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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 19/09/2026

Friendly reminder that play has always preceded labour, not the other way around: youtu.be/jlSxKOQ_dDI

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What if Play made us Human?

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 16/09/2026

As a tabletop game, the thing about any #trrpg is that some a̶s̶s̶e̶m̶b̶l̶y̶ ensemble is required. So it always starts as a toy and then eventually is a puzzle or a game. Hopefully, it delivers as a game, as that's why we paid money for it, right? We bought a tool, not some set of permissions.

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 06/09/2026

My perennial hot takes: Actual Play has existed way before live performative play became popular and took over its original meaning. The GM is a player too, we all can wear different hats, any #ttrpg has the responsibility of defining them. Also #dndisnotforme, not my default way of thinking.

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 05/09/2026

Things we tell GMs are probably things that other players should learn as well. Things we tolerate in other players are probably things we should let GMs also get away with. If that makes your game blow up, never to be played again, that's awesome. Play other things with different people.

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 05/09/2026

Don't listen to this guy. What you consume, what you spend your time or attention on... that is something you do, not something you are. You can always do something else.

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James Davis Nicoll @jdnicoll.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

DragonBane Outgunned Fabula Ultima

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 27/08/2026

What's on your huge official list of TTRPGs people should play before any of the D&Ds? #dndisnotforme #ttrpg

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 21/08/2026

#Cyberpunk games may have underestimated just how much of future law enforcement would be just a spot robot taking a waymo to a scene already surveilled by flock cameras and a dji drone. Work from home is never going away now.

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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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🌱Elaine Lithgow🌱 @elainelithgow.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I fucking love giving cold hard cash to cool artist to make illustrations. It’s such human experience. Talking over briefs, developing a style, pitching ideas and watching the WIP evolve. All while helping each other live? Sharing in human creativity is fucking great, gang.

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Ricardo Tavares @viewfromtheweb.com · 12/08/2026

#solareclipse #photography

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 12/08/2026

A shared relationship between real and fictional #ttrpg content is an essential part of these games for me. So many issues arise out of losing this connection. You suffer damage, you heal damage, number go down, number go up. Either "nothing happened" or is "just narrative". Both sides lack oomph.

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 12/08/2026

A real source of #ttrpg confusion is putting action and perception into the same bag of tests. Everyone should be aware of the difference, even if the game doesn't design for it. Depending on the game, we can play around with drips of information, but what we know isn't the same as what we do.

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 12/08/2026

Most #ttrpg scenarios aren't really that good. But among those we also have scenarios that go: "Eight of your friends roped you into hosting a game because nobody else wants to host as well? Say no more, it's bullshit grindhouse time!"

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 12/08/2026

Wondering what cool #ttrpg people can do in one week? Check out the entries for our latest #RPGenesis game jam: itch.io/jam/rpgenesi... #gamedesign #indiettrpg #writing

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Submissions to #RPGenesis 2026

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 10/08/2026

Having hosted my last game jam four years ago, I had no idea that now we're swimming in random AI submissions from people who have never read what your itch.io jam is about. Anyway, #RPGenesis is back, baby!

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 09/08/2026

Congratulations on reaching the finish line of your #RPGenesis 2026! Check out our entries and our community at itch.io/jam/rpgenesis2026 Share your #ttrpg with the world and watch it rise in the ranks of itch.io Learn all about other entries and share them as well. Thank you for joining.

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#RPGenesis 2026

A game jam from 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-09 hosted by dreamup & Lady Entropy. 🇵🇹🇧🇷 Olá! Clica aqui para ler o anúncio em português Faz do teu RPG uma realidade neste intenso exercício criativo imbuído de espíri...

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Gabriel Kerr @gabokerr.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Velouria is the bardic dueling TTRPG. Duel your rivals with music and find fame through the kingdom! Get it at gabokerr.itch.io/velouria

alt A bard tuning a lute in neocaravagiste style

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 08/08/2026

Friendly reminder that, depending on some terms I'm not sure about, as a #ttrpg designer you can decide what's the fee that itch.io gets. No other specialised platform does that. You have to go to something like ko-fi.

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 08/08/2026

#ttrpg character creation starts when a potential player reads the book and doesn't really end when you start playing.

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TTRPG Fanatics @ttrpgfanatics.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The winner of the 2026 Diana Jones Award is the Minneapolis-based Mischief Toy Store. We look at the history and other nominees for one of tabletop gaming’s most prestigious and unusual prizes. ttrpgfans.com/diana-jones-... #Dianajones #dianajonesaward #ttrpg #tabletoprpg

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2026 Diana Jones Award Winner Announced

The winner has been announced for the 2026 Diana Jones Award. We look at who took home one of tabletop gaming’s most prestigious and unusual prizes.

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 08/08/2026

Don't feel like I need to define "theatre of the mind" as a concept since it's baseline #ttrpg for me. It's the folks with the miniatures and the grids that may need to add something on top of what has always been a shared imaginary space. For example, to benefit players that may have aphantasia.

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 08/08/2026

We're in the last day of #RPGenesis depending on your timezone. Maybe you're close to 5k+, maybe you need a few hours more. Maybe you're part of the super secret group who figures that now's the time. Now's the time to start writing your #ttrpg itch.io/jam/rpgenesis2026 Y'all can do it.

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#RPGenesis 2026

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 07/08/2026

One cool thing about actual actual play is reading about something unique that happened in a #ttrpg session that's useful to everyone that reads about it. Which is what actual play has always been about, really. Shame we lost those words to live performative play.

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 07/08/2026

Games are culture, but can they be art? Hear me out. In the case of #ttrpg play, I believe there is unique intimate art that can grow out of the proximity and even overlap between mechanical reality and our emotional and fictional content. #gamedesign #dndisnotforme #solottrpg

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 07/08/2026

Shoutout to those who forged their pen in the fires of mount WriMo. You're probably chuckling at this 4200+ words deadline as you're aiming for 10k+ or 20k+ words in one week. itch.io/jam/rpgenesis2026 But for the rest of us #RPGenesis mortals, we have to make every #ttrpg day count.

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#RPGenesis 2026

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Sam Robson @dungeonofthedragon.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Mine’s about halfway done! It’s a heartbreaker of sorts in a world that’s all feminine tropes. The classes (paths) are Amazon, Priestess, Valkyrie and Witch. Monsters include dryads, succubi and gorgons. I’m having fun with it!

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 05/08/2026

Maximising the probability of getting someone to just run a game for you is a very popular axiom that presupposes a lot of reactions. Almost any #ttrpg thing you say can be seen as threatening a good thing they got going on here. Just keep your DM on track as much as possible before they burn out.

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 02/08/2026

To call it #ttrpg space, we want to place games at different relative points across several useful dimensions. Horizons that we see ourselves moving across as we discover new ways to enjoy this hobby. And the opposite of that is stacking them in a tower as they're basically all the same, right?

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 02/08/2026

If you need themes for your #RPGenesis, you can reference the respective days from #RPGaDay: Stature Poise Charm Burden Reach Mercy Resolve I'm feeling some paladin archetype #ttrpg 🤔 how about you? Shoutout to peachpantspress.com/tabletop/tab... btw. But that's because #dndisnotforme

Illustrated August 2026 calendar for the #RPGaDAY prompt challenge, hand-drawn in black and red ink with each date labeled with a one-word prompt (1 Discipline, 2 Stature, 3 Poise, 4 Charm, 5 Burden, 6 Reach, 7 Mercy, 8 Resolve, 9 Privilege, 10 Secret, 11 Tact, 12 Loss, 13 Strain, 14 Regard, 15 Endurance, 16 Composure, 17 Intensity, 18 Directness, 19 Desire, 20 Promise, 21 Charity, 22 Grit, 23 Fortune, 24 Distance, 25 Familiarity, 26 Regret, 27 Hunger, 28 Devotion, 29 Labour, 30 Pride, 31 Edge). A pencil rests across the bottom of the calendar, and tarot cards (including “Le Soleil” and “L’Étoile”) and a d4 die are drawn beside it. Credited to @autocrat.k and @runeslinger.

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 01/08/2026

Need a cozy feed in your bsky life that is passionate about every #ttrpg except that one? bsky.app/profile/did:... Pin #dndisnotforme to your tabs and enjoy letting TTRPGs hear themselves think.

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 01/08/2026

Hey #vamily all good? So what's your wishlist for the next edition of Vampire the Masquerade? Bonus question: what's your favourite clan ever in the history of the game? #ttrpg #vtm #vampire

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João Mariano @jrnmariano.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Há dois anos atrás organizei um workshop na escola no qual um grupo de alunos criou um mini-RPG baseado no enquadramento da Revolução de Abril e na temática da Liberdade Fica o padlet do projeto que inclui o jogo se o quiserem experimentar. 😉 Viva a liberdade! padlet.com/jmarianoAEAl...

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RPG de Abril

Workshop de Jogos Narrativos do Agrupamento de Escolas de Almeirim

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Ricardo Tavares from 🌍 dreamup.games @dreamup.games · 25/07/2026

Monthly #ttrpg meetups are back on the menu for roleplayers in Porto, #Portugal 🎲🇵🇹 If you're in the city, visit quebradados.com/eventos/mens... today!

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David @localghost.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Hey, can anyone recommend me some good TTRPG books to read for fun? Especially ones that have some kind of solo play (not necessarily though). Just want some good world-building, any genre...

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sam “ludonarrative disinterest” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

been thinking about Jason Grinblat's idea that the aesthetics of simulation[ism] are tied to the aesthetics of non-fiction. part of this, I think, is about like a certain "anti-Chekhov's-Gun" attitude. a certain willingness to not connect everything, not resolve everything, let things go unfinished

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Michelle Kelly @michellicopter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Messing about with some layout stuff today and absolutely hating everything I'm doing This game might have to be published as an ashcan until I can find some coins down the back of the sofa to pay someone else How do folks feel about plain text PDF ashcans of games? Do you ever use them?

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