Happy Indigenous Peoples Day

watching the UKs green party elect an actual unafraid leftist into leadership and see party membership double in under a month is once again endless proof that if you stand up for leftist causes and treat the electorate like adults, you’ll win people over easily

you don't have forever. do cool shit with your friends now. @robowieland.bsky.social forever.

SHIFT is live! I've been providing development edits for the core rules and most of the worlds for the last year. It's a fun, super flexible system! www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...

Ahem. *taps mic* WE'RE NOW AVAILABLE IN FRENCH! The brilliant minds at Neoludis have translated These Wretched Tales - our three solo horror RPGs - into French as La Trilogie Horreur. The release is at OctoGônes in Lyon, 10-12 October. Get 'em fast, folks. subverti.com/en/maps/fest...

Ngl, getting missed off the credits for something you worked hard on really fucking sucks.

What's this, a new tattoo?

Still so fucking proud of this cover art.

you do not need to sign up for a protest you do not need to aign up for a protest you do not need to sign up for a protest people... don't put your names on a list seriously these lists and sign ups are used by authorities to arrest you easier YOU. DO NOT. NEED. TO SIGN UP. FOR PROTESTS.

Everyone saw Grand Park's hot pink benches being stacked into a barricade on Sunday. What an exceptional statement from RIOS, the benches' designers instagram.com/rios.imagines "These pieces were designed to move, adapt, welcome, connect — and now protect"

I have no problem saying that Greta Thunberg is braver than I’ll ever be. Admit it instead of deepening your cowardice and insisting that she’s done something selfish when she’s done something truly selfless.

🧵 I generally really like The Mary Sue, but I really really dislike the way this article frames that we should "respect" Nick Frost for acknowledging JK Rowling's transphobia and simply saying we should "sit with the discomfort" for NUMEROUS reasons 1/? www.themarysue.com/they-just-do...

Play it, Sam. Play 'One More Song.'

You can get One More Song now on itch.io or Drivethru RPG. I hope some of you do. And if you play it, I hope you share your playlists and your story with me. exstasisgames.itch.io/one-more-song legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5256...

One More Song is a journalling game that uses a playlist to plot and describe scenes from Orpheus's journey to save Eurydice. Only this is your take on Orpheus, and Eurydice, and every other character and location from the myth. It's a love story. Sometimes a complicated one.

It's official: Ex Stasis Games has a community discord! discord.gg/aSQE8ugW

👀 I go away for one little expo and now Dead Letter Society is second on the What's Hot list at IPR? 👀 Did you also know The Almanac of Sanguine Paths is 100% compatible with Dead Letter Society if you wanted to add a little vampire-werewolf drama to your games 😇

i am rarely allowed to do my own book marketing because I will use comic sans and confess things. Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil wwnorton.com/books/978132...

Made a stupid joke game because of @atelieramelia.bsky.social and now it's everyone's problem. Fight your friends, including your secret crush, for the only bed in your friend group's convention hotel room. One way or another, nobody's getting any sleep. Free 1-page RPG out now.

Needless to say, Rizzo is glad to be home.

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No Pride this year, folks. It's Wrath now.

I'm so glad I finally said fuck Spotify and cancelled my subscription. It's been a hard transition not having it but 100% worth not supporting this kind of bullshit

Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

It's official: Ex Stasis Games has a community discord! discord.gg/aSQE8ugW

OK fine I'll start using BlueSky again.

If you like the idea of playing someone who peaked in high school or never got over their first teenage love, while trying to survive overwhelming cosmic horror, OH BOY are you going to enjoy the Meatbags quickstart. Follow the Backerkit and you'll get it when it's ready! bit.ly/FollowMeatbags

Lore's playtesting Meatbags tonight (while I play Locus; I cannot run my own playtests!). Meatbags characters all have subplots - motivation to stay alive through this horror, reason to explore, and an engine to regain Luck. So I made handouts. I NEVER make handouts.

Heard from across the house: WHO THE FUCK DID I MARRY? (To which I say - I PUT CONTENT WARNINGS ON THE SCENARIO, @critlore.bsky.social)

It's been a long time since I had a #ttrpg character death, and Rat Baby's was so satisfyingly poetic.

I love what @critlore.bsky.social's done with the cover for Meatbags. Look at this lil' guy! He's in so much trouble! But he's not done yet! He's still fighting! He's got a SMALL HANDGUN and EVERYTHING IS FINE! Follow Meatbags here: bit.ly/FollowMeatbags

The folks following Meatbags on Backerkit just got to see Lore's WIP cover art. It's pretty neat. Go throw us a follow and look at the monster. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

body hair drawing tips i put together very quickly for tumblr :) #art | #OC

Your monthly reminder: Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs you to tell your truth through your words.

Hey #TTRPGCommunity who are your favourite body horror and monster artists/designers?

Expand your horizons with the Runic Collection www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

I've been hospitalized three times since October 27 - including once for almost a month. I was also unexpectedly discharged early in each case, meaning I lots of extra expenses to make it to treatments. If you'd like to help, please donate and/or spread the word about my GoFundMe.

Some days you're the Muffin, and some days you're the Rizzo.

Looking for some Christmas #ttrpg nonsense? How about a game about robbing Fantasy Fortnum & Masons as a group of absolute cretins? With 24 cards of PCs, NPCs and items? For only $5? exstasisgames.itch.io/jimmy-mothba...

I'm trying to put together a feed showcasing TTRPG outside US/Europe. Feel free to ask to be added or suggest accounts from TTRPG enthusiasts born or living outside the North America or Europe. It could especially do with more African and Middle-Eastern ones. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Looking for some Christmas #ttrpg nonsense? How about a game about robbing Fantasy Fortnum & Masons as a group of absolute cretins? With 24 cards of PCs, NPCs and items? For only $5? exstasisgames.itch.io/jimmy-mothba...

Truffle looking his best self

Non-artists: please gently let your well-intentioned niche blogger friends know that generating an AI illustration for their posts is not a harmless novelty. There are so many sources for free, eye-pleasing, not-environmentally-rapacious images. Creative Commons licenses, public domain art history.

I just watched a man walk down the middle of our street wearing a bright yellow, too small jacket, and a brightly coloured backpack carrying a very grotty football, with the most far away, haunted look in his eyes. My only assumption is that this was a child rapidly aged.

#ttrpg creatives! We are expected to wear many hats. Score yourselves out of five: 💭 Creating scenarios 3/5 🎭 Running games 3/5 ⚙️ Creating systems 2/5 📝 Writing games 4/5 📐 Producing a book 3.5/5 📢 Promoting a book 1/5 🤝 Networking 2/5

I've seen some folks fearing that Musk might actually be able to purchase Hasbro or D&D. Or laughing at how he'll do it. The thing is, the money isn't there to do it. He literally cannot. Let's review this. First, there's not a buyout clause. He has to approach the board to make an offer.

Okay my post about kobold energy seemed to resonate with people a little, so even though I don’t promote my DMsGuild work anymore, I feel it MUST be noted that I wrote a short adventure with @exstasisgames.bsky.social called Dashing Kobold Kavalry. Be a kobold. Ride a weasel. Wear a magic moustache.