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@chasethematthews.bsky.social
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RPG enthusiast. Making bad games until a good one pops out. matthewchase.itch.io matthewchase.bearblog.dev/blog itch.io/jam/baseball-jam-26

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John Bilodeau Illustrations @servsci.bsky.social · 1h
reposting this just in case people missed it first time around. It's a blogpost I wrote about finding art for your ttrpg projects. www.carouse.blog/owl-1-findin...
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OWL-1: Finding Art For Your Projects
by John Bilodeau This is the first in a series of articles I call “The rest of the F#@king Owlbear” about making art for tabletop role playing games. This month I want to talk about the basics of fin...
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Sam Long @toucantsam.bsky.social · 16h
And then the Fire Nation was up to bat… #BaseballJam26 #ATLA
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Remember Some Guys @remembersomeguys.bsky.social · 22h
Tim Lincecum Pitcher Debut: 2007 - Retired: 2016 SFG - LAA
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Tim Lincecum at baseball-reference.com
Career stats of Tim Lincecum
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elmcat @elmc.at · 03/10/2026
dolmenwood witchcraft elmc.at/witchcraft/
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Witchcraft
A witch knows how to petition the old gods. Such knowledge leaves debts.
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Sam Long @toucantsam.bsky.social · 21h
Toucan’t Blog: Roll to Move HP A rant about HP systems, followed by a silly First Person Shooter TTRPG
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Roll to Move HP
The reason why everyone argues about HP systems is because “Roll to Move” and “Roll for Damage” are mechanically identical To be clear, I’m not saying tha...
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Yochai Gal @yochaigal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Searchable scans of public domain art! insideoutlibrary.com
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Inside Out Library
Orbital diagrams, suits of armour, pulp sci-fi covers and wood type, from the pages of public-domain books. Free to use for anything.
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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
On this week's Shelfie, host of @nimbf.bsky.social and RTFM @aaronmfking.bsky.social shares their collection and reveals which classic work of literature is secretly the best RPG setting book. www.shelfie.email/p/004-aaron-...
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Shelfie #004 - Aaron King
The host of Nightcrawler Is My Boyfriend and RTFM shares their omnivorous collection and reveals which classic novel is secretly the best RPG setting book.
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lumpley @lumpley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A beautiful, beautiful review of Under Hollow Hills! sparkybee.bearblog.dev/under-hollow...
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Under Hollow Hills - A Review
Ever think about joining the circus?
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matt @chasethematthews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
No one told me I'm making two racing games. matthewchase.bearblog.dev/now-kiss/
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now kiss
I simply cannot help myself My brain has been unable to separate these two projects. \ b2ifuk \ \ BUT I've realized both games are a race. These mecha...
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Golden Achiever @golden-achiever.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My jam is mentioned! Yay!
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Sean McCoy @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · 01/10/2026
We clocked in with a final tally of 541 responses 🫣. Thank you everyone for submitting to our first ever Mothership #Jump-9 Writers Grant. We will be reviewing over the next couple of weeks, then conducting interviews for the finalists and announcing the recipients in November for #MothershipMonth26
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matt @chasethematthews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Baseball Jam mentioned!?
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Nun throws first pitch at Chicago baseball game
Alt: Sister Mary Jo Sobieck throws first pitch at Chicago White Sox game
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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This month’s design newsletter might have the most jams of any Explorateur in the last two years. October is always a busy month. www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
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The Explorateur: October '26
Monthly jams, critique, theory, and resources for rpg designers.
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lumpley @lumpley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
15 years ago when Apocalypse World was new and people were beginning to understand and work with it, it was seductive to look at "acting under fire" and see, not one basic move of several, but the template underlying all the game's moves. Like @kierongillen.bsky.social 's classic gag:
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matt @chasethematthews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thinking about Channing Tatom Hanks this afternoon
Tom Hanks in Could Atlas (2012).
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matt @chasethematthews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@regularbird.bsky.social and I are hosting a Baseball Jam. We want you to pitch your tabletop baseball heaters. Make fun of baseball. Celebrate baseball. Who cares! It is old and weird, let’s make it new and cool. So join us for the next month and LETS PLAY BALL! itch.io/jam/baseball...
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Baseball Jam '26
A game jam from 2026-09-29 to 2026-11-01 hosted by regularbird & matthewchase. During the 2026 MLB Postseason, regularbird and matthewchase invite you to make something baseball for tabletop! From the...
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matt @chasethematthews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ian is reading my mind and now I need to dust off a binder of cards.
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Ian @iemcd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A thing that I think everyone eventually considers.
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Baseball Cards as Game Pieces - Benign Brown Beast
For whatever reason, you’re considering using baseball cards as game pieces. Maybe you’re thinking about the Baseball Jam ’26, or maybe you’re just
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Jean-Paul Blartre: Mall Cop @oldpappythomas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I haven't written a TTRPG in a while (I even missed Pocketwuest because I was busy) but a baseball themed TTRPG jam is making me feel called out. bsky.app/profile/chas...
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lou-ellen @louceph.com · 29/09/2026
some book covers and posters and album covers i enjoyed making
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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 29/09/2026
Oh my GOD this is a love letter to my hometown. (Real H-Town Kids know)
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Agreeable Chatter @69dinguses.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Was listening to Bruised Orange the other night and felt like every line of that album was full of more character than anything I've ever written in my life tbr.bearblog.dev/8-non-player...
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8 Non-Player Characters from John Prine Songs
I got kicked off of Noah's Ark I turn my cheek to unkind remarks There was two of everything But one of me > And when the rains came tumbling dow...
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julia 🪻 @romanhyacinths.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh wow, I love this idea!!
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matt @chasethematthews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@regularbird.bsky.social and I are hosting a Baseball Jam. We want you to pitch your tabletop baseball heaters. Make fun of baseball. Celebrate baseball. Who cares! It is old and weird, let’s make it new and cool. So join us for the next month and LETS PLAY BALL! itch.io/jam/baseball...
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Baseball Jam '26
A game jam from 2026-09-29 to 2026-11-01 hosted by regularbird & matthewchase. During the 2026 MLB Postseason, regularbird and matthewchase invite you to make something baseball for tabletop! From the...
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Rascal News @rascal.news · 29/09/2026
In June a game designer initiated a legal complaint against Dungeons & Dragons, alleging (in a series of logical long leaps) that they stole his monster. But what does it mean to own a game, and what happens when assets are more valuable than experiences?
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What does it mean to own part of a game?
Products Of Your Imagination™, owned by everyone.
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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bit late on here due to some familial expansion, but Shelfie #3 is already out and in it @ghargremxul.mt shares his very unique collection that helps him produce games inspired by Maltese history and folklore: www.shelfie.email/p/003-ghar-g...
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Shelfie #003 - Għar Gremxul
Għar Gremxul talks about his collection focused on Maltese history and folklore.
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Elliot Davis | Pre-Save To Feel Your Warmth @moreblueberries.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
To Feel Your Warmth is coming to BackerKit on October 20th. A duet vampire TTRPG about love, trust, and the decision to move forward together or say goodbye forever. It is an evolution of the mechanics behind The Time We Have, but what specifically is changing? ⬇️
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To Feel Your Warmth - A Tragic Vampire Duet TTRPG
Get notified when To Feel Your Warmth - A Tragic Vampire Duet TTRPG launches on BackerKit!
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Sam Long @toucantsam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I drew up a #BaseballJam26 logo for anyone to use on their submissions
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Logo - Baseball Jam ‘26 by ToucantSam
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matt @chasethematthews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A personal blog about writing my first game, why I made it, and what it meant for me. matthewchase.bearblog.dev/game-design-...
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game design as therapy
A couple of days ago, I aired out some rough ideas I had for a future dystopian racing TTRPG. This blog will be a little more personal. It is about me cr...
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Rascal News @rascal.news · 25/09/2026
UK Games Expo bans AI-generated work via a new policy www.rascal.news/uk-games-exp...
A crowd of participants entering the UK Games Expo convention.
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warden @cairnrpg.com · 25/09/2026
Cairn Press is VERY happy to announce our next kickstarter: A Sliver of Evidence by @karlyanddd.bsky.social. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cai...
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A Sliver of Evidence
A werewolf-inspired adventure for Cairn 2e, written & illustrated by Karly Andersen.
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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 25/09/2026
Big day for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, where local partners are hoping for donations in honor of 9/25. (Allow me to introduce my dad, Not That Tom Friedman, co-founder of the Imagination Library of Greater Houston)
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This week I found out my dad wasn’t just volunteering with the Houston branch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library— he’s the President & co-founder. Really proud, so please enjoy this clip (& support...
TikTok video by Dr. Em Friedman
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Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 25/09/2026
The artists are still dead. Their art is still free.
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Public domain art resources
Using public domain art in tabletop game design
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matt @chasethematthews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hey. Psst. This is your excuse to make Mythic Baseballland. @bastionland.bsky.social put it into the world. Do it. Come make weird baseball stuff with us in 5 days. itch.io/jam/baseball...
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Baseball Jam '26
A game jam from 2026-09-29 to 2026-11-01 hosted by regularbird & matthewchase. During the 2026 MLB Postseason, regularbird and matthewchase invite you to make something baseball for tabletop! From the...
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matt @chasethematthews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I want to make a dystopian racing TTRPG. matthewchase.bearblog.dev/wheel-or-be-...
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Wheel or Be Killed
(Working title of course) A dystopian racing season as a TTRPG. \ MV5BMmIxNDE4MmItY2JjMC00Y2RkLWFlNzgtNWIwZTE3MzcwZmIxXkEyXkFqcGc@ \ I have a deep loat...
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spooky mike of spooky noseatbelts spooky games @noseatbelts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A Cairn hack called Dugout?
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Sam Long @toucantsam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Need something to do in your TTRPG village that’s not shopping or solving murders? Give your players a “beach episode” with these small town activities #SettingNeutral #SystemAgnostic #PlugAndPlay #Cozy #MiniGames
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a small town MINIGAME BUNDLE on RPG Trader
a growing collection of cozy minigames
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regularbird @regularbird.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Plenty of community copies available for THE MAJORS. Try it out this weekend! regularbird.itch.io/the-majors
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The Majors by regularbird
A baseball simulation
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Sam D @sam.diceexploder.com · 24/09/2026
I wrote about some more things I try and do as a player in RPGs to make the games good. Specifically: - have goals - listen to what your other players are telling you they want - reincorporate everything - everyone at the table plays several and/or shares minor characters
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RPG Table Skills: Goals, Listening, Reincorporation, and Sharing Characters - Dice Exploder
Today I’m continuing my series on RPG Table Skills: skills that’s going to be used primarily at the table rather than during prep and used by many or all people...
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HODAG RPG @hodagrpg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Who up GETTING BRUTAL? hodagrpg.itch.io/bf
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The Kingdomites: Brutal Frontier Three Pack!!! by Hodag RPG
A New Frontier of Brutality for Sci-Fi Fantasy Heroes and Villains!!!
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring
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Iron Ring - Wikipedia
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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here are 5 covers I liked this month. One of them doesn't even look like an rpg cover. It looks like junk mail. www.explorersdesign.com/covers-sept-...
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Great Covers: September '26
Great covers from across the tabletop rpg industry.
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Galen Pejeau @nightjargames.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Speaking of space games, SOLARCRAWL, my system-neutral campaign of "what if NASA did an OSR" is printed and on its way to backers! That means we can sell it to the rest of you all as well! Copies will soon be available from pandiongames.com/products/sol...
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Solarcrawl
Solarcrawl is currently in production. Once the Kickstarter campaign is fulfilled, the game will be for sale here. Click the "Notify Me" button to get an email when it is available! --- Our homeworld ...
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matt @chasethematthews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Josh Ruben: It's No Problem
Alt: Josh Ruben: It's No Problem
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kill ghost @willjobst.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
make games or else
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regularbird @regularbird.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If @bastionland.bsky.social is unwilling, I will step up to the plate 😤 #baseballjam26
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matt @chasethematthews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hey. Psst. This is your excuse to make Mythic Baseballland. @bastionland.bsky.social put it into the world. Do it. Come make weird baseball stuff with us in 5 days. itch.io/jam/baseball...
itch.io
Baseball Jam '26
A game jam from 2026-09-29 to 2026-11-01 hosted by regularbird & matthewchase. During the 2026 MLB Postseason, regularbird and matthewchase invite you to make something baseball for tabletop! From the...
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matt @chasethematthews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
youtu.be/eAOIpDUDGX4?...
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Queens of The Stone Age - "Where The Goth Girls At?" (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Queens Of The Stone Age
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Funny Legos @funnylegos.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
LEGO WORLD CLUB ROBORIDERS
Are you prepared
for Dooms Day
in Hell?!
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lolt64 @lolt64.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨🚨 WAR-TORN ICE MOON, our 123-page module for FIST, is now out in both print and PDF. I can't describe how it feels to say that after over a year in the ice mines. I'd be honored if you'd take a look. WF. FIST: @claymorerpgs.bsky.social Art: @finnmattfour.bsky.social lolt64.itch.io/wartornicemoon
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War-Torn Ice Moon by lolt64
The Europa Ice War campaign kit for FIST
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