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Writer, Forever Student
https://www.ianwelke.net
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The print version of my new science fiction book is out today. Azure Cove is a town where science pushes the limits of what is thought to be theoretical. When there is more than one Azure Cove and its odd inhabitants anything is possible.
www.amazon.com/Many-Worlds-...
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The Many Worlds Interpretation of Azure Cove
Amazon.com: The Many Worlds Interpretation of Azure Cove: 9798254600312: Welke, Ian: Books
https://www.amazon.com/Many-Worlds-Interpretation-Azure-Cove/dp/B0GVT6NSTR/
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DMHub
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The new Draw Steel VTT is here! #drawsteel #ttrpg #vtt #ad
YouTube video by Power Word Spill
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A blog post about the many genres of Star Wars:
www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/21/star-wars-and-genre
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Star Wars and genre — Ian Welke, Author
I’ve been watching Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord. It’s making me think a lot about storytelling. So far it’s a very interesting tale with a villain at the center of the story, which has me thinking I ...
https://www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/21/star-wars-and-genre
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Kristin Pratt
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OMG this is nearly at 10x the initial goal and it hasn’t even been 24 hours yet! Congrats to
@shawnspeakman.com
and all the authors, artists and editors involved in this
#Unbroken
Kickstarter! Can’t wait to read my hardcover!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unb...
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This dog has good taste! But seriously, the early modern era is a very interesting and underused period in fiction, and roughly half way through reading this book, I can say that The Prisoner of Zaragoza makes wonderful use of it.
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Matt Colville?
about 15 hours ago
Crossover with The Griffon's Saddlebag!
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New Draw Steel Items Grabbed Out of The Griffon's Saddlebag! | MCDM Productions
Get more from MCDM Productions on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-draw-steel-156106965
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John Kovalic
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Game Designer Ross Isaacs (Last Unicorn’s STAR TREK rpg, and much more) is in desperate straits. PLEASE join me in helping a great guy out! Even simply spreading the word can help!
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
1 day ago
Here’s last night’s story about prediction markets – platforms where you can bet on basically anything, from the weather to the war in Iran. The story's also about why AI seems to be obsessed with shirtless old guys! To a lesser degree, but worth mentioning, if you’re into that.
youtu.be/ZN4njIQcSR4
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Prediction Markets: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
https://youtu.be/ZN4njIQcSR4
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Max Kennerly
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Every time a Democrat mentions how to talk to "ordinary people" they mean "how I was told to talk by a handful of weirdo consultants in DC with gross fixations on throwing certain groups under the bus and who would not last a day in an ordinary job interacting with ordinary people."
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Jeebus. How many placeholder names are still in this?
#seconddraftproblems
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Djordi
4 days ago
Sometimes we make dope stuff*! And sometimes other dope people make even more dope stuff*! Get our custom VTT, the Codex, on Steam RIGHT NOW and make your own dope stuff*!
mcdm.gg/draw-steel-c...
*I didn't want to be too much of a potty mouth, but you know the word I meant.
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Animated Draw Steel: The Grasping The Hungry #ttrpg #animation #drawsteel #dnd
YouTube video by Zee Bashew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzdcbkRvePU
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Becky Hammer
5 days ago
When they said "AI will increase productivity" I didn't realize they meant "AI code will crash the social media networks on which I procrastinate, forcing me to actually do my job"
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James Introcaso
6 days ago
How does inventory management work in Crows? Let me explain.
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Crows Inventory Management
YouTube video by MCDM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9dyWtPmBBA
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22 Panels Podcast
13 days ago
We didn't completely ignore the Forgotten Divine... We just went off on a lot of tangents. Next up on 22 Panels: Mark Russell Braun
@manruss.bsky.social
Sign up to get notified when the Forgotten Divine Kickstarter launches!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
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There are many different stages of writing. This week I released a new science fiction novel. I finished a first draft of a second world fantasy novel. I also spent a sizable portion of this morning actually blowing raspberries at my monitor. It's a bit of a rollercoaster.
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The first chapter of my new book as a blog post. It's a fairly lengthy post as it contains the whole first chapter.
www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/...
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Many Worlds Interpretation of Azure Cove: Chapter 1 — Ian Welke, Author
This is the first chapter to my new book, The Many Worlds Interpretation of Azure Cove ( paperback | kindle ). This is a loose sequel. If you haven’t read the first book, The Azure Cove Assignment (...
https://www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/16/many-worlds-interpretation-of-azure-cove-chapter-1
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I misspelled "multitude" as "multidude" and now I want to write a superhero story.
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Amanda Lane Cumming
6 days ago
Relatable, though.
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The demon in charge of torturing humanity via Trader Joe's product packaging has really been outdoing himself lately.
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People who can edit without printing out the document are probably more efficient, but they can never know the satisfaction of balling up the page and hurling the fucking thing across the room.
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Mathematician Records
7 days ago
Enjoying the weather and some music!
youtube.com/@mathematici...
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The print version of my new science fiction book is out today. Azure Cove is a town where science pushes the limits of what is thought to be theoretical. When there is more than one Azure Cove and its odd inhabitants anything is possible.
www.amazon.com/Many-Worlds-...
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The Many Worlds Interpretation of Azure Cove
Amazon.com: The Many Worlds Interpretation of Azure Cove: 9798254600312: Welke, Ian: Books
https://www.amazon.com/Many-Worlds-Interpretation-Azure-Cove/dp/B0GVT6NSTR/
8 days ago
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TTRP about me First Game: D&D Lates Game: Draw Steel Longest Game: Call of Cthulhu Favorite Game: at the moment Draw Steel Favorite Mechanics: in the day, Champions. Now, Draw Steel Favorite Setting: Middle Earth Roleplaying Favorite Art: Draw Steel
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Paul Ligorski
9 days ago
Seven new magical treasures for your
#DrawSteel
heroes (or villains), plus occult ritual instructions!
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The Reliquaries of Orvab the Handless by Heart of Arcana
Seven treasures, coveted by the forces of darkness!
https://heart-of-arcana.itch.io/the-reliquaries-of-orvab-the-handless
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pbbeta
9 days ago
I made some cool art for this, go check it out!🫵
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Daniel Schultz
9 days ago
OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT WAR WITH THE VATICAN
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Brooke
11 days ago
Today really felt like a dispatch from Universe A
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Elle Cordova
11 days ago
Now would be a great time to reconsider that 46% cut to NASA’s science budget for FY2027.
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A blog post about Ted Lasso and stories inspiring people to do better in real life:
www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/10/towards-better
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Towards Better — Ian Welke, Author
In our house, Ted Lasso has profound philosophical bordering on religious meaning. It is also comforting. There’s a metaphorical “in case of depression break glass” type alarm here where my mood starts to spiral and gets course corrected with a Ted Lasso rewatch. There are so many things I love ab
https://www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/10/towards-better
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Also see running several different rpg campaigns, releasing a novel, keeping up with a blog, writing another novel, all while trying not to go insane in the most tumultuous eras in history.
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Krisi 🏳️‍⚧️
13 days ago
David Duchovny played a transgender woman, Denise, on Twin Peaks in 1990 and when greeting Cooper, the show's protagonist, she says, "I prefer Denise, if you don't mind" and Cooper responds with "OK" and her identity is settled within a couple seconds and was a non-issue, 36 years ago.
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ElieNYC
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Rarely has a people had such an *opportunity* to stop the evils of their government as we do right now. If we impeach and remove Trump, we will avert additional crimes against humanity. If we do not, history will judge us harshly. All of us. Yes, even me and you.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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We Have 2 Weeks to Stop Trump From Committing New Atrocities
It is up to the American people, and our elected representatives, to use every legal means available—from impeachment to protest.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/impeach-protest-trump-iran-war/
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Wes Burdine
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BREAKING: Following the American threat of an “Avignon Papacy,” Robert Kennedy has begun a Diet of Worms
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A blog post about playing tabletop roleplaying games online:
www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/8/roleplaying-online
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Roleplaying Online — Ian Welke, Author
I have loved roleplaying games since playing Dungeons and Dragons followed by seemingly the whole of the TSR catalog in the early 1980s. Since then I have played many editions of D&D and Call of C...
https://www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/8/roleplaying-online
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Matt Colville?
13 days ago
The Draw Steel VTT is LIVE!
youtu.be/QZs-Dj0tg_U
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The Draw Steel VTT is live!
YouTube video by Matthew Colville
https://youtu.be/QZs-Dj0tg_U
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Brent Simon
14 days ago
Thirty-six years ago, on April 8, 1990, David Lynch and
@markfrost.bsky.social
’s TWIN PEAKS pilot introduced a world both wonderful and strange to almost 35 million people. For dreamers and thinkers everywhere, it set off a most beautiful bomb in their imaginations, and continues to do so today. 🏔️🏔️
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Danielle Gembala
14 days ago
Gen X collectively reliving Challenger, Columbia and Cold War nuclear holocaust anxiety all in the same week is a fucking lot, y'all.
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Kyle Strong
15 days ago
It's happening! LAUNCH DAY. Huntsman Class Preview (Levels 1-4) available as PDF or Forge Steel sourcebook
#DrawSteel
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The Huntsman - A Class of Monstrous Experts for Draw Steel
Wield weapons, wit, and supernatural powers as a monster hunter struggling with their own monstrous nature. Inspired by Bloodborne, The Witcher, Devil May Cry, Castlevania, etc.
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/chuckling-chest-games/the-huntsman-a-class-of-monstrous-experts-for-draw-steel?ref=bk-social-project
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The Kindle version of my new science fiction book is out today. Azure Cove is a town where science pushes the limits of what is thought to be theoretical. When there is more than one Azure Cove and its odd inhabitants the limits of reality become insubstantial.
www.amazon.com/Many-Worlds-...
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The Many Worlds Interpretation of Azure Cove
Amazon.com: The Many Worlds Interpretation of Azure Cove eBook : Welke, Ian: Kindle Store
https://www.amazon.com/Many-Worlds-Interpretation-Azure-Cove-ebook/dp/B0CYHGPD1N/
15 days ago
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Most accurate graph of a writer's process.
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Hello MCDM
16 days ago
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A Whirlwind Tour of the Draw Steel Codex -- Get it in Early Access!
YouTube video by DMHub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N443eF0bPFU
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Lars
17 days ago
Rabea Rogge, die erste deutsche Frau im All, hat einfach einen W20 mit rauf genommen.
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John Flammang Schrank in a bunny suit?
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A quick blog post about why I haven't been posting to the blog, but also about the conundrum of crunch time and focus versus dealing with real life:
www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/5/writing-and-crunch
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Writing and Crunch — Ian Welke, Author
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted on the blog, and as is often the case, it’s because I’ve been busy with other sorts of writing. There are times when I’m writing a novel or shorter stories wh...
https://www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/5/writing-and-crunch
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The Onion
18 days ago
Pete Hegseth Replaces Top General With Horse That Drinks Beer
https://theonion.com/pete-hegseth-replaces-top-general-with-horse-that-drinks-beer/
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Djordi
18 days ago
The folks at Titancraft made officially licensed DRAW STEEL ancestries and set up a way to export cool popout tokens that work with the CODEX. FOR FREE! Make tokens here:
titancraft.com
Wishlist the Codex, make some heroes, and get ready to play on 4/6!
store.steampowered.com/app/2902740/...
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S.P. Miskowski
20 days ago
My birthday is tomorrow--April 3--and I know you want to celebrate by treating yourself to one of my books. Thank you!
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Daughters of Catastrophe
Author: S.P. Miskowski Cover Artist: Harry 0. Morris Publication Date: October 14, 2025 Published by: Grimscribe Press 66 pp. Buy Trade Paperback (Shipping and Handling Included for Most Addresse…
https://grimscribepress.com/daughters-of-catastrophe/
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Love this amazing cover art from artist Kelly Lyon-King!
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James Introcaso
20 days ago
New video series from MCDM starring me and my brain and Jerry’s ability to make people look awesome! DUNGEON ADVICE!
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Dungeon Advice Ep. 001
YouTube video by MCDM
https://youtu.be/Dk4r7IaxpPE?si=Czf788k2Sn16qf-y
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Golden Ratio video. Now I want to watch Fringe again. So this is doubly good.
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