We have entered the Caves of Chaos. We brought some chaos of our own with us. Fooled some goblins, slew a Serpent Cultist and set ally against ally. We’re having great fun with our Keep on the Borderlands game! thedicepool.com/2026/04/05/t...

Just backed Play Unsafe by @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Still playin’ those old D&Ds in the Editioning. The latest post on the dice pool dot com is about sesssion 2 of our OD&D game. It’s all hirelings and encounters tables. Check it out! Unless you’re one of players! thedicepool.com/2026/03/29/t...

there was a young man from cork who got limericks and haikus confused

We're excited to announce that we're partnering with Free League, who will publish Fomoria and handle the Kickstarter fulfillment. The Kickstarter is set to go live on April 7. Bring your torch. You will need it. Fomoria.com

The Editioning continues! This post is a Keep on the Borderlands one. @lostpathpub.bsky.social is DMing Basic D&D with this classic adventure. Loving it so far. Check out the new blog post about the first few sessions: thedicepool.com/2026/03/22/t...

Proud to be the 84th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Inkvein - A MÖRK BORG Megadungeon! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

D&D blog again! We had 3 sessions this week for the Editioning, our challenge to play an adventure in each edition of D&D over the next year or so. 2 B/X sessions and 1 OD&D. This post is about the 1st session of Woes of Sorrowfield, my homebrew adventure for Od&D: thedicepool.com/2026/03/15/t...

Colleague: Do you want to come out later?Me: Oh sorry. I am pretending to be a lesbian Knight tonight. Her: What? Me: What? (This is a Mythic Bastionland post, hit send)

[at a posh party] "So, what do you do?" "I'm a financier." "Really? What do you specialise in?" "Pinigeons, mainly".

New post on the dice pool dot com! The Editioning has started with Session 0 for OD&D. But today I’m writing about a campaign that came to an end last week. It’s Spelljammer and it’s a time-loop. Check it out! thedicepool.com/2026/03/08/t...

YOU - I don't want to get better -- I want to get worse.

I miss when each class level in D&D had a different title

The weekly r/osr blogroll is up - now under the gracious stewardship of @leicester68.bsky.social - greatly appreciate them accepting the torch and carrying it onwards. Come share your great ideas! www.reddit.com/r/osr/commen... #ttrpg #DnD #bx #OSE #DIYrpg #rpg #GLOG #OSR #POSR #NSR

A new link-collecting newsletter has dropped. It's really good. I like that it includes @elmc.at's projects, I'm especially interested in their more robust webring idea. elmc.at/catmail-2/

Kafka understood that an even greater indignity than being turned into a giant insect was still being required to go to work afterward.

👰A PERFECT WIFE, SESSION 3👰 The investigators gear up and try a more spiritual approach to find clues about Tet, whose disappearance may be more bloody than first realized. www.patreon.com/posts/perfec...

Making a new dungeon for OD&D. Come along with me as I rediscover the joy of paper and pen map drawing. thedicepool.com/2026/03/01/t...

> @covie93.bsky.social

Really concerned to hear the Defence Secretary refuse to rule out UK's involvement in future strikes on Iran. Iraq lessons must be learned. Further escalation in the Middle East makes us all less safe. Starmer must rule out UK involvement immediately.

How cool would it be if Karl Casey wrote some original music for Public Access? He's my go-to listen whenever I'm working on the game. Do yourself a favor: karlcasey.bandcamp.com

Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, @betterlegends.bsky.social and I review DA2: Temple of the Frog by Dave Arneson and David J. Ritchie, and answer a mootsack question (and then some!). www.patreon.com/posts/151652...

Now this…this is journalism

My Pirate Borg Starter Set, Down Among the Dead, Cabin Fever Kickstarter from @limithron.bsky.social got fulfilled today. Just look at all the beautiful stuff in that start set box. Yaar!

New post on the dice pool dot com! Gonna play every edition of D&D from OD&D to 5E 2024 over the next year or so. I’m calling it The Editioning. This post is about the motivation and the practicalities of such a challenge. Looking forward to this taste test! thedicepool.com/2026/02/22/t...

Guys being Dudes

On the seventh anniversary of THIS image, here's a funny story about the elephants, Naomi Wolf and the absurdity of online nostalgia.

VOLITION - You got up from this floor because of a holy vow you made sixteen years ago. With *me*. To wake up exactly 07:30 every morning until the day you die.

(Billy Joel voice)

Thank you to everyone who voted. And a big thank you to all of the writers, designers, and players who shared their ideas with us this past year. Next week we have the less-competitive, more-celebratory half of The Bloggies: Best Debut Blog, Best Series, and Best Overall Post. Find it here 👇

It's done. The Bloggies Tournament, and the first half of The Bloggies, are officially complete. It was a tight race, but the winners are... 🧵👇 (Thread attached) www.explorersdesign.com/bloggies-bre...

fall back into place

Amazing what ancient people built even though they were all skeletons

It gave us the great Disco Elysium Vance video:

63) Public toilets should be split into three: men, women and transphobes.

A Gorillaz short film by The Line studio is coming on February 27 on Youtube : "The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God". www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucRu...

We're in the final round of The Bloggies gladiatorial arena. You can find the results (with pie charts!) and round 4 voting form in the link below. There was a significant uptick of votes this round. Neat.

Final round. VOTE! www.explorersdesign.com/bloggies-202...

The Bloggies. The Bloggies never changes. 154 votes. Let's get it to 200. Voting form here: forms.gle/sGnGSLvHe7Mx...

I once tried something like this in a game I ran, but it unknowingly sent enemies to a pocket dimension. When the foes finally escaped, angry and united, chaos ensued, but it was glorious. #ttrpg #dnd #rpg #meme #ttrpgcommunity #ttrpgsky

Interested in how much people get to run or play #TTRPG On average its online 3 nights a week. Running 3 campaigns, playing 1. Some ad-hoc. Feels like a lot. I appreciate some play less, but I'm at a stage in life I can afford to indulge hobbies. How about you? Please repost if you can. [1/2]

You're alone in the black. Your ship is dying. Your crew is dead. How long can you survive? The Wretched is my solo survival horror game that started the Wretched & Alone system. 🚀💀 https://loottheroom.itch.io/wretched

Round Three! Ding Ding! It’s tougher than ever. Now you might have to choose between your darlings. Difficult choices must be made. Are you brave enough? Go vote! www.explorersdesign.com/bloggies-202...

We love the fun number, but if we could get it to 2K by the end of the week, that would be terrific! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...

2026 basically

Anybody less into RPG theory than me is a 5E-only troglodyte and everybody more into RPG theory than me is a fart sniffing navelgazer.

*Reposts appreciated” My webstore heycentaur.com is finally up! This took so many months of labour (mostly my partner’s), but it is all ready and running. Physical copies of Kala Mandala are now available, shipping to most of the world.

I finished the @itsquinns.bsky.social video, very entertaining, and what I liked best is how he conveys the philosophy of play behind our games. youtu.be/bLrr1z1gRgo?...