Chloe @ Small Stories

@smallstoriesgames.bsky.social

"Hell, the worst I can get is life." Jack of several trades including TTRPG design, recipe writing, and photography. Any pronouns. Opinions now yours. website + blog both in progress at smallstories.io

Several things can be true at once: - this probably was not on purpose from the MCG team - whoever put this together should have done better due diligence - this might not have happened if Rascal’s community press releases were not presented in visually identical ways to the editorial work

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The Queer Games Bundle is officially disbanding. There will not be another bundle this year. Thank you for your support over the years. Please continue to help each other. A community can only exist if it helps each other survive in a meaningful way. Read our final statements here:

Queer Games Bundle is ending

When I set out to make the Queer Games Bundle in 2021, I wanted to get revenge on a world where $200 usd could mean the difference between fucking up your life or being okay. I just wanted people to b...

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When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.” For these Americans, that wasn’t true. (Published Oct. 2025)

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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The thing about ebooks as a substitute is that it ignores two major needs of teen readers: autonomy (the ability to get a book without going through parents) and community (the ability to pass a book around to all their friends.)

Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them)@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I've said this before but I truly believe we could revitalize YA and kidlit overnight by switching to MMPB and paperback first. Kids want paperbacks! It is by far the biggest request I get from teen readers.

We're looking for GenCon 2026 GMs! We won't be going ourselves, on account of the *fucking everything* right now. But if you're going, and fancy getting paid money to run multi-table games, please fill out this freelancer form. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

RR&D Freelance Applications

Rowan, Rook and Decard is a small tabletop game design studio based in the north of England. We are always looking for freelance artists, writers and other professionals, and we value applications fro...

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icymi… if you have games on itch, consider participating in another charity bundle. this one is for minnesota.

Jes the human 🔜 LFG Con@jesthehuman.itch.io · 7mo ago

The No ICE in Minnesota charity bundle submission period is now open: itch.io/jam/no-ice-i... All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February

graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle

Hey folks! Did you know that it's really easy to find games made by poc on itch.io? Just use the "poc made" tag! There you'll find your next fav TTRPG & support some great designers, new and old! If you're a designer, tag your games poc-made so they show up on the feed! itch.io/physical-gam...

Top physical games tagged poc-made

Find physical games tagged poc-made like Alone Among the Stars, A Land Once Magic, Alone On A Journey, The Magus: Oracular Edition, Last Train to Bremen on itch.io, the indie game hosting marketplace

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Exactly. When you play a game you don’t just play rules or a system you also play people and ideas and media and society. System is blurry, games are blurry, play is blurry. All theory can provide is a lens. Long live play. Long live Sonic the Hedgehog.

Jeff Stormer@jeffstormer.gobirds.online · 7mo ago

I wrote a thing. A games taste manifesto, sort of, but not really. AGAINST GAMES THAT SAY I CAN DO ANYTHING (BUT THAT I CAN'T PLAY SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Don't be weird. www.patreon.com/posts/148413...

In 2026 I hope to make a positive difference for how people perceive & talk about fat characters in TTRPGs - Include “no body shaming/fat phobia” in lines and veils. Bring it up in your session zero - Ask artists to give your character a double chin or belly. if it’s not right give clear feedback