🍂🍂Live a life of cake and teatime by the slow part of the river, where simple plans spiral into delightful chaos. RiverBank RPG is created by Hugo & Nebula Award Winner Kij Johnson and art by Kathleen Jennings. A cozy world is waiting for you! Get it here: bit.ly/497VOZs

“We’re not giving up”: Star Realms maker Wise Wizard Games lays off staff, citing rising costs, unstable US tariffs situation. Read this and all the other latest board game news, including CMON's failed share sale, in the latest BoardGameWire newsletter: buttondown.com/boardgamewir...

A friend at @koboldpress.com needed some Sharkjaw Skeletons so I'm sending them over :) The free stls: www.patreon.com/posts/114127... I love this stuff :D

‘Nickname’ is not ‘nick’ + ‘name.’ It was originally ‘ekename.’ ‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.” Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it. Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'

We offer our take on @koboldpress.com's "Riverbank RPG," a new critter-filled, cottagecore game of manners and mischief inspired by The Wind in the Willows. ttrpgfans.com/riverbank-rpg/ #riverbankrpg #koboldpress #ttrpg #RPG

In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes. The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last. The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes. Why? It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.

The entire Predator franchise is clearly cool, and we would all be fools not to take lessons for our own action games. We recently looked at how to pick apart the Alien franchise (part 1 and part 2) to steal ideas for your game. bit.ly/4opFbNp #PredatorBadlands #TalesOfTheValiant

Experience RiverBank RPG Free! Jump into the RiverBank RPG whether you've just started your RiverBank campaign, or you're curious about what those Animals get up to, you can tour the RiverBank RPG with 6 Pregen Characters and the free RiverBank Preview PDF on the Kobold Store now! bit.ly/497VOZs

In this week’s newsletter, we delve into legendary territory. The year was 1977…with STORMBRINGER, I completed work on the Elric Saga and received my first World Fantasy Award nomination. theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/1977-year-...

⚔ Dark Fantasy in the Shadows 5E RPG Bundle is here! Thirty-seven 5E D&D RPG books from Kobold Press to take your game night to new realms and adventures. Snap up the first tier absolutely free, and collect a selection of books that’s a perfect introduction to Kobold Press. bit.ly/3JOUoIQ

I do love this—art by Kathleen Jennings turned into a cool sheet by @stannex.bsky.social and ALSO COZY PRIZES! #gettingoutmymarkers #iamnoteligibletowin

A great dungeon is just clicks away! Campaign Builder: Dungeons & Ruins arrives on Foundry. Design forgotten ruins and give your players new adventures and exciting treasures to uncover with some of the best dungeon-building tools anywhere! bit.ly/47l4s5v

Void Dragons, Ancient Wyrmlings, aberrations, the horrors of the Deep Void and more await you in 4 uniquely themed packs of durable, vibrantly illustrated tokens featuring creatures summoned from Tome of Beasts 1. Check out Splattered Ink Games' Kickstarter now! bit.ly/47OjeSh

it's me, unnamed critter from bosch's triptych of the temptation of anthony!

A gift from the Pumpkin King: a free Halloween oneshot adventure! #ttrpg #dnd5e #tov koboldpress.com/need-a-quick...

A magnificent #statue of a #priestess of #Isis, from the #Serapeum of #Tauromenium, today's #Taormina, from around 200 CE. The knot in her dress identifies her. She's holding a cista or container indicating that she is about to initiate a believer into the Isaic mystery cult. #AncientBluesky 🏺

🎃 🎃 🎃 LAST DAY! 🎃 🎃 🎃 The moon is full, ancient terrors stir, and the second round of our 31% off Halloween Sale shambles to life! Enjoy 31% off eerie adventures. Our foray into pure, pulpy terror ends TODAY, October 31, so grab a new title now! https://bit.ly/4oJzzNX

Saddle up, pardner! Evan Noone is hauling gear, weapon options, and a whole lot more to bring the best of the Wild West to your high fantasy table. bit.ly/4nuUdQQ

My adventure "The First Dungeon" is now available as both an e-book and a print-on-demand book. With artwork by @stannex.bsky.social! Check it out. legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5369...

In this house, we believe: - love is love - science is real - books are magic portals - pants are always optional - squirrels are little demons - the forest accepts you as you are, and for who you will become

I have committed blogination about monsterfication. No regrets.

The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings. www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...

Foundry VTT Marketplace Halloween Sale! Oct 26-Oct 31, enjoy 20% off horror-themed & spooky products from participating creators. Stock your library with bone-chilling adventures, maps and music packs to set the mood www.foundryvtt.store/deals/hallow... #ttrpg #vtt

Real Country Sizes vs Mercator Animated version: brilliantmaps.com/mercator-...

if you get to 20 they let the minotaur out of the labyrinth and onto the field

The longest world series game ever was in 2018, Dodgers vs Red Sox and it went 18 innings. In case you were wondering.

If you’re in line to bat, STAY IN LINE. They have to let you take a swing.

GM Tip: Narrate failures through the competence of the PCs against a hazardous world. They're a skilled thief, but the trap is rusted. They have a glib tongue, but the guard is already being coerced. They're strong, but even a giant couldn't lift this portcullis.

Word of the Day: calligram

Today's apple review -- we jump from the Winesap to the... Stayman Winesap? Chaos reigns!

A friend once pointed out that Toronto is at a lower latitude than Seattle and I still have never recovered.

Have finished gazing into the Abyss for a blog article. Need cookie.

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It's 10 o'clock in the morning on October the 24th, if you want to know.

A classic reimagined for a valiant era 🏴‍☠️ Dive into The Old Margreve today! ➡️: bit.ly/Old-Magreve #tov | #dnd | #ttrpg

✨The enigmatic Penbryn ‘spoons’ whisper secrets of long-lost rituals of the British Iron Age 2,000 years ago! ✨ Made for knowing rather than eating, these rare ‘spoons’ are thought to be magic objects of divination, used in ceremonies to seek knowledge and foretell events. 📷 by me #Archaeology

Dr. Emily Zarka of Monstrum visited North America's largest urban bat colony in Austin to explain why bats became synonymous with Halloween. laughingsquid.com/bats-synonym...

It's Doomsday! Ep 1 of Thank God It's Doomsday is out now wherever you get your podcasts. Sponsored by @koboldpress.com, Thank God It’s Doomsday follows a crew of lowly Chantry support staff determined to herald in the apocalypse — and claw their way out of middle management — once and for all.

Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs - Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75% - Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60% - Social Sciences by 50–70% - History by 60% - Biology by 75% - The German department will lose all PhD seats - Sociology from six PhD students to zero

Two books for spooky season: COFFIN MOON, Keith Rosson: Best modern vampire story ever (although it's set in the 70s). THE TWISTED ONES, by T. Kingfisher: It lures you in with chatty good humor (especially about NPR Pledge Week) and a lovely dog...then slams the door and bites you in the dark.

The Bundle of Holding is live! Check out this awesome collection of 5e Magic for very little coin! (Including one book from Kobold Press - Vault of Magic) bit.ly/3W7JHUw

After a century away, flamingos are nesting in Florida again. Hurricane Idalia blew hundreds off course from the Yucatán, and some stayed. Scientists say their return may signal that Everglades restoration is finally working 🦩 buff.ly/5Aizy3r

Welcome to Bluesky: Weird Al is on here but you sometimes don’t immediately get told that. That’s most of the important information.

Today on Gnome Stew, I take a look at the Art of @koboldpress.com, an art book that looks back over the history of the small but fierce company and the art produced for their products over the years. #TTRPGs #BlackFlag #5eSRD

The next Kobold Press Kickstarter has been revealed: Night Hunters, coming January 2026! Gothic heroes. Cursed power. Moonlit hunts. Monstrous foes. Mark your calendars—the hunt begins soon. 🦇⚔️

Word of the Day: caparison

looking for some MOTTE STUFF BAILEY this evening looking for some MOTTE STUFF BAILEY tonight 🎶

The apple reviews continue because they must to fulfill the ancient bargain. Today: this affable dipshit of an apple, the Suncrisp.

If you see this, quote your favourite Pokémon! (Wrong answers only)