If I understood my Barthes, we should kidnap and kill every author before they have a chance to say what their book is about.

Bold move by the crossword writer in the UK's i newspaper. But they likely realised that the typical Reform Party fan doesn't do cryptic crosswords so they're maybe safe from their ire. For those struggling with it - the key for is primary - take the first letters of the words.

John Blanche has died. Absolutely devastating news. I have no words right now. It will have to wait. Farewell, old friend.

I’m 99% certain I’m not going to be at Dragonmeet this year, so I probably need to get a game out in the next 4 months or just accept that I’m not really in this anymore

If you've got at least a blog or some form of place you post things about TTRPGs, and you're not a fascist, we're always happy to send review copies! Please do get in touch.

A game for 2-5 players plus a GM. The playtest pack is about 120 pages and a fully playable game. Play Falling Arielist, Clockwork Kings, handy Roustabouts, Lovely Assistants and many more... (and then message me to tell me what doesn't work! Please!) Sign up sheet: tinyurl.com/47vy2k7c

Names I would call Frodo Baggins if we were bros: Frobot Brodo Frodo the Broman Fromage Friend Frodopolis Yard Frozen Broghurt

Maybe it’s finally time for me to write my “theories of learning as RPG rules writing and play structure” essay

I have a big announcement: I'm leaving my corpo job to work full time on TTRPGs. A scary step but one I think will be worth it. So, from August I'm available to hire as a writer, editor, or marketing consultant (15 years in marketing). Here's how you can help...

#UKGE IS OVER. NO MORE BOOKS. How fortunate that @beyondcataclysm.co.uk, @fumblefolks.bsky.social, and Compose Dreams now have some of our finest games in stock, as of course do @ipr.bsky.social. Get your quickstarts, urban horror scenarios, and Orpheus playlist-based journalling games there!

The games from @buttonkin.bsky.social (4-223) always have impeccable vibes. Learn more about their upcoming Regency horror game on their stall 👀

Get down to stand 2-822 at UKGE and exchange currency for illegal gaming materials from me and @morkborg.com

We are at UKGE this weekend - you can check out our extensive catalogue of games and play 1-hour demos with us - or just drop by and say hi! We're stall 3A-407. We also have @ickbat.bsky.social with us, with his duet game Against Time And Death debuting.

Expect Three Visitors is my game inspired by Scrooge - you play spirits and their clients who are ruining the lives of those around them. As you show them their past, present and future, can you find redemption for your clients? It'll be available from @patchworkfez.bsky.social on stand 4-912. #UKGE

All set up and you could wring me out like a cloth. Come at me, U.K. Games Ex-bro

A UKGE request from a poor boy who must stay home: pop over to Osprey Games and check out Romance of the Perilous Land and The Terror Beneath. Then mosey on to Rebellion Unplugged and get a demo of Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age.

At 2-822 you can find @loottheroom.bsky.social with their range of Wretch & Alone and More Borg games and adventures. I couldn't find a stall stand picture so instead here's one of my current favourite from them, Blood in the Margins.

@buttonkin.bsky.social is at 4-223 featuring games exploring unusual themes with deeper meaning. Look for the llama!

Yet again, seeing the take of “what if the artistic zeitgeist is a product of current times?!?!?!”, and… yes, of course it is?!?!

Kicked out of the BAFTAs for calling it The Grand Budellypudelly Hudellytudelly

I’ll be at UKGE running Daggerheart, Mothership and Black Code for Games on Demand in the Hilton (In the Wellington room). We run two hour long games on the hour, every hour. Come and join us!

For some reason GC people think that being behind one door that locks and then a subsequent door that doesn’t lock is the most impenetrable system known to humanity. Being behind a single door that locks is, however, the most exposed and vulnerable it is possible to be.

Never Another You is an album of lofi beats (not lofi bears, as I nearly typed just now) perfect for chilling out or doing creative work to Bandcamp: https://chrisbissette.bandcamp.com/album/never-another-you Itch: https://loottheroom.itch.io/never-another-you

post-truth era internet, where you slap “fact checked” on your ai generated slop bio even though the ai generated image *is not them*

It’s not too late to fire Tony Blair into the sun. We can all club together to build a giant trebuchet. Tony Blair can be flung sunwards, if we all just work together.

cat has melted

A new ttrpg! Tyrant Philosophers hits the table from @handiworkgames.bsky.social

Speak to Graham and buy his books! Cthulhu Dark became my go-to Lovecraftian horror RPG system and Cosmic Dark improves on that with how it onboards player characters and helps them arm the GM with details to make some fantastic horror!

once you grogu you never go bu

the only video worth rescuing from my deleted twtter

"WHAT HAS IT GOT IN ITS PANTSES" Taken at Manchester's emergency protest against the EHRC guidance, May 2026

My phone reminded me of this old meme I posted 4 years ago

For 15 years, there's always somebody proclaiming the end of PbtA or wishing it would come already. They especially seem to hate it when they see someone say "I heard bad things about PbtA, but..." or "I didn't used to like PbtA, but..." It must be pretty frustrating and disappointing for them.

Now that backers have received it, Glue Trap Games’ Down to the Wire is now available on our brand-new itch page! With layout by @jeanverne.bsky.social and art by @hodagrpg.bsky.social, it’s a death-defying thrill ride through the depths of Prospero’s Dream! gluetrapgames.itch.io/down-to-the-...

Animal Adventurers! I designed these in nomad sculpt, printed in PLA and painted them with acrylics. I love making these for myself but always happy to take on commissions if anyone would like to see their furry friends as dungeon crawling adventurers!

The Havoc Engine Jam is over, and out of 51 beautiful pieces have emerged 14 winners! (3 by public vote, and 11 selected by the whims of judges Grant, Chant and Jim) All of these games do something different, interesting and a little strange with the Havoc Engine 💗 Check them out below ⬇️ 🧵/16

You go to the toilet and have no idea where it goes apart from some vague idea that it goes to "water treatment" (which sounds like as much of a handwave an "inertial dampener") The politics is full of contradictions. The history is full of Big Nouns like "the Pandemic" or "the World War".

the thing abt being a 90s queer is: a psychologist on TV claim that Andy Dick was literally the only real bisexual sometime before, i saw an episode of Becker where his childhood bestie turns out to be trans gal. the point of her character was humiliating the lead for being attracted to her🧵

A fun passive aggressive thing Google have done is linked Gemini to the auto-sorting of emails, so you can’t turn off the slop without having your inbox trashed. Which is a really good example of the disconnect between function and forced usage.

bro i didn’t shit myself im just vibe farting

Whenever you hear someone talk about AGI, you are allowed to talk about the possibilities of the Magic Money Tree or Free Doughnuts Bush for improving humanity.

UKGE 2026 is happening real soon! I'm going to be there! Here's a little thread of things you should know: 1. How to find me 2. Against Time and Death's first con 3. Speed Daemons: first demos Come and say hi, pick up some cool games from the stall, and try something new!

[You are encumbered and cannot run] [You drop: Greatsword of Frost] [You are encumbered] [Warning! Dropping Prince Tim will abandon his questline!] [You drop: Prince Tim] [Quest failed! "Tiny Kingdom in Need"] [You are encumbered] [You drop: (1) of (14) Cheese Wheels] [You are no longer encumbered]

As “hallucination” is the marketing term for “incorrect information”, box 2 should be twice as big.

Yay! I got a review copy of Grab Bag Jungle by @harperrob.bsky.social and @mikeharrisonwood.bsky.social from Gibsons Games with art by Lauren Heywood-Law, a real-time grab bag game of a thing. Sounds exciting! 😀👍 #boardgames #RealTimeGames

A Sophisticated System of Bladders: You are three animals in a trench coat, moving and acting as an adult human using a sophisticated system of bladders. Roll 1d6 or mix and match to decide on your animal type: 1. Raccoon 2. Rat 3. Cat 4. Human child (yes, they are animals) 5. Goat 6. Badger

Cherry picking “they have a set piece ready” as evidence of scripting and not examining the moments when cast members say “I built a whole massive thing and we aren’t going to use it” is certainly one way to research and display findings.

I’ve decided I’m going to let “mog” be a term I just don’t ever find out the meaning for. I’m happy with it just being a cat. Let some things be a mystery forever.

when they release more films about ww1 than cowboys, it’s all quiet on the western front

Made a new grimdark buddy today! Enter Adrian Tchaikovsky to talk about gene-stealers, Warhammer, world building, Pratchett and the infamous The Purple Turtle! ☺️💫🕷️🐙 Look out for a full interview on my YouTube channel soon! Thank you @aptshadow.bsky.social