at Indie Press Revolution.
Run by author Jon Boyle and artist Bri de Danann.
An arcade-style TTRPG about endangered, gun-toting, amphibians doing cute hobbies and kicking robotic horrors' butts.
Take the fight to the robo-horrors with new guns, hobbies, ultimate moves, and game modes for Axolotl with a Gun!
Save the day from pollution and evil as trash goblin magical girls in this modern fantasy short-shot roleplaying game.
It's 3 days to Pride, you're super gay, and you've got a rad weapon. A short RPG about having a great time being gay.
A card-altering, duet roleplaying game about everyday dragons and their hoards.
A Trash to Treasure TTRPG adventure about investigating a mysterious corruption at the city's blossom festival
A one-shot RPG about tiny mushrooms on big missions.
Discover the secrets of an otherwordly speakeasy beneath your floorboards.
Eat your snack before the eldritch cat in your house eats it for you.
A tarot-powered, ritual storytelling game for one or two players
A duet game of ritual romance for you and your beloved.
A roll and write, 1-page rpg about the chaos of running a goblin cafe together.
You are several Kobolds in a trench coat. Cause mayhem, trick pesky adventurers, and take back your shinies!
Play as an artist's doodle and fight off art gremlins!
A 1 page role-playing game where you and your monstrous pals rock out against other monsters in a battle of the bands!
Hunt Voidsent horrors in the skull of a dead machine god. A micro setting guide for RELIC.
Holiday Specials
A Trash to Treasure TTRPG adventure about investigating a mysterious corruption at the city's blossom festival
A Havoc Engine holiday special about trash goblin magical girls saving the holiday pantomime.
Short-form Tabletop Roleplaying Games
An arcade-style TTRPG about endangered, gun-toting, amphibians doing cute hobbies and kicking robotic horrors' butts.
It's 3 days to Pride, you're super gay, and you've got a rad weapon. A short RPG about having a great time being gay.
Solo and Duet Games
Discover the secrets of an otherwordly speakeasy beneath your floorboards.
Eat your snack before the eldritch cat in your house eats it for you.
Maps for use with I Crave the Loop
A tarot-powered, ritual storytelling game for one or two players
A duet game of ritual romance for you and your beloved.
One-Page RPGs
A one-shot RPG about tiny mushrooms on big missions.
A roll and write, 1-page rpg about the chaos of running a goblin cafe together.
You are several Kobolds in a trench coat. Cause mayhem, trick pesky adventurers, and take back your shinies!
A 1 page role-playing game where you and your monstrous pals rock out against other monsters in a battle of the bands!
Play as an artist's doodle and fight off art gremlins!
Handouts and Play Materials [FREE]
Maps for use with I Crave the Loop
Character sheets and handouts for use with Trash to Treasure.
Supplements and Jams
Hunt Voidsent horrors in the skull of a dead machine god. A micro setting guide for RELIC.
A tarot suit playset for the Ghost Box epistolary game.