I am preaching to the choir on this but art appreciation is an under taught skill in schools of all levels. If we are going to be a real civilization and not simply a consumer society we must actually teach people how to talk about art and thus appreciate it on a level beyond something is pretty.

My next review is live! @feralcharlie.bsky.social's dark and bleak setting "The Vast in the Dark: Expanded". It an excellent zine with interesting mechanics and themes, but it is very much not for everyone. eclecticdragonshorde.blogspot.com/2026/05/blea... #ttrpg #rpg #review #dnd #OSR

Four Pillars Gaming published hundred of AI-generated profiles over the past four months and when people asked to be taken down, they doubled down, defended their process, and refused. The ramifications of hallucinatory LLM "histories" threaten to erode truth and destroy the historical record.

It’s always good for me to remind myself that bread-and-butter RPG Kickstarter revenue comes from an unusual and self-selecting group of consumers for whom backing Kickstarter campaigns is a hobby unto itself. That’s who the money comes from. 1/9

Launching May 19th on Kickstarter, Soot and Charms: Boston comes with 5 Character Kits each with their own unique play style. They're customizable and get you started playing quickly. Follow the Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

I wonder what is says about me that I wrote a 2.5k word review for a 40 page zine that is mostly art.

I need to re-read my college art appreciation text book, I am finding my vocabulary limited when trying to talk about art in TTRPGs. I recently read a zine and had a deeply emotional reaction to it in a manner similar to what I had when I first saw Francisco Goya's "Saturn Devouring his Son"

We are cooking up something special with @hangedmangames.bsky.social using @gauntletrpg.bsky.social's Carved From Brindlewood system! An amazing in process art piece by @robbiaburns.bsky.social Project management as always by the talented @joandark.com! #7thOrder #TTRPG

I've rewritten this section a billion times, and will probably rewrite it six or seven more before the game is done. But as it stands, it's a pretty good answer to the question, "What is Purgatory Limits?" #rpg #ttrpg #backerkit

Be ready: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

For folks using Shopify, they recently forced all your products into their Agentic (as in AI Agents) sales channels. @rrookstudio.bsky.social is in the process of turning ours off and disabling it. You should go do the same. Reposts appreciated for community visibility.

I sometimes hear/see people complain about being the forever GM. I don't really feel the need to do this. For me, GMing is a form of taking care of my friend group, one that I find very personally fulfilling. Does anyone else get this kinda fulfillment from running games for their friends?

Something I am learning about myself as I work on reviews is that well done art in ttrpgs is crucial to me. This might be something of a hot take, but art that does not meaningful synergize with the text frustrates me. It can be subtle, and not even that complex, but it should be there.

So I reached out to them on Instagram, since apparently they have no way of contacting through the website. This is what I have so far. Waiting for their response. But like, if you're willing to have a human write it, why not do that from the start??

Men would rather roll on the Realm of Chaos - Slaves to Darkness random mutation table than ask literally a single living woman what it is they actually like

Something occurred to me around 3 am last night while at work - I don't enjoy being negative or mean about anything. It simply is not in my nature. So don't expect nasty reviews from me, I will be honest and fair though.

We are live!

Just posted my third review, @beckyannison.bsky.social and @armadajosh.bsky.social's Lovecraftesque! eclecticdragonshorde.blogspot.com/2026/05/love... It is excellent - buy it - play it! #boardgame #narrativegame #blackarmada

The universe works in mysterious ways because right after this episode aired, The Knight Errant: Expanded Edition store page from @plusoneexp.bsky.social is up! For people in the US, now you can buy it from Plus One Exp! plusoneexp.com/products/the...

I picked up a copy of @unicyclegames.bsky.social's "The Long Road Ahead" from @omnihedral.bsky.social yesterday. I am only a couple of dozen pages in so far, but I am really digging the tone, art, and mechanics of the game. It will take some prep-work but I want to run it and write a review for it.

It's TLRA Tuesday and THE LONG ROAD AHEAD is still 20% off PDF formats for the month of May to celebrate its second anniversary!

Soot and Charms' early-bird tier comes with a free postcard of the Boston Common. If you back at this tier, only available for the first 48 hours, this postcard will be included and you can immerse yourself in the world of Soot and Charms: Boston by sending a postcard featuring Edison's statue

It is interesting to see how my opinion of a game coalesces when going through the process of writing a structured critical review. It clearly changes from my first impressions and reveals aspects of the game that I had not considered for criticism. I am learning a fair bit about myself.

My Eat the Reich review is now posted: it is excellent, buy it if you do not already own it. Next up is Black Armada's Lovecraftesque sometime late this week or early next week. #ttrpg #rpg #rowanrookanddecard #eatthereich #review eclecticdragonshorde.blogspot.com/2026/05/old-...

So pleased to announce Kitten Marlowe’s first miniseries: Coffin Drop, an AP of Eat the Reich by @gshowitt.bsky.social + @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social 🧛‍♂️ Our vampiric cast of Nazi-hunters includes T. Wade, Omar Najam, Kim Dalton, Beverlee Jean, and Cameron Rose. We’ll see you in Paris tomorrow!

May the 4th be with you 🌌

Haven't posted on social media in a few years, finished reading this book, Tiny Experience, in the past few weeks The author encourages you to create 'pacts' with yourself, as simple as, > I will do X thing for Y amount of time So I made a pact about painting

Finished up running a one-shot version of #rowanrookanddecard #eatthereich today at @omnihedral.bsky.social. Met some great new people, had alot of fun, and got to play a game that I have been wanting to run for some time!

Thanks to amazing backers across all of Mega Dungeon Month, the overtime mode is still going! You guys are awesome! We are only $2,000 away from Mike's Big Ass GM Screen! Pledge now during overtime, and we're sure to hit that stretch goal! goodman-games.com/limited-time...

Rounding out a 3 stream weekend! @glyphtide.games takes us to the depths of the dungeon as he, Tony @andrewbeauman.com & @quinnblackwell.bsky.social get bound together in ChainXLink! ChainXLink #TTRPG is a reverse dungeon crawl filled with faction play, prisoner dilemmas & worldbuilding. 1/2

I am really exited that I finally get to run #RoanRookandDecards #EattheReich for some folks tomorrow! I will incorporate what I learn from running it into my review that should go out... likely early Monday morning. It looks like it is going to be pretty wild!

Great essay from @jstscottthings.bsky.social on D&D, AI, and play as joy and resistance: "We are being coerced to deprive ourselves of our ability to experiment, to be creative, to step outside of reality, and to be social; all of these things resist standardisation, which make us bad workers."

I have just posted my first review! It is for Frostgrave Second Edition from Joseph A. McCollough and Osprey Games. I encourage folks to check it out and provide any feedback they might have. #Frostgrave #NarrativeWargames #Reviews eclecticdragonshorde.blogspot.com/2026/05/wiza...

In the morning we find, in the evening WE PLAY!!! Join us tonight as Tony @devindecibel.bsky.social @joandark.com die, explore & die again in Roguelike!!! Roguelike is funding on KS right now and tonight we explore it with the games creator! Join us live at 8p et!

Yay! I have finished writing my first review; for Osprey Games' Frostgrave second edition (very timely I know). I just need to get my editor (ie: my very tolerant wife) to look it over once or twice and then I can post it! It should be live some time late tonight.

Late last night I read The Babylon Lottery from @plusoneexp.bsky.social, one of the more recent entries into the RPG Zine Club. I found the setting and world building to be fantastic! Kafkaesque in tone, it in some ways it reminded me of portions of Terry Gilliam's masterpiece Brazil.

Soot and Charms: Boston launches in May on Kickstarter and we'll be having an early-bird tier. If you back in the first 48 hours, you'll get the book and a free postcard of Boston Commons. Follow now to make sure you don't miss our special offer when we go live www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Played Frostgrave, from @ospreygames.bsky.social, for the first time today and had a great time even though my warband was slaughtered. Looking forward to running through the 2e expansion The Red King with my buddy throughout the rest of the year.

Monte Cook's Jewel in the Sky will be the stuff of legends in your gaming group! MegaDungeon Month is a celebration of dungeons at their most dangerous, deadly, and dazzling—whether you crave old-school grit, dark fantasy, arcane mysteries, or mythic storytelling 🧙‍♀️⚔️☄️ mymcg.info/jewel

New Shadowdark one-shot just dropped! Check out "Kneel Before the Goblin King!" on DriveThruRPG and on Itch ! #osr #ttrpg #dnd www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... josephrlewis.itch.io/kneel-before...

Played Black Armada's Lovecraftesque last night for the second time. It was great fun, and even my more competitively minded friends enjoyed themselves. I will be writing a review for it in the coming weeks.

Quick, someone tell Dan, ideas were not meant to be folded this much. I'm tired of living in the dystopian novel Please Don't Build Dystopia. 😮‍💨

Something about Eat the Reich that surprised me was its attention to detail in the markings on the documents it uses to frame the content. Having spent sometime working in the United States National Archives, I can say the facsimiles in the book are shockingly close to how the real things look.

Currently working on writing up a review of Rowan, Rook, and Decard's gonzo Vampires killing Nazis game "Eat the Reich". Based on my initial read of the book it accomplishes what it sets out to do: create a tight focused adventure.

Great news: After a nationwide outcry from voters, an extremely unpopular attempt to gut the Endangered Species Act failed in Congress. Thank you for speaking out!

I am finding myself drawn to these note pad character sheets for high pc death rate games like shadow dark and descendants. I like the concept and it saves me or my players having to deal with home printing a bunch of sheets.

My wife's sewing machine has been blessed by the local tech priest, and it's machine spirit is cooperating for now.

Edison's bargain with the Fae brought the world to Boston through teleporter gates. Free Boston's living storms and fight for justice to an alternate history in this cinematic fantasy TTRPG. Follow the Kickstarter to get notified when we launch! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

This is Frank, he lives in my basement. He is a buzzard. He eats dead PCs.

Howdy Everyone! I have decided to start a blog, why you ask? Because I want to share my love of TTRPGs with the world and also to get better at writing in general. eclecticdragonshorde.blogspot.com/2026/04/intr...