I blogged! Been writing a fair number of house rules for my OSE open table, and figured I could throw some of them online. Here are my Foraging rules! Something different to what I've seen elsewhere... perhaps they interest you? No more rations! hardboiledfantasyland.blogspot.com/2026/04/fora...

i wish i could describe the sort of posts i wanted to see, and then some sort of coding agent would build the feed i described. i wish an orb of mercury would grow enough blades to pierce the heart of every person who ever wronged me. i hope that if i die with enough hate in my heart god will go mad

This week in MurkMail, we talk designing negative space #osr murkdice.substack.com/p/adventure-...

At noon US EST, having a biggo Adventure Sale over at my itch. For 1 week, 6 Adventures & Campaign Notebook 75% off! There's ALOT of adventure here, for various systems. I'd like to get these on more tables. (leave some ratings/reviews if not too much trouble) itch.io/s/183138/adv... R/S welcome :)

!!!NEW INDONESIAN TABLETOP RPG ADVENTURE ALERT!!! Wicak, a friend of mine, has just released his first OSR adventure module for @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io's Troika! and @lukegearing.bsky.social's Acid Death Fantasy! Check it out! 🏎️🏜️ wicakhidayat.itch.io/race-your-pa...

Been playing a lot of MARATHON lately, here is a play report of my last run...well successful run...I don't mention the two previous deaths before this one: icastlight.blogspot.com/2026/03/extr...

I’m doing a thing! If you like mega dungeons (and I know you do), check it out. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

The answer to this question was DEAD LETTERS

Your periodic reminder that there is a website that lets you listen to local radio stations anywhere in the world This is honestly one of the coolest inventions ever, imo. Global access to hyper-local imagined communities

Wow US Customs fucked us! We had a 20' container of games that they held for inspection for 18 days, and the carrier is charging us more than $7,000 in detention and storage for that time. I'm pissed as hell.

I wanted to share the Spring Break fun with you all! Since I'm having such a killer time pretending to do Liminal Horror full time, I wanted to spread that joy with others. Right now all the mainline LH titles are 40% off, or you can get the bundle for $35.00. itch.io/s/182953/spr...

Weird GaryCon story. My friend Roger and I listened to the "When we were Wizards podcast on our 12 hour drive from Alabama up to Lake Geneva (if you are a TTRPG nerd, well worth a listen). They talk about the first TSR offices outside Gary's house, calling it the "Old Gray House". (continued)

I could NOT be more excited to share that the revenue of DANGER CLOSE so far has allowed me to hire the incomparable @hodagrpg.bsky.social to illustrate the full release! The illustrated update is out now - we're getting so close to full FULL release! dicegoblingames.itch.io/danger-close...

I got the rejection email today. I didn't have any luck with the Australian Geographic photo comp this year. No need for sympathy. I'm used to it. It's very competitive. Here's one of my unsuccessful entries. A yellow-tailed rock wallaby at Boolcoomatta Reserve.

Talking puzzles in adventure games with @bradkerr.net and @josephrlewis.bsky.social at Gary Con 2026. Happy with how this went <3 Thank you for all your help with the audio @bobbymcelver.bsky.social #osr #puzzles youtu.be/rb5uWdNHsAM

Less than 24 hours left on the Steam sale! I'd do a recommendation thread, but I'm tired and sick today, so I'll just direct y'all once more to my Curator page, which contains everything I would recommend and then some! As always: Sort by Discounts, then keep scrolling. The deep cuts lie below.

Someone on the Worm discord asked for "Reasons to Experiment" for an alchemy themed dungeon and it got my brain going. Dumping the ideas I shared here in a🧵 - Time Dilation Chamber: A cubby the size of a microwave. Put something in, pull the lever, anything inside experiences 1, 10, 100, 1000 years

nice words by @watcherdm.com on the cairn adventure anthology I am delighted to be in with @zedecksiew.bsky.social and @bradkerr.net, thanks again to @yochaigal.bsky.social for letting us get weird!

It is our patriotic duty to buy Canadian Mothership modules. Emergence is a funnel adventure—like you play in DCCRPG—where the characters will play inmates in a prison complex trying to escape. (And I mean there is a whole bunch of other stuff going on too.) Art by @chaoclypse.bsky.social—what! 🤘🏾

Each week I review something free from the most recent physical games listings on Itch.io. I typically just browse through each week and find something, but feel free to let me know if you’re putting something out you’d like a review of. #TTRPG

It's done. 10k words covering everything I know about how to make RPGs, from your first idea to getting the book on the shelf. It's not perfect but I hope it helps someone. brackish-draught.bearblog.dev/everything-i...

Interesting event on poetry and games in the UK, @breathingstories.bsky.social should def check it out manchestergamecentre.org/events/2026/...

Just launched my Megadungeon website! After playing my campaign for a year, I decided to learn how to make websites. Now it's finally live! Check out the first 143 rooms of Cataclysm Tower: returntocataclysm.com #ttrpg #OSE #Megadungeon #dnd

We're closing in on the physical print of our GM workbook stretch goal! If you run @morkborg.com, Inkvein is a must have. 250+ pages of setting and megadungeon ready for you to drop into the Dying Lands! Grab the quickstart now! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Shinji Kimura did a mountain of production design (usually a couple of these drawings each day) and we started storyboarding as soon as he was finished designing. #Tekkon #鉄コン #AmerBeton #木村真二 #anime

What a cool weird metaphor for adventure gaming, it feels like it could be extended in a dozen interesting ways.

Blogpost: I've often mentioned the local meetup I run in conversations on here and elsewhere. Now, after 3 years, here's an overview of how I did it and what we've been playing. pointlessmonument.blot.im/60-systems-a...

Occasional reminder to read @johnharper.bsky.social's 50/50, which is basically a brain-slap for "You don't need nearly as much system as you think", even though that's not it's primary point.

In RPGs, how to deal with the ultimate failure, death? I love both the deadliness of the N/OSR and the character investment in trad games like 5e. This post is about how I put those two things together, and designed a different way to die in RPGs. dreamshrike.blogspot.com/2026/03/deat...

Continuing my exploration of Improv at the table, specifically in regards to play-by-post games! theplayreports.com/posts/improv... #blog #ttrpg #rpg #playbypost

80/ Merman Been a bit preoccupied for the last few days, but squeezed this in Colouring my way through a broken spine Monster Manual #OSR

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Have been working on a new project for blog discovery. It's now live! Check out rootr.ing! A new small hub and webring for ttrpg blogs. Read about here: elmc.at/rootring-is-...

Social media (even this one) suck. Here is a home page to read a bunch of blogs instead

From the Brilliant Mind of Magnolia Keep comes the conclusion (for now) of Prepping Plots! This time we focus on scene-to-scene transition and how we prep a session: https://magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2026/03/prepping-plots-part-four-stringing-beads.html?m=1

INKVEIN IS LIVE! Our 250+ page tome of monochromatic horror, a setting and megadungeon for @morkborg.com, is up on BackerKit! Shares on socials and other discord servers are much appreciated! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

While working on a more substantive project, I got to thinking about a maladaption I've noticed in many referees. Then a few hours later, a friend of mine did the exact thing I was thinking of right in front of me. So I wrote about it. www.paperspencils.com/referee-sabo...

Just released the 2nd version of my set of hex tiles based on paintings from The Met Collection. This version brings the number of tiles from 6 to 44 and includes bangers such as ocean tiles, making it usable to create real maps for the first time. jonasmerlin.itch.io/the-met-coll... #ttrpg #osr

I was kinda on the fence about actually buying 7PP because it sounded like it must be complex. But Dwiz's deep-dive blog series really illustrated to me that it's designed to be completely gettable, and straight-up fun. I'm practically salivating about it now.

Seven-Part Pact, my fantastical and ornate TTRPG about the seven most powerful wizards in a fantasy world, is coming this summer to kickstarter!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...

Dipped into Mythic Bastionland over the weekend. Rolled up a weak, not very bright knight with a silver tongue and iron will. I have become the leader of our band and I am full of bad ideas. Even worse: a fellow knight is rewarded mechanically for disagreeing with me, but following anyway.

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wrote an essay about encoding, decoding, 'you missed the point by idolizing them' and anton chigurh—but most of all about designing tabletop roleplaying games: medium.com/@rosequarter...

Running or planning a Mythic Bastionland campaign? Here are six Sea Myths for you. open.substack.com/pub/samseer/...

Oh shit @69dinguses.bsky.social they’re onto you

Finally managed to write up my notes on A Perfect Rock by @deepdark.games! dungeonmerl.in/3mgzespqirc2e

Manifesto Is A Fail State

Finished my submission for the FIST GASHAPON JAM 2026! dicegoblingames.itch.io/slush-fund