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Chris Airiau

@chrisair.itch.io

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https://chrisair.itch.io/ 🇫🇷 sci fi til i die. game writer, ttrpg designer, cyclist, neurodivergent (ADHD/BP-III). he/they. As 5 Million Worlds Press, I publish modules for Mothership RPG, The Lost Bay RPG, Cloud Empress, and my WIP space game 5MW RPG.

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 24d

In the Spinal Crux District, every Block has its secrets. Most bad, but some good—if you know where to look.

18 veteran Mothership writers, artists, and more bring their surgical precision to Flatline on the Blocks, a 52pg zine detailing 20 Blocks on Prospero's Dream.

Prepare for wetwork in Flatline on the Blocks, a 20-block space station district at death's door from a team of veteran creators, for Mothership RPG

From Spinal Crux Warriors - Prepare for wetwork in Flatline on the Blocks, a 20-block space station district at death's door from a team of veteran creators, for Mothership RPG

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Daniel Locke 🎉Islands of Weirdhope coming to Backerkit soon🎉 @daniellocke.bsky.social · 14h

🏝️Islands of Weirdhope is a game about fighting monsters

🌊Islands of Weirdhope is a game about navigating choppy waters

❤️Islands of Weirdhope is a game about finding friends & discovering community

👈Islands of Weirdhope is about game about today.

👀Follow it:

www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

ISLANDS OF WEIRDHOPE - AN ECO MOFOS GAME!! - Sail the Seas to forge a better world

From Copy/Paste Co-op - ISLANDS OF WEIRDHOPE - AN ECO MOFOS GAME!! - Sail the Seas to forge a better world

www.backerkit.com

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Eryk ☭ (but make it Red Scare for Halloween) @peregrinecoast.press · 9h

Rites of Renewal: a neo-pagan folk horror sandbox for Mothership RPG - crowdfunding next week!

Featuring words by @jlcable.bsky.social and hand-made lino art from @pickledpennies.bsky.social. Will you join in the revelries?

www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

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ratti incantati @ratti.bsky.social · 8h

Ahoy, spacefarers!
The docking process is complete, the vessel unloaded, and the cargo list is available and complete!
New Mothership modules in stock: Orphans, Emergence, REZVAR, Owe My Soul to the Company Store, CONT/EXT, Managing the Expendables.
Plenty of modules restocked as well!

Visible zines in clockwise order: Owe My Soul to the Company Store, Knights of Lazarus, REZVAR, The Cleaning of Prison Station Echo, CONT/EXT, Emergence, Hull Breach Vol 1, Managing the Expendables.

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 5h

This is the usual Stras<->Basel TER, def a cush ride, 😁

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 23h

Fantastic track

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 1d

Part 3 is here. The deep dive into the Ennies. If you're someone who doesn't know much about the Ennie Awards, you should read parts 1 and 2. But if you like a bit of inside baseball and are interested in award shows in general—this is the article for you.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-3/

How are the Ennies designed?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part three. How does the structure of the Ennies determine its outcomes? And what does it mean for others?

www.explorersdesign.com

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 1d

Broke: Werewolves
Bespoke: Weregild
#ttrpg #osr (new blogpost)

Moonlight Glitters upon Weregild — Prismatic Wasteland

Lycanthropy is played out. Instead of using another werewolf in your game, try some weregilt.

www.prismaticwasteland.com

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 2d

Opening the basement window to look out at the sunny day (i.e. doing layout instead).

Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 2d

Part 2!

Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 2d

Alright, the first in-depth article of my awards debrief is live. "How do the Ennies work?" A top-down look at my judging experience from A to Z.

Please share, leave comments, and ask questions. And don't forget to read part 1 if you haven't already.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-2/

How do the Ennies work?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part two. What is the award process like behind closed doors, and how do the judges select nominees?

www.explorersdesign.com

Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 2d

Personally this place has been a bust for reaching a new audience (despite my much larger follower count here), and to be fair, that might be a skill issue on my part.

I use this site to follow the designers I know and like, and it's nice to keep up with their new work.

Like a water cooler vibe.

Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 2d

Working crowdfund backend feels like being in a dim room full of rackety machinery that'll break if set it wrong thing before you turn the thing on. So many little dials and knobs and valves and steam hissing pipes, and the instruction manual has fallen apart on the wet floor.

Wait, where am I?

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Sean McCoy @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · 2d

wip

Work in progress cover of an upcoming boxed set for Mothership RPG entitled Prospero's Dream. There's a cyberpunk crime lord named Yandee on the cover, along with various other NPCs from the award winning adventure, A Pound of Flesh.

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Lone Archivist @lonearchivist.bsky.social · 2d

Hey! I'm Lone Archivist. A games and graphic designer.

Looking for help on your next project? My commissions are open for all of the following services and more!

Logo Design
Brand/Visual Identity Design
Manuscript/Editorial Layout
Sci-Fi Cartography
Crowdfunding Graphics
Interface/Terminal Design

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 3d

I love award shows. It's no secret. It's why I've spent months writing, refining, and trying to distill my Ennies judging experience.

It's a 4-part series (I know, I know). One article a day. Today's lays out my goals and puts the focus on awards in general.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-1/

The Awards Debrief 2025

An in-depth look at the Ennie Awards, its process, design, and role from the perspective of one former judge.

www.explorersdesign.com

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Richard @ R. Rook @rrookstudio.bsky.social · 4d

#scamalert For indie publishers running shops or that have customer forms on their websites (even if you don't sell your own product directly), keep an eye out for emails from William Cooper in Malta.

It'll seem innocuous enough, but then try to place a large volume order solely via email.

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⛧ Víctor J. Merino ⛧ 🏆 Technically ENNIE winner 🏆 @victor-el-dm.bsky.social · 3d

Really looking for the definitive edition!
Thematically is like Hideo Kojima was hit in the head with a Tales From the Loop/Things From the Flood picture book and fell unconscious in a Polish dinner.
Mechanically is what if Mothership and Into the Odd had a kid.

CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE!
#TTRPG

⛧ Víctor J. Merino ⛧ 🏆 Technically ENNIE winner 🏆 @victor-el-dm.bsky.social · 19d

Freshly left at my porch by the milkman comes @peregrinecoast.press's MILK BAR (Cut Your [Milk] Teeth Edition) a post-soviet Polish sci-fi game inspired by a bunch of books and games that are totally normal and not weird and disconcerting.
Pierogis not included.
#TTRPG

Photograph of the cover of a zine titled MILK BAR. The cover looks as printed in yellow paper with blue ink. Subtitle says "post-soviet science fiction roleplaying in a Poland that never was". A game by Eryk Sawicki.

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Guy Pradel @pradaldi.bsky.social · 3d

Ça pourrait servir dans pas longtemps.

www.elections.interieur.gouv.fr/mes-demarche...

Les élections en France

Pour pouvoir voter aux prochaines élections, vous devez vérifier que vous êtes bien inscrit sur les listes électorales de votre commune.

www.elections.interieur.gouv.fr

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Idle Cartulary @idlecartulary.itch.io · 3d

This week in the bathtub it’s Manic in the Monastery! Is this module all highs or all lows? Find out! idlecartulary.com/2025/10/06/b... #osr

Bathtub Review: Manic at the Monastery

Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique a wide range of modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn for my own module de…

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 5d

Just yesteday, I tried telling my partner about this Halloween movie I saw for about 10 seconds before realizing it was the game of 1978 I played with @carrion-comfort.com

World Champ 🔜 Gamehole @worldchamp.bsky.social · 5d

I’m gonna get on twitch.tv/worldchampgameco at the top of the hour and play the solo version of my competitive slasher horror rpg 1978 ! Come hang

Twitch

Twitch is the world

twitch.tv

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carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 5d

Also! If you are a grotty spaceship enjoyer, you can see even more spaceships by me in NOT ENOUGH SCOUNDRELS by @chrisair.itch.io !

chrisair.itch.io/not-enough-s...

Pics from the itch page, please check it out for awesome space adventures!

#ttrpg

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 6d

Revealing my true, unhinged self in the itch reviews. Glad to see it made it alongside all these sage, meaningful reviews, 😂

Three meaningful pullquotes talking about all the incisive, brilliant game design Emiel does in DURF, then a quote from me that reads, "DURF BABY YEAH WOOOOOOOOOO"

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Emiel Boven @emielboven.itch.io · 6d

DURF Expanded is now live on Kickstarter! 🔥

www.kickstarter.com/projects/emi...

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 6d

Agreed.

Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 6d

I have never seen a new comic strip I've immediately loved so much. Thank you for sharing this, Zach.

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 7d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
swipe for ways to show your solidarity

Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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