Mail Day: International Player's Review #1-4 by @golden-achiever.bsky.social from @magnum-galaxy-games.itch.io's recent crowdfund. Stoked to sit down with these this weekend.

I came across this quote from Langston Hughes. His day was a long time ago & he's still saying the Black experience of America is fascism. I share to show fascism has been in discourse to refer to here a while. Trump is not its inventor. You will not be rid of it without doing right by Black people.

Hey gamers, Luna here. I'm a graphic designer for ttrpgs, you can hire me to make your zines cooler, or to kill your enemies with my mind. Unless they deal poison damage, then I'm out. Anyways, you want this. Yes?

“AAVE Is Gen Z slang”

I'm relaunching THE MEAT GRINDER, my TTRPG writer's group, and structuring things to let us support 16-20 total members. For more info on how it all works and to let me know if you're interested, check out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The fact that the live action Archie show had these two banging almost at the start of its first episode remains one of the funniest adaptation choices I’ve ever seen.

I’ll use this repost thread to drop some links to some blog posts I enjoyed from last year.

So, I (@onslaughtsix.bsky.social) will be at @magfest.org this weekend. I plan on running some Castle Gygar, playing games, and other things. If you'd like to hang out, let me know!

while i am not an academic i did see this coming and post about it on bluesky, which is why i am quoted in this article

100%. Let's proudly shout from the rooftops that we only make that real shit

As I look back over the Pathika manuscript in preparation for the preview coming out, it's interesting how different it was to write the main text compared to the module the book comes with. They come from like two different modes of both writing/design and reading.

100% this and also I think these AI bros don’t get that there there are a ton of little micro ideas and decisions that are happening on the way from conception to finishing. It’s not all just follow through from the equivalent of a prompt. The steps in the process inform the whole concept.

We are on the last few days of this Bundle of Holding Deal! If you know anyone who want's BREAK!! (+ several other really RPGS) this is a nice way to snag it :D bundleofholding.com/presents/Cor...

Marking myself safe!

I heard the input lag on console is so bad you have to buffer your fatality before you even win.

Steam intentionally killing an old, respected, and beloved decade old indie game studio through bullshit policy is fucking wild

In 2025 I will begin publishing Cairn supplements for third parties, under the moniker Cairn Press. If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people. My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.

We all agree Slaparazzi is the best Mario Party minigame right

I feel a lot of people's hate for roguelikes come from only playing modern interpretations that have little to offer besides victory / defeat. Even Hades relies on narrative & meta progression to make "bad RNG" tolerable. Meanwhile, it's legit fun to die in weird ways in Caves of Cud, ToME4 or DCSS

The Hindustan Times did a piece on Ttrpgs in India! All our friends in the space are mentioned! (and Bludgeon, too!) archive.ph/M4Wd9 #rpg #ttrpg

I have never seen a Wicked but this seems incredibly scathing

I know I was the 3rd quietest CHC Boss in #OVER/UNDER... BUT I would love to join chats, interviews, etc. about the game. Unlike a lot of folks, I got to experience both the Denizen and Boss levels of the game which I think is a pretty unique experience!

I love Chinese & Taiwanese Wuxia RPGs, not only for the cool martial arts setting but also for playing differently from Western & Japanese RPGs. I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one! Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵

SALE ALERT! Right now, ALL of our TTRPG books, box sets, and cards are 30% off! Every MOTHERSHIP product, LIMINAL HORROR, CAIRN, FORBIDDEN PSALM, and a whole hellish host of third-party content for these and other fantastic systems. Discount applied automatically at checkout, so CHECK IT OUT!

RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.

I'm going to call this a first draft otherwise I'll never post it. 3 part description of Sanyang's death and the subsequent fallout from the perspective of Alcyone. I tried to make it understandable for someone who didn't play as well. #over/under seedlinggames.com/blogging/ove...

Rebecca Heineman's last message was for people to look up her departed partner, Jennell Jaquays. Jaquays was so influent to tabletop RPGs that "Jaquaysing" became a verb for designing complex, non-linear dungeons. @nickoten.bsky.social wrote a great article on her: pathikablog.com/2025/04/26/h...

Weekly Scroll interviewed Stella! youtu.be/ySpuyO5y4Bc?...

It’s over

What a final day in #OVER/UNDER. Got a thread of thank you messages from the cowboys. Wrote my thank you speech to them. Went to a gay wedding where I ended up technically married to one of the grooms as well. CHC hit its win conditions. We got to spend hours finally spilling all our secrets. ❤️

Fuckin devastating. This guy was incredible. So much range.

@d20plusmodifier.bsky.social just got sainted in O/U. The only one in the game.

How come don’t nobody listen to gyoku zanto. Give him a shot

Over/Under update: we are all slowly realizing the lesbian voting bloc has become the most powerful insurgent faction in the game

We're recapping the really awesome game of #OVER/UNDER and posting them to Youtube! Come take a peek at what's happening in the Dream [[art be AK_Ahab, VO by Tagline, and Sound Design by Noa!]]

When people say a piece of media is “soulless”, what they really mean is it’s lacking in any perverse qualities. To lack that is in fact a bad thing.

So far every active denizen who’s died has gotten memorialized, a funeral, etc. I’m morbidly curious to see how callous people become to these deaths as the oxygen tax and assassinations increase.

(Over/Under) This is so perfect it makes me mad. Stratemeyer is the megacorp faction btw

Something so cool about #OVER/UNDER is how faction asymmetry leads to players leading totally different lives. Today, I heard about folks preparing powerpoints for their boss, the church is organizing art grants, the union is holding internal elections, and the hackers are shitposting.

The McDonald’s x Street Fighter collab in Japan is incredible. No notes. 🤌

(Over/Under) Oh so that’s why they killed him

(Over/Under) just got invited to join a pyramid scheme. This is too much like real life

(Over/Under) The people have started a fight club. No idea how it works, I’m guessing people writing about the teeth they lost

First person killed in Over/Under. Word on the street is, this was personal

I did not know this specific thing but it tracks for the guy who centered his memoirs around his sexual affair at 35 with a drunk teenager. medium.com/@108/just-li...

The casino having to go on hiatus so the owner could reup on cash was incredible

Eventually, I'll have so many fun stories to tell about Over/Under - even after just one day. For now though, discretion above all things.

Average relationship with a legendary Pokemon

I've ended up advertising a lot more than I typically do but October is turning out to be a busy month for me. Red Solstice Issue 6 is for sale via @spacepenguinink.bsky.social. It has lots of amazing sky themed articles and this beautiful cover art by @daniilune.bsky.social

I really wish we had more books on video games being translated into English, bringing fresh perspectives. For example, the 甦る伝説のRPG大全 is a Japanese 3-part collection on RPG history from 1975-2000. The games it covers and its perspectives are quite different from what the CRPG & JRPG Book cover.