Okay, 2026, let's do this.

one of my absolute fave Toronto experiences is going to the Revue to see an absolutely incomprehensible classic anime and leaving with my friends being like what the hell did i just see

Planet Arcana no.4!! this is a good feeling (& in good company too)

Hitting top 4 is huge. So so so proud of this, thank you to everyone who listened to the Network Defenders ✨💤

My First Dungeon: The Wildsea placed THIRD at the 2025 Audio Fiction World Cup! 🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉 Thanks to everyone who listened. We're incredibly proud of the shanties we sang and the stories we told. Special thanks to @mythworks.bsky.social and @felixisaacs.bsky.social for making it possible

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Really enjoyed this game while roadtripping!

10 TTRPGs I want to play / run in 2026 (a few of which I've run before): Discworld 🐢 For The Queen 👸 A Fool's Errand 🤡 Monster Of The Week 👾 You Awaken In A Strange Place ⏰ Die 🎲 Daggerheart 🗡️ Kids On Bikes 🚲 A Land Once Magic 🪄 Orbital Blues 🚀

this is really excellent

My End of Year video is on the "Golden Age of Indie RPGs," from roughly 2010 to 2025. I start with Apocalypse World's release, work through the Google+ Era, and follow design lineages and historical events that have impacted the hobby up through 2025.

10 TTRPGs I want to play/run in 2026: A Fool’s Errand 🤖 Drama Llamas 🦙 Perils and Princesses 👸 Cryptid Creeks 👾 Our Woodland Gods 🐿️ Brindlewood Bay 🧶 Vaesen 🫎 Candela Obscura 🕯️ Monster Truckers 🚛 Blades in the Dark🔪 My once-a-month group has our gaming schedule set for the next year plus!

you could play Contact, my playlist building game about communicating with aliens through your radio, with exclusively Christmas carols strautmaskreplica.itch.io/contact

We wrapped recording for It's a Gamble over the weekend and all I have thought about since is how soon I can get another campaign of A Fool's Errand going

🎰🃏 IT'S A GAMBLE 🃏🎰 💋⚡ E4 - PERVERTS ⚡💋 OUT TODAY! The hunt for the divorce contract continues. The perverts in G’s head tell them to protect a toxic ex, Sublime is awash with déjà vu, and Connie pays to get walked by a dog. Duck Duck trades up. LISTEN NOW!

EPISODE 4 IS OUT!!! this show has really shown me the value of keeping it CRAZYSTYLE. not only does this mystery unwind at a WONDERFUL pace, we meet a dog with the weirdest name youve ever heard!! give it a listen!!!!

happy perverts day to all sickos who observe

it's been a good month or so of receiving crowdfunded games. now, to read (and hopefully play) them

cw: pet death I went hard on scheduling games this year after suddenly losing my cat Harvey. I mentioned that to a friend this week after telling him how many games I played this year and he said, "what a wonderful gift she gave you"

👋 Hello fellow TTRPG explorers! If you are interested in tabletop RPGs and going beyond dragons and dungeons, I'd love if you gave my little shop a look! Since launching last year, we've delivered thousands of games to thousands of homes, and there's so much more to come! #ttrpg

They're Gritty. They're Pretty. They're Princesses. My First Dungeon proudly presents... PERILS & PRINCESSES: SWEET REVENGE Sponsored by @outridercreative.bsky.social & @tabletopbookshelf.com Premiering January 1st, 2026.

I had to do this too! I played SO MANY GAMES this year!! this is my #ttrpgwrapped for 2025 (thank you @saltandketchup.bsky.social for taking this cover photo)

I only discovered @planetarcanapod.bsky.social in late October and it was still my second-most-listened-to podcast this year. incredible characters and cast and music(!), haven't been this hooked on an actual-play in a long time, highly recommend

The next game we’ll be playing on My First Dungeon is… Perils & Princesses by @outridercreative.bsky.social Adventure: Sweet Revenge by @dhowl37.bsky.social GM: @brianflaherty.bsky.social Cast: @danielleradford.bsky.social @shenuque.bsky.social @bobigail.bsky.social Bridgett Jeffries

I think my partner is looking for a way to play a bard type character since he bought the Grunge Tarot deck specifically to play A Fool’s Errand!

why are all my game pals not talking about The Devil's Plan

Getting ready to go on an adventure tomorrow!

My contributor copy of A Fool's Errand by @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social and @bmars.bsky.social, aka one of the prettiest games on my shelf.

Wildsailors! If you haven’t gotten your tree shanty on you’re in for a treat!!

Whispers for the Wildsea is available today! A year and a half ago, I joined the @manysidedmedia.bsky.social Actual Play of Wildsea, and once I read the term "Tree Shanties" in the book, it was all over for me.

Like Actually, listen to this album and go play Wildsea.

I am serious when I say that the second and third best things about A Fool's Errand by @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social and @bmars.bsky.social (after it being a great game) are that the text is laid out single column and a readable size, and the pages smell lovely.

I put together a little bandcamp EP for all of the songs that have come out in the past season or so. It's Bandcamp Friday, which means Bandcamp doesn't take their cut of sales. Enjoy! woebegonepod.bandcamp.com/album/too-ma...

This is incredibly lovely stuff. Listen if you play The Wildsea, or if you just want beautiful folk songs about people sailing across a green ocean of trees.

Last year I played The Wildsea and wanted my character to sing sea shanties—excuse me, TREE shanties. Then @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social blew me away with a demo of an original shanty and we ended up writing a whole album of songs for this wild world. I'm incredibly proud of what we made :)

Whispers for the Wildsea NOW AVAILABLE!! Here, Wildsailor, take these Tree Shanties with you as you embark on your journey to sail the Wildsea. Buy It Now (100% of sales today go to the artists): jstrautman.bandcamp.com/album/whispe...

Whispers for the Wildsea is available today! A year and a half ago, I joined the @manysidedmedia.bsky.social Actual Play of Wildsea, and once I read the term "Tree Shanties" in the book, it was all over for me.

The damn good unwilds crewneck is one of my most complimented pieces of clothing I own

hell yeah

IT'S MY #TTRPGSWRAPPED! anyone who wants to can join in, but I wanted to shout out some awesome creators and games that changed my life this year, and some i hope will do the same next year!

Oh it’s a good day to gamble, amirite my fellow fools???? Some of the twists and turns in this episode surprise even ME. Come for the bizarre, down on their luck thieves hoping to get ONE score and stay for Duck Duck. You will NOT be disappointed.

What do casinos, divorce, and a goose have in common? no really i want to know

Very proud of how these turned out. Wildsea has soooo much lore to pull from, it was a real joy reading words like "crezzerin" and "char" and writing little songs around them Use them in your game of Wildsea! Sing them at the table!!

Our album of Wildsea Tree Shanties by @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social and @brianflaherty.bsky.social drops on Bandcamp and streaming services THIS FRIDAY!! (This Friday is also BandCamp Friday which means 100% of sales go directly to the artists) jstrautman.bandcamp.com/album/whispe...

And @planetarcanapod.bsky.social inspires by setting the high water mark for artistry in TTRPG actual plays that are in some way connected to the Canadian Indie Music Scene™.

the crewnecks and hoodies are honestly sooo comfy and cozy, they are lined with a light layer of fleece. also did you know that in the canadian prairies (mostly saskatchewan) they call hoodies "bunnyhugs"? now you know

i'm sorry but i simply can't rest until everyone owns a version of our Damn Good Unwilds merch you have yours, right?? www.bonfire.com/the-damn-goo...

it is the PERFECT time to pick up a very cozy Planet Arcana crewneck / hoodie / t-shirt / hot chocolate mug!! www.bonfire.com/store/planet...

Here, Wildsailor. Take these Tree Shanties with you as you embark on your journey to sail the Wildsea. 🌳🍃🍂🌳🍃🍂🌳🍃🍂🌳🍃🍂🌳🍃🍂🌳🍃🍂 All the tree shanties I wrote with @brianflaherty.bsky.social are going up on streaming services THIS FRIDAY! You can preorder now 💛 links below!

Can I sing? Kind of! Can I co-write a KILLER tree shanty? You bet your ass I can! Pre-save our album of re-mastered tree shanties from our season of The Wildsea and add a bit of new music to the Verdant Expanse 🍃

AHOY WILDSAILORS! All the tree shanties written by @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social & @brianflaherty.bsky.social will be available on Bandcamp and streaming services THIS FRIDAY!! (This Friday is also BANDCAMP FRIDAY which means artists get 100% of sales! No better time to support artists you love!)