Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.

I’ve found the perfect airport waiting spot: a table with an electrical outlet next to my gate, the bathroom, and a market. I may move in permanently.

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The Roleplaying Game of the Dark Future

Cyberpunk Red The 4th Corporate War’s over and the big dogs have retreated to their corners to lick their wounds. That leaves everyone else to fend for themselves in a shattered world. And t…

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On the last episode of Night City Sofa we took an in-depth look at the massive gig - Hope's Calling!!! by Chris Spivey. If you're curious how to ramp up an encounter and handle mass combat, this gig handles both aspects seamlessly. youtu.be/KsbixDuEClQ #ttrpg #CyberpunkRED

Cyberpunk RED Hope Reborn Campaign: Mission Review - Hope's Calling!!!

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Looks like I just barely got to Indianapolis today. My flight was hours late, but departed before the IT shutdown grounded flights in and out of Charlotte.

The Night City Sofa episode covering Tales of the RED: Hope Reborn's mission review of Welcome to the Neighborhood is now available on YouTube! Check it out and comment which job you enjoyed youtu.be/zkginiAMm70 #ttrpg #CyberpunkRED #HopeReborn

Cyberpunk RED Hope Reborn Campaign: Mission Review - Welcome to the Neighborhood

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Publishers, if you work with Lightning Source or are distributed through Ingram, take note that Ingram is offering an opt-out if you don't want your books sold to AI companies buying them to scan for AI training. ⬇️

Just saw a video in which one of the hosts of a show said, essentially, “I talk shit about game X because it helps me sell my game.” Comparisons are inevitable but if your pitch slams someone else’s work to prop up your own, it’s either jerk behavior or a game that can’t stand by itself.

I’ll be at Gen Con working at the R. Talsorian Game booth next week. I’ll also be running a completely improvised game with the help of Single Player Mode.

Good morning Night City! This arrived while I was out this morning. Working with @jgraygaming.bsky.social and the rest of the writing crew assembled by @rtalsoriangames.bsky.social for this was awesome! #TTRPG #CyberpunkRED

Back in the office, & my contributor copy of this beauty just arrived: Cyberpunk RED: Night City 2045! 🌃 I'm immensely proud of the work & getting to help shape Night City with a fantastic crew of chooms. Did I add my kid, gunslingers, a pop-up horror nightmare, and more? Damn right I did. 😎

An amazing number of people seem upset about a movie based on a book they’ve likely never actually read.

This episode covers our in-depth review of Real Estate Rumble from Tales of the RED: Hope Reborn. It does contain spoilers, but if you're thinking of running the mission give it a listen! If you've already run through it, please comment and share your experience~ youtu.be/vakdi0EbRvY

Cyberpunk RED Hope Reborn Campaign: Mission Review - Real Estate Rumble

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Even while on vacation in France, my family couldn’t resist picking up a few games.

Many magical girls age up when they transform. We need an anime where older ladies age down to their late teens/early 20s when they transform.

Random France thoughts continue: * Much of what I saw of the cities I visited didn’t seem particularly wheelchair friendly, possibly because it was all older then the US. * On the other hand, it did seem tailored to help blind pedestrians, with crossing song boxes and floor textures.

A good analysis about why making tabletop games with multiple components in the US is complicated and often impossible. www.npr.org/2026/07/12/n...

What a Monopoly importer learned when it tried to make things in the U.S.A.

After getting hit with tariffs for the imported board games he sells, Jonathan Silva decided to see if he could produce a version of his Monopoly game in the United States. This is what he learned.

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More random France observations: * Anyone who speaks about a monolithic French culture obviously ignores history. In this one small city there are Roman, Italian, Germanic, and Gaulish influences, all working together. * Cold slices of meat (about a 3 cut on a deli slicer) for breakfast are nice.

Random thoughts about France part three: * Some hotel rooms require you to slot a keycard in order to prove you are present in the room. Otherwise, the lights won’t turn on. I’m told any stiff card will do. * Driving in Paris looks frustrating as hell. * The green pharmacy LED signs are neat!

More random Paris thoughts: * The metro system is lovely. Yea, crowded at times, but easy to navigate. Especially compared to NYC. * I saw scooter repair shops just on the street. People repairing them in what could be a normal store. Fascinating. * Young Parisians love their graffiti.

Random thoughts about France: * The caps of bottles don’t come off easily, making it easier to reseal them. * Paper straws here are sturdier than paper straws in the States. * The separation between markets and pharmacies is fascinating.

Wandering around the museums of Paris, I’ve come to the conclusion that sculptors of days gone by were afraid to vaginas. Every one as featureless as a Barbie.

By the way, if you’re a fan of Mike Pondsmith’s due to his work on Cyberpunk, I suggest checking out Castle Falkenstein. It truly is his best writing and concept work, in my opinion.

People in airports must be the greediest seat hogs in existence. Family next to me is three people. Taking up six seats. Two of them are just backpacks that could easily be a single seat.

The layoffs at XBox are bullshit. The goals spouted by the CEO are impossible, especially with fewer creatives. I can only hope that this portends a move away from mega publishers who gobble up small studios only to ruin their style and flow with greed-drive demands.

Pacifica Playground’s look was based on Orlando. Once you move away from the illusion of magic, much of it can seem gaudy and cheap, with confusing traffic patterns and neon signs years out of date. Bad Moon Art did a fantastic job.

When we worked on the core rulebook for Cyberpunk RED, Mike described Night City University as a fortified monastery of education. For NC2045 we expanded on the idea. A campus of piecemeal buildings under assault and ready to defend itself. There might be a metaphor there! By Richard Bagnall.

We needed to ensure the art representing Santo Domingo (written by @ironiclark.bsky.social ) was authentic, showing a community that isn’t wealthy but provides its own color and culture. With a subtle hint to the cracks forming beneath in the form on one character present. By @lisebaron.bsky.social

With North Heywood, we wanted to focus on a feel of rustbelt noir suburb life. What better for that than a decaying shopping plaza hanging on by its fingernails while violence ensues? This piece is by Neil Branquinho.

In Night City 2045 @stevekenson.com described a district filled with two things: stark poverty and screens run by the local media giant. I love this piece by @lisebaron.bsky.social depicting that concept.