Not to brag or anything, but I'm playing some Swords this Sunday. . . . And you could be, too.

The Rogue Stands Alone! Join @epidiah.bsky.social this coming Sunday, November 9, to try out the many-player, one-Rogue version of Swords Without Master. Drop-ins and new players welcome! Join our Discord: discord.com/invite/cgJa5... Scheduling Post: discord.com/channels/130...

New ep Wednesday! We make good on homework to design some cards for these speculative card-based game concepts we both have. This is where the (vegan) sausage is made! Listen: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/26 Subscribe: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/subscribe Support: patreon.com/UnwrittenEar...

New ep Wednesday! In the latest Plus Expenses, @epidiah.bsky.social shares the tale of Wrold the Wizard, and we talk about new setups and saving stuff for posterity. Not a patron? Check it out with a 7-day free trial! Join Our Discord: discord.com/invite/cgJa5... www.patreon.com/posts/142330...

Swords Without Master is i̵s̵ ̵i̵n̵ ̵W̵o̵r̵l̵d̵s̵ ̵W̵i̵t̵h̵o̵u̵t̵ ̵M̵a̵s̵t̵e̵r̵,̵ ̵i̵s̵s̵u̵e̵ ̵3̵ going to be on Kickstarter.

Only a handful of rogues away from 100000000 followers!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw... Well, 100000000 in binary. But still, that's twice as many as 10000000, which, you must admit, is quite impressive.

This was a classic gothic horror romp in the vein of the old Universal films. Summoned to a haunted castle by a shadowy host, our rogues untangled a decades old plot of betray and usurpation!

Play some spooky Swords Without Master! Join @epidiah.bsky.social this coming Sunday, Oct 26, to tell a sword & sorcery tale of Horror, Dark Magicks and Beauty. Drop-ins and new players welcome! Join our Discord: discord.com/invite/cgJa5... Scheduling Post: discord.com/channels/130...

Play some spooky Swords Without Master! Join @epidiah.bsky.social this coming Sunday, Oct 26, to tell a sword & sorcery tale of Horror, Dark Magicks and Beauty. Drop-ins and new players welcome! Join our Discord: discord.com/invite/cgJa5... Scheduling Post: discord.com/channels/130...

New ep Wednesday! We're moving into Season 2 of our podcast wherein we do more game design. We talk about current projects, goals for the season, and game design homework! Listen: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/25 Subscribe: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/subscribe Support: patreon.com/UnwrittenEar...

Want to play Swords Without Master? This Sunday (Oct 26), @epidiah.bsky.social returns to Sunday Morning Swords with a spoooky premise, to tell a tale of Horror, Dark Magicks and Beauty. Drop-ins welcome! Join the Discord: discord.com/invite/cgJa5... Scheduling Post: discord.com/channels/130...

New ep Wednesday! We're moving into Season 2 of our podcast wherein we do more game design. We talk about current projects, goals for the season, and game design homework! Listen: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/25 Subscribe: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/subscribe Support: patreon.com/UnwrittenEar...

Folks, if you want to play a game that makes an absolute meal of this stuff, follow that Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw... The Season of Swords is upon us.

I have my spookiest games bundled up nice and warm for the season. So warm. So close, so comforting. So... wait, what's in here!? itch.io/s/161982/spo...

As I gather all the stuff I've written about and for Swords Without Master over the years, I find myself enjoying a thrilling journey into the past, including some stumbling attempts at making my own art for the game. I quite like this one in particular.

roll the bones to see what tone you use to tell people "LEVANTATE PERSONA HOMOSEXUAL"

Get your Monster Squad Meets Property Bros* action right here, folks: unwrittenearths.itch.io/annual-2025 * WARNING: I've never seen Property Bros, so I have no actual idea what it's about. I just assume it's like Mario Bros but with real estate rather than plumbing. Do not correct me.

⚔️ Your midweek reminder that Swords Without Master is coming in early 2026! 🎨 I'm pumped for the Eidolon cards we'll be producing, which will feature inspirational art on one side and playable suggestions, tone references and bits of fiction on the other. www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...

New ep Wednesday! In the latest Plus Expenses, we talk about CD players, the Morgaine Cycle, and getting @epidiah.bsky.social a galactic Devil's Femur. Not a patron? Check it out with a 7-day free trial! Join Our Discord: discord.com/invite/cgJa5... www.patreon.com/posts/plus-e...

The Adventure & Hobbyist Annual 2025 is now available on @drivethrurpg.com! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Folks, Swords Without Master is the most fantastic ttrpg

Folks, I have a number to watch as it goes up!

⚔️ The Season of Swords is upon us! Swords Without Master is coming out of the pages of Worlds Without Master Issue 3 into a full, stand-alone release! 🔮 Follow the Kickstarter page to get notified on launch in early 2026 www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...

New ep Wednesday! We talk all about @epidiah.bsky.social's Swords Without Master, our upcoming fixup campaign, and bringing on @portablecity.bsky.social as Art Director! Listen: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/24 Subscribe: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/subscribe Support: patreon.com/UnwrittenEar...

Wowzers! @unwrittenearths.bsky.social

Adventure & Hobbyist 2025 is landing on doorsteps nationwide! Thanks again to all of our Scholars who made this possible!

I got my 2025 annual yesterday from @epidiah.bsky.social and @ndpdesign.com and it is really something. I'm looking forward to reading through it and adapting the adventurous scenarios for my own games. The map by @tonydowler.bsky.social is stunning. He really has no peers.

While recording the next episode of @unwrittenearths.bsky.social with @ndpdesign.com, I realized in real time that the upcoming Swords Without Master book is not a new edition or version, but a fix-up: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fix-up Not surprising considering all the fix-ups directly inspiring it.

Rogues! @ndpdesign.com and I at @unwrittenearths.bsky.social are thrilled to officially announce that @portablecity.bsky.social has joined the Swords Without Master crew as both artist and art director! And I am riding miles high after the meeting we just had! Exclamation points all around!

No episode Wednesday! However, the Symposium is in session to deliver the Adventure & Hobbyist Annual 2025 to Kickstarter and Patreon Scholars. Last wave goes in the mail today. Thanks again to our Scholars, and a limited amount of the print book will be available to order soon.

New ep Wednesday! In the latest Plus Expenses, we talk about sticking big fictional landings, breakfast cereal and our latest playtest of PET CRIMES! Not a patron? Check it out with a 7-day free trial! Join Our Discord: discord.com/invite/cgJa5... www.patreon.com/posts/plus-e...

Well, would you look at that. I'm still swording on Sundays!

Thanks to @printinkling.bsky.social for bringing our Wizard to scintillating life. These will go out with physical copies of the Annual when they're ready to ship (should be next week).

my friend messaged me "DROP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND LISTEN NOW" and I still got jumpscared by hearing my name 😅 what great company to be in, and to hear it spoken of so nicely! 💚

It's a banger day for podcasts! Thanks so much to Nathan & Eppy for shouting out Better Strangers and @ludopolitics.bsky.social's Tacklebox in their TBR piles and larger discussion of "non-instructional" game text! Give the pod a listen at unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/23

Among the great games we delve into for arcane gems in this episode are Knight Forlorn by @blackfiskpub.bsky.social, Tacklebox/Better Strangers from @possibleworlds.bsky.social and The Price of Coal by @jenkatwrites.bsky.social. Check out the show notes for the full list!

New ep Wednesday! We dive into our TBR piles to find arcane gems within more recent work, discuss some common themes, and talk about "non-instructional" game text. Listen: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/23 Subscribe: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/subscribe Support: patreon.com/UnwrittenEar...

Scholars! The Adventure & Hobbyist Annual 2025 PDF has been updated with some error corrections, and we've added printer-friendly print-and-play versions of the Perpetual Library. The print books are in process and will be going out to backers soon! unwrittenearths.itch.io/annual-2025

The Symposium is happy to announce that our debut Adventurer & Hobbyist Annual 2025 collection of System-Adventurous scenarios for ttrpgs from all earths is out now! Thanks to our Kickstarter backers and Patreon Scholars for making this possible. unwrittenearths.itch.io/annual-2025

The Symposium is happy to announce that our debut Adventurer & Hobbyist Annual 2025 collection of System-Adventurous scenarios for ttrpgs from all earths is out now! Thanks to our Kickstarter backers and Patreon Scholars for making this possible. unwrittenearths.itch.io/annual-2025

It's the last day for late pledges! Once PDFs and books are out to backers we will have them available for sale, but this is the only way to get the Perpetual Library Map (illustration by @tonydowler.bsky.social) / Cover Art (by George Sellas) poster.

New ep Wednesday! We talk about playtesting, the weird set of activities that term can mean, playstorming, and our techniques for making playtests productive. Listen: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/22 Subscribe: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/subscribe Support: patreon.com/UnwrittenEar...

Our inaugural publication from the Unwritten Earths Symposium is almost here! Late pledges close tomorrow (Weds 9/3), and the digital version will go out to backers shortly thereafter. 3 original system-adventurous scenarios, a minigame map, and more! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...

Anyway, this is a long-winded thread to say, the Season of Swords is upon us. Starting in September, I'll be reigniting the flames of #SundayAMSwords, running games via the @unwrittenearths.bsky.social's Discord. You can find a link on our website: unwrittenearths.com

We haven't quite closed Late Pledges yet on the Kickstarter, so if you want to get 92 pages of system-adventurous scenarios, you can still pledge there ($32 for the full-color book) OR join the Patreon for as little as $3/month! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...

No episode Wednesday! Sorry for that Scholars, but we're taking a week off of the podcast to get the Adventurer & Hobbyist Annual 2025 finished. All patrons are entitled to a copy. More details here: www.patreon.com/posts/annual...

New ep Wednesday! In the latest Plus Expenses, we talk about books we've been reading, fantasy worldbuilding, sword and sorcery fiction, and Swords Without Master! Not a patron? Check it out with a 7-day free trial! Join Our Discord: discord.com/invite/cgJa5... www.patreon.com/posts/plus-e...

New ep Wednesday! We chase down inspiration in the credits of games we admire to dig up some truly arcane gems from Spione and Puppetland. Plus, an update on the Annual. Listen: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/21 Subscribe: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/subscribe Support: patreon.com/UnwrittenEar...

The debut project from @epidiah.bsky.social and myself as @unwrittenearths.bsky.social is coming together! We're really getting a lot out of exploring system-adventurous design, and I think this suite of 3 scenarios + 1 minigame suitable for Your Favorite System is just the beginning.

As I sit down to record another banger ep of the @unwrittenearths.bsky.social podcast with @epidiah.bsky.social, you too may enjoy a podcast about game design and indie publishing revolving around the lessons we learn from critical reading from our game libraries! unwrittenearths.fireside.fm