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Zedeck Siew

@zedecksiew.bsky.social

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Writer of small fictions. Creator of "Creature of Near Kingdoms", "Lorn Song of the Bachelor", and other SEAsian fevers. Port Dickson, Malaysia. https://zedecksiew.tumblr.com/

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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · Feb 4

🌺What happens when a toxic man forcibly marries a murderous vampiress?🌺

You get A PERFECT WIFE, a modern-day TTRPG horror adventure featuring the Malaysian pontianak, set in a terrorised Southeast Asian city.

Back now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

PS: do not search for the baby crying.

A PERFECT WIFE: TTRPG Adventure + Fundraiser!

An urban horror TTRPG adventure zine inspired by Asian ghost films by Zedeck Siew, illustrated by Amanda Lee Franck and Scrap World.

www.kickstarter.com

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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 1h

OOOh, straight to the weekend! Sounds like action

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Attention @isaacisafraid.bsky.social

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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 1h

Useful tip for folks running A PERFECT WIFE (or any other rpg set in a SEAsian city):

If somebody at your table can't make a session, handwave as: they got stuck in a traffic gridlock, cannot get free for three hours

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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 13h

🚨ENNIE POSTMORTEM ALERT🚨

Some critical analysis about TTRPGs' biggest awards. @explorersdesign.bsky.social 's locus standi for this commentary is impeccable; he served as judge in the most recent Ennies!

Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 13h

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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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 22h

Landmark postmortem of the Ennies by @explorersdesign.bsky.social continues:

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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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 2d

🚨AWARDS POSTMORTEM ALERT🚨

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

Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 2d

🚨IMPORTANT FUNDRAISER ALERT🚨

Benj Dino 2 has a Patreon! @goobernuts.itch.io · 3d

I put up a goal on my ko-fi because I want to help my parents pay for my matriculation fees.

My mom lost her full-time job so my dad has taken on most of our expenses.

Any amount will help immensely! If you can't give anything, even sharing this around will help, too.

ko-fi.com/goobernuts/g...

Buy goobernuts a Coffee

Become a supporter of goobernuts today!

ko-fi.com

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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 3d

"Zedeck patiently listens through dinner and beyond as I babble on, clutching a pen and notebook. By night's end, I've scribbled out an entirely new show."

Living with @chincarok.bsky.social , I've the privilege to watch new art be born, on the regular:

smokesignals.sharonchin.com/studio-diari...

Studio Diaries 02 and 03

Death to the old ways

smokesignals.sharonchin.com

Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 3d

Threw my back. The ceiling will be my friend for a while.

Hadn't happened in a while, so I got careless: not enough breaks between desk-work sessions; being lazy with my form while exercising.

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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 4d

🚨COOL NEW TTRPG SUPPLEMENT ALERT🚨

Daniel Locke 🎉Islands of Weirdhope coming to Backerkit soon🎉 @daniellocke.bsky.social · 5d

👀 Look at this! Islands of Weirdhope (ECOMOFOS 2), a new game by @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social with art by myself, has set sail for 300 backers! 🫡🫡🫡

Are you one of the merry crew? You are aren’t you. You salty sea dog. 🌊🐟🐠🐬🐡

Sign up here: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 4d

CHAPTER SERF: a TTRPG where you play those poor peons sweeping the floor in the background, when Space Marines are being all dour and xenophobic in the foreground.

(I work on it when I'm procrastinating.)

bsky.app/profile/zede...

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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · Aug 1

16: CALLIGRAPHIST
Fasting scriveners craft holier purity seals. So your old colleagues are dead. Our Lord-Chaplain Maledeus forgets how easily ordinary humans starve.

_ Scourge (d4).
_ Scrivener’s tools.
_ Book of scripture, blood-stained.
_ Poor-quality bionic arm.

#chapterserf #warhammer40k

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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 4d

Sketch for CHAPTER SERF, my 40k fan game:

"15: BURNISHER
You kept the Astartes’ holy ceramite gleaming. A pauldron in your care had its markings disfigured. What happened? This assignment is your penance.

_ Servo-arm (d6).
_ Armourer’s tools.
_ Buffing unguents.
_ Set of acrylic paints."

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The Amanda Lee Mystery House @amandalee.bsky.social · 4d

Note to everyone on Itch.io: I switched my payout method to direct & it works just fine! If you have been waiting super long for payouts this is a good solution I think! It is only confusing to get a paypal notice that a mystery person has sent you 10$

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Emiel Boven @emielboven.itch.io · 4d

Funded and heading towards the first stretch goals!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/emi...

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Evlyn Moreau @evlynmoreau.bsky.social · 6d

Mothership banning you for life from their third party license if they catch you sneaking AI in your Mothership publication. Much appreciated.

And telling people to not report projects they suspect of using AI and to find a better use of their time if they want to be helpful. Also thankful.

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Aaron Lim 林家丰 @ehronlime.bsky.social · 7d

If you've got mech or yuri games, why not join Playtest Zero?! For our US-friendly session, join us next Thursday, 9 October from 6 pm (PT) / 9 pm (ET) to late over at the Session Zero Discord server to do some 1-hour playtests of TTRPGs/game bits and chat with other designers! (Image unrelated)

Chart titled "Why dating is hard for lesbians" with two rows of icons for women, with some saying "Out lesbian" or "closeted lesbian" but all the arrows are pointed towards "Enemy mech pilot"

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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 7d

🍉✊🏽🍉✊🏽🍉

youtu.be/VnOwNeXk-CA?...

Israel intercepts 13 Gaza aid boats, sparking international criticism

YouTube video by The Star

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Scott Murderhouse @voxparlour.bsky.social · 7d

Pour one out for a real one www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

www.theguardian.com

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 7d

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.

Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:

“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 7d

Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

www.youtube.com

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Iko is assembling bundles @thelostbaystudio.com · 7d

Midnight: Spontaneous demonstrations pro Gaza and in support of the Flotilla in all major Italian cities right now
In the pic below Rome city centre

Heaps and heaps of folks in the streets of Rome

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 7d

Pay attention to the language that will be used by much of the media.

The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters.

They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters.

Israel is once again breaking international law

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 7d

It looks like the rpg designers are back from summer break, because this month's issue of The Explorateur is over-encumbered with designer reviews, advice, and resources.

What should I do for the anniversary issue next month?

www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...

The Explorateur: Issue #12

Monthly design discoveries for tabletop rpg designers including jams, critique, theory, and tools. Vetted. Looted. Curated.

www.explorersdesign.com

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Idle Cartulary @idlecartulary.itch.io · 8d

It's that time of the month, girls: The Idle Digest! SO MUCH going on entering the last quarter, and I try to get on top of as much as possible here! The Idle Digest the newsletter to join if you want to keep a track of me and my thoughts, but don't use an RSS feed! open.substack.com/pub/idlecart...

The Idle Digest #11

Idle Cartulary's Digest for September 2025

open.substack.com

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jay Dragon has firmware updates @jdragsky.bsky.social · 8d

jesus fuck thank you all! if you were goimg to give money and didnt get the chance to please comsider instead supporting dahnoun mutual aid, a palestinian mutual aid organization led by gawazis providing on the ground support
chuffed.org/project/1152...

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