This sounds great! If I wasn't helping to run a real-world puzzle hunt tomorrow (playDASH.org), I would be all over this in real time; hopefully I can avoid hints and spoilers to solve it after the fact!

Slightly diminish a book... We Have Always Lived in the Condo

You might enjoy @spazzster.bsky.social 's "An Elegy in Crimson" podcast, which is basically @timhutchings.bsky.social 's Thousand-Year-Old Vampire played out in the form of an interview. krademachir.podbean.com (Full disclosure: I'm in a future installment.)

Thanks for the reminder! A few RPG books I contributed to back in the 90s are on there - if this pays off, OpenAI will pay me more than I made from writing either one.

Ruin a movie by making it about Gary: Gary Everywhere All at Once

We welcome September in with a deep dive into the board game designs of Richard Garfield. He did a lot more than just Magic, y'all! www.ascentofboardgames.com/e/episode-74...

One of the real ones - he was rock-solid in every role I ever saw him in. RIP.

This is a BRILLIANT translation/cover, folks. 10/10, no notes.

Post a meme you made: (You may be able to pinpoint the origin date of this meme very accurately.)

The Interviews With a Thousand-Year-Old Vampire series from @spazzster.bsky.social returns! Meet @madammadmaeve.bsky.social 's Etienne...street rat, con man, bloodsucker. krademachir.podbean.com/e/an-elegy-i...

Without downloading anything new, where are you at mentally?

#TTRPG question of the night, courtesy of @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social - "Do you want to know how to make this door talk, or open?" (Note: This question was neither sarcastic nor rhetorical.)

In case you need more evidence about how often AI is wrong, this AI's creator was surprised that it got historical facts right in the very period it was built to specialize in.

#15MoviesToGetToKnowMe Big Trouble in Little China Blade Runner Everything Everywhere All At Once The Fellowship of the Ring The Incredibles Kill Bill vol. 1 Knives Out Memento Midnight Run A New Hope The Princess Bride Scott Pilgrim vs. the World The Thing True Grit (2010) Young Frankenstein

Very interesting. I'm trying to visualize APs that I think of as "objectively good," while trying to filter out personal biases as much as possible. I think that list would include WBN's "The Wizard, The Witch, & The Wild One", CR's "EXU: Calamity", and RRD's "'Till Death Do Us Heart".

I have literally no idea what's happening here, but I LOVE it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaG5...

Probably

1 like = 1 TTRPG in my library (And quote this, #ttrpysky. I want to know what's in your TTRPG library too!)

I was fiddling with this idea for another project, and while it didn't wind up working for that, I thought it might be a fun little memory test for older #TTRPG players.

The first episode of An Elegy in Crimson is out! This is a fantastic 1-on-1 #TTRPG series in interview format, based on @timhutchings.bsky.social 's amazing Thousand Year Old Vampire. @spazzster.bsky.social is The Facilitator and @amiewebster.bsky.social‬ is his first subject/victim. Check it out!

We've back to finish what we began, discussing more recent developments in the world of trick-taking games. Once again, we apologize for the number of times that this topic requires us to say the word "trump." www.ascentofboardgames.com/e/episode-73...

Don't overthink it: what comic book panels/pages live in your head rent-free? Drop four and tag #comicsdna (One of @alexsegura.bsky.social 's choices was objectively correct.)

Meet Daarr, my gnoll Deadwalker for a short but intense Heart campaign. Character art by the excellent @tashiroth.bsky.social , who was very friendly, accommodating, and easy to work with - highly recommended if you need some character art from a real live person! #TTRPG #art

I recently got to participate in a very fun #TTRPG podcast project by @spazzster.bsky.social , the first episode of which will be dropping very soon indeed! Watch this space if you like vampires or interviews or, indeed, me.

Quote of the night from @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social during our Heart #ttrpg session: "The smell is like a vegan barbecue - all lighter fluid and mushrooms."

RIP to the legendary, brilliant Tom Lehrer - who was kind enough to release all of his music into the public domain before he passed. Treat yourself to a listen. tomlehrersongs.com/albums/

Itch's new content policy is: 1. We can't tell you what violates the rules. 2. If you violate the rules, we take all your money. Not just the money from that work, ALL your money from EVERYTHING you've ever made. I don't care how much of a smol bean Itch is, this is not a viable platform.

I've been thinking about running Harlequin and its sequel as a Runners in the Shadows campaign...glad to hear the adventures hold up!

If you see this, I implore you to post a pic from your device without context.

Donald E. Westlake is the first of the great phrase-turners that comes to mind.

Chorogaiden D&D 2024 Hedge Seven-Part Pact

Welcome to part 1 of our overview of trick-taking games! We apologize for the number of times that this topic requires us to say the word "trump." www.ascentofboardgames.com/e/episode-73...

RIP the incomparable Lalo Schifrin. An amazing body of work, and an artist who defied labels but defined cool. variety.com/2025/music/n...

Excited to see this great GMless RPG get a new release!

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

My cranky old hunter is back! (Plus some other characters too, I guess.)

This month we're talking about games with a social/political message. It's not JUST because it's Pride Month in the USA, and it's not JUST because tariffs are wreaking havoc on the board game industry...but it's not NOT because of those things, either. www.ascentofboardgames.com/e/episode-72...

Just got a fantastic character portrait commission back from @neralisarts.bsky.social and can't recommend their work highly enough. I got step-by-step sketches and frequent requests for feedback, and they adapted to all my nit-picky notes without complaint. Two stained glass thumbs up! #fantasyart

#TTRPG line of the night, from @jasoncordova.bsky.social running Trophy Dark on www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars: "You're a vessel, so what does that mean? Are you being emptied or are you being filled?"

Delete a letter, ruin a movie: Children of Me

What’s the cover art that got you started in the TTRPG hobby? Here’s mine. (I was hooked on the hobby from day one.)

Look familiar? @paigeleitman.bsky.social @johnrichardson.bsky.social @timwrites.bsky.social

URGENT: if anyone has seen or found a huge (A2) sized folder in the parking lot of MCM London, Excel Arena please let me know. We unfortunately left all our A3 prints behind as we were going back home and this is financially devastating. Please also RT so this can reach further.

wife: how was guarding the two paths today, honey? guard: [looking away] fine wife: did something happen? guard: [tearing up] no wife: would the other guard tell me something happened?

Just finished watching @criticalrole.bsky.social 's #Thresher, and loved every moment of it! Kudos to: @jwcartwright.bsky.social @janedouglas.bsky.social @abubakarsalim.bsky.social @noshirdalal.bsky.social @sherlockhulmes.bsky.social and Jacqueline Emerson ...plus all the crew and creatives!

CALLING ALL BLACK GMS & PLAYERS I want to put together a little Juneteenth stream this year celebrating Black TTRPG designers. Do you want to run, play in, or help produce games as part of this event? The goal would be giving money to Black creators. Reply as I gauge interest

We're back, and so is Brian's voice! We finish our digression into TTRPGs (including lots of love for @bullypulpithq.bsky.social and @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social ). Come back for more of our traditional board game nonsense next month! www.ascentofboardgames.com/e/episode-71...

Traditionally, I believe that day is the day when your editor says "I swear to god if I don't get that manuscript TODAY I'm trashing the whole project." Or maybe that's just me.