The Kindred of Gary found themselves swimming with the sharks tonight as they navigate the Byzantine political scene of Chicago’s vampire demimonde. Music callouts were limiting to some Primus lyrics, but we did have to lookup the Bears’ performance during the 91-92 season for accuracy. #vtm

Current mood:

New Social Distortion album and the first cut off of it from out of nowhere. Better day than I anticipated.

Starting the day with T.S. Eliot in mind: "There will be time, there will be time To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet; There will be time to murder and create"

I'm not saying we got a lot of snow last night, but I just saw the Noldor pass by on their way to Beleriand. #unexpectedtolkien

In tonight’s retro Vampire: The Masquerade game, the neonates of Gary visited Chicago and experienced the Succubus Club for the first time. Musical callbacks were Soundgarden, Joy Division, The Cure, REM, Misfits, and XTC. Plus the fictional Black Glass Architecture. I”m loving this chronicle #vtm

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Applications are open for the IGDN 2026 Diversity Scholarship by the iTDF: itdf.games We have 4 spots for marginalized and underrepresented designers to receive mentorship plus $1000 USD no-strings-attached scholarship! Apply before March 17th, 2026: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Celebrate Goodman Games' 25th Anniversary with this 25 cent special! Just in time for Valentine's Day, you can grab the PDF of Love Mutants for Castle Heartache for only a quarter! goodman-games.com/the-25-cent-... #TTRPG #DungeonCrawlClassics #DCCRPG #roleplayinggames #GoodmanGames #tabletoprpg

You have to be real Tolkien nerd to get this one, but if you do, it’s hysterical.

BANDCAMP SALE! It's been over a year and I'm finally able to move back home to Altadena. To celebrate I'm offering 25% any purchase. Just use word "home" at checkout. lootthebody.bandcamp.com/music #bandcampfriday

GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Michael Curtis, best known for DCC RPG adventures, is the Director of Product Development for Dungeon Crawl Classics at Goodman Games—overseeing products since 2021. buff.ly/el9jNlm #GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

My god, this game completely fell into my memory hole. So many hours playing this on an Apple ][e with a green monochrome monitor. That damn hawk! I can’t believe I had no memory of it until I came across the game box cover art.

Post a mage!

Not involved with this at all personally, but still excited. I remember picking up the Dell Publishing edition of “Warlock” at a Scholastic Bookfair in the early ‘80s and wearing it out.

Just save the cover art for Oathmark 2nd edition and it mashes all my happy buttons. Wonderful work as always @handiworkgames.bsky.social.

Long time fans of mine already know I agree with all of this.

As the storm rages outside in real life, Will settles down in the Pleasant Valley Farmhouse with a big meal to celebrate 400 days of survival in @thelongdark.bsky.social. 100 more to go! #tld

Mexican folklore, La Planchada is the ghost of a heartbroken nurse who haunts the halls of hospitals. Dressed in a perfectly pressed, vintage uniform, she is known to tend to neglected patients in the middle of the night, vanishing the moment the morning shift arrives. #Ghosts #phantomsfriday

Digging deeper into the connection between tabletop gaming, music, and pinball this week on @criticalhitparader.com

Dead Kennedys made like three records about it

Happy Belated Birthday to Clark Ashton Smith, whose only rival for the exquisite use of the English language in fantasy literature is Lord Dunsany.

Block instantly.

Fame and fortune awaits, but you only have 2 more weeks before submissions to Xcrawl Insider #3 close. Get brainstorming and send in your home brewed XCC RPG creations!

Y'all need to be Weird like me and Joey Royale. Now, you can do it for 25% fewer clams, but only this weekend. Turn your TV to Channel U and get weird!

I'm a big fan of Loan Sloane. Druillet's worlds are on par with Kirby's.

Machiste dropping truth bombs in The Warlord #8.

For no perceivable reason (aside from it’s a hell of a jam), Minor Threat’s “Salad Days” has been on repeat in my head all day. This baby is definitely no longer cute.

I've been so busy with work and the collapse of democracy that I utterly missed the debut of the 3rd season of Primal. AND, "Hide, Stone, and Bone: A Paleolithic Skirmish Wargame" ships on January 27th. Looks like I need to get back to work on my Steven Barber "Prehistoric Settlement" minis. #primal

Crowdfunding launches tomorrow! Follow the project for a FREE MONSTER special earlybird specials as soon as it launches! goodman-games.com/old-school-a... #DCCRPG

I love my players. First Vampire game of 2026 ended with the coterie possibly about to murder 12 humans at the whim of the Prince. 30 minutes after the game, one person had already created the “VtM NYE Massacre-rade” Spotify playlist of 1991 dance music for next game.

"The Lion in Winter" may be the most quotable movie ever produced. Some of those quotes are more timeless and true than others.

Angus McBride was really fucking awesome, wasn't he?

I'm really not hard to shop for. Something like this is fine for any gift-giving occasion.

I'm beginning to hear reports that Tim Kask, the first editor of Dragon Magazine, passed away last night after a sudden illness.

Well, my telephone rang, it would not stop It’s President Kennedy calling me up He said, “My friend, Bob What do we need to make the country grow?” I said, “My friend, John; Brigitte Bardot

On 25 December, T.A. 3018: at dusk, the Fellowship of the Ring sets out from Rivendell on the quest to destroy the Ring. The date of 25th December was chosen deliberately by #Tolkien. Artwork: "Moria Gate" by Anna Lee #ChristmasDay #MerryChristmas #BookSky

As a born New Yorker, Christmas always comes down to two songs: "Christmas in Hollis" & "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)". "Hollis" has the better intro jam, but you can't beat the Greatest American Band Ever. Merry Christmas to all celebrating.

Get off the bench and into the game! This is a great opportunity to get your writing in front of distinguished industry professionals like, um, @brendanlasalle.bsky.social and me. Or is that @brendanlasalle.bsky.social and I? Professionals, I tell you!

After 11 hours and untold losses to angry mobs and lag along the way, a few hearty souls made it from Hobbiton to Mordor. We even somehow managed to keep a level 1 hobbit alive the whole way through. #lotro #marchtomordor

Made it to the Last Homely House. #LOTRO #walktomordor

Walking to Mordor today in #LOTRO. Made it from the Party Tree across the Brandywine so far.

The #1 movie from when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 will go.

On Saturday, December 20th, I'll be participating in an day-long event in Lord of the Rings Online: "The Monumental March to Mordor" on the Peregrin server. This will be streamed live and open to all. Details to the Discord server with more info in the image below. #lotro #somegoodinthisworld

The passing of Anthony Geary made me realize that I can, at any moment of my choosing, stream the 1987 “comedy” Disorderlies starring the Fat Boys. Not sure if that means civilization has reached its apex or nadir.

Prepare your torches, sacks, and 10-foot poles: Mega Dungeon Month is coming.

Snowed in and my head’s doing a number on me today, so please direct any requests or inquiries to my Chief Executive Director of Shenanigans. Thank you.

As much as I love Jackson’s LotR films, part of me wishes they’d been less successful. His adaptation has become so monolithic that generations no longer envision Middle-earth via their own imaginations. Which means less opportunities to experience a Middle-earth like these:

Photographer Whitey Schafer shot this photo, entitled “Thou Shall Not” in 1940 to thumb his nose at the Hays Code. Included in the image are 10 things considered verboten by the Motion Picture Production Code.

“Saturday's child works hard for a living.” Boy, they ain’t kidding.