Been a while since I did a charity stream on Twitch, but I'm feeling the urge again. Tomorrow (Sunday) 11 am to 2 pm Eastern I'll be playing "The Long Dark" -- an old game but a new fave, to benefit NY Common Pantry. Join me for giveaways and (probably) horrible death! tilt.fyi/YVoFdn7Efo

When the designers who started a movement release an updated version of the game that has most influenced me, I back it.

Go #VOTE, so you can again next year!

No author yet has made me gasp in astonished joy like Robin Hobb has twice now in The Farseer trilogy. Highly recommend Assassin's Appreciate, Royal Assassin, and Assassin's Quest. They're not really about assassins 😉 #fantasy #booksky #trilogy

Great article on something I notice in just about every game #ttrpg #design

"Stair to Chicago" is my Smashing Pumpkins cover band.

I have ADHD. Which for me means I end up juggling more balls than I've learned to keep in the air. Notes and other things in my physical space help me freeze time for some of those balls. #adhd #notes #journaling #productivity

One of the coolest things that can happen is when somebody comes to you and says, hey, you've inspired me, can I show you what I've made?

There was a time we backed every #pbta #ttrpg project. Then folk's creative drive outpaced our capacity, as well as our shelf-space. It was a wicked cool moment. In 6 days, we're hoping you'll back #AW3rd, and keep the momentum rolling!

In neon across your vision, injected into /self/eyes/ad.socket "Zine on itch, zine on itch. Get. This. Zine. On. Itch." A short, brutal cyberpunk game for two Fight the impossibly powerful, not that you can win, but it's all you have left storygameschicago.itch.io/cyphernoided... #ttrpg #zine

The arc of Justice doesn’t bend itself. We all have to lend a hand. Again and again and again, as needed.

YES! our first con booth looks great! I'll be there Saturday. Come say hi if you're there!

The cheap copies are here! Still working on the handmade ones 😬

A bunch of us at Asheville High played ratscrew this way in the late 1900s. You'd join by figuring out the rules and slapping your way in.

Apollo 47 Technical Handbook coming in clutch gluing the Cyphernoided2600 covers #ttrpg #bookbinding #maker

And if you appreciate the rediculous at all you really do want the book. It's a favorite of my collection

Making nine copies of my small and brutal cyberpunk game Cyphernoided2600 by hand. Hopefully they'll be ready in time for Game Hole Con. Check in with Storygames Chicago (@storygameschicago.bsky.social) at the con to see if I finished in time!

People who disagree have different goals or different assumptions

I am not interested in art that isn't made by perverts. I applaud Steve Jackson Games for making art worth my attention.

Chess, but queens, rooks, and bishops can be taken en passant.

I had a great time on Game Storm. I'm excited for where the show is going!

just got a payout from itch that i requested a week ago. there's a lot of misinformation going around about itch, so i want to be clear that itch is currently allowing me to: - sell my porn work - display it on my profile page - receive money for it

This looks fantastic! Thanks @jesseross.com

This is unfortunately more important than it seems.

Hey I'm on a podcast where we designed a game #ttrpg in about an hour based on a random prompt. This was a fun challenge

Now from "science of storytelling" Every story is "something has changed" Brains are built to notice and ad meaning to unexpected change #oldnotes #ttrpg #gamedesign

I'm gonna start going through old notebooks and post interesting ideas for #ttrpg #gamedesign that I want to remember and talk about.

We've been having a similar conversation at @storygameschicago.bsky.social I generally like this approach

itch is reindexing FREE adult content (i.e. downloads that don't have to go through payment processors)

I was in on the first play test of this. It was a simple idea but just sparked and caught fire at the table immediately. Showed me that games are ready for a play test way earlier than you might think #ttrpg #gamedesign

I just wrote an email to itch.io voicing my concerns about their recent announcements. I sell enough there that I hope they pay at least a little attention. Write 'em at [email protected]

This is a feeling I want my fantasy games to produce. How do we do this with a conversation? #ttrpg #fantasy

time for a hard pivot to print i guess

Interesting article considering how #literary techniques relate to #ttrpgs I'm looking forward to more on this. Literary Epic Fantasy is a primary design goal of my game Treacherous Winds and I could use the help thinking that through!

I wrote another post for the Chicago Storygames newsletter! Hope you like it

We’ve got another brilliant blogpost! This time from @collinjryan.bsky.social about Pasión de las Pasiones and moves with Questions! Check it out here. open.substack.com/pub/storygam...

fiiiiinally got on here... Kicking it off with a bang with my writeup for the Storygames Chicago newsletter! open.substack.com/pub/storygam...

I wrote an article for Storygames Chicago. It's practical. You can use the character arc mechanic in your own games. #ttrpg #plot #characterarc #gamedesign #charactercreation

He sure does get the biggest crowds

Y'all. Rangers are fantasy cowboys... #D&D #TTRPG

Vesta Mandate is getting super close to our next stretch goal of $2500! If you haven’t checked out the Kickstarter yet go see if this political intrigue #ttrpg is right for you! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...

Vibe coding is a super leaky abstraction right now. Curious how quick and how far it'll tighten up.

Kurt Vonnegut writing about the hypocrisy of so-called Christians. #Vonnegut #Writing

Oh hey I just found out about, and so obvs I'm supporting, the Stonewall Monument on Lego Ideas: ideas.lego.com/projects/ade...

We’ve completed our last stretch goal of $1500!! That means more art from @tonytranrpg.bsky.social and it puts us even closer to our new, fourth and fifth stretch goals!! Go check out the update on Kickstarter to read more about them! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...

You do want Tim's vapid meanderings. They are great. They have gems like. "He was overbearing and gloried in a suit of ‘tough street guy’ dressings that I think he borrowed from his relatives." Go see if I'm lying.

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