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Thomas M, Full-time Rascal

@newmadras.bsky.social

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He/him. Journalist at Rascal News. Interested in the art, history, and science of games. Makes the Indie RPG Newsletter and the Yes Indied Podcast. [email protected]

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Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · Nov 18

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Indie RPG Newsletter: ttrpg.in
Yes Indie'd Podcast: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/yes...
Rascal News: www.rascal.news/author/thoma...
Itch store: newmadras.itch.io

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Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 4h

They sound like anti-social deduction games

Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 7h

It was a real pleasure to chat with @shannonappelcline.bsky.social about his upcoming new set of books.

"Appelcline: I was delighted to write about the original edition of Palace of the Silver Princess. This is one of the most legendary products ever published by TSR because the first edition of it was destroyed. They printed it, they gave out copies to the people at TSR, they got some out to distributors, and then — this is all hearsay, but that's part of what made it exciting, trying to figure out what happened — management, apparently, got a look at it and said, oh, this is terrible, we can't send it out. They went around, they collected the copies from everyone at TSR, they tried to get whatever copies that they'd sent out back. And then they had one person in charge of bringing them out to the landfill and watch as they were bulldozed under, so that no one else got copies of them."

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Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 7h

can't wait for the deepwater horizon of videogames

Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 11h

'Gaming is the new oil:' How the EA buyout 'diverges from the traditional playbook'

Analysts explain how the high-risk leveraged buyout will impact Electronic Arts and the video game industry.

www.gamedeveloper.com

Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 11h

Except One Piece, the last of the ancients

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Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 12h

It's because we ran out of years

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 3d

If you're a creator looking to launch soon (which we encourage you to do!) and want to show some support for our union on your projects, we've prepared some assets you can use for your project stories and assets kickstarterunited.org/union-assets/

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Unwritten Earths Symposium @unwrittenearths.bsky.social · 1d

New ep Wednesday! We talk all about @epidiah.bsky.social's Swords Without Master, our upcoming fixup campaign, and bringing on @portablecity.bsky.social as Art Director!

Listen: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/24
Subscribe: unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/subscribe
Support: patreon.com/UnwrittenEar...

The Episode Without Master

The Season of Swords is upon us! Nathan and Eppy talk about Eppy's sword & sorcery classic Swords Without Master, how it came to be, how it works, and what's next for the game: a full standalone relea...

unwrittenearths.fireside.fm

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scene_four @scenefour.bsky.social · 1d

A given RPG system is “for” whatever makes me feel a huge wave of relief when the players say they’re gonna do it

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Josh Fox 🔜 Ex Tenebris coming to Kickstarter @armadajosh.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning! I have had a couple of people tell me Ex Ten shouldn't use 2d10 because it breaks the PBTA probability curve. They could not be more wrong and I am going explain why, because it's the end of my campaign and I need something to keep me sane, ok?

Strap in.
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a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with papers on it .

Alt: a man in a suit and tie is standing gesticulating in front of a wall with paper and red thread on it

media.tenor.com

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kheehoon chan @crapstacular.bsky.social · 1d

I've really been enjoying whatever @newmadras.bsky.social puts out on Rascal, but esp this piece that describes the state of itch.io extremely eloquently. itch has issues, but its platform - and the service it provides - is extremely unique in today's age of technofeudalism

Rascal News @rascal.news · 2d

What do technofeudalism, Chinese restaurants, and struggling game platform itch.io have in common? @newmadras.bsky.social has some thoughts, especially about the "platform" part.

Itch.io isn’t like other platforms

It’s like a 3.5 star Chinese restaurant.

www.rascal.news

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 2d

If you, like me, are finally ready to contact someone at itch.io about getting your payout that's taking weeks, this post was news to me: itch.io/t/5345077/im...

Now, if you go to your Payouts screen and click "Payout details", there's a bespoke "Contact support" link for each payout.

IMPORTANT: Payout Or Tax-Related Issues? Read Here! (NO THREADS) - Questions & Support

If you need help with a payout, we have refined our payout process and added an updated “Contact support about this payout” link on the Payout page within your dashboard. Please use this link to conta

itch.io

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Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 2d

I got my question answered but thank you very much for offering!

Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 2d

I got my question answered but thank you very much for offering!

Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 2d

I got my question answered but thank you very much for offering!

Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 2d

I got my question answered but thank you very much for offering!

Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, everyone! I think I've found enough people!

Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 3d

Hi, is there anybody here who is in/from Spain who could help me answer some questions about RPGs in the 90s?

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Swan and Raven Studio @swanandravenstudio.com · 4d

Drumroll please...

HELLO//GOODBYE is a charity bundle containing 203 games for only $12. Every dollar goes directly to Virginia charities providing free legal aid to people facing injustice. Available now until November 5th.

itch.io/b/3276/hello...

HELLO//GOODBYE Charity Bundle for Legal Aid. available until November 5th, 6PM EST

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Benj Dino 2 has a Patreon! @goobernuts.itch.io · 4d

I put up a goal on my ko-fi because I want to help my parents pay for my matriculation fees.

My mom lost her full-time job so my dad has taken on most of our expenses.

Any amount will help immensely! If you can't give anything, even sharing this around will help, too.

ko-fi.com/goobernuts/g...

Buy goobernuts a Coffee

Become a supporter of goobernuts today!

ko-fi.com

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Marko (Nerd and Jock Comics) @markoraassina.bsky.social · 5d

Hang in there, struggling artists

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Mikey Hamm @wilkiescandylab.com · 6d

The brilliant new twinned game project by illustrator/designer Em Acosta.

Crescent is about kids who go to the dream world. Then Exile is about them as teenagers in the nightmare world. So rad lol

Pre-order here www.myth.works/pages/cresce...

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The REAL Texas Paul @paulsrockinbluesky.bsky.social · 5d

here's a reminder that discord has adopted a new arbitration policy, which means you have under 30 days to opt out of it

Opt-out. You can decline this Agreement to Arbitrate-and no other provision of these terms-by emailing an opt-out notice to arbitration-opt-out@discord.com within 30 days of September 29, 2025 or when you first register your Discord account, whichever is later; otherwise, you shall be bound to arbitrate Disputes in accordance with the terms of these paragraphs. If you opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate, Discord also will not be bound by it and there shall be no arbitration agreement existing between you and Discord, whether under these or prior arbitration provisions. If you opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate, you may exercise your right to a trial by jury or judge, as permitted by applicable law, but any prior existing agreement to arbitrate Disputes will not apply to claims not yet filed. If you opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate, you will not be opting out of any other provision of these terms and you agree to be bound by all other provisions of these terms, which shall remain in effect as allowable by law

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 5d

Watching Jay, I realize I am simply exhausted by folks in positions of leadership who are driven to distraction by critique.

If you can't function with critique and pushback, a leadership position is not for you.

Leadership REQUIRES you to absorb and process the critique of stakeholders.

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 6d

In SPINE, I want players to play with the ttrpg's rulebook in innovative ways.

I wrote this essay to think through the design. It describes the various ways we play with books in ttrpgs, with examples of how we use books as props, as anchors for fictions, and how we recreate them as art.

Bookplay in TTRPGs

An essay on how we play with books in ttrpgs

www.backwardstabletop.com

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Jaws Stone - indefinite hiatus @jaws-stone.bsky.social · 8d

Apologies for this post, but I've more or less hit rock bottom. I am emotionally exhausted and burnt out. I've not drawn for weeks and by now it does not feel like an easy fix. If you have any desire to support me, it'd mean more than ever as I physically can't work atm.
www.patreon.com/only_jaws

Get more from Jaws on Patreon

Patreon is empowering a new generation of creators. Support and engage with artists and creators as they live out their passions!

www.patreon.com

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