At last it can be revealed

Going live in three minutes!

hey everyone wanna see what a manufactured hate campaign is shaped like???

In a few hours the Ludonarrative Dissidents will be doing our monthly livestream, this time with special guest @khepera.bsky.social of Godsend Agenda, Hellas and other splendid RPGs. It's 22:00 UK time, 5pm Eastern, 4pm Central, and here's the link www.twitch.tv/RossPaytonRPPR

I've written an article about games and human culture for the excellent agency Baby Teeth, who were behind the campaign for SE!ZE, the game I've developed with F1 driver Charles Leclerc. There's a bit in there about making the game too itsbabyteeth.substack.com/p/sezing-the...

if you're cis and you are asked by your management to police bathrooms, "can you confirm in writing that you are ordering me to approach customers to discuss their sex?" is an email no manager wants to reply to

THIS IS NOT A DRILL! I’ve got a new horror story written called THE HOUSE OF BODIES, character driven, you are gonna CARE about these doomed and miserable souls, and it’s going to my subscribers on SATURDAY. IF YOU WANT TO READ IT, click here: gregstolze.com And then hit a “JOIN!” button.

What the actual fuck man! I thought this was a skit at first. She actually stood up and said this 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Re-upping the chaff project today because it's a genuinely good idea and suddenly super relevant If you are a cis ally, please seriously consider wearing a trans flag badge. Not an ally badge; a badge that makes people go "are they trans?" Cause good trouble for us, please.

What is going on here, M&S? Why is the last sentence in quotation marks? What food authority are you quoting? Or is it just some weird semi-literate way of emphasising the text? If that's it, your packaging department needs an editor.

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Cis folk; we have to step up for trans ppl here. Because this might feel like it's not relevant to you, but it is. I, a 5'10" broad-shouldered, deep-voiced cis person, look forward having my gender questioned* and needing a BIRTH CERTIFICATE in order to pee. *But only in a tactful, polite way obvs

My favourite TTRPG classes: 1. Useless aristocrat 2. Ghostbuster 3. Cleric having crisis of faith 4. Useless ghostbuster having crisis of faith 5. Sexy dwarf

Remember: we were never given credit for being right about crypto, we were never given credit for being right about NFTs, we were never given credit for being right about the metaverse and we will never be given credit for being right about AI. Fuck 'em up anyway.

TFW you find out your favourite obscure boardgame designer also directed a lot of bad porn films boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedes...

via Reform Watch Cymru

"At least 15m Britons are not giving enough money to grifters," says report by Council of Grifters.

This is the day the shortlists for the Spiel des Jahres, the most prestigious games prize in the world, are revealed in Germany, and I'm going to be livebleeting the livestream for your game-loving delectation. www.spiel-des-jahres.de/livestream.h...

Want to work at a real cool gaming company that actually looks after its people? Mongoose Publishing is hiring! We are currently looking for a Content Creator - full details here: forum.mongoosepublishing.com/threads/mong... #ttrpg

Hello! This gig has gone live for a Narrative Designer at Rebellion. A good part of it is implementation rather than writing, but there's some of that, too. Also, HUGE BONUS, you get to be on the same team as me! Hey, where are you going? apply.workable.com/rebellion/j/...

Advance warning: at 15:00 (UK time) today the shortlists for the three Spiel des Jahres awards will be announced, the most prestigious game award in the world, and I'll be live-tweeting the livestream right here. www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/news/

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Anyone having sync problems with Simplenote? I've twice recently found it's lost a major revision and reverted to an earlier version of the text, with the missing chunks not showing up in the history.

Do you know a journalist who might be interested in a story about a plucky little grassroots bootstrapped festival trying to do something positive for the planet? Do you know an influencer who might do a feature in return for a ferry ticket here?

Who's the best chess player I know?

Death Valley's back!

Seven Samurai is magnificent, but really needs a little sign on the door as you're going into the cinema reading "You do realise that 207 minutes is three and a half hours?"

This also applies to game stores and game publishers.

"Anyone who does not need to be a writer, who thinks he could do something else, should do something else." - Georges Simenon

The only people on my timeline watching Eurovision are aging comedy writers. I assume as part of the increasingly unhinged professional kayfabe of pretending people care about broadcast TV, like the olden days.

No one cares who won. This competition is soaked in blood and you should be disgraced to have attended it. #Eurovisión2026

Watching Eurovision tonight would be fun, but boycotting the broadcast is more important.

faith in humanity restored

If you watch this and do not immediately fall in love with Sam Battle then I'm afraid you're out of Geek Club.

On the plus side, we never have to care about Wes Streeting again.

We’ve been through this, Wallace. It’s a penguin with a rubber glove on his head.

Six for the six proud walkers, Five for the symbols at your door, Four for the Gospel makers, Three, three, the rivals, Two, two, the lily-white boys, Clothed all in green, O One is one and all alone And evermore shall be so.

Weird query, but are there Actual Play folks who: - record remotely - would be willing to send a high-res photo of their recording setup - would be willing to have that photo used in an academic book? (Happy to cite)

Ron Howard's Howard the Duck

"I need the most on the nose statement of populism you have"

I'd like to thank a certain government department for wasting most of my morning by posting me a login and password that its website won't accept, and then keeping me on hold for 20 minutes so far, during which time my position in the queue has advanced from 11 to 9.

OPPORTUNITIES ! Narrative Design Intern. Narrative Writer Not affiliated. Shares welcome tapblaze.com/career/

Walter Murch (editor of The Godfather movies, Apocalypse Now and many more) has made a documentary about how editing on 35mm film used to work, and this evening he made an appearance at the Prince Charles cinema for a showing and Q&A. I recommend both, if you ever get the chance. Legend.

Drop a film with a single word title 🖤

I have just read this article to my teenager who is about to go off to medical school, and they are _hyped_. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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TIL that the male voice saying 'Voodoo Ray' on the classic house track Voodoo Ray is a sample of Peter Cook saying 'Voodoo Rage' but the sampler didn't have enough memory for the whole thing.

After 11 fantastic years, Bloomsbury Publishing, the owner of Osprey Games, has made the difficult decision to sell the board and card game line. This was not a decision taken lightly and reflects a strategic refocusing on book publishing. (1/7)

Does anyone perchance have a copy of Herbie Brennan's 1983 RPG Timeship that a researcher friend could have a look at?

Stop! It is necessary for you to see graphic designer extraordinaire Margaret Calvert’s 90th birthday cake. Perfection.