Goblincow 🍉
@goblincow.bsky.social
My book is crowdfunding 🐞🐛🕷
www.melsonia.com/products/pre-order-pudwick
analogue game design | illustration | words | tabletop roleplaying games | goblincow.carrd.co
he/him | audhd iconoclast
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www.melsonia.com/products/pre-order-pudwick
analogue game design | illustration | words | tabletop roleplaying games | goblincow.carrd.co
he/him | audhd iconoclast
newsletter | patreon.com/goblincow459
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Goblincow 🍉
@goblincow.bsky.social
· Oct 5
🍐 3 DAYS REMAIN
Preorder by Oct 7 (18:00 GMT)
🦋 Shrink to size & explore a labyrinthine world of bug factions inside a sapient pear tree, racing against the clock to shape the future of a dungeon that was never yours to delve & escape before you grow to full size!
www.melsonia.com/products/pre...
Preorder by Oct 7 (18:00 GMT)
🦋 Shrink to size & explore a labyrinthine world of bug factions inside a sapient pear tree, racing against the clock to shape the future of a dungeon that was never yours to delve & escape before you grow to full size!
www.melsonia.com/products/pre...
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Good morning! It's December, which means it's time for my annual advent calendar!
The Mouth Of Winter is 25 chapters of grimdark fantasy, releasing daily through Christmas. Mercenaries break an ancient covenant. A monster wakes up. Nobody's having a good time.
loottheroom.itch.io/advent2025 ❄️
The Mouth Of Winter is 25 chapters of grimdark fantasy, releasing daily through Christmas. Mercenaries break an ancient covenant. A monster wakes up. Nobody's having a good time.
loottheroom.itch.io/advent2025 ❄️
The Mouth Of Winter by Chris Bissette
A serialised dark fantasy novella
loottheroom.itch.io
December 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Good morning! It's December, which means it's time for my annual advent calendar!
The Mouth Of Winter is 25 chapters of grimdark fantasy, releasing daily through Christmas. Mercenaries break an ancient covenant. A monster wakes up. Nobody's having a good time.
loottheroom.itch.io/advent2025 ❄️
The Mouth Of Winter is 25 chapters of grimdark fantasy, releasing daily through Christmas. Mercenaries break an ancient covenant. A monster wakes up. Nobody's having a good time.
loottheroom.itch.io/advent2025 ❄️
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Okay it's been 15 hours of perfectly hinged marketing it's time for the weird shit
loottheroom.itch.io/advent2025
loottheroom.itch.io/advent2025
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Okay it's been 15 hours of perfectly hinged marketing it's time for the weird shit
loottheroom.itch.io/advent2025
loottheroom.itch.io/advent2025
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EVERYTHING IS POINTCRAWL!
Are hexcrawls just pointcrawls with extra steps? How do we choose the right type of map? Is it just the illusion of choice?
Might be the longest SCM article so far!
www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/everything...
#boardgames #ttrpg #hexcrawl #pointcrawl 🎲✂️
Are hexcrawls just pointcrawls with extra steps? How do we choose the right type of map? Is it just the illusion of choice?
Might be the longest SCM article so far!
www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/everything...
#boardgames #ttrpg #hexcrawl #pointcrawl 🎲✂️
Everything is pointcrawl!
Exploring hexcrawls, pointcrawls, and other crawls to see if everything is actually just a pointcrawl. How we can reduce the illusion of choice and instead have players make meaningful decisions?
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
EVERYTHING IS POINTCRAWL!
Are hexcrawls just pointcrawls with extra steps? How do we choose the right type of map? Is it just the illusion of choice?
Might be the longest SCM article so far!
www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/everything...
#boardgames #ttrpg #hexcrawl #pointcrawl 🎲✂️
Are hexcrawls just pointcrawls with extra steps? How do we choose the right type of map? Is it just the illusion of choice?
Might be the longest SCM article so far!
www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/everything...
#boardgames #ttrpg #hexcrawl #pointcrawl 🎲✂️
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Well, I promised I would, so I did!
Following in the footsteps of my esteemed colleague @byodinsbeardrpg.com (and several others), here is my write up (including all our numbers) of Dragonmeet 2025 and our experience tabling there.
Check it out and let me know what you think! shorturl.at/j9f9A
Following in the footsteps of my esteemed colleague @byodinsbeardrpg.com (and several others), here is my write up (including all our numbers) of Dragonmeet 2025 and our experience tabling there.
Check it out and let me know what you think! shorturl.at/j9f9A
Dragonmeet 2025 Running the Numbers — Three Sails Studios
I follow in the footsteps of my esteemed colleagues (primarily the brilliant Colin le Sueur of By Odin’s Beard RPG fame) in writing my very first post-convention report. My name is George, I’m the...
www.threesailsstudios.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Well, I promised I would, so I did!
Following in the footsteps of my esteemed colleague @byodinsbeardrpg.com (and several others), here is my write up (including all our numbers) of Dragonmeet 2025 and our experience tabling there.
Check it out and let me know what you think! shorturl.at/j9f9A
Following in the footsteps of my esteemed colleague @byodinsbeardrpg.com (and several others), here is my write up (including all our numbers) of Dragonmeet 2025 and our experience tabling there.
Check it out and let me know what you think! shorturl.at/j9f9A
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i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
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I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
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New Episode out now!
Ryan sits down with CJ Somavia of Hothead Collective to talk GLAIVE, a quarterly magazine dedicated to gaming and the subcultures surrounding its various forms of expression. We also talk, PAX Unplugged, the loss of third spaces, the "osr" and storygames, Inq28, and more.
Ryan sits down with CJ Somavia of Hothead Collective to talk GLAIVE, a quarterly magazine dedicated to gaming and the subcultures surrounding its various forms of expression. We also talk, PAX Unplugged, the loss of third spaces, the "osr" and storygames, Inq28, and more.
EP 296 | We Interview HOTHEAD COLLECTIVE
YouTube video by The Weekly Scroll
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December 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
New Episode out now!
Ryan sits down with CJ Somavia of Hothead Collective to talk GLAIVE, a quarterly magazine dedicated to gaming and the subcultures surrounding its various forms of expression. We also talk, PAX Unplugged, the loss of third spaces, the "osr" and storygames, Inq28, and more.
Ryan sits down with CJ Somavia of Hothead Collective to talk GLAIVE, a quarterly magazine dedicated to gaming and the subcultures surrounding its various forms of expression. We also talk, PAX Unplugged, the loss of third spaces, the "osr" and storygames, Inq28, and more.
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HUGE NEWS: Today we're launching a pack of 10,000 game assets! All existing Chequered Ink Assets + hundreds exclusive to the pack, across a variety of genres for commercial use in all your projects. AND they're all made by HUMANS 🫨 ci.itch.io/all-game-ass... #gamedev #indiedev
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
HUGE NEWS: Today we're launching a pack of 10,000 game assets! All existing Chequered Ink Assets + hundreds exclusive to the pack, across a variety of genres for commercial use in all your projects. AND they're all made by HUMANS 🫨 ci.itch.io/all-game-ass... #gamedev #indiedev
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Indie ttrpg folks, where did we come down on GPSR now that the dust has settled a bit?
Any leads on good value EU Responsible Persons?
Any leads on good value EU Responsible Persons?
September 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Indie ttrpg folks, where did we come down on GPSR now that the dust has settled a bit?
Any leads on good value EU Responsible Persons?
Any leads on good value EU Responsible Persons?
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sometimes you have an image in your head and you just have to get it out
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
sometimes you have an image in your head and you just have to get it out
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I’m looking for someone who knows their way around InDesign, has a passion for the hobby, and would be up for taking some layouts off me for Secret Passages issue 3 and – if we both have a lovely time – beyond.
If that sounds like you, DM me!
#ttrpg #zine #design #indesign #graphicdesign
If that sounds like you, DM me!
#ttrpg #zine #design #indesign #graphicdesign
October 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I’m looking for someone who knows their way around InDesign, has a passion for the hobby, and would be up for taking some layouts off me for Secret Passages issue 3 and – if we both have a lovely time – beyond.
If that sounds like you, DM me!
#ttrpg #zine #design #indesign #graphicdesign
If that sounds like you, DM me!
#ttrpg #zine #design #indesign #graphicdesign
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Tiny Tome 3 is funded!
Pick up 50 games by 50 indie creators, and if it hits the first stretch goal my game Litter, Detective! will be included too!
Pick up 50 games by 50 indie creators, and if it hits the first stretch goal my game Litter, Detective! will be included too!
Always happy when I can add 'Funded in 2 hours!' to a campaign page
October 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Tiny Tome 3 is funded!
Pick up 50 games by 50 indie creators, and if it hits the first stretch goal my game Litter, Detective! will be included too!
Pick up 50 games by 50 indie creators, and if it hits the first stretch goal my game Litter, Detective! will be included too!
Tiny Tome 3 is funded!
Pick up 50 games by 50 indie creators, and if it hits the first stretch goal my game Litter, Detective! will be included too!
Pick up 50 games by 50 indie creators, and if it hits the first stretch goal my game Litter, Detective! will be included too!
Always happy when I can add 'Funded in 2 hours!' to a campaign page
October 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Tiny Tome 3 is funded!
Pick up 50 games by 50 indie creators, and if it hits the first stretch goal my game Litter, Detective! will be included too!
Pick up 50 games by 50 indie creators, and if it hits the first stretch goal my game Litter, Detective! will be included too!
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Tiny Tome 3 from @long-tail-games.bsky.social just launched!
It has a lot of great games from some amazing designers (and my game Rêve too).
Its already funded and will be shipping in time for the holidays. Check it out here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
It has a lot of great games from some amazing designers (and my game Rêve too).
Its already funded and will be shipping in time for the holidays. Check it out here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
Tiny Tome 3
We're back with 50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators.
www.kickstarter.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Tiny Tome 3 from @long-tail-games.bsky.social just launched!
It has a lot of great games from some amazing designers (and my game Rêve too).
Its already funded and will be shipping in time for the holidays. Check it out here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
It has a lot of great games from some amazing designers (and my game Rêve too).
Its already funded and will be shipping in time for the holidays. Check it out here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
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Want free stuff? Follow and share this link!
I'll select three random sharers to receive a complete set of Tiny Tome. That's 150 single-page RPGs in 3 books!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
I'll select three random sharers to receive a complete set of Tiny Tome. That's 150 single-page RPGs in 3 books!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
Tiny Tome 3
We're back with 50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators.
www.kickstarter.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Want free stuff? Follow and share this link!
I'll select three random sharers to receive a complete set of Tiny Tome. That's 150 single-page RPGs in 3 books!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
I'll select three random sharers to receive a complete set of Tiny Tome. That's 150 single-page RPGs in 3 books!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
Proud to say that seeing Tiny Library for the first time at Dragonmeet 2 years ago inspired Litter, Detective! which is now one of the stretch goals to be included in Tiny Tome 3!
October has been the biggest month of my life and I'd love this full circle moment to be part of it.
Get it 4 xmas?! 👀
October has been the biggest month of my life and I'd love this full circle moment to be part of it.
Get it 4 xmas?! 👀
Mega-thread of all the creators in Tiny Tome 3!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
Coming soon: Tiny Tome 3
We're back with 50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators.
www.kickstarter.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Proud to say that seeing Tiny Library for the first time at Dragonmeet 2 years ago inspired Litter, Detective! which is now one of the stretch goals to be included in Tiny Tome 3!
October has been the biggest month of my life and I'd love this full circle moment to be part of it.
Get it 4 xmas?! 👀
October has been the biggest month of my life and I'd love this full circle moment to be part of it.
Get it 4 xmas?! 👀
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One page games can be fun romps and artistic explorations of the edge of the medium, but they are cost prohibitive to print and distribute -- which is why the Tiny Tome series by @long-tail-games.bsky.social is so great for both designers and players. And one of my games is in here! 🤩
Mega-thread of all the creators in Tiny Tome 3!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
Coming soon: Tiny Tome 3
We're back with 50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators.
www.kickstarter.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
One page games can be fun romps and artistic explorations of the edge of the medium, but they are cost prohibitive to print and distribute -- which is why the Tiny Tome series by @long-tail-games.bsky.social is so great for both designers and players. And one of my games is in here! 🤩
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There's a lot of neat games in here!
(mine is hiding amongst them, find it if you would like to will your skeleton to someone as dice)
(mine is hiding amongst them, find it if you would like to will your skeleton to someone as dice)
Mega-thread of all the creators in Tiny Tome 3!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
Coming soon: Tiny Tome 3
We're back with 50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators.
www.kickstarter.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
There's a lot of neat games in here!
(mine is hiding amongst them, find it if you would like to will your skeleton to someone as dice)
(mine is hiding amongst them, find it if you would like to will your skeleton to someone as dice)
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161 people have signed up for Tiny Tome 3!
You can be like them - gaming hipsters who are here to kick ass and support the scene.
50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators 🔥🔥🔥
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
You can be like them - gaming hipsters who are here to kick ass and support the scene.
50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators 🔥🔥🔥
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
Coming soon: Tiny Tome 3
We're back with 50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators.
www.kickstarter.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
161 people have signed up for Tiny Tome 3!
You can be like them - gaming hipsters who are here to kick ass and support the scene.
50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators 🔥🔥🔥
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
You can be like them - gaming hipsters who are here to kick ass and support the scene.
50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators 🔥🔥🔥
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
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The latest stretch goal has unlocked another adventure!
"Lair of the Gobbler" will now be part of the DURF Adventure Zine!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emi...
"Lair of the Gobbler" will now be part of the DURF Adventure Zine!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emi...
October 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The latest stretch goal has unlocked another adventure!
"Lair of the Gobbler" will now be part of the DURF Adventure Zine!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emi...
"Lair of the Gobbler" will now be part of the DURF Adventure Zine!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emi...
This guide really is COMPREHENSIVE.
If this topic remotely intersects with your work you should give it a read, this is such a valuable resource.
If this topic remotely intersects with your work you should give it a read, this is such a valuable resource.
TTRPG creators, there are innumerable reasons, and a nigh indescribable bliss to be found, if you dare learn to draw. And at least, if you do not, it's cool for you to learn some of the basics, since you will sooner and later need to work with artists:
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
A Comprehensive Guide to TTRPG Art Commissioning & Licensing | Araukana
Get more from Araukana on Patreon
www.patreon.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This guide really is COMPREHENSIVE.
If this topic remotely intersects with your work you should give it a read, this is such a valuable resource.
If this topic remotely intersects with your work you should give it a read, this is such a valuable resource.
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TTRPG creators, there are innumerable reasons, and a nigh indescribable bliss to be found, if you dare learn to draw. And at least, if you do not, it's cool for you to learn some of the basics, since you will sooner and later need to work with artists:
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
A Comprehensive Guide to TTRPG Art Commissioning & Licensing | Araukana
Get more from Araukana on Patreon
www.patreon.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
TTRPG creators, there are innumerable reasons, and a nigh indescribable bliss to be found, if you dare learn to draw. And at least, if you do not, it's cool for you to learn some of the basics, since you will sooner and later need to work with artists:
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
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🍐 FINAL 24 HOURS to preorder the new Troika! book from @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io written & illustrated by me!
🐞 A richly interconnected pointcrawl ecosystem of faction politics exploring definitions of dungeons & personhood both, by way of creepy-crawly hijinks for fans of bugs with swords!
🐞 A richly interconnected pointcrawl ecosystem of faction politics exploring definitions of dungeons & personhood both, by way of creepy-crawly hijinks for fans of bugs with swords!
🍐 3 DAYS REMAIN
Preorder by Oct 7 (18:00 GMT)
🦋 Shrink to size & explore a labyrinthine world of bug factions inside a sapient pear tree, racing against the clock to shape the future of a dungeon that was never yours to delve & escape before you grow to full size!
www.melsonia.com/products/pre...
Preorder by Oct 7 (18:00 GMT)
🦋 Shrink to size & explore a labyrinthine world of bug factions inside a sapient pear tree, racing against the clock to shape the future of a dungeon that was never yours to delve & escape before you grow to full size!
www.melsonia.com/products/pre...
October 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🍐 FINAL 24 HOURS to preorder the new Troika! book from @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io written & illustrated by me!
🐞 A richly interconnected pointcrawl ecosystem of faction politics exploring definitions of dungeons & personhood both, by way of creepy-crawly hijinks for fans of bugs with swords!
🐞 A richly interconnected pointcrawl ecosystem of faction politics exploring definitions of dungeons & personhood both, by way of creepy-crawly hijinks for fans of bugs with swords!
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Here, I did the hard part and googled it for you; here's the first reasonable result for "free rss readers". I've tried about half of these and they were all reasonable. Look at what features you need to pay for, they're all slightly different, and choose one. bloggingwizard.com/free-rss-fee...
Bot Verification
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October 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Here, I did the hard part and googled it for you; here's the first reasonable result for "free rss readers". I've tried about half of these and they were all reasonable. Look at what features you need to pay for, they're all slightly different, and choose one. bloggingwizard.com/free-rss-fee...