Roll with Advantage: Creative, Collaborative, and Critical Responses to Dungeons & Dragons (Play Story Press 2025) edited by Suzanne Richardson & Edmond Y. Chang: playstorypress.org/books/roll-w... - in print or open access PDF! #analoggamestudies #creativewriting #dungeonsanddragons #dnd

Manifestos are good for you.

The beast that awakens me every morning at 3am

We are go! #warhammerconference #gamestudies #nerdlings

As a kid who grew up reading Peter Benchley's The Beast, I've got to say... WHOA.

She's by the book and new to the force. He's a cynical veteran hungry for justice. Together they're... FINNY AND BITES. Premiering in October on NBC.

This is exciting, and I'll almost certainly get this, but at the same time: Just how many histories of D&D do we need? I think I have seven or eight on my shelf at the moment and I know I'm missing several.

That sound you hear is universities willingly flushing their reputations down the toilet

Okies, resubscribing.

Was reading a paper about decolonization that named the movie The Descendants as a version of The Last of the Mohicans narrative. Was very confused about what Disney villains have to do with this until the paper helpfully clarified it was the 2011 Clooney in Hawaii film I'd entirely forgotten.

GUESS WHAT WEEK IT IS

Wow, this is a great feature. I am happy to spend the time to put ALT text in, but I often forget in my eagerness to post. I've turned this on and encourage others to as well.

Just adding some tags to this symposium announcement! #larp, #gamestudies, #analoggames, #trpg

@doktornick.bsky.social popped by to give us a talk at OASIS. www.youtube.com/live/gdl-hgm...

New Quinns Quest episode! ▶️💿 You know I had to play a campaign of Triangle Agency. It won Best Writing, Best Rules and Best Game at the Ennies this year. But how does it actually play? Let's find out www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk-g...

Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"

Was at a symposium today. A thread from a fellow scholar.

Brand-new International Journal of Role-Playing issue, this time on the topic of Consent in RPGs. @suzphdm.bsky.social served as Special Issue Editor on this one, and we are thrilled to see it in the world. journals.uu.se/IJRP/issue/v...

Evolution (abridged)

i think anyone clutching their pearls around bleed should read @violetriotgames.bsky.social 's writing on emancipatory bleed nordiclarp.org/2017/06/21/t...

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

Vika päivä allekirjoittaa WWF:n vetoomus EU:n komissiolle, ettei luonnonsuojeluun liittyviä lakeja saa heikentää. Komissio on pyytänyt kannanottoja itse: ”inviting companies, organisations and citizens to have their say on whether EU environmental laws should be weakened.” www.wwf.eu/campaigns/it...

In our new #gamestudies / #esportsresearch publication, Matilda Ståhl and I explore how Nordic esports federations aim to promote gender equality – and the tensions and challenges involved in this process. We analyse these in the context of gender equality as part of the 'Nordic brand.' 1/5

UK Gamescenes Symposium will take place in Tampere/Hybrid on 16th September. Program and details for joining are attached. 1/2 Features work from skypeeps @digdems.bsky.social @nitessine.bsky.social @merilainen.bsky.social @rosgakori.bsky.social @vkankainen.bsky.social

Even if we ignore the ethical issues Using Gen AI in TTRPG products is a bad business decision Some don’t care. You might get their money. Some very much care. You deny yourself access to that market And noone is out there saying “I won’t buy unless you use AI” Stock art is just fine!

Attention #AcademicSky Everyone is talking about books, but thousands of academic journals were also pirated and are entitled to up to $3,000 *per pirated volume!!!* if editors submit titles to join the suit. Incredible opportunity for underfunded journals to get some $$! #SkyStorians #MedievalSky

Breaking news: this is happening five inches from my face.

Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

Alright, my dearies. Here we go. Join us for the ride? www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...

It was released in 2006, I think, named after a popular drink in the US. They foolishly did not check the origin of the term. To be fair, I’ve had similar problems selling my new ice cream product: ‘Death Squad’. (Image: A tub of Ben & Jerry’s Black and Tan ice cream)

This week on Fully Ramblomatic, @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social reviewed Cronos: The New Dawn. Has Bloober Team delivered another solid survival horror experience?

Incredibly grateful to @pcgamer.com for sharing about our Games for Palestine charity bundle. Thank you so much for the coverage!! ❤️ www.pcgamer.com/games/you-ca...

Thread. Spoiler: the end is miserable.

What people think they 80s were like versus what the 80s was actually like.

Fascinating... www.backpacker.com/survival/wat...

I will remind folks those images of Nazi book burnings aren't burning just any books. They're burning the library of Magnus Hirschfeld; a gay, Jewish doctor who created an institute dedicated to LGBTQ sex education and healthcare. And a man who pioneered gender affirming care surgeries.

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

Then perish.

Thirty years ago, that dog beat you at basketball. Now it's back to ruin your second wedding. It Didn't Say Anywhere In The Rules That A Dog COULDN'T Play Basketball is this month's comedy horror one-page TTRPG. PDFs, text-only version and "design notes" here: www.patreon.com/posts/it-did...

This gorgeous map of dark ages Britain - shortly after the Romans withdrew - made me weak at the knees. Unusually it focuses on physical features like wetlands/sea coasts and forests that no longer exist as well as the political features / mix of celtic and anglo-saxon kingdoms. Puuuuurrrrity 😍

anyway good night

Military occupation of areas loyal to the political opposition is what you see in a civil war, kids.

Martha Wells - All Systems Red N.K. Jemisin - The Fifth Season James S.A. Corey - Leviathan Wakes Stephen Graham Jones - Only Good Indians R.F. Kuang - Babel

It's basic fucking internet hygiene and anyone requesting this either is unqualified to have opinions about technology more complicated than a mop or is actively malicious. Or, this being the UK government, most likely both.

#KPopDemonHunters really proves that every time this industry underestimates teenage girls, it leaves a billion dollars on the table.

Finds like this are why you fund scientific research.

infuriating. I know a bunch of cons follow me. don't do this. AI has already stolen the work of hard working and passionate artists with real heart and pov. the artist's potential to make $$ in these convention spaces is more vital than ever. fuck off with this.