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Touch-starved Beast @androidpeach.bsky.social · 1d

Dragon Reactor encourages you to spend valuable game time grieving your friends after they die in game. Exploring how I wanted my character to remember someone dear to them while I was stuck in an actual grief spiral with Axel was very eye opening

Dinoberry Press @dinoberrypress.bsky.social · 1d

Dragon Reactor’s approach to the loss of characters is unique, even among “play-to-lose” or “highly-lethal” games, and as a result it fosters an incredible kind of player attachment.

Read more in this month’s blog!

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Player attachment to characters in Dragon Reactor — Dinoberry Press

In Dragon Reactor, it’s pretty easy for a player’s character to die. I’ve always been a fan of “play to lose” games (which I can talk about at length), but even in something like Blades in The…

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Dinoberry Press @dinoberrypress.bsky.social · 1d

Dragon Reactor’s approach to the loss of characters is unique, even among “play-to-lose” or “highly-lethal” games, and as a result it fosters an incredible kind of player attachment.

Read more in this month’s blog!

www.dinoberrypress.com/blog/dragon-...

Player attachment to characters in Dragon Reactor — Dinoberry Press

In Dragon Reactor, it’s pretty easy for a player’s character to die. I’ve always been a fan of “play to lose” games (which I can talk about at length), but even in something like Blades in The…

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Many Sided Media @manysidedmedia.bsky.social · 1d

COMING OCTOBER 20th!

Tune in for a TWO HOUR discussion about teaching games through actual play featuring an absolute POWERHOUSE panel.

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@friede.bsky.social
@itsquinns.bsky.social
@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social

Subscribe to Talk of the Table wherever you get your podcasts.

Talk of the Table Patreon w/ Dr. Emily Friedman, Quinns, & Brennan Lee Mulligan.

Roundtable: Teaching Games Through Actual Play

Pictures of each guest are in circles on a yellow background. To each side are anthropomorphized dice, one with a mouth and one with an ear.

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Swan and Raven Studio @swanandravenstudio.com · 1d

✏️Sprouts ~ RPG by @dinoberrypress.bsky.social is a family-friendly game of hand-drawn creatures traveling across real-life terrain.

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Swan and Raven Studio @swanandravenstudio.com · 1d

🌈🎲The HELLO//GOODBYE charity bundle contains 203 games for only $12 and is available on itch until November 5th. Get it here! 👇

HELLO//GOODBYE Charity Bundle for Legal Aid by swanandravenstudio and 114 others

HELLO//GOODBYE Charity Bundle for Legal Aid: 203 items for $12.00

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Dinoberry Press @dinoberrypress.bsky.social · 1d

Dragon Reactor’s approach to the loss of characters is unique, even among “play-to-lose” or “highly-lethal” games, and as a result it fosters an incredible kind of player attachment.

Read more in this month’s blog!

www.dinoberrypress.com/blog/dragon-...

Player attachment to characters in Dragon Reactor — Dinoberry Press

In Dragon Reactor, it’s pretty easy for a player’s character to die. I’ve always been a fan of “play to lose” games (which I can talk about at length), but even in something like Blades in The…

www.dinoberrypress.com

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Pantsless Tables @pantslesstables.bsky.social · 1d

Are you a BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+ TTRPG game designer? Do you have a new game/kickstarter launching soon? Would you like to be featured on "BUT WHY?" our TTRPG talk show where we
1. interview a game designer
2. play a one-shot with their game/setting
3. have chill fun vibes?

If this is you, DM us!

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Dinoberry Press @dinoberrypress.bsky.social · 3d

The first night of screams approaches, and soon Booditya’s Nevyween Screamtacular will begin!

Get ready to join us for 4 nights of horror games from the silly and strange to the pinnacles of terror, all to raise money for Fund Texas Choice!

Be there…..OR BE SCARED!

Spooky art banner promoting Booditya’s Nevyween Screamtacular. The event name’s text is rough handwriting, with Screamtacular in large dripping art. The colors of the banner are black, purple, and orange with white text detailing the event. twitch.tv/vidityavoleti, every night from Oct 27th - 30th at 9pm EST. Screams, scares, and cares to raise money for funds texas choice.

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Phantom @phan13.bsky.social · 1d

Now I have a functioning printer again I've finally managed to put together a little blorbo wall, featuring art of my OCs that I've commissioned, traded, or been gifted as well as merch/art (mostly) related to them. Will try & tag all the awesome artists in the comments, so go check out their stuff.

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SpicyTunaRPG @spicytunarpg.bsky.social · 2d

We're going to be at Gamehole Con next week!
Find us at Booth 21 with @goosepoopgames.com
We'll have everything Spicy Tuna + solo games from our friends at @worldchamp.bsky.social, @dngnclub.itch.io, and @spacepenguinink.bsky.social

Also hoping to play some Blackthorn and Cryo Drakus!

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Jes the human 🔜 Twitch Con @jesthehuman.itch.io · 2d

The Games against Genocide via tiltify charity bundle submission period is now open: bit.ly/gamesagainst...

All TTRPGs and TTRPG adjacent supplements are welcome* Submissions are open until November 3 and the charity bundle supporting Doctors Without Borders will be live November 10 - December 12 🍉

Graphic with watermelons on the right and left side. In the middle there is text that says games against genocide charity bundle via tiltify

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Dinoberry Press @dinoberrypress.bsky.social · 2d

Mhm mhm. Just a perfectly normal and uncursed midweek ascension.

Charu "Ru" Chandni Patel @cherrydrop.bsky.social · 2d

Peak is a normal game with normal things happening in it

(I love @dinoberrypress.bsky.social discord's Midweek shenanigans)

Screenshot from the video game Peak: A 3d cartoon of an orange camper character floating above an orange ocean with two horizontal lines attached to their head that veer off screen. Two ghost characters float in the background

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Dinoberry Press @dinoberrypress.bsky.social · 3d

The first night of screams approaches, and soon Booditya’s Nevyween Screamtacular will begin!

Get ready to join us for 4 nights of horror games from the silly and strange to the pinnacles of terror, all to raise money for Fund Texas Choice!

Be there…..OR BE SCARED!

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Jes the human 🔜 Twitch Con @jesthehuman.itch.io · 3d

Hey gang, I have an update - I have decided to accept games that can be found on itchio IF they have not be included in an itchio charity bundle before. If you have a game that fits this description, please submit your game! 🖤

Jes the human 🔜 Twitch Con @jesthehuman.itch.io · 5d

The Games against Genocide via tiltify charity bundle submission period is now open: bit.ly/gamesagainst...

All TTRPGs and TTRPG adjacent supplements are welcome* Submissions are open until November 3 and the charity bundle supporting Doctors Without Borders will be live November 10 - December 12 🍉

Submission form for Games against Genocide

Hello all! Thank you so much for your interest in joining the Games against Genocide charity bundle via Tiltify! Please read all of the following before deciding to join the bundle. By submitting ...

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Fernando Salvaterra @salvaterra.bsky.social · Feb 4

pencil sketch --> line art

#sketch #kaiju #ttrpg #art

pencil sketch of a lizard Kaiju rising from the ashes. It is larger than the mountains and skyscrapers surrounding it. A huge dust storm is kicked off.

Ink drawing of a lizard Kaiju rising from the ashes. It is larger than the mountains and skyscrapers surrounding it. A huge dust storm is kicked off. The sky in the background is autumn-hued.

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Dinoberry Press @dinoberrypress.bsky.social · 3d

Jam and Nova are playing Elden Ring! >:D
www.twitch.tv/dinoberryjam

DinoberryJam - Twitch

🎃 LIVE spanking caught on camera \ Nightreign with Nova \ ask about the Screamtacular 👀

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Elliot Davis | TTWH Out 10/14! @moreblueberries.bsky.social · 4d

What if I told you that you can see pics of the first ever copy of A Land Once Magic by @vidityavoleti.bsky.social in this update??

We have made a really special little book for the sickos

Check it out!

A Land Once Magic - Pocket-sized Worldbuilding TTRPG Project Update: The First Ever Copy of ALOM

A BEAUTIFUL Little Book! We are so thrilled to share photos of the first ever copies of A Land Once Magic! We've received the first copies of the book and the notebook and t...

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Quinn Majeski 👁️ Absurdia crowdfunding now! @quinnmajeski.bsky.social · 5d

Absurdia Update: meet the guest writers!

I’m beyond excited to announce Elliot Davis, Irving Benitez, Kendrick Smith, and Samantha Leigh as our stretch goal guest writers!

At $25k, this wickedly talented cabal will put together a kaleidoscope of ready to play one shot scenarios for Absurdia 👁️

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tt🪦RIP💀gifs @ttrpgifs.bsky.social · 5d

✨ DON'T FORGET ✨

Games For Raices starts this Saturday October 11th and it's going to be amazing!

We will have Kids on Brooms, Draw Steel and Daggerheart and we will be raising funds for @raicestexas.bsky.social

We will also have Giveaways thanks to the awesome folks at @hellomcdm.bsky.social

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Dinoberry Press @dinoberrypress.bsky.social · 15d

See how it was made:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6wA...

A TTRPG Dungeon of Beasts and Ice ✦ The Frigid Towers

YouTube video by Dinoberry Studio

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Dinoberry Press @dinoberrypress.bsky.social · 5d

Looking for a terrifying game to bring to the table this Halloween? *You’re In Space And Everything’s Fucked* is a perfect pick, and it’s exactly what it sounds like: a sci-fi horror #TTRPG of guts & gore among the stars. Our tribute to splatter horror is available in digital & print editions!

You're In Space And Everything's Fucked — Dinoberry Press

You’re in Space and Everything’s Fucked is a terrifying tribute to sci-fi survival horror and gore-filled splatter films. It’s a game for 2-5 players, with one taking on the role of an…

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Dinoberry Press @dinoberrypress.bsky.social · 4d

We worked with Asia Pacific! We talked a lot about the process in a blog a while ago

www.dinoberrypress.com/blog/little-...

Making The Dice For Little Wolves — Dinoberry Press

In this month’s blog, Nevyn talks about the process of getting the Little Wolves dice done! Starting with the “why” all the way to the “they’re at our door!”, and including all the things we learned...

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Grendel 🥀 @grendelmenz.bsky.social · 11d

Happy early October! Here's a piece I did for @dinoberrypress.bsky.social's game "Little Wolves". 🎃🔥

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🍁 Levi Kornelsen @levikornelsen.bsky.social · 11d

I don't know a single thing about this game, but these dice, I'm just saying.

Dinoberry Press @dinoberrypress.bsky.social · 12d

If you missed your chance to pick up the gorgeous Fae of The Forest dice for Little Wolves, we have great news: they’re available on our store!

Designed with Little Wolves in mind, but usable anywhere, these dice feature the symbols of elemental magic in The Enchanted Forest, AND they’re gorgeous!

Little Wolves | Fae of the Forest Dice — Dinoberry Press

The Fae of the Forest Dice are unique limited-run six-sided dice designed to work with the mechanics of Little Wolves and any game that needs a D6! Each side has starry-shaped pips that corresponds…

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Dinoberry Press @dinoberrypress.bsky.social · 5d

Looking for a terrifying game to bring to the table this Halloween? *You’re In Space And Everything’s Fucked* is a perfect pick, and it’s exactly what it sounds like: a sci-fi horror #TTRPG of guts & gore among the stars. Our tribute to splatter horror is available in digital & print editions!

You're In Space And Everything's Fucked — Dinoberry Press

You’re in Space and Everything’s Fucked is a terrifying tribute to sci-fi survival horror and gore-filled splatter films. It’s a game for 2-5 players, with one taking on the role of an…

www.dinoberrypress.com

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