Time to run a shop series over the summer where folks can meet up and work on their games? Yes? Yes. This is good. (We should beam you in for a chat!!)

OUR TIME HAS COME

SOMERCON IS THIS SUNDAY, and we’ve opened up MORE GAMES!!

Join us for a full day of #ttrpg, workshops, panels, mini painting, vendors, and an evening all-drag Actual Play with @bostonspi.bsky.social

Tickets: bit.ly/44wyMYW

(Note: you need a non-waitlist ticket to sign up for games in advance!)

I'm so excited to be hosting this show with our amazing guests Mike Hawk, Raj Kirani and Boston Trophy Wife! Thank you to our sponsors @sidequestbooks.bsky.social and @dangerwizarddm.bsky.social

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…hopefully gains traction! As for stickers, I’d only want to put it on products at the express direction of the publicist/game designer. But I think the stickers and/or pins would actually sell on their own! I could see customers wanting to rep that kind of merch, in like a “I’m anti-AI” way

I saw your post about retailers not wanting it to seem like they were alienating things that don’t have the logo. That doesn’t resonate at all with me — you gotta start somewhere! I think the logo’s really great and helpful and I see no issue having it on only some items to start, as it (cont’d)

We used this icon in both WAR PIGS and Two Encounters, No Good Choices! It's great! Spread the word!

The May calendar is live!

There’s a lot happening at the end of April, but it’s nice knowing there’s so much to look forward to after 🥰 (7 games! 2 book clubs! A writing night! A #ttrpg meetup! A lady knight night! Goodness!)

All tickets on our linktree 🌺⚔️🌻🐉🌷

I think we should all start blogs again. Or online journals, even. That was a nice time. Just writing a few paragraphs about your day (don't forget to list the sad song you're listening to!) and maybe your friends will leave a comment. Then you go and read theirs and comment. It was fun.

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Excellent choice 😉

Thanks for stopping by!!

Operating a discord like it's a little fortified town in bandit country and every so often I have to ask the residents if I am sharpening the palisade walls correctly.

Dungeons and Drag Nuns next show is at SomerCon! We are playing Warrenguard by @luckoftheharbor.com. An amazing game of found family and dynamic aerial combat!

bit.ly/44wyMYW

Tickets are still available! If you're not going to SomerCon you can also get a ticket for the show only

The use of “hallucinate” is a stroke of true evil genius in the AI world.

In ANY other context we’d just call them errors & the fail rate would be crystal clear.

Instead, “hallucinate” implies genuine sentience & the *absence* of real error.

Aw, this software isn’t shit! Boo’s just dreaming!

The Princess Bride (1987)

Dreamworks Puss in Boots The Last Wish (2022)

Disney Pooh’s Grand Adventure The Search for Christopher Robin (1997)

A Knight’s Tale (2001)

Movies that aren’t about #Dungeons&Dragons but have the spirit of a D&D campaign.

“He looked up at the empty clouds, and as he died he wondered, not for the first time but for the very last, why it should be that we are made for a bright world, but live in a dark one.” -- @levgrossman.com, THE BRIGHT SWORD

“Nice bookstore. Is one of these a trick book?” “How so?” “Like, you pull it off the shelf and a hidden door opens.” “Oh. Yes. All of them.”

(on all fours whispering to a bug) do you yearn? is there a hunger in your heart?

thebookseller ig account saying NEWS: some editors uploading confidential manuscripts to ChatGPT to read quickly, agent claims

the guardian: I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must accept artificial intelligence – but we are as valuable as ever | Stephen Marche

the walrus bsky account: Authors are using AI. Publishers know it. And now, says publishing consultant Thad McIlroy, authors are being forced to lie about it. One cancelled horror novel didn’t just end a career—it exposed an industry-wide reckoning.

idk guys when i see a lot of similar headlines insisting that editors & authors are all already embracing AI, i don't assume these things are true. i assume there are a lot of very rich people with an unpopular product pushing a particular narrative in my industry!

Realis A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker

REALIS, the science fantasy TTRPG I’ve been working on for the last five years, is now live on Kickstarter!

55 Player Classes
150+ NPC Classes
29 Factions
20 Example Moons of Realis
GMing and Prep Guidance
Over 100 incredible illustrations from 17 artists!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

WAR PIGS: A TTRPG of Chaos and Goblins by sidequestbooks A GMless Honey Heist hack. You're goblins riding your huge pigs into battle.

And the GMless game we designed, WAR PIGS, is now also on Itch! bit.ly/4uWPtZb

Two Encounters, No Good Choices: How to Homebrew a Dramatic One-Shot by sidequestbooks A guide for GMs looking to craft single-session adventures with that little extra kick of emotional damage.

Hey GMs! If you want drama in your one-shots and a formula you can prep to, I finally wrote the manifesto I've been threatening to: "Two Encounters, No Good Choices." It's got actionable steps you can follow to design a satisfying one-shot! Promise! #ttrpg

Free/PWYW on Itch: bit.ly/4uX6Okv

Purple and black flyer for Somercon

Our next big public event will be Somercon on April 26 in Somerville, MA, co-hosted by @sidequestbooks.bsky.social and Danger Wizard. Tickets still available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/somercon-a...

Me in a mask and shirt that says Abolish ICE and Prisons and Borders.

Happy Saturday! #PAXEast
It's No Kings Protest Day!

No matter where you are you can do your part to stop state violence and fascism.
Quiet Violence is still damaging.

Together We Win.
Imagine a better world.

See you in The Intersection - RM 151 10a - 6:30p!

The entrance to the PAX Intersection room at the expo center! A tall banner outside with rainbow borders describes the Intersection Room; booths begin inside!

The Side Quest Books & Games table, staffed by Morgan. My three games are circled in yellow; many other games are also arranged on the table.

A close up on the left side of the Side Quest table. My game Just Passing Through is circled. Other visible games include the Griot Anthology, Your Friend in Witchcraft, Sworn Heart, Wishless, and more.

A close up on the right side of the Side Quest booth. My game Allucinalia is circled; other visible games include Village Witch, Delve, Dead Air, Necromance, Endling, Auspex, Morning Walk, and Galatea.

Are you at #PAXEast? Find the @sidequestbooks.bsky.social booth in the PAX Intersection room on the first floor for amazing games you can’t find on the Expo floor - look for the pride flags!

As far as my games go, you could grab Allucinalia, Just Passing Through - or snag a free copy of Whelm!

If you're at #PAXEast this weekend, you can get a physical copy of Wildfire Triology at @sidequestbooks.bsky.social

Remember to come check out our panel tomorrow!!

Also, if you see me around the convention, please say hello! I am notoriously bad at recognizing people out in the wild sometimes!