A fascinating thought for writers: How your cultures ornament and augment their environment says a lot about where their culture places their idea of value. Societies that cover things in complex, intricate motifs are telling you that *labor* is the greatest form of wealth, rather than materials.

Free Game Alert: #Warhammer Vermintide 2 is free on #Steam until tomorrow afternoon. #gamesky #freegames store.steampowered.com/app/552500/W...

The wait is over. Welcome to the 2026 Virtual Writers Retreat Faculty! 🥳 Check the 🔗 in our bio to read more about our faculty and the bright future of the Writers Retreat! Applications will open November 21, 2025-January 8, 2026. Don't miss this one. Things may never be the same. 👀

So I JUST heard about this, but @georgemasonu.bsky.social is holding a Day of #Transgender Literature on Thursday. Just sharing in case others are interested in the DMV. #queerlit #booksky watershedlit.gmu.edu/events/17561

Honestly this level of transparency and collaborative spirit is refreshing. If nothing else, I hope future politicians maintain the effort of speaking with constituents throughout the term. Too many only pop up when they need funding or it's election time and they need votes.

I think we all need to encourage and support people more. It takes nothing from you to say something nice to someone else. Let's fill the world with positive encouragement instead of hate. (Sorry if this sounds sappy, but seriously people, why the F not?)

Let's talk about books and the public trust. 📚🧵 Something that is easy to forget, in these days of barcode-scanning / auto-adjust pricing on third-party platforms for pennies plus shipping: Booksellers are not merely people who sell some popular books in a competitive market.

Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.

Has anyone read a horror book that scared them? I'm trying to get back into horror and a lot of the new stuff is good, just not "scary". Maybe I'm desensitized? Some horror genre books are supernatural thriller or mystery lately. Open to suggestions! #booksky

"What you mean temporarily? You blind forever!" #prism #Dispatch

Every two weeks, my co-hosts on @feydesigncourt.bsky.social choose a new #ttrpg product to promo. Next week, I'm calling dibs on Human No More by Cultic Games. Play as nonhumans fighting against the oppressive human regime! #humannomore youtu.be/FJ5hRv2BSf8?...

Monday morning shout out to @curiousiguana.com ! Saturday was my first visit to Frederick and my friend loves it enough to take us there twice in the same day and I see why! The staff was friendly (both shifts) and the free book cart was awesome! Thanks for the additions to my library!

My first challenge for #novnov / #nanwrimo is choosing the number of protagonists and POVs. Multiple POVs help for seeding world lore in fantasy settings. However, as a reader I get bratty when my favorite character switches to the POV of one I don't vibe with well. Thoughts? #writersky #booksky

It's November Novel Writing Month! ProWritingAid has a portal to help you go from reading cool stuff to writing cool stuff. Even if you don't do the challenge, they have guest authors and workshops to get you started! #booksky #novnov #writersky prowritingaid.com/novel-november

I'm sorry, but my horror lover brain just pictures someone hacking one of these things and doing some sussery. You'll wake up at night to the robot standing over your bed. That or find out the training data video of you and your home was stored on some server with security like swiss cheese.

Does #booksky, #authors or anyone else have book suggestions for the art of creative writing? I'm specifically looking for books that help with plot outlining or narrative structure. I'm making a list to devour over time. So far KM Weiland has been my guide. Thanks in advance!

Sly coming out with good advice again! I like to do the "round the table" approach and ask what each individual character is doing in a scene. It helps players share the spotlight. #ttrpg #dming

Join us tomorrow for our first episode featuring a guest: @dmloki.bsky.social. Loki is a game designer, game design professor and professional game master. Triple threat! We've already bound him to a fey deal for multiple appearances, but the first time is always the best!

Announcing my new way of measuring people's view of the job market: Dark Rules Employment Poll. How willing are you to take a job where payment is extraordinary and danger is guaranteed?

I find the premise to be fascinating for fantasy worlds. One of my favorite examples is Wandering Inn where the delivery people face dangers like: necromancers, dragons, an army, assassins and a shape shifter.

Today kicks off our #AccessibilityIsntScary event that not only allows people to use @tiltify.com and @crowdcontrol.live to fundraise, we're also going to be hosting D&D one-shots on our Twitch channel! To learn more and join us for #Ais2025, visit tiltify.com/dotsrpg/acce...

Check out my friend's Kickstarter. If you do, he'll buy me nice things, like video game art books. If he says no, may he step on a D4. :P

Groceries have officially hit the point where I go "the math ain't mathing" every time I look at my receipt.

We are going LIVE with @ogreking.bsky.social @savannahbroadway.bsky.social and @mikemyler.bsky.social in a little more than 20 minutes! www.twitch.tv/feydesigncourt #TTRPG #Tabletop #Gaming #RPG #DnD #5E #DungeonsAndDragons #TabletopRPG

NEXT WEEK ya'll NEXT WEEK www.kickstarter.com/projects/ver... #DnD #5E #LevelUp #LevelUp5E #A5E

RPG: A Free Roll20 ‘Daggerheart’ Adventure Bundle Jumps You Right Into The Game

Do you want to make homebrew content in DnD's Baldur's Gate? Join the Roll20 game jam with Storytelling Collective! #gamejam #ttrpg #DnD #gamedesign blog.roll20.net/posts/dmsgui...

Banned Books - Gator Days

I don't have a finalized manuscript to pitch, but this is interesting enough to share. If you aren't interested in doing the pitches, the #DVParty seems like a great way to get inspired.

Great advice! I also tend to figure out what type of story arc a player wants from their character. Once you know, you can weave it into the overarching plot. Nothing dampens player enthusiasm more than their character's background never coming up in play. #DMing #ttrpg

Hazbin Hotel Season 2 Trailer is up. As always my maybe baby daddy Alastor is fierce. "Do you really think you can take on all of heaven? You haven't even proven you're the strongest in hell." Up less than ten minutes and already has 18,000 likes. #hazbinhotel #viziepop youtu.be/jvb6b-9vq2U

RPG tip: A system may not be for you but that doesn't make it bad. Find out why people love the ones you don't. #dnd #ttrpg

So happy I got to work on this project! You want zesty new class options? We have them! #gamedesign #ttrpg #Levelup5e

Fascinating idea! I look forward to seeing the end product and process!

Absolutely awesome day at the Small Press Expo #SPX2025 yesterday! So much creativity! Looking forward to #SPX2026! Loved meeting Greg Burnham, bought horror erotica art, attended a panel on psychological horror and another on queer romance. Looking forward to getting #TuskeegeeHeirs later!

Thank you SO much!!! I will say it as loud and as often as I can, YOU are why we do this. To all of the incredible exhibitors, publishers, volunteers and staff, thank you for creating such an incredibly welcome and warm environment for ALL to exist within. Thank you and take care.

There's no greater fury and confusion than library fiends denied entrance due to an undisclosed location closing.

Seems cool so reposting. Queer Horror is always a thumbs up from me.

Watching By the Grace of the Gods. I like the anime, but I keep going "that's not realistic" to every nice person the main character meets. I can't imagine a rich family pushing for the end of corruption and investing in infrastructure. That and the merchants not shafting the MC in trade deals.

Well if you want real answers @mikemyler.bsky.social . Art by Alarmingly Bad.

The #Kickstarter page for my next book is up! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ver... #DnD #DnD5E #LevelUp #LevelUp5E #A5E #TTRPG #Tabletop #Gaming #RPG #NPCs

"Enter a world where capitalism is king, then punch it in the face!" Action Fiction's Kickstarter for the new Ratified and Radified edition of Monsters of Murka Trilogy ends today with a fun Twitch Livestream! Writing for the original editions was awesome! #dnd www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

Shout out to @bardsalley.bsky.social for hosting an awesome Queer Book Club session! Loved discussing the wonderful writing of Torrey Peters' Stag Dance. Great book with complex multilayered interactions in scenes that seem simple on the surface. #lgbtbooks #queerlit #translit #booksky

As someone who had a short interaction with the system I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to watching people playtest this in the coming months.

As a player, my character Datura is halfway to villain because he's actively siphoning cultists from an antagonist. Full villain mode would be anyone hurting his patron, who my character ticks off often, or a specific one of his bandmates. Don't tick off a poison specialist illusionist.

Trying to start a new website and I'm disappointed how far WordPress appears to have fallen since I last used it. I have to pay for the option of using plugins now? Plugins have monthly fees? The free themes even seem intentionally clunky to *encourage* you to buy themes.

Hey folks! Our first LGBTQIA+ TTRPG Creatives pack is full, so we made a second one! There's definitely more room for the 2nd pack! Don't forget to introduce yourselves and share your work! (2nd pack: go.bsky.app/F3WGzxv) #Dnd #TTRPG #StarterPacks 🏳️‍🌈 Our 1st pack here!: (go.bsky.app/SWm1fFS)

Despite Pride Month being over, we still got room to add a few more creatives onto the list. (49 spots left!) If you're a TTRPG creative yourself in art, writing, assets, podcasting, etc., comment about yourself in this post if you want to be added to the list! 💕🏳️‍🌈 go.bsky.app/SWm1fFS

Today's random storyteller question: if a space station is capable of true movement...is it still a space station or just an oddly shaped space ship?

Hey wicked worlders! I'm doing a new podcast @feydesigncourt.bsky.social ! We're just getting started but we're hoping to cover the topics of #games #design and #ttrpg. No an ogre isn't a fey...but sue me I like em both. ;)