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Brad Kerr

@bradkerr.net

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RPG idiot. Original soy boy. Writer of "Hideous Daylight", "Wyvern Songs", etc. Co-host of Between Two Cairns podcast. Writer at Necrotic Gnome. I won an Ennie! He/him https://bradkerr.net/

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · Dec 11

I've signed on as a writer for Necrotic Gnome! I'm writing dungeons and also dragons. necroticgnome.com/pages/about-us

About Us

Necrotic Gnome is an indie RPG studio, known for the critically acclaimed Old-School Essentials and Dolmenwood fantasy adventure games. Gavin Norman — Founder and Lead Writer Photo credit: @MelissaMar...

necroticgnome.com

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 16h

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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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 1d

I don't remember talking about this but to be fair, I don't remember most of what we talk about.

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 2d

I love award shows. It's no secret. It's why I've spent months writing, refining, and trying to distill my Ennies judging experience.

It's a 4-part series (I know, I know). One article a day. Today's lays out my goals and puts the focus on awards in general.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-1/

The Awards Debrief 2025

An in-depth look at the Ennie Awards, its process, design, and role from the perspective of one former judge.

www.explorersdesign.com

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Goblin Archives @goblinarchives.itch.io · 4d

Get ready as the Liminal Horror Halloween Monster Jam launches on October 11th 2025 at 11:02 AM

itch.io/jam/liminal-...

Liminal Horror Halloween Monster Jam

A game jam from 2025-10-11 to 2025-11-01 hosted by Goblin Archives, Zach Hazard Vaupen // Emo Sludge & Unenthuser. Join us for a Halloween/October Monster Jam! As a Liminal Horror team we just couldn'...

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 5d

My comics hero @benjaminmarra.bsky.social designed a DM screen for Old-school Essentials and it’s the sickest thing I’ve seen in my entire life. The preview doesnt do it justice. Check close-ups on his IG www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/old...

Old-School Essentials Deluxe Referee's Screen - Benjamin Marra Edition

Coming soon! This is a pre-order that is expected to be in stock in January/ February 2026. Any item ordered with this item will not ship until this item is in stock. The Essential Old-School Refere...

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David Blandy makes games sometimes @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social · 8d

🚨NEW WEIRD GAME KLAXXON🚨

ECO MOFOS sets sail!!
Windwaker meets Waterworld in this rules light procedure-heavy TTRPG for solo and group play. Smash Corpo Schemes while discovering Monsters and Mecha lurking beneath the waves, guzzling ambergris to learn new spells.

tinyurl.com/yfryeat8

3 Punks on a catamaran sailing away from a monster and Mecha fighting in the mist.

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Emiel Boven @emielboven.itch.io · 5d

DURF Expanded is now live on Kickstarter! 🔥

www.kickstarter.com/projects/emi...

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 6d

There's a new Between Two Cairns podcast out wherein we review the module "TURN IT OFF" by Cloud Press. Attention all you spooked out pumpkin day freaks: this is a tight, creepy, one-shot. www.patreon.com/posts/140027...

Turn it Off | Between Two Cairns

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 12d

I tried it and you're right!

Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 13d

On Between Two Cairns, @yochaigal.bsky.social, Skullboy, and I discuss "The Chateau Amongst the Stars" by @revivifygames.bsky.social. Also: should published modules be Tolkien-coded?
www.patreon.com/posts/139419...

The Chateau Amongst the Stars | Between Two Cairns

www.patreon.com

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 15d

*Danzig voice*

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Yochai Gal @yochaigal.bsky.social · 15d

Coming next summer!
Join @bradkerr.net, Skullboy and I at Between Two Cons, an indie RPG/OSR convention in Portland, Oregon.

Fill out this survey to influence how it takes shape:
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Between Two Cons

The Between Two Cairns podcast is hosting a convention (Between Two Cons) next year in Portland, Oregon, and we'd love your help! Please answer the following questions so we can plan accordingly.

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 15d

My mail used to come early in the day and I was happy. Now, my mail comes very late and I'm often left wondering "where is the mail?" or "why hasn't the mail come yet?" Folks, if your mail comes at a reasonable time, treasure that.

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 19d

Look, we've got bigger problems right now but it looks like My Bloody Valentine pulled Loveless and Isn't Anything from streaming platforms ☹️

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 20d

New Between Two Cairns today. 🦈SHARKY🦈 by @idlecartulary.itch.io www.patreon.com/posts/138953...

Sharky | Between Two Cairns

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 20d

I've been enjoying digging into some of my favorite "manic transcendentalist" style pop classics in these teeth-grinding times lately. This OOIOO track is a fave youtu.be/FGNWU4UFoho?...

OOIOO - Mountain Book

YouTube video by hikaru6818

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 21d

West coast timezone is the best timezone to see central time zone manic late-night dream tweets. I'm always saying this!

Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 21d

Amanda P's new adventure "Orestruck" is out today and it's a banger!! bsky.app/profile/weir...

Amanda P. ➡️ PAXU @weirdwonder.bsky.social · 21d

Today my new adventure Orestruck is officially released! Return to the Tannic Forest to confront monstrosities, both magical and mundane.

Itch weirdwonder.itch.io/orestruck
DrivethruRPG www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

@spacepenguinink.bsky.social spacepenguin.ink/collections/...

Image with black background of a figure holding a torch in a cave that looks like teeth with the Words Orestruck an adventure by Amanda P. out now

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 21d

New Patreon-only Between Two Cairns episode today. We deep dive with Amanda P (@weirdwonder.bsky.social) about their adventure TANNIC www.patreon.com/posts/138958...

The Story of Tannic | Between Two Cairns

www.patreon.com

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 27d

Feels good!!

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 27d

On today's Between Two Cairns we review Tuomas Vauhkonen's absolute whopper of an adventure "The Ghosts of Zoazanna Mountain." www.patreon.com/posts/138307...

The Ghosts of Zoazanna Mountain | Between Two Cairns

www.patreon.com

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 28d

It's a shorty but I had a great time with Reaper Repo for Cy_Borg cy-borg.io/dlc/

CY_BORG — CY_BORG DLC

CY_BORG is a Nano-infested doomsday RPG about cybernetic misfits and punks raging against a relentless corporate hell. Made by Stockholm Kartell. Published by Free League Publishing.

cy-borg.io

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Rascal News @rascal.news · Sep 8

"The strength of this adventure is that it celebrates without flinching away from exploring complex questions of how religion differs from culture, how migration intersects with violence, and most importantly, how self-protection can so easily sour into virulent xenophobia."

Beyond the Pale is a fantastic moral adventure

Fantastic as in great and also as in magical.

www.rascal.news

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Kirhon.vi @delvingwolf.itch.io · Sep 7

Yesterday, on my way home from my vacation, I passed by a TTRPG/Board Game store (so rare in my town). The TTRPG section was mostly D&D 2024, but in a corner I found this...I couldn't resist.

@bradkerr.net #ttrpg #osr #ose

Italian edition of Wyvern Songs, by Brad Kerr, titled "I Canti della Viverna".

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · Sep 6

I choose Shimmy Dan, Josh.