I am medically unable to remember what "ontological" means.
Max Lander
@snaxwell.bsky.social
Game Designer + Professor. Angry queer. Himbos of Myth & Mettle, OddFolk and Frame 352. https://maxwellander.itch.io/ Co-host of RTFM. Rtfmcast.com
I’m finally going to listen to my doctor and eat more vegetables and get more fresh air
who says there aren’t enough tops we’re in a topping boom
Somehow passed 1K followers; as is tradition, I must make a game free. In a Mirror Brightly is a game about fighting the power in 199X with sex, hex, and tech. Inspired by The Invisibles, Mage: The Ascension, and The Matrix. Amazing layout by @snaxwell.bsky.social. erinking.itch.io/in-a-mirror-...
Disabling achievements when turning on provided accessibility features might seem like a sensible compromise, but it's actually a weird pointless humiliation ritual for everyone involved
YOU MUST MAINTAIN YOUR STRENGTH AND POWER! HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT.
I've been reading and writing poetry. How embarrassing for me.
I'm obviously not going to gencon but making a himbos deck list does sound fun
James D'Amato@oneshotrpg.bsky.social · 3mo agoATTENTION INDIE RPG DESIGNERS (who play MTG) This Gencon @systemmastery.bsky.social @gurglespasm.bsky.social and I are running a MTG Tournament to determine the best RPG of all time (for the year 2026) Build a deck based on you favorite RPG, compete, and if you win: your game is the best.
It's launch time for I'M A TRANS MAN AND I'M HERE TO FUCK (TRANS BODIES ARE SEXY), a game to celebrate our trans bodies and have very great sex 🔥😳🔥 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/n... #pocketopia #queer #ttrpg #queerart
I'M A TRANS MAN AND I'M HERE TO FUCK (trans bodies are sexy)
a (NSFW) ttrpg for trans men and trans masc folks to feel very trans and very sexy. a game to celebrate trans bodies. --Pocketopia 2026
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Still peeved about the time I couldn't remember that Portishead is called Portishead and when I searched for "sex music band 1990s" the internet failed me
A new episode of RTFM, an RPG book club podcast. @diceexploder.com joins me and @snaxwell.bsky.social to talk about Bullwinkle & Rocky Role-Playing Party Game, hand puppets, and arming yourself with bisexual lighting. open.spotify.com/episode/2zy5...
I feel like the backlash against educational tech and gamification calls into question how academia approaches games broadly. Whole programs popped up 10-15 years ago on “serious games” money with approaches that were broad, but not deep: games were talismans that can magically cure what ails ya
I cannot fucking wait
Natalie Zed@nataliezed.bsky.social · 4mo agoVillain is coming out in *less than a month*, so please prepare for me to be completely insufferable in the short and medium term. This book was more difficult to write than I could ever have imagined, and this Kirkus starred review was such a relief and a joy: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Snow being smart and cool on the internet again
snow@snow117.bsky.social · 4mo agoJust posted this essay about the OSR, but more so about how TTRPGs have created their own genres and these things we consider cliques or movements are actually greater extensions of what TTRPGs have done unique from other mediums. www.patreon.com/posts/155858133
Ambrosia Sky is 15% off from now until April 23rd! 🪐 Start your journey with Act One today, and get Act Two as a free update when it launches on [redacted]. (And get it before the price goes up with that update!) Your homecoming awaits: ambrosiasky.com
I just wrote a small cannibalistic lyric larp thing. Is this the trans-est I've ever been?
This is a good one! You get to hear me being an awkward little guy!
Aaron King@aaronmfking.bsky.social · 4mo agoThere is a new episode of RTFM, the RPG book club podcast. @snaxwell.bsky.social and I are joined by @breathingstories.bsky.social to discuss "Almost" by Jay Dragon. Lyric games, kissing, and a sly judo throw into close reading. open.spotify.com/episode/73wl...
I have been having the hardest time getting prototypes to stick in the last few months but am finally on something that feels good and cool
After nearly two years of unofficially (and then officially) coordinating a Games and Animation program, I'll say this: Video-game industry people and tabletop industry people see eye to eye: game recognize game. It's all the *adjacent* folks, many with the pursestrings, who only see the VG folks.
Gooood morning people of Bluesky ⛅ After a heartening push from folks in my discord, I am launching a crowdfund for Season 2 of Lyrical Ludology! Season 1 launched in 2024, and I am very proud of it. Season 2 promises to be just as good 🤩 Sign up at the link 👇🏼 www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Get Ready for Lyrical Ludology Season 2!
From Logan Timmins - Get Ready for Lyrical Ludology Season 2!
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Modern D6 are boring. These 17th & 18th Century dice made Game Night with grandma far more exciting, were educational, and carried only a slight potential of being cursed, before Big Cube came in and ruined everything.