A week from today I'm launching Attack the Light 1: Avenge the White Mare, a new adventure zine for Shadowdark RPG! Not only that, but ~19 other projects are launching the same day as part of a coordinated effort with @kickstarter.com called #SideQuest updates.kickstarter.com/meet-sideque...

Really positive review of @slimemindstudio.bsky.social's latest module!

I wanna tell you about Between Two Cons (June 26-27, in Portland) because it was such a fabulous experience. It was unique among the cons I've been to, and I heard that from all the attendees I talked to. Please enjoy these random thoughts...

Proud to be the 15th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Dungeon Cats - Rules fluffy TTRPG about Cats in Dungeons! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/g...

What a wild fucking list for the Ennies! The collaborative nature of the games, adventures & books on display here is real I could not be more proud than to see: Zine Club Yeah 2 win Judges Spotlight Tomb of 1000 Doors get two noms See 3 distribution partners on the list See dozens of friends 1/x

Congratulations to all of the Ennie nominees, but ESPECIALLY to my pal @jpcoovert.bsky.social for having Dragon Town and the Darkness Before up for Best Family Game / Product!!!

New upcoming Kickstarter by Merry Manticore. 👀 #dnd #kickstarter #osr #rpg #shadowdark #trpg #ttrpg

The ladies have arrived. I'm throwing one of these stickers featuring @betterlegends.bsky.social art in with each copy of my new R'lyehwatch adventure! Order it today. I hope to fulfill the zines before the end of the month! buff.ly/mZc8XGW

Did you know there is a Brazilian localization of Shadowdark? I made an unboxing video so you can check it out for yourself!

If you're at Between to Cons, come say hi to me at the Shadowdark booth! If you're in Portland, you don't need a ticket to get into the vendor hall!

"These days there are angry ghosts all around us, dead from wars, sickness, starvation, and nobody cares. So you say you're under a curse? So what! So's the whole damned world." - Jigo, Princess Mononoke (found in my notes app)

Today's my birthday! And what better gift could I receive than NEW ART for Avenge the White Mare from @kickholland.bsky.social!? Meet the Sárkány dragon. He's got three heads & vomits lava! Want to get me something, all I ask is for you to follow the project: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...

This is going to be AWESOME! Who is coming to the watch party I'm hosting with @josephrlewis.bsky.social?

I'm a very pumped for this. Come visit me at the Arcane Library booth! :D

Nyarlathotep's Leigemen & the Sea Weed is DONE! Well, except for adding the names of all itchfunders who pre-order before July 1st. Also, all pre-orders are going to get this sticker by @betterlegends.bsky.social ! Read all about it here, and get a copy, too: nightnoongames.itch.io/nyarlathotep...

Who mentioned my Shadowdark monster zine yesterday? Got a ton of views. Sadly, only 9 downloads, and no sales.

Working on a 10 Years On YouTube video. Are there any YouTube related topics (not MCDM-related, that's two years away) you'd expect to see covered? Basically, do you have any questions about Life On YouTube that you think I would be particularly well-positioned to answer?

Advertise your BlueSky account with a Simpsons image

Hell yeah.

Attack the Light 1: Avenge the White Mare launches on Kickstarter July 14th. Here's a teaser video I made for it! Get notified on Launch: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...

Jesse is both my boy, my booth boy, and my Shadowdark GM. He writes good stuff, and you should check out his new project.

You can't tell me that the theme from Taxi doesn't slap. You just can't. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DL8...

I've cut back on my Kickstarter purchases in the last year because: 1) my KS spending was been getting out-of-hand and 2) I really don't like the quality of POD products, of which most kickstarters seem to be However, this is an EASY day one back from @slyflourish.com.

Holy hell. Sign me up based on this trailer alone!

Disclosure Day is great, and, because I'm trying to steal RPG stuff from all media, is a good example of @slyflourish.com's 3/5 adventure key philosophy pushed to the extreme where every one of the three keys work to solve the problem, but all three are needed. slyflourish.com/three_of_fiv...

Attack the Light 1: Avenge the White Mare launches July 14th as part of Kickstarter's Sidequest! I was able to playtest this Shadowdark adventure four times at cons over the last two weeks, and I've really gotten it to a good place. Get notified on launch: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...

When school and library groups reach out asking for advice on running Shadowdark for kids, I always send this to them and suggest they review it before each session.

Breakfast on Venice Beach, doing "research" for R'lyehwatch! My "Baywatch meets Lovecraft" adventure is itchfunding though the end of the month and features great art from @betterlegends.bsky.social ! Get it today: nightnoongames.itch.io/nyarlathotep...

I'm pumped to be GMing at the Glass Cannon Retreat! I even have my own table.

I'm walking around in Vegas before the Glass Cannon Retreat, and I'm going by the place where they sell Chippendales tickets. Outside there are two Chippendale dudes, shirtless, with the tuxedo collars. They're just kind of standing around to flaunt the goods to convince people to see them. 1/2

You should sign up for this weekly newsletter from a radical bunch of ttrpg creators. As @slyflourish.com says, newsletters are the new social media!

@betterlegends.bsky.social has been cranking out art for my R'lyehwatch zine, Nyarlathotep's Liegemen and the Sea Weed! The project's pre-order period on itch wraps up at the end of the month. Zines ship in August. Do me a favor and go back it now, won't you? nightnoongames.itch.io/nyarlathotep...

@yochaigal.bsky.social does so much for the RPG community and always produces great stuff. This was an EASY campaign to back for sure. Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cai...

Want to make a zine? I wrote stuff that can help you do that! Layout: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/layout-des... 10 Affinity Publisher tips: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/10-affinit... Publishing: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/10-affinit... CMYK colors: exeuntpress.itch.io/cmyk-color

Kelsey, the creator of Shadowdark, has insight into spellcasting mishaps when you roll a critical failure (natural 1) on focus checks. I've been adjudicating this incorrectly!

Having some fun playing Weird Heroes of Public Access by @joeyroyale.bsky.social. @crawlclub.bsky.social is here too!

UPDATE: It went really well. Great group of dudes, 2 of whom were already fans of my Shadowdark monster zine! Really fun action and the guys did a great job figuring out the dungeon's connective threads. There are a few things I learned to tweak next time too, which makes the playtest a success!

First playtest of Avenge the White Mare is happening today at North Texas RPG Con! I guess it didn't like the accents on the á. I'm feeling nervous and excited, but I'm confident it's going to be a good time for everyone. Interested yourself? Check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...

I always like check in with my library to see how those Shadowdark books are going. They've had three copies for at least six months, and I've never seen less than two checked out at once!

Anyone else going to North Texas RPG Con? I'll be arriving tomorrow afternoon if you'd like to meet-up and game! I'm running some Shadowdark and R'lyehwatch on the books, and I'm ready to run @jpcoovert.bsky.social's Ghosts & Goons as a pick-up game should the mood and opportunity strike! #ntrpgcon

Big News: Pilgrimage of the Sun Guard is officially back in print thanks to a publishing partnership with @plusoneexp.bsky.social! Cover art by @tonytranrpg.bsky.social plusoneexp.com/collections/...

Can someone please pay @joepera.bsky.social to DM an actual-play one-shot of Mausritter, or, potentially even better, Wanderhome? I would ABSOLUTELY kick in for it! @jdragsky.bsky.social what are you doing with that $teve Jack$on money!?

I placed an order with mixam for 200 zine print run to cover me for Between Two Cons & GenCon. I'm also finalizing a print run of 1250 copies of another of mine from China. It's really fucking thrilling that all these zines are going to end up in the hands of actual people in the next 6 months.

I am SHOCKED to read that people outside of Colorado do not know who Alfred Packer is. SURELY that can't be true!? Tell me if you do or don't. I had always assumed this was a kind of universal story that most people knew. Next time you'll tell me people don't know Casa Bonita! 😯

Boy am I feeling jealous about everyone posting about UK Game Expo. I think I need to figure out getting a booth there next year to sling some Shadowdark Western Reaches...

I'm ONE short of 600 people who will be notified when my Kickstarter campaign launches for Attack the Light 1: Avenge the White Mare! Will you be #600!? www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...

Mort Garson, mostly known Plantasia, a seminal piece of early synth music available only a plant shop in SF (w/ purchase), has been my go-to writing music. I discovered that Sacred Bones Records made a great visualizer to go along with his song "Zoos of the World!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbif...

I'm happy to announce that all art on my next zine will be made by @kickholland.bsky.social! I've known Nick now for pert near 15 years and have always admired his work. The zine's art is in progress, but here are examples of his reduction print style. It really lends itself well to Shadowdark.

If anyone is in LA, I'll be there briefly! On June 7th at 8pm, I will be attending a screening of the 1893 Italian swords and sorcery film "Hearts and Armour" at WHAMMY! Analog Media! If you want to meet up, grab a ticket! www.whammyanalog.com/events/stuck...

I just backed Dark Times: Shadowdark Adventure Collection on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...