Keith Ammann
@themonstersknow.com
ENNIE-winning author of The Monsters Know What They're Doing and other stuff. Humanist, antifascist, curmudgeon. Teeth on the board. ✶✶✶✶
Home: spyandowl.com
Blog: themonstersknow.com
Newsletter: onefootinfairyland.com
Mastodon: dice.camp/@KeithAmmann
Home: spyandowl.com
Blog: themonstersknow.com
Newsletter: onefootinfairyland.com
Mastodon: dice.camp/@KeithAmmann
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Keith Ammann
@themonstersknow.com
· Oct 7
TODAY'S THE DAY! Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, with cover illustration by @kroovv.bsky.social and interior illos by @jencmars.bsky.social, is now on shelves!
Get it at your friendly local game store or through one of these links: spyandowl.com/making...
Get it at your friendly local game store or through one of these links: spyandowl.com/making...
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I have talked with friends about “what the heck happened to air travel and subsequently to air travelers to make the process so stressful/awful?”
It’s not that people stopped being “nice,” it’s that airline carriers stopped treating us like people and more like desperate walking coin purses.
It’s not that people stopped being “nice,” it’s that airline carriers stopped treating us like people and more like desperate walking coin purses.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants.
The U.S. Transportation Department is urging air passengers to be on good behavior
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I have talked with friends about “what the heck happened to air travel and subsequently to air travelers to make the process so stressful/awful?”
It’s not that people stopped being “nice,” it’s that airline carriers stopped treating us like people and more like desperate walking coin purses.
It’s not that people stopped being “nice,” it’s that airline carriers stopped treating us like people and more like desperate walking coin purses.
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
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Five Fires, my love letter TTRPG to 80s/90s hip-hop, is launching in February. Join us! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Get Ready for Five Fires
From Thoughtcrime Games LLC - Get Ready for Five Fires
www.backerkit.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Five Fires, my love letter TTRPG to 80s/90s hip-hop, is launching in February. Join us! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
This, right here. The publishing industry has become deranged, and nearly every author is anxious about whether they'll ever get another book deal again. Sales are the only metric of success that publishers recognize. Pirating books poses a direct existential threat to authors' careers as authors.
Look, I am very small potatoes as an author. I make too little in royalties to live off them. But I can tell you the reason I got to write my 2nd book was bc the sales of the 1st were very good. That's what else you're eating into by pirating, our ability to keep writing what you claim to love.
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This, right here. The publishing industry has become deranged, and nearly every author is anxious about whether they'll ever get another book deal again. Sales are the only metric of success that publishers recognize. Pirating books poses a direct existential threat to authors' careers as authors.
My phone app finally updated, and now I finally see this new Bluesky icon that everyone's complaining about, and yep, you're all 100 percent correct, I hate it, too. The too-saturated blue. The almost-but-not-quite 3-D effect that makes you wonder whether your vision's gone blurry. Total mistake.
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
My phone app finally updated, and now I finally see this new Bluesky icon that everyone's complaining about, and yep, you're all 100 percent correct, I hate it, too. The too-saturated blue. The almost-but-not-quite 3-D effect that makes you wonder whether your vision's gone blurry. Total mistake.
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Immigrants made me the person, fighter, and state senator I am today: I have everything invested in making sure all of our neighbors can build a life here, just like my family did.
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Immigrants made me the person, fighter, and state senator I am today: I have everything invested in making sure all of our neighbors can build a life here, just like my family did.
Living Out Loud. Robin Hood (Patrick Bergin/Uma Thurman version). A Midwinter's Tale. The Linguini Incident. Quick Change. Shall We Dance? After Life. Nobody's Fool. Mansfield Park.
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love 🎥🖤
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Living Out Loud. Robin Hood (Patrick Bergin/Uma Thurman version). A Midwinter's Tale. The Linguini Incident. Quick Change. Shall We Dance? After Life. Nobody's Fool. Mansfield Park.
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Make sure you stop by our booth in the #PAXunplugged Intersection room 201C to check out our #BrailleDice, little Dax goodies, and the most popular item all weekend - heavy metal fidget spinners! 💜
November 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Make sure you stop by our booth in the #PAXunplugged Intersection room 201C to check out our #BrailleDice, little Dax goodies, and the most popular item all weekend - heavy metal fidget spinners! 💜
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We are down to our last 10 copies of Community Radio at #PAXUnplugged. If you are thinking about picking up a copy, grab it soon!
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We are down to our last 10 copies of Community Radio at #PAXUnplugged. If you are thinking about picking up a copy, grab it soon!
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2. The amount of excitement and interest in Five Fires at #PaxU has also been amazing! Looking forward to going on that journey with y'all. Watching people light up when they see the flier and when they here the concept... it's a special feeling.
November 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
2. The amount of excitement and interest in Five Fires at #PaxU has also been amazing! Looking forward to going on that journey with y'all. Watching people light up when they see the flier and when they here the concept... it's a special feeling.
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Day 3 of #PAXUnplugged!! Loving all the great vibes this weekend. We have a few Sunday Specials at Booth 3850 today! And limited copies of #CommunityRadio remaining 🎉 Can't wait to see you all!
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Day 3 of #PAXUnplugged!! Loving all the great vibes this weekend. We have a few Sunday Specials at Booth 3850 today! And limited copies of #CommunityRadio remaining 🎉 Can't wait to see you all!
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Exciting news!🎉 PAX Together Intersectional Library now has a copy of the #GriotAnthology to check out! Stop by 201C to see all their great games!
#PAXUnplugged
#PAXUnplugged
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Exciting news!🎉 PAX Together Intersectional Library now has a copy of the #GriotAnthology to check out! Stop by 201C to see all their great games!
#PAXUnplugged
#PAXUnplugged
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Friends, I won't be on site for the last day of #PAXUnplugged because of when my train leaves, but this year's con has frankly blown me away. I'm coming to the conclusion that, for the best #PAXU experience, you have to schedule as little as possible and just see who you run into.
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Friends, I won't be on site for the last day of #PAXUnplugged because of when my train leaves, but this year's con has frankly blown me away. I'm coming to the conclusion that, for the best #PAXU experience, you have to schedule as little as possible and just see who you run into.
I been to Moscow
I been to Paris too
I been all over
Doin' the zydeco
You can't tell me nothin'
I'm the zydeco man
I been to Paris too
I been all over
Doin' the zydeco
You can't tell me nothin'
I'm the zydeco man
November 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I been to Moscow
I been to Paris too
I been all over
Doin' the zydeco
You can't tell me nothin'
I'm the zydeco man
I been to Paris too
I been all over
Doin' the zydeco
You can't tell me nothin'
I'm the zydeco man
Everybody's talkin' at me
I can't hear a word they're sayin'
Only the echoes of my mind
I won't let you leave my love behind
No I won't let you lee-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAVE
I can't hear a word they're sayin'
Only the echoes of my mind
I won't let you leave my love behind
No I won't let you lee-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAVE
November 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Everybody's talkin' at me
I can't hear a word they're sayin'
Only the echoes of my mind
I won't let you leave my love behind
No I won't let you lee-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAVE
I can't hear a word they're sayin'
Only the echoes of my mind
I won't let you leave my love behind
No I won't let you lee-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAVE
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Yeah this has become the utter pain of what we once had. Used to be you'd run to Google for a trusted and quick search and now I try to avoid it when I can
Legit ruined their own product to the point of being unrecognizable
Yeah this has become the utter pain of what we once had. Used to be you'd run to Google for a trusted and quick search and now I try to avoid it when I can
Legit ruined their own product to the point of being unrecognizable
November 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Reskeeting with alt text
Yeah this has become the utter pain of what we once had. Used to be you'd run to Google for a trusted and quick search and now I try to avoid it when I can
Legit ruined their own product to the point of being unrecognizable
Yeah this has become the utter pain of what we once had. Used to be you'd run to Google for a trusted and quick search and now I try to avoid it when I can
Legit ruined their own product to the point of being unrecognizable
Marriott Lobby. This is an astonishingly good reading for a fairly crowded space.
November 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Marriott Lobby. This is an astonishingly good reading for a fairly crowded space.
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“Making Enemies” by @themonstersknow.com is available now! We talked to Keith on the RPGBOT.Podcast about all the great design advice in the book, including cool stuff like based monsters.
#dnd #dmadvice #pathfinder #shadowdark #callofcthulhu
#dnd #dmadvice #pathfinder #shadowdark #callofcthulhu
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
“Making Enemies” by @themonstersknow.com is available now! We talked to Keith on the RPGBOT.Podcast about all the great design advice in the book, including cool stuff like based monsters.
#dnd #dmadvice #pathfinder #shadowdark #callofcthulhu
#dnd #dmadvice #pathfinder #shadowdark #callofcthulhu
Folks, it's some nasty air in the #PAXUnplugged vendor hall right now. A number like this tells you that the HVAC system is overwhelmed.
Your risk tolerance is your own business, but you should at least know the level of risk you're dealing with. #PAXU
Your risk tolerance is your own business, but you should at least know the level of risk you're dealing with. #PAXU
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Folks, it's some nasty air in the #PAXUnplugged vendor hall right now. A number like this tells you that the HVAC system is overwhelmed.
Your risk tolerance is your own business, but you should at least know the level of risk you're dealing with. #PAXU
Your risk tolerance is your own business, but you should at least know the level of risk you're dealing with. #PAXU
Paying my respects to the only king whose authority I respect. #PAXUnplugged #PAXU #NoKings #ExceptHalalGyroKing
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Paying my respects to the only king whose authority I respect. #PAXUnplugged #PAXU #NoKings #ExceptHalalGyroKing
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If you’re at #PAXU, come by the @twogetherstudios.bsky.social booth and say hello! I’ll be at booth 3929 all day teaching people how to play my latest game!
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
If you’re at #PAXU, come by the @twogetherstudios.bsky.social booth and say hello! I’ll be at booth 3929 all day teaching people how to play my latest game!