"And Tiny Tim, who did not die" = heartwarming, Christmassy. "And Tiny Tim, who would not die" = sinister, alarming.

10 TTRPGs I want to play/run in 2026! - The Between - Our Queen Crumbles - Solemn Vale - Deathmatch Island - Mythic Bastionland - DIE - Flabbergasted - Public Access - Inevitable - Perils & Princesses Slightly cheating, as at least 2 of these are definitely happening.

Yeaaaaah, I need to play Tackblox immediately. This sounds so ridiculously good. possible-worlds-games.itch.io/tacklebox

Day 23 is @tallnerdapollo.bsky.social Apollo is an Irish Voice Actor, Cosplayer & TTRPG Performer who you can see Godkiller: Qismat, the One Shot podcast, Hearthfire Tales and many, many more. We've got something unique lined up for 2026, so keep your eyes peeled for upcoming AP work soon!

You dont have to say "I didnt like this thing so I made something better." when advertising your product. If your work can't stand on its own without putting down another, why should I care? It just makes you look like an arsehole who needs to shit on something else to make yourself feel good.

The cast is genuinely a knockout group, we've made something pretty special and I really want to show you. 100 more Kickstarter followers and it'll be released!

One hundred more Kickstarter followers for Gallows Corner -- to bring us to 1376, the year the game is set -- and we'll release the trailer for the first Gallows Corner Actual Play, put together by @samsighs.bsky.social and an AMAZING cast. Get on it: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thr...

Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide. When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble. Happening under a Labour Government.

wanna stay up late and watch some TV? www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...

Goddamit and here was me saying I wouldn't be backing another Kickstarter for a while.

Day 22 is @glowpinkstah.bsky.social We're reaching the home straight with just a few days to go. Gloria is a TTRPG player, DM & Twitch streamer in Scotland who will debut on WHY? in 2026 with a story we cannot wait to make happen. There were tears in the session zero, that's all we'll say.

This and ALL 12 episodes are in this handy playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Huge thanks to the cast @jessjewell.bsky.social @masquewren.bsky.social @jasoncordova.bsky.social and @michellicopter.bsky.social and the crew @fkth.bsky.social @jienbirb.bsky.social & @samsighs.bsky.social

TOMORROW IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE AND Y'ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. It is time for the women (defined broadly) to hunt the Year King through the woods and tear him apart with their bare hands!

Sam is really cool and every time I find myself in a game with him it's like being so engrossed in a TV show you forget to breathe. Should be illegal to be such a good storyteller!!!

🎶Talking nerd to nerd, With a mic and laser pen, Facts are flying fast, We’re explaining why and when. Graphs are on the screen, Suddenly it all makes sense, One bright, joyful little fact Draws applause from all our friends.🎶 Not to late to nab a ticket for our upcoming shows! fotsn.com/tickets

As we're heading to 2026, time to reintroduce myself. I'm Sam, a science communicator, event manager, showrunner for an award nominated AP & manager of a range of TTRPG & science projects! Do you need an event manager or content producer? A presenter or trainer? Let's chat! 📩 samsighs.carrd.co

Sincr ttrpg bsky is talking about the humanization of monsters in stories/games May I offer you: "When I see You" - a HUNT(er/ed) Oneshot that is incredibly sad and beautifully human.

Day 21 is @amaanhk.bsky.social Amaan is a podcast host, GM, voice actor and performer who has this year taken the TTRPG world by storm with his series Godkiller: Qismat In addition to winning Best Podcast Host at the Crit Awards, is there anything he can't do? See him on WHY? in 2026!!!

How many times have I been told to give this racist game and its racist creators grace, and second chances? and empathy, and good faith, and and and? Nah. This isn’t just a fundamental misunderstanding of Ghibli. It is colonialist fucking desecration. @obojima.bsky.social Go fuck yourselves.

Where do I begin? There's so much wrong with what is said here. I weary of these people. Don't buy their stuff.

Had a silly idea on the drive home from a carolling gig and now it's a one-page game you can print out and fold into a Christmas card. Work together to keep Rudolph from joining in your reindeer games before that smug prick ruins yet another delivery run in: Exclude Rudolph

These guys just need to accept and admit they're terrible storytellers. They've profited off of appropriation and have a deep misunderstanding or wilful ignorance about Ghibli, fantasy and the human condition. Genuinely the worst. Fuck Obojima.

And its Michael Caine in a Christmas film!

Looking for some nerdy drawing fun over the next few weeks? My Xmas & New Year zines are available to download for £1 (or more) and you’re welcome to print as many copies as you want! They’re A4 but I’m told can be printed on Letter paper & trimmed #SciArt ko-fi.com/hanaayoob/shop

Day 20 is @taylorannnx.bsky.social We've featured one of Taylor's games, and had her on the channel twice now for two incredible performances. She's a fabulous performer and an outstanding game designer. If youre not following her yet, why not?

There is NOTHING that compares to hearing good news from a friend who has gotten the thing they deserve. Heart, so toasty and warm.

Some of the people who've told stories with me in later 2025, will know that Cabaret has influenced me a lot. The idea of a decadent, luxurious obliviousness to the horrors outside has become central to a lot of my ideas recently. Possibly one of the best things I've ever seen.

And with that, our Public Access campaign is over. So, so proud of this AP and the brilliant people behind it. @jessjewell.bsky.social @masquewren.bsky.social @jasoncordova.bsky.social youtu.be/KMhVKTUSuDs

Its actually really unfair that someone who is such a talented composer is also an equally incredible game master and storyteller. Fucking hell, @sirutherford.com, Afterlight by @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social is unbelievably good.

If your AP show has merch that says "Make Goblins Great Again" even as a joke, it tells me everything i need to know about your show. Let's just not makes jokes based on a fascist slogan.

A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas. Be a love, and pay it today.

Ecstatic to be running a really cool workshop for teens around character creation, gaming and queer history at @natlibscot.bsky.social in February! For any young folk who are fans of DnD, gaming and story writing this might be for them! www.nls.uk/whats-on/rol...

Woke up to a comment on a Gallows Corner ad this morning. 'So a woke Marxist Fantasy Game that pushes the oppressor / oppressed performative ideology, likely made by soy boy beta cucks that majored in Gender Studies. Sound fun.' They pretty much got it! (Though my PhD is in American Studies...)

What does it mean if I’m already feeling emotional from a session 0?!?! Just got out of an s0 for @whohurtyouap.bsky.social and I’m excited for the story @samsighs.bsky.social @thechindividual.bsky.social @in-the-pan.bsky.social and I are gonna tell I’m not supposed to cry yet, right?!?! 😭😭😭

Day 18 is @iamloufryer.bsky.social Someone who has not yet appeared in a Who Hurt You? series, but might that be about to change in 2026? Lou is a phenomenal performer, whose characters have so much heart and whose descriptions of magical spells is unlike anything else we've heard before.

Day 17 is @ohheyitsgina.bsky.social Gina is a performer we could listen to in actual play forever and never get bored, a truly incredible individual with amazing emotional expression. We are so pleased to have had her part of our games, and who knows, maybe something else soon too!

As soon as I have less immediate deadlines and priorities, and a quiet social calendar, my brain goes into overdrive, and I dive back into being able to spend time on self deprecation and redeveloping low self esteem. Probably why i am constantly on the go for rhe majority of the year. Sigh.

Time for a look back at everything we made in 2025! (And maybe a sneak peak of things to come in 2026). We released 11 different series in 2025, and we're just getting started! All of our released work can be found on our YouTube youtube.com/@whohurtyoua...

Live for Patrons now. It is over.

🖌️ We are thrilled to reveal our Demons & Daughters cast tattoos! We could not be more grateful to @cthuluink & @hocus_tattoolounge for being patient with our usual chaos & tears. We had an amazing experience from start to finish, which you can see in our vlog on Twitch & YouTube Saturday 9am.

I made a ton of stuff this year. So very proud of it all.

I made a promo video for something that I can't share yet. But im very proud of it, and I think it demonstrates that im really fucking good at this stuff. Its always great to realise how your skills have developed over time.

"Every Single Day" - Part 2 of our Mum Chums game with @taylorannnx.bsky.social @shamini.bsky.social @jcdarcy.bsky.social and @watermosaic.bsky.social is LIVE now! Join us for a brilliant story told my some top talent, with tears, tantrums and tipsy mums!

Our final actual play of 2025 goes out tonight! "Every Single Day" - Part 2 of this Mum Chums game with @taylorannnx.bsky.social @shamini.bsky.social @jcdarcy.bsky.social and @watermosaic.bsky.social arrives at 7pm GMT. A tight 1 hour long story, tears aplenty! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmQZ...

Spend £2 on this unique zine made by me and then raid your yarn stash and end up with a unique scarf made by you. AI couldn't take the photos I took or write the text I wrote for me and it can't crochet for you either 🧶

✨Anxiety✨ is fun lads.

Day 16 is @rahrah.bsky.social One of the absolute best storytellers in our space, RahRah and The Heart is a Dungeon is one of the best things to arrive into the TTRPG world, and so much of it is down to their time spent accumulating casts, building community & having a true understanding of story

I have finished my final actual play edit of 2025, and there's a proper gut punch scene I'd forgotten about, plus it all ends at Christmas. Don't mind me, just having a wee cry at my own content. Fucking good at this, so I am.

The year 1376 is important in this game. If Kickstarter followers hit that number, maybe something cool will happen? You never know. www.kickstarter.com/projects/thr...

While I think the most obvious transferable skill from Improv to playing TTRPGs is learning how to react to situations quickly and authentically, we should also take note that Improv (especially long form) can teach narrative pattern recognition to help call back to previous themes and characters.