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Planet Arcana @planetarcanapod.bsky.social · 7d

MEGARECHARGE is out today!

THREE AND A HALF HOURS of us chatting about EVERYTHING in our first campaign. It's so big we had to split it over two episodes, both of which are in the main feed

enjoy ❤️🌹⚡🎶

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B.Marsollier @bmars.bsky.social · 9d

🥰

That's Mr. Kendo D. Smith to you @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social · 10d

What an amazing weekend with some amazing people!

Kendo giving a speech at a mic in front of a screen with the New Jersey Web Fest 2025 emblem and the title “Outstanding Horror/Thriller Actual Play (Podcast)”

Kendo and Sea holding two glass NJ Web Fest awards while posing on a red carpet with a festival backdrop behind them

Kendo, Sea, and Connie posing on a red carpet with a festival backdrop behind them

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Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 18d

The 2025 Blinking Birch Puzzle Hunt is live!

This series of puzzles will test your indie TTRPG knowledge. Bring friends and your library of games!

#TTRPGPuzzleHunt2025

blinkingbirchgames.itch.io/the-blinking...

The Blinking Birch Puzzle Hunt 2025 by Blinking Birch Games

A series of puzzles about indie TTRPGs

blinkingbirchgames.itch.io

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B.Marsollier @bmars.bsky.social · 19d

YAY!!!!!!

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B.Marsollier @bmars.bsky.social · 19d

🍾🏆 WAHOO!!!!! we were so fortunate to work with @lusttforlifeex.bsky.social

Planet Arcana @planetarcanapod.bsky.social · 20d

Absolutely delighted to see @lusttforlifeex.bsky.social take home Best Character Play Performance at TO Webfest last night!!!

A photo of the award for Best Character Play Performance from TO Webfest for Samm Star (Planet Arcana)

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B.Marsollier @bmars.bsky.social · 19d

😭 so deserved!!!

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Sea 🩸 @seaplaysrpg.bsky.social · 22d

Catching up on GODKILLER: Qismat, listening to the first three episodes of 5 GMs: From Inside the Tent (and keeping an eye on their kickstarter!!), campaign finale of Planet Arcana coming up, celebrating anniversaries of Tales Yet Told AND Goblets & Gays... it's a STACKED week over here in TTRPGs.

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B.Marsollier @bmars.bsky.social · 22d

tomorrow it's official (tomorrow it's real) (i'm having intensely nice feelings about it)

Planet Arcana @planetarcanapod.bsky.social · 22d

all it takes is perseverance.

🔥📦🔥📦🔥📦🔥📦🔥📦🔥📦🔥

the final episode of our first campaign is live on patreon today. ❤️

Planet Arcana: Campaign Finale. An illustration of Crater Wane, a Steam Android man guarding a Box. To the right of him is white text reading: all it takes is perseverance. A blue circle backdrops Crater from the chest up, and the rest of his illustration is a pink outline. The background of the image is black with white swirls and bright pin pricks, almost like a starry night sky.

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Montford Tales: Asher's Ridge LIVE on Kickstarter @montfordtales.com · 24d

We're a Directors Tier pledge away from 20 min of music each by @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social, @loottheroom.bsky.social, and @beholdyourfate.bsky.social for Asher's Ridge 🤞

(Or if you don't fancy the one and only original deck of painted cards—54 mini acrylic paintings—there are other options!)

Asher's Ridge

A game of paranormal television for 1-4 players.

www.kickstarter.com

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Planet Arcana @planetarcanapod.bsky.social · 26d

all it takes is a little sweat.

🔫💋🔫💋🔫💋🔫💋🔫💋🔫💋🔫

the finale of our inaugural campaign lands next week, but you can listen EARLY with us this Sunday.

check out our discord server for info:
discord.gg/Cn8W9KRuHk

Planet Arcana: Campaign Finale. An illustration of RRIOT, a Modded Human woman with a gun arm, wearing a short dress. To the left of her is white text reading: all it takes is a little sweat. A blue circle backdrops RRIOT from the thighs up, and the rest of her illustration is a pink outline. The background of the image is black with white swirls and bright pin pricks, almost like a starry night sky.

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j strautman @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social · 27d

if you're someone who likes to see the destination of something so you can go back and enjoy the journey with that knowledge, BOY DO I HAVE THE PODCAST FOR YOU

Planet Arcana @planetarcanapod.bsky.social · 27d

all it takes is a little audacity.

🌱🧚🌱🧚🌱🧚🌱🧚🌱🧚🌱🧚🌱🧚

the finale of Planet Arcana's first campaign approaches.

Join us THIS SUNDAY as we listen together in our discord server!

discord.gg/Cn8W9KRuHk

Planet Arcana: Campaign Finale. An illustration of Simon the Spider, a Fey/Human person wearing a t-rex adorned blouse and a miniskirt. To the right of him is white text reading: all it takes is a little audacity. A blue circle backdrops Simon from the thighs up, and the rest of his illustration is a pink outline. The background of the image is black with white swirls and bright pin pricks, almost like a starry night sky.

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j strautman @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social · 28d

this sunday, we're doing a PUBLIC listen party on the discord server in advance of the episode dropping.

we'll be saying a few words about it up top and then listening all together, please join us!

discord.gg/Cn8W9KRuHk

Join the PLANET ARCANA Discord Server!

The official discord server to discuss Planet Arcana. | 146 members

discord.gg

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Planet Arcana @planetarcanapod.bsky.social · 28d

all it takes is some integrity.

❄️⚔️❄️⚔️❄️⚔️❄️⚔️❄️⚔️❄️⚔️❄️

Join us THIS SUNDAY as we listen to the final episode in our discord server!

discord.gg/Cn8W9KRuHk

Planet Arcana: Campaign Finale. An illustration of Nicky, a middle aged Human man wearing a bomber jacket and carrying a big sword. To the left of him is white text reading: all it takes is some integrity. A blue circle backdrops Nicky from the hips up, and the rest of his illustration is a pink outline. The background of the image is black with white swirls and bright pin pricks, almost like a starry night sky.

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Noordin Ali Kadir @werewolffeels.bsky.social · Sep 9

Can’t sleep so I’m thinking about @planetarcanapod.bsky.social again.

Don’t judge, okay? I got a lot of good memories with those fools and it’s been a good day so why not indulge!

I remember getting asked to guest all the way in episode 19 and now it’s almost over… I’m emotional about it. 🤎❄️

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BlackGirlMage @blackgirlmage.bsky.social · Sep 8

WHAT AN AWESOME STORY WE WOVE and I can’t believe I got to step in one last time. If you haven’t listened to Planet Arcana– GO DO IT.

Planet Arcana @planetarcanapod.bsky.social · Sep 4

Part 2 of the finale is up!

A huge, huge thanks to @werewolffeels.bsky.social & @blackgirlmage.bsky.social for joining us in this campaign and lending their voices to this story one last time <3

Planet Arcana @planetarcanapod.bsky.social · Sep 3

Open the box.

Part 2 of our 3 part finale airs today.

🎰🔥🎰🔥🎰🔥🎰🔥🎰🔥🎰🔥🎰🔥🎰

Three Fools, on a simple quest, to find a key, and...

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B.Marsollier @bmars.bsky.social · Sep 3

📦🗝️

Planet Arcana @planetarcanapod.bsky.social · Sep 3

Open the box.

Part 2 of our 3 part finale airs today.

🎰🔥🎰🔥🎰🔥🎰🔥🎰🔥🎰🔥🎰🔥🎰

Three Fools, on a simple quest, to find a key, and...

Planet Arcana: Campaign Finale. An illustration of Mesmera HottnHevy, a black Human woman wearing a green dress, holding an open orange fan. To the left of her is white text reading: Open the box. The background of the image is black with white swirls and bright pin pricks, almost like a starry night sky.

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B.Marsollier @bmars.bsky.social · Sep 2

i love you

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Planet Arcana @planetarcanapod.bsky.social · Sep 2

The coming epoch: your coda.

Part 2 of our 3 part finale is live now for patrons.

🥄🎙️🥄🎙️🥄🎙️🥄🎙️🥄🎙️🥄🎙️🥄🎙️🥄🎙️🥄

Here we go.

Planet Arcana: Campaign Finale. An illustration of Teaspoon Equilibret, a Human woman wearing a yellow gown next to a microphone. To the left of her is white text reading: The coming epoch: your coda. The background of the image is black with white swirls and bright pin pricks, almost like a starry night sky.

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B.Marsollier @bmars.bsky.social · Sep 2

to my genius sibling @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social, who has been building to this with me since our childhoods

to our beloved players & collaborators,

to our listeners,

our egregore lives and breathes.

It's finishing, it's real, it's changed my whole life

🌍

j strautman @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social · Sep 2

A deep and full bellied shout-out to my best friend and lifelong collaborator @bmars.bsky.social for whom I make this project with and for

I know this is a lot of "very final words" for part 2 of a 3-part finale but once u listen u might understand why

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Coyote & Crow Games @coyoteandcrow.bsky.social · Sep 2

And we're live!
Please help us bring our actual play podcast (from @manysidedmedia.bsky.social and @talesyettold.com )to life and bring Coyote & Crow content to @foundryvtt.store and @roll20.net
www.kickstarter.com/projects/coy... #TTRPG #RPG #tabletop #NativeSky

Coyote & Crow: Digital

Expand Coyote & Crow across multiple digital platforms

www.kickstarter.com

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B.Marsollier @bmars.bsky.social · Sep 1

do yourself a favor if you have insta

www.instagram.com/ckabiru?igsh...

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Many Sided Media @manysidedmedia.bsky.social · Sep 1

Fans of @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social won't want to miss this episode of Talk of the Table!

We talk with @taylordotbiz.bsky.social about sustainable work practices, narrative payoff in composition, and how he’s applying the lessons of campaign 1 to the next major campaign of Worlds Beyond Number.

Learning, Growing, and Building Sustainability (w/ Taylor Moore)

Podcast Episode · Talk of the Table · 09/01/2025 · 1h 13m

podcasts.apple.com

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Coyote & Crow Games @coyoteandcrow.bsky.social · Sep 1

Tomorrow, our latest Kickstarter launches, and I thought it was important to preview this section: our stance on AI & LLM use in our games. Full statement in alt text.
In short: Support real artists and creators before we're gone.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/coy... #ttrpg #rpg #generativeAI

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Planet Arcana @planetarcanapod.bsky.social · Sep 1

this is one i'd heavily advise listening to in a cozy place with no distractions. it's big. it's final. it's tomorrow:

www.patreon.com/planetarcana

Get more from Planet Arcana on Patreon

are creating a podcast!

www.patreon.com

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B.Marsollier @bmars.bsky.social · Sep 1

wait I'm not ready 🥲

Planet Arcana @planetarcanapod.bsky.social · Sep 1

You're running out of time.

Part 2 of our 3 part finale airs tomorrow for patrons.

❄️💓❄️💓❄️💓❄️💓❄️💓❄️💓❄️💓❄️💓❄️

Your time's almost up.

Are you caught up?

Planet Arcana: Campaign Finale. An illustration of Pacemaker, a Human man wearing a puffy jacket and touching a see-through heart monitor. To the right of him is white text reading: You're running out of time. The background of the image is black with white swirls and bright pin pricks, almost like a starry night sky.

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