As a follow-up to last week's post about writing modules, I wrote another post on writing adventures for Cairn, and how that might be different than other OSR systems. newschoolrevolution.com/writing-modu...

I would like to hear from folk, either here or via DM, who have launched TTRPG zine projects on ZineQuest as well as outside of ZQ on comparisons between how those projects went, largely to assess if the benefits of partaking in ZQ outweighed the platform economy "crabs in a bucket" effect it'd have

This has been a long time in the making, but over the moon to finally share this fan-art for the incredible @dicecompany.bsky.social. ~ The Stearling ~ #myart | #Dicecompany | #Dungeonsanddragons I #D&D I #TTRPG I #Art | #Podcast

For all new followers; Hi! My name is Chris. I’m the guy behind TTRPG Insider, a newsletter all about games like D&D, Call of Cthulhu, and all the indie TTRPG projects inbetween. I post news about that here alongside occasional personal commentary. Newsletter is at ttrpginsider.news

a|state is the acclaimed 2nd edition of this classic British dystopian scifi RPG. Using the Forged in the Dark rules & presenting innovations used in the recent Blades '68, a|state casts your characters as Troublemakers trying to improve life in your corner of The City. handiwork.games/games/astate

My game got canceled tonight which is always unfortunate, HOWEVER, silver linings, it freed up some time to look over some new games that came to my house in recent weeks! When I can, I like to read new games over and make notes on mechanics I think are cool (ie, see what I can STEAL SHAMELESSLY)

I'm looking for folks to staff my booth at cons throughout the year. They'd need to be familiar with Cairn, obviously. DM me or email [email protected] if you're interested and I'll send you a form to fill out.

Happy Friday! I'm lucky to be working on a lot of exciting projects right now, but the coolest one has to be Plotweaver. The system powering the Cosmere RPG, Plotweaver is an awesome, flexible ruleset for a range of heroic roleplaying. We want this to be the best system ever for OGL creators. 1/🧵

The Center for History @ Sciences Po is recruiting a full professor specializing in the political history of Europe after 1945. This position is open to a mid-career researcher w/ habilitation or equivalent qualifications. Please see below for more & share widely! www.sciencespo.fr/histoire/fil...

RPGs I’ve run since Jan 2025: Traveller (2022 edition), Night’s Black Agents, Skeleton System (homebrew for the Rainy City), Delta Green, and Call of Cthulhu 7E. RPGs I hope to run at some point in the rest of 2026: Coriolis The Great Dark, Twilight 2000 4E, Mythic Bastionland, and Shadowdark.

It's 1400. You've got a cartload of eels to sell in London. Time to get rich! Hold up there, hoss! London charges import taxes on your eels. You've got to pay The Man: Murage fees: 10 d./1000 eels Customs: 2 d./cart THEN you can start raking in those sweet eel profits! 🗃️🧪

The fire at Glasgow central station is utterly devastating. Shops, homes and our transport link to England are being wiped out. I am amazed by the limited news coverage.

First world problems: after having worked out this evening for almost an hour thirty, I now need to get some food in me. But, I’m on a new diabetes drug so I have no appetite whatsoever (three guesses on what it is), so nothing sounds good. Oh poor me, right?!? 😢🙄

We've partnered with five our fellow tabletop roleplaying game publishers to bring an amazing deal on @humblebundle.com. SpringFling 2026 is a library of six physical #TTRPG core rulebooks, including the award-winning Age of Vikings.

As of tomorrow, Cairn Press is live! Bring me your modules, your supplements, your hacks - as long as they are Cairn adjacent, I'll take consider it! More soon. cairnpress.ink

As Keep the Faith nears our warehouses, we are excited to share some recent images from the Theology of Play Convention (TOPCON) hosted by Stony Point Center where participants played the game! (Thanks to @gregisonthego.bsky.social for the pictures!)

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

I try not to say "this is required reading" because that gets old really quick, but I genuinely think this is great advice that will help make you an absolute gem to work with. You'll get better layout, timelines, and collaboration by following this advice. Give it a read if you can.

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'

#TTRPG Designers, players, & related nerds: @ttrpgcataloging.bsky.social is a group of Library & Information Science MA students are working on a research project focused on improving cataloging for TTRPGs — unbelievably important work! They’re seeking participants for interviews.

For more than a hundred centuries, the Emperor has sat immobile on the Golden Throne. The master of mankind by the will of the gods. A rotting carcass writhing with power, the Carrion Lord for whom a thousand souls are sacrificed every day. "The Immortal King" Digital Greyscale

The Explorateur #14 is out now! The only newsletter designed to level-up your design skills (how's that for sales copy?). Please like, share, and subscribe. If you have any links you particularly like, drop a comment on Explorers Design or here. www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...

Gee, look what was sitting in my office mailbox. I’ve been away on a trip to Ireland for the last few weeks, but I’m so bad about checking my office mailbox, it could have been there before I left. 😂 Awesome job, @thergenrader.bsky.social & @steveslota.bsky.social

My games/books and so many amazing others are at the @ipr.bsky.social both at PAX U this weekend!! Find Making a TTRPG for Your Particular Kid, Bakers Charge!, and A Construct's Nature tomorrow before the show ends!

how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...

ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy

planning a zine quest project? does it have words and sentences? is it a game, an adventure, or both? i'm available in 2026 for new editing projects, so hire me to make you sound good! feel free to get in touch here or elsewhere to chat about what i can do for your project.

Lovely introduction to game design, distilling decades of thinking by Raph and many others. I can't wait to discuss it in my classes.

First time in the pool since, hmm, August? Early September? Can’t remember…

Only TWO DAYS LEFT to make your pledge for Art & System: Games for Expanded Play! Back it for your hardcover copy of Dog Eat Dog, Princess with a Cursed Sword, and The Mountain Witch: https://bit.ly/4mIpcbG

Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed—in a country where Russians were starving.

Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.

Talk went well for @archleblanc.bsky.social and her colleagues and students at UNC Greensboro Ancient Mediterranean Studies & Archaeology Dept and I had fun restricting most of my examples to ancient history games! (Lit and Lang and other educators, please keep reading) 🧵 1/

Today we highlight @evlynmoreau.bsky.social's art for Princess with a Cursed Sword. Evlyn is an illustrator and game designer who has illustrated many roleplaying games and publishes zines of her own. Pledge here for your copy of Princess with a Cursed Sword to see her art: https://bit.ly/4mIpcbG

@benjaminterry.com You might know of some folks, yeah? Because of Street Fighter?

An interview with Anna Anthropy about Princess with a Cursed Sword, on Backerkit now through @cmichpress.bsky.social youtu.be/A3oMrq4U4Ww

An interview with Tim Kleinert about The Mountain Witch, on Backerkit now through @cmichpress.bsky.social youtu.be/-nVicypq-uI

To celebrate our sparkling crowdfunding campaign and the upcoming release of Taylor Swift's newest album tomorrow, here's our homage, featuring a new piece of art by the talented @evlynmoreau.bsky.social! Keep our show rolling by pledging to the Art & System campaign here: https://bit.ly/3KvlTHs

A trio of RPG crafted with love. Including one written by @cyborgurl.bsky.social and illustrated by my humble self. I did full page illustrations for each chapters. Full of small details as usual. If you are in the US and collect what I illustrate grab a copy of The Princess With A Cursed Sword.🗡️

also, if you missed it, cover reveal! illustrated by the amazing @evlynmoreau.bsky.social

HAPPY BISEXUAL VISIBILITY DAY

I stand with PBS. I stand with NPR. I stand with Stephen Colbert. I stand with Jimmy Kimmel. I stand with the First Amendment. PERIOD.* *Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

This is going to kill babies and toddlers who would’ve otherwise survived and their blood is going to be directly on RFK and his plaguelusting posse’s hands

Step by step, they're ending vaccination for everyone. Anti-vaxxers were never for freedom

Any games contract that does not have a clear mechanism to return the game rights to the designer, and that does not give the designer meaningful input (and in some cases veto power) over art & development decisions, is an act of gross malfeasance. These should be standard.

this is a really amazing and necessary series on the loss of jobs in some fields, to AI

Announcing the next contributor to the new bound edition of Princess with a Cursed Sword: Jack de Quidt! I first fell in love with Jack's work as a listener of Friends at the Table, which really shaped how I think about role-play and about actual play especially.

Fun fact for Canadian TTRPG creators: you don't need to pay $100 to get an ISBN like folks in the US. Library and Archives Canada allows you to get free ISBNs for your projects. Takes around 4-6 weeks for your account to be created but then you are good to go.

Our first Break Our Games event of the fall semester was a huge success! We were lucky enough to play some student games in development, as well as test some submitted to CMich Press for publication. Thank you everyone -- and we'll see you October 10th for more!