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Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · 22h

I’m still getting used to being in FRONT of the camera but here’s an interview with Role Playing Public Radio while I was at GenCon this year!

Ross Payton @rosspayton.bsky.social · 1d

Mothership: ARKYVR – Interview with author Rhodrick Magsino

I interviewed Rhodrick Magsino, author of ARKYVR at Gen Con 2025 about his new module. ARKYVR is a multimedia MOTHERSHIP 1E setting & toolkit to play documentary filmmakers in space. Equipped with only their camera gear, ARKYVRs will…

Mothership: ARKYVR – Interview with author Rhodrick Magsino

I interviewed Rhodrick Magsino, author of ARKYVR at Gen Con 2025 about his new module. ARKYVR is a multimedia MOTHERSHIP 1E setting & toolkit to play documentary filmmakers in space. Equipped with only their camera gear, ARKYVRs will attempt to document life in space and expose corporate client atrocities while surviving the void’s unspeakable horrors. We talked about his inspiration for creating the module, playtesting, and what he plans next. Get ARKYVER on DTRPG Watch this interview on Youtube

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Lone Archivist @lonearchivist.bsky.social · 1d

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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Plus One Exp | Staying Home For PAXU (cause we live in Philly) @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 1d

WE ARE LIVE!!!

The Cryptid Show by @atticus.haus at ttrpg.link/CryptidShow
Black Flies by @goosepoopgames.com at ttrpg.link/BlackFlies

THE BLACK CRYPTID COLLAB LIVES! Support these spooky season #TTRPGs now!

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Meldar16 @meldar16.bsky.social · 1d

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Our Lady of Order is up and ready for regular orders! #ttrpg #ttrogcommunity #indiegames #supportsmallbusiness

Our Lady of Order: Atera Redux Journey 2

It's been 4 decades since the defeat of the old gods and the rise of the Koloso. It's been 5 years since the death of the last old god, Até, during the events of Our Lady of Chaos. Now, during the Ko...

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Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · 1d

I’m in the process of moving off of adobe suite for both publishing and media production and it’s such a slow process. I feel like “the new guy” at my own profession.

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 1d

Alright, the first in-depth article of my awards debrief is live. "How do the Ennies work?" A top-down look at my judging experience from A to Z.

Please share, leave comments, and ask questions. And don't forget to read part 1 if you haven't already.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-2/

How do the Ennies work?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part two. What is the award process like behind closed doors, and how do the judges select nominees?

www.explorersdesign.com

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Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · 2d

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Quinn Majeski 👁️ Absurdia crowdfunding now! @quinnmajeski.bsky.social · 2d

Absurdia Update: meet the guest writers!

I’m beyond excited to announce Elliot Davis, Irving Benitez, Kendrick Smith, and Samantha Leigh as our stretch goal guest writers!

At $25k, this wickedly talented cabal will put together a kaleidoscope of ready to play one shot scenarios for Absurdia 👁️

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Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · 2d

Watch Carnival of Souls (1962) with a head canon that the main character is an adult undiagnosed autistic woman in America.

It really opens some meaningful doors of interpretation.

Candace Hilligoss in Carnival of Souls (1962) as she panics in her car.

Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · 2d

After showing this film to my partner they said the film’s main character seems to be experiencing what it’s like to be an undiagnosed autistic woman in America. It has completely changed the way I view this movie.

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Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · 2d

ARKYVR is capitalist horror. Let’s fight against our REAL capitalist horrors by supporting the organization that provide legal aid to low income individuals!

ARKYVR and 200+ games for only $12+ in this huge charity bundle. Game on!

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

Hello // Goodbye Charity Bundle for legal aid. Available until November 5th, 6PM EST.

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 5d

GAMA wants to better represent tabletop's global reality, but its announced ten-year plan might not touch international designers and professionals for another 3-5 years.

The name has barely changed; will the trade organization follow suit?

GAMA has been rebranded as, er… GAMA

What’s in a name?

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Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · 6d

Solidarity, brothers and sisters

Rascal News @rascal.news · 7d

Unionized workers with @kickstarterunited.org are poised to strike if the crowdfunding platform's management doesn't approve their new contract.

The union has demanded a four-day workweek, minimum living wage salaries, and protections against generative AI encroachment.

Kickstarter United workers will strike beginning October 2

Demands include enshrining the four-day, 32-hour work week in their contract.

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Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations!!

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Rob Turpin 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️ @thisnorthernboy.bsky.social · 7d

RoboKraft, a 'trick-taking' card game I worked on with @dnlnwmn.bsky.social is now available for pre-order…

#Games #CardGames

www.newmillindustries.com/store/p/robo...

RoboKraft - PREORDER — New Mill Industries

THIS IS A PREORDER - THIS GAME WILL SHIP IN LATE DECEMBER 2025/EARLY JANUARY 2026. ANY GAMES THAT ARE PURCHASED ALONG WITH IT WILL BE HELD UNTIL THAT TIME. The year is 20XX. Humanoid robots have be...

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Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · 7d

For your mental health, I suggest you stop doom scrolling and listen to this stank fucking groove from Vietnam in 1970.

Con Gái Của Mẹ (Giao Tiên) Thanh Tuyền

YouTube video by Dũng SG

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NPR @npr.org · 7d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 8d

When exploring RPG mechanics and playstyles, two concepts frequently come to mind: immersion and authoring. These approaches are central to how we experience and create stories, yet they lead to profoundly different player experiences.

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#TTRPG #Blog

Immersion and Authoring in TTRPGs

Immersion and Authoring: Two Pillars of TTRPG Playstyles When exploring RPG mechanics and playstyles, two concepts frequently come to mind: immersion and authoring. These approaches are central to how we experience and create stories, yet they lead to profoundly different player experiences. Un

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Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · 10d

I’m pretty sure there’s a strong market out there for a purely fictional take on a “Wahammer: Nurgle Cookbook.”

There are so many legitimate ttrpg cookbooks out there already. I wanna make a fake one!

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Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you for the great video!

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The Midnight Tavern - Your Friendly Online Game Store! @midnighttavern.bsky.social · 12d

ARKYVR - a campaign setting and toolkit for the Mothership RPG to add documentary filmmakers to your game. Players can play as guerrilla-style documentarians trying to tell the story of the horrors of the Void.

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 13d

Sam Leigh's (@goblinmixtape.bsky.social) lifelong love of puzzles produced a collaborative scavenger hunt that tested the internet's knowledge of tabletop RPGs.

Blinking Birch Puzzle Hunt 2025 puts your TTRPG knowledge to the test

Bringing the community together through puzzle hunting.

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Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · 13d

This is the way.

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Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · 14d

OMENDROME is now officially available for download on itch. 100% of my itch funds gets donated to the Immigration Defense Project.

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#mothershipmonth #mothershiprpg

Two thumbnails (left to right) “The Revolution Will…” and “OMENDROME”

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momatoes @momatoes.com · 18d

The Deluxe Edition of What Dust Remains is now out!

52 haunting pages for a game of legacy and sacrifice. In this sweeping narrative game, build the life of a Pioneer struggling to achieve meaning in their life.

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A promo material for What Dust Remains, showing a mockup of the book and a glowing review at the top: "Impassioned and intriguing card-prompted questions along with focused, intense moments of dice rolls that helped move the story along, What Dust Remains challenged me to discover, explore, and sit in moments of despair and desperation."

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Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · 18d

100 OMENDROME tv programs with some of the BEST titles for you to riff during your games!

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