Mangroves remain one of the great underappreciated ecosystems, not only as a natural barrier to flooding but also as rich unique ecosystems in their own right that often serve as hatcheries for both marine and aquatic species - in other words, this is some great news!

There's a bit of a debate at the minute here in the UK as our next generation of banknotes are going to have native wild animals on them, and what animals should make the cut? What animals would you put on your IRL location money and/or the money of your games TTRPG setting?

🔴 The remains of a vast body of water might be awaiting us on Mars. @esa.int's ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will land where water once ran deeper and wider than previously thought. A new study points to an ancient bed of clay that could hold evidence of past life. www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

-Alex begins making notes for a new game system-

Note: We do not use AI. Period. We pay humans to create our games, end-to-end. Adobe recently implemented a feature that quietly injected AI alt text into Umdaar. We've removed it, updated the PDF, and disabled the feature. We apologize for the error, please download the latest PDF. Also: Fuck AI.

One technique I advocate is just sprinkling in cool sounding names to a campaign with no actual lore behind them yet as texture and seeds for future development. What is the Weeping Mountain of Xand? The Bearskull Princess? The Ghostdrinkers? Absolutely no idea, but we can find out together!

It's Pride this month, so it's always an especially great time to follow some of the many incredibly queer creators working in TTRPGs right now!

Day 1 of #UKGE down with an incredible Discworld show! Thank you to all who came out, the audience was fantastic!!!! What an absolute blast with this crew! 💖 @itsquinns.bsky.social @sciwithrach.bsky.social @theneoncaster.bsky.social @modiphius.bsky.social

It is safe in the UKGE booth. Staff have been fed and can be trusted.

Day two at UKGE with @threesailsstudios.bsky.social ! I don't think I could out-pose my girl Evie Dence, drag queen detective, tho Come find us at Hall 3, Stall 3-743!

The way that City of Espers already transcends the medium of "game" is such a vibe. The art, the OCs and the fashion are already flowing. Can't wait to see how it blossoms further once it's out!

TONIGHT ZOMBIE SIBLING DRAMA TELLING IMPROVISED STORIES THROUGH GAMEPLAY (no brain space for better words)

Our very own @drtalksalot.bsky.social is in this! Tune into @euphoriaap.bsky.social THIS WEDNESDAY for some beautifully dark and tragically heartwarming sibling storytelling ❤️‍🩹 Deets below ⬇️

Our very own @drtalksalot.bsky.social is in this! Tune into @euphoriaap.bsky.social THIS WEDNESDAY for some beautifully dark and tragically heartwarming sibling storytelling ❤️‍🩹 Deets below ⬇️

WE MADE A COOL THING Is it a game? An improvised story? A short film? YES! Tune in for tragedy ❤️‍🩹 and warmth 🫂 and drama 😱 and spookiness 🧟‍♂️ 🗓️: This Wednesday! ⏰: 7pm BST 💻: twitch.tv/EUphoriaAP

🚨 LIVE NOW 🚨 "Did you look up? Did you see it coming? Did the ground shake before the light came?" Four dinosaurs mark the end of days in the explosive end to A LAND OUT OF TIME, a Ten Candles two-shot. Watch & chat live with us on YouTube: youtu.be/BPqx_1M8Qy0

🚨 Premiering on YouTube in one hour! 🚨 The era of dinosaurs is going out with a bang! Four monstrous lizards will face their fate in the grand finale of a LAND OUT OF TIME. 💥🦖‼️ 📅: TONIGHT ⏰: 7pm GMT 💻: youtu.be/BPqx_1M8Qy0

🚨TOMORROW NIGHT🚨Our favourite four doomed dinosaurs witness the end in the grand finale of THE LAND OUT OF TIME, a Ten Candles two-shot. Will Brightweather weather the storm? Will Bambi continue to be? Will Clive survive? Will Dot get got? 📅: TOMORROW NIGHT ⏰: 7pm GMT 💻: youtu.be/BPqx_1M8Qy0

🦕 + 🪨 = ⁉️ Dino math is hard. Dino survival is harder. The grand finale of THE LAND OUT OF TIME, a Ten Candles two-shot, explodes onto your screens on Monday 16th March @ 7pm GMT. 💥 Watch both episodes on the Science and Sorcery YouTube channel: youtube.com/@scienceands...

The dinosaur apocalypse is inevitable. 💥🦖‼️ Will Brightweather weather the storm? Will Bambi continue to be? Will Dot get got? Will Clive survive? THE LAND OUT OF TIME, a Ten Candles two-shot, concludes on Mon 16th March @ 7pm GMT 🥀 Watch both episodes on YouTube: youtube.com/@scienceands...

A question echoes from the Cretaceous period into the Anthropocene: how do you keep hope alive when your world is ending? 🐣❣️🦖 Find out on Monday 16th March @ 7pm GMT in the grand finale of our Ten Candles two-shot, THE LAND OUT OF TIME 🥀 Watch both episodes on YouTube: youtube.com/@scienceands...

WE'RE LIVE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtBh...

IT’S TODAY!!! IT’S HAPPENING!!

🚨 Premiering on YouTube in one hour! 🚨 Get ready for cute dinos, lots of feelings and some unexpected happenings in the late Cretaceous! 📅: TONIGHT ⏰: 7pm GMT 💻: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtBh...

🚨TONIGHT🚨 Join our four dinotagonists trying to find meaning at the end of the world! 🦕🦖❤️‍🩹☄️ 📅: TONIGHT ⏰: 7pm GMT 💻: www.youtube.com/@scienceands...

Rounding out the lineup is our very own @drtalksalot.bsky.social! 🥳 Khalil plays Clive, a down-on-his-luck iguanadon that can't stop giving the world two thumbs up 👍😬👍☄️ Will that protect him in a world that's falling apart? Find out this coming Monday, 16th Feb on our YouTube channel!

Up next is Dot the parasaurolophus, played by the incredible @ohheyitsgina.bsky.social! 🤩 Gina describes Dot as "a soft girl" and "no hair, only RIDGE (maybe a subtle lash)" ✨👁️👃👁️✨ Are softness, ridge and a subtle lash enough to get through the end of the world? Find out on Monday 16th Feb!

Next up, we have the iconic @rahrah.bsky.social as Bright Weather, the house-proud oryctodromeus with a family-sized hole in his life 🥺 Will he find what he's been looking for at the end of the world? 🫂 ☄️ Tune in on Monday 16th Feb to find out!

This game was incredibly special to make! Can't wait for folks to see it!

The first cast announcement for The Land Out of Time is the wonderful @hummalou.bsky.social! 🥰 The smallest of our four dinos, Bambi the bambiraptor has been affectionately called a "spicy chicken". Will this chicken make it across the proverbial road of life? 🐓☄️ Find out on Monday 16th Feb!

Next Monday get ready for some prehistoric pathos as four dinosaurs try to find meaning at the end of the world! 🦕🦖 ❤️‍🩹 🌍️ ☄️ Brought to us by the wonderful @samsighs.bsky.social, and a cast you won't want to miss! Stay tuned for announcements this week 👀

🥳 We’re back! 🥰 Science & Sorcery’s first show of 2026 will be dropping in exactly one week’s time 😱 Keep an eye out for updates on the story and our amazing cast all week 👀

Nerd Out To The Max in this ridiculous scifi one-shot filled with ear-facts, freaky parasites and the shoehorning of spice girls lyrics into any and every situation! Watch @sciwithrach.bsky.social, @samsighs.bsky.social, @drtalksalot.bsky.social and The RPGeeks in SPACE NERDS on YouTube now!

Join us in supporting the Games Against Genocide fundraiser with $10 or more to recieve a bundle of FIFTY TTRPGs! Donate by Friday 12th Dec to help @msf.ca carry out their ongoing relief work in Palestine 🇵🇸 🕊️ LINK: tiltify.com/@jesthehuman... Organised by the amazing @jesthehuman.itch.io ❤️

Dragonmeet 2025 was a blast! Getting so many of my favourite creative nerds in one place is a unique joy 🥰 Lots of exciting collaborations on the horizon for @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social! I was too busy yapping to take pictures, but big love to everyone who made the day so special! ❤️

We're here! Come and dragon-meet us in #PodcastZone to grab... 🌟 A shiny sticker from a dragon's hoard 🧌A hand-drawn monster to take home 📜 A zine filled with science-inspired Monsters for the @threesailsstudios.bsky.social game, Mappa Mundi! 🗺️ #Dragonmeet2025

Check out Naomi's excellent guide for getting around the Excel today ⬇️

Science & Sorcery is an actual play studio creating STEM focused one-shots and campaigns ⚗️ ✨ 🎲 We're a team of 4 science communicators & performers: @dagmarmadillo.bsky.social @sciwithrach.bsky.social @drtalksalot.bsky.social @alexjholt.bsky.social Watch us on YouTube! buff.ly/mBK6CbC

Only 3 more sleeps 'til #dragonmeet! 🐉 🎲 Find our table at #PodcastZone2025 for shiny stickers, stamps, and science-inspired monsters 😱 This year, @podcastzoneuk.bsky.social is showcasing SEVENTEEN incredible TTRPG shows - get to know us here: fkth.notion.site/Podcast-Zone...

TONIGHT, 7pm GMT: S&S meets the RPGeeks! Our @drtalksalot.bsky.social and @sciwithrach.bsky.social join S&S alum and @whohurtyouap.bsky.social founder @samsighs.bsky.social along with the whole @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social crew for a game of SPACE NERDS. Watch live on YouTube!

In space only similes will save you! 'Space Nerds' is a game where tortured analogies can solve any scifi technobabble dilemma. Find out how obsessive knowledge of Pokemon, Musicals, Warhammer and the Spice Girls will save the day in a nerd-filled TTRPG-one shot live on YouTube this Tuesday!

Nerds: Assemble! The RPGeeks have teamed up with some of the biggest nerds we could find for a cheesetastic outer space adventure. Guests @sciwithrach.bsky.social, @drtalksalot.bsky.social and @samsighs.bsky.social join the Geeks this Tuesday evening to embrace their nerdiness and save the planet!

Next up in #PodcastZone2025 is @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social! They harnesses the medium of TTRPGs to create bold, authentic, creative content that tells engaging stories built around scientific exploration. sciandsorcery.carrd.co #RPG #TTRPG #Dragonmeet #RPGconvention #tabletop #indiettrpg

Been a little quiet over here at S&S HQ as we've been taking some time to rest & recuperate. Some news! Going forward @samsighs.bsky.social is stepping back from the team, and you can find him mostly over at @whohurtyouap.bsky.social telling sad stories. We wish him all the best for the future.

It's released today, and so we want to throw back to our playthrough of The Time We Have: A Conversation Between Brothers www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEWz... In this one-shot Sam and Khalil play two brothers, one infected and one not, and their final days together. It is a stunning game.

I've compiled ALL my actual play VODs into one playlist! Including games from: @euphoriaap.bsky.social @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social @miskatonicplayhouse.com @wairpodcast.bsky.social @actualplayuk.bsky.social @thebadspot.bsky.social @loremistress93.bsky.social AND MANY MORE!

Ooooh this'll be fun! I'll be there. Will you?!

Are you based in Liverpool? Do you like TTRPGs? Do you enjoy a free event? We're headed to the British Science Festival on 12th September for a live show, playing @threesailsstudios.bsky.social Mappa Mundi! Free tix available now!👇 britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Today's #TTRPG loot drop: Mappa Mundi by @threesailsstudios.bsky.social, cheers for promoting @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social

Just caught up with this over lunch. This was a spicy episode! Lots of the plot points planted earlier are bearing fruit as well as sprouting yet more questions. Also @rhyslawton.bsky.social's performance as Martin Pine, Pine Martin was superb!