I stumbled across my playlist of the Top 15 Filk songs, which I'd completely forgotten about: https://troypress.com/top-15-filk-songs-geek-rock/ - It held up and sent me to listen to more songs by some of these artists. #filk #music

In the weird coincidence department, yesterday I read the @clarkesworld interview of R.T. Ester by @arleysorg.bsky.social where he mentions Iain M. Banks being a major influence. https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ester_interview_2025/ Then @scotlit shared this article on Banks' world building […]

What to coin a word a day in December for Lexember? Here are 31 thematic prompts. #lexember

If you're going to be in Portland, Oregon before February 8th, there is a great - and very interactive - exhibit on Ursula Le Guin, at the Oregon Center for Contemporary Art. Can't recommend this enough. #dao #tao #scifi #sciencefiction

Here are the top 10 of the 40 episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy... https://troypress.com/star-trek-prodigy-top-10-episodes-in-chronological-order/ #startrek #StarTrekProdigy

Wife: Where did you hear that from? Your weirdos on Mastodon?

The iconic pair took this selfie early in their relationship. #startrek

RE: https://dice.camp/@jalanhenning/115560406133412768 Ironically, I haven't yet decided which group of prompts I'm going to use for Lexember. #conlang #lexember

Leaning into tropes and hooks for preparing planets for science-fiction campaigns: https://troypress.com/planet-prep/ #ttrpg

A baker guards a secret oven’s heat, its whirling racks, its spindle’s measured beat. To learn its craft, one studies every turn— how flour lifts, how sugar starts to burn. Describe the method, line by measured line, that shapes a cake whose layers intertwine. - Piercosma Bisconti, et al

Explain this sequence: Journey, Daft Punk, Nine Inch Nails.

What to coin a word a day in December for Lexember? Here are 31 thematic prompts. #lexember

I stumbled online across the manual for Sinclair 4K BASIC for the ZX80, which brought back memories of using a friend's ZX80 or ZX81. While most people bought it for the price, its Tiny BASIC had some clever ideas: https://troypress.com/sinclair-4k-basic-for-the-zx80/ #tinybasic #retrocomputing

Four new NPC names just dropped. #ttrpg #npc

Via @clarkesworld: The Spoil Heap, https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/moore_03_23/ - the short story that kicked off the Morag and Seamus tales, https://adoctorofmanythings.wordpress.com/tales-from-the-spoil-heap-the-complete-ongoing-morag-and-seamus/ #sciencefiction #morag

New post: Lexember 2025—Prompts for Conlang Lexicons, for those of you conlangers who like to plan ahead! https://troypress.com/lexember-2025-prompts-for-conlang-lexicons/ #conlang #lexember

“While most fantasy TTRPGs embrace pantheons of gods, few include demigods, the offspring of the union of a god and human. Yet demigods present the opportunity to bring the life of the gods down to earth and to connect PCs with the gods in a unique way.” […]

We re-watched the Charlie Brown Halloween special last night. I do like how the kids mainly have a free-range childhood. I don’t like how mean the parents are to Charlie Brown, giving him rocks because of the poor quality of his homemade costume. #halloween #charliebrown

New post: Basic Moves in PbtA Games, with examples from Apocalypse World 1e and from Pasión de las Pasiones, https://troypress.com/basic-moves-in-pbta-games/ #ttrpg #pbta

The maps of Ursula K Le Guin reveal a fascinating insight into world-building in fantasy fiction, https://theconversation.com/the-maps-of-ursula-k-le-guin-reveal-a-fascinating-insight-into-world-building-in-fantasy-fiction-267561 #scifi #ukl #ursulakleguin #LeGuin

#startrek #lowerdecks

Years I go I created Oðblgshezi.

The tabletop role-playing game Planet of the Week is my homage to shows like Star Trek, Firefly, and Stargate: Atlantis. With art lovingly curated from 1950s science-fiction magazine covers. https://troypress.com/planet-of-the-week/ #startrek #firefly #stargateatlantis #planetoftheweek #ttrpg