Official cover reveal! Lorne Colt did an outstanding job with all four volumes of Designers & Dragons: Origins. We launch this mammoth collection of roleplaying history two weeks from today! Sign up here to get notified on launch: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

It’s a very good piece too and it is out now (shop.wyrd.science) @rhi.bsky.social send us a message if you see this and want to and we’ll send you a copy

Artemis update: It's been a tough time. He is still in the hospital, not eating. A few folks have asked how they can help, so I've set up a GoFundMe to help with costs. If you've ever loved Artemis, his gravity experiments and feel moved to help him, here's the link. gofund.me/252b7473c

Poland’s two biggest cultural exports in the 21st century: 1. The Witcher 2. The saying „not my circus, not my monkeys” (heard now on yet another English language TV show)

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet. After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

PART ONE Twenty years ago, publishing entrepreneur Jaclyn Easton came to me with a risky but innovative idea: b5books.com, a publishing entity built around one show, Babylon 5, its participants and fans. This wouldn’t be what was usually done, aftermarket making-of books --

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

I've put together a graphical timeline that depicts the product histories included in Designers & Dragons Origins Volumes 1 + 2. The graphic preview shows the first page, but you'll want to click through to timeline.designers-and-dragons.com/origins1.html to see everything.

Banger of an intro paragraph When I see people write like this about finance, it spurs me to be braver in my own writing. Very very well done @dsquareddigest.bsky.social on.ft.com/47ZzGzI The grimdark future of credit risk models

Mistrz Kowal już się tutaj nie pojawia, a takie złoto nie może zostać pominięte na Bluskaju, zatem repostuję. Serial 1670 @fakesforge.bsky.social

SQUEE! people.com/rick-moranis...

Today we are proud to announce our next crowdfunding campaign. Award-winning historian @shannonappelcline.bsky.social examines the roots, artwork, and lore behind each and every product released by TSR for OD&D, AD&D 1e, and Basic D&D with his latest effort, Designers & Dragons: Origins. 1/3

Occam's Razors existentialcomics.com/comic/621

So, you know we've a new print mag out in a hot minute but that also means we can finally spend some time on our new website too Kicking things off @macreadymusings.bsky.social speaks to @andrewgillis.bsky.social about Girl By Moonlight (@evilhat.bsky.social), hope, transcendence & transformation

Why not make it about rescuing only the dog (and maybe add a cat there, too)? The billionaire and the singer can pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

One of the best things about editing Wyrd Science is that you might, say, call up Rick Priestley for a 1 line quote & 2 hours later have an unexpected feature you've now got to make space for The 2nd best thing is you get to call up artists like @flopscomics.bsky.social & have them illustrate it

We have some new LibreOffice Expert magazines from @linuxnewmedia.com to give away! We want to get them to schools, libraries and local communities, especially in remote places where internet access isn't easily available: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/09...

"We’re taking a stand, choosing humans over hype, and we will not turn the joy of exploring into inactive spectatorship. Without exploration, the web becomes far less interesting. Our curiosity loses oxygen and the diversity of the web dies." I should start using Vivaldi again. 💜 #vivaldi #antiai

Oh, wow. youtu.be/fAdo8drjc_M

Just posted: The series on WFRP 1 Easter eggs continues with Doomstones 2: Blood in Darkness. graemedavis.wordpress.com

#LibreOffice 25.8.1, the first minor release of the leading free office suite, is available at www.libreoffice.org/download/ for Windows, MacOS and Linux. Almost 100 bugs have been solved, including the UI related crash. blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

The Philosophy of Julius Caesar - existentialcomics.com/comic/617

French and Canadian researchers have shown that faulty mitochondria directly drive memory loss in dementia. Using a new tool to boost mitochondrial activity in mice, they restored memory performance, proving cause and effect for the first time. buff.ly/2REM0fd #ShareGoodNewsToo

He was very good in person with his trans fans too. Growing up going to SF cons, I met many trans people before I even knew what trans meant. I gave my parents very little they needed to accept in their child, so they had lots left over for everyone else. 😉 www.thepinknews.com/2021/08/06/t...

New major update to the private, free and open source office suite! #LibreOffice 25.8 is now available, with: 📝 Navigator improvements in Writer 📊 Many new spreadsheet functions 🚀 Faster file loading Learn more and download it: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08...

Tribe 8 - Tribes in the Dark Roleplaying Game - Kickstarter Launching 8/19/25 @ 12pmEST! #TribesintheDark is a standalone #ttrpg of struggle, transformation, dreams, and resistance, it reimagines the world of Vimary through the #FitD system. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dp9...

Good morning #Worldcon, I say to you, from the depths of an east coast circadian rhythm! I'm not on any panels today, but I'll be trying to snag a few quick interviews for A Meal of Thorns, and handing out badge ribbons for translatedhugo.org!

Lower Decks’ win is the first time in 30 years that a Star Trek story has won a Hugo Award. The last one was “All Good Things” in 1995.

Name a TV show you’re positive no one remembers but you

Get Wyrd Science issues 3-6 in our mega bundle now for just £25 from political board games to terrifying TTRPGS via hauntological Warhammer packed full of incredible art & great writing, say goodbye to insidious algorithms & rediscover the joy of print shop.wyrd.science/products/iss...

Hey! The latest issue of Tabletop SPIRIT online is now available for FREE download - bit.ly/TSM_28 You can access the PDF version with this link - bit.ly/TSM_28pdf And access all our back issues (for FREE) on our website: tabletopspirit.com

since we don't have kickstarter to kind of provide some kind of exciting goal/target/sense of urgency I'm thinking maybe we do something really depressing like this instead

Hey, hey, hey. We have very very big news. We finally have a new issue on sale right... NOW! We hope it's not our last but that is up in the air so this really is a case where YOU ARE THE HERO but also other very cool non WS stuff mentioned! so check it out...

Hello, I really like The Thing. Edition of 100, signed and numbered. www.sonnyross.com/shop/thething #thething #horror #johncarpenter

Hi all! If you backed Castle of the Veiled Queen on KS you should check your DMs ;) and if not, but you're into Beyond Corny Groń - pdfs with both funded modules were just released on itch.io nerd-sirens.itch.io/castle-of-th... nerd-sirens.itch.io/kurgan-of-th... I hope you'll enjoy them! :) #osr

There was a lot of rending of garments when Wizards of the Coast put up a legacy warning on their classic DTRPG products, saying times had changed since the original products were produced. But, here's TSR's own legacy warning from the 1993 Magic Encyclopedia V2.

We've acquired the historic game magazine Computer Entertainer. As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free. Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...

@tunnels-and-trolls.bsky.social Color Map Of Grimtooth's Dungeon Of Doom [Fan Made] Link to a blog with a nifty, spoiler-free, color map of Grimtooth's Dungeon of Doom! forum.profantasy.com/discussion/7...

From today's @financialtimes.com #TomLehrer

Over on Patreon, I've been experimenting with offering Artist Proof card arts to my supporters, under blind-auction protocol. This month, it is an AP of Mirror Realm (Sorcery Contested Realm). The post is available for free and paid supporters alike. www.patreon.com/posts/135523...

Gen Con 2025 MIT Press booth #269

Some exciting news on @lizdanforth-artist.bsky.social's Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/docume...

Looks like Sword World, the biggest original Japanese TTRPG, is finally getting an official English traslation. Crowdfunding next year but a quickstart pdf is available mugengaming.com/blogs/news/m...

I've got a new article on cover homages & references, looking at the AD&D adventure modules, with highlights including Ravenloft, Tsojcanth, and ToEE. www.designers-and-dragons.com/2025/07/28/h...

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

Seeing some unconfirmed reports that Tom Lehrer has passed. Alive or dead, the man is a legend. IYKYK www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAE...

I am so proud to announce, It’s coming, Tribes in the Dark is coming!!! After all this time, the past is dead, your future begins now! #Kickstarter #tribe8 #trrpg #fitd www.kickstarter.com/projects/dp9...