An ectoplasmic ghost superhero

D&D youtubers farm outrage and hundreds of thousands of views weekly while ignoring that a single video of theirs pushing an obscure game could make a whole career for a small designer.

People over on Facebook/YouTube/elsewhere on bluesky/reality have been mocking this, but these are all totally genuine and highly advanced GMing techniques pioneered in obscure corners of indie rpg design in the early 2000s. Let's go through them one by one and learn together.

AI-generated profiles of TTRPG designers ignite fury across social media www.rascal.news/ai-generated...

Share the last 4 #TTRPG you played and expose your gaming habits (Or don't. I'm not a cop) Marvel Multiverse Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Star Trek Adventures Traveller (Mongoose 2nd edition)

Happy birthday to me and my foxgirls. I’m not sure if I’m improving or getting worse, but at least I’m having more fun.

Robot drawing

FYI trans Americans with a Canadian ancestor can apply for expedited processing on their applications for Canadian citizenship!

TTRPG folks too. Good times. Let me know if you find a vector for information that could be handed over to legal counsel. bsky.app/profile/dead...

We are in the final steps of preparing for our local game convention in Ottawa, CanGames, from May 15-17, 2026. If you are local to me and want to learn more, check out our website at www.cangames.ca and consider joining us!

Prime Minister, move beyond political optics and corporate profits. Prioritize Canadians by investing in renewable energy, strengthening and modernizing healthcare, making housing affordable and accessible for all, and seriously pursuing a universal basic income.

Shadows can be a giveaway, too. Because the Sun is so far away, its rays are essentially parallel when they reach Earth's surface. 3/3

Investigators also examine reflections. The lines connecting points on an object to matching points in its mirror image run parallel in reality, so similarly should meet at a vanishing point. In this image, the lines again do not converge on one point, revealing it to be a fake. 2/3

New Techniques on how to verify if an image is AI or not. To verify images, digital forensics investigators will often check whether the geometry of the scene is realistic. 1/3

This boy is barely born and already he’s choosing chaos

Happy Mayday! To celebrate the Traveller holiday, I've officially announce my new Traveller history book, Free Trader Beowulf Origins, with a look at how it fits with my other writing & a full (but not necessarily final) table of contents.

Ricardo Montalbán and Bill Shatner were never on set together during the filming of Wrath of Khan. Montalbán did all his big Kirk-hating angry viewscreen speeches to a young woman who was interning on the shoot. He kept apologising to her during and after scenes, because it made him feel so mean.

The inaugural Canada Roles Awards celebrates Canadian RPGs www.rascal.news/the-inaugura...

🤔 www.handelabra.com/blog/2026/4/...

... It took producing a way-too-long "how to play" video for me to see that core vision clearly again. Sometimes you have to clear your throat first before you figure out what you wanted to say. Here's that first video in all its comprehensive length: youtu.be/7CDJTYcElCk

Can you recommend me some ttrpgs outside of Bluebeard's Bride (love) that are centered around feminine horror? Whether the themes are explicit or metaphorical, both are welcome! Self promo is also ok =)

🎨"Heroes in a Halfshell" TURTLE POWER #TMNT #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles #FanArt

🎨"Jennika, Assassin Elite" I had an excuse to do a pic of Jennika so I did it >:3 #TMNT #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles #FanArt

I don’t “network,” I make friends. Other artists are not my competition, they’re my beloved peers and sources of inspiration. We all have the same goal; to share our art. I’m not gonna corporatize my human relationships with them. I am in my sandbox playing and I hope they join me.

I've been putting together a list of major Call of Cthulhu translations in other languages. I'm currently purposefully omitting minor revisions (e.g., 5.1, 5.11, 5.6) and limited editions. Anyone know of anything I've missed?

uquiz.com/qbE1C1 Better link!!

My variant cover for ZATANNA #4! 🐇🐇🐇 #DCcomics

I got 80’s dork which is funny because I started rpgs in 1990. :)

It's a Papal DORK TOWER TUESDAY! New strip up now at the Mothership! www.dorktower.com/2026/04/13/1... Repost/Reblog/Repet, please and blessed be!

@dmsamuel.bsky.social Saw this and it reminded me of your comment in Edition Wars that some owlbear art look like eagles instead.

@ottawatom.bsky.social This reminds me of our conversation yesterday during the Agents of FORTUNE game. :)

Which micro-rpg should I release for May? #ttrpg #indierpg #rpg

Handelabra acquires Sentinel Comics and Greater Than Games: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/h...

I finished watching Star Trek: Lower Decks. It has become my favourite Star Trek series. A great mix of silly and serious stuff. It showed that you can be better & silly. I love it!

Expectations: I am god Reality: I am a part-time cat herder 🐈

Every time I see the phrase "theater of the mind" in #ttrpg discussions I grit my teeth, and it finally bugged me enough to write something about it. aggregatecognizance.com/p/theater-of...

reposting with alt so i can share!

I’ve been seeing a lot of “what the fuck am I even supposed to DO today” and feeling that myself, and after some thought, here’s where I’ve come down First, call your house rep/senators. Yes, I know that feels pointless. Do it anyway. Helpful script below bsky.app/profile/cele...

The Moon: oh wow you guys decided to come back Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted

More TTRPGs should be like Legend in the Mist and have rules for retiring your PC. Normalize retiring your PCs by other ways than getting them killed.

Proud to be the 357th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for A Fistful of Stars - Adventures on the Green Light Express! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

People keep asking me if I use AI to make writing easier. And I keep telling them: I do not want it to be easier. Whenever I have done any good work, it's because I either thought about it a LOT or I have inadvertently spent ten years thinking about it so it comes easy. The thinking is the point.

As a writer, the only thing AI has done better than me is lose money, and I am VERY GOOD at losing money.

I think AIs are good for: WRITING No, you're just going to steal what other people wrote, and the result will be unfocused and full of junk you don't want. DRAWING No, you're just going to steal what other people drew, and the result will contain made-up details. RESEARCH No, AIs make shit up.

It's the Most Miserable Day...of the Year! Or is it just a DORK TOWER WEDNESDAY? April Foolish new strip up now, at the mothership! www.dorktower.com/2026/04/01/1... Reblog, repost, repeat, please and thank you!

Actually funny April Fool joke