Scarlet: Writing Diary – 4
This novel got put on the backburner for me because my wife decided she wanted to write it. She got the fire, the inspiration! And she wrote a lot. But the process also wore on her. She's not a writer and so I think the process just became intimidating. And while she's…
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Great! Yeah, that's why I ask. I'm not familiar with CDG games but I'm very intrigued by them
If you're in the Twin Cities, come find me at the Rewind Bookfair at the State Fair Grandstand this weekend!
Aiming to sell 200 books, so come buy a handful!
Probably difficult to answer, but would you consider this a good enough entry point into this style of game?
This show is so unbelievably terrible. My kids love it
All Engine are Go!
The Backerkit for Orbital Blues Month is live.
It's Time to Break the #SpeedofSad!
Back F-Infiniti at ttrpg.link/SpeedofSad and follow all of the other awesome projects at ttrpg.link/OrbitalBluesMonth!
Watch the launch trailer at:
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Accidentally Designing a Game
I was sitting at my table a few months ago trying to remember the abstract strategy game I made the rules for several years ago. I've no idea where I put those notes or what the game was, except that it was played on a 5x5 board with very simple pieces. I was wracking…
🎙️ It's another bi-weekly Tuesday! 🎧
Come join @radicaledward.bsky.social and I (plus special guest, Kyle Muntz!*) as we take one last lap around @joeabercrombie.com's SHARP ENDS, doing a deep-dive on one story in a special @fantasypod.bsky.social of the Nine-meets-Wolf Pod Crossover Extravaganza!
👁 No eye-searing graphic for this wonderful benchmark, but WHO WANTS TO BE OUR 900TH BACKER? 🥳
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Missed the livestream? You can catch the recording here!
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In a few weeks, we're going to be launching the next Arcs campaign. As usual, we'll be doing a series of design and development diaries as we get the campaign ready. However, this time we wanted to do something a little different. youtu.be/DU3kU7rQnNg
One shotted an internal links visualiser for thejaymo.net
Really cool.
First time in 17 years I've seen the 'shape' of my blog. V.Interesting to explore.
In a surprise to me and everyone, I ended up designing and producing a wallet sized card game about dueling beetles.
Just 20 cards, including instructions.
Looking for playtesters right now so check out the itch page, download, print, cut, and play.
erathke.itch.io/beetle-battle
Having wrapped up our coverage of RED COUNTRY in our last episode, @radicaledward.bsky.social and I are back this week where we stick 'em with the pointy end!
Indeed! Come join us as we cover @joeabercrombie.com's collection of First Law stories, SHARP ENDS!!
Permanently Moved - Episode 302 - Monsters In The Mirror
On AI, language, and entities that wear language as their skin.
Few zine projects ending soon.
I just backed @evilgoblin.wedding - Von Hynd Manor:
A gothic horror zine.
Gonna have a great time setting up the players in haunted hamlet of Heivdorf.
Conjure something at the witching hour.
#zimo #TTRPG
And we made it!
We'll be making a trifold adventure for this zine now! Thanks to everyone for all the support! Just a few hours left!
My intrepid cohost over at @fantasypod.bsky.social, @radicaledward.bsky.social, always has some interesting irons in the proverbial creative fire, and right now is no different!!
He’s only $41 shy of his next stretch goal in fact! Go check it out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/era...
Final Hours of Briar Bay
We're in the final day of the Kickstarter for Briar Bay! Just ten more hours, really. The campaign ends at midnight CST tonight. If you've been on the fence about backing, now's the time to decide! Doing Morktober last fall led to the production of an entire setting that…
Just $41 away from making a new trifold adventure for our zine!
We're only $66 away from that stretch goal!
Almost six years ago, we had the release party for MÖRK BORG. We hung out, talked about the game, played it, recited the prophecy, and burned the first copy (and had a beer or eleven). No idea what would come.
Days later, lockdown happened, and the world shut off. Some pretty weird times followed.
Final two days of the campaign for Briar Bay, a Mork Borg zine inspired by folktales and fairytales
www.kickstarter.com/projects/era...
A HUGE chart laying out a raft of bonus rewards for NESS 2026 crowdfund backers that they get whenever an author or artist pay raise stretch goal is unlocked.
💪⚔️Your incredible support for this year's issues means we can dream big for the rest of the New Edge Sword & Sorcery 2026 crowdfund, adding all kinds of wild backer rewards to go with our infinite contributor raises!✍️🎨
Read the update for details 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
My zine for @zinemonth.bsky.social is down to its last few days on Kickstarter! We're fully funded and reaching stretch goals!
Briar Bay is a folk fantasy setting for Mork Borg and other OSR TTRPGs.
Art by @tonytranrpg.bsky.social
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#morkborg #zinemonth #ttrpg
🎲 It's #TabletopTuesday!
🚨 Our Zine Month project, The Florida Men Folio, is FULLY FUNDED on Kickstarter! 🙌
🐊We're pushing to hit stretch goals to expand this RPG supplement!
⛱️Our first two goals add 2 new monsters & 2 new subclasses, so check it out below!📢
#TTRPGTuesday #IndieGames #TTRPG #DnD
Just published another #zinemonth interview with @radicaledward.bsky.social talking about their #kickstarter project Briar Bay. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-r99j7... #ttrpg #dnd #morkborg #indiegames
Broken Katana: Writing Diary – 6
Made some big headway the last few days. Not necessarily big by word count but big by process standards. You see, a part of me was worried that this final volume was going to blow up and become as big as the first three combined. Such things are known to happen to…
Oh, it's time for #portfolioday again. Thank you to the people who reminded me. 💚
I'm a horror/fantasy artist from Sweden. I like to draw and make watercolor/ink paintings.
I have also illustrated for @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social
I try to collect my art in this feed.
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