Cathriona Tobin
@catthm.bsky.social
Managing Director and co-owner at #TTRPG publisher http://pelgranepress.com. I mostly post about analog games, Irish things, books, and feminism. Proud Childless Cat Lady. She/her, sí/í
I've known @mytholder.bsky.social a long time, and I challenge anyone to find a pic where he looks as contented and at home as he does in this cozy cottage garden. (if you're wondering about the image, it's from Gareth's upcoming cozy halfling murder mystery TTPRG: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...
I know nothing about the Cowboys, but there's something very endearing about this mass Dutch bounce.
TW@twesq.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe Dutch doing this in fuckin Dallas, Texas is very funny to me, an American who has seen Cowboys fans who represent one of the most valuable sports teams on earth never approach this level of enthusiasm this century.
I had a really great #UKGE2026 this year. I could definitely feel the show's size increase on the @pelgranepress.bsky.social booth; as I've said to a few people, it's Gen Con-sized now, which is a fantastic achievement for the @ukge.bsky.social team. 👏👏👏
Irish passports now joint fifth in "most countries you can access without a visa". (Curious* to know what one country will let in Luxembourg, Spain, Germany and Italian passports in visa-free, but not us). www.economist.com/graphic-deta... *but not curious enough to, y'know, look it up.
The world’s most—and least—powerful passports
Americans’ travel documents aren’t as muscular as they used to be
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Saw this, thought of @handiworkgames.bsky.social. Is CliveEvil seeing anyone...?
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall@merchantshallyork.org · 3mo agoShe won't stop staring. Make it stop.
Very excited to hear the show that comes out of this book spread!
If you'd like a break from the world and all its nonsense today, I found this 5-10 minute essay to be the reading equivalent of some deep breaths of pure mountain air. Beautiful. 💓 thehtml.review/05/tell-umma...
53 PWYW titles on @drivethrurpg.com is SO generous. You have literally nothing to lose by checking these out - and, potentially, your new favourite game to win..!
Evil Hat@evilhat.bsky.social · 5mo agoSpent the past month whipping the capitalism machine, so let's give back a little. We have 53 Pay What You Want titles on @drivethrurpg.com: Every genre, original settings, and inspired mashups. And if you can only afford zero dollars, please: pay zero dollars www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
"Originally known as shrews, the small African mammals are more closely related to elephants, manatees and aardvarks..." 😍You go, tiny tiny elephant cousin!
Bruce Gorrie@bsrg1.bsky.social · 5mo agoThis is what we want www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I'm also excited for this! Ballad Hunters is so fun, and @moltensulfur.bsky.social is a very entertaining GM.
Rook & Rasp@rookandrasp.bsky.social · 5mo agoI am so excited to announce the Premiere for Ballad Hunters - an upcoming Kickstarter from Tristan Zimmerman, Molten Sulfur, and Pelgrane Press! Click the link to be notified for the premiere! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB2d... #ttrpg #ttrpgs
Hey #SpéirGhorm, only two days left to get those submissions in! An Taisce's post below has all the details about the government's proposed changes to costs involved for ppl challenging unlawful planning or policy. #environmentaljustice
An Taisce@antaisce.bsky.social · 7mo agoHave your say by January 15 deadline. In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair. For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han... #environmentaljustice
This is a LOT of shiny shinyness. Thanks for sharing, @waderockett.bsky.social! 🤩
wade of mutilation@waderockett.bsky.social · 7mo agoI got my copy of the 13th Age 2e #TTRPG! Behold my unboxing thread:
@pelgranepress.bsky.social at O20-22 is always a great visit too. They asked me to call your attention to Page Turners which I think I saw being signed? So if you want that, be sure to pop over, maybe you're in luck!
Ca-caw! This Saturday @tabletopscot.bsky.social we'll be talking with, deep breath: @catthm.bsky.social @lostpages.co.uk @peregrinecoast.press and @elainelithgow.bsky.social about the future of roleplaying games! Join us live, in person, or online in the usual places at 2030 UK / 1530 ET / 1230 PT
⚔️I've known and admired Chrys for a long time, and I'm so excited to see the progress she's made through this Kickstarter. If you're into queer fantasy #TTRPGs, or swords & sorcery, you've only got 48 hours left to back this! ⚔️
Hectic Electron is defying gods@hecticelectron.bsky.social · last yr.It's the LAST 48 HOURS for Defy the Gods on Kickstarter! Come get your own slice of queer sword & sorcery. TWO stretch goals left! Get a Thief to steal your heart! Get Sumerian cooking by @trueryankhan.bsky.social! A guide to fantasy ancient Sumer by me! tinyurl.com/defy-the-gods
Here is my fruit: Because of social dynamics, how fun a TTRPG isn't that good of a metric of the quality of a game; you can have fun with the right people and *any* game. A better way to determine a game's quality: How consistently does it honor what it promises?
"Eppy-Deppy-Diah!" a thing I say at the end of every episode.@epidiah.bsky.social · last yr.I'm all for you holding dear whatever #ttrpg design theory you find fruitful; but gimme those sweet, sweet fruits!
Hey everyone, I just came in, why is "Thank Fuck" trending? #Eurovision
I'd swear that's a U2 song Lithuania are singing. #Eurovision
This is the only explanation that makes sense.
Neon Genesis Ewangelion@ewacat.bsky.social · last yr.i reckon Farage is a tulpa or egregore, he is the collected beliefs and suspicions and horrors of a specific focused group that has been unleashed to wreak havoc upon us all. in him we see ourselves, reflected in the frog-faced cosmic horror of his hollowed-out soul
"Surely, the same Micheál Martin who was just a few weeks ago japing about Ireland’s housing crisis in the Oval Office with a bona fide fascist should have some empathy for statements made during a performance." This week's Surrealing in the Years.
Surrealing in the Years: Kneecap are NOT the story. And yet.
It’s easier for powerful people to talk about Kneecap than it is for them to talk about Israel.
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What is the Diversity Sponsorship Program? This year will mark our twelfth Sponsorship expanding the scope of voices in the indie analog game community. Traditionally we would be bringing marginalize...
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My traditional Warpcon Saturday afternoon game with @gregorhutton.bsky.social and @donogh.bsky.social (and this year's guest star @angelonikolaou.bsky.social) is The Big Store. We've got a great team so far - Billy Two Brains, Woody the Bolt, and Vivienne LeClair.
Another day, another moment of gratitude to that Gmail designer who thought of adding a pop-up to say "You say you've attached something, but you haven't; are you sure you wanna send this?" 🙏
This is such a well-argued and thorough rebuttal to the reflexive assumption that only liberals and feminists have agency in the discourse about masculinity. I especially like the point of how trying to pander to childish misogyny will only backfire. www.liberalcurrents.com/swiping-left...
Swiping Left on MAGA
The thing about a ‘no girls allowed’ treehouse is it doesn’t have any girls in it.
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There are always interesting articles on art site Colossal, but I just discovered they have a tag which helpfully collates all of their articles listing public domain resources 🙌 www.thisiscolossal.com/tags/public-...
public domain Archives
Creative materials, such as film, music, or art, are considered in the public domain when they are no longer protected by intellectual property laws such as copyright, trademark, or patents. In the U....
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Have you been asking yourself lately "Why doesn't someone write an essay about [X topic]?" Have you considered that YOU are the one to write that essay? Are you up for it? We are! Pitch your ideas and your working drafts to Analog Game Studies! analoggamestudiesjournal@gmail.com
