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Austin Rusk @austinrusk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I'm waaay behind on my podcasts so I'm just getting to this, but this interview with C. Thi Nguyen is incredible, and very eloquently explains a link I noticed between metrics, games and gamification, but couldn't articulate nearly as well. Everyone with an interest in systems design should listen.

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What Games Teach Us About Life with C. Thi Nguyen

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

These past couple of weeks have been a long month, gonna hop on and stream some of The Finals (and/or some Palworld) in about 15 minutes! www.twitch.tv/biscuitwolfg...

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Making and playing TTRPGs and other games! Play smarter, not harder

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Stoked to see both Daggerheart and Legend in the Mist both take home so many Ennies this weekend (as well as all the other winners)! They're great games that I hope this inspires more players to pick up and try!

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I absolutely love this idea of housecons! Fantastic write-up on the logistics of setting it up as well.

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Oh wow! My mom used to host these regularly when I was a kid, and I actually wrote one for a friend's birthday specifically with one detective character for him. You know, it's been about 10 years since then, and his birthday is coming up...

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Jealous of everyone at GenCon this year! Let us know what your most surprising find is!

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Quinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

One thing that I feel doesn't get discussed enough: there are as many ways to make TTRPGs as there are ways to play and enjoy them. Whenever someone tries to tell you the "one true way" to build a TTRPG, please ignore them... they are wrong.

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 30/07/2026

I am unbelievably touched that @dropout.tv titled my @dimension20.dropout.tv Adventuring Academy episode “A Duty of Care”  I’m overwhelmed today, but I want to circle back in a while to share the links to everyone & everything I cited. More soon.

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A Duty of Care (with Dr. Emily Friedman) - Season 7 - Dropout

Dr. Emily Friedman joins Brennan to discuss the history of actual play and the best gaming system. Content Warning: Misophonia (Crunching) - [throughout 54:37-1:01:03]

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Now that Blades in '68 is being delivered (currently reading through my own copy!), it seems like a good time to bring up our Lost Archives for your Blades in the Dark campaign! 73 inventions and rituals for core Blades and Deep Cuts, as you wrap up scores before moving into the Swinging 60s!

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The Lost Archives: Inventions and Rituals for Blades in the Dark by Biscuit Wolf Games

73 strange and unusual sources and blueprints

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I've been on this same train of thought for a while! Cowboy Bebop/Samurai Champloo are also great examples of letting music lead in interesting directions. I think heavy metal is so huge because of the nostalgic tint in many OSR games, and especially the art of Mork Borg influencing all the Borgs.

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I know this is a joke ... But does it have to be?

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Thirsty Sword Lesbians (2021)

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zeebosjournal.bsky.social @handle.invalid · 10/07/2026

We had a handful of books, a table full of mates, and enough confidence to get half t' rules wrong all evenin'. Somehow we still managed to have a grand time. There's nowt wrong with askin' for help, but roleplayin' games have always rewarded folk who are willin' to muddle through together.

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I see ads for D&D/DM "coaching", is that something people actually sign up for? I feel like there's so much free material out there, and most new DMs are high school/college age or otherwise don't have the cash on hand, but maybe there's a market of people who best learn person-to-person?

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"Yes And" alongside the Rule of Cool are common bits of advice, but is there a point they start to detract from the fun of the game? See my thoughts in our new video!

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Should You "Yes And" Your D&D Game?

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This is how I got 2 Daggerheart campaigns started! A well made one shot starting adventure is a huge boon to any game.

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Have you ever encountered a world in a TTRPG or video game that's massive but ... there's not a lot in there? Try making your game much smaller, but deeper instead for a richer experience!

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Is Your Campaign Setting Too Big?

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Interesting choice on FitD for L5R, I would have thought of something like Daggerheart. What's the inspiration?

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We'd love to hear how someone used Where'd You Get That? or our Blades in the Dark items and rituals in particular!

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

It's been a while, but we're finally back with some new videos! Hopefully things have calmed down enough I can start to get them out semi-regularly again!

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Is Your Campaign Setting Too Big?

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Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I could not get this out of my head

Slides with a blue background. On the left, under the heading "Goose was not valued" is a goose in the Style of Untiled Goose Game labeled "Goose value 0?". On the right, the same goose is in honking pose, now labeled "Goose value 71", with the subtitle "It was the goose that created value"

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

It's been a while, but we're finally back with some new videos! Hopefully things have calmed down enough I can start to get them out semi-regularly again!

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Is Your Campaign Setting Too Big?

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This is honestly brilliant. I'm a little upset I didn't think of it first

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

It might be Pendragon, if only because I think that's the only way I (and other players) could commit to playing through the entire Great Campaign.

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Played my first session of Stonetop last night and man, the world building on this is intense! It's like they reinvented the bestiary from first principles, not just a translation of creatures we all know. I'm having a blast with my Would-Be Hero!

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

With only the mildest of spoilers for Widow's Bay Ep 2, the game design is phenomenal. "RUN" is truly inspired.

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

With only the mildest of spoilers for Widow's Bay Ep 2, the game design is phenomenal. "RUN" is truly inspired.

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Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Ok, forking response in a different direction for a different, if equally hand-waving point. Subverting the baseline is entirely valid as an approach, but not if you stop with the cool idea and just expect the GM to make it interesting for you. That’s crap.

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

It's been on our docket for a while actually! They're all written up, but we've been messing with layout in an attempt to make a version of a "published score" at the same time.

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I think part of it is that the first instinct is to use hit points, but I don't think that's true of DBZ's world! It's so much more about spirit and willpower to keep fighting, but then you add in new techniques and forms and power levels, which point towards something more physical ... It's tough

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Dragon Ball Z. No idea how I'd go about it. B would adapt Nutcracker, or maybe Tamara Pierce's Alana the Lioness.

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

What's the wildest randomizing mechanic you've seen in a game? Dice, cards, Jenga, and pigs I've seen ... Anyone ever use weather or pets?

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This is a fantastic find to come back to after a day without cell service!

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Dr Lynne Hardy @lynneahardy.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I’ll also add this: editing a TTRPG is not just a spelling & grammar pass. These are complex technical documents. Running them through a spellchecker isn’t going to cut it because it can’t spot rules or plot inconsistencies. TTRPG editors need to understand the rule system to do their job well.

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Stoked to see someone else recall how great this book is! There's a few old 3.5 splats I'll refer back to for various reasons, and Heroes of Horror is a top 5 of the era for me.

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Note: We do not use AI. Period. We pay humans to create our games, end-to-end. Adobe recently implemented a feature that quietly injected AI alt text into Umdaar. We've removed it, updated the PDF, and disabled the feature. We apologize for the error, please download the latest PDF. Also: Fuck AI.

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Anchorage Man @sethpartnow.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

So, @edzitron.com ate his Wheatties this morning

LLMs impress the writers who do not want to write, the coders who don't want to code, the researchers who don't want to research, and the lawyers that don't want to actually understand case law. Those that desperately tell you how powerful Al is and that you simply must use it are looking for you to validate their own laziness or distaste for effort, and those who are impressed with LLMs' outputs tend to be people with low standards.

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

If you've enjoyed our Draw Steel stuff, give us a thumbs up at stawl.app/supplements and show your support!

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Supplement Index - Stawl

Digital tools for playing and running Draw Steel

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Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Ok, venting about a map that annoyed me lead to a fairly involved internal argument about the actual purpose of maps in an RPG. It was an argument because I *thought* I had a pretty good answer, but apparently that answer had some holes in it. So, let's talk maps.

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John Harper @johnharper.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Those who die choking on the toxic miasma and ash of the deathlands sometimes rise again as foul Wretches.

A black and white illustration of a Wretch: a formerly human creature, wearing a blood-stained uniform and shattered gas mask, revealing a corrupted skeletal visage beneath.

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Dustin Knight @kitsunewarlock.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

starfinderplaytest.com

Comic showing two characters from Dexter's Lab in a car together. One talks to the other and goes "Nobody is born cool. Except of course..." and pulls down the shade visor of the car where it says "palytesters who complete surveys". He smiles.

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Spice8Rack @spice8rack.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

If @magic.wizards.com were this attentive at addressing their worker's actual issues, maybe there wouldn't be such an overwhelming desire for a union in the first place 🤷‍♀️

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I can't help but think about how "community" is a vague word. Words have use, not meaning, and people will use the word to mean any number of things, which leads to confusion and conflict. Much of the discourse I'm seeing is as much or more about semantics than ideas.

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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Since the announcement of our union, Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro have hired Fisher Phillips (a union avoidance firm), and chosen to engage in a daily union-avoidance campaign by sending emails to the Arena team that is spreading misinformation and sowing fear among our colleagues. #uwotc-cwa

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