Calling all professional Cosmere RPG GMs!

Beautiful graphic of the day (because that should be a thing: Our Solar System By my data hero Eleanor Lutz

Ok, now it's weird jazz time while I try to edit some video I forgot about… www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjFK...

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LIVE NOW ON LEGENDS AND LECTURES! Fantasy and Forgotten Realms with Ed Greenwood! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dgv... #books #fantasy #dnd #tabletop

Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning. I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.

Follow our Zinequest campaign next month and you too can fight techbro robots as a little guy with a big gun and weaponized hobbies! www.kickstarter.com/projects/res...

I took my 3D scanner to Bruce Peel today to work with this moon bible that they acquired a couple months ago. It was able to pick up on the texture of the text extremely well. I stuck the guide markers on acid-free paper and placed them on to help with the scan but not damage the book.

playtest early! playtest because it's fun. you're going to surprise yourself with how little game is needed for a meaningful playtest.

Why I left tech, exhibit 216

The video series by @mikerunderwood.bsky.social is proving indispensable for our Dragon Dowsers development. If you’re a Daggerheart 3pp, don’t sleep on these tutorials! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Matheus worked on our orcs! Check it out! old.reddit.com/r/drawsteel/...

My collection of easy-to-use all-ages friendly TTRPG mysteries is going to Backerkit next month! This zine features drop-in scenarios that capture the vibes of cozy, silly, and twisty whodunit books and shows. Follow the campaign here to prepare for launch! https://tinyurl.com/MystrySnks1

Toe Beans is now live for sign up on Kickstarter! ☕🐾 Our 5e module returns in this magical cat café supplement for Daggerheart with cozy quests, enchanted drinks, magical items, real recipes, brand new art and an exclusive new story to play! #Daggerheart #TTRPG Launching Feb 2nd! shorturl.at/8pN1A

Dragon Dowsers has garnered some amazing support since we announced the project just a month ago! So far the community surrounding Daggerheart has been incredibly encouraging of our first steps designing for Darrington’s RPG.

You can now subscribe to our Tribe on MyMiniFactory! https://www.myminifactory.com/users/BrotherwiseGames We've partnered with the amazing sculptors at DM Stash to release new STLs for the Cosmere RPG each month. Subscribers also receive our Welcome Pack and an extra 20% discount!

“Thanks to our latest findings, we now know that early citizens of the United States had a more nuanced system of government than previously thought,” said Professor Lee Somers, director of the site excavation

If your TTRPG uses a deck of playing cards and want a nice question oracle format, I've got you covered. The odds of that thing are super satisfying!

“Rescue & Rear dragons in this Solarpunk campaign guide for Daggerheart.”🐉 Dragon Dowsers is so close to 700 followers! If the idea of rebellion against tyranny, uniting a fractured kingdom, and riding dragons appeals, then please check out our summer project!👇🏽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/tat...

🧵 SEAMS RIGHT 🧷 Join me TONIGHT for Seams Right, my series on costuming & storytelling. Join me in getting ready for the premiere of Apostates of Dune on @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social! I'll give you a little peek behind the curtain. See you there at 3PM PT/6PM ET! twitch.tv/estelofimladris

🚨 Karthun is on sale! 🚨 The world I created over years of home campaigns and the pages of d20Monkey, this system agnostic book is a labor of love that I am incredibly proud of. Grab it on DTRPG or my Patreon page today! www.patreon.com/d20monkey/sh... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

So what is this #Tavernsworn thing I keep talking about? Tavernsworn is an experimental way of using Ironsworn to play the story of a character who founds a tavern in a fantasy world: Legends and Lattes, The Wandering Inn, The Bear, but also Dwarf Fortress and a touch of Blades in the Dark. 🧵1

First newsletter of the year is a revised version of a keynote I gave for Generation Analog (run by @analoggamestudies.bsky.social ): Thinking of a Master Plan: Hip Hop, TTRPGs, and the Power of Imaginative Defiance: thoughtcrimegames.beehiiv.com/p/thinking-o...

Maybe the most fascinating belief among the billionaire class, especially the Silicon Valley set, has been their confidence that if they blow up the specific conditions and institutions that put them on top, they will certainly come out even higher on top

Oh hey this patreon post went public hell yeah www.patreon.com/posts/method... This is a guide to homebrewing some Draw Steel ancestries, but the process could be applied to any game you're excited to modify Plus, three template player options for you to play with! Catmen! Dogmen! Musical robots!

I should really get out to the West Coast.

The full court of Draw Steel devils is now ready for Foundry thanks to @maxhamm.bsky.social! Package page: foundryvtt.com/packages/ds-...

For a limited time, you can grab the Harrow: The Blighted Plane Corebook for only $12.50 on @drivethrurpg.com! #ttrpg www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Feels like a good time to repost this. Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg's checklist of things to do that aren't protesting or voting.

this is it

Yes! My 2nd, adjacent soapbox is on neurodivergence in ttrpg & how sharing cognitive load is kind & good for everyone & a necessary accommodation for most ADHD GMs If you have ADHD and are scared of GMing, I SEE YOU 💚 we can do a lot more to make it accessible for ppl w/ limited executive function

In DMs we're posting screenshots of the sharp sales drop-off we've all had the last few months so basically if you're still out there buying books, you might be the difference between some folks still having a career or going back to being considered a hobbyist. It's bad out there in the arts.

we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff

I love this setting. This book is dense with lore on a weird, solarpunk/crystal punk vibe and killer illustrations to inspire your players. There's tons of cyphers, vehicles, and more to make your time in the watersands shine!

A Dungeon Game is here and it's free! (It's been both of those things for ages tbh) Explore subterranean depths, face dragons, and discover what lurks beneath. It's classic dungeon crawling with modern design (i.e. it's good). https://loottheroom.itch.io/a-dungeon-game

New review day! This time a look at Rillem by @zigorously.bsky.social and published by @plusoneexp.bsky.social It's an atmospheric solo journaling/map-making game that aims to to capture the feel of 90s adventure games like Myst and Riven. Video link: youtu.be/fFMcmQtZA_U

it's about fucking time researchers caught onto this. calling us unempathetic was ALWAYS bullshit. most of us are in fact hyper-empathetic to a degree neurotypicals can't understand.

My name is Joe. I write comics. I’m an Eisner Award nominated writer. I wrote the award winning comic ‘Blinded’. I’d like to write more. If you’re an editor, I’ll happily send you my stuff. If you make small press comics, I’m happy to help. Reposts appreciated 🙏 [email protected] ⬅️

I get emails from my mom:

Early Americanists, you know what to do.

If you do see a traumatic video by accident, please make sure to immediately do something to help your brain, like TETRIS. (Yes, seriously.) TETRIS has been shown to help mitigate the mental effects of trauma because it intervenes in traumatic memory formation. www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/tetris-...

You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take your meds. Drink your water. Do your dishes. Make a comfort food. Watch a little trash tv. Talk to your friends. Disconnect for a bit when you need to. Find the ways to sustain yourself. We need you.

Great News, Worldhoppers! Fantasy Grounds is now free to play with no additional purchase of a software license required! Start your journey in the Cosmere on Fantasy Grounds today. Just grab the content, no license required! ⛈️

Folks, check out Brian F'n Patterson's portfolio and Patreon. And if the Patreon interest you at all, sign up for it. He is not the only creative having this problem. It's a HUGE drain to out independent creative class right now. Portfolio: brianfnpatterson.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/d20monkey

New year but still job hunting! If anyone has leads on narrative design, writing (video games or tabletop/board games), DEI consulting, or editing; HMU via LinkedIn or I can DM you my email. Unfortunately, due to past harassment, I don't have a publicly available email address.

If you use Discord and want to tell them how you feel about them adding AI tools, here's a link to the survey. Share it far & wide. Let them know we don't want it. discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

do good things. try not to get caught.