Two stragglers remain. I'm not anxious, you're anxious.

Hey, this is your reminder that @georgiacooked.bsky.social and I are making The Deepest Dark for #ZineMonth! It's a GM-less, tragic horror ttrpg about getting trapped underground. (If we want to get into Zinetopia, we need 400 followers in the next week.) Please sign up for updates!

Follow this and help Ella out - this looks great, and I would love to see it. The project needs followers or it won't be allowed in Zinetopia, which would be a real shame.

You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.

Unsolicited writing advice: no. 678: It's fine to write just for pleasure. Writers who write just for pleasure are still writers. (Also applies to readers, and reading.)

Start the new year right: with BLADE MAIDENS and our final story of Vol. 1!

Want to join the fun? For just five bucks, you can get your own bespoke show made around YOUR x-cellent suggestion! www.patreon.com/battleofthea...

Big thanks to all our loyal #BattleoftheAtom listeners! We recorded 44 new episodes, we hit our 1000th X-Men story in February and as of our last ep we've ranked 1113 stories! On top of that, July marked our 8th year and our 400th episode. We can't do any of this without you!

1. Go to your personal library 2. Find a book you haven't read in a while. 3. Take a moment and remember your favorite part of the book. 4. Tear those pages out. You're never reading it again. Your book now has a hole in it. Too bad.

TV: Decide on a new television show to watch with your best friend or direst rival (in real life). Together create the setting, characters, and basic premise. Stare at a blank TV for 30 minutes to an hour. React as if the show was on. Discuss the plot afterwards. Repeat until end of season 1.

All PCs have 2 HP, a name and an adjective. When a player attempts a challenge, flip a coin. Tails, you fail spectacularly. Heads, you are now the GM, and the former GM now plays the last NPC you spoke to.

Draw a tarot card in secret, right now. Tell no one. Slip it into casual conversation in all TTRPG spaces. If someone asks you if you're playing Armaan's Secret Tarot game, nod. Ask them what their card is. If you match, you both win. If it's not a match, you both lose *and can never play again.*

Murder Most DIE!!!!! Players close their eyes and each roll a D20. GM notes results. Everyone opens their eyes, plays their favourite D20 RPG. Whenever they roll the number they rolled at the start, they die of mysterious circumstances. Last person standing must GM the next game; everybody loses.

This is the “choose your own adventure” issue of The Unwritten. Really happy with how I covered this one, think it’s a good read even if you haven’t read the issue

Just a good time talking comics with friends, as it should be.

Also, good grief: if you can afford it, support this man's Patreon. Everything he has written and produced has been great, and we need more of this.

Comics critics! You have just a few more days to apply to the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join Our Team! We're always on the lookout for new contributors!

To learn more about Whole New World l, be sure to click the link below to be notified on LAUNCH! 🚀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/one...

Introducing the faces behind Whole New World 🐻 Hey it’s me! I’m happy to announce officially that I’m one of the co-producers of our next upcoming project: Whole New World! It’s been such fun bringing this project to life and I can’t wait to share more with you 👀 Art by: @4threset.bsky.social

In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.) clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Some of my picks: Best series: Assorted Crisis Events Best writer: @denizcamp.bsky.social Best artist: @cleanlined.bsky.social Best publisher (Big Two): DC Best publisher (non-Big Two): @oni-press.bsky.social Listen to hear what other folks picked!

Hi new people, here's a little about what I do! I also have a brand new website/webstore at blinkingbirchgames.com

We were in first place in this film award voting. A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours. Now it's personal. Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS. Reshare? VOTE! www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...

I have a bynch of new followers so listen, I also put some community copies in I made games about motorcycles! Rasputin! Stuffed toys! Demons! Gods!

Started playing Harold Halibut because of the claymation art style—I've never seen anything like it. It's 60% off, so if you love slow burn, sci-fi narrative games, it might be a nice holiday gift for you. store.steampowered.com/app/924750/H...

Regular reminder that I am trying to build a corps of new Youtubers to cover indie RPGs. If you have any desire to do this, please let me know and I will give you what little knowledge I posses.

Merry Christmas! ❄️ 🎁 ⛄ If you're feeling the giving spirit today, donate $10 ON US to Feeding America, Common Cause, or the Union of Concerned Scientists to make the holidays a bit brighter for someone else!

Less than 5 copies remain for ARC, Magus, and What Dust Remains, while 9 are still available for Inang-Uri. I initially thought they'd last until New Year, but folks have been FAST. With 90+ copies downloaded with each game, I hope they've been a source of good holiday cheer!

Surprise! 100 community copies are now available for ARC, Magus, Marvelous Children of Inang-Uri, and What Dust Remains! 🔥 Download these games for free—for a limited time only. momatoes.itch.io/arc momatoes.itch.io/the-magus-or... momatoes.itch.io/inang-uri momatoes.itch.io/what-dust-re...

Hey gang, I put up 50 community copies each for solo games VOID 1680 AM, No-Tell Motel, and Lighthouse at the End of the World, AND for my two-player game Wayfarer 1. Grab, play, share, enjoy. bannerless.games/voidam bannerless.games/ntm bannerless.games/lighthouse bannerless.games/wayfarer1

Did you know The ComicsXF Zine makes a great last-minute holiday (digital) stocking stuffer? It's better than whatever you'll find at CVS at this point, plus you don't get that long-ass receipt!

Just as a reminder: ⏳Trans people have always existed. 🎽Chest binders have existed for hundreds of years. The only reason we have accessible, puchasable binders today is because of trans resiliance and care so we do it safely. Fuck anyone who would take that from us.

A little early gift for all of you... KS launching on 01/20/26: SINK YOUR TEETH IN #1. A sapphic vampire noir following Corsica Smith, a disgraced Chicago PI working for scraps, who finds herself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...

Have you checked out GODKILLER: Qismat yet? No? Well here’s the full playlist to the AP! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Rasmus and I get deep into the issue, and theories abound!

Correction, MONDAY the form closes! Come help us make this bundle irresistible! Having your unique, one of a kind solo game will provide even more reason for people to donate to Take This!

Deleted Saves is open for pitches for Issue #2 - Spring 2026! Send your ideas to deletedsaves at gmail dot com. We focus on critical analysis of games and are open to new and experienced writers alike! Pay is $275/piece.

Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google. My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence! go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

Wrote about comics, music, and being a son, sparked by a short read from a talented creator. I ended up buying that new Dylan project on record store day recently because of Oshimi’s work. good art often leads to more art, whether im making it or taking it in.

Hey, new announcement for DIE RPG. Next year, @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social will be crowdfunding DIE RPG: THE METADUNGEON - a huge dungeon where each level is explicitly about a different period of RPG history. @mytholder.bsky.social has gone berserk. Sign up! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

If you want more details, here's RRD's blogpost, which gives you all the high concept delirium, of a dungeon which takes you from the proto-D&D to the edgy 90s to the modern scene. Frankly, this is a dungeon where edition wars turn extremely literal. rowanrookanddecard.com/enter-the-me...

Just ordered a new print run of Fetch My Blade! Play as the dog of a retired legendary master of the sword, tasked with a quest of your own: retrieve your master’s fabled weapon in time for their final duel. Purchase the game: glyphtide.games/fetch-my-bla...

A couple more endings feature in this month's update of my visual novel Penlight~ Play it for free in English/Spanish here: www.patreon.com/posts/145686... #visualnovel #hypnosis #mindcontrol #vndev #indiedev

Hello, I had the honor to do a variant for Die: Loaded #3 by these amazing people: @kierongillen & @HansStephanie ⭐ @ImageComics #ImageComics #Comics #DieLoaded #Die #comics #comicscover #margueritesauvage #RPG #dancingcharacter

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