TTRPG & game writing

I love playing TTRPGs (tabletop roleplaying games), and I love creating content for them even more. Whether it’s coming up with lore, adventures, magic items or d100 tables, as a TTRPG writer I enjoy digging into fictional worlds and testing the limits of what’s possible. I have written content for various systems and I’m always open to learning more systems if I’m yet unfamiliar with them. My rate for TTRPG writing is negotiable and depends on the type of work needed, though I don’t go lower than €0.05/word. For larger projects the rate usually gets a little higher. If you want to get an estimate of what it would cost to hire me as a TTRPG or game writer, feel free to contact me and tell me about your project.

“Anna is a phenomonal talent and excellent communicator – expect great ideas, on time delivery, perfect professionalism. Additionally, I found their collaborative spirit and passion for diversity and sensitivity to be an incredible value add to my team at QuasiReal Publishing. I highly recommend their services for both creative and technical writing!” – Grant Mielke, CEO QuasiReal Publishing

Published projects

Incredible Items

For the Indie Games Cooperative, I worked on my first-ever TTRPG project: writing D&D 5e magic items for a book called Incredible Items. I created 11 items and one “evolving artefact”, which is a magic item consisting of four stages.

It was a delight to work with Anna on Incredible Items. Their imagination and enthusiasm is top notch as well as their willingness to take direction and suggestions on how to improve as a writer and designer.” – Alan Tucker, founder of Indie Games Cooperation

Cohors Cthulhu

For Modiphius I got to write an adventure for their game Cohors Cthulhu, which is a Lovecraft-inspired game set in the Roman Empire. “The Harvest” is a an adventure that is featured in the Germania supplement book. You can read more about this game here.

A banner for Cohors Cthulhu. It shows Roman soldiers in combat with monsters.

Guildhall Studios

For Guildhall Studios I worked on their board game “Sea of Legends”. I wrote dozens of short narratives (called episodes) in a “choose your own adventure” style for their game/app.

“Anna was fast, efficient, reliable, and great to work with! They finished assignments on time, were prompt at making changes, and weren’t afraid to ask questions. I would happily work with them again!” – Hannah Wilder, Editorial Director at Guildhall Studios

A image displaying the components of the Sea of Legends board game, showing a map, miniatures, cards and dice.

Veil of the Eternal Night

For Quasireal Publishing House I wrote NPCs, locations, monsters, magic items, subclasses, backgrounds and other bits and pieces for their supplement Veil of the Eternal Night, a grimdark fantasy adventure. The writing had to be done for both D&D 5e and the Mythcraft system. The book can be pre-ordered here.

“Anna is a joy to work with. They are highly communicative and kept every deadline that we set. Anna’s creativity shines in their ability to breathe life and nuance into scores of characters and locations. They were also highly receptive to constructive criticism and did an excellent job of incorporating feedback into revisions. I would highly recommend working with them!” – Nathan Heard, Lead Game Designer, QuasiReal Publishing

Promo image of Veil of the Eternal Night. It shows the title, with below that the words "a grimdark fantasy adventure". It also shows the Mythcraft and 5e logos, and shows that it was funded in two minutes. Also on the image are two art pieces. One is of a dracula-like character, male, with pale skin, long black hair and extravagant red and black clothes. The other is a woman with pale skin and white hair in a ponytail, equally extravagant clothes, a large pirate hat and an even larger sword.

Bria’s Mythical Menagerie

For QuasiReal Publishing (in collaboration with Cuddle Core) I got to work on Bria’s Mythical Menagerie, a 5e creature collecting compendium. I wrote several familiars (including lore and stat blocks), a major NPC, spells and various magic items. You can buy the book here.

The cover of the Incredible Items book. It's purple with a white title and it has many magic items on it, the biggest one being a fluffy animal skin cloak with ram horns.

Abysara: Arm of the Ancient

For Daylight Publications I worked on an underwater setting for D&D 5e, complete with new and altered lineages and location settings. It’s available on DriveThruRPG.

The cover of Abysara: Arm of the Ancient. It shows different creatures swimming towards a beautiful underwater city that rests on a giant robot arm.

Apocalypse: The Complete Game Master’s Guide to Ending the World

For Indie Games Cooperative I wrote a system-agnostic apocalypse scenario. In this scenario a malicious being infects the dreams of innocents, turning them into violent people when they wake up. Apocalypse is available through DriveThruRpg.

MasterScreen

For MasterScreen I got to write a d100 table: Encounters on the Road, designed for D&D 5e. This table has everything from monstrous combat encounters to an old lady trying to aggressively sell you bread. You can download it for free here.

Cover of Bria's Mythical Menagerie. On the cover is a femme tiefling person holding a black cat.

Incredible Items

For the Indie Games Cooperative, I worked on my first-ever TTRPG project: writing D&D 5e magic items for a book called Incredible Items. I created 11 items and one “evolving artefact”, which is a magic item consisting of four stages.

It was a delight to work with Anna on Incredible Items. Their imagination and enthusiasm is top notch as well as their willingness to take direction and suggestions on how to improve as a writer and designer.” – Alan Tucker, founder of Indie Games Cooperation

The cover of the Incredible Items book. It's purple with a white title and it has many magic items on it, the biggest one being a fluffy animal skin cloak with ram horns.

MasterScreen

For MasterScreen I got to write a d100 table: Encounters on the Road, designed for D&D 5e. This table has everything from monstrous combat encounters to an old lady trying to aggressively sell you bread. You can download it for free here.

Cohors Cthulhu

For Modiphius I got to write an adventure for their game Cohors Cthulhu, which is a Lovecraft-inspired game set in the Roman Empire. “The Harvest” is a an adventure that is featured in the Germania supplement book. You can read more about this game here.

A banner for Cohors Cthulhu. It shows Roman soldiers in combat with monsters.

Guildhall Studios

For Guildhall Studios I worked on their board game “Sea of Legends”. I wrote dozens of short narratives (called episodes) in a “choose your own adventure” style for their game/app.

“Anna was fast, efficient, reliable, and great to work with! They finished assignments on time, were prompt at making changes, and weren’t afraid to ask questions. I would happily work with them again!” – Hannah Wilder, Editorial Director at Guildhall Studios

A image displaying the components of the Sea of Legends board game, showing a map, miniatures, cards and dice.

Veil of the Eternal Night

For QuasiReal Publishing House I wrote NPCs, locations, monsters, magic items, subclasses, backgrounds and other bits and pieces for their supplement Veil of the Eternal Night, a grimdark fantasy adventure. The writing had to be done for both D&D 5e and the Mythcraft system. The book can be pre-ordered here.

“Anna is a joy to work with. They are highly communicative and kept every deadline that we set. Anna’s creativity shines in their ability to breathe life and nuance into scores of characters and locations. They were also highly receptive to constructive criticism and did an excellent job of incorporating feedback into revisions. I would highly recommend working with them!” – Nathan Heard, Lead Game Designer, QuasiReal Publishing

Promo image of Veil of the Eternal Night. It shows the title, with below that the words "a grimdark fantasy adventure". It also shows the Mythcraft and 5e logos, and shows that it was funded in two minutes. Also on the image are two art pieces. One is of a dracula-like character, male, with pale skin, long black hair and extravagant red and black clothes. The other is a woman with pale skin and white hair in a ponytail, equally extravagant clothes, a large pirate hat and an even larger sword.

Bria’s Mythical Menagerie

For QuasiReal Publishing (in collaboration with Cuddle Core) I got to work on Bria’s Mythical Menagerie, a 5e creature collecting compendium. I wrote several familiars (including lore and stat blocks), a major NPC, spells and various magic items. You can buy the book here.

Cover of Bria's Mythical Menagerie. On the cover is a femme tiefling person holding a black cat.

Apocalypse: The Complete Game Master’s Guide to Ending the World

For Indie Games Cooperative I wrote a system-agnostic apocalypse scenario. In this scenario a malicious being infects the dreams of innocents, turning them into violent people when they wake up. Apocalypse is available through DriveThruRpg.

Cover of Apocalypse. It shows a planet that's being destroyed with debris floating off into space.

Abysara: Arm of the Ancient

For Daylight Publications I worked on an underwater setting for D&D 5e, complete with new and altered lineages and location settings. It’s available on DriveThruRPG.

The cover of Abysara: Arm of the Ancient. It shows different creatures swimming towards a beautiful underwater city that rests on a giant robot arm.

Lineages of the Multiverse

For Daylight Publications I got to write various lineages supplement books designed for D&D 5e. These are: Tieflings of the Multiverse, Drow of the Multiverse, Fairies of the Multiverse, and Dragonborn of the Multiverse. The supplement books are available on DriveThruRPG.

Lineages of the Multiverse

For Daylight Publications I got to write various lineages supplement books designed for D&D 5e. These are: Tieflings of the Multiverse, Drow of the Multiverse, Fairies of the Multiverse, and Dragonborn of the Multiverse. The supplement books are available on DriveThruRPG.

The cover of fairies of the multiverse. It shows a fairy with brown hair, a green dress and green wings floating in the air while eating and reading a book. Other books float around them.
The book cover of Drow of the Multiverse. It's purple with a giant spider in the middle. Around it are objects on display, such as a scorpion and a skull.
The cover of Dragonborn of the Multiverse. It shows different kinds of dragon eggs arranged in a web pattern. The drawings look acient.
The cover of Tieflings of the Multiverse. A very good-looking purple tiefling sits on a throne holding a document.
The cover of sidequest magazine. It has artwork that shows several people sitting at a bar, with a few of them looking over a map.

Sidequest issue May 2023

Sidequest is a monthly RPG magazine from Icarus Games. For their May issue I wrote a magic drinks d20 table. Every drink on that table has its own unique properties, as well as special effects, ranging from bad to annoying to good. It’s available through DriveThruRPG.

Deep & Dangerous

I was hired by Andrew Bishkinskyi to work on Deep & Dangerous, a D&D 5e supplement with an underground theme. For this project I wrote lore and information for a mining location, as well as several magic items. It’s available on DriveThruRPG.

“Anna was a pleasure to work with. They quickly understood the project requirements, communicated throughout, and delivered on time and on spec!” – Andrew Bishkinskyi, Sword Compass Creations 

The cover of Deep & Dangerous. Two fantasy people hold onto ropes and a lantern as they descend into a cavern,
The cover of Annwn. It shows a person holding a chain that's also being held by the deities in the background behind them. It's a very colourful cover, having a rainbow and flowers.

Annwn

For Daylight publications I worked on Annwn, a D&D 5e microsetting inspired by Celtic mythology and the 70s. I wrote lore, lineages and deities. It’s available through DriveThruRPG.

Solas

For Daylight publications I worked on Solas, a DayLITE microsetting inspired by the question “what could a positive future after an apocalypse look like?”. I wrote lore, lineages, careers, and deities. It’s available through DriveThruRPG.

The cover of Solas. It shows a person with long white hair and a halo-like shape around their head, with in the background a bunch of other figures.
The cover of the Modan book. Two people, both dark-skinned, sit at a cafe table laughing. In the background there are other creatures. It has very nice vibes.

Modan

For Daylight publications I worked on Modan, a DayLITE microsetting where magic and science work together. I wrote lore, lineages and careers. It’s available through DriveThruRPG.

Major NPCs

Major NPCs is my first self-published TTRPG project. It’s a collection of 5 NPCs with elaborate backstories and statblocks for D&D 5e. They’re meant to be used as recurring characters in games. It’s available to download through DriveThruRPG.

The cover of Major NPCs. It's a simple blue banner with red text on a beige background with black ink splashes. Under the banner it reads "5 NPCs with elaborate backstories and statblocks for 5e"

Want to work together? Contact me!

Please note that I’m not interested in inquiries involving blockchain/NFT or AI related projects.

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