My helpful addition to PBTA Discourse is realised I haven‘t published my first design in the form, WHAT HAPPEN?

In my first interview for the Violent Delights design series, I speak with @seraphimseraphina.bsky.social, author of "What do we mean when we say a game supports play?" I ask her how board games fit into her argument and how games may invite us to "bring ourselves" into them.

Made a Traveller Subsector Logbook template for my ongoing campaign (which I'm continuing in tomorrow's stream!) Here it is if anyone wants it: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ungc9...

Distributing your work for free will get you 100+ downloads from people who will never open the file, because it was free. Selling your work for $1 will get your 50 sales from people who will never open the file, because it was $1

After the last 24 hours in the tabletop space this is definitely relevant again. For use on work made with the blood, sweat, and tears of humans. lonearchivist.itch.io/made-by-humans

I'm consolidating the games I've made in my itch storefront. And of course, I've got 20+ other projects running around inside my skull. So posts like this are therapeutic to me. #TTRPG

I just republished another 200-word game I wrote 11 years ago on itch for your consuming edification. Provenance invites the players to fabricate interesting histories of otherwise worthless antiques for fun and profit. Now available as Pay What You Will. #TTRPG #NanoRPG

There’s a screen shot going around with an email claiming to be from me. It is not. (a) I don’t write that way. I use coherent grammar. (b) I don’t preach that way (c) To hell with transphobia, racism, homophobia, and xenophobia (d) Check the headers on crazy emails, “From” has been spoofed.

ok i got a lot of replies to this on tumblr but this is the best one ^^

Friendly reminder to all AP producers 💚 YouTube doesn‘t care about the longterm storage. Post your show to the Internet Archive! Heres how! allmyfriendsarestories.neocities.org/iachecklist And a quicker version if you only have 30 mins! allmyfriendsarestories.neocities.org/iagettingsta...

"A War Without End" is collected in The Wave in the Mind (Shambhala, 2004). You can also read it here: www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/3...

I'm quitting content creation but I'm not quitting making stuff. And I wrote a cute little essay about what that means to me 🍄 ellipsus.com/read/7hO7YSO...

Inspired by the brilliant article by @annethegnome.bsky.social, I decided to wade in with my own thoughts about "content," what I've been feeling of late, and why I decided to stop being anything other than what I am first and foremost. Free to read. www.patreon.com/posts/im-cre...

A big issue we have is so many people don't want to do, they want to have done. What I mean is they don't take any joy from the process itself and see it as a hindrance to getting to the end, which is the accolades, bragging rights, and money they get from having done it.

#awesomesigns can be stickers

Never concede an inch to generative images and text. It is a fascistic project by billionaires to undermine and destroy human culture, its goal is to destroy our empathy and human connections. We are already feeling the effect. It is far from being “just a tool”.

Project The First: Re-releasing NanoRegent. Play as a nation. Compete and collaborate with other countries. Change the world. Created and published as part of the 200 Word RPG Challenge back in 2015, I still like this one. It needs more work, but I wanted to make it available again as-is. #TTRPG

I decided to get organized. Step one: list out all my #TTRPG projects. I stopped at 23. Now I'm feeling overwhelmed. NopeNopeNope, Brain. Gotta pick one and move ahead with ONLY THAT ONE. Luckily I have a few older projects that just need some light editing before republishing on itch. #AmMaking

Hoo boy, yeah. The overhead of running a small business significantly crowds the creative work you really want to do.

Hey friends! It's #TTRPGRising, and we're looking to find some gaming friends and mutuals. Antiquarian Games is a new #indiettrpg studio with our first game, L.O.R.E. set for crowd funding this summer. Come chat with us about games and maybe find a new one to play!

UPCOMING GAME ANNOUNCEMENT Violent Delights is a chess-based rpg about Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. It depicts the masquerade scene in which our lovers first meet. The chess board represents the Capulet’s great chamber, and the players act as a cast of characters who correspond to chess pieces. 👇

If you or someone close has been called a “picky eater,” COLOR TASTE TEXTURE may be right for you! I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide that’s all about finding what works for individual sensory needs. For all ages and cooking ability.

Hi friends. Remember that the second best time to do that thing is always "now."

Hey, I'm gonna be speaking at @narrascope.org in Albany in June! I'm delighted to team up with fellow editor Marissa Koors to dig into the hot new trend of having your game edited and how you can get in on the craze. 2026, year of the game editor! Full schedule: narrascope.org/schedule/

Blogging about a YouTube video seems a little redundant, but here we are, waxing philosophical about a couple of dials to describe your approach to GMing. Please let me know what you think. #TTRPG #GMing

Have to support cool stuff and make sure art doesn't die. - Ash

Holy shit we did it. We really did it.

Playlist Dungeon, a 1-page "songcrawl" #ttrpg where you build characters and dungeons from your favorite songs, is out in the wild, along with the Wu-Tang inspired intro adventure, "Last Chamber". Check it out and start your own playlist below! thoughtcrimegames.it...

It turns out I'm currently the same age that Sean Connery was while filming Highlander. I'm entering my Sean Connery phase, and I'm here for it.

Tired today, and this rainy weather isn't helping.

"I don't need this product to be perfect. I need it to be profitable. And the best way I know to help do that, is to work on making it perfect, even though I know it's an effort doomed to failure."

I wrote a bit about how the idea for Tabula Mortis came about. And yes, I published that in my blog. Go read. And download. And rate. And review. And tip a few bucks, if you'd be so kind. #TTRPG #TableJam26

Anyone have a list of artists with stock art Patreons, by chance? I've got some funky not-financially-viable-as-a-product projects in the works and wading through oceans of AI art on big stock websites gives me a nasty case of capitalism. I also love individual links and self promo, just fyi. 🖤

From the editor's desk blogs - what goes where in your ttrpg? What order do you put the chapters in? Some tips on presenting information. If you're looking for editing help with your project, check out the site and let's have a chat. #ttrpgcreator #indiettrpg silverbranch.co.uk/2025/03/stru...

Tabula Mortis is available! Need some inspiration for a murderous scene for your game? Roll some dice and flesh out the details with Tabula Mortis. Pay What You Will on itch. #TTRPG #TableJam26

OK, brain, enough staring at the empty text box. Let's actually write up a description and hit the Publish button.

I spent today finding no appropriate job listings that I haven't already applied for, and failing to write a blurb for Tabula Mortis. But I trimmed down a cover shot to work as an itch screenshot, so that's progress. Tomorrow beckons. #TTRPG #TableJam26

Rulebooks are notoriously hard to write because every player wants something different. There's probably no "right" way to do it, but that didn't stop me from writing about rulebook design last year at SCM: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/better-rul... #boardgames #rulebooks #addie

I printed a couple of test copies of Tabula Mortis, and I need an opinion. Rounded or square corners for a trifold pamphlet printed on cardstock? Why? #TTRPG #TableJam26

Releasing a game thing after hours on a Friday night? What a =great= idea. Stupid day getting derailed by a recruiter who didn't call me this morning because they thought I was at a funeral. Guess I'll set things up this weekend and push the button on Monday. Whee! #TTRPG

Hey!! I asked your mom and she said it was ok for you to join the #RomantasyTTRPG jam! Whether you are a new or experienced designer, come make a romance/fantasy game with us!!! itch.io/jam/romantas...

Never give up… never give up… Gotta finish the things… (Working on Orbital Megastructure)

This is going to be a very long thread for my industry chums sharing a method for assessing the relative merits of exhibiting at any given convention. It’s really long. Let’s start somewhere away from the maths. There are a lot of intangible reasons to attend a convention as an exhibitor:

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Breathless is 69% funded.

After a long road, I am very happy to announce that physical copies of Bite the Hand will become available NEXT TUESDAY (4/28)!!! A limited initial stock will be available @tabletopbookshelf.com, and assuming it sells well, I’ll be able to print more!

I just finished Tabula Mortis, a trifold collection of random tables intended to help you detail grisly scenes for your party to investigate. It's in my advance readers' hands, so it should be live in a few days. Stay tuned if you want to grab a copy. #TTRPG

Yesterday I spoke at a high school in Calgary, giving the students a quick rundown of my creative career and things I wish I'd known when I was their age. Here's a summary of key points I covered: • My career is nothing like what I envisioned when I was young, but key parts of it shaped my future.

If AD&D had hit the mainstream in decades past...

Ooh, I'd love a pin. I'm already using this icon on everything I publish.