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Rascal News@rascal.news · 2d ago

State of the Rascal: August 2026 www.rascal.news/state-of-the...

Our musical improv One Shot: Last Train to Bremen has been accepted into the Toronto Webfest!!! I will never stop shouting about this and a MAJOR congratulations to everyone once again ❣️ @oneshotpod.bsky.social @rpgmajor.bsky.social @shaghik.com

Voting for the Ennies closes tomorrow! If you haven't yet voted, please support indie artists and vote for One Shot's Last Train to Bremen in the Best Streaming category - vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/ba...

Yet more proof that there's no excuse to use AI art.

Clayton@explorersdesign.bsky.social · 3w ago

Public Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇

James is out here heaping praise on @superdillin.bsky.social and every word is deserved. He started taking point on songs later in the game & his songs SLAP. *Stoplight* is worth the whole price of admission. @shaghik.com's polish made the whole thing shine. vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/ba...

James D'Amato@oneshotrpg.bsky.social · 3w ago

Please support @oneshotnetwork.bsky.social in the 2026 Ennie awards! We are up for Best Streaming Content thanks to the Last Train to Bremen series @superdillin.bsky.social ran with @rpgmajor.bsky.social Please vote us number 1 in the category and listen to the episodes if you haven't already!

For the fist time ever One Shot is up for an Ennie! It has been wonderful watching @superdillin.bsky.social take the show to places I never could. A musical series collaberating with @rpgmajor.bsky.social is definitely that. It's so amazing, please listen and vote! vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/

You LOVED Welcome to Mount Port from @gamechanger.dropout.tv - have you ever wondered "What if someone improvised a full length musical like that, but not at all like that, more like dramatic and about a group of terrible people running from the devil?"

Siri, how do I bribe judges?!

Dillin Apelyan - ENNIE NOMINATED BIG DOG & One Shot sexyman@superdillin.bsky.social · last mo.

our Improvised Musical Actual Play of Last Train to Bremen has been nominated for an Ennie - this is to this day the most ambitious and scariest One Shot I've ever done and I'm so proud of it it's sick. @rpgmajor.bsky.social @noahcsamuels.bsky.social @oneshotpod.bsky.social

Given all the killer Actual Plays in the festival, it's quite an honor to take home Best Music and Best Editing at @coloradowebfest.bsky.social! Quite a club to be a part of. We use music as an integral part of our show, improvising songs mid-story. Sometimes... no, *often* it feels like magic.

Look at the care and detail Junip is putting into these... If you're wondering what all those tally marks mean, and why is there a dropped ice cream cone, the answers are in the arc entitled Heroes History.

Junip Mothchaser@junipmothchaser.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is another pice in my oracle cards set of RPG Major characters! If you don’t know RPG Major, you should check them out :)

For anyone who listens to the podcast RPG Major, I did some fanart! These are oracle cards featuring various characters! If you haven’t listened to RPG Major, you should check them out for some heartfelt supernatural mystery role playing & improvised music #fanart #RPGmajor

Post like this make me SO CURIOUS

Dr. Emily Friedman@friede.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you are a Portland-based game designer or other kind of game nerd with interests in the 18th century, please let me know?

To all the creators out there - is there anything more affirming than to have someone love what you make so much they create art of it? The very talented @junipmothchaser.bsky.social made some truly dope oracle cards featuring RPG Major characters. Words fail.

Hear hear. Kind of a sad state when it's remarkable to see a business valuing and respecting their workers.

Aram@aramvartian.com · 2mo ago

Bravo, Dark Horse. www.darkhorse.com/newsfeed/sta...

I often want to recommend this to people when they're curious about RPG Major because it's some of the best work we've done as a cast. it's complicated because it's not on our feed... Plus once they hear Dillin will his storytelling and undeniable sex appeal make them forget us & binge One Shot?!

Dillin Apelyan - ENNIE NOMINATED BIG DOG & One Shot sexyman@superdillin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Have you heard our Improvised Musical Actual Play on One Shot?? Playing one of my favorite games ever, Last Train to Bremen by @seaexcursion.itch.io we created a dramatic musical about a doomed band on the run from the devil. pod.link/688242106/ep...

I just finished editing our next arc, which will start releasing June 16, and shared it with the cast... Camilla said:

I can't think of a bigger compliment than AP creators bingeing our little show!

Game Master Monday 🍉@gamemastermonday.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This week we are once again happy to feature our pals @rpgmajor.bsky.social! Real talk; I've been binging this show for about 2 months now and I simply cannot get enough it, you should give these talented folks a listen today! www.rpgmajor.com

This week we are happy to hype our pals at @rpgmajor.bsky.social! If you love actual play, mysteries, and musical theater (which we assume you must because, well, look at you) you'll LOVE RPG: Major! Give 'em a listen today, genuinely one of our favorite discoveries! www.rpgmajor.com

I love waking up early for a meeting only to find it has been cancelled overnight. Now I can just enjoy my coffee.

Top to bottom, a stellar piece of design. The devils die centered like that is so perfect.

Dillin Apelyan - ENNIE NOMINATED BIG DOG & One Shot sexyman@superdillin.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My copy of Last Train to Bremen came!!! I love this game so much and genuinely feel emotional about finally having it in my hands. It's one of the best games I've played. Responsible for one of the greatest @oneshotpod.bsky.social series we've done. I need to find special dice cups for it

Query: If you (or someone you watch/listen to) had a NON-TTRPG/Actual Play podcast, YouTube channel, etc. AND Played a tabletop roleplaying game on that feed/channel/etc BEFORE 12/31/2018 could you let me know? (I have some examples but trying to see if I missed anything)

itch.io runs an annual Trans Rights fundraiser. This year they're offering a pay what you want (starting at $5) bundle with around 50 games, including a coffee themed hack of Thirsty Sword Lesbians called Thirsty Queer Baristas itch.io/b/3525/ttrpg... JK NOT FIFTY ITS FIVE HUNDRED! 500! GO GET EM!

More proof musicals and RPGs belong together.

Caleb Zane Huett@calebzane.bsky.social · 4mo ago

we're playing the quiet year with a very musical set of themes and @foresightstudio.bsky.social just killed everyone in chat

Love how much emotion you get in the eye here - so much from so little - and the "splat" on the circle behind the witch. Linocuts are dooooope.

Abbey (Comms open!)@abbeycatabbey.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Process for my most recent print! #printmaking #linocut

Dang, good company to be in! Another #GenesysRPG pod and the incredible Ten Candles AP from @twicerolledtales.bsky.social. Hot dang. I'm excited to be part of the festival!

NZ Web Fest@nzwebfest.co.nz · 4mo ago

It’s time to shout out the podcast titles named as early selections from submissions before our earlybird deadline. Actual Play/TTRPG titles @roadsuncharted and @rpgmajor and Keep the Lights On See all the selections so far at nzwebfest.co.nz/selections-2... 🎧🤞🎉🤞🎧

SO INTENSE

Context-free spoilers for the Feathered Friends arc - currently releasing, featuring the incredible Amalia Larson (@amaliatown on most platforms) Listen on your favorite podcast app or at rpgmajor.com

@roadsuncharted.bsky.social Congrats on being selected for the NZ Webfest! It's great to see another Genesys AP succeeding. Now to add you to my queue 🤓

An RPG for mysteries influenced by music and verse? It'll never work!

kermit the frog from sesame street is sitting on a red couch with his mouth open and a heart in his mouth .

ALT: kermit the frog from sesame street is sitting on a red couch with his mouth open and a heart in his mouth .

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Pelgrane Press@pelgranepress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Ballad Hunters is now live on Kickstarter. Investigate deadly folk ballads in Regency Britain and change the ending before tragedy strikes. A bold new GUMSHOE RPG with fast, story driven sessions. The song has begun. Join us now. bit.ly/4qZ1sSD

I've finished my first pass edits on my entire recording backlog. This is the first time that's been true in at least a year & puts me a full 12 episodes ahead. Did I focus on editing to the exclusion of planning for our recording session on Sunday? Why, yes. Yes I did, thanks for asking. 🙄