Tad Leckman
@tadleckman.bsky.social
Ruining the movie-going and game-playing experiences for students since 1999.
https://tadleckman.com/
UC Santa Cruz
Formerly Activision|Blizzard|King, Riot Games, Blizzard, Lucasfilm, ILM.
He/him.
https://tadleckman.com/
UC Santa Cruz
Formerly Activision|Blizzard|King, Riot Games, Blizzard, Lucasfilm, ILM.
He/him.
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Make A Scene is looking for fresh new parlor larps. They will give you $300 and help you tune up your game and then run it multiple times. They premiere first-time designers every year! It's a great festival and the sort of thing I'd love to see more of. makeascenemn.org/en/call-for-...
Submit a Scenario | MAKE A SCENE!
Calling all scenario authors, past, present, and future! We are seeking brand new live-action roleplaying scenarios exploring the festival theme of Tempo to premiere at Make a Scene in August 2026! We...
makeascenemn.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Make A Scene is looking for fresh new parlor larps. They will give you $300 and help you tune up your game and then run it multiple times. They premiere first-time designers every year! It's a great festival and the sort of thing I'd love to see more of. makeascenemn.org/en/call-for-...
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Wrote a bit about making a dungeon book and how I'm starting to view dungeon crawls as a conversation between the dungeon and the players. And what that kind of storytelling means.
www.failuretolerated.com/talking-to-t...
www.failuretolerated.com/talking-to-t...
Talking to the Dungeon
<p>Prepping dungeons is hard and while I’ve read a lot of great modules, I never seem to remember what I loved about them other than the vibe. So now, whenever I read a module and notice a cool monste...
www.failuretolerated.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Wrote a bit about making a dungeon book and how I'm starting to view dungeon crawls as a conversation between the dungeon and the players. And what that kind of storytelling means.
www.failuretolerated.com/talking-to-t...
www.failuretolerated.com/talking-to-t...
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99.9% of cases like this, the writers asked all these questions and have the answer, but the story doesn't need to provide them. Just because you don't know it, doesn't mean it's a "mistake."
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 13, 2026 at 5:32 AM
99.9% of cases like this, the writers asked all these questions and have the answer, but the story doesn't need to provide them. Just because you don't know it, doesn't mean it's a "mistake."
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Glad to see a Columbia administrator speaking the plain sense about AI so many college leaders refuse to contend with. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
Opinion | A.I. Companies Are Eating Higher Education
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Glad to see a Columbia administrator speaking the plain sense about AI so many college leaders refuse to contend with. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
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The Assassin's Creed creator has announced that it'll be inviting 200 employees to participate in a "voluntary departure plan." www.avclub.com/ubisoft-vide...
The "Video Game Company Layoff Roulette" ball lands on Ubisoft… again
The "Video Game Company Layoff Roulette" ball lands on Ubisoft… again
www.avclub.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The Assassin's Creed creator has announced that it'll be inviting 200 employees to participate in a "voluntary departure plan." www.avclub.com/ubisoft-vide...
One of the greatest soundtracks of all time.
Iggy Pop agreed to record the title song for REPO MAN when braced by his neighbor, Olivia Barash, who stars in it. The unexpected, outrageous success of this soundtrack forced the studio to throw their full weight behind a weird little genre film they’d previously ignored
youtube.com/watch?v=wS8f...
youtube.com/watch?v=wS8f...
Iggy Pop - Repo Man with lyrics
YouTube video by Dick Narcowitz
youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM
One of the greatest soundtracks of all time.
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📰 The identification of a unique board game from the Roman Netherlands has big implications for our understanding of ancient games
🏺 #AntiquityResearch #ArchaeologyNews via @labrujulaverde.bsky.social
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/02/a...
🏺 #AntiquityResearch #ArchaeologyNews via @labrujulaverde.bsky.social
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/02/a...
A Roman Board Game Found in Ancient Coriovallum Rewrites the History of Strategy Games
A grayish limestone slab, measuring 21 by 14.5 centimeters, found in the subsoil of the Dutch city of Heerlen and kept for decades in the storage rooms of the local museum, has revealed a playful…
www.labrujulaverde.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:45 AM
📰 The identification of a unique board game from the Roman Netherlands has big implications for our understanding of ancient games
🏺 #AntiquityResearch #ArchaeologyNews via @labrujulaverde.bsky.social
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/02/a...
🏺 #AntiquityResearch #ArchaeologyNews via @labrujulaverde.bsky.social
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/02/a...
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
This is amazing!
‘Tödlein’, Death as an archer.
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
This is amazing!
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‘Tödlein’, Death as an archer.
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 AM
‘Tödlein’, Death as an archer.
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
Just what every employee wants: more intensive work.
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Just what every employee wants: more intensive work.
Neat!
Afrofuturist heist game Relooted is now available!
It is a South African game where you reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums, as the end of the 21st century approaches.
It's a subject that has fascinated me for a long time, so it's nice to cover it in a video game.👌
It is a South African game where you reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums, as the end of the 21st century approaches.
It's a subject that has fascinated me for a long time, so it's nice to cover it in a video game.👌
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Neat!
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🚨MEDIEVAL MARGINALIA GAME ALERT🚨
Veritable Tales of Folly in the Realm is crowdfunding now! You play various roleplaying medieval minigames & write about them in the annals. The minigames & manuscript allow for players to vary or irregular play. The game is illustrated (with marginalia!) by @yesthattallulah.bsky.social
Veritable Tales: An Illuminated Manuscript Party RPG
Create your own illuminated manuscript and play role-playing minigames set in an interconnected medieval period.
www.kickstarter.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:20 AM
🚨MEDIEVAL MARGINALIA GAME ALERT🚨
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🌕NEW BEST FAVOURITE TTRPG ALERT🌕
That's right, you can now try Intergalactic Bastionland in a very early, messy state.
www.bastionland.com/2026/02/inte...
www.bastionland.com/2026/02/inte...
Intergalactic Bastionland Public Playtest
Intergalactic Bastionland is now ready for public playtesting. Go here to find everything you need . We're a way off the Kickstarter yet, ...
www.bastionland.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:44 AM
🌕NEW BEST FAVOURITE TTRPG ALERT🌕
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The current president has made almost 4 billion dollars since he was voted in office 🙃 This episode breaks down how he made that money and how it compares to other presidents.
www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
How the Presidency is Making Trump Richer : Up First from NPR
Before President Donald Trump’s first term, he was in a “tight spot” financially, according to New Yorker writer David Kirkpatrick. At the start of his second term, Kirkpatrick says, Trump was in an “...
www.npr.org
February 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The current president has made almost 4 billion dollars since he was voted in office 🙃 This episode breaks down how he made that money and how it compares to other presidents.
www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
Attention Malaysian #ttrpg friends! Also, A4 2B D6 is a fantastic name for a zine!
Hey hey I'm making another zine! A4 2B D6 will be similar to eraserflag (A5, 36ish pages) but specifically focused on RPGs this time. We're looking for pitches from other Malaysians writers, designers, and artists who love RPGs, so if that's you, please submit a pitch here: forms.gle/Zf4G8LQjayxW...
February 7, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Attention Malaysian #ttrpg friends! Also, A4 2B D6 is a fantastic name for a zine!
@latenightseth.bsky.social Corrections is the funniest show I watch, but how do you ask someone to go back and watch 165 episodes so they can also to fully appreciate it? I feel very lucky that I started watching it from the beginning.
February 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
@latenightseth.bsky.social Corrections is the funniest show I watch, but how do you ask someone to go back and watch 165 episodes so they can also to fully appreciate it? I feel very lucky that I started watching it from the beginning.
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Young developers, indies and students often ask for examples of real Game Design Documents, which are usually buried in NDAs. Ultimately, there is no specific format that makes a design doc “real” but it’s still nice to see real examples when you’re starting out.
Stacking's 15 anniversary sharing continues! Today I'm sharing the Game Design Document I wrote for that game, all those years ago, which was part of our pre-production deliverables. You can download the PDF here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8jk0e...
February 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Young developers, indies and students often ask for examples of real Game Design Documents, which are usually buried in NDAs. Ultimately, there is no specific format that makes a design doc “real” but it’s still nice to see real examples when you’re starting out.
Great! Do that!
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House.
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Secu…
trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Great! Do that!
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A new edition of Good Society is set to grace the ton!
With revised rules and additional sumptuous art, this new edition will be useful, usable and scandalously good looking.
Check it out and help support this unique game of regency romance, scandal and drama!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
With revised rules and additional sumptuous art, this new edition will be useful, usable and scandalously good looking.
Check it out and help support this unique game of regency romance, scandal and drama!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
Coming soon: Good Society: A Jane Austen RPG – 2nd Edition
Navigate the pitfalls of romance, reputation, manners, and marriage in the sumptuous new edition of this award-winning regency rpg.
www.kickstarter.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
A new edition of Good Society is set to grace the ton!
With revised rules and additional sumptuous art, this new edition will be useful, usable and scandalously good looking.
Check it out and help support this unique game of regency romance, scandal and drama!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
With revised rules and additional sumptuous art, this new edition will be useful, usable and scandalously good looking.
Check it out and help support this unique game of regency romance, scandal and drama!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
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Saw someone complain about the AI used in Rogue One. Come on, man. Look up some dates and get mad at the right things.
February 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Saw someone complain about the AI used in Rogue One. Come on, man. Look up some dates and get mad at the right things.
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What if, [Tynes] seemed to ponder, groups like Scientology and Eckankar were even more fucked up and dangerous? What if they had some kind of line to actual psychic powers? What if Delta Green agents had to shoot the shit out of their headquarters?
www.delta-green.com/delta-green-...
www.delta-green.com/delta-green-...
'DELTA GREEN: THE NEW AGE' NOW AVAILABLE
Find your true light!
www.delta-green.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
What if, [Tynes] seemed to ponder, groups like Scientology and Eckankar were even more fucked up and dangerous? What if they had some kind of line to actual psychic powers? What if Delta Green agents had to shoot the shit out of their headquarters?
www.delta-green.com/delta-green-...
www.delta-green.com/delta-green-...
Kim Horn!
youtu.be/JqfkGuUhNGg?...
youtu.be/JqfkGuUhNGg?...
Overwatch - 10 Years, More Heroes, Big Updates | Official Xbox Podcast
YouTube video by Xbox
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Kim Horn!
youtu.be/JqfkGuUhNGg?...
youtu.be/JqfkGuUhNGg?...
This was our experience, too. It's amazing how fast you realize that you don't really need everything tomorrow. I used to wait weeks for mail order stuff, 5 days is plenty fast.
Obviously do what works best for you but fwiw: I decided to cancel Amazon Prime a year ago and find stuff elsewhere whenever I could, and… it took a little bit to get used to but it’s surprisingly easy to build new patterns of online shopping.
February 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
This was our experience, too. It's amazing how fast you realize that you don't really need everything tomorrow. I used to wait weeks for mail order stuff, 5 days is plenty fast.
Purchased at the 7-11 next to the laundromat. Read while sitting on those hard plastic chairs in a row next to the dryers.
February 4, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Purchased at the 7-11 next to the laundromat. Read while sitting on those hard plastic chairs in a row next to the dryers.