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stupid stupid idiot and wise sage. itch: smurphy-games.itch.io

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · Apr 8

daedalus station is out and I think it's very good. please go buy it so I can keep buying $7 supermarket pizzas for dinner.
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Daedalus Station and the Rimspace Racing League by S. Murphy

A space station hub for your Mothership campaign

smurphy-games.itch.io

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Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social · 8h

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

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sam “over and under” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 7h

on Tuesday, October 14th, as a part of Mothership Month 25, I'm going to launch another real-time play-by-post wargame, open to the public, called OVER/UNDER. the server will open to players on Monday the 13th, but in the meantime you can read about it here: samsorensen.blot.im/mothership-m...

Mothership Month 2025 Wargame: OVER/UNDER - Sam Sorensen

Starting on October 14th, as a part of Mothership Month 2025—the annual group-crowdfunding campaign and general season of celebration for

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 1d

Part 3 is here. The deep dive into the Ennies. If you're someone who doesn't know much about the Ennie Awards, you should read parts 1 and 2. But if you like a bit of inside baseball and are interested in award shows in general—this is the article for you.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-3/

How are the Ennies designed?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part three. How does the structure of the Ennies determine its outcomes? And what does it mean for others?

www.explorersdesign.com

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 3d

but how does it do that

sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 3d

what's AI done to solve that for you

sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 3d

I wouldn't call an adventure and expansion but yeah rules would be.

sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 4d

expansion is probably most appropriate but is very videogames.

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Logan / Tachyon @tachyonart.bsky.social · 5d

Tradestar Dynamics' 'Chevalier' combat frame, much maligned upon release, became infamous in later years when secondhand frames were operated by irregular paramilitaries with devastating results across the frontier systems.

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 7d

oh no

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MagnumGalaxy @magnum-galaxy-games.itch.io · 9d

Yippee-ki-yay, Mothershippers, Hardlight Station is back!
Check out the free preview now on Itch here: magnum-galaxy-games.itch.io/preview-dyin... (also available on DTRPG). Happy hunting and see you in Q1 2026 when the Kickstarter goes live!

Preview - Dying Hard on Hardlight Station: NS-1365 Anthology Edition by Magnum Galaxy Games

Return to Hardlight Station in this free Mothership RPG preview with expanded locations and new Sector 1365 adventures.

magnum-galaxy-games.itch.io

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 9d

working now! not sure what was up with it, maybe my mobile data shit the bed

sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 9d

holy shit!!!!

sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 9d

I'm getting an error when I try and click through. Is it down?

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 9d

are books art? i read 3 tv guides and 2 different editions of martha stewarts cookbooks and i dont think so.

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 9d

weirdly, this is sort of why I love writing contemporary stuff. it's hard but if you do it well, you defamaliarize the mundane. it's like forcing the audience to rengage with what they've relegated to the subconscious in their daily lives.

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 17d

one v please

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 15d

howdy people, I'm involved with Flatline on the Blocks, the momo25 project that details a full district(!) on the Dream. lots of talented people working on this one and I think it's going to be a really good book.

if that sounds up your alley, take a squizz here:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Prepare for wetwork in Flatline on the Blocks, a 20-block space station district at death's door from a team of veteran creators, for Mothership RPG

From Spinal Crux Warriors - Prepare for wetwork in Flatline on the Blocks, a 20-block space station district at death's door from a team of veteran creators, for Mothership RPG

www.backerkit.com

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Valeria Loves @valerialoves.bsky.social · 16d

New Review!

Orphans, the newest Tuesday Night Games Pamphlet.

Numerous thoughts within.

www.valerialoves.com/orphans-stuc...

Orphans Stuck in Tasty Mud

is the weakest official Mosh module still a certified banger?

www.valerialoves.com

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 16d

basic bitch recommendation but if you haven't read roadside picnic, you should. it's my favorite of all time (standing probably beside The Dispossessed, which I'm sure you're all over)

sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 17d

one v please

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Rory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 23d

My new shirt design is a very serious PSA that I was asked to make, because apparently a lot of people don't know.
roryblank.bigcartel.com

A drawing of a grim reaper drifting in a toyota sprinter across a grid landscape in front of the outline of downtown detroit, with a big skull looking over it and a wingding in the corner with a skull and cross bones, a vertical black block down the side of it says "extreme danger!"
big text at the bottom says "lilies are toxic to cats! Do not expose your pet cat to lilies it's very bad for them!"

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 17d

I disagree. get into rabid, spitting fights on the internet with strangers in your internet microcommunity, as God has placed you in this world to do.

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Der Todesking (Comms open) @der4444todesking.bsky.social · 22d

Evil Tetris

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MeatCastle GameWare @meatcastlegameware.com · 22d

It's a good day to remember that TTRPGs review based on play are intrinsically tied to their table as much, if not more, than the book itself! That's not to dismiss/discount criticisms, only to remember that one table's "this didn't work for us" can easily also be another person's "we loved this!"

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