Played Hollows as my final RPG of 2025, and we rang in the new year with the Bleake Hill hollow from @jdragsky.bsky.social and art by @nohr.se. What a powerhouse combo and a truly disturbing adventure. Side note, both Hollows games I have played included a PC giving tobacco to a child.

Find some piece of media you don't like and communicate why without being aggressive or antagonistic. Ground it in the personal. Find someone talking about something that they don't like but you do. Listen without feeling judged. Understand that our media choices do not define us.

Dramatic outfit changes need to be a bigger part of rpgs.

It's Goblin time.

Quick gush about BREAK!! rpg's sidebar system. It adds to the vibe of the game because it makes me feel a little like I'm going through video game submenus, but also they just make the book so easy to flip though. Can't want to start my campaign in a few weeks.

I played Fomoria today and IMMEDIATELY wrote my thoughts. Spoilers for the Quickstart adventure! @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social theblighted.com/2025/12/29/f...

@matthewayers.bsky.social just ran Fomoria for me, and wowowow! Longer review to come, but the highlights include: Great additions to the Borg bones, the coolest animal folk pregens, and way more stellar art than should be in a free quickstart. Go follow it. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jno...

Big Dog, Big Volcano was one of the best games I played this year. Remember that a game doesn't have to have a high page count or a big price tag to be worth your time. Go out and support all the cool people making cool RPGs. birdmilkcafe.com/2025/12/28/b...

One of the big reasons I started reviewing games was because I tried to find info on a more niche game and found multiple "reviews" that appeared to be a person flipping through the game for the first time. This happened more than once. Rpgs deserve better than that.

My back hurts so much because of the flu. I wish I had something clever to write here. Instead, go follow my Zinetopia project: tinyurl.com/blightfalltt... We’re one away from 50 followers, and I just know that the 50th follow is going to cure me of the flu*. *It will not.

It's 5am on Dec. 26, but since I never went to sleep, it's technically still Christmas. My present to you is this Draw Steel review. TLDR; I really really like the game. birdmilkcafe.com/2025/12/24/d...

I was looking at @soulmuppet.co.uk for something Orbital Blues related when I saw this. This is the coolest thing ever. Not only are they taking a break, they are so serious about it that they won't even take my money for an order during that break. Hell yeah SoulMuppet, all praises to you.

I sent a picture of @moreblueberries.bsky.social legendary door at PaxU (taken by @friede.bsky.social) with no other info. Apparently he raced around the vendor hall and got me a signed copy! A Christmas miracle.

For everyone doing their 10 games they want to play in 2026: I made a real life spinner to help me choose my next game, so here are my top 16. (Yes it's two paper plates and a thumbtack) Arts and crafts are fun!

There are two wolves inside of me: One that wants to prevent all my hobbies from turning into rampant consumerism and another that wants to buy *all the cool rpg shit.* Today wolf #2 wins.

I ran around 30 RPG one-shots this year, the majority of which were with players I didn't know and a game I hadn't played before. I wrote up how I structure my one-shots to keep them short and pack in as much fun as possible, regardless of system. Hope it's helpful! birdmilkcafe.com/2025/12/22/o...

In the next two weeks I plan to: - Play 5 new RPGs (Maybe 6 if I can sneak in Two-Hand Path by Mikey Hamm) - Write 13 reviews - Realize that means I need to write one review a day - Panic - Do it anyway Glad I took time off my real job to do this silly pretend one, wouldn't have it any other way!