Project Blacklight Updates... and goodness it's a big one! Join us May 18th at 8pm PST in chat during our Main Campaign episode over at twitch.tv/blackwaterdnd as we announce our Final Five projects... and a bunch of fun secret updates we can't wait to share with you!

Preserve your AP projects, with friendly help from everyone's favourite librarian @annethegnome.bsky.social ! This initiative is so important. We're grateful for Anne coming on to #projectblacklight as a consultant to talk about this aspect of AP as a medium!

Boils, ghouls, and gender fears! We join Chip Bippley once more as he welcomes a new caller, Daniel, who is trapped in his Dad's basement... Welcome back to the finale of This Hour Has 22 Cryptids! @timcarlson.bsky.social is back in the host seat, as Sean's caller has just a lot going on...

that's 3 for 3. honoured to bring home Best Ensemble Cast in AP Podcast for Afterlight from LA Webfest. thank you to the cast, to @sirutherford.com, and to @bookwyrmgames.bsky.social & @evilhat.bsky.social for sponsoring. thank you for loving our little show about finding light in each other.

So excited for the LA Webfest to celebrate Afterlight 💡✨ @emcarlson.bsky.social @ameliasom.com @ohheyitsgina.bsky.social

In the aftermath of the battle, Best Wishes returns to Taywin and makes some hasty decisions as they try to sort out Mark's situation with Harkuun... Episode 122: Conscious Uncoupling is up as VOD now on Twitch, and drops on YouTube Friday at Noon! Go check it out!

#ProjectBlacklight 2026 is now officially closed for submissions. We are absolutely astounded with the 74?!?! submissions that have come through from creators from across the international AP space and beyond. Check out the thread for some amazing STATS!

Huge thanks to the Baltimore New Media Webfest for these awards! @sirutherford.com is so stupidly talented (and we're just grateful to be in his presence truly 😭)

Welcome to Cryptid Radio Canada, where we find host Gander Halifacts chatting with a caller who has gotten himself in a hairy situation... Welcome back to our creep-tastic time with the third episode of This Hour Has 22 Cryptids! We hope you enjoy this little slice of weird during your work week.

We are thrilled to released some new art from the AMAZINGLY talented @jakebartok.bsky.social for Level 16!! Please go check him out (especially his Star Wars/Fantasy crossovers and other D&D art!) - he was brilliant to work with. LOOK AT THESE BABIES THEY'VE CHANGED SO MUCH. Take a peek below!

TONIGHT! Em holds office hours and an AMA about Project Blacklight on Twitch at 8pm PST - so come ask your questions and get help with your submission process! Applications close April 26th at 11:59pm PST. See our link in bio for the submission form and access to our rubric and FAQs See you there!

After trying to cure a progressing case of Ghoul Fever, the party spends a night's rest on the shores of Telekov and begins to feel the effects of the Time Distortion... Episode 120: Time Warped is up now as VOD on Twitch, and drops on Youtube on Friday! Go check it out!

Welcome to Late Night Speak on Iowa Public Radio, where we find Lazarus Spelk taking a call from someone who might just be... bananas.. Welcome back to our second episode of This Hour Has 22 Cryptids! Sean & Tim have swapped places as caller & host, bringing something QUITE DIFFERENT to the table!

So via @hausofdreams.bsky.social I have taken my shot and turned in my Pitch to @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social for Project Blacklight. I want to encourage all the folks in the #actualplay space I have worked with, who feel comfortable doing so, to also shoot their shot.

It's the holiday Monday, so come join Em on Twitch at 8pm PST to chat all things #projectblacklight ! We're also responding to larger FAQs underneath the rubric, so please don't hesitate to check that out as you're working on your submissions. See you tonight!

If anyone ever has a panel on story boarding and pace within audio story telling, I would love to be on it. Negative space is at art form and I'd say @theheartisadungeon.bsky.social, @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social, & @talesyettold.com are doing some of the best of it out there.

The party reaches Telekov, and must breach the blockade surrounding the harbour before fighting their way ashore, making tracks towards the looming time distortion... And we play crokinole as a mini-game. Episode 119: Run The Blockade is live as VOD on Twitch, and will be up on YouTube on Friday!

Here's us, challenging everyone to put crokinole in your tabletop games. Do it, we dare you. (Shoutout to the incredible @timcarlson.bsky.social for this minigame)

Some fun content coming atcha over the next fortnight! We're off of Main Campaign on Easter Monday, but Em will be live with a #projectblacklight AMA on Twitch, so if you have questions, come on by! New Project Blacklight FAQ will be posted midweek, so stay tuned. Thanks for all the love!

Join Chip Bippley as he welcomes Doug to Creep Talk, where things are just all smiles in the deep dark woods... We are excited to bring you this brand new series, This Hour Has 22 Cryptids! @timcarlson.bsky.social & Sean Depner are crafting little bite sized chunks of PURE CRYPTID WHIMSY.

The party takes a bit of downtime while aboard the Devil's Maw as they set sail for Telekov and the Time Distortion... Episode 118: Full Steam Ahead is up as VOD on Twitch, and will drop on Youtube on Friday! Go check it out!

STOP IS THIS TRUE I WILL NEVER RECOVER My favorite graphic novel series EVER?! brb crying

STILL CRYING OVER GKB 😭

"A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of his child so completely as I should deserve theirs." - Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, 1818 Godkiller: Hubris premieres April 3rd at 8pm ET. ⚡🥀🧟⚔️

We are INCREDIBLY excited to announce two new sponsors for #projectblacklight : @roleplayrelay.bsky.social and @moonshineadventure.bsky.social ! With this new funding, we are able to up the amount for the successful proposal to $3500 USD!

@ericmjohnson.bsky.social has brought so much to the BlackwaterDnD table... These sets are AMAAAAZZZING.

I am so ridiculously excited about this. Every single thing the Blackwater team does is magical, and I cannot WAIT to see what goofy, creepy stories they tell with The CryptID Show!!

Adjust your dials and grab your binoculars! We're back with another podcast miniseries, This Hour Has 22 Cryptids, starring @timcarlson.bsky.social & Sean Depner. This 4 EP series uses 'The Cryptid Show' by @anicacihla.com and is proudly sponsored by @plusoneexp.bsky.social and Atticus Haus!

The amazing @annethegnome.bsky.social summing up so succinctly one of our main goals with this project. Thank you for your support!

Welcome to Project Blacklight, an AP development project with BlackwaterDnD. Applications are open now, and close April 26th at 11:59pm PST. We are so excited for this project - it's our biggest one yet, and the one we are the most proud of. Want to get involved? Check out this 🧵!

Here's to 6 years of laughing, crying, and rolling dice together. Today is an incredibly special day for us at Blackwater. As Campaign Two reaches its final arc, we celebrate a new chapter going forward, telling stories boldly, and with heart. The best is yet to come. Thank you!!

You're going to want to stay tuned for March 17th. Not only is it our 6 year anniversary, but we are announcing one of our most exciting projects WE'VE EVER DONE. We are so excited to share it with you. Come join us at our streams in the meantime. There may be hints and clues along the way... 👀

I have the all time worst idea for a Godkiller series and I gotta probably wait two years to make it Godkiller lends itself to such beautiful AP (see: @transplanarrpg.bsky.social @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social @amaanhk.bsky.social @helpactionneeded.bsky.social) but my brand of stupid is too strong

WHOA WHOA WHOA IT'S ALMOST TIME! We can't wait to head down to @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social this weekend on Saturday for The Con Shot! Come check us out with special guest @chaoticneutraljo.bsky.social !! We'll be roving the con floor before the event, so come find us!

Hey babes, you didn't have any plans tonight, right? Come join us for Worldbuilding for Godkiller: Endymion with Em over at twitch.tv/BlackwaterDnD at 8pm PST! And remember: hydration is key for writing lore. See you there!

@wederrakeep.bsky.social @theheartisadungeon.bsky.social @gamemastermonday.bsky.social @thequeerxp.bsky.social @crithitchronicles.com @tablestory.tv @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social @badhouserpg.bsky.social @pantslesstables.bsky.social Just a few to watch to pass your time. :)

My latest miniature terrain creation for @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social Our heroes travelled into the sinister Castle Voraz to rescue a lich and escape the Famished Lands. Watch it in action here: youtu.be/xXSmILAyyhc?... #BlackwaterDnD #miniatures #terrain #dungeonsanddragons #wargaming #DnD5e #TTRPG

You asked, and we're here to deliver! Our talkback with the full cast of Afterlight is being recorded on Feb. 26th, and we want your questions! Head on over to this Google Form to send a call out into the darkness (because we are listening). docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Thanks to Sean, Em and Jo of @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social for a great panel on DMing and especially on creating creative stories while keeping safety in mind.

Okay @ohheyitsgina.bsky.social @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social @sirutherford.com @ameliasom.com @janneswessels.bsky.social Afterlight: Finding the Source Is officially on Archive of Our Own! archiveofourown.org/works/79391801

Best Wishes learns suddenly that no matter how much time you have with those you love, it's never enough... Episode 113: More Time is up as VOD on Twitch, and will drop on Youtube on Friday, as we resume our regular streaming schedule. We're back next Monday with Episode 114!

Want to see what happens when we hire Dungeons and Dragons themed law firm? Tune in tonight! @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social is our new hyperfixation, join us so we can talk about the plot 🍿

February update, in which we announce Cameron taking on The Panic Table full time, check in on existing projects, and announce some sexy new ones. Also mentioned with great enthusiasm: @cassi.mothwin.com's CARVED BY THE GARDEN @sirutherford.com's AFTERLIGHT on @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social

BEST WISHES IS BACK, BABY! Come join us tonight as we dive back into Campaign 2 with Episode 113: More Time at 8pm PST at twitch.tv/blackwaterdnd! 📸 from our recent trip down to LA. Despite the chaos in the world, thanks to all for joining us at our little shindig. we dress up nice sometimes.

SCREAMING

We are taking a short rest tonight, and encourage everyone to as well if you can and are safe to do so. We will be back Wednesday with the Wayback Machine, and then Best Wishes makes their return on Feb. 2nd! We love you. ❤️

BBNO$

Abolish ICE, prosecute and imprison its leaders, impeach and remove the President from office. This is the only sane reaction to a group of armed men kidnapping and gunning down our neighbors in the street.

Here we are, the light at the end of the tunnel. This series has been such a beautiful one and we’re sad to see it come to a close, but overjoyed at how it all came together. It's our hope that we see more of this world, sometime after the power turns back on. As always, please listen responsibly.

An update from us here at Blackwater. We'll be back with Afterlight's finale this Friday, January 23rd, and with the Wayback Machine for Ep. 28 on January 28th. Best Wishes returns with our Main Campaign on February 2nd. Thank you all for your love and support. See you soon ❤️