Thoughty by Beau Jágr Sheldon
Past projects include Turn; The Man and The Stag; the Let Me Take a Selfie and Of the Woods: Lonely Games of Imagination game collections; & interviews, articles, and reviews on my blog, Thoughty. Thoughty's Twitter is @ThoughtyGames!
Thoughty is a collective label for all projects by Beau Jágr Sheldon.
Work with John W. Sheldon at Daedalum AP. Works with Thomas Novosel are hosted by Thomas!
Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/thoughty!
Testimonials
I’m a full-on convert to Beau’s Script Change. It’s like: hold on, back up, stop, do overs, let’s skip ahead, say that again – solid communication tools I find intuitive to use.
– Vincent Baker, Lumpley Games, Apocalypse World
Beau has great insight and perspective on tabletop games & rpgs. Their interviews, articles, and games make me think, and always make me feel.
– Adrian Thoen, Impulse Drive
Beau is one of the pillars of our community – from their work as a designer to the work they do on their website and other projects, they have silently and often without the fanfare they deserve dedicated themselves to propping up this community and industry, elevating their fellow designers and creators every single day. When a new designer comes to me and asks who they should talk to to help get their game out there, I point them right to Beau.
– Sandy Pug Games, Mirror
a narrative exercise for emotional containment & processing
Educational
A reference sheet of favorite safety & calibration tools
An unexpected destination and systemless play aid
collections of stock photos for licensed use
A multi-function content, consent, and safety toolbox for collaborative creation and gameplay.
A randomizer for flavorful dungeons
a slice-of-life, rural supernatural RPG about shapeshifters in small towns
An erotic horror zine from a nonbinary, queer creator
Turn RPG
A multi-function content, consent, and safety toolbox for collaborative creation and gameplay.
a slice-of-life, rural supernatural RPG about shapeshifters in small towns
Lonely Games (Solo RPGs)
a hack of a live action game by Aura Belle
A multi-function content, consent, and safety toolbox for collaborative creation and gameplay.
A game that isn't a game about being a millennial, for millennials.
five live-action games by Brie Sheldon with Daedalum Analog Productions
a sad game about broken mechs and the pilots who die in them
There's more than one in here...
five live-action games by Brie Sheldon with Daedalum Analog Productions
'Real Life' Games
a joining game for one or more players
A game that isn't a game about being a millennial, for millennials.
BrieBeau's Faves
A Solo Journaling RPG about a Greeblin that just has to leave their home.
Yeah, You're a Ghoul, but Only Occasionally, and No One Knows Anyway.
I can't explain what this is or how it happened I'm sorry
Pamphlet sized Tabletop RPG Scenario. The priest's tomb hides the cosmic horror's of the black lake he communed with.
A How-To Zine about Tabletop RPG Design
In Worlds Not Ours
An unexpected destination and systemless play aid
a sad game about broken mechs and the pilots who die in them
An erotic horror zine from a nonbinary, queer creator
#33in28
Games I'm reviewing for #33in28, my February 2021 review series on briebeau.com/thoughty !
Let his six treasures shock you
An Introspective Solo Game about Life with ADHD
An RPG of memories and mecha love
serial journaling game of futility and invention
the game of giving executive dysfunction the finger
What's left of my heart is made of gold
You are the last librarian. What can you save before the fire?
A world-building journaling horror game for one player.
A solo journaling game about a witch finding a home.
A solo table top role playing game about being trapped in Faerie and trying to bargain your way home.
PDF and HARDBACK available. A beautiful, sad, solo RPG about the crush of time and vampires.
A Solo Journaling RPG about a Greeblin that just has to leave their home.
A ritual game about finding kindred spirits in deep space
A Solo Horror RPG about surviving in the depths of a ruined dwarven citadel.
A one-player TTRPG based on a dream about being a ghost
a mod for your next ttrpg/ event
A solo role-playing game designed to be played anytime, anywhere
Play this "game" by getting hydrated
A game about learning to love yourself
journey to your inner world
Creations
All of my itchio released creations.
a silly game where you share stories & get excited
a hack of a live action game by Aura Belle
a joining game for one or more players
a slice-of-life, rural supernatural RPG about shapeshifters in small towns
An erotic horror zine from a nonbinary, queer creator
A multi-function content, consent, and safety toolbox for collaborative creation and gameplay.
A game that isn't a game about being a millennial, for millennials.
five live-action games by Brie Sheldon with Daedalum Analog Productions
a queer love letter writing game for two players by Brie Sheldon
a simple dice game
a performative party game about monsters, court, and lies by Brie Sheldon
a sad game about broken mechs and the pilots who die in them