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Christopher Jones@ccjones.bsky.social · 3h ago

What do you want to see at SXSWEDU 2027? PanelPicker voting is now open through August 23. Help decide the sessions that will take the stage next March! Start voting now: https://ow.ly/exwW50ZwJ8S

The Stormlight Starter Set was a sold out hit at Gen Con, and it is now available at Target! 🎯⚔️🌩️ This is a $25 box set that includes everything you need to get started with the Cosmere RPG so head over to your local Target or order your copy online TODAY! https://ow.ly/TbC450ZwGG0

Heyo! The Game Dev studio Gears for Breakfast where I work is hiring 2 new roles: "Gameplay Designer" & "Gameplay Programmer" - This is a fully Remote studio and we've been doing this for 14 years with great success! Good luck on your applications! gearsforbreakfast.bamboohr.com/careers/ #GameDev

Current Openings

Take a look at the current openings at Gears For Breakfast

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If you're interested in this, reach out! Right now I'm looking for things made with/for RUNE or Slayers (dragon included), or things using the LUMEN system.

Gila RPGs@gilarpgs.bsky.social · 6h ago

One thing I'm trying with Gila this year is doing print publishing for other designers who work with my games or systems. WYRD, by @sasquatchgames.bsky.social has been a huge success! We've sold over 200 copies on my store, retailers, and conventions. gilarpgs.com/products/wyrd

Want a TTRPG that has Annihilation / Roadside Picnic / Stalker vibes? I recently updated the list at the end of the Zonecore post: omnes.exeunt.press/p/what-is-zo... #zonecore #stalker #zone #zonepunk #ttrpg

What is zonecore?

Creating Exclusion Zone Botanist led me to search for the origins and critical works of the genre. Here are five common elements of zonecore and a list of zonecore tabletop games for inspiration.

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Congratulations to @kiennas.bsky.social, @anarisis.dylangrinder.com, @mericmoir.bsky.social, and the rest of the Plotweaver team for starting the Open Alpha playtesting on Erstwild! Exciting times for an amazing system. If you haven't tried out Plotweaver yet, now is the time!

Plotweaver RPG@plotweaver.bsky.social · 5h ago

Erstwild, previously known as Project Folio, enters open alpha testing TODAY! ✨ Interested in getting a feel for Plotweaver and providing feedback? Join the Plotweaver RPG Discord server! https://discord.gg/jgqZWwcmHm Help us Weave the Tapestry 🪡

REALLY interested to dive into this

Aaron King@aaronmfking.bsky.social · 5h ago

The ashcan of Universel Riche is available for five measly dollars. All sales line the pockets of @adegenart.bsky.social. erinking.itch.io/universel-ri...

A little game of mine is in this cool bundle of family-friendly #ttrpg. Grab them for $20 during August.

DC Bradshaw 🔜 Tabletop Scotland@dcbradshaw.com · 2w ago

And it's live! "School's Out for Summer" is a bundle of 44 family-friendly TTRPGs, made by 32 amazing creators (and me!), to help keep the kids entertained over the summer. Until the end of August, you can grab $200+ of games for just $20 on @rpgtrader.bsky.social rpg-trader.com/products/742...

as I've seen friends in technical and other creative backgrounds point out this is also true of programming and art! the internet is overflowing with nice people eagerly giving away information they spent 20 years learning! none of it's gatekept at all that's why AI had so much to steal and resell 🙃

Antony Johnston@antonyjohnston.bsky.social · 2d ago

Seeing complaints online that authors 'gatekeep' information…! Absolute nonsense. There is no industry or craft in the world which is so comprehensively written about, studied, and discussed as fiction writing, and every author I know welcomes new writers who are serious about giving it a go.

Today is the day the story There Will Come Soft Rain is set. An amazing and heartbreaking work of fiction for our modern age. Read it here:

a wooly man without a face@jojororo.bsky.social · yesterday

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Also, quick reminder for people whose lives have not been touched by abuse—PTSD and C-PTSD are very common among survivors, so do be mindful of what you post. It can stick with people far more painfully than you intended. Comments about the mom, for example, or who should have expected this.

Anna Holmes@annabookwriter.bsky.social · 20h ago

If you have any history of abuse, do not watch the video of that representative being interviewed. I shouldn’t have and I am still amped up hours later. Those of you lucky enough not to speak abuser should, though. The guy is textbook.

LETS GOOOOO

Bloody Disgusting@bloody-disgusting.com · 3w ago

After a slight delay, Chris Carter's brand new Director's Cut of THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE, representing the scarier version of the 2008 movie he had originally wanted to make, is releasing in August: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/395982...

This is a short story by Ray Bradbury, published in 1950, which takes place today. It’s beautiful, dark, melancholy, surreal.

Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 22h ago

Here’s the text: www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_...

Feeling the con crash post #GenCon ? Have this post on handling it like a pro. www.takethis.org/2017/09/how-...

in case you were wondering how I feel about the saudi arabia deal going through

Aftermath@aftermath.site · 6d ago

The ghouls who run EA deserve to burn aftermath.site/ea-saudi-arabi...

I made a new sticker design right before we left on our con gauntlet. #art www.monkeyminionpress.com/products/boo...

One day left to apply! Get your applications in by 11:59 PM EST tomorrow to be considered.

Brotherwise Games@brotherwisegames.bsky.social · 2w ago

There's still time to apply to work with the Cosmere RPG team! Learn more about application requirements and apply below 👇🔗 Core Design Team: https://bit.ly/3RvTFjH Open Call for Freelance Narrative Writers: https://bit.ly/3R6hzCd Apply before 11:59PM(EST) on August 5th 2026 to be considered. 🌩️⚔️

Well now I'm ready for a reread.

madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · 5d ago

Happy Friday everyone, as promised, here is my personal theory on this. I think Redwall takes place in our world, after an apocalyptic event of the nuclear variety caused rapid but varied growth of all animals, including humans, leading to our extinction and their mental development. Okay? 🧵

In the United States, on January 20, 2025, the air, the food, the medicine, the water were all as clean and pure and safe as they have ever been in this country. Yeah, sure, there were and are real problems, and our army of nerds in lab coats devoted to solving them was the envy of the world.

Don Hertzfeldt’s full catalog of films has found a new streaming home. Dropout has acquired a collection that includes ‘Rejected,’ ‘World of Tomorrow,’ ‘It’s Such a Beautiful Day,’ and more, with Annecy winner ‘Paper Trail’ arriving September 1. www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/don-h...

Don Hertzfeldt Film Collection Is Coming To Dropout

Dropout has acquired a collection of Don Hertzfeldt films, including 'Rejected' and 'World of Tomorrow,' with Annecy-winner 'Paper Trail' arriving September 1.

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Going to Gamehole Con? If you're a POC and make TTRPG content, join @lyla.bsky.social and me at the POC Industry Dinner, sponsored by @montecookgames.com and @brotherwisegames.bsky.social! Meet creators, find mentorship, grow our industry. 🌽 Apply by 8/23: bit.ly/ghcpoc26 🌽

Okay, I am going to tell a little story. It's one I have saved for the last couple years, almost nobody knows about it. But it lives in my heart. I don't know how others will feel about it, maybe something, maybe nothing. It's about the Uncanny X-Men. 1/

Wait, people don't know this? Yeah. It doesn't auto-save unless you save to cloud. I hate this timeline. Share to save someone many tears from lost work.

Heather Burns@heatherburnstech.bsky.social · yesterday

The most terrifying enshittification I've discovered has been learning that Microsoft Word documents no longer auto-save if you are not saving them to one of their own proprietary cloud services. I'm slapping control-S like it's 1999.

This morning, we made some big Plotweaver announcements at the Gen Con Opening Ceremony! We are excited to announce our partnership with Earthborne Games, and Keith Baker and Jenn Ellis! Not to mention The Plotweaver Setting Search judged by Keith Baker: Coming Next Year! More news coming soon 🤗

Just a little reminder that sometimes, our minds can make our fears and problems seem much bigger than they really are. 🐾🤍

A full Gencon write-up is going to require at least one more day of rest, but the tldr is that being in community with friends and dear ones while surrounded by the sea of enthusiasm was everything I needed right now and will fuel this creator for months to come.

PS and don't forget their Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...

Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU!

Funding to support Year 13 of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. We have more stories to tell together!

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Watch this short video to see how the Troubadour's Dramatic Reversal ability works for all players in the Codex: youtu.be/IbWHKnS_KEU?...

A Dramatic Reversal!

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If you're looking for some fun for the whole family - check out the "School's Out for Summer" bundle on RPG Trader. 44 family-friendly TTRPGs worth over $200 for only $20! Available for the month of August 🌟

DC Bradshaw 🔜 Tabletop Scotland@dcbradshaw.com · 2w ago

And it's live! "School's Out for Summer" is a bundle of 44 family-friendly TTRPGs, made by 32 amazing creators (and me!), to help keep the kids entertained over the summer. Until the end of August, you can grab $200+ of games for just $20 on @rpgtrader.bsky.social rpg-trader.com/products/742...