Coming Soon in Fall of 2026: SPACER, my personal rewrite and expanded version of Classic Traveller designed to be released under the Creative Commons sharealike license for FREE. This means people can make their own content for Spacer or design a new game using it!
Matt from Knot Hollow
@knothollow.bsky.social
‘Cause RPG people are the best people. [Profile arts by Marie Enger and Alec Sorenson.]
I really hope everyone in the TTRPG space watches this video – maybe 2 or 3 times. You might well get pissed off by some of it, but we ALL need to talk about this. And maybe even DO something. (And NOT just the actual play people.) Thank you, @michellicopter.bsky.social, for every bit of this.
We Need to Talk About Diversity in TTRPG Actual Play
YouTube video by EUphoria AP
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Excited to announce my new game coming to Kickfunder:
👀🚀⚡IT'S LIVE!⚡🚀👀 Scamper, scuttle and skedaddle there as fast as your many legs can carry you!
Coming soon: Children of Time: The Roleplaying Game
Create millennia-spanning sci-fi epics in this groundbreaking roleplaying game based on the award winning Children of Time novels.
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I had a huge smile on my face the whole time I was reading this. It made me feel like I was there... again! Thanks, Maxim!
I finally got around to writing my recap of Between Two Cons! Which ruled. This is the first post on my new blog, too! It includes pictures from the weekend, some favorite moments, and summaries of the games I played. More detailed play reports to come. blog.maximlowe.com/between-two-...
I wanna tell you about Between Two Cons (June 26-27, in Portland) because it was such a fabulous experience. It was unique among the cons I've been to, and I heard that from all the attendees I talked to. Please enjoy these random thoughts...
The 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in Tech. Like: “4. Please, please stop asking me to verify my humanity by clicking on tiny motorcycles.” and “35. To Mark Zuckerberg, specifically: Shut up about the Roman Empire.” [theringer.com]
The 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in Tech
The bugs, broken apps, and nightmare customer-service bots we can't escape, presented as a blessed and sacred addendum to Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical on AI
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Less than a day remaining. Can you help get this one over the finish line? www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...
Soothwardens By Navaar Seik-Jackson
A game about the power of connection & threats from beyond. There is no luck here. Just heart, stamina, and those who fight beside you.
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Wow! I love this! Can't wait to implement it. blog.3x5arcana.com/p/the-mythic...
The Mythic Engine
Ahaaaaaa, listen to the engine whine! -The Mountain Goats
blog.3x5arcana.com
Introduce yourself with ten post prompts you have responded to
this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.
I'm back from North Star gaming convention and it was great fun. 😁 Here are some GM tips, which are not new, but bare repeating: You are the independent arbiter of the game, welcome ideas and support for the players. Remember you're all responsible for the fun, so devolve that responsibility 1/
@bobworldbuilder.bsky.social is running a large-scale, single question poll, just for curiosity: which is your favourite TTRPG? I wanted to do my part to share it around non-D&D-exclusive spaces. So pick (or write-in) your favourite here :) forms.gle/A8TBNsCWq9Xe...
Poll: What Is Your Favorite TTRPG? (2026)
This is a simple poll with a lofty goal! With your help, we can reach across the entire tabletop roleplaying game community, both online and offline, to learn which TTRPGs are the most popular in 2026...
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Proud to be the 109th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Mildew and Silver - An Adventure for Old-School Essentials! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
Mildew and Silver - An Adventure for Old-School Essentials
A low-level adventure set in the plagued wilderness and abandoned mines of a crumbling dwarven mining town. Demon-hunters march in force, strange beasts stalk the woods, and cultists dig for something...
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Proud to be the 123rd backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Skullboy's Illustrated Guide to Demons! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
Skullboy's Illustrated Guide to Demons
Loud, colorful, and cartoonish art book, showcasing the demonic forces living in their various hells, and the clerics who worship them.
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The DIE Metadungeon crowdfunder finished on Friday. The DIE Metadungon crowdfunder is still going. The DIE Metadungeon crowdfunder will never end. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
111th backer! That seems likes a good omen! @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Dark Double Feature: 3PP Horror Adventures for ShadowdarkRPG! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/3...
Dark Double Feature: 3PP Horror Adventures for ShadowdarkRPG
A Dark Double Feature designed for use with Shadowdark RPG featuring: Of A Harmonious Nature and Nothing Left To Lose
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@jacobfleming.bsky.social has a new project and NOBODY TOLD ME!?!?!? In the Shadow of Tower Silveraxe, Through the Valley of the Manticore, The Scourge of Northland, and Castle Elkenstone all RULE, so I'm excited to see what he's got for us this time. Looks oozy!
The Ooze, Adventure Module Zinepack
From Gelatinous Cubism - The Ooze, Adventure Module Zinepack
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Most statements that include the word “but” can be improved by changing it to “and.” And don’t trust me, try it yourself.
Britain. 1813. Across the island, the folk ballads of the common people are coming to life. The dead walk, dragons rise, lovers betray one another, authorities condemn innocents to die — whatever happens in the song happens in real life. My latest TTRPG is now live on Kickstarter! bit.ly/4sc4MLb
Ballad Hunters RPG
Britain, 1813: Folk ballads are coming to life. Armed with ballad magic, you decipher clues in each song and save the people affected.
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This is my favorite RPG book. Don't miss out.
I'll launch the Kickstarter for Play Unsafe, my book about how to play TTRPGs, tomorrow. It'll be a short, sharp, two-week campaign. I'd really appreciate your help in spreading the word. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra... #kickstarter #ttrpg
I was asked to give my thoughts on generative AI usage in games - here they are!
What place will AI have in game development? Senior figures from across the games industry weigh in on the future of AI use. https://bit.ly/4uB8396
Holy fuckin shit this is almost TOO exciting.
🚀 NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!🚀 We're absolutely over the bloody moon to be making the Children of Time RPG! Mina, Grant and Elaine have been sequestered away with author Adrian Tchaikovsky, building a new Ark to take you to the far reaches of space. But what (or who) is waiting for you out there?