reading through appendix n jam entries. made the mistake of looking at how many are left. it's like a boss health bar that won't stop growing

I coded a web app that xerox's your images for fun! Just drag an image in and play with the dials. If nothing shows up (or it's all black) you may want to play with the threshold (first slider). Press "S" to save the image! editor.p5js.org/Chaoclypse/f...

I submitted a Cairn adventure to the Appendix N Jam this year! This was my first game jam and I really felt the time and page space restrictions, but my assigned title led me in a fun direction

The Jikininki in the Jug by Dododecahedron

An adventure for Cairn 2e featuring weird happenings in a mountain town and a snowbound temple.

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alright!! we got another one. find absolution in force. beat down beast men before you become them. winter's gonna end one way or another. latest #ttrpg for the killer #appxnjam. you can check it out here: doubledisco.itch.io/the-passing-...

@gamesrobin.com and i are coming at you live with our #appxnjam entry: The Gravity Plague! an adventure about monks ripping themselves apart to reach Heaven and failing utterly. made for cairn 2e. enjoy! ⛪ giantrobottackler.itch.io/the-gravity-...

The Gravity Plague by giantrobottackler, Robin

unrepentant yearning for cairn 2e

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just in time for the App N jam deadline, a deadly retrieval one shot for Pirate Borg… Landsharks, rival pirates, and a bloodsucking island that is not what it seems. Free for the next two weeks, check it out! dreamshrike.itch.io/the-opal-gri...

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This was so much fun!!

giant robot tackler@giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 7d ago

@gamesrobin.com and i are coming at you live with our #appxnjam entry: The Gravity Plague! an adventure about monks ripping themselves apart to reach Heaven and failing utterly. made for cairn 2e. enjoy! ⛪ giantrobottackler.itch.io/the-gravity-...

My honeybee game is officially The Wax Marches - and is in alpha playtest on itch! tbr.bearblog.dev/honeybees-is...

Honeybees is officially The Wax Marches - Alpha Playtest Live on Itch!

Thrilled to celebrate a year of the TBR blog with a live playtest! Last July I caught the mechanical design bug and today you can role play as a mechanically...

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New post! Reviewing my new favorite RPG-adjectent book, trying to identify what makes its gameplay *tick*, and what lessons you can get from it as a Game-Master. Presenting: Nalsco's ZYMO. behindthehelm.bearblog.dev/lessons-from... #osr

Lessons from Zymo - the necessity of a gameplay loop

TW: the game i'm reviewing is about body horror, which i’m not discussing in depth and leaving in the footnotes anyway if you wanna skip them, but be warned~...

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@gamesrobin.com and i are coming at you live with our #appxnjam entry: The Gravity Plague! an adventure about monks ripping themselves apart to reach Heaven and failing utterly. made for cairn 2e. enjoy! ⛪ giantrobottackler.itch.io/the-gravity-...

The Gravity Plague by giantrobottackler, Robin

unrepentant yearning for cairn 2e

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An argument for human connection masquerading as a book review. valerialoves.com/why-didnt-si...

Why Didn't Silent Titans Change the World?

Apprehension is worth the effort

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You can now convert any Pokemon into an enemy for Cairn, Mythic Bastionland or, most importantly, Into the Oddish #osr #ttrpg #pokemon

Convert Any Pokémon to Into the Oddish Stats — Prismatic Wasteland

Convert any Pokémon into stats for Into the Oddish and any other Oddlike like Carin or Into the Odd. Also 22 enemy Pokémon for your games or Into the Oddish adventures.

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entered the appendix n jam this year! my entry is a depthcrawl inspired by Gardens of Ynn and b catling's the Vorrh and it's up now on @itch.io barse.itch.io/kith-kindling

Kith & Kindling by barse

An arboreal depthcrawl for Cairn.

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Into the Viridian Pit (my Appendix N Jam I wrote for my eventual forthcoming Star Trek Cairn2E hack) is live! Forest crawl on a planet that wants to kill you! Uncover conspiracy! Investigate a secret romance! Star Trek is appendix N...right? #osr #ttrpg weepingstagpress.itch.io/into-the-vir...

Into the Viridian Pit by weepingstagpress

A Sci-fi Forestcrawl for the 2026 Appendix N Jam

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I went and wrote a scenario for the Violence in July jam for Luke Gearing's Violence. Go steal some bones! personable.itch.io/big-carls-bo...

Big Carl's Bones by Personable

A Scenario for Violence

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we've got so much good stuff in here! alongside this interview i've got a review of @its-disco.bsky.social & co's somatic horrorshow, Tendon. enjoy 🍖

Kati, A Certified Yapper@bakenshake.bsky.social · 2w ago

New Carouse, Carouse is out where I interview the creators of #baselinedrift and we get news about the blogosphere and awesome ongoing jams! www.carouse.blog/july-2026-dr...

Table 2.1: Random Wife

I wrote this short piece on a whim yesterday morning. I almost didn't post it, but I think there may be something here after all. To play is to explode.

To Play Is To Explode

On the Beauty of RPGs

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New blog post, in which I review the really cool Eco-Mofos!! personable.blog/qlbb-eco-mofos

A Quick Look at a Big Book: Eco Mofos!!

A reading informed review of Eco Mofos!!

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From the brilliant mind of Magnolia Keep comes a high-octane look at some kinda gross stuff! Deathbringer is ENWorld's most-anticipated RPG of 2026, it's currently raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, and also the marketing is kinda full of misogyny. magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-...

The Thoughtlessness of Deathbringer's Marketing

As I write this, Deathbringer , the self-proclaimed most anticipated RPG of 2026, is entering day two of its  Backerkit campaign  and h...

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THE MIDDLE-EARTH HEXCRAWL IS BACK, BABY. I have not been idle with this daily writing exercise. Come visit these troll-haunted lands. Gaze on the ruins of the ancient kingdom of Rhudaur, fight bandits allied with the Necromancer's forces, and explore the still-standing watchtowers for treasure.

The Angle - Middle-earth Hexcrawl

An installment of my hexmap for Middle-earth project.  Follow the "Middle-earth Hexmap" tag for all entries in this series. Art by Goran Gli...

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knocked out final text and layout on our #appxnjam entry today! including this magic item that leaves 9 out of 10 priests scratching their heads in distress 🪱

I made a poster to ask for people to vote for Tragedy at Zaya's Theatre. vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/ba... I need your vote!

Explorers Design has been nominated for Best Online Content in The Ennies 2026! Not sure who to vote for? Let me win you over. Today's post is a special edition of The Explorateur. It features my favorite nominees and a long list of non-rpg design links. 🍻🎉 www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...

The Explorateur: Ennies Special

The Ennie Awards, my campaign pitch, and the best graphic design links so far.

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Patchwork Paladin is not here on bsky to promote it, but are people wise to her newsletter? Great picks for the cream of the blogosphere each week, a swift rundown of what’s in the discourse and my personal favourite, a weekly poem. #osr #ttrpg #blog #newsletter

Patchwork Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 28

This week’s Discord discussions, blog posts to read, projects to download, arrivals, a ton of play reports, and of course a poem.

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official update of rootring state elmc.at/rootring-mon...

rootring months later

rootring has grown over the months. Here is what's new, what's changed and where it's going.

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Voting for the 2026 ENNIE Awards is live! I’m one of the candidates to be a judge next year, and I’m asking for your vote! In this thread I’ll explain what that means, why you should vote for me, and where you can read more of my thoughts on tabletop games. vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/ 1/

Making your own dungeon can feel intimidating, but it's just a series of discrete steps. To help make the joy of writing your own dungeon available for everyone, I wrote the Designing Dungeons Course. Please vote it #1 for BEST ONLINE CONTENT in this year's ENNIES! vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/

SPINE is nominated for Best Solo Game in this year's ENNIES, and voting is now live: vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/ Please help spread the word and consider giving it a vote. And if you haven't heard of SPINE, here is a thread. SPINE is a dark solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book... 🧵