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Under Hollow Hills - A Review

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I am not always Horny on Main but in this essay, I admit to being really into the Mimics in Edge of Tomorrow

Locus Magazine@locusmag.bsky.social · 2d ago

Monsters are Hot by Cassandra Khaw locusmag.com/feature...

Gemelli has played a lot of Hollows. More than me, that’s for sure. So that’s why you should have a bash on his thorough (and, admittedly, glowing) review of our game:

@gemelli23.bsky.social · 3d ago

Anyone who has shared a Discord channel with me over the last two years knows that I have big opinions about Hollows (the new @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social game by @gshowitt.bsky.social and Chris Taylor). Anyway, let's just make it official with an actual review: gemelli.bearblog.dev/hollows/

i think @wildwoodsgames.bsky.social has a full purchase on my game soul, and i want to scream it from the rooftops birdmilk wrote most of this, i edited and tweaked, and got to dip back into more creative writing for the stasima games - as always - are so very good

Heaven in the Dust

Greek tragedy in the American Great Depression.

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In times like these, platforms for radical writing are essential, no matter how small. Consider supporting us with a monthly or annual donation on our Steady page. steady.page/en/norwichra...

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WRITE FOR THE NORWICH RADICAL By Rowan Gavin

WRITE FOR THE NORWICH RADICAL

By Rowan Gavin A lot has changed since The Norwich Radical was founded in the spring of 2014.

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this one is a brief but poignant issue, especially eve hilton's piece about the new insidious forms of medical misogyny and ableism give us a read, drop us a line, pitch something to us for next issue!

The Norwich Radical@thenorwichradical.com · 4d ago

Welcome to to the September issue of The Norwich Radical - and welcome to Andy 'Quick Wins' Burnham's new Britain! But is it all as it seems? We work to investigate the systemic factors that brought us to our current moment, as well as the many inflections of the lives we live beneath the headlines.

your irregularly scheduled reminder that if you criticise canada and its imperial machine the government will send CSIS to intimidate you and "just ask questions" about your citizenship intentions (hi greg, hi alexandra!)

did you know porridge is made of other residents? and that the nurses have been replaced with automata piloted by Big Pharma? and that no one actually dies of old age, they just swap you out with a younger body? all of these rumours might be true... in Green Oaks! come play at @raincity.games

In-Store RPGs - Vancouver - Wandering One-Shots

Wandering One-Shots is a series of self-contained, single-session adventures exploring different roleplaying game systems - with no prior experience required. We provide all the materials; all we need...

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I just released the first ashcan of my upcoming game, Deadlift the Devil. Use powerlifting to shame demons into defeat, NSR-style! quadaygames.itch.io/deadlift-the...

Deadlift the Devil by Matthew Ayers

A rules-light TTRPG about using powerlifting to shame demons into defeat!

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Weaving Our Worlds is all volunteers who has also taken up call for settlers to redistribute TRC Day stat pay to Indigenous-led efforts. We pooled & redistributed $4200 in stat pay to Sacred Earth, Stqeeye’ Learning Society, and Clan Mothers Healing Society. Hopefully others can also consider this 🧡

With horrific residential school denialism, incl yesterday when white nationalists came to Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc, let us all show up in a good way to honour Survivors on TRC Day Compilation of TRC gatherings in the lower mainland and resources for all ages www.weavingourworlds.ca/truth-and-re...

Truth and Reconciliation Day 2026

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is observed annually on September 30 to honour residential school survivors, their families, and the children who never returned home. TRC Day was establi...

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a month ago five of us played Harvest, by @wildwoodsgames.bsky.social; four of us joined forces to write about it enter @glaedth.bsky.social @zhenwa40.bsky.social @joao.omg.lol as we begin our little play...

Was it all worth it? A narrative review of Harvest

A play in three acts, a review in four voices.

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i don't even know what to do with myself right now after playing @wildwoodsgames.bsky.social Heaven in the Dust, i am buzzing with story energy, and these are things are feral, they snarl and bite, and this one's running wild in my head playpretend.fyi/aphrodite/

i got to read this one in the editing stage, and it's a really intriguing mapping that zhen does of the two modes of storytelling!

Playtest Material Magazine@playtestmaterial.bsky.social · last wk.

new on the site: what can 300-year-old Japanese sit-down comedy teach us about running better TTRPGs? playtestmaterial.org/rakugo-and-t...

new on the site: what can 300-year-old Japanese sit-down comedy teach us about running better TTRPGs? playtestmaterial.org/rakugo-and-t...

Sitting Down and Telling Stories: learning TTRPG skills from Rakugo

What do tabletop role-playing games have in common with Japanese sit-down comedy? In this article, D. "Zhen" C. explores the art of Rakugo and explains how TTRPG GMs and players can learn from its st...

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I was shocked to discover I didn’t back this campaign, because I will normally throw money at anything @gshowitt.bsky.social puts his name on without a second thought. Looking back at the dates, this one happened to hit in a very bad window. So, I guess it’s time to rectify that.

alex v@alexvalente.fyi · last wk.

there's a secret, horrifying magic trick at the heart of Hollows - imminent from @gshowitt.bsky.social and the @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social team - that has been gnawing at me since 15.46 on 12th december 2025, and i needed to scream it at people good thing i got a blog now huh

Oh shit @gshowitt.bsky.social, he's rumbled us. Alex has gazed long and deep into the abyss, and it has gazed back. And Alex and the abyss have found communion, and now I think they're teaming up and this is exactly how I was hoping people would think about Hollows.

alex v@alexvalente.fyi · last wk.

there's a secret, horrifying magic trick at the heart of Hollows - imminent from @gshowitt.bsky.social and the @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social team - that has been gnawing at me since 15.46 on 12th december 2025, and i needed to scream it at people good thing i got a blog now huh

alex v@alexvalente.fyi · last wk.

there's a secret, horrifying magic trick at the heart of Hollows - imminent from @gshowitt.bsky.social and the @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social team - that has been gnawing at me since 15.46 on 12th december 2025, and i needed to scream it at people good thing i got a blog now huh

there's a secret, horrifying magic trick at the heart of Hollows - imminent from @gshowitt.bsky.social and the @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social team - that has been gnawing at me since 15.46 on 12th december 2025, and i needed to scream it at people good thing i got a blog now huh

Hollows

Hollows by Chris Taylor & Grant Howitt

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Alex is one of the very best GMs you could ask to take you through this uniquely unhinged system. If I was local I’d grab a seat in a heartbeat.

* Bonds Between * Trash to Treasure * The Peddler's Prize * Campanions * The Bottle Episode (and all @sccreatives.bsky.social work)

More Seats at the Table has got you covered! They also have a spreadsheet of games made by women and other gender marginalized folk: www.patreon.com/c/moreseatsrpg

More Seats at the Table — creating an email newsletter about games by gender-marginalized

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* Suburban consumption of the monstrous * Jiangshi * Revenant Society * Dead after dinner * Godkiller * Last Train to Bremen * I’m sorry did you say street magic * Hunt/ed * No thank you evil

* A Mending * Thirsty sword lesbians * iHunt * Fellowship * Threadbare * Flying Circus * ARC: DOOM * You will die in this place. * I have the high ground * Anamnesis * Death of the Author * Outliers (…more…)

* Magus * Bird Oracle * Forgery * Nobilis * Chuubo’s * Wanderhome * Wickedness * 1001 nights * Bluebeards bride * Bubble gum shoe * Damn the man save the music * Dream Askew * Romance Trilogy * Good Society * OG Ravenloft module * Monsterhearts (There’s more…)

Games Not (Only) By Cis-Dudes 🧵 (list in progress I keep on my phone & pasting here) * Apocalypse World * For the queen * The quiet year * Yazeba’s bed and breakfast * Seven part pact * Kagematsu & A single man * Tales of the Fisherman’s Wife * Steal Away Jordan * A Mending * Field guide to memory

Julia Kartes-Jagolkowska@juliakartes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This year I wanna play more RPGs written or created by women or mostly women teams, indies and self-promo extremely welcome. Please drop your recs below, I need help to find hidden gems 🙏 Also looking for one-shot games 👀

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