Judy Black @ Drafting
@judyblackcloud.com
Author. Game designer. TTRPG lover. Mental health advocate. Young, scrappy and hungry. AroAce as hell. Writer of many things. Never AI. Gamer/DM/TTRPG Creator. Cats, coffee & chaos. Étudier le français.
Open for work. Email: [email protected]
Open for work. Email: [email protected]
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Judy Black @ Drafting
@judyblackcloud.com
· Oct 21
Hi Bluesky! I’m Judy Black, #ttrpg designer/writer, nerd, cat fan, lover of puns, and enjoyer of both coffee and tea!
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Casters deserve some fun festival games in your #dnd game! I've put together some games just for casters so their noodle arms don't break.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Casters deserve some fun festival games in your #dnd game! I've put together some games just for casters so their noodle arms don't break.
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Oh Macaulay 😭😭😭
January 30, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Oh Macaulay 😭😭😭
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Here's an opportunity to support the other journalist arrested today; Georgia Fort, who will have far fewer resources available to her than Don Lemon.
Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon.
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
Support Independent Journalism | GF
www.georgiafort.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Here's an opportunity to support the other journalist arrested today; Georgia Fort, who will have far fewer resources available to her than Don Lemon.
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I'm so glad we can all agree Affinity tables suck to use.
I took the time to record a quick tutorial on my (free) Patreon that teaches you the right tricks so you NEVER have to use them ever again for your TTRPG rolling tables and other layout needs.
Share it, and please join my (free!!) Patreon
I took the time to record a quick tutorial on my (free) Patreon that teaches you the right tricks so you NEVER have to use them ever again for your TTRPG rolling tables and other layout needs.
Share it, and please join my (free!!) Patreon
January 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I'm so glad we can all agree Affinity tables suck to use.
I took the time to record a quick tutorial on my (free) Patreon that teaches you the right tricks so you NEVER have to use them ever again for your TTRPG rolling tables and other layout needs.
Share it, and please join my (free!!) Patreon
I took the time to record a quick tutorial on my (free) Patreon that teaches you the right tricks so you NEVER have to use them ever again for your TTRPG rolling tables and other layout needs.
Share it, and please join my (free!!) Patreon
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<waves to all my BIPOC TTRPG designers>
Hello!
You may think you are feeling impostor syndrome, but did you stop to consider it may actually be a reaction to being silently (or loudly ) invalidated in society and in the TTRPG community?
They feel similar, but they arent the same thing.
Hello!
You may think you are feeling impostor syndrome, but did you stop to consider it may actually be a reaction to being silently (or loudly ) invalidated in society and in the TTRPG community?
They feel similar, but they arent the same thing.
January 30, 2026 at 1:09 PM
<waves to all my BIPOC TTRPG designers>
Hello!
You may think you are feeling impostor syndrome, but did you stop to consider it may actually be a reaction to being silently (or loudly ) invalidated in society and in the TTRPG community?
They feel similar, but they arent the same thing.
Hello!
You may think you are feeling impostor syndrome, but did you stop to consider it may actually be a reaction to being silently (or loudly ) invalidated in society and in the TTRPG community?
They feel similar, but they arent the same thing.
Emergency vet visit for my poor baby who is limping 😭
January 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Emergency vet visit for my poor baby who is limping 😭
Nooo no no cat please don't start limping 😭
January 30, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Nooo no no cat please don't start limping 😭
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We really shouldn't have to bloody do this but INDIE AUTHORS, opt out of Ingram selling your books to AI companies: www.ingramcontent.com/page/ai-opt-...
#IndieAuthors #IndieBooks #WritingCommunity #BookSky #SelfPublishing #IngramSpark #Ingram
#IndieAuthors #IndieBooks #WritingCommunity #BookSky #SelfPublishing #IngramSpark #Ingram
AI Opt Out
www.ingramcontent.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 PM
We really shouldn't have to bloody do this but INDIE AUTHORS, opt out of Ingram selling your books to AI companies: www.ingramcontent.com/page/ai-opt-...
#IndieAuthors #IndieBooks #WritingCommunity #BookSky #SelfPublishing #IngramSpark #Ingram
#IndieAuthors #IndieBooks #WritingCommunity #BookSky #SelfPublishing #IngramSpark #Ingram
Oh, guess we're doing another winter storm this weekend in the US south, huh?
January 29, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Oh, guess we're doing another winter storm this weekend in the US south, huh?
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DO YOU HAVE A VAMPIRE BOOK COMING OUT THIS SPRING?
I'm seeking authors with vampire books coming out this March/April/May who want to band together for a fun cross-promotion in March & hopefully boost all of our preorder campaigns!
If that's you, sign up below! #IndieAuthors especially welcome
I'm seeking authors with vampire books coming out this March/April/May who want to band together for a fun cross-promotion in March & hopefully boost all of our preorder campaigns!
If that's you, sign up below! #IndieAuthors especially welcome
Spring Vampire Books Cross-Promotion Signup
Do you have a vampire book coming out in March/April/May? Are you interested in banding together with other authors in a group promotion of our vampire books?
Sign up below to join the Spring Vampire...
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January 29, 2026 at 8:23 PM
DO YOU HAVE A VAMPIRE BOOK COMING OUT THIS SPRING?
I'm seeking authors with vampire books coming out this March/April/May who want to band together for a fun cross-promotion in March & hopefully boost all of our preorder campaigns!
If that's you, sign up below! #IndieAuthors especially welcome
I'm seeking authors with vampire books coming out this March/April/May who want to band together for a fun cross-promotion in March & hopefully boost all of our preorder campaigns!
If that's you, sign up below! #IndieAuthors especially welcome
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Repeat after me, GMs don't need to use accents to run a creative & memorable game. Players or GMs using AI will never impress, but always irritate me. Be creative, innovative & original, something AI will never achieve. Repeative use of AI will bring only a ban from my games or my leaving a game!
I just saw an ad for an AI voice application for TTRPGs for voicing NPCs with accents (saying that the DM is bad at doing accents)
I saw red. If I ever get a request for that from a player in my group I'm kicking them out of the group.
I saw red. If I ever get a request for that from a player in my group I'm kicking them out of the group.
January 29, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Repeat after me, GMs don't need to use accents to run a creative & memorable game. Players or GMs using AI will never impress, but always irritate me. Be creative, innovative & original, something AI will never achieve. Repeative use of AI will bring only a ban from my games or my leaving a game!
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🦀 ANNOUNCEMENT 🦀
I don't have much to give BUT I am GIVING AWAY one (1) Daggerheart Core Set, (4) Final Fantasy commander decks and a Draw Steel Core Rules PDF Bundle raising funds for the Minnesota Freedom Fund.
Tickets are $5 but you can donate any amount here:
🎟️ tilt.fyi/8RCqUl7NDk
(1/3) 🧵
I don't have much to give BUT I am GIVING AWAY one (1) Daggerheart Core Set, (4) Final Fantasy commander decks and a Draw Steel Core Rules PDF Bundle raising funds for the Minnesota Freedom Fund.
Tickets are $5 but you can donate any amount here:
🎟️ tilt.fyi/8RCqUl7NDk
(1/3) 🧵
January 29, 2026 at 7:17 PM
🦀 ANNOUNCEMENT 🦀
I don't have much to give BUT I am GIVING AWAY one (1) Daggerheart Core Set, (4) Final Fantasy commander decks and a Draw Steel Core Rules PDF Bundle raising funds for the Minnesota Freedom Fund.
Tickets are $5 but you can donate any amount here:
🎟️ tilt.fyi/8RCqUl7NDk
(1/3) 🧵
I don't have much to give BUT I am GIVING AWAY one (1) Daggerheart Core Set, (4) Final Fantasy commander decks and a Draw Steel Core Rules PDF Bundle raising funds for the Minnesota Freedom Fund.
Tickets are $5 but you can donate any amount here:
🎟️ tilt.fyi/8RCqUl7NDk
(1/3) 🧵
I love that Past me packed me lunch. I just wish Past Me had packed something warm since it's so cold
January 29, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I love that Past me packed me lunch. I just wish Past Me had packed something warm since it's so cold
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ICYDK, publishing is in a decline. Many authors who have had dependable contracts in the past are now scrambling to make ends meet and seeing lower advances and fewer sales than ever. If you see lots of book publicity posts, it's because we're scared and trying to keep our jobs during The Horrors.
January 29, 2026 at 3:56 PM
ICYDK, publishing is in a decline. Many authors who have had dependable contracts in the past are now scrambling to make ends meet and seeing lower advances and fewer sales than ever. If you see lots of book publicity posts, it's because we're scared and trying to keep our jobs during The Horrors.
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Today's work music (can you tell I love this channel?): www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDoH...
🌧 Rainy Day Library Ambience | Cloud Temple Deep Focus Music for Writing & Reading Fantasy
YouTube video by World of Mithrasa
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January 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Today's work music (can you tell I love this channel?): www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDoH...
Deep in the mines of Swordsbreak, something waits in the dark. Hungry, desperate and looking for a meal, your #dnd heroes have to stop it.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Deep in the mines of Swordsbreak, something waits in the dark. Hungry, desperate and looking for a meal, your #dnd heroes have to stop it.
Sure why not!
1 like for 1 random line from my WIP
1 like for 1 random line from my WIP
1 like = 1 random line from one of my WIPs, published works, or trunk novels!
(Stolen from @mcmanlypants.bsky.social , because it sounds fun.) #writingcommunity
(Stolen from @mcmanlypants.bsky.social , because it sounds fun.) #writingcommunity
January 28, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Sure why not!
1 like for 1 random line from my WIP
1 like for 1 random line from my WIP
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Heya! Are you a romance author with books on itch? I'm planning a romance book bundle for Valentine's Day!
Send in the form below if you're interested. All genres of romance are welcome! Deadline for inclusion is February 4. More details on the form itself:
Send in the form below if you're interested. All genres of romance are welcome! Deadline for inclusion is February 4. More details on the form itself:
Valentine's Day Romance Book Bundle
Howdy! This is an interest form for a Valentine's Day book bundle on itch.io, hosted by Talli Morgan. The bundle will run from February 9th through the 14th. All authors who submit this form will be invited to the bundle, so be sure you look out for the email from itch.io requesting your approval. T...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Heya! Are you a romance author with books on itch? I'm planning a romance book bundle for Valentine's Day!
Send in the form below if you're interested. All genres of romance are welcome! Deadline for inclusion is February 4. More details on the form itself:
Send in the form below if you're interested. All genres of romance are welcome! Deadline for inclusion is February 4. More details on the form itself:
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There's quite a lot going on, so it feels weird to be like HEY HEY LOOK AT ME, but maybe you like books, and like books by me, and want to see the cover to my next one, coming in August:
January 28, 2026 at 8:09 PM
There's quite a lot going on, so it feels weird to be like HEY HEY LOOK AT ME, but maybe you like books, and like books by me, and want to see the cover to my next one, coming in August:
What are some of my favorite books about writing? I break down my top 5 here:
My Top 5 Writing Books — Judy Black
Ah, the never-ending world of writing advice... there are so many options of things to read and learn from. As always, advice is very selective with what matches your own experiences and what clicks best...
www.judyblackcloud.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:11 PM
What are some of my favorite books about writing? I break down my top 5 here:
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Make Your Own One-Page RPG by Exeunt Press
Create and publish your own one-page RPG
exeuntpress.itch.io
January 28, 2026 at 8:25 PM
