I've been marinating on the idea of starting an Actual Play-focused web fest based around peer review for a while now. Today, I finally wrote down all the ideas in my head and am gonna throw it out there to see if it resonates. Check it out and apply by October 3rd if you're interested!

Delighted to share that A Haunting, Beloved has been accepted to Sydney Web Fest! Congratulations to all our fellow Actual Play shows that were selected!

Truly blown away to have A Haunting, Beloved nominated for Best Actual Play Video at T.O. Webfest! Congratulations to all the nominees, and thank you to T.O. Webfest for recognizing this story about disability, grief, and desire as told by a disabled cast. 🫀🌹

ICYMI: I am hosting an open-to-all Actual Play for about a week! It's a horror-inspired show about death, memory, and the ways that someone can continue to impact our lives even after they are gone. Shouldn't take you more than 30 minutes to play/record, all instructions in the linked form!

We are so thrilled to have been nominated in the Best Ensemble Cast (Actual Play Video) and Outstanding Horror/Thriller (Actual Play Video) categories at @njwebfest.bsky.social! Congratulations to all the nominees!

Who can play? Anyone! Whether you're a seasoned Actual Play artist or you're just starting out, you are welcome to leave a voice note. What do you need to play? 1d6, 1d12, a deck of tarot cards, and something to record your voice. The form will stay open through August 18th, 2025.

For the morning crew! Actual Play folks, if YOU want to be a part of a new @numinousprod.bsky.social show, leave us a Grave Note! This is a horror-inspired AP, so expect some macabre elements (content notices in form). The form will guide you through the game, which should take ~30 minutes tops.

Want to be in a Numinous Productions project? Check this out! The form is open for you to play and submit a recording through August 18th.

We are so delighted that A Haunting, Beloved is an Early Selection for this year's @njwebfest.bsky.social! Congratulations to all the other fantastic artists whose work is also in the fest this year! #WeGotIn

Stay tuned. 🤓🤐🤠

We are delighted and honored to learn that A Haunting, Beloved is an Early Selection for NZ Web Fest (@nzwebfest.co.nz). Congratulations to the other early selectees this round, especially our fellow AP Bloom & Blight: A Girl by Moonlight!

Vote for A Haunting, Beloved in the CRIT awards if you want me to go full toxic yuri mode and make even more feast-for-the-senses gay art, except this time it's gonna be a sapphic affair of temptation where one party is the devil. if we win I will consider it a sign. /promotion ended

The Melancholy We Weave has been selected for it's 4th Webfest this year and we are so thankful, humbled, and blown away. Thank you so much T.O. Webfest 2025 ! We are also in the running for Apulia, NZ, and Rainbow Roll Webfest! Just... whoa

A Haunting, Beloved is an Official Selection for T.O. WebFest! It's wonderful to be on the fest circuit this year with so many amazing shows. We are in the company of such truly thoughtful and dedicated artists. Congratulations to all selectees!

Because we forgot to make an image with our other post (😅): we're thrilled to be a selection for Apulia Web Fest 2025! Congratulations to all of the other fantastic shows that have been selected, it's such a joy to be on the fest circuit with you all this year!

So delighted to share that A Haunting, Beloved is an official selection at Apulia Web Fest! Congratulations to all our friends who were selected as well!

Just a reminder that our all-disabled AP, A Haunting, Beloved is a finalist for two CRIT Awards: Best One Shot and Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools in an Actual Play! You can check out A Haunting, Beloved here: youtu.be/2Beza5w9XZU And vote in the CRIT Awards here ⬇️

We’re incredibly excited to present Rainbow Roll Fest 2025, streaming June 27-29 on Twitch! Visit our website at rainbowrollfest.com for our lineup and schedule (coming soon) and a link to our Twitch profile. See you there!

My #critawards nomination roundup: David & I for Best Paizo GM & Player for Unearthed Inhertance on @stealthyelf.bsky.social A Haunting, Beloved for Best One Shot & Best Utilization of Accessibility Features on @numinousprod.bsky.social Known Realms for Best Series on @talesarchived.bsky.social

disabled stories rule the world!!! will forever cherish this one-shot and I’m so glad @dungeonminister.bsky.social’s and everyone’s hard work is being recognized!!

We are so delighted to have been nominated in two categories for the #critawards: Best One Shot and Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools in an Actual Play. To have this recognition after making a show about disability featuring an all-disabled cast feels amazing. 💖

We are delighted to announce that A Haunting, Beloved has been nominated for Best One Shot and Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools in an Actual Play at this year’s CRIT Awards! Thank you, whoever nominated us, and congratulations to all the nominees!

Just spending the morning tinkering with the opening to our next AP... 😈👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏻❤️‍🔥 Who is made of fire and knows you better than you know yourself? Who will be at your front, your back, your right, your left, tempting you from the Straight Path until the appointed day?

finally, a chance for me to be gay, freaky, AND Muslim on main en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qareen

my marketing post of the day is that I bought a lace catsuit and leather leash to wear/be led around by for this. do with that information what you will. maybe subscribe to the Numinous Productions YouTube channel and follow us here so you'll know when footage of me in a catsuit and collar drops.

Just spending the morning tinkering with the opening to our next AP... 😈👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏻❤️‍🔥 Who is made of fire and knows you better than you know yourself? Who will be at your front, your back, your right, your left, tempting you from the Straight Path until the appointed day?

How do YOU approach in-character romance at the table? Do you have tips, tricks, favorite safety tools? Sound off in the comments and quotes! If you have a great trans or queer romance in an AP that you want to show off, consider applying to Rainbow Roll Fest: filmfreeway.com/RainbowRollF... #ttrpg

Want to get involved in activism, but starting feels overwhelming? Not sure how you can make a difference? Drop by this community organizing meeting! We'll fill out @prisonculture.bsky.social's Making a Plan together. Let's get organized! 📓 millionexperiments.com/zines/making...

👁️NEW TRAILER - Our Lives in the Wood👁️ Explore the tragic stories of the citizens of Sublime County, orchestrated by The Stranger's most devious servant: The Writer. Watch the trailer on YT or listen on your podcatchers! #ttrpg #actualplay #podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Nd...

We're so thrilled to announce that A Haunting, Beloved is an official selection for Cusco Webfest's Best Actual Play - Video category!

Hellos!! I have finished my dice bags for Games for Gaza by @dungeonminister.bsky.social and @numinousprod.bsky.social!! Here they are, and the info if you would like to win them in a giveaway! US/CA shipping covered by me! Link for giveaway info: www.numinousproductions.net/games-for-gaza

We are SO excited that A Haunting, Beloved is an Early Selection at New Jersey WebFest! Thanks so much to the fest, and congratulations to all of our fellow shows and artists selected thus far!

Are you in the market for an Actual Play that combines gothic romances, haunted-ass houses, and disability justice? We may just have you covered with A Haunting, Beloved! It's a story of grief, discovery, and the power of disabled love, and you can experience it here:

We are thrilled to announce that submissions to Rainbow Roll Fest 2025 are OPEN! You can submit your project now through March 31st on our FilmFreeway page: filmfreeway.com/RainbowRollF.... Important information and links in the replies!

We're so thrilled to announce that A Haunting, Beloved is an official selection for Cusco Webfest's Best Actual Play - Video category!

We're are delighted to present this interview with ArcaneWhiskers as the first video of the Games For Gaza series! This quote, following a discussion of creating media that depicts occupied peoples resisting occupation through whatever means necessary, is especially moving:

I finally had time to finish watching this! This has easily become one of my favorite APs. The recurring theme of horrors that underly the idyllic & mundane was absolutely riveting. I adored every new room & scene as well as the unapologetic disabled & queer representation. 10/10. 🫀

It is a story about finding strength and setting boundaries, about standing up for yourself, about love and trauma and pain. It is queer and disabled, it is caring and honest. It has great motives, in both storytelling and background music.

It took me a while, because I've been very busy, but I have now finished this and can fully attest to that. It's a beautiful piece of art. The system Bluebeard's Bride can really lean into dark stories, and this one is dark, at times, too, but it is also hopeful and mostly, at its core, empowering.

Ok I adore Bluebeard's bride so much, and usually the endings are upsetting and haunting, but this is so hopeful and adoring the disability representation so much. In fact funnily enough, for my own take on Bluebeard's bride- I did have a hopeful ending. Kudos to the cast and crew for this AP 🫀

If you've been enjoying A Haunting, Beloved and you'd like to tip the studio so we can continue making our art in a sustainable way, you can do so here! Tips will be used to compensate Esther for time spent working on shows, pay our casts, upgrade our tech, etc.

I am halfway through, and already this is on its way to become one of my favourite AP oneshots! I love the care and creativity with which this story is being told.

We're sponsoring the first Games For Gaza mutual aid event this weekend! Event details and prize bundle giveaways are all listed on our website at: www.numinousproductions.net/games-for-gaza

So obsessed with this AP. It's just so gothic and dramatic and beautiful 😭 the cast is fantastic and the story runs so smoothly, it's truly a joy. Why is everything out to make me cry today 😭😭😭😭

Viewers are calling A Haunting, Beloved " beautifully produced, atmospheric, and haunting" and "inspirational on what good tabletop can do and how this can be an art." 🫀🌱 If you haven't watched yet, we'd love to have you encounter our story of disability, grief, desire, queerness, and other loves!

If you would like to host a viewing of A Haunting, Beloved on your Discord or streaming channel, interview Esther and/or cast members for your site or podcast, or write a review of the show, please feel welcome to be in touch with us by DMing us here or emailing us at [email protected].

Viewers are calling A Haunting, Beloved " beautifully produced, atmospheric, and haunting" and "inspirational on what good tabletop can do and how this can be an art." 🫀🌱 If you haven't watched yet, we'd love to have you encounter our story of disability, grief, desire, queerness, and other loves!

Presenting A Haunting, Beloved: a new cinematic actual play! When a young disabled woman marries a rich widow and moves to her mansion, she learns that there is more to the home (and her wife) than is immediately apparent. What secrets lie within the locked chambers of YOUR heart?