oooh. A humble bundle of 29 of my anthologies which benefits Active Minds, a non-profit that uses sports and physical activity to help teens and tweens with mental and emotional health issues. www.humblebundle.com/books/best-e...
Gangsters can be so hurtful.
@murkdice.bsky.social writes damn good gaming material. I don't run Mork Borg but I'll be backing it anyway!
Oh, interesting! A worker owned alternative to Patreon! Only in beta and not many people on there (I see Gila RPGs there and AmandaLee Francke). Hope it has legs and survives the hypercapitalist tech bros.
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We’re delighted to announce The Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky (@aptshadow.bsky.social), a massive—37 stories, more than 600 pages—collection by the author of many acclaimed novels. Featuring a foreword by @scalzi.com. Full details and preorder: subterraneanpress.com/newsannounci...
Well, this couldn't possibly inspire any authors or game designers...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
@kennethhite.bsky.social @robindlaws.bsky.social
Bwahahahahahahahaha 🤣
Oh, very good [chef's kiss]
On her birthday, we'd like to remember special effects makeup artist Milicent Patrick who famously designed the Gill Man suit for Universal's CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON.
I heard lots of creators have been having issues with Itch the past fortnight.
AI maximalism across society is supercharging the ideological war on libraries, schools, government workers, and academics.
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
Charity shop clothes are really pricy these days! Oxfam always was. Everywhere else has followed suit.
Great! But where's the link to the bundle?! Or am I being 'Woken early on Monday morning by my four year old brain dead' and missing it?
I mean, if @kennethhite.bsky.social can't offer some truly bizarre but plausible reasons for this, no one can.
"And there is valor in that mindset. But then something wondrous happens. We actually win.
"The act of continually losing, of facing insurmountable challenge, it enhances the satisfaction of victory. It heightens the emotional payout." 3/3
"Games like Regicide and The Mind begin with the premise that you will lose. This increased threat is an essential element of the game’s characterization and everyone who has even a lick of experience approaches with the correct pessimistic assumptions. We expect defeat and we play them anyway. 2/3
Some interesting philosophy around the value of playing to lose to eventually win. Works for all games, but also for surviving the hellscape that is life these days, maybe? 1/3
#ttrpgs #boardgames #cardgames
playerelimination.com/2025/10/06/p...
True-speak from Joel about the shitty business realities of being a 'content creative'.
open.substack.com/pub/joelmorr...
When he's not cranking out reviews, @jonezyboy.bsky.social's cranking out features. Check out his latest, JOIN US: TWENTY OF THE CREEPIEST CULTS IN HORROR FICTION. Check out what made the list, and get ready to open your wallets! #booksky #cults #amreading #horror
www.horrordna.com/features/joi...
Possibly this? bsky.app/profile/rprf...
I wish there were the occasional links for context
Great article about how the masterful use of humour in American Werewolf in London improves the horror, not diminishes it. #writing #writingcommunity #HorrorSky #horror
open.substack.com/pub/alecworl...
Great article from KM Weiland about intentional writing in the era of AI and other attempts to industrialise the art and craft of writing.
#writing #WritingCommunity #SpecLit #SpecFic #ScifiLit #HorrorLit #FantasyLit #sff #WriteSky #WriterSky
www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/why-intentio...
That's probably why a lot of groups bounce hard off of some games and start hacking them before they even finish their first scenario!
I never played Exalted but did early Vampire. Can you explain how it managed to combine different attitudes where Vampire didn't?
Very interesting thread! I'd add that different playing groups/tables, not just individual players, also adopt the same attitude through shared games and campaigns they've already played, often without realising it. 1/2
"Highly accurate," says the father of just such a four-year old.
She's not wrong!
