Brandon O'Brien returns with another column for Rascal that turns the old question of are-games-too-violent upside down.

Designers are waiting weeks, and in some cases months, for payouts from itch as sympathy for the indie game platform's mounting problems wears thin.

Community Radio, everyone's favorite improv #ttrpg of a strange, strange place, and the community radio station that supports it is now available on @ipr.bsky.social and @tabletopbookshelf.com! IPR: www.indiepressrevolu... TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...

Gonna go even further: don't refer to it as "consuming media" when doing this. You aren't a consumer - it's not a product. You read books. You look at art. You watch movies and/or videos. Be careful about word choice. Reject "consume" and REJECT "CONTENT." IT IS ART. YOU ARE ENGAGING WITH ART.

so I broke my foot 🥲 now I’ll have even more time to do those, and it’d help me immensely with expenses

Owl Dreams #birdart #art #sciart

Every Hexalege + Marked City hex. A print. My Patrons have access to the high-res file: www.patreon.com/posts/133744... INPRNT: www.inprnt.com/gallery/salv... #inprnt #artpring #bsnm #ttrpg #hexcrawl #hexalege #print

The Deluxe Edition of What Dust Remains is now out! 52 haunting pages for a game of legacy and sacrifice. In this sweeping narrative game, build the life of a Pioneer struggling to achieve meaning in their life. momatoes.itch.io/what-dust-re...

It is a Saturday night, and I am recording an AP with four parents I cannot wait for folks to see this actual play of @floaker.bsky.social's wonderful game.

Quick TTRPG casting call! Looking for some extra players to join a recorded unpaid short campaign of What Haunts Us on Wednesdays At this time we're only accepting PoC applicants The campaign will be horror themed, exploring the horror and depths of grief and trauma that leads to these hauntings

My debut game is out now with @plusoneexp.bsky.social! Midnight in a Perfect World is about 4 survivors of a revolution gathering for dinner. You count down to midnight, the anniversary of the revolution. You reflect on your lives, and the ghosts of those you lost. plusoneexp.com/products/mid...

XII, the most plural trans game ever that keeps getting more plural and more trans, while also being the best Persona/JoJo game out there without even trying to content about that. It also brings the best of old WoD and amazing innovations with time mechanics cyberneticcoven.itch.io/xii-inner-de...

It's a good day to remember that TTRPGs review based on play are intrinsically tied to their table as much, if not more, than the book itself! That's not to dismiss/discount criticisms, only to remember that one table's "this didn't work for us" can easily also be another person's "we loved this!"

We're cooperatively building a #ttrpg setting based on Finnish and Slavic myth! On break right now but come on by! #worldbuilding

okay, I need to get this off my chest as someone who grew up DEEP inside conservative culture: some of y'all really do not get the degree to which conservatism teaches people not only to not give a fuck about others, but to actively architect the misery and demise of most other people.

It'd be awesome if there was any explanation for how some people will go to claim a payment from itch and it'll take, charitably, a few weeks, and then for some people it'll take 4-5 months

We just started a new campaign of this wonderful #ttrpg, "Wise Women" by @ksandrarpg.bsky.social - and I couldn't be happier! What's better than a light PBTA about polish folklore and witchcraft for this autumnal season? 🍁🍂🎃🔥 Find it here! ksandra.itch.io/wise-women

This is such a great point! The safe-unsafe binary erases a lot of risk inherent in exploring difficult topics and of what experiences some people seek to have in games. But even a lighthearted game with good safety tools carries some risk of unintentionally causing some form of distress.

fascinating watching the development of TTRPG safety norms alongside the shifting nature of BDSM safety norms

Do you like The X-Files? Twin Peaks? Paranormal drama? Mystery spookiness? I have a game for you. There's just one catch: you've got to be quick if you want a cheeky Kickstarter discount. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon... #ttrpg #solorpg #solosept

Our medieval curator Alison Ray introduces Rawlinson Bodleian Library MS. Rawl. D. 252...a 15th Century necromancer's journal. This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer. #MedievalMonday

Dreadnauts by @hexplorerpg.bsky.social w/ editing and development by @chrisair.itch.io is a game of nautical horror & isolation using @mothership.bsky.social's Panic Engine. Luiz has been working on RPGs in Brazil for almost 30 years. Chris is a mainstay of the Mothership community. 1/2

fundamentally, i come from the assumption that any game can be played safely, that any kind of bleed can be managed at the right table, and that we shouldn't be making games for the least safe, least discursive tables.

Every time the right wing call to cut red tape, what they mean is scrap hard-won safety regulations. They'd have kids working the assembly line and asbestos housing blocks back given half a chance.

My game of melancholy and legacy is on sale this September! All proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders. Let me use this thread to share why I love this game so much. itch.io/s/160185/wha...

the palestine 2025 charity bundle is live!! it's a huge bundle of very cool games (Coffee Talk, Extreme Meatpunks, Spirit Swap, Roto Force, Moon Hunters...) and the proceeds go towards providing direct aid in Palestine my game BOSSGAME is included too!! check it out!! itch.io/b/2979/play-...

There's about a week and a half until launch day, follower count is sitting at 57!! 👀👀👀 It almost feels rude, but can I tempt y'all into sharing this by promising to draw a 69 if I can get 69 follows before launch? 🤣😎 kickstarter.com/projects/mar... #comicoop #artistsonbluesky #ocsky #aoba

OK, but you do know you're eulogizing Charlie Kirk, right? aftermath.site/charlie-kirk...

‘Violence is never the answer…’ really feels like when you punch a bully back and they’re suddenly like ‘whoa bro can we talk about this bro…’

The problem with trying to manage your own behavior to keep right-wingers from getting triggered by the shadows in their own minds is that it truly does not matter what you do or say, or how well you word it, how nicely you treat them, or even if you simply stay silent and leave them alone.

For real, if you've ever been considering reviewing / interviewing / etc. someone but stopped yourself because the book was released months ago... do it! We love getting coverage after pub day.

The Nibiru: Revisited KS is getting closer, so check our preview page! www.kickstarter.com/projects/xan... Explore a vast, Mesopotamian-inspired space station as one of the Vagabonds; amnesiacs in a search for their lost recollections - hunted for the secrets buried within their hidden past.

100 days ago, I clicked Itch's "initiate new payment" button. I still haven't been paid. Inspired by this disappointing turn of events, I am pleased to present this survival microRPG about a fellowship seeking fortune to avert the starvation of their families. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Final print proof arrived today for my #ttrpg #storygame "You'll Meet the Devil at a Crossroads" about fateful choices and life altering moments. Super excited. The incredible @juanochoa.bsky.social is the artist and has made the perfect set of illustrations for it. Thank you Juan.

All our GMs need to bring is themselves and their creativity. When your pitch gets greenlit, EUphoria staff take care of casting, production, marketing, and the hundred other bits of admin that go into bringing a story to life. You've got the ideas. Show us what you've got -https://buff.ly/qedP8zN

Here’s the thing, I don’t really want to be celebrated. I just want to keep working and creating, keep sharing stories and settings, keep writing and building. Not everyone likes me, but not everyone needs to or even should! But the idea we must become brands to work is horrifying. (1/2)

Reminds me of how they've turned small town neighborly behavior with "networking" and gamified it. Before, you'd help people around you because you knew that, when you needed help, they'd be there for you. Now it's about trading favors and keeping score of who owes whom.

this is super interesting. as i prep to start drafting the rules for LIBERATION, i've been critically reading and annotating a variety of games for inspiration and research, and have come to very similar conclusions. obviously, closely reading a rulebook is nowhere near what playing it is like, but

The sentiment that ttrpgs should be played as written, to produce the specific experience designer intended regularly pops up, so I finally want to share some of my thoughts on it, as it runs counter to how I experience ttrpgs as player and designer and to why I even enjoy them as a creative form.

The argument for the value of rules is not (and should mot be) an argument for the value of ALL rules. Some rules are mistakes. Some rules are well crafted, but do not match the situation.

Morning! We hit 12% on our first day and that's amazing! If you are able, please share this #GoFundMe with friends, discord, old church ladies. Wherever. This is going to help @cha0ticstupid.bsky.social, our pets, and I get a fresh start. #mutualaid #donateorshare #gofundme gofund.me/9e6be72cf

66 people died waiting for Windrush compensation. Doesn't it fill you with rage? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

It feels strange to be missing Tabletop Scotland but this year has just been too intense. (Turns out having a wedding and several plans on top of it takes a lot out of you!) Hope everyone who goes will have a great time!

Hi lovelies! I'm organising my winter schedule and I have several editing / sensitivity reading slots available. If you have a project that will need polishing any time between Nov - Jan feel free to drop me a DM 🥰

Radical right accommodation really does not work. New paper out with this exceptionally talented team @katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk doi.org/10.31235/osf...

I think more than anything else AI feels like a miracle to people with questionable literacy because it can read and write for you, and a lot of us who are highly literate underestimate how many of our society's leaders, esp in business, struggle with literacy.

The Games for Palestine charity bundle is out NOW! 🍉🎮 Get 382 games, including Atuel, for donating just $8 (or more) to humanitarian aid for Palestine and Palestinian refugees. Please help to fight against genocide by donating and spreading the word with a RT! 🙏✨

So I guess @itch.io's response to all this payment processor fiasco is to just not give people the money they're owed.

Now LIVE on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon... Asher's Ridge is a GM-less, zero-prep #TTRPG for one to four players, inspired by Twin Peaks, The X-Files, and Stranger Things. Connect threads of letter tiles and experience the unexplainable in the (dark?) heart of the Lake District.

I have set up the page for #FolkloreJam 2025! Join us in October to make analogue games inspired by folklore, myths and urban legends! itch.io/jam/folklore...