🍷allison arth🍕 (she / they)
@arthograph.bsky.social
Little Oracles podcast: https://www.littleoracles.com 🔮 Gentleman Bandit & the Western Cantos poetry RPGs: allisonarth.itch.io 🌈 Cat Devotee with Big Book Energy 📸 IG: @arthograph
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Hey there, new folks! 🌈 Welcome to the home of:
• The Little Oracles podcast: creative practice, process, theory, and thought + big book energy
• The Western Cantos poetry RPG cycle (incl. the solo fave Gentleman Bandit) and other lyrical, lexical RPGs: allisonarth.itch.io
• Mitchell the cat
• The Little Oracles podcast: creative practice, process, theory, and thought + big book energy
• The Western Cantos poetry RPG cycle (incl. the solo fave Gentleman Bandit) and other lyrical, lexical RPGs: allisonarth.itch.io
• Mitchell the cat
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forgot the most important of the genre
February 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
forgot the most important of the genre
I'm still working on my top reads of 2025 episode (also I'm a listicle hobgoblin who is adding film & TV to the mix, save me from myself)
so in the meantime, if you're craving some classic Little Oracles big book energy, voilà: a thread bursting with book recs
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so in the meantime, if you're craving some classic Little Oracles big book energy, voilà: a thread bursting with book recs
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
S04:E08 | Review: 2024’s Most Meaningful Reads & What I’m Digging in 2025
Podcast Episode · Little Oracles · 01/13/2025 · 20m
podcasts.apple.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I'm still working on my top reads of 2025 episode (also I'm a listicle hobgoblin who is adding film & TV to the mix, save me from myself)
so in the meantime, if you're craving some classic Little Oracles big book energy, voilà: a thread bursting with book recs
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
so in the meantime, if you're craving some classic Little Oracles big book energy, voilà: a thread bursting with book recs
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Listen to me and @seannittner.bsky.social from @evilhat.bsky.social discuss everything from mechanics vs narrative, play testing, and effective habits for making and publishing games. On all platforms and here: open.spotify.com/episode/3O7O...
February 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Listen to me and @seannittner.bsky.social from @evilhat.bsky.social discuss everything from mechanics vs narrative, play testing, and effective habits for making and publishing games. On all platforms and here: open.spotify.com/episode/3O7O...
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It's 968 AC.
An artificial sun shines down upon Doskvol. Autopods cruise down rows of peaceful, prosperous houses. Beneath it all, strange actors and twisted conspiracies work their shadowy agendas.
Blades '68. The future is now. Don't miss it:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
An artificial sun shines down upon Doskvol. Autopods cruise down rows of peaceful, prosperous houses. Beneath it all, strange actors and twisted conspiracies work their shadowy agendas.
Blades '68. The future is now. Don't miss it:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
Blades '68 Crowdfunding Trailer
YouTube video by Evil Hat Productions
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February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
It's 968 AC.
An artificial sun shines down upon Doskvol. Autopods cruise down rows of peaceful, prosperous houses. Beneath it all, strange actors and twisted conspiracies work their shadowy agendas.
Blades '68. The future is now. Don't miss it:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
An artificial sun shines down upon Doskvol. Autopods cruise down rows of peaceful, prosperous houses. Beneath it all, strange actors and twisted conspiracies work their shadowy agendas.
Blades '68. The future is now. Don't miss it:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
... and you can play Gentleman Scoundrel, a solo+ Blades in the Dark poetry RPG, with these beauties 💅
allisonarth.itch.io/gentleman-sc...
allisonarth.itch.io/gentleman-sc...
February 3, 2026 at 8:20 PM
... and you can play Gentleman Scoundrel, a solo+ Blades in the Dark poetry RPG, with these beauties 💅
allisonarth.itch.io/gentleman-sc...
allisonarth.itch.io/gentleman-sc...
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The Blades in the Dark Cutter's Deck is available as Print on Demand at DTRPG! It's a full 52-card poker deck with unique Blades-themed suits.
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5428...
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5428...
January 31, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The Blades in the Dark Cutter's Deck is available as Print on Demand at DTRPG! It's a full 52-card poker deck with unique Blades-themed suits.
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5428...
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5428...
feels right to repost this in deference to today's General Strike: a 4-minute call-out on making as mending AND middle-finger to fascists
may you always find refuge in art, craft, and community, and in conclusion, FCK ICE ❤️🔥
may you always find refuge in art, craft, and community, and in conclusion, FCK ICE ❤️🔥
Recorded a spontaneous Little Oracles episode about creativity as refuge and revolution, available wherever you listen 🩵
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
S04:E03 | Refuge: On Mourning, Mending, and Making in Troubling Times
Podcast Episode · Little Oracles · 11/07/2024 · 4m
podcasts.apple.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:01 PM
feels right to repost this in deference to today's General Strike: a 4-minute call-out on making as mending AND middle-finger to fascists
may you always find refuge in art, craft, and community, and in conclusion, FCK ICE ❤️🔥
may you always find refuge in art, craft, and community, and in conclusion, FCK ICE ❤️🔥
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Tell me your pet's name in a gif
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Tell me your pet's name in a gif
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Get ur motor runnin 🔥
More Ride or Die deets!
- Paragon System (simplified from AGON).
- Systems for Races / Chases, Fights, and Heists.
- Newbie GM / Player friendly
- Series of adventures ("movies") to play through, with guidance to make your own.
- Paragon System (simplified from AGON).
- Systems for Races / Chases, Fights, and Heists.
- Newbie GM / Player friendly
- Series of adventures ("movies") to play through, with guidance to make your own.
January 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Get ur motor runnin 🔥
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Okay, 2026, let's do this.
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Okay, 2026, let's do this.
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I don't know the best way to deal with living in this shitty world, but: ending every evening watching Baywatch has been a big success for a long time now.
a person holding a life preserver that says baywatch on the sleeve
Alt: a person holding a life preserver that says baywatch on the sleeve
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December 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I don't know the best way to deal with living in this shitty world, but: ending every evening watching Baywatch has been a big success for a long time now.
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Two days left on this Forged in the Dark sale bundle!
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bundleofholding.com/presents/For...
Forged in the Dark Bundle 3
Adventurer! This Forged in the Dark Bundle 3 is our third array of recent standalone tabletop roleplaying games that use the Forged in the Dark rules system based on John Harper's Blades in the Dark f...
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December 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Two days left on this Forged in the Dark sale bundle!
bundleofholding.com/presents/For...
bundleofholding.com/presents/For...
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Here it is. The final 24 hours. You've helped coax banked embers into a steady flame. Tell me, what is one thing you'll bring with you into What-Comes-Next? Seeds? Thread? A good kitchen knife? What will you make of what's left? Together, let's light up the world.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Here it is. The final 24 hours. You've helped coax banked embers into a steady flame. Tell me, what is one thing you'll bring with you into What-Comes-Next? Seeds? Thread? A good kitchen knife? What will you make of what's left? Together, let's light up the world.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
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30 hours left for Apocalypse World: Burned Over on @kickstarter.com. Would love to see it hit 200k! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
30 hours left for Apocalypse World: Burned Over on @kickstarter.com. Would love to see it hit 200k! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
December 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Threadless holiday sale still going... if you need Blades merch for gifts, everything is discounted now. :)
oneseven.threadless.com
oneseven.threadless.com
One Seven Design | Featuring custom t-shirts, prints, and more
Official merchandise shop for One Seven Design
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December 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Threadless holiday sale still going... if you need Blades merch for gifts, everything is discounted now. :)
oneseven.threadless.com
oneseven.threadless.com
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It's the final day for our 20th Anniversary sale!
Save 20% off every single thing in our webstore. From popular classics to our latest releases, it's all on sale - including dice and limited crowdfunding extras.
evilhat.com/roleplaying-...
A huge thanks to everyone who's supported us over the years.
Save 20% off every single thing in our webstore. From popular classics to our latest releases, it's all on sale - including dice and limited crowdfunding extras.
evilhat.com/roleplaying-...
A huge thanks to everyone who's supported us over the years.
December 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
It's the final day for our 20th Anniversary sale!
Save 20% off every single thing in our webstore. From popular classics to our latest releases, it's all on sale - including dice and limited crowdfunding extras.
evilhat.com/roleplaying-...
A huge thanks to everyone who's supported us over the years.
Save 20% off every single thing in our webstore. From popular classics to our latest releases, it's all on sale - including dice and limited crowdfunding extras.
evilhat.com/roleplaying-...
A huge thanks to everyone who's supported us over the years.
On the latest Little Oracles: thoughts on blue moods, being the flâneuse, and how creative lulls aren't the end of the world ✨
open.spotify.com/episode/79x4...
open.spotify.com/episode/79x4...
S04:E10 | Rest (et Regardez): On Blue Moods and Being the Flâneuse
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December 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
On the latest Little Oracles: thoughts on blue moods, being the flâneuse, and how creative lulls aren't the end of the world ✨
open.spotify.com/episode/79x4...
open.spotify.com/episode/79x4...
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9 Days left. $5,444 to go to hit the final stretch goal: our "Creator's Guide to PBTA" to all backers. Check it out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Update 11: A Creators' Guide to PbtA · Apocalypse World: Burned Over
A Creators' Guide to PbtAWorking title: An Apocalypse of Infinite Games.Certain circumstances have me thinking about PbtA games in libraries. Certain other circumstances have me thinking about how our...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
9 Days left. $5,444 to go to hit the final stretch goal: our "Creator's Guide to PBTA" to all backers. Check it out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Another gorgeous set of poems, including a haunting Attune Pantoum, one of the alternate play modes for Gentleman Scoundrel 🖤
Another slow week before exams, so I played a bit of @arthograph.bsky.social’s Gentleman Scoundrel! Tried to go as first draft as possible: discodanlives.bearblog.dev/gentleman-sc...
Gentleman Scoundrel by Allison Arth
It's been a slow week at the old education factory, and I decided to take the newest "Gentleman" poetry game for a spin.
Here are a couple Doskvolian (?)...
discodanlives.bearblog.dev
December 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Another gorgeous set of poems, including a haunting Attune Pantoum, one of the alternate play modes for Gentleman Scoundrel 🖤
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I can't stop thinking about this game. I am seriously looking into streaming this as a morning solo show on FGP starting in January. Poetry isnt my usual, but I want to try.
Is it campaign-able? can I learn it on stream? I dont know, we'll find out together.
Is it campaign-able? can I learn it on stream? I dont know, we'll find out together.
🔪 LAUNCHED on ITCH 🔪
Gentleman Scoundrel, a Blades in the Dark solo+ poetry RPG! Become a Doskvol rogue who wields a pen as well as they handle a blade.
allisonarth.itch.io/gentleman-sc...
Gentleman Scoundrel, a Blades in the Dark solo+ poetry RPG! Become a Doskvol rogue who wields a pen as well as they handle a blade.
allisonarth.itch.io/gentleman-sc...
Gentleman Scoundrel | A Blades in the Dark Solo RPG by allison arth
A Doskvol poetry RPG for 1+
allisonarth.itch.io
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I can't stop thinking about this game. I am seriously looking into streaming this as a morning solo show on FGP starting in January. Poetry isnt my usual, but I want to try.
Is it campaign-able? can I learn it on stream? I dont know, we'll find out together.
Is it campaign-able? can I learn it on stream? I dont know, we'll find out together.
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With less of a flexible schedule I myself am looking into more solo experiences. And I LOVE Blades in the Dark!
They call you the Gentleman Scoundrel, because no one knows your name ... yet.
Taunt the powerful, canonize your crew, reach into the ghost field, and more in this writing game based on solo RPG fave Gentleman Bandit, set in the world of Blades in the Dark 🔪
allisonarth.itch.io/gentleman-sc...
Taunt the powerful, canonize your crew, reach into the ghost field, and more in this writing game based on solo RPG fave Gentleman Bandit, set in the world of Blades in the Dark 🔪
allisonarth.itch.io/gentleman-sc...
Gentleman Scoundrel | A Blades in the Dark Solo RPG by allison arth
A Doskvol poetry RPG for 1+
allisonarth.itch.io
December 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
With less of a flexible schedule I myself am looking into more solo experiences. And I LOVE Blades in the Dark!
They call you the Gentleman Scoundrel, because no one knows your name ... yet.
Taunt the powerful, canonize your crew, reach into the ghost field, and more in this writing game based on solo RPG fave Gentleman Bandit, set in the world of Blades in the Dark 🔪
allisonarth.itch.io/gentleman-sc...
Taunt the powerful, canonize your crew, reach into the ghost field, and more in this writing game based on solo RPG fave Gentleman Bandit, set in the world of Blades in the Dark 🔪
allisonarth.itch.io/gentleman-sc...
Gentleman Scoundrel | A Blades in the Dark Solo RPG by allison arth
A Doskvol poetry RPG for 1+
allisonarth.itch.io
December 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
They call you the Gentleman Scoundrel, because no one knows your name ... yet.
Taunt the powerful, canonize your crew, reach into the ghost field, and more in this writing game based on solo RPG fave Gentleman Bandit, set in the world of Blades in the Dark 🔪
allisonarth.itch.io/gentleman-sc...
Taunt the powerful, canonize your crew, reach into the ghost field, and more in this writing game based on solo RPG fave Gentleman Bandit, set in the world of Blades in the Dark 🔪
allisonarth.itch.io/gentleman-sc...
"I am the brazen comet and the blazing moon" ... what a line! Thank you for sharing your glorious Gentleman Banditry 🤠
Slow day at the education factory, so I played a round of Gentleman Bandit by @arthograph.bsky.social on my off period: discodanlives.bearblog.dev/gentleman-ba...
Gentleman Bandit by Allison Arth
Bored at work today, I picked up Allison Arth's phenomenal solo poetry game and whipped up a quick 13-line poem from the perspective of a melodramatic o...
discodanlives.bearblog.dev
December 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"I am the brazen comet and the blazing moon" ... what a line! Thank you for sharing your glorious Gentleman Banditry 🤠