An illustration of a smiling, brown-haired, white man with blue eyes. He is wearing glasses and a red beanie with a bi pride pin on his lapel. The illustration is by Bri de Danann (@Bridanann).

I’m Jon Boyle!

I’m a tabletop RPG writer/editor with numerous credits in indie RPGs and D&D 5e design. I’m experienced with a variety game systems across a breadth of genres, with a substantial body of work in D&D 5e, solo/duet games, GMless systems, and old-school renaissance RPGs.

I write games about punk little guys doing their best, everyday magic, and weird space wizards as part of Bright Bard Games.

Available for writing and editing.

Featured projects below.

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Featured Work

Axolotl with a Gun - An arcade style, shoot-em-up TTRPG about endangered salamanders with guns.

Axolotl with a Gun - An arcade style, shoot-em-up TTRPG about endangered salamanders with guns.
Terminus - A tarot-powered storytelling game for 1 or 2 players

Terminus - A tarot-powered storytelling game for 1 or 2 players
Trash to Treasure - A feral TTRPG about trash goblin magical girls fighting evil.

Trash to Treasure - A feral TTRPG about trash goblin magical girls fighting evil.
Crash Café - A roll and write RPG for 1 or more players.

Crash Café - A roll and write RPG for 1 or more players.
Caregiver - A solo RPG about protecting hapless adventurers, by Eran Aviram

Caregiver - A solo RPG about protecting hapless adventurers, by Eran Aviram
Bard RPG - An all-ages storytelling game inspired by Jungian archetypes, by ScrivTheBard

Bard RPG - An all-ages storytelling game inspired by Jungian archetypes, by ScrivTheBard

Find my catalogue of Digital Games at BrightBardGames.Itch.io