iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I googled "quantum ogre" and it just reads like good game prep to me (for the systems that need intense GM prep for every encounter at any rate) If I choose the "right" road, my reward is a journey where nothing interesting happens? Nah, I'll take the ogre

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P(aul) Frazee @pfrazee.com · 22/08/2026

Every object oriented language introduction starts with showing the clean hierarchy of dog and cat inheriting from animal, while every real codebase is like

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I Love Pets Four Haunted Twenty @ilovepets420.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

cece ne pas une profitable enterprise

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Francita, ✨ graphic designer 🖼️🖌 @byfrancita.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

this will sound crazy but I'm willing to super sprint and do free layout for one (1) ttrpg for the @onepagerpgjam.bsky.social . i can have it done in time for the deadline. interested? dm me. i will reject any game with AI or hateful themes, and prioritize games that are finished right now.

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I appreciate tabletops that read like they're written by real humans Blightfall, Matthew Ayers

Text on a page. The "special thanks" paragraph is followed by: Less than special thanks: my son. This would have been finished sooner if you went to bed with less of a fuss. Love you.

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"Chasing bleed" is a WILD approach to playing tabletops

Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

This is such a good point! Insufficient tools can neuter the moment.

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I suppose if it was off by default, "AI Creators" probably wouldn't go into their settings to turn it on... they could have done a one-time pop up to ask for confirmation instead of setting a default though

Jax O'Lantern, Bimbo Reprobate 🎃✨️ @rufflejax.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

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My hot take for today: I don't care how unaffiliated, small, or "useless" your protest action is, if you're rebellious and feeling alive I think you're doing a good job.

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

If you haven't read her earlier book, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, it was also a DELIGHT.

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Matt Risby @thebadspot.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Yeah so, I am gearing up towards a second, longer playtest of this and I need some players. Would be great to get some CfB virgins in on the act. My first playtest was with a bunch of CfB sickos so I now I want to go the other way. Playtest is in September. DMs open, or respond here.

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I'm a full-stack web whatever and working with a ttrpg author to have a web-native ruleset/core book is such an intriguing idea 👀 👀 👀 Not that I need more projects but MAN, the potential!

Header: Why choose web?
Text: I firmly believe the future of rpgs lives on the shelf and on the web. The shelf because it's tangible, tactile, and smells like adventure. The web because it's the frontier. The web provides the best of both pdfs and epub—it gives the designer unparalleled control and limitless options, and it gives readers the accessibility and quality of life features they need. Web can support tools, video, and more.

The only downside to the web is the barrier to entry (which every full-stack web whatever just rolled their eyes at), the cost of hosting, and the thing plaguing everyone on the internet—internet rot.

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"She only has like ten inventory slots" is funny but also devastatingly heavy. Well done.

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𝖏 𝖆 𝖈 𝖐 @jackofficer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Attention Artists: @gauntletrpg.bsky.social is looking to commission pieces for the expanded Kickstarter edition of PUBLIC ACCESS (see the replies for details). If you're interested, please reply in the thread with a link to your portfolio, or repost or tag in someone you think might be a good fit!

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ceej @ceej.online · 04/07/2026

celebrating the good parts of america today. if you don’t think there are any good parts, just look to all the stuff the fascists are desperate to stifle

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Jesse Ross @jesseross.com · 03/07/2026

So proud of @iamatrex.com for 2 ENNIE nods for Sprigs & Kindling, a truly incredible labor of love and logistics. Congrats to her and all the contributors! sprigsandkindling.com

sprigsandkindling.com

Sprigs and Kindling

An ongoing digital zine of community collected creative works for Carved from Brindlewood TTRPG games

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I sent you a DM! Which I come here to report because it's literally the first time I've done that on Bsky & I'm not sure how, if at all, it notifies people 😅

Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

League of Women Voters knows what's up (Proud member)

Jen Vaughn, Storyteller at Large @thejenya.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

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Pride Month continues with Lie to Him by @michellicopter.bsky.social! A solo RPG about deception with tarot cards and wooden block tower! Companion app by @aleenay.bsky.social, layout by @byfrancita.bsky.social, cover and art by me! Grab it on Itch: michellicopter.itch.io/lie-to-him

Cover image featuring a sepia tone color scheme, art by Jen. In the foreground on the right, is a skeleton on his knees looking at the skeleton standing in the doorway in the background (on the left) who has their hand on a door. It is unclear if they are opening or closing the door. The title font over the image reads Lie to Him. And at the bottom: a solo roleplaying game of deception by Michelle Kelly.

Image of tarot card drawn by Jen with skeletons and the game set up rules

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Your bosses will smile and nod while you say "this workflow can only be responsibly used by a professional! and you must always check the work!" and then immediately hand the reins to an intern whose "human in the loop" role is to take the fall if the error bars ever cross a legal limit.

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This looks so good! I jumped on too

Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Through that lens a lot of what Tesla does (flashy staged events with dancing robots, undeliverable promises about autonomous taxis, just kinda giving up on the cybertruck and stalling out on their car designs) makes a lot more sense.

Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I read Tesla investors largely don't care about cars, they consider Tesla an innovation company - they're hoping one of the next five ideas they churn out is something so big they'll gain millions in stock value.

Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

‼️ Three great games in one book! Standalone rules! Each one runs in two or three sessions! Follow it follow it follow it

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Get Ready for The Brindleverse Triptych

From Plus One Exp & Friends - Get Ready for The Brindleverse Triptych

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I was coming here to say, run a few sessions of your analog horror football shtick and see if they'll put you on the homepage

Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Insensitive to the culture of the slavery era American South, yeah, I get you 🙄 In all seriousness, there are games that deal with heavy or difficult subject matter, and there are games you present to strangers in public convention spaces, and that venn diagram has VERY little overlap

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

That's... the point of the line...? Did they follow it up with pointing out that banning knives would make it harder for them to stab people?

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Yeah, you infamously have no nice things to say about any non-D&D system. Matt "5e or bust" Risby.

Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

You can trigger the adversarial DM route by saying one (1) nice thing about any other system during a game of Dungeons & Dragons

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Opinion Editor @ Bluesky @dly.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

personally I don’t think a woman can be irrationally angry, I think all of it is justified and you’re the irrational one

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I've only watched one episode so far but it throws me that the actors all look so young. These aren't assisted living residents, these are the parents of the slightly older kids on my son's baseball team.

Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Any game you pay a subscription for rather than a one-time cost has a far lower quality bar. DLC can exist but it should only be the silly sort.

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I prefer to save talking till I know what I’m talking about.

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Are smiles a Friday exclusive? 😜

Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

We played that at a local board game con with the kids and my 5yo for weeks after would make the "gooooooooooooop!" noise we made on this card and burst into giggles

Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Oh noooo, not sure what happened but I always love seeing your art in my feed

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The true horror right here, what a threat

Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The tone of this paragraph got my follow 😂

Screenshot of text paragraph. Header: A REAL PHONE NUMBER. Text: In order to start the game, one player must call in some dastardly driving and leave a voice mail.
The last line is bold and all caps: I PROMISE NO ONE WILL ANSWER

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Man, it's good to be reminded the news isn't all bleak.

Michelle Kelly @michellicopter.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

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My solo game Lie To Him is now available on itch! Pull from a tarot deck to shape the lies you tell. A wooden block tower tracks your dishonesty - the longer your story becomes, the more risk of it all falling down. Art @thejenya.bsky.social Layout @byfrancita.bsky.social App @aleenay.bsky.social

michellicopter.itch.io

Lie To Him by Michellicopter

A solo roleplaying game of deception

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Aleena @aleenay.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Exactly. I saw a recent project that said "any funds raised beyond X just go to my honeymoon" and I was charmed and delighted. Seeing stretch goals about getting paid (especially ones that are unveiled late like they're an afterthought) make my heart sick