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Gamer, podcaster (Infectious Enthusiasm - @iepodcast.bsky.social), editor #TTRPG system analyst. Curling fan. He/him. I make jokes for 12 people at a time. Black Lives Matter. Trans rights are human rights. I have friends everywhere.

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Brian_Cooksey.gif @vaklam.bsky.social · Oct 12

Hello. I am a #TTRPG editor. If you want your awesome game to be awesome-est, get in touch.

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shel kahn @portablecity.bsky.social · 14h

hey folks, are you an artist who would like to get hired to draw? here's one pro tip to level up your odds instantly!

...........make a ✨portfolio website!✨

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 1d

Final Day! Campaign ends this evening. Thanks so much for keeping World Wide Wrestling... world wide!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndp...

World Wide Wrestling 2E: Repackaged

Reprinting the Premier Pro Wrestling ttrpg of Narrative Action - In Hardcover For the First Time!

www.kickstarter.com

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thoughtcrimegames @thoughtcrimegames.bsky.social · 1d

As a crew of DJs, breakers, MCs, and graffiti writers, your art helps you heal & deal with the stress of life, but that same art can do more. It can move those around you. It can shake up the system.

Grab the Five Fires (Ashcan Edition) #ttrpg and you can change the world!

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Five Fires cover from Thoughtcrime Games.

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Archives of Nethys @archivesofnethys.bsky.social · 1d

New update is live on the 2E Starfinder! We have new books, new site sections, a lot of content ready for your eyeballs! Go check it out on 2e.aonsrd.com and thank you for your support!

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thoughtcrimegames @thoughtcrimegames.bsky.social · 1d

When Earth burned, black people and anyone desiring freedom left for the stars. Pilot soulships to find new homes and travel the universe in Black Future: Emancipation of Stars by Quinn Murphy, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg

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Black Future: Emancipation of Stars from the Griot Anthology from Thoughtcrime Games.

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Brian_Cooksey.gif @vaklam.bsky.social · 2d

The VPN is down.

RibbonFae @ribbonfae.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"The table is empty."

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thoughtcrimegames @thoughtcrimegames.bsky.social · 2d

Community Radio, everyone's favorite improv #ttrpg of a strange, strange place, and the community radio station that supports it is now available on @ipr.bsky.social and @tabletopbookshelf.com!

IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...

TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...

Cover of Community Radio, Second Edition by Thoughtcrime Games

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Shannon @shannonmcmaster.bsky.social · 3d

System adventurous scenarios, plus a bit of guidance on playing them to your table's vibe.

unwrittenearths.itch.io/annual-2025

Adventure & Hobbyist Annual 2025 by Unwritten Earths Symposium

System-Adventurous Scenarios, Maps & More

unwrittenearths.itch.io

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Brian_Cooksey.gif @vaklam.bsky.social · 2d

"Nemo me impune lacessit" is Latin for "Fuck around and find out".

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thoughtcrimegames @thoughtcrimegames.bsky.social · 2d

Fill the shoes of government-created super soldiers fighting against the empowered forces of the Third Reich in Reich breakers, by Shan Wolf, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg

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Reich Breakers cover from the Griot Anthology from Thoughtcrime Games.

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thoughtcrimegames @thoughtcrimegames.bsky.social · 3d

THE SKY BELONGS TO THE MONSTERS.

Radio Free Kaiju is a post-apocalyptic hopepunk game of wonder and rebuilding amidst the ruins of post-apocalyptic splendor.

Join the playtest below!

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Radio Free Kaiju banner from Thoughtcrime Games

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Unwritten Earths Symposium @unwrittenearths.bsky.social · 3d

⚔️ The Season of Swords is upon us! Swords Without Master is coming out of the pages of Worlds Without Master Issue 3 into a full, stand-alone release!

🔮 Follow the Kickstarter page to get notified on launch in early 2026

www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...

Coming soon: Swords Without Master

A ttrpg of strange sorceries, brutal violence and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

www.kickstarter.com

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thoughtcrimegames @thoughtcrimegames.bsky.social · 3d

Embody a traditional supernatural entity from the Afro-Caribbean diaspora, determine your relationship with your people, then Go. To. War. in Mines by Tyrone Reid, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg

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Mines from the Griot Anthology from Thoughtcrime Games.

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Brian_Cooksey.gif @vaklam.bsky.social · 4d

This song came up on @wnxpnashville.bsky.social today and I share it with you because it is the best possible combination of hard and soft. The raw emotion in each word...damn.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8pQ...

Brandi Carlile - The Story

YouTube video by BrandiCarlileVEVO

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Gastronauts @gastronauts.bsky.social · 4d

🚀 TONIGHT! A new episode of Gastronauts launches on Dropout at 7PM ET / 4PM PT.

Join host @jordanmyr1ck.bsky.social for a series of unhinged cooking challenges from guest judges:
☄️ @erikaishii.bsky.social
☄️ Becca Scott
☄️ @persephiroth.bsky.social

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 4d

A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 4d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Milton Davis @miltonmvmedia.bsky.social · 4d

MVmedia Weekend Special: The Long Walk!
'The Long Walk delivers a heartfelt action adventure story of Patience as she takes a long walk to find Harriet Tubman. It is a robust action adventure, filled with battles, demons, and magic.'
- Nicole Givens Kurtz, Mocha Memoirs Press
www.mvmediaatl.com

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 4d

Hey guess what? My 2023 novelette "Here Instead Of There" is available at @escapepod.org in two parts!

It's about ethics, meteorology, crony capitalism, and some courageous dirtbags.

escapepod.org/2025/10/02/e...

escapepod.org/2025/10/09/e...

Escape Pod 1013: Here Instead of There (Part 1 of 2)

Waking up sick in a punk house shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody so I don’t know why it always came as a surprise to me. My head throbbed so bad I couldn’t tell the difference between the hangover…

escapepod.org

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Brian_Cooksey.gif @vaklam.bsky.social · 4d

Seriously. I've seen like 3 - 4 per year, tops.

Brian_Cooksey.gif @vaklam.bsky.social · 4d

I have lived in Nashville for 34 years, and #911Nashville is exaggerating the number of fire tornadoes we get here.

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thoughtcrimegames @thoughtcrimegames.bsky.social · 4d

Are you ready to bring the house down? Explore the delicate balance of sharing your culture without compromising your community in Intergalactic Teaz by Bluu Smith and BrieAnna Allen, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg

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Intergalactic Teaz from the Griot Anthology by Thoughtcrime Games.

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Brian_Cooksey.gif @vaklam.bsky.social · 4d

Zoom needs to offer an option that makes it look like you threw a smoke bomb whenever you leave a call.

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Brian_Cooksey.gif @vaklam.bsky.social · 4d

I've been saying this for years.

Smartypants @smartypantsshow.bsky.social · 4d

What's the WORST puzzle from NYT Games?

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John Allison @badmachinery.com · 4d

Vertigo have just announced ten new titles at #NYCC. Fine. So will I.

COELACANTH FIGHTER #1
LET'S BUY DECKCHAIRS #1
SUPERSTAR COBBLER #1
THERMOSTAT 3000 #1
THE GNOMIC NINE #1
BALTIMORE HUG PATROL #1
EBONY AND USURY #1
FLABÉLOS WARRIORS #1
PORTNOY THE PUNK #1
LINGERIE JONES #1

Collect them all!

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Tracy @theothertracy.bsky.social · 4d

Four more backers until 100!

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Tracy @theothertracy.bsky.social · 19d

You Are the Dungeon
You Are the Tavern
You Are the Wilds
You Are the Palace of Dreams

You Are... The Kickstarter!

Four solo worldbuilding TTRPG zines, all in print, all you!

Create the world, create yourself

www.kickstarter.com/projects/san...

You Are... The Kickstarter!

Four solo worldbuilding games in print! You Are the Dungeon, Tavern, Wilds, and the Palace of Dreams (plus play a game as it funds!)

www.kickstarter.com

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