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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 10h

Some people are receiving their copies of Playtets Material. Fulfilment is occuring in phases, so do not panic if you did not yet receive yours. We hope you enjoy! On another note, pitches close tomorrow for Issue TWO. Get them in!

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FinleyJinley (they/he) ╰⁠(⁠ ⁠･⁠ ⁠ᗜ⁠ ⁠･⁠ ⁠)⁠➝ AdventureX @finleyjinley.bsky.social · 15h

being brave now,, Great news! The PoC Lounge WILL be back at Dragonmeet this year - Organised by myself and @lizzybutt.bsky.social! We'll have more info soon ✨ Our main goal was to start small & provide a space for poc to chill for a couple of hours during the con, and feel *safe* while doing so~

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Steph @fistfulofcrits.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

My issue of @playtestmaterial.bsky.social came today! Can't wait to dive in, there's a lot of very interesting think pieces in here and I'm very glad it exists. Awesome to print it too 🥹💕

A copy of the inaugural issue of play test material magazine on a navy blue foot stool

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Sam D @sam.diceexploder.com · 13/10/2026

This week on Dice Exploder @zedecksiew.bsky.social joins me to talk about Thri-Kreen, the mantis people from Dark Sun, and the broader idea of how playing non-humanoid characters changes the way you play, think, and imagine. This ep is PACKED with ideas, Zedeck is as always such a thoughtful person.

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Transcript: Thri-Kreen (Dark Sun) with Zedeck Siew - Dice Exploder

Listen to this episode here. Further Reading Dark Sun, New Class: Really Good Dog, Lorn Song of the Bachelor, Nine Space Games, A Perfect Wife Socials Zedeck on Bluesky...

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Eryk @peregrinecoast.press · 14/10/2026

Data viz friends, any recs for plotting locations on a customisable map? Would love to create a graphic of all the countries we’ve sent packages to (like a 90s action film nuclear strike map lol) and if there’s a lazy way of animating it onto a spinning globe I’m all for it

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AHHHHdam Seats @iknowadamseats.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

What a time to be alive.

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Eryk @peregrinecoast.press · 19/09/2026

Friends and I are starting up a Magic and tabletop game night at The Attic in Leeds! Great opportunity to make friends, hang out in a space with great vibes, and maybe even try out some @shop.peregrinecoast.press titles ✨

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Alfred Valley @alfredvalley.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

hefty Brute Fort marketing budget

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Skullboy @betterlegends.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This weekend! Come on out to @arcanesword.bsky.social's excellent convention ARCANECON and play some games and browse some vendors! I'm going to have a TON of new prints and my good friend Ash will be tabling with me and selling copies of his new cardgame, CORPORATE BREAKFAST

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Garrison @garrisongondek.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

oh my god hell yes

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Had a big old think about it and have come to the conclusion that we should have more followers on here, like 20,000 more perhaps, something like that would be a good start anyway

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Luke Gearing @lukegearing.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

added quick ref sheet for violence. it looks like this. i had to go out and buy a glue stick to make it lukegearing.itch.io/violence

typewritten text cut out and glued into place

more typewritten text cut out and glued into place. if you need the .md of violence, please just ask.

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David Blandy makes games sometimes @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Why are there always things that just should be fine, but somehow are wrong in a weird way? This time the cut line was wrong (it’d always been fine before), but the printer called it the bleed, so I just kept trying different things and they kept saying it was wrong.

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Afraid of Encounters (He/Him) @isaacisafraid.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Ea-nāṣir Must Die! is out now! Thanks @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social Copy/Paste Co-op and @plusoneexp.bsky.social for making this full release happen! A Bronze Age sword & sorcery house crawl adventure for 3–5 players, inspired by the historical figure and meme, Ea-nāṣir. Links below! #ttrpg #osr

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Yochai Gal @yochaigal.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Only 48 hours left to back A Sliver of Evidence by @karlyanddd.bsky.social! This book is complete and ready to print. Expected shipping this winter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cai...

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Golden Achiever @golden-achiever.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

24-ish or so hours remain. Launching tomorrow. Plz tell your friends! Link below!

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Laurie O'Connel (is looking for ttrpg work (in Dublin)) @laurieoc.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Just as an update for playtest material inquiries- we have had so many and we need to look at everything at once. If you haven't heard back please bear with us. Still really keen for reviews, literary essays and experimental pieces!

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 08/10/2026

Playtest Material is for the writers www.rascal.news/playtest-mat...

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Laurie O'Connel (is looking for ttrpg work (in Dublin)) @laurieoc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"Is Playtest Material also an attempt to legitimize role-playing game-related things as art? Maybe. RPG people at the moment do struggle to access funding sources and spaces that are open to other writers and performers, [and] one hopes that we can begin to open some of those doors."

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Laurie O'Connel (is looking for ttrpg work (in Dublin)) @laurieoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

All the playtest material magazines just got delivered :))

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Chaoclypse (Brandon Yu) @chaoclypse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

HON! BA! SHO!!!! (i played this today it rules heres some fanart)

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Chris AirioOOoOoOooo @5mwpress.com · 07/10/2026

Season 2 of Ansible Uplink begins with a TIME WARP episode! @weepingstag.bsky.social joins to review the 1983 Classic Traveller module: Adventure 9: Nomads of the World-Ocean by Andrew and William Keith.

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Ansible Uplink s2e01 Nomads of the World-Ocean

YouTube video by ChrisAir

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Afraid of Encounters (He/Him) @isaacisafraid.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's convention season again here in the Indonesian scene 🙌 Here are the list of games that we will have for a TTRPG con that my friends and I are organizing! This one will be the biggest Indonesian TTRPG con! 2 days and 14 games!

LFGcon SESSION 4 14-15 November 2026, Liberta Hub Blok M Jakarta

2 Days, 14 Games, Consignment Tables, LFG ZINE ISSUE 4, Random 1 Page Adventure

Hide and Seek (Troika!). Hit the Road (TORQ). Holes (Mothership). The Coelecanth Exploration (13 Omens). Time Value of Mana (Shadowrun 4E). To Put Away a Sword (ECO MOFOS!!). What Lies Behind the Screen (Apocalypse World 2e).

Dead Man's Hand (Orbital Blues). Don't Die at Depok (Vampire: The Masquerade V5). N.D.O.G. (Nimble 2E). The Bloody Booty of Miss Scarlet (Pirate Borg). The House on Deep Rock (Liminal Horror). The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad First Mission (Blades in the Dark). Wanaloka: Cosmic Voyage (Daggerheart).

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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We are still OPEN FOR PITCHES for Issue 2. All experience and backgrounds welcome. We are especially looking for: -pieces not focussed on medieval europe -experimental writing -reviews have a look at our "experimental" and "reviews" sections in Issue 1! playtestmaterial.org/issue-two-hi...

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Issue Two: Histories

It’s my great honour as guest editor to introduce the second issue of Playtest Material, “Histories.” The call for submissions for this issue will open to the public September 15 and close October 15....

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David Blandy makes games sometimes @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

That would be great. Best of luck with the deadline

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David Blandy makes games sometimes @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Tbh the hardest thing is to get anyone to show anything. If you have a friendly venue then that’s the main hurdle sorted. The actual content is a little secondary. There’s definitely interest in the TTRPG space and its possibilities within parts of the art world.

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David Blandy makes games sometimes @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yeah I certainly have, feel free to DM or whatever

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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Playtest Material Issue One is out now: playtestmaterial.org/playtest-mat...

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Playtest Material Issue One: An RPG Is Like...

Read the full magazine today.

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Highland Paranormal Society @n8hps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I just had to replace my water heater. It was a huge expensive pain. Please buy some shirts or games if you can www.bonfire.com/store/hps/

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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today is the last day of our "official" subscription drive. It's been a resounding success - but we still have further to go. Currently we have 89 subscribers. Reaching 100 would be a huge milestone for us. playtestmaterial.org/playtest-mat...

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Playtest Material launches its first ever subscription drive

Playtest Material needs 75 subscribers to break even — one of those could be you.

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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

wouldn't it be fun if we can get to 100 by the time we go to print?

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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“If we interpret a 'traditional' GM’s authority over storytelling as being similar to that of a Rakugoka to their 'banashi', then perhaps we can consider the traditional Rakugoka’s structured training in empathy to be a useful lens through which to understand safety in TTRPGs.”

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🪼Ghost Jellyfishlines 🔜 PaxU🪼 @jellyfishlines.itch.io · 25/09/2026

WE BEAT 75 AND I KNOW WE CAN HIT 100!!! KEEP THIS DRIVE GOIN FOLKS!

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David Blandy makes games sometimes @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Mario Golf is awesome. In almost all its iterations, but Toadstool Tour is particularly perfect

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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Playtest Material is at 71/75 subscribers. This is genuinely amazing; thank you to everyone. I think we'll pass 75, and will keep the drive going! The bigger our base is, the more we can support everyone involved with the magazine *and* think about lowering the cost of future issues.

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Afraid of Encounters (He/Him) @isaacisafraid.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ea-nāṣir Must Die! has a release date: 13 October 2026! We are collaborating with @plusoneexp.bsky.social and @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social Copy/Paste Co-op for a full release on both digital and physical. An OSR (Mark of the Odd) adventure for 3–5 players set in Ancient Mesopotamia! #ttrpg #osr

A copper plate wanted poster of Ea-nāṣir that looks like the meme. And an illustration of Ea-nāṣir by Citaaticat.

Ea-nāṣir is a copper merchant from Ur.
Ea-nāṣir sold bad copper.
Ea-nāṣir received many complaint tablets.
Ea-nāṣir made many enemies.
Ea-nāṣir Must Die!

Cover of Ea-nāṣir Must Die!

Coming soon on 13 October 2026 from Copy/Paste Co-op UK & Plus One Exp US

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Laurie O'Connel (is looking for ttrpg work (in Dublin)) @laurieoc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hello, this is a big deal! And the culmination of a lot of very hard work by people that have amazing stuff to say about TTRPGs. And so I am politely asking my more famous friends and mutuals to repost.

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Plus One Exp @ 🔜 Metatopia @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Subbed.

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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A serious one today. "This is a call to our readers and future readers: please, consider before scrolling away, if you think our magazine is worth £18+postage. It is not just an investment in a bundle of paper, but in meaningful critique in the ttrpg space." playtestmaterial.org/playtest-mat...

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Playtest Material launches its first ever subscription drive

Playtest Material needs 75 subscribers to break even — one of those could be you.

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sam “ludonarrative disinterest” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

NYC TTRPG book club at @boshis.place! this Thursday the 24th at 7:00 p.m.! we're reading Tom Bloom's CAIN! come join us to discuss, we'd love to see you there!

poster with art from "CAIN" of a goth girl holding up two fingers and a thumb, with some grungy paper texture stuff thrown over it. text, double-shadowed in pink and orange (matching the woman's spooky eyes), reads "NYC TTRPG BOOK CLUB / Tom Bloom's "CAIN" / Thursday, September 24th, 7:00 p.m. / boshi's place — 1002 Metropolitan / Presented by Dead Letters." two of the woman's fingers rise up over to cover part of the "C" and "U" in "club," creating a smidgen of a layering effect

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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New on the site: "From itchio to Paizo, you can feel cultures of play changing, people poking at the edges of things, tuning engines, hacking codes, patching broken hardware and seeing what this baby can do" @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social @laurieoc.bsky.social playtestmaterial.org/role-playing...

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Role-playing Games Are Raucous and Transformative

Introductions from the editors to the first issue of Playtest Material.

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Playing a Lord of the Rings Hack of Thirsty Sword Lesbians (i'm an entwife), and it made me make memes mid game, which is always a good sign.

Arrested Development "But it might work for us" meme, with How about Taking the Ring, like Isildur, Deagol and Smeagol as what may work out for them.

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