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Rob Donoghue

@rdonoghue.bsky.social

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Not writing nearly as much about RPGs or Agile as I would like to be.

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Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · May 31

Before I actually crack open Daggerheart, I want to talk about a very important related topic: THE BOX.

Because I had not been paying attention, it was only when I walked into Games & Stuff that I realized that the hardcover book came bundled with a box.

I was very curious about this.

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Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · 8h

Easier to do than to think about doing.

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Jeremy Whitley @ NYCC (Roaming) @jeremywhitley.bsky.social · 1d

*Jeremy loses Harvey*
*Annie Nocenti approaches*
Annie Nocenti: Hey, when I interviewed Mel Brooks, he told me the thing about awards is the win is to be nominated. Who wins is just politics. So remember that, you won already.

Jeremy Whitley @ NYCC (Roaming) @jeremywhitley.bsky.social · 1d

No Harvey for me tonight, but Annie Nocenti told me she was rooting for me, so who really won?

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Chrissy Wiley @chrissyone.bsky.social · 11h

Never give up hop 🐸

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Ghoula RPGs @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 15h

Let's make a deal.

You give me $50.

I give you Slayers, the Almanac, two zine supplements, and two bonus pamphlets.

Everything you need to go all in on Slayers.

gilarpgs.myshopify.com/products/sla...

Slayers Bundle

Time to Hunt! Ready to dive all-in on Slayers? This bundle includes the Slayers core rulebook and all available printed supplements for the game. The bundle includes: Slayers: The core rules you need...

gilarpgs.myshopify.com

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Harry Connolly (he/him) @byharryconnolly.bsky.social · 13h

omg this whole thread

rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 14h

People just don't realize how many layers of "irony" and cloaking are used to launder white supremacist propaganda into greater public acceptance and just *how many* things, about US culture in general and internet culture in particular, have white supremacy at the core of their rotten heart!

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 15h

Well, you heard the man! HIRE ME!

No, really, hire me. I need a job.

David Varela @writingstudio.bsky.social · 16h

Stephen is a great writer and part of the excellent Clockwork Revolution narrative team that’s starting to taper down as we finish the bulk of the writing. Snap him up for your project!

Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 11d

A weekly (soon to be daily!) reminder that I need a new job!

My Narrative Design contract at InXile ends 10/17 and I would love to have something resembling gainful employment before then if at all possible.

www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-b...

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Lone Archivist @lonearchivist.bsky.social · 5d

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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Tim @olddog.games · 1d

Deathmatch Island video essay from the best in the biz 🙏

Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 1d

My latest essay is on @olddog.games's "Deathmatch Island!" I talk about how the game designs its climax around the Prisoner's Dilemma, and how, despite the fact that the game wants you to break that cycle, that initial tension is the best part of the text.

Deathmatch Island, Squid Game, and the Tension of the Prisoner's Dilemma [TTRPG Video Essay]

YouTube video by A.A. Voigt

youtu.be

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Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 1d

Contemplating how the most influential award show for Evil Hat was the Indie RPG Awards held in the early 00s, before Evil Hat existed as a company. @rdonoghue.bsky.social and I won one for an earlier incarnation of Fate, “best free game”. It was a narrower population that knew about it, but enough…

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Hinokodo @hinokodo.com · 2d

hinokodo.itch.io/human-made

A few years ago I made an icon pack for folks to use (it's free!) and over the years it's appeared on 100+ products (from what folks have linked to me! Mostly books) I like the positive spin of 'human made' vs 'no ai' personally.

Human Made by HINOKODO

An icon pack made by humans

hinokodo.itch.io

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Tycho (or Omin, or Jamison, or Stavrenn, or...) @tychobrahe.bsky.social · 7d

If anybody wants to check out the now ancient Thornwatch game my friend @cwgabriel.bsky.social originally designed, and get the expansion which is chock full of Eyrewood lore nobody knows, our partner on that game has them on clearance for thirty bucks!

shop.lonesharkgames.com/products/tho...

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 2d

We are one week closer to the release of OMENS OF CHAOS, and the glorious return of Magic the Gathering long-form fiction!

A book cover against a blue background reading COMING FEBRUARY 17, 2026. The book cover shows a blonde-haired human New Capenna shield mage in the robes of a first year Strixhaven mage-scholar, casting a domed shield around herself. The school is behind her. The text on the cover reads "STRIXHAVEN | OMENS OF CHAOS | SEANAN MCGUIRE | New York Times Bestselling Author."

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The Octopus Gallery @octopusgallery.bsky.social · 3d

Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company.

craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...

Sewing Patterns Rise from DGA Bankruptcy Ashes - Craft Industry Alliance

The “Big 4” sewing patterns are saved. Simplicity, McCall’s, Vogue & Butterick get new life under Rubelmann Capital.

craftindustryalliance.org

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Eleonor Piteira @eleonorpiteira.bsky.social · 3d

I painted 4 more heroes for Return to Dark Tower! :)

Restoration Games @restorationgames.bsky.social · 8d

Return to Dark Tower: Expeditions launches on Kickstarter this Tuesday, October 7! This new expansion features 4 new heroes and 4 expedition boards outside the borders of the Four Kingdoms. Sign up for the campaign launch to earn a free Cursed Coin!

https://restoration.games/RtDTExpeditionsSignUp

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Shawn Tomkin @shawntomkin.bsky.social · 3d

My least favorite bit about self-publishing is figuring out the right time to do a new print run. It costs tens of thousands of dollars, so I can't over-invest in stock, but I inevitably get caught off guard by a sell-through and have long gaps where items are not available at all. I suck at it.

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Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 3d

UPDATE:

I absolutely did trigger my fire marshals to go through the code and grumble about it continually playing catch up. That part of the point of building the datacenters where they are isn't just cheap land and resource they can exploit, but older code with poor enforcement.

Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 4d

I suspect I have just triggered a "Well, shit" moment regarding the building code, its to imagine datacenters facilities like this, and the potential of people just outright ignoring the code to load as many GPUs in as possible and run them at 99.999% of maximum clock speed until they melt.

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Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 3d

"I can no longer tell the difference between someone trying to pull a fast one and genuine dumbass. This is why I drink." - my favorite fire marshal

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Sticky Doodler ▶️ PAXU @stickydoodler.bsky.social · 4d

Once you start going to local tabletop design events you start realizing how many people make games, some right in your own hometown. @playsamovar.bsky.social is someone I'm delighted to share a neighborhood with. Come check out his love letter to Ursula Le Guin's Hainish cycle:
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Indie & Local Tabletop Games Fair
featuring Samovar Games
Emissary: A story game inspired by Ursula Le Guin's Hainish Cycle
📆 Sat, Oct 18
🕛 12-5pm
📍 People's Book, Takoma Park MD

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Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · 5d

I am not terribly moved by surprise twists in stories, but I am incredibly appreciative when I can 100% see something coming and the author completely nails it all the same.

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Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · 5d

So, I view this with the same skepticism I do any other Hockey Stick graph, but I admit that stablecoin news has made me curious whose lunch this is proposing to eat, since it seems it’s seizing value rather than adding.

www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-s...

Visualized: Stablecoin Market Size Forecast into 2030

See the stablecoin market size's growth from 2020 to 2025 along with Citi's bear and bull case forecasts for the stablecoin market in 2030.

www.visualcapitalist.com

Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · 5d

Good read and a good reminder that RSS is still a better way to consume the web than anything else.

inessential.com/2025/10/04/w...

inessential: Why NetNewsWire Is Not a Web App

inessential.com

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The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social · 5d

Well I hope it works out because it sounds like it would be really fucking bad if this was a bubble.

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 5d

"The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year... In a way, then, America has become one big bet on AI."

America is now one big bet on AI

It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy

www.ft.com

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Sticky Doodler ▶️ PAXU @stickydoodler.bsky.social · 5d

I started my career in civil legal aid, and there is never enough money to serve most of the people in need in eviction, unemployment, debt, and immigration cases. As the DMV region suffers from the government shutdown, those needs will just grow. Please give this games bundle your consideration.

Swan and Raven Studio @swanandravenstudio.com · 7d

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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Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · 6d

80's movie! With some Stupidly Young people who arena longer Stupidly Young.

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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 6d

After listening to part 2 of the Planet Money #boardgame series, I raise an eyebrow as they hype up this being such an original game concept. Emphasizing that misleads the audience about how much the market values originality AND how original this game actually is. (It's an I-cut-you-choose game.)

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