David Gallaher
@davidgallaher.bsky.social
Paris-mostly | Associated Press | Author | Game Dev | he/him 🌈 🇫🇷 🇺🇸 ✊🏿Ⓥ https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/narrative-operations-7301326370398228480
System fluency is critical, as @friede.bsky.social notes, not just in ttrpg design, but something we apply to how to design video games and other narrative systems. Great insights:
Dr. Emily Friedman@friede.bsky.social · yesterdayTo be clear: If “TTRPGs” in your scholarship, teaching, & outreach start & end with D&D — or even GMed games — that’s a skill issue you need to reconsider. You’re gonna get left behind.
In honor of the end of the show, we've uploaded a bunch of old favorites--and one brand new design--to our shop! xplainthexmen.dashery.com
It's a cold, lonely new world for Peter Parker when we join him in "Spider-Man: Brand New Day."
Movie Review: In ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ a lonely superhero grows up and looks inward
It’s a cold, lonely new world for Peter Parker when we join him in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” The action picks up four years after Parker, in a supreme act of self-sacrifice, erased himself from the world’s memory.
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We’re just about 1/2 way through Project 712. Thank you for all of the support, comments, and notes. For those asking, I’m not sure where all of the notes, art, and entries will live following the project. I have a vague idea, but nothing certain just yet.
NEW: I spoke with multiple video game developers and a U.S. employment lawyer to learn more about restrictive side clauses that often prevent employees at major companies from pursuing hobbyist work or personal projects. In an industry renowned for creativity, why are we stifling it?
Developers discuss the pain and prevalence of side work clauses
How an industry renowned for creativity is actively stifling it.
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"Libraries aren't just for reading. They are a community hub providing necessary resources." Nina Bargiel, The Crone Zone.
Launch week for Offerings for Ordinary Gods has been incredible. I've had so much fun. I've gotten to meet readers and talk about poetry! Got to hang out with great folks. A whole damn joy. It's affirmed to me that I want to do more -- write more, publish more, talk about poetry more. Yes, please.
@everythingnr.bsky.social is doing some incredible recaps of the Squadron Supreme min-series, which has coincidentally lines up with my own work on Project 712. It has been great seeing someone else discover this sprawling superhero story from another angle.
Everything (Not Really)@everythingnr.bsky.social · last wk.I'm reading every comic book (not really). Squadron Supreme #3 delivers tragic consequences as the team's failure to invest in relationships and earn trust—with both the public and each other—finally catches up with them. everythingnotreally.com/2026/07/26/s...
Who grabs the mop? The people who get the work are the people who show up. They see the problem, handle it, and do not wait to be asked. Happening NOW on @gameindustrycc.bsky.social, @thatkennguy.bsky.social & @davidgallaher.bsky.social talk about ownership and initiative: Link: discord.gg/gicc
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Check out the Game Industry Coffee Chat community on Discord - hang out with 2796 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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**extreme Chandler Bing voice** Did I MENTION how much fun this was?
Gil Roth & his Virtual Memories Show@vmspod.bsky.social · 2w agoNew #podcast: #AliTrotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social joins the show to celebrate her debut #poetry collection, OFFERINGS FOR ORDINARY GODS! We talk #tarot, #myth, #magick, & more, so GO LISTEN: chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-6...
I'm not at SDCC (what else is new) and there are no me-related special announcements happening there so I'm doing my own: an unauthorized release of my Supergirl #18 cover. 😈
Rest in Peace Mitch Byrd Mitch was probably mostly known by comics fans for drawing Guy Gardner in his "Warrior" phase, but he always preferred drawing dinosaurs. He was a super-talented, super-nice guy.
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW on @gameindustrycc.bsky.social, @thatkennguy.bsky.social, @davidgallaher.bsky.social, @neilsf.bsky.social talk about MONEY! Specifically pricing ... Why do games cost what they do? Who gets a cut? What factors contribute to pricing? Link: discord.gg/gicc
Donald Duck: Money Money Money
Alt: Donald Duck: Money Money Money
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I am enjoying X-Men 97, but it feels so super duper weird to both speed run through storylines while also jumping us into the 2000s era stories. Let’s see how it all comes together
X-Men '97 Beast: Astute Observation
Alt: X-Men '97 Beast: Astute Observation
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Hooray! @alwayscoffee.bsky.social’s poetry collection is out today with @clashbooks.bsky.social, and I do hope you’ll pick it up! And if you’re in Philly, come hangout with us on Thursday at H&H Books!
I'll be at GalaxyCon in Raleigh this weekend, which will be crazy and crowded, but less crazy and crowded than SDCC. I'm flying in Thursday afternoon, so I'm hoping to be at the table between 3 and 4 p.m.
Darlings!! Today, I am over at The Big Idea ( @scalzi.com ), talking about poetry and storytelling — who gets a voice and how powerful that voice is! whatever.scalzi.com/2026/07/21/t...
The Big Idea: Ali Trotta
There is art all around us, and poetry can be found in places you’d never expect. Author Ali Trotta speaks on the true power of poetry in the Big Idea for her newest poetry collection, Offeri…
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In light of Marvel's new #DOOMSDAY trailer, today in @gameindustrycc.bsky.social Coffee Chat, we’re talking about rights, licenses, trademarks, and what it REALLY takes to make money in the game industry! Join us for a practical chat about how to navigate finding success: Link > discord.gg/gicc
Squadron Supreme is my current pet project. While I’ve been writing and drawing their bios for about a year now; every now and then I get an inkling to do something like this.
Did you know I've got a witchy, tarot-filled, & myth-heavy poetry collection out TUESDAY! In the U.S., you can preorder a signed copy by making a note in the Instructions/Comments box during checkout. Outside of the U.S., email Inkwood, & they'll get you sorted! Can't preorder? Ask your library!
Ali Trotta@alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 3mo agoDarlings! My poetry collection, Offerings for Ordinary Gods, from @clashbooks.bsky.social is out in July! If you preorder from Inkwood (instructions below), you can snag a signed copy!! Outside the U.S., email them, and they will happily tell you how to preorder a signed copy they will ship you.
