Folks with #podcasts, how did you start getting guests before you had a show that they could see was worth their time?

This is really important and not thought about enough. Even games that say "everyone is a player" still use terms like "NPC" and "the GM has the final say" and such which are fine short-hands because we all know that already, but does convey an implicit authority that influences play at the table.

You can just make character sheets for games that don’t exist. It’s free and no-one stops you

I'm glad I finally got to play @felixisaacs.bsky.social's Wildsea to unlock the FitD design space I needed to keep working on Odd Army. Lots of great ideas in that book.

And that's a wrap on the playbook openers. Choose your poison.

Deciding to move my fulfillment/e-commerce to Plus One/Brandfox after the Bloodfields campaign saw me not getting any $ from sales for 9 months, lost ~500 zines, & took months to get my things out of a warehouse to my current, far better partner. Plus, I even lost 25% of sales for the great service!

This is the article that finally got me to be a subscriber. I love the work Rascal does and the kind of investigative journalism in our small industry. I've been meaning to sign up for a while and this was a good reason to give them money today.

This was sitting on top of my library's new books getting stocked today. @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social

This is super cool. The Last Hand has had 1 review ever, and that person is the coolest person in the world.

Playing another game of Oath by @leder.games. Lost my seat as Chancellor last game and now my lil eyeball guy has to try and take back the scepter. Or, my real plan, get exiled and revolt against my own empire.

Andor (2022) I was going to quote “oppression is the mark of fear” but this one's not bad either.

Sci-fi and fantasy settings are always like "The defining trait of humans is their adaptability and perseverance" but I'm beginning to think the defining trait of humans is superstition and willingness to believe in conspiracy theories.

chatgpt has fully broken-through to every facet of the corporate environment. I'm spending a not-insignificant amount of my time every week now explaining to people that just because chatgpt told you that something was possible doesn't mean that it a) is or b) even exists

This is the story of Jasmine Mooney, a Canadian entrepreneur who was detained at the San Diego border while attempting to renew a US work visa. She spoke fluent English, had a Canadian passport, lawyers, and media attention. And was still in jail for two weeks. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I can't stop thinking about that big Joel video and how much better of game designers we all are than Mr Jimmy

The honest game designer

@bigjoel.bsky.social new video about Beast Games is a great dive into how good or bad game design can make good or bad TV. While watching I can help but compare it to @samreich.bsky.social and @gamechangershow.bsky.social and how much better Dropout is at making a game show youtu.be/SaiMNBpN9Yw?...

Part partner got her job at the Forest Service reinstated, back pay for the time she wasn't working, and is now being paid on indefinite paid leave while they figure out how to actually get them back to work or fire them legally. So she got the most stressful paid vacation. Efficient.

1. A made up "roll a d6 to see what happens" game in middle school. 2. That same "roll a d6" game with no other rules and all vibe. 3. Probably World of Darkness/Changeling/Mage at this point 4. Blades/Forged in the Dark maybe? 5. Probably Forged in the Dark games. 6. Changeling 7. The Last Hand?

Oh no

Wild how Shadowrun today feels like an optimistic alternate future. Native Americans gain independence from the U.S. government? A benevolent dragon becomes the president and governs by suicide? People still communicate primarily through message boards? Sign me the fuck up.

Making change logs to my fake sport rules in my LARP.

making games is fun, actually

Having a weekly game design night with a fellow designer is incredible. Really just the best thing I can do with my time. Feels great, gets work done, and flexes the design muscles regularly.

Aside from the obvious direct harm, what's so irritating is that a handful of spoiled ignorant assholes are breaking things that we all built together. They weren't content to own almost everything, they had to wreck what little they didn't own. It's vandalism on a mass scale and has to be punished

I'm having a lot of fun writing the manuscript for my revolution Forged-near-the-Dark #ttrpg Odd Army. I'm including lots of footnotes with jokes and character and voice for this narrator. Whoever this guy is, he's got some opinions.

I'm a vegetarian, but not one to lecture or judge others for their diets. I started out only eating poultry, and ended up just going full veg. This video does a great job of not doing the vegan preachy thing but still conveying the information I care about that led me to vegetarianism.

Know someone looking for B/W interior art for their game by an ENNIE AWARD WINNING ARTIST? FOR FREE? Please share far and wide! I'll select from all pitches on 3/1/25. :) And if you're aprehenisive, I am personally inviting you, yes, you, to pitch! 🫵

I'm immediately thinking about how this would look for The Last Hand. I hate writing examples of play, but this actually sounds pretty fun instead of agonizing.

Now that that #larp is done, I can share one of my favorite bit of writing in the roles: "Your buddy told you that your last investment was sure thing. How were you supposed to know that a chain of department stores that sells exclusively catalytic converters and copper wire was a bad idea?"

The dice system I made was calculated, but man, am I bad at math.

I played this game in both new and old versions, and I'm excited for it! Great people making it and a lot of fun.

Talent is enjoying the act of practice.

If you’re on the itch.io game page on a mobile device, the rate button may or may not appear. Don’t panic! Just add /rate to the end of the URL and voila! You’re set. Try it now or rate my favourite Chubby Crow games with this link: chubbycrowgames.itch.io/the-space-be...

I decided to try Balatro as a little diversion this afternoon. Oh my word… this game is better than coke.

The crunch time on the night before running a larp is great. I love the feeling of having a game to run tomorrow. I missed this.

Support federal employees who were illegally terminated. Source: manders_arts on Instagram #NationalParks #NationalForests #ParkRangers #FiredFeds

Exhausted Friends Slowly Realize They Were Playing Board Game Wrong Entire 6 Hours

“This termination is supposedly based on performance although I have only received ‘exemplary’ performance reviews.” Please continue to speak up for our federal workers👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... Over 10,000 letters have been sent to Congress. Add your voice, and share 🙏

“I have firefighters who I should be bringing on, and I am not able to.” The USDA reportedly did not respond to NBC’s requests for comment on this story.

If you want to get into TTRPG creation, check this out!

Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.

Well, I was doing a good job for the past few months not following the news super closely and not doomscrolling headlines and comments. It was good while it lasted.

What’s completely WTF about this is that if you had worked in a place for years and got a promotion, you’re considered “probationary” in your new role. And so can be targeted for dismissal!

Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.

I know it’s a lot of doom and gloom and people don’t know where to start so my suggestion is find your neighborhood/close by community fridge. Take when you need and donate when you can. That is something you can do.

I was laid off this morning from USFWS as part of the sweeping DOGE cuts to probationary employees across the Dept. of Interior. To say I'm devastated doesn't even scratch the surface-I'm losing my dream job working with pallid sturgeon on the Missouri River. Solidarity with all my fed workers. 💔🐟

The U.S. Forest Service is firing roughly 3,400 federal employees across every level of the agency beginning today, according to two people familiar with the plans.

(trying not to think about how state capacity can be destroyed instantly yet takes decades to rebuild) video games are all about using four fiber to make cloth

My partner was fired from the Forest Service this morning. She will be getting copies of her exceptional performance reviews and many awards for excellence. The official reason for her termination was "poor performance."