Hear me out: Criterion Closet videos for TTRPGs… Game designers pick their favourites and influences.

Always gorgeous. I could see an awesome TTRPG book that just uses @holboldoart.bsky.social 's art just like Free League did with Tales From the Loop. It'd be cool and moody, gothic and weird.

I suspect that @autocratik.bsky.social and @runeslinger.bsky.social have an #RPGaDay incoming, because that's the only reason I'd spend a moment recalling the existence of my personal blog at boreders.com, the core purpose of which seems to have been hosting my responses for the past several years.

Word from Phil Brucato is that Aaron Acevedo has passed. After serving in the Navy, he entered the industry as an intern at Obsidian Studios, then cofounded the artistic community of Talisman Studios with Jason Engle and went on to become a force-to-be-reckoned-with in the Savage Worlds community.

The family of Justin Richards are very touched by what people said about him this week. For those who wish to donate in his memory, they suggest Read for Good, a charity that works to get children reading, just as Justin strived to do with his writing. readforgood.enthuse.com/JustinRichar...

Watched Miniature Masters last night, Youtube doing Bake Off meets Sewing Bee only for minis painting. Really well done first episode. youtu.be/j5z5FIN9F7o?... I had this idea for doing something similar for character creating like Forged In Fire, called Rolled at Random…

If you miss Doctor Who, my friends and I did five seasons of The Game of Rassilon, an actual-play podcast where we ran the officially-licensed Doctor Who Roleplaying Game. Across the show we had two regular Doctors, five companions, and a handful of guest Doctors. Find us in your podcasting app!

A good day to remind you all that you can spend £5.50 on a 28mm @countbinface.bsky.social model from Troublemaker Games, £3 of which goes to NHS supporting charities Now who is selling some frog faced fiends and a scale model pier for them to fight over? www.troublemakergames.co.uk/product-page...

With other parties confirming they're not fielding candidates in the by-election, Clacton now has the chance to do the funniest thing.

📣 Calling Tabletop Game Designers 📣 Are you heading to Gen Con later this month? We have three (3!) speed pitch opportunities for underrepresented groups to get their games in front of publishers! More info at https://f.mtr.cool/dgjijlevjs #gencon #gamedesign 🎲✂️

Basically, it's like quitting your job, then asking for an interview to apply for the vacancy. It's just publicity. We shouldn't give it to him. If he wants publicity he should that Jungle gameshow and we can watch him eat dirt and throw up.

Look at these lovely books!! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...

Just finished watching Phantom Lawyer on Netflix, and it was wonderful. Exciting, moving, funny, and has a lot of heart. Fantastic stuff.

If there are any Scottish folk who are free either in the evening on the 18th of July or through the day on the 19th the event that I'm collaborating on with @criticalchance.bsky.social has some spaces left for the Vampire LARP and a number of short one shots! Tickets are free! :)

The Churchyard's Watchful Protector

Every August, I try to get people talking in a positive way about tabletop roleplaying games with #RPGaDAY. We try to give everyone a bit of a head start in case you're planning a podcast or videos and such... so here are this year's prompts for #RPGaDAY2026. www.autocratik.com/2026/07/anno...

Reprint of The Ship’s Cat zine just arrived. Ship worldwide. Investigates transmissions indicating intelligent life. andiwatson.bigcartel.com

The new Dark Conspiracy RPG is coming to BackerKit on August 11th Sign up on our pre-launch page and immediately download the character sheet - ready for the free Operative Creation PDF when we go live! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... #ttrpg #TravellerRPG #DarkConspiracy

Only just heard about this. I worked with Justin back when we were first developing the Doctor Who RPG. Lovely chap, and this is a real shock. My condolences to his friends and family.

Ooooh, this looks cool!

Just had a chat with Dan on RandomWorlds about Wolfshead: gmshoe.wordpress.com/2026/06/27/q...

Some subtle (?) indie propaganda this week. A video about how smaller #TTRPG contain the secret to GMing big trad games without the pressure and workload of prep. This is a dastardly plan to show D&D players that other games exist and might even be good. youtu.be/o_avAU642Jg

WANT TO SNORFLE THE MURDERCAT (🔊 up)

I've just written a review of the system-neutral horror adventure by @irny.bsky.social tl;dr; Buy this if you like running modern horror games! planesailinggames.com/review/2026-...

New quick blog post looking at the potential of Patreon, glimpsing behind the screen at the creative process, and how I fill my days at the moment... www.autocratik.com/2026/06/look... ... though in this heat it's been doing laundry and watching it burst into flames as I hang it out to dry...

Hey, you! Are you making a neat little ttrpg for a game jam and need a cover? I gotchu. ✨And they're free✨ ko-fi.com/alderdoodle/...

Need some seasonal chills against the heat? Join us at Derby Quad for Hot Goth Summer (www.derbyquad.co.uk/season-festi...) for films, events, talks, and market. Come and see super-cool Bowie and Deneuve in The Hunger, and Peter Capaldi in a kilt in The Lair of the White Worm! And more…

Much as I, obviously, hate being all "Rich Uncle" Pennybags here, I guess we should probably try & sell some magazines this week, & preferably ours So hey, if you want a truly independent gaming media that treats you like fully rounded, grown up humans & pays artists & writers then step right up...

So, it's getting near that time... anyone fancy doing #RPGaDAY again this year?

In a pleasing turn of events, I actually got to spend some time planning my next TTRPG project this morning. So, apropos of nothing at all... Who amongst you likes to write UK-flavoured stuff in the vein of Forteana, folklore, strange horrors, etc., and might be open to a small future commission?

A delight this morning listening to @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social talk about "Why We Go Into The Basement." youtu.be/0HUUHIm8AFQ?... I love listening to theory crafting about methods of play and reasons for play, so it hit the sweet spot today.

Can you help a brother out? UK TTRPG fandom: I‘m looking to get in touch with the makers of „Tortured Souls“ magazine for a gaming history project. Any help or signal boost much appreciated. 🙏 @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social @wyrdscience.bsky.social @dailydwarf.eurosky.social

As the job search continues, I'm doing some math. My severance covers only three weeks of income; my insurance ends July 31. Though my spouse's job was supposed to transition to full-time, it hasn't yet, and when it does, we don't know if he'll get benefits. Would folks support a GFM if I made one?

This was great! Thank you! And great to meet loads of cool creatives.

The Diana Jones Award committee is pleased to announce the finalists for its 2026 award. In alphabetical order, they are:

I have a habit of boosting the signal of smaller creators who are making games that deserve a lot more attention. If you want to discover cool shit, watch my feed. If you really want to hear me get into with creatives, add Tabletop Talk to your pod queue.

Damn, I hadn’t read THE LAUNDRY FILES RPG by @cubicle7games.bsky.social based on the @cstross.bsky.social books, and the dice mechanic is elegant as hell, as are the Training/Focus mechanic. Just a lovely bit of design.

Champions of Wrath & Sorrow is a Moorcockian fantasy RPG for playing sword and sorcery in the vein of Elric of Melnibone trollish-delver-games.itch.io/champions-of...

… because actually printing at 100% when I’ve selected 100% is too much for you, eh? Oh the joys of old deskjet printers…

Hi Folks! A quick reminder that the inaugural Tabletop Unconference is happening this Saturday in London! Tickets are still available, and cost as little as £1. Get them here: ti.to/tabletop-unc...

Hey, hey. Today, could you tell someone — anyone — about a tiny thing you remember them doing that meant a lot to you? This isn’t about public displays of gratitude, really: send them a message, or call them, or if you’re lucky, tell them in person. Remind people of their best selves.

So hopefully this won't get me blacklisted from but... Included: * A talk with #ukge founder Tony Hyams about genAI * The very weird talking points press were given * An investigation into the very strange RPG safety procedures * And a less odd look at the future of TTRPGs youtu.be/6v-KNF1e8A8

Wolfshead is a tabletop roleplaying game for 2–6 players and a Games Master using a d10 dice pool system. In this adventure you will confront the Count de Artaud and try to prevent him from summoning an unholy creature bent on destroying the common folk! angusabranson.com/2026/06/13/r...

I have opened Affinity for the first time... Things have changed since Quark XPress 3...

You can find Aegean, WILD, and Action Potential on @rpg-trader.bsky.social here: rpg-trader.com/creator/66/w... A thumbs up (or a review) of games you enjoyed would be great!

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/... On hold… probably for a while…

Oooh look, @rpg-trader.bsky.social is live, and you can get WILD on there! rpg-trader.com/products/499...

I guess I can say it now: I'm one of the folks hit by the Paizo layoffs. My last day will be in early July. I'm devastated. I love the folks I've worked with the past three years. I love the fans. I love the games we made. If you have an opening for a remote editor, I'd love to hear from you.

New blogpost about last weekend's UKGamesExpo - www.autocratik.com/2026/06/reco...

So, the vet wants $400 to spay my cat, and that absolutely needs to happen, so I’m re-opening sketch commissions. 50 USD, PayPal only. Will be done on my stream. 8 slots. Please be chill with your concepts. Thank you. Cat tax included. #art #commissions #ttrpg #d&d #ffxiv