there is nothing I love more than kissing my friends (‘ characters) i love love love that this is being talked about more and given such useful tools!

Rascal News@rascal.news · 7mo ago

More than just a collection of tools and advice, How to GM Romance tackles the perennial (and often taboo) issue of flirting, dating, and sex at the RPG table.

In 𝙼𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 follow three Grimm’s fairytales doubles lives in the city of Grandmarch - seeking the truth behind a missing child while burying the lead on their own secrets. Follow along for updates as we gear up for the 𝙼𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 premier on Monday 2/23 at 4PM pacific!

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just now in, breaking news - my roommate just texted me that she spent 30 minutes “rescuing” my cat from behind our washing machine. She would be coaxed some amount of way out and then scoot her fat butt back behind the washing machine and meow pitifully

For my March monthly reads, I simply have no words. This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. I made the most ungodly sound as I cried at the end and disturb not one, not two but all three cats in my house from sleeping Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 …

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I literally just read this book a few weeks ago and it changed my life and now seeing it mixed with my other favorite hobby??? absolutely amazing!

EJ Howler@andromedafalls912.bsky.social · 2y ago

My biggest crochet project is complete! I had to pay tribute to the best book of all time by the illustrious @amalelmohtar.com and @maxgladstone.bsky.social it's convergening threads. Just don't ask to see the back 😂 Pattern is a custom commission from CrossStitch Atelier on Etsy, check them out!

Hey Dad, look! I’m a published article writer!! 🎉 Big thanks to Brent for making this happen through Hell (influenza) and high water (norovirus)!

The Hearth Magazine 🌈💜🖤🤍@thehearthmag.bsky.social · 2y ago

Friends and well-wishers! I appreciate your patience... The Hearth Magazine #1 is LIVE!! You can purchase single issues and subscriptions in the Ko-fi Store, and your purchase will give you access to the pdf files for both spreads and single pages. #ttrpg ko-fi.com/dorklordcana...

Very proud to announce our very own @haelleyanne.bsky.social has written an article for the first edition of @thehearthmag.bsky.social! 👏 In their article, “Not Your Cleric”, they discuss the effects of new TTRPG media on women and fem-presenting people in the TTRPG space. Check it out now!

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A new bi-monthly TTRPG Magazine from Prairie Dragon Press! Issue One February 2025! E-in-C: Brent Jans (@dorklordcanada.bsky.social) Business Contact: thehearthmagazine@gmail.com

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February’s monthly read was Lore by Aaron Mahnke and it’s a solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5! It was fun to read a “non”-fiction book for the first time in a long time, especially when it comes to monsters and folktales. I really loved how Mahnke would talk about what these various stories of undeath and…

look I had a chat with the big guy upstairs. he says it’s okay to tithe to a trans person’s patreon/kofi/onlyfans/etc instead of your scandal-ridden local church. yknow, helping the least of these instead of horny pastors w no self control

Did you miss it? Our first installment of the 🍴Insatiable Cravings🍴 anthology, Fangs & Hunger, is available now! Insatiable Cravings is a “two-player roleplaying game about meal-making, courting, and bluffing” by J Strautman on Itch.io

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Genuinely such a delight and honor to be a part of this project 💚 This article means so much to me and to get to see it in print is a dream come true Please please please go and check out The Hearth, keeping TTRPG journalism alive with your support!

The Hearth Magazine 🌈💜🖤🤍@thehearthmag.bsky.social · 2y ago

Haelley (they/them) is our next contributor with "Not Your Cleric", a look at the changing experience of feminine presenting folks in #ttrpg spaces. Check them out at @haelleyanne.bsky.social

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Coming this Friday! 🍴Insatiable Cravings🍴 Meet your Monster, @haelleyanne.bsky.social, a vampire seeking a new thrill, and your Admirer, @makarirm.bsky.social, a starving artist with an interest for new not-so-divine inspiration

I am so very proud and honored to be a part of this project and look forward to you all seeing my contribution to this 💚

The Hearth Magazine 🌈💜🖤🤍@thehearthmag.bsky.social · 2y ago

Second announcement: the Press Kit is ready for Issue One, and you can grab it here: drive.google.com/drive/folder... Details are in the release but if you would like to interview myself or any of the contributors for Issue One, please reach out. We would love to talk with you!

I promised an announcement today, so how about a cover reveal? Still a draft but I couldn't wait to show off the amazing work of Alina Pete (@alinapete.bsky.social), our cover artist for Issue One! (Pls. share!)

my goal this year is to read at least one book a month (I used to demolish like 7 at a time but baby steps!) and this month I read Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.

Have we done the research yet to figure out if the same people vehemently against non-binary pronouns are the same ones who had issues using the correct "their" and "they're" during the pre-autocorrect era of the internet?

okay so that solo journaling RPG I was making using Princess with a Curse SRD? I’m like 90% sure I’m ready to make it into a pretty PDF and set it loose on the world! I forgot how fun game design was 🥹

If the coldness of space doesn’t get you, the cold in the hearts of those who inhabit it will. Tough universe. Tough life. So, we do what we gotta do to get by. An AP using Scum and Villainy

I did it again! Jurassic Park with accurate raptors, a short part 2 #jurassicpark #blender3d

one of my favorite parts of any times square NYE coverage is when the camera people tell the crowd “you’re live, your live” and the people Flip Out

remember, there's no better use of your time than taking care of yourself. that includes rest. intentional rest is the opposite of wasting time

if you made art this year, you did well. a sketch, even if it was scrapped ; a poem, even if it was deleted — mattered. you put thought to paper, you engaged with the creative alchemy of turning feeling to something tangible. doesn't matter if you weren't productive "enough." or good "enough."

for my first Christmas w/o going to see family (positive) I made cinnamon rolls, exchanged little gifts with my roommate, and went to see Nosferatu and we just made dinner. it feels incredibly peaceful. happy holidays indeed