a machine that promises to contain everything but in fact contains nothing. a box that promises to contain one thing but in so doing contains everything

Turns out that 5e Neopets RPG was just too early?

I’m so excited to make attacks of opportunity on sith lords when they move 5 feet away from me

Hi Bsky, it's my birthday! A great present is for fine folks like you to leave reviews of RPG books on the marketplace I run. composedreamgames.com/marketplace/ (Canada) or composedreamgames.co.uk (UK) You can also share your review here. Both I and our 80+ publishers would appreciate it!

They can take the rule of three, em-dashes, and semi-colons from my cold, dead hands.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · last wk.

I 100% have not changed a single goddamn thing about how I write here in the age of "AI." I write how I write. If the "AI" writes anything like how I write, it's because it stole from me. I'm gonna use any punctuation I like, and if it looks "AI"ish to you, you can go fuck yourself.

Another newsletter I subscribe to has switched away from Substack. You love to see it.

I *love* it when rooms on a map link to the pages they’re described on. I found that especially tricky to implement but it was rewarding once I figured it out.

Clayton@explorersdesign.bsky.social · 2w ago

A short piece on the power of hyperlinks this week. If you're designing for digital and not using them, you're leaving one of your format's greatest strengths on the table. www.explorersdesign.com/how-to-hyper...

Lena by @qntm.org came up in conversation over brunch with friends today. It remains one of the most unsettling pieces of short fiction I can remember. qntm.org/mmacevedo

Lena

A note from the author You can now buy this story as part of my collection, Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories. This collection also includes a sequel story, titled "Driver". This articl...

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Adam nailed it.

Adam "Graphic Design Is Not My Passion" Seats@iknowadamseats.bsky.social · 3w ago

Been doing a lot of retrospection this month. I still think my post on Triangle Agency might be one of the best things I've written over the years. I'm gonna try to top that tonight with the FEMA management guidelines as TTRPG narrative guidelines thing I'm rotating in my head, but in the meantime:

New blog post, in which I review the really cool Eco-Mofos!! personable.blog/qlbb-eco-mofos

A Quick Look at a Big Book: Eco Mofos!!

A reading informed review of Eco Mofos!!

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I hope in a few days seeing that others feel the same will give me hope. But today, I am so tired.

Rogue@rogue.site · 4w ago

Unpopular decisions make stock prices go up. Successful art leads to firings. AI is in everything and data centers are going up everywhere. Welcome to the Because Fuck You, That's Why economy. www.rogue.site/editorials/f...

You’ve cabbed your last death, cutie.

Roque Romero - Comms closed@roqueromero.bsky.social · last mo.

You've nailed your last nine inch

This site was a fantastic resource when I was shipping my most recent project. Great (domestic!) alternatives.

World Champ Game Co@worldchamp.bsky.social · last mo.

Uline is absolutely evil and you need to not be using them for anything no excuse refuseuline.com

Summer on the surface, and summer underground, but all my #Mothership modules are on sale at both Itch and RPG Trader itch.io/s/189486/sum... rpg-trader.com/products/342...

Every hometown’s got the ominous megastructure, what’s yours?

⛧ Víctor J. Merino ⛧ COMMISSIONS OPEN!@victor-el-dm.eurosky.social · last mo.

every hometown’s got the ominous megastructure, what’s yours?

Huh. I guess Backrooms is the last A24 flick I’ll be (paying) to see.

When is the game jam to design each room?

Chris Airiau@chrisair.itch.io · 2mo ago

Backrooms are a negadungeon. There's zero reason to go inside. Here's level 1. Good night.

I’ve looked into trying to make the print-on-demand format work at @rpg-trader.bsky.social for my mid-sized booklet module, but I can’t get the economics to work out. Lulu (their printer) isn’t a spot I’ve used before. It looks like it’s meant for much larger, perfect bound titles.

I made the RPG Trader 20% off launch sale! Good time to grab Not Enough Scoundrels, my space trucker & smuggler supplement for Mothership RPG

Not Enough Scoundrels on RPG Trader

For Mothership RPG, a guide to running space truckers, smugglers, and the spaceships they live and die by.

rpg-trader.com

The newest TTRPG marketplace, @rpg-trader.bsky.social, is now live! As part of the launch celebration, pick up all three of my Mothership modules in a discounted bundle, now through the rest of June.

SSTO Module Pack on RPG Trader

All three of my releases in a discounted bundle

rpg-trader.com

Hi Bluesky! To celebrate the launch of @rpg-trader.bsky.social, I'm offering my entire collection for just $22.40! This week only! It's definitely worth taking a look 👽 rpg-trader.com/products/342...

Mothership Bundle on RPG Trader

Get all my publications for Mothership!

rpg-trader.com

The newest TTRPG marketplace, @rpg-trader.bsky.social, is now live! As part of the launch celebration, pick up all three of my Mothership modules in a discounted bundle, now through the rest of June.

SSTO Module Pack on RPG Trader

All three of my releases in a discounted bundle

rpg-trader.com

I joined in! My adventures are part of the launch sale on @rpg-trader.bsky.social. It was definitely the easiest to set up of the marketplaces I’ve joined. I like that I can use a GIF for shop logo.

Single Stage to Orbit Press on RPG Trader

I make TTRPG adventures, especially for Mothership.

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I've been digging through the whole Organ Failure sister zine to Flatline on the Blocks, and that adventure is a banger. The whole zine is a trip. I can't wait to bring this to a table.

MeatCastle GameWare@meatcastlegameware.com · 2mo ago

My adventure in this is pretty sick nasty mean. It's basically just a Violence adventure in the style of Glass Men as much as it's anything Mothership. Heist from a high-end spa! Potentially end an evil mega rich sicko scumfuck!

41% of 2026 is over. So far, I’ve had 49 ttrpg sessions. Some stats: - I gm’d 20% - 47% in 1 of 5 campaigns - 30% at 1 of 3 conventions - 19 systems - Most frequent: Mothership (20%), Forbidden Lands (16%), Classic Traveller (12%) - 10 systems played once I’d love to reach 100 sessions by year-end!

Wait so they added drafts but didn’t add autosave? Umm?

It ruled and looped at the most dramatic moment entirely by chance.

Chris Airiau@chrisair.itch.io · 2mo ago

I just ran a Classic Traveller mash-up session of Demon Driven to the Maw by @bradkerr.net x Decagone by @wacomatrixo.bsky.social, and it went about as crazy as it sounds.

The company that hired the Pinkertons doesn’t like unions? No way! No one could have predicted this.

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Saying "It may be helpful to understand how union representation works:" before proceeding to spread old lies about how union representation works is unfortunately both crazy and very predictable.

Sometimes I wonder if knowing the opt+shift+- em-dash shortcut—or even opt+[ and opt+shift+[ for smart quotes—means my writing is suspect. I took the time to memorize these special characters; I hate that the enemy is using my tools. wil.to/posts/llemda...

LLemdashes

It was only a matter of time before I caught a stray — you know, considering.

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I attended the Can Games TTRPG convention this past weekend, and as soon as an LLM generated portrait was put down on the table, I began to wonder if any of the session was created without AI. Totally took me out of the experience. I really hope they update con rules. www.404media.co/your-ai-use-...

Your AI Use Is Breaking My Brain

AI writing is impossible to avoid, is making everything sound the same, and is driving us crazy.

404media.co