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Chris Hopper 📝 Accessibility Consulting

@chrishopper.bsky.social

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TTRPG accessibility consultant, layout, and writer. Layout lead for MCDM's Draw Steel, Accessibility and Layout with Brotherwise, Underground Oracle, and more. Edtech and Farming in Austin's backyard. DMs open to freelance and contract work!

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Chris Hopper 📝 Accessibility Consulting @chrishopper.bsky.social · Aug 12

Hi new followers!
I'm Chris Hopper, an accessibility consultant, graphic designer, game designer, and all around freelancer. You can find my most recent work in Draw Steel and the Cosmere RPG, along with many indie pubs. I'm passionate about lowering barriers for every game. linktr.ee/chrishopper

Cosmere Roleplaying Game ad for The First Step adventure book, showing a heavy-plated knight in a fiery fight at the bottom of a canyon. The blue-covered book featuring the same image is to the right

Cover of MCDM's Draw Steel. A party of adventurers clashes with the winged figure of Ajax the invincible and the armies of demons under his command.

Cover of Harrow: The Blighted Plane by Underground Oracle, featuring windsurfers on a sparkling sea.

Cover of Escape the Dullahan, a Mork Borg Adventure, in two-color zine format, roughly markered and pasted into the typical Mork Borg feel

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Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 1d

It was a real pleasure to chat with @shannonappelcline.bsky.social about his upcoming new set of books.

"Appelcline: I was delighted to write about the original edition of Palace of the Silver Princess. This is one of the most legendary products ever published by TSR because the first edition of it was destroyed. They printed it, they gave out copies to the people at TSR, they got some out to distributors, and then — this is all hearsay, but that's part of what made it exciting, trying to figure out what happened — management, apparently, got a look at it and said, oh, this is terrible, we can't send it out. They went around, they collected the copies from everyone at TSR, they tried to get whatever copies that they'd sent out back. And then they had one person in charge of bringing them out to the landfill and watch as they were bulldozed under, so that no one else got copies of them."

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Jason Cordova @jasoncordova.bsky.social · 1d

The French-language edition of Brindlewood Bay is crowdfunding!They are at nearly 400% funded, with 5 days remaining in their campaign. Check out the campaign if you game in French, or if you know someone who would be interested, let them know about it! www.gameontabletop.com/cf5531/brind...

Brindlewood Bay (Storyline)

Crowdfunding: Brindlewood Bay (Storyline)

www.gameontabletop.com

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 16h

. @404media.co is investigating book bans. They could use your pointers on where to be looking. You can do it anonymously.

"We need help deciding... which school districts and cities to seek public records from and... where we should point our reporting efforts. "

www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

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Spencer Hibnick | Pesto Publications @pestoenthusiast.bsky.social · 14h

MCDM just released the symbols they use in stat blocks under a free license.

mcdm.gg/DrawSteel/Dr...

If you've never worked with a CC-BY-SA license, check out the thread for some guidance.

mcdm.gg

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Psiocratic Press @psiocraticpress.bsky.social · 3d

For folks who haven't seen this article on the Draw Steel Game Jam, you should check it out! And not just because it mentions me and Heart of Arcana's project. It's really well written and shows some highlights from the submissions.

thombone.substack.com?r=6mav5n&utm...

ThomBone | Substack

Writing my thoughts about Draw Steel and other RPGs as I play them. Click to read ThomBone, a Substack publication. Launched 23 days ago.

thombone.substack.com

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Polygon @polygon.com · 1d

Keith Ammann returns with another invaluable resource for game masters and designers

You’ll never see D&D monsters the same way again after reading this essential TTRPG book

Keith Ammann returns with another invaluable resource for game masters and designers

www.polygon.com

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 1d

They’re doing everything they can to increase the penalty children pay for being poor.

statescoop.com/fcc-e-rate-f...

FCC ends E-Rate funding for Wi-Fi hotspots, school bus connectivity | StateScoop

The FCC voted to end rules that allowed schools and libraries to use E-Rate funds on school bus Wi-Fi and internet hotspots.

statescoop.com

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 23h

Someone on the Fari RPGs Discord made a full-fledged mode for tabletop simulator to use with Voildlight solo play, and I’m here for it.

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 1d

"Categorizing South of Midnight’s narrative as one of nature versus nurture feels too reductive."

@phoenixsimms.bsky.social explores the EcoGothic and EthnoGothic themes in South of Midnight:

Mending the Gardens of History - Unwinnable

South of Midnight uses nature to underscore the ways that human care and legacies of hatred scar not just on a human-scale.

unwinnable.com

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Matt | Krasiph @krasiph.bsky.social · 15h

I went to Monica's seminar at GenCon and it was fantastic. Using tarot to inspire writing *without* long prompt tables was an incredibly fun exercise. Her methods got me in a flow state in under 2 minutes.

Matt Forbeck @forbeck.com · 21h

Readers! Check out my pal @booksofm.com's new book!

www.drivethrufiction.com/en/product/5...

Tarot for Storytellers - Books of M | DriveThruFiction

About Tarot for Storytellers Tarot for Storytellers is a full-color eBook written by author and narrative designer Monica Valentinelli (World of Darkness, Cyberpunk RED, Shadowrun: Court of Shadows, e...

www.drivethrufiction.com

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Sonya Henar || Available for Work and Comms Open @sonybaloneyart.bsky.social · 21h

Currently available for freelance! I really need the work!

Sonya Henar || Available for Work and Comms Open @sonybaloneyart.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Sonya &I'm character designer and award winning illustrator.

I'm available for freelance, studio work & seeking representation!

Past clients: Greenbrier Games, Gran Via Productions, Skybound Entertainment, Darrington Press

sonybaloneyart.com
[email protected]

illustration of two skeleton chefs and chinese opera ghost performer

girl in a dirty dress crying on the stairs

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 15h

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 15h

This game is Breathless and also amazing.

POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 18h

It's the season... for #SCP fun! Check out my #SCPFoundation #TTRPG!

gbdw.itch.io/the-foundation

The Foundation by GBDW

An SCP Foundation tabletop RPG based on the Breathless System!

gbdw.itch.io

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Beadle & Grimm's @beadleandgrimms.com · 20h

Fear is coming!
Ring of Chaos: Rising Fear is launching soon on Kickstarter.
A competitive horror card and board game where monstrous parties fight to gain control of the legendary Ring of Chaos.
Sign up to be notified for when this launches.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bea...

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B. Dave Walters - Yes, it is I! @bdavewalters.bsky.social · 20h

Today is the *last day* for the Scorched Basin Kickstarter from @homieandthedude.com. Check out those sexy stretch goals!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hom...

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Duchess of Doom @kilagreene.bsky.social · 1d

People on r/fantasy keep asking “Why is modern fantasy all so UNORIGINAL and BORING,” and I immediately assume they must not be reading, say, N.K. Jemisin or Vajra Chandrasekera or Simon Jimenez or Premee Mohamed or anything published by Neon Hemlock, and frankly that sounds like a them problem.

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Cavan Scott @cavan.bsky.social · 1d

If anyone’s interested in how you get to write for an established IP like Star Wars I wrote about it in this post - www.cavletter.com/established-...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

The vindictive prosecutions of political enemies are not a distraction from the Epstein files - they’re one and the same: wielding the power of the DoJ to persecute your foes AND to protect your friends.

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Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 1d

The GOP caved. The Dems caved. Wall Street caved. Big Law caved. The Ivy League universities caved. The DOJ caved. The FBI caved. The media caved. At America's moment of crisis, the only ones who stood strong against tyranny were the furries.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 5d

wizard frog is insane

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It's Topher Winward! ✌️ @topher.io · 1d

I do a monthly round-up of accessibility news at work, and going straight to Can I Play That? as one of my sources is invaluable every time.

A brilliant team doing brilliant work, go give them a follow, and if you can, support with a donation!

Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · Sep 10

A colorblind mode is the latest in a series of accessibility updates for mountain climbing game sensation PEAK.

It follows a series of patches with photosensitivity and bug phobia modes among many other balancing and quality of life improvements.

caniplaythat.com/2025/09/10/p...

PEAK accessibility updates continue with new colorblind mode - Can I Play That?

A colorblind mode is the latest in a series of accessibility updates for PEAK, following patches with photosensitivity and bug phobia modes.

caniplaythat.com

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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 1d

The best sword in the Timescape. The best pilot across the Stars.
These and other legends travel wide about this mysterious alien from the Lower Worlds. And they are all true.

Here’s the last Rival to complete the Agents of UNISOL: Blaze, the high elf troubadour!

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#drawsteel #mcdm #digitalart

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Chris Hopper 📝 Accessibility Consulting @chrishopper.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats!! Looking forward to catching this one on the big screen.

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DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · 2d

Tonight's the night! Join us at 8pm EST for goofy hijinks as we fundraise for #AiS2025 👻

Do you want to impact the game to help the gang explore a haunted mansion & maybe make things a bit harder on the DM? 😈 Get involved with @tiltify.com!

While #AccessibilityIsntScary, this game might be 🧟

DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · 5d

We're going on a spooky adventure THIS WEDNESDAY at 8pm EST for our #AccessibilityIsntScary event 👻

Tune in for our first ever livestream featuring @myriadpro.bsky.social, @goblinkatie.com, @mikethequad.bsky.social, @3llebelle.bsky.social, Gustavo, and @lauren-urban.com playing A Night of Fright!

Graphic with smokey background, text, and headshots of 6 people. Text Accessibility Isn’t Scary. DOTS RPG Project Charity Livestream. October 8th 8pm EST. Twitch.tv/dotsrpg. Artwork of D&D 5e module A Night of Fright! A haunting adventure of meddling heroes and their talking knoll. Artwork depicts Scooby-Doo inspired characters. Headshots and character names: DM - Cam, Vell’mah - Katie, Sir Frederick - Mike, Dafni - Ellie, Sha-Gi - Gustavo, S’Koobi - Lauren.

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 1d

Weird how Antifa never asks me for money. Everyone else does, but Antifa is very quiet.

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association @sfwa.bsky.social · 2d

SFWA’s Writing Dates Program runs every Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 PM PST.

Volunteer to lead a writing date and connect with fellow creators in a friendly, supportive environment.

You don’t need to be a SFWA member to apply as a guest host. Learn more at sfwa.org/volunteer

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