Natalie Ash (she/her)
@thenatalieash.bsky.social
tabletop role-playing writer and publisher. ambiguously Ennie-award-winning. open for hire for design, writing, or layout. https://byemberandash.itch.io Fuck you, make me. she/her, audhd, trans, gay, polyam.
This is incredible, a great example of how to foster a creative space and highlight upcoming writers while growing a game's impact and longevity.
Sean McCoy@sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · yesterdayWe clocked in with a final tally of 541 responses 🫣. Thank you everyone for submitting to our first ever Mothership #Jump-9 Writers Grant. We will be reviewing over the next couple of weeks, then conducting interviews for the finalists and announcing the recipients in November for #MothershipMonth26
did end-of-quarter royalty payments this morning, and I'm proud to confirm that our bestseller City of Six Moons has surpassed over 6,000 copies sold. I decided to mark the occasion with a little data crunching - here's a look at the top 15 games from a small POD publisher.
Alright, let's do a #promosky thread. I never did one with links. Hello, I'm Michele! They/them, 35 until we get into Sagittarius season. I'm a TTRPG freelancer, writer, and developer. My work has been described as "whimsical, nightmarish, & everything between" 🔄 are appreciated! Now, examples:
Ramona Flowers Drinks in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
ALT: Ramona Flowers Drinks in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
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For reference, there's ~740 Mothership modules in total that I've been able to track in this collection (including those not on itch, in the description):
All Mothership Modules on itch.io - Collection by ChrisAir
A collection by ChrisAir
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Sean McCoy@sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · yesterdayWe clocked in with a final tally of 541 responses 🫣. Thank you everyone for submitting to our first ever Mothership #Jump-9 Writers Grant. We will be reviewing over the next couple of weeks, then conducting interviews for the finalists and announcing the recipients in November for #MothershipMonth26
The Bronx zoo has a Himalayan Snow Leopard cub and her name is Sarka 🥹
Did I see this die and restart a game's design so I could use this? Yes. Yes, I did. blackoakworkshop.com/products/hea...
i posted an epiphany i had about why i hate AI so much on fedi and i wanna post it here but it won't fit and i don't wanna cut it down to size so fuckit i'm just posting a screenshot
Happy Spookie Season - STRAHD MUST DIE is live! This 54 page supplement is a cypher to make #Daggerheart shift from heroic fantasy to dark gothic horror.
Like, I recognize that in some number of ways I am insulated from a lot of the transphobia nonsense. I'm white, I'm old(er), I live in the PNW, I have updated documents from The Before Times...
You are not required to engage in debate with clowns. Laugh at their dumb shoes and watch them try to get 16 of them into a tiny car. No, sorry, equating tech-bros with clowns is an offensive comparison to the clowns. Treat tech-bros like toddlers who are proud they piss themselves.
rich@theresrich.bsky.social · 2d agoI'd think if Yud was wrong about AI being a potential threat, *someone* would be able to construct an actually decent counterargument against him This "what a weirdo", "haha so dumb" shit would obvs exist either way, but there would *also* be, like, somebody who could formulate a coherent rebuttal
I’m sorry, what? Fraternity brothers at Cornell have a practice of taking away the phones of drunk women at parties? AYFKM? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/n...
Cornell Students Question Greek Life Culture After Sexual Assault Claim
With their university under fire in the wake of a sexual assault lawsuit, students are having difficult conversations about Greek life, campus rituals and the possibility for lasting changes.
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So, I submitted by entry to the #FolkloreJam today 💛 It's a solo one-page TTRPG about childhood, ghosts, confronting mortality, & finding comfort in friendship. This folklore is personal & local, from childhood memories of playing in my church's graveyard & finding old graves of kids my own age 👻
The Children of Massey Woods by Alex's Gaming Corner
A one-page solo game of childhood, of ghosts, of confronting mortality, and of finding comfort in friendship.
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We have gone long enough pretending the institutionally sanctioned rape clubs are something legitimate and worthy of continued existence.
Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · yesterdayI’m sorry, what? Fraternity brothers at Cornell have a practice of taking away the phones of drunk women at parties? AYFKM? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/n...
True not just in publishing/writing. Look at how this new Meta Muse basically jumps into the user's shit, mixes it around, gets it everywhere. Shares their address. Lies to their contacts. Sells their stuff at a low price. Do not let the vampire in. Hang garlic. Sharpen stakes.
Oisín McGann@oisinmcgann.bsky.social · yesterdayWe should treat genAI in publishing the way you’d treat a vampire trying to enter your home. You never give it permission to enter. It doesn’t matter if it‘s polite or makes generous offers or it’s *only* going to take the ones *you* don’t care about. It’s here for your blood. Don’t let it in.
"In St. Lucie County: Officials recently decided to remove all Flock cameras. But, as they prepared to do so, they found 14 they didn’t know about. The discovery has sparked alarm." www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Florida county discovers mysterious Flock cameras with no obvious owner
Officials say they don’t know who installed the controversial cameras or how the data was being used. Residents are unnerved.
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3rd circuit rules AI training on copyrighted material is NOT fair use. Wow! chatgptiseatingtheworld.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
BREAKING News: Third Circuit affirms summary judgment rejection of fair use defense by ROSS Intelligence in AI training
Opinion under seal for now.
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You know what else the wealthy have that the lower classes don't? Billions and trillions of dollars and copious amounts of military, media, and civil infrastructure at their disposal
Hey dads my age who have sons in college: do anything you can to keep them from joining a social frat. Make it clear that the shit that goes on there is unacceptable. Don’t fall for the propaganda.
gamera obscura@ohrobin.bsky.social · 3d agoShut every fraternity down.
I'm not sure who thought a military coup to remove drumpf was a possibility, but I assure you, there is nothing "this man's army" loves more than a fascist.
Ken Klippenstein@kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 2d ago🚨 The Pentagon is "increasing [nuclear] options available to the President," per classified briefing to Congress:
Today's the last day of September - SOLO SEPTEMBER, that is - which means it's the last day... ✅of our solo game sale ✅to receive an @evlynmoreau.bsky.social sticker AND a @hodagrpg.bsky.social riso print with your order
The “trans people shouldn’t have access to hormones in prison” have been pretty quiet about the news of Sean Combs having access to massages, liquor, and his phone.
Sean Combs' release date is pushed up, as new report details pampered prison lifestyle — Los Angeles Times
An earlier release date for Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been set, once again, just as an NBC News report claims the disgraced rapper and producer is living a pampered lifestyle in federal prison.
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'She's someone's sister/daughter/mother/cousin/auntie/midlane/offtank/etc' No proximity-to-masculinity qualifier needed, babes. She's someone. And that's enough. If you start thinking of women as actual people, you won't struggle with this anymore. Give it a shot.
Mouse - it may be a lil bit of disassociation@lilmouserpg.bsky.social · 2d agoHey guys, just a gentle note. If you have to tell us that the reason you're upset is because you have a mom, sister, girlfriend, wife, daughter, you're missing the point. Empathy shouldn't exist in a vacuum where you have to know someone. You shouldn't have to have a sister to speak up for women.
I'm gonna say something that might get me canceled. Trans people have an 18% unemployment rate, 4x the national average. We get paid 60% of what cis people get. The Federal government/MOST state governments strip our rights/hunt us. The only cis people that can commiserate with us are immigrants.
Mika Fae Queen of Night 🏳️⚧️@msmaxwellmusic.bsky.social · 6mo agoI wish cis people knew how soul killing it is be constantly told "it'll be fine" after listing a dozen reasons it's actually existentially dangerous to do a thing because the Federal and State governments want me and people like me dead or a prison sex slave. Y'all take your rights for granted.
A rare fully remote Narrative designer role: www.useparallel.com/app/candidat...
Narrative Designer at Smile Break | Parallel
Job Summary We are looking for a Narrative Designer to join our fully remote game development team for an unannounced project within a high-profile IP. We are in development on an ambitious, unannounc...
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on why we keep making solo games: because most of the world doesn't have a table with four other people at it. because the deck is patient. the notebook is patient. the game will wait as long as you need. we don't make games to fill a Saturday night. we make games to fill a Tuesday.
Well, I for one am an economist who supports rent controls! Here’s why 🧵: Markets only work well if: -buyers & sellers have roughly equal power -producers respond to price signals & expand supply in response to scarcity -buyers can walk away if prices get too high
Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · last wk.Ash Sarkar: "The one thing the govt could do to improve the lives of young people is introduce some rent controls" Govt minister Jonathan Reynolds: "No economist supports rent controls" There you have it. Are you a young person trapped paying exorbitant rent? The Labour govt says f**k you.
