In TTRPGs, vulnerability is the key to unlocking authentic storytelling. Don't be afraid to let your true self shine at the table. #TTRPGMotivation

I love a game that heals, and Townies by Jellyfishlines is one of those games. This beautifully-written solo journaling game will leave a lasting impression. You can get this game AND six other games by Jellyfishlines for $15.60 in his TAXES Sale! itch.io/s/160807/tax...

This week in 1988: 1,000+ ACT UP demonstrators shut down the FDA headquarters, demanding (and eventually winning) action on developing HIV/AIDS treatments. ACT UP's militant and creative actions always included powerful visual artwork, and paved the way for movements in the decades to come.

My brain was too foggy to run my usual TTRPG game tonight, so I opted to run this fabulous game instead. We were playing within minutes and shared heartfelt stories together. Highly recommend! hawk-windrider.itch.io/everything-m...

A thought just occurred to me that maybe you don't like TTRPGs, but you have someone in your life who does: getting a custom magic weapon credited in their name, made from one of their favorite songs, would make a fantastic gift idea

the portland chicken guy 🥰

We need out of the box thinking, and we need out of the box games. Absurdia is a TTRPG that bridges horror and mundane life - you know, (gestures around wildly). They are less than 250 pdf copies away from employing some great guest creators as their current stretch goal!

In case you, like me, saw your electric bill more than double.

Nobody has Long COVID, but everybody has brain fog, cognitive decline and memory loss. I talk about the overwhelming scientific evidence that COVID damages the brain, and the overwhelming social unwillingness to acknowledge it in my latest: www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...

Check out these fall fashion tips!

Hey nerds. Let's try and remember to use alt text when we can ok? Not just for art. For those memes, screenshots, funnies, day to day photos too. GIFs and videos too. (If you have your own website, you should check your images for alt text there too)

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

HOW TO LET BSKY KNOW THEIR POLICY CHANGES HARM ARTISTS: A GUIDE FOR MOBILE USERS! 🧵 Sending feedback is SUPER easy, and takes just a few clicks! 1. Open the left tab menu, and click that "feedback" button 2. Put your concern in the box. I'll copy paste a script to use! (CONT.)

@levikornelsen.bsky.social I’m looking for a TTRPG with a collecting mechanic, like a specimen-hunter. Do you know of any like that?

We’re actually up to 44 participants now, but this thread is still where I’m linking to last year’s games, slowly but surely! Check out the ones I’ve already highlighted in the replies!

Disabled creatives: what are some of your strategies for creating during periods when you’re really struggling otherwise? I’ll go first. I keep a ton of notes. Questions, inspiration, ideas, critiques, etc. And I count ANY amount of progress as progress.

Help a Disabled Trans PoC w/ Surgery! #TransCrowdfund #MutualAid My total hysterectomy is scheduled for Oct 8, 2025 & I have my top surgery consultation on Sep 17, 2025. Big problem: I'm poor and can't afford the hysto. Bigger problem: I may not have insurance next year. gofund.me/99801fcf7

While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI: At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.

I was just fucked over $1k so if you guys could like sell this bundle into the stratosphere, I'd appreciate it

⚠️Are you a creator who risks censorship by payment processors whose work is available on their own website, or even just a creator who prefers to distribute independently?⚠️ SHOW ME YOUR WORK! I am making a list so people can easily find you! Reply or DM with links, or fill out the form in thread.

[For ttrpg designers on itch] I want to know clicks, views, sales before and after the ban... screenshot your games not showing up on the site when you enter its exact name into the search bar. Ss the tags in the Metadata. Record if you don't get paid. Tell me if your game gets deleted.

I find myself buying less stuff overall (yay), but one thing I'm buying *more* of is small press and DIY fiction. Buying things directly from authors and publishers is the way to go! I recommend this zine bundle www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/zine...

Here's my current WIP for the Appx. N Jam I was assigned! My plan is to make 2 pages the adventure, and the last page will have an "insert" for a fictional RPG called SWORD. (Thinking a d12 roll under system)

sign ups for my next Steam festival close in 10 days!! if you have a romance-focused visual novel on Steam (or a public upcoming Steam page) then submit it to be showcased along 100+ other visual novels forms.gle/oBCkYx3SNqVL...

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"cheaper/faster/easier" has a cost a cost that's hidden (on purpose) it's pollution in our lungs & exploitation of people & burning of the planet & degradation of civil society people don't want to know that "But it's cheaper and faster and easier!" that's not the same as good

LIKE BRO IT DOESNT MATTER IF U MAKE ART THAT SUCKS IT DOESNT MATTER GO AND EXPERIENCE WHIMSY AND HAVE FUN AND EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF CREATING

In the midst of writing solarpunk, I’m breaking to do a horror short story. It’s the best of all queer media for me: I have to believe in a bright future AND I find comfort in knowing that sometimes bad, scary stuff happens. Dreaming and grieving in a harmonious cycle!

#selfpromosaturday This week has been particularly bleak for trans news, but we are NOT powerless! What little support we can give goes a long way! YOU can support trans rights in OH & get hundreds of #TTRPG games for just $5- including my #OSR game of doomed prison exiles; Scumbags & Stories 🎲

Hi hi hi!!! I'm guest editing for Eye to the Telescope @sfpa.bsky.social with the theme of BIRDS. Here's a bird I saw at a conservatory recently!! Send me your poems!!! 💜💜 Guidelines & submitting link bit.ly/SFPAettt57

Currently writing a solarpunk setting that will fit into Planescape for my home game + to publish. It feels so good to write something that feels hopeful. #solarpunk #planescape

Learning how to use alcohol markers with the incredible @kamoriaart.bsky.social ‘s coloring book! 1/2

@kamoriaart.bsky.social I bought your coloring book Feathers and Scales at the Indy Gay Market last year, and I am loving 😻 it. I’ve done 7 pages so far.

10 hours left to get my 5e rule supplement for Research Mechanics for $1.60! Use for quick rolls to search for information or as a downtime activity for your bookish wizard. (Without the DM doing any work 😻) www.dmsguild.com/product/5097...

Herein can technically be found all monsters ever created by WotC for #dnd5e.

I am feeling very grateful for my very first ten sales of my first published TTRPG homebrew! 🥰 In an IRL world of chaos, celebrating our fictional worlds is a welcome balm.