So, like, I'm going to Shanghai and thereabouts for a coupla weeks and (don't tell my families I'm even asking this, their eyerolls are like Beholder beams)... where can I find out about the local tabletop (board or RPG or 剧本杀) scene there?

moon prism power, make up ! 🌙💗✨

D&D surely is the lingua franca of Actual Play, just like English is the linguistic lingua franca of Actual Plays. That doesn't mean you can't introduce people to new languages. Just like "actual" languages, the more TTRPGs you "speak", the more colorful your experience in the hobby will be.

Saturday afternoon hobby time! Can you guess what this is going to be?

I got my ears pierced today. I know for a lot of you that means nothing, but for the little kid in me who always wanted to do this and was harassed by his mother for wanting to look like a fag (thanks mom), this is a big deal. Now to let them heal while I shop for the most outrageous earrings.

Saturday afternoon hobby time! Can you guess what this is going to be?

This episode has us exploring downtime! Of course Simon chooses violence!

Genre Space: An Actual Play Podcast@genrespace.bsky.social · 4d ago

Death of the Magnate 05 is out now! In orbit around the Earth, the escapees prepare for reentry into an unfamiliar world. Listen here or anywhere you get podcasts:

Bumping this one more time. My mother stepped in with some financial aid to help calm things down a bit, and I am so close to getting things under control! Check the replies for a link to my shop where you can also purchase something instead!

Leona Neelam Maple 💛🍁 (she/her)@theleonamaple.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hey folks. I hate lighting the aid beacon, but I really need it. My rent: 1400. My paycheck on Wednesday: 1407. 7 dollars for me. Yeah, that's not enough to survive on til the 7th of next month - it's not even enough to get to work. Please help. ko-fi.com/theleonamapl...

Happy Wednesday folks! We are 80 followers away from releasing our very first Analog Cyberpunk TTRPG, Crash + Burn's Quickstart! Join the Resistance on our Pre-Launch page here! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Get Ready for Crash + Burn - An Analog Punk Hacking Game

From Bad House Games - Get Ready for Crash + Burn - An Analog Punk Hacking Game

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In 2025 the CRiT Awards announced that winners would receive prizes provided by sponsors. A year later, the prizes haven't appeared. Michelle asked sponsors, winners, and the CRiT Awards team what happened - grab a cup of tea and a biscuit and settle in to hear the whole story.

What happened to the Crit Award prizes?

In 2025 the CRiT Awards, a popular award for TTRPG creatives, announced that winners would receive prizes provided by sponsors. A year later, the prizes haven't appeared. Michelle asked sponsors,…

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The Ghost in the Shell RPG, based on the original manga, has just gone live on Backerkit. I co-wrote and co-designed this game alongside Alessio. I’ve seen quite a bit of buzz around the Synthesis Conflict system which is really great as that was one of my main contributions 😄 Check it out:

The Ghost in the Shell: Tabletop Roleplaying Game

Join Section 9 in the official The Ghost in the Shell Tabletop RPG, based on the original manga.

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Turn A Gundam is sometimes called the Ghibli of the Gundam world due to visuals and the pastoral living of the people in that series, but I would say it's more due to the soundtrack. Listen to this and tell it doesn't belong in something like Nausicaa.

Ju-Kikai Gaku

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It's time to raise money for charity: the Best Friends ANimal Society! We're playing a game of Genesys set in the world of Mass Effect. Join the players as they form a strike team sent out to undo the Genophage! The game will be held Thursdays, 7/30 and 8/6 at 8 pm EST over on twitch.tv/thornydryad.

Excited to introduce the table for The Six-Gun Sisterhood! 🖤🤠 Here’s a first look at the cast (and your GM) for this gritty western actual play. Coming Fall 2026. @howdylovedarlin.bsky.social @lauratutu.bsky.social @blackgirlmage.bsky.social #SixGunSisterhood #ActualPlay #TTRPG #WIPWednesday

Turn A Gundam is sometimes called the Ghibli of the Gundam world due to visuals and the pastoral living of the people in that series, but I would say it's more due to the soundtrack. Listen to this and tell it doesn't belong in something like Nausicaa.

Ju-Kikai Gaku

YouTube video by Yoko Kanno - Topic

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Soon.

One last thought here, the relationship here is that without the publishers there is no product on a shelf, and without the designers there's no game to begin with. So while I respect and value the work that goes into making the books, and getting them onto shelves and into the mail..

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Listening to @rascal.news radio hour talking about crediting of designers vs publishers. Really appreciate them talking about power dynamics wrt smaller/newer designers, and credits as a labour issue as much as anything else.

Today brings our story on Roseville Beach to a close. In this episode, we are playing World Ending Game, with each character telling vignettes about what happens in the aftermath of the summer solstice. linktr.ee/queerpg

The deadline is imminent! Be sure to get your auditions in today! And thank you to everyone who has already submitted. We are overjoyed by the response so far! #castingcall #audiodrama #voiceacting

Candace the Magnificent@thecandacemarie.bsky.social · 3w ago

⭐️AUDIODRAMA CASTING CALL!⭐️ @bloomandblight.bsky.social, the award-winning magical girl actual play podcast, is making an audiodrama set in the B&B universe! Each of the two roles pay $4 per line and include IMDb credit. This casting call will close on 7/27! #audiodrama #castingcall Form below 👇🏾

I love that the reason humanity in Macross decided to make mechs instead of only having highly advanced fighter jets is because their enemy was a bunch of culturally starved (sometimes) green skinned giants. So of course you need a machine that could fist fight them in emergencies.

Macross II Jet Transforms into Robot

Alt: Macross II Jet Transforms into Robot

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🥀GODKILLER: Peace & Death🥀 Episode 1: Peace in Brookshire Today marks the seventh day of fasting as decreed by Trytis, god of abundance & scarcity. Be sure to tend to his holy candles and pray that, in his mercy, he will allow the flame to burn out. Links and episode info below 🔽 1/5

The Coterie is busy, thriving & figuring things out. Tonight they're back, keeping the city safe. Because it'd be a shame if something bad happened. 👀 Cast @dread-herring.bsky.social @dimplesndice.bsky.social @ryomasa.bsky.social @sailorsctaustin.blacksky.app STs @werewolffeels.bsky.social & Me

Bad House RPG@badhouserpg.bsky.social · 2w ago

Last week, the Coterie dispersed, with revelations made and plans drawn. We closed on a night still young, with so much potential yet left in it... Veils of Chicago returns tonight on twitch.tv/badhouserpg 5pm PT | 7pm CT | 8pm ET #vtm #vampirethemasquerade #vamily

Small cast update for this Sunday. We are excited to have @sirenmademodules.bsky.social come (suffer) play with us! Join us for a one shot of Hero Catastrophe while we raise money for @ordergooddeath.bsky.social

If you ever wanted to listen to the behind the scenes of an award winning AP sounds like, here is your chance. Turns out we are a bunch of goofballs.

Bloom&Blight@bloomandblight.bsky.social · 2w ago

What's this, another anniversary surprise? Our 3rd Anniversary Outtake Reel is now available just in time for your weekend listening! Celebrate three years of Bloom&Blight and the joy and fun that goes into this show 🌸

Next up is best One Shot!! My session High Stakes, starring @midnightinq.bsky.social @ameliasom.com @vampirehimbo.bsky.social @ssambrose.bsky.social, produced by @theleonamaple.bsky.social! I used Frontier Scum, by @makedatanotlore.itch.io! Please give it a view and vote: youtu.be/qDHAYtz55RU?...

High Stakes: A Frontier Scum Black History Month One Shot!

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Our Anniversary Celebrations continue with some brand new merch! Featuring art from @potaytayto.bsky.social , you can now rep your favorite villain team from Requiem Season 1!

I've spoken about how we need to go beyond not using genAI, and start actively resisting it in our everyday lives. This is a fantastic resource full of practical ideas for how we can do that airesistlist.org#resist-list

The AI Resist List

A living directory of ways communities resist AI harms—and build alternatives worth fighting for.

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It's wild how everything needs a way to be killed, mechanically at least, in DnD.

Dungeons & Dragons@dndbeyond.com · 2w ago

A wild Jimothy appears! Encounter the beloved raccoon in your D&D adventures: dndbeyond.link/DnD-Jimothy