Tanya Floaker
@floaker.bsky.social
Game Designer ❖ Writer ❖ Consultant
https://floaker.carrd.co
(they/them)
Avatar: Headshot of a white person w. shaved head, a tuft of pink hair, round glasses, and pink surreal collage background (no AI)
https://floaker.carrd.co
(they/them)
Avatar: Headshot of a white person w. shaved head, a tuft of pink hair, round glasses, and pink surreal collage background (no AI)
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Coming soon: The Thunder Perfect Mind
An Occult Action Thriller Tabletop RPG
www.kickstarter.com
Welcome to everyone new to following me on BSky! You can also follow my upcoming KS campaign, an occult action thriller THE THUNDER PERFECT MIND.
UK #ttrpg Design Crew! You've said you would like a playtest-focussed convention. Well, here's a small test run to see if it is viable. Sign up now!
Hiya Pals! Registration is open for Groundhog Play 🦫
Running on the 21st & 22nd March in Glasgow. We are having a small alpha-run with only 30 people per day, so follow the link to get to it!
groundhogplay.carrd.co
Running on the 21st & 22nd March in Glasgow. We are having a small alpha-run with only 30 people per day, so follow the link to get to it!
groundhogplay.carrd.co
Groundhog Play
🦫 A Free, Two-Day, Access-Focused Tabletop RPG Convention to Playtest Games 📅 21st & 22nd March 2026 Pluto Q, 42-44 Albert Road, Glasgow, G42 8DN 🎩 Playtest - Iterate - Sleep Then do it all again! 😷 M...
groundhogplay.carrd.co
January 20, 2026 at 5:12 PM
UK #ttrpg Design Crew! You've said you would like a playtest-focussed convention. Well, here's a small test run to see if it is viable. Sign up now!
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"We have to fight to save democracy!"
OK, but can you vote at your workplace? Your apartment complex? Your neighborhood block? Can you decide your wages or your rent?
Do you get to have a say in whether cops and soldiers get more money every year or whether they come into your schools?
OK, but can you vote at your workplace? Your apartment complex? Your neighborhood block? Can you decide your wages or your rent?
Do you get to have a say in whether cops and soldiers get more money every year or whether they come into your schools?
January 20, 2026 at 9:23 AM
"We have to fight to save democracy!"
OK, but can you vote at your workplace? Your apartment complex? Your neighborhood block? Can you decide your wages or your rent?
Do you get to have a say in whether cops and soldiers get more money every year or whether they come into your schools?
OK, but can you vote at your workplace? Your apartment complex? Your neighborhood block? Can you decide your wages or your rent?
Do you get to have a say in whether cops and soldiers get more money every year or whether they come into your schools?
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In my 20s I had no boundaries when it came to my friendships. Now in my late 30s I have like 10 friends lol everyone else is a friendly colleague or peer. But my definition of “friend” is much more meaningful now
January 20, 2026 at 9:42 AM
In my 20s I had no boundaries when it came to my friendships. Now in my late 30s I have like 10 friends lol everyone else is a friendly colleague or peer. But my definition of “friend” is much more meaningful now
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Banning all under-16s from accessing The Guardian and the BBC would do more to protect trans youth than banning social media for them.
Brianna Ghey was targeted by classmates who knew her offline. Online, she made friends and a community, and was making content to help other trans kids like her.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Banning all under-16s from accessing The Guardian and the BBC would do more to protect trans youth than banning social media for them.
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My "We're Not A Death Cult" t-shirt is getting a lot of questions already answered by my t-shirt.
January 20, 2026 at 4:26 AM
My "We're Not A Death Cult" t-shirt is getting a lot of questions already answered by my t-shirt.
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quote with your horn art!
January 20, 2026 at 5:33 AM
quote with your horn art!
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We're hoping with playtesting and feedback we can get you out of the loop and into Finish Project!
Registrations are open for Groundhog ▶️
😉
groundhogplay.carrd.co
Registrations are open for Groundhog ▶️
😉
groundhogplay.carrd.co
January 19, 2026 at 12:18 AM
We're hoping with playtesting and feedback we can get you out of the loop and into Finish Project!
Registrations are open for Groundhog ▶️
😉
groundhogplay.carrd.co
Registrations are open for Groundhog ▶️
😉
groundhogplay.carrd.co
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5/ I'm saying that in at least 90% of the cases I see the term used in RPG circles the objection seems to be discussion of class at all.
And honestly, I've had enough of this shit and I don't really feel the need to play nice.
And honestly, I've had enough of this shit and I don't really feel the need to play nice.
January 19, 2026 at 10:50 PM
5/ I'm saying that in at least 90% of the cases I see the term used in RPG circles the objection seems to be discussion of class at all.
And honestly, I've had enough of this shit and I don't really feel the need to play nice.
And honestly, I've had enough of this shit and I don't really feel the need to play nice.
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It would maybe be the funniest wrestling story of the year if AEW sued WWE for using their intellectual property in that AI-generated picture of Dominik with the AEW belt. Imagine if *that* were the case to set precedent on AI copyright infringement.
January 19, 2026 at 8:23 PM
It would maybe be the funniest wrestling story of the year if AEW sued WWE for using their intellectual property in that AI-generated picture of Dominik with the AEW belt. Imagine if *that* were the case to set precedent on AI copyright infringement.
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What a pleasure this was!
Last Friday, I had a wonderful, free-wheeling, heartwarming conversation w Vincent @lumpley.bsky.social & Meg @megueyb.bsky.social, thanks to Ben @benriggs.bsky.social. And it's already up! Did we gush too much? I don't think so. #ttrpg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pev...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pev...
Are these the most influential RPG designers of all time? Ep. 84
YouTube video by Reading D&D Aloud
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:33 PM
What a pleasure this was!
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Spent today dealing with broken InDesign -- turns out it's Windows' fault (of course). In case you're having the same troubles:, uninstall the update:
"Windows 11 update KB5074109 (January 2026), is causing major InDesign issues, leading to file corruption, save failures, and errors." (via Reddit)
"Windows 11 update KB5074109 (January 2026), is causing major InDesign issues, leading to file corruption, save failures, and errors." (via Reddit)
January 19, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Spent today dealing with broken InDesign -- turns out it's Windows' fault (of course). In case you're having the same troubles:, uninstall the update:
"Windows 11 update KB5074109 (January 2026), is causing major InDesign issues, leading to file corruption, save failures, and errors." (via Reddit)
"Windows 11 update KB5074109 (January 2026), is causing major InDesign issues, leading to file corruption, save failures, and errors." (via Reddit)
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IF YOU BUILD OVER A PILE OF CORPSES, SOONER OR LATER, YOU'LL BE GRABBED BY THE ANKLE
I feel vindication in a way that is hard to grasp. To FINALLY wake up to this. A few of you reached out to me, and I to a few of you, over the last year. So now it's the best time to talk about this.
Buckle up.
🧵
I feel vindication in a way that is hard to grasp. To FINALLY wake up to this. A few of you reached out to me, and I to a few of you, over the last year. So now it's the best time to talk about this.
Buckle up.
🧵
Five creators who worked on Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast have spent the past year fighting a legal battle against Possum Creek Games and Steve Jackson Games. Neither the tabletop RPG nor their working relationships survived the fallout.
Battle over Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast contracts leaves the book, relationships, torn apart
Creative collaborators clash with Jay Dragon and Steve Jackson Games over unfair treatment.
www.rascal.news
January 19, 2026 at 5:19 PM
IF YOU BUILD OVER A PILE OF CORPSES, SOONER OR LATER, YOU'LL BE GRABBED BY THE ANKLE
I feel vindication in a way that is hard to grasp. To FINALLY wake up to this. A few of you reached out to me, and I to a few of you, over the last year. So now it's the best time to talk about this.
Buckle up.
🧵
I feel vindication in a way that is hard to grasp. To FINALLY wake up to this. A few of you reached out to me, and I to a few of you, over the last year. So now it's the best time to talk about this.
Buckle up.
🧵
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Some folks were asking if this is AI. It's not. It's a video made from panning across this image taken by the New Horizons probe on July 14, 2015 15 minutes after its closest approach. The mountains on the left (informally Norgay Montes) are up to 3,500m tall according to NASA. Absolutely beautiful.
January 19, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Some folks were asking if this is AI. It's not. It's a video made from panning across this image taken by the New Horizons probe on July 14, 2015 15 minutes after its closest approach. The mountains on the left (informally Norgay Montes) are up to 3,500m tall according to NASA. Absolutely beautiful.
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🎧 Podcasts: on them, listen to them
🎭 Actual Plays: my field of study
💻 Play on-line: Yes
🤝 Regular club: I am a club
🏘️ Home play: over a decade
🖌️ Minis/painting: no one lets me
📖 Reading/Collecting: oh god also my job
Adding
🎲 Dice & Stuff: truly a sucker for bits & bobs
🎭 Actual Plays: my field of study
💻 Play on-line: Yes
🤝 Regular club: I am a club
🏘️ Home play: over a decade
🖌️ Minis/painting: no one lets me
📖 Reading/Collecting: oh god also my job
Adding
🎲 Dice & Stuff: truly a sucker for bits & bobs
🎧 Podcasts: I periodically try and die
🎭 Actual Plays: Very rare
💻 Play on-line: Yep
🤝 Regular club: Parenting allowing
🏘️ Home play: Yep
🖌️ Minis/painting: Wargames only
📖 Reading/Collecting: Only with an aim to play.
🎭 Actual Plays: Very rare
💻 Play on-line: Yep
🤝 Regular club: Parenting allowing
🏘️ Home play: Yep
🖌️ Minis/painting: Wargames only
📖 Reading/Collecting: Only with an aim to play.
#TTRPGTHOUGHTS
1
Which of the many overlapping no circles of the #TTRPG Venn diagram are you in?
- Podcasts
- Actual Plays
- Playing on-line
- weekly 0r, at least, regular club
- domestic games in the home
- figure collection/painting
- reading/collecting TTRPGs
All parts of the TTRPG hobby.
1
1
Which of the many overlapping no circles of the #TTRPG Venn diagram are you in?
- Podcasts
- Actual Plays
- Playing on-line
- weekly 0r, at least, regular club
- domestic games in the home
- figure collection/painting
- reading/collecting TTRPGs
All parts of the TTRPG hobby.
1
January 19, 2026 at 12:42 PM
🎧 Podcasts: on them, listen to them
🎭 Actual Plays: my field of study
💻 Play on-line: Yes
🤝 Regular club: I am a club
🏘️ Home play: over a decade
🖌️ Minis/painting: no one lets me
📖 Reading/Collecting: oh god also my job
Adding
🎲 Dice & Stuff: truly a sucker for bits & bobs
🎭 Actual Plays: my field of study
💻 Play on-line: Yes
🤝 Regular club: I am a club
🏘️ Home play: over a decade
🖌️ Minis/painting: no one lets me
📖 Reading/Collecting: oh god also my job
Adding
🎲 Dice & Stuff: truly a sucker for bits & bobs
🎧 Podcasts: I periodically try and die
🎭 Actual Plays: Very rare
💻 Play on-line: Yep
🤝 Regular club: Parenting allowing
🏘️ Home play: Yep
🖌️ Minis/painting: Wargames only
📖 Reading/Collecting: Only with an aim to play.
🎭 Actual Plays: Very rare
💻 Play on-line: Yep
🤝 Regular club: Parenting allowing
🏘️ Home play: Yep
🖌️ Minis/painting: Wargames only
📖 Reading/Collecting: Only with an aim to play.
#TTRPGTHOUGHTS
1
Which of the many overlapping no circles of the #TTRPG Venn diagram are you in?
- Podcasts
- Actual Plays
- Playing on-line
- weekly 0r, at least, regular club
- domestic games in the home
- figure collection/painting
- reading/collecting TTRPGs
All parts of the TTRPG hobby.
1
1
Which of the many overlapping no circles of the #TTRPG Venn diagram are you in?
- Podcasts
- Actual Plays
- Playing on-line
- weekly 0r, at least, regular club
- domestic games in the home
- figure collection/painting
- reading/collecting TTRPGs
All parts of the TTRPG hobby.
1
January 19, 2026 at 12:37 PM
🎧 Podcasts: I periodically try and die
🎭 Actual Plays: Very rare
💻 Play on-line: Yep
🤝 Regular club: Parenting allowing
🏘️ Home play: Yep
🖌️ Minis/painting: Wargames only
📖 Reading/Collecting: Only with an aim to play.
🎭 Actual Plays: Very rare
💻 Play on-line: Yep
🤝 Regular club: Parenting allowing
🏘️ Home play: Yep
🖌️ Minis/painting: Wargames only
📖 Reading/Collecting: Only with an aim to play.
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These are the icy mountains of Pluto. It took 9 years to get these magnificent images… and 4.8 billion kilometers.
January 18, 2026 at 7:39 PM
These are the icy mountains of Pluto. It took 9 years to get these magnificent images… and 4.8 billion kilometers.
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Do you produce an Actual Play?
Do you want it to be available to the public in 10+ years?
Upload to the Internet Archive! I made a checklist to walk you through it, and to help us coordinate.
Do you want it to be available to the public in 10+ years?
Upload to the Internet Archive! I made a checklist to walk you through it, and to help us coordinate.
OK I made a checklist to help y'all get started uploading your APs to the Internet Archive. It's a lot shorter than my general guide to digital preservation, I promise
allmyfriendsarestories.neocities.org/iachecklist
I've had enough people reach out that I'm going to start coordinating next week💚
allmyfriendsarestories.neocities.org/iachecklist
I've had enough people reach out that I'm going to start coordinating next week💚
Digital Preservation of Actual Play
All My Friends Are Stories is a project designed to help people tell collaborative stories through Table Top Roleplaying Games (TTRPG). There are so many ways to play TTRPGs: you can play them for the...
allmyfriendsarestories.neocities.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Do you produce an Actual Play?
Do you want it to be available to the public in 10+ years?
Upload to the Internet Archive! I made a checklist to walk you through it, and to help us coordinate.
Do you want it to be available to the public in 10+ years?
Upload to the Internet Archive! I made a checklist to walk you through it, and to help us coordinate.
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Had a discussion about #ttrpg game hooks, breaking the process down as follows:
1. Who are the Players? (Get the players attention as soon as possible).
2. What is the Theme? (horror? Cozy? Post-Apocalypse? Fantasy adventure?).
3. What are the Players doing? (Save the day? Hunt monsters? endure?)
1. Who are the Players? (Get the players attention as soon as possible).
2. What is the Theme? (horror? Cozy? Post-Apocalypse? Fantasy adventure?).
3. What are the Players doing? (Save the day? Hunt monsters? endure?)
January 19, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Had a discussion about #ttrpg game hooks, breaking the process down as follows:
1. Who are the Players? (Get the players attention as soon as possible).
2. What is the Theme? (horror? Cozy? Post-Apocalypse? Fantasy adventure?).
3. What are the Players doing? (Save the day? Hunt monsters? endure?)
1. Who are the Players? (Get the players attention as soon as possible).
2. What is the Theme? (horror? Cozy? Post-Apocalypse? Fantasy adventure?).
3. What are the Players doing? (Save the day? Hunt monsters? endure?)
Evergreen comment.
Oh fuck off Starmer you simpering hall prefect.
January 19, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Evergreen comment.
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Makes me feel insane to live in a world that's persecuting trans folk while simultaneously doing big billboards advertising gender affirming care to cis people???
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Makes me feel insane to live in a world that's persecuting trans folk while simultaneously doing big billboards advertising gender affirming care to cis people???
🛹💥
January 19, 2026 at 6:52 AM
🛹💥
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I’ll never get tired of this ad at our local indie theater 😂
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I’ll never get tired of this ad at our local indie theater 😂