Squonk Press
Squonk Press
Making games for fun and sharing what works at our table.
I design tabletop RPGs as a hobby. Most of these started as ideas I wanted to try with my group—when something worked, I put it here. You'll find one-page games, short zines, and the Ego Death System, a universal engine for games about pushing your luck. Hope some of them work for your table.
Named after a creature that cries so much it dissolves into its own tears. Make of that what you will.
a one-shot RPG for people who peaked already
One second you were doing something completely mundane. The next, you are extremely not doing that anymore.
You're mutant. You're ninja. You love pizza. Nothing gets through this life unscratched.
You're a sentient item. Your wielders die. Can you reach legendary status before you corrupt completely?
A one-page tragicomic RPG where failure is funny and death is expected.
The Dark Lord has a plan. You're expendable. You don't even get to eat the good rats.
A Cryptid-Hunting Rock Band RPG
A tabletop roleplaying system about confidence, collapse, and recovery
A space pirate RPG where your hand tells your story
High-stakes magic, low Clarity, total control — every spell is a risk.
The higher you stack, the greater the risk—and the greater the reward.
A one-page supernatural investigation RPG of dangerous wonder and creeping dread.
Find a Stick. Become a Legend.
A Western RPG where every roll is a declaration of intent