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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · 2d

Every now and again, the universe drops an event that feels tailor-made for TTRPGs.
Meet 3I/ATLAS — an interstellar visitor with weird outgassing, a Sun-side blackout, and a trail of mysteries.

Read it before the invasion starts.

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#ttrpg #astronomy

Monday Musings #120 🤬

Musings on 3I/ATLAS

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · 4d

It's early, but we're live!

Judd Karlman (he/him) @juddthelibrarian.bsky.social · 4d

Bright and early with @newmadras.bsky.social and @madjay.bsky.social for an Elf Hunt.

Need to listen to the last bit of the previous session at the High Lord's keep to brush up.

Knights hunt the Elf. The Order hunts the Lich.

Who will prevail?

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PIC: Fortified castle bridge, rough painting/sketch
Cover of Mythic Bastionland by Chris Macdowall

TEXT:
Once upon a time the Vulture Knight & the Horde Knight hunted
the Elf...

Sunday, October 5th
8am to 10am-ish EST
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Judd Karlman (he/him) @juddthelibrarian.bsky.social · 4d

Bright and early with @newmadras.bsky.social and @madjay.bsky.social for an Elf Hunt.

Need to listen to the last bit of the previous session at the High Lord's keep to brush up.

Knights hunt the Elf. The Order hunts the Lich.

Who will prevail?

1/3

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · 4d

Catching up on #inktober #inktober2025
Day 2. Weave.
I think I found a nib I like.

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · 5d

It wasn't, but Cortex would be a fine fit! Traits plus dice is a good start.

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · 7d

Aight, I'm in, #Inktober2025
Mustache.

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · 9d

Four decades of rolling dice, and the games still surprise me. At 54, I’m thinking about what it means to carry this hobby into my 60s—gaming IRL, gaming online, small cons over big ones, and maybe gaming in a new city 🤷🏾‍♂️
Welcome to Act II of an old-head gamer. 🤬 open.substack.com/pub/playfear...

Monday Musings #119 🤬

Musings of a GenX Gamer

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · 15d

Yeah, sure, just take all my damn cash!

I just backed Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/119...

Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying

Forge your own superhero legend in the official Invincible RPG from Free League and Skybound, based on the groundbreaking comic book.

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · 16d

Downtime, stress, XP, and… astrology?
This week I’m musing on Flying Circus, Mythic Bastionland, and what happens if your stats are Sun/Moon/Mars instead of STR/DEX/INT.

Would you roll your Sun sign for initiative? 🌙🔥
Good Monday, Gamers!

#TTRPG

Monday Musings #118 🤬

Musings on PC Horoscopes

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 16d

Almost 90% funded! Will we beat the time limit bell today?

Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 17d

One week in, and just about 25 more backers will get World Wide Wrestling 2E: Repackaged to fully funded.

That's what, one Battle Royal's worth of ttrpg wrestle-curious fans? No wrestling knowledge necessary, and part of the campaign is more support for non-grapple-heads to play out the matches!

World Wide Wrestling 2E: Repackaged

Reprinting the Premier Pro Wrestling ttrpg of Narrative Action - In Hardcover For the First Time!

www.kickstarter.com

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 23d

Over the halfway mark already, and closing in on 100 backers today - amazing! Thanks so much, friends and fans.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndp...

World Wide Wrestling 2E: Repackaged

Reprinting the Premier Pro Wrestling ttrpg of Narrative Action - In Hardcover For the First Time!

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · 23d

Mythic Bastionland downtime. An entire session at the Highlord’s palace!
Appendix MJ. I lay out the media that shapes my games: Glen Cook’s Dread Empire, House of X/Powers of X, Farscape, Ars Magica, and more!
Good Monday Gamers!! Monday Musings #117 🤬 open.substack.com/pub/playfear... #ttrpg

Monday Musings #117 🤬

Appendix MJ and Downtime in Bastionlands

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · 25d

We're LIVE!!!!

Judd Karlman (he/him) @juddthelibrarian.bsky.social · 25d

Let's do this!

With an intro talk about the Appendix N blogging going on.

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Judd Karlman (he/him) @juddthelibrarian.bsky.social · 25d

Looking forward to seeing @newmadras.bsky.social and @madjay.bsky.social tomorrow morning, 8AM EST on the Actual Play twitch channel.

I'll have to watch the last 30 minutes of Session 2 Part 2 to brush up. Full playlist for these Knights Errant:

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · 29d

Such a joy talking about this TTRPG system with Lowell!

Open Hearth Gaming Community @openhearthrpg.bsky.social · 29d

Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History: Ep. 4 Champions (1st-3rd Ed)
Hosts @madjay.bsky.social and Lowell Francis cover one of the earliest & most important supers ttrpgs, a game near & dear to their hearts. They cover what the pitch, gaming history, media influences & then general thoughts.
#ttrpg

Around the Hearth | Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History: Ep. 4 Champions (1st-3rd Editions)

Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History returns to one of the earliest and most important superhero ttrpgs: Champions. Hosts Jay Brown and Lowell Francis talk about a game which is near and dear to t...

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · Sep 8

Good Monday Gamers!!
This week on Monday Musings:

Reclaiming space & the rituals that fuel creativity +
Mythic Bastionland’s “adult moment” fighting mythic wolves.

Sometimes the real gold at the table isn’t the dice rolls—it’s the conversations after.
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Monday Musings #116 🤬

Post game talks and office space.

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Judd Karlman (he/him) @juddthelibrarian.bsky.social · Sep 7

Today's game for the young knights errant...

a woman is standing in a hallway talking to a group of people and asking them what that is .

ALT: a woman is standing in a hallway talking to a group of people and asking them what that is .

media.tenor.com

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · Sep 7

We're live, with coffee this morning! Join us! www.twitch.tv/actualplay

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Judd Karlman (he/him) @juddthelibrarian.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sunday. Sunday! SUNDAY!

Mythic Bastionland with Rascal, @newmadras.bsky.social and Fearless, @madjay.bsky.social

Seers will be honored!
Myths will be sought!
Realm, protected!

Playlist for this series:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

TEXT: Once upon a time the Vulture Knight and the Horde Knight ventured into the Realm seeking Glory...

PIC: Castle Bridge sketch, Toledo, Spain

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SecretKC @secretkc.bsky.social · Sep 4

There’s more than the eye first can see,
When scouting the best of KC.
From cocktails and wine,
To rock shows divine,
Stay sharp — get the drop, SecretKC. ✨

New SecretKC edition on Thursday! Get on the List!
#kansascity

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · Sep 4

Shotgun!!

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SecretKC @secretkc.bsky.social · Sep 4

Out today SecretKC Weekend: EDM, Reggae & Black Keys - Weekend Adventure Sept 4-6
Discover KC's epic Labor Day weekend: EDM under stars, reggae on the river, street art, and Black Keys concert - your ultimate guide to unmissable city adventures!

www.secretkc.com

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · Sep 1

sorry to be a downer but coming off of my worst sales summer in years, now would be a great time to pick up something from my catalogue! spooky season's coming up, so I'd recommend:

😈 Imp of the Perverse - monster-hunting American horror!
🥀 Annalise - GMless Vampire horror!

www.ndpdesign.com/store

Online Store — ndpdesign

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · Sep 1

I've heard great comments about Hardwired Island's setting! I'm not sure how that got past me!

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Mad Jay @madjay.bsky.social · Sep 1

Cyberpunk gaming isn’t mission-of-the-week.
It’s baggage: the debts you owe, the obligations you can’t outrun.
This week, I explore how to run cyberpunk the way Twilight: 2000 runs war: as backdrop, not plot. The sprawl is the sandbox. The story is survival.
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Monday Musings #115 🤬

Running Cyberpunk TTRPGs with Character Baggage and the Sprawl as Sandbox.

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MegueyB @megueyb.bsky.social · Aug 30

Just wondering who will be the 4th follower from this moment. For reasons. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
#ttrpg #ApocalypseWorld #PBTA

Screenshot of the Launching Soon! page for Apocalypse World: Burned Over showing 662 followers.

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