Hey, Welly friends, did you know NZ Fringe has a mini lit festival this weekend? Tadra Vata have five sessions centred around art through an indigenous lens. I'll be going to the Sat eve sesh, though I'd love to go to all — damn my packed schedule! #NZBooks Deets here: www.tadravata.com

Storming pretty good out there Hope folks are all ok

Giger would approve!

Hey, it makes a lot of sense that you would be worried about icebergs on this vessel's maiden voyage — I get it. I just double-checked the charts and this route is definitely iceberg free. But even if it wasn't, remember that the Titanic isn't just a boat; it's a modern, unsinkable cruise ship.

I wanted to screenshot and share basically every gaspworthy paragraph in this deep dive by @mattribel.bsky.social It’s an easy read - as easy as being driven along an underground tunnel - because this isn’t a convoluted story. The horror of it is how simple it is. Monorail song as documentary.

So this is how it went down? #nzpol > plans made to keep poo out of water > "SEPARATING POO FROM WATER IS RACIST AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE! ELECT US GOVERNMENT TO STOP IT!" > they are elected > poo is in the water

I know people are saying many nice things about that kid, but I want to add that he's fucking gordian knotted the Paradox of Tolerance

You must be living at the bottom of Crystal Lake if you haven't played #FiveEvil yet!

Brown hoodie kid 2028

Happy valientines day motherhuggers

Friday the 13th part two Jason says, Have you tried the #FiveEvil Fiendish 5E Horror TTRPG yet? He suggests you look into it

I don't know who keeps doing this but you have to stop I'm begging you

Blades '68 is a great prompt to talk about great #TTRPG cities! Cities are complicated to bring to the game table because they are so dense and complex, so cause and effect get scattered out through the whole... The updated Doskvol in Blades '68 shows how robust the original design is... 1/

It would be nice if some part of the political process was about acknowledging the trade-offs involved in different approaches. Just watching nz question time replay. Govt ministers saying the last government wrecked the country and they are fixing it. What a useless dead-end for democracy.

Funded!

hey it's me! Excited to dig into Doskvol's comics scene. Comics history in the real world is a mess of organized crime and huge personalities in desperate situations, ripe for Bladesification. One thing I haven't answered for myself yet - are the comics in Doskvol '68 dominated by superheroes? 🤔

Gutting. The Beek was a dude. Endlessly ready to poke fun at himself, huge supporter of live theatre, and gifted us some of the best GIFs humanity will ever see. Vale.

With Valentines day coming up, what 2 player ttrpgs do you recommend (your own if you like!) I’m going to recommend my game Love & Barbed Wire - letter writing between lovers against the backdrop of WW1. How about you? planesailinggames.com/games/love-a...

Sigh

Tell Me More Tell Me More! is of course named after the best* song in Grease, in which a summer romance is recounted to eager audiences. In the early versions of the game, it was designed to be played in front of an audience, and the audience had a huge role in play. 1/ *the best, don't @ me

I would also accept the integration of the phrase "the Epstein class" into everyday speech. Short. Accurate. To the point.

New to the #SoloRPG List: Tell Me More, Tell Me More by @fromthemorgue.bsky.social A romantic story game for two players, complete in seven questions. Create your own love story full of heartache, laughter, and connection! CLICKY: solorpglist.com/search.php?i...

8h to go!

I'm making a video a day about the NO 🧊 IN MINNESOTA bundle organised by @jesthehuman.itch.io Today, i started with Midnight Muscadines by @pandiongames.com Find the bundle of over 1000 games here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

it's live! Go Blades go!

New #TTRPG for two, just in time for Valentine's Day! TELL ME MORE, TELL ME MORE is a romantic story game for two players, complete in seven questions. Create your own love story full of heartache, laughter, and connection! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Winding down for the night? Why not watch our new ep of SERVED WITH RICE for an insightful chat with Uncle @chrisjtse.bsky.social 🥰 Genuinely my fave episode so far!

It's Day 7 of the Mutants & Masterminds fourth edition Kickstarter and no. 3 of our M&M Match-Up previews, pitting Siren vs. Devil Ray!

I published my first Solo TTRPG! 🥳 Monster Camper is a solo journaling game. You used to be human but now you're a little bit monstrous. It's becoming a bit of a problem. So, to tame it or become one with it you're going solo camping! legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5560... (affiliate link)

SAVE THE DATE! - Chaosium Con comes to New Zealand in November 2026! Having established successful Chaosium Cons in the United States 🇺🇸, the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, Australia 🇦🇺, and Poland 🇵🇱, we're excited to bring Chaosium Con to Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿 in November!

Tumeke @chaosium.bsky.social ! Paul Tobin giving you the local gossip I’m sure. @dungeonofthedragon.bsky.social might need to come visit Welly for this!

Timeline cleanse

It's time to announce: I wrote a play & the book will be coming to kickstarter soon. 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Gay' is a two act play about Shakespeare's most homoerotic duo in their last hours. The prelaunch page is now live follow it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lot... #theatresky

Aw how nice, the wonderful @ginnydi.com gives a lovely and insightful overview of my #DnD romance rules “Hearts & Arrows” in her discussion of why you might want romance in your games, and why you might use rules for it. Yay! youtu.be/7mHH_EDleZU?...

This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So: In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.

Today, the Court of Appeal has given clarity and confidence to medical professionals in Aotearoa to continue prescribing GnRH agonists/reversible pubertal suppression. You can read PATHA’s statement at patha.nz/news

Time travel me: The Muppets are back, and you’ll never guess who to thank: a guy from your fave show Freaks and Geeks! 90s me: You told me that last time. Jason Segel- TTM: No, it’s Seth Rogen now. He’s doing one too. His own one. 90s: Huh. Weird, but cool? TT: Yeah! Also the US is fascist now.

So now there have been two critically-acclaimed Muppets revivals by Freaks. I guess we now look forward to Busy Philipps giving us her iteration in like 2041? (I mean, after Girls 5 Eva, I would be supremely confident that would also rock)

very excited to see this #TTRPG hit! A rich reimagining of one of the great modern [game worlds + game systems]. The vibes are immaculate. Everyone is going to be playing this at cons this year, get ahead of the cool crowd and follow this one

The Mutants & Masterminds 4th Edition Kickstarter is LIVE! All reskeets GREATLY appreciated! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

Like, in the same way that 'boys who didn't read comic books' was possibly uncommon, 'boys who don't play videogames' is about the same in the modern world. And the same dangers of unironically embracing ironic characters exist for both formats, whether it's Frank Castle or the Imperium of Man.

Caught up on the Origin Story pod’s 2022 ep on Fascism. @iandunt.bsky.social & @dorianlynskey.bsky.social analysis of the argument over calling things fascist - essentially “it’s a useful fire alarm” - stands up well, especially given how everything is now on fire. open.spotify.com/episode/4tZ9...

Happy Dildo Day to those who celebrate.

I know everyone means well with their 'scoop this reporter up immediately' endorsement posts but christ — who's doing the scooping? What's left? Thinking about our industry this way, like this is a momentary setback and there are ample open roles, obscures the truth about the rot at its core.

Conventions. On one hand: planning, travel, expenditure, low return compared to almost anything else we can do. On the other hand: all our books laid out on a booth so people go “oh shit look at those books”. BEOWULF, a|state, Maskwitches, FiveEvil, Cold City, Hot War. That’s some nice books?

Speaking of being a cleverpants, Tim is a cleverpants about graphic design and reading through this explanation of design choices for his new game is a delicious treat.

FiveEvil is our standalone horror game by @fromthemorgue.bsky.social It’s very clever and really good. In fact it was the last thing I played. The hardcover is in stock now: handiwork.games/fiveevil