Reposted by elmcatJuniper Harper Lark @juniperhl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’ve just spent the last two months prepping a megagame. Its a live text discord RPG set on a space station full of factional intrigue and desperate people, incorporating all the lessons we've learned since the time we all did that last October. Enjoy! thegardenbelow.blot.im/apa-1/so-im-...thegardenbelow.blot.imAPA-1 / So, i’m running a megagame. - The Garden BelowAn announcement of a new live text discord megagame starting October 16th 2026. 34828
Reposted by elmcatBen L @benlaurence.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I just released a 139 digest-sized ruleset for my upcoming Jorune campaign to my Patrons. I'll be sharing some material on my blog next week. In the meantime, if you want to see a ruleset built for large player base, living world campaigns in a psychedelic science fantasy setting, link is in bio. 1348
Reposted by elmcatJ.D. 🤯 @ratbastardgames.bsky.social · 23/09/2026rat-bastard-games.itch.io/wolves-of-th... HEY DO YOU LIKE THE BRONZE AGE AND HEXCRAWLS? DO YOU LIKE THE MINOANS? CHECK OUT CRETE FOR WOLVES OF THE AEGEAN THE RULES ARE FREErat-bastard-games.itch.ioWolves of the Aegean by Rat Bastard GamesMythic Bronze Age Hexcrawl 511355
Reposted by elmcatcannibal princess @yyakamo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026mashing everything ive made for my megadungeon recently into a zine for my notebook 25118
Reposted by elmcatJ.D. 🤯 @ratbastardgames.bsky.social · 23/09/2026nctgdotgov.bearblog.dev/wolves-of-th...nctgdotgov.bearblog.devWolves of the AegeanA Bronze Age hack of Wolves Upon the Coast by Luke Gearing. <https://lukegearing.itch.io/wolves-upon-the-coast-grand-campaign> Get the PDF and Book 1: C... 4248
Reposted by elmcatAfraid of Encounters (He/Him) @isaacisafraid.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Ea-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 68439
Reposted by elmcatSandro AD 🔜 PAX Unplugged @sandroad.moe · 22/09/2026[ ~ Where grief stirs, spirits linger ~ ] Dive into the kaleidoscopic fantasy of Beneath the Floating World, a Carved from Brindlewood game of psychedelic zenpunk exorcism ~ Uncover twisted truths, face supernatural horrors and navigate your mortal woes . . . sandroad.itch.io/restrain-ref... 812065
Reposted by elmcatAfraid of Encounters (He/Him) @isaacisafraid.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If the way you play TTRPGs is basically how a lot of people play, then you shouldn’t go “woe is me” when someone challenges or debates you simply because they play differently. afraidofencounters.bearblog.dev/a-ttrpg-play...afraidofencounters.bearblog.devA TTRPG Playstyle Rant (A Short Blog Post)Here's a short blog post. More of a rant. If the way you play TTRPGs is basically how a lot of people play, then you shouldn’t go “woe is me” when some... 0349
elmcat @elmc.at · 19/09/2026am I a reviewer now???? elmc.at/shadowrun-re...elmc.atShadowrun ReviewThirty years late. I finally review this game. 0172
Reposted by elmcatMagnolia Keep @magnoliakeep.itch.io · 16/09/2026Why the fuck does the Questing Beast RPG Survey ask you your political affiliation. 154510
Reposted by elmcatsam “ludonarrative disinterest” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026[rings bell] theoryslop! theoryslop! come get yer theoryslop while it's still hot! 4531386
Reposted by elmcatGarrison @garrisongondek.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Finally blogged. I figured, what better use for a blog than to just ruminate on a topic vaguely publicly, without any real point to make? This time: thoughts about what the hell "problem-solving" even means when all the problems are imaginary. onlyonpaper.bearblog.dev/so-like-what...onlyonpaper.bearblog.devSo like... what does everybody mean when they talk about "problem solving?"Imagine you're exploring an old ruin in real life. You're somewhere deep within this crumbling structure, risking something collapsing on top of you or out f... 1177
Reposted by elmcatKenzie @kenzius.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Slightly behind everyone else, I wrote an essay about Magic. snakebiterpg.blogspot.com/2026/09/agai...snakebiterpg.blogspot.comAgainst Magic Systems, Volume II don't really like magic systems. In fact, I'll go further: I don't like the idea of even calling magic a "system." I don't like it havin... 13569
elmcat @elmc.at · 14/09/2026Yea I have no doubt that there are interesting magic systems out there. I haven't checked out ars magica tho 010
Reposted by elmcatelmcat @elmc.at · 14/09/2026yea wolves upon the coast is cool elmc.at/rub-my-body-...elmc.atRub My Body in Goose Fat, Daddy, I Want to FlyMagic has become boring. 55020
elmcat @elmc.at · 14/09/2026I should have taken the time to link to some more interesting magic systems haha 120
elmcat @elmc.at · 14/09/2026yea wolves upon the coast is cool elmc.at/rub-my-body-...elmc.atRub My Body in Goose Fat, Daddy, I Want to FlyMagic has become boring. 55020
Reposted by elmcatValeria Loves @valerialoves.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I’m going to make a heroic fantasy hack of Rat Fuck. www.paradiso.zone/rat-fuck-rpg/paradiso.zone🐀 Rat Fuck RPGI stumbled into making an RPG, gave it a stupid name, and now it comes with your membership :) 1123
Reposted by elmcatAfraid of Encounters (He/Him) @isaacisafraid.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Great blogpost from elm the cat as usual~ I wrote The Knight Errant: Expanded Edition for OSR, and ran it using Daggerheart at a local con. They said I was a madman for trying, but it worked. 181
Reposted by elmcatThe Dusk Witch @duskwitch13.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Another Elmcat banger! Speaking to his first example, I love Sailors of the Starless Sea, but I run it using my own setting and system - if you know how to translate, you can run DCC adventures in anything! Just do it! lairoftheduskwitch.bearblog.dev/dungeon-of-t...lairoftheduskwitch.bearblog.devDungeons of the Dusk WitchA rules lite hack for one-shots and dungeon exploration. 0103
elmcat @elmc.at · 10/09/2026lot of swearing when they make me blog late night in bed elmc.at/make-it-your...elmc.atMake It Your OwnJust fucking do it. 14110
Reposted by elmcatAfraid of Encounters (He/Him) @isaacisafraid.bsky.social · 10/09/2026These are the blogposts made for the Indonesian TTRPG Blogwagon, from 17th of August to 10th of September. I used the opportunity to rally the Indonesians and international TTRPG hobbyists to create gameable blogpost related to Indonesia. Enjoy! afraidofencounters.bearblog.dev/indonesian-t...afraidofencounters.bearblog.devIndonesian TTRPG Blogwagon ROUNDUPLinks to all the Indonesian TTRPG Blogwagon blogposts 14230
Reposted by elmcatSimon Strick @unddieregel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Es gibt Studien dass man keine rechte politik machen soll wenn man keine rechte partei ist, weil es den rechten parteien hilft und einem selbst schadet wenn man rechte politik macht und sagt man wäre keine rechte partei während die rechten parteien einfach sagen wir sind rechts, so sagen die studien 617233
Reposted by elmcatLuke Gearing @lukegearing.bsky.social · 09/09/2026did a book for mr ableton g cook of pc music fame innit 5738
Reposted by elmcattante @tante.cc · 09/09/2026Apple couldn't leave the stalkerware market to Meta with their Pervert Glasses. Gonna be fun to see the fanboys twist into knots arguing that this is good akschually. 13310
Reposted by elmcatZack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 09/09/2026Watching this Apple event tout how iPhones will soon be able to record ambient audio/conversations and transcribe "high level notes" for you. It's billed as private and end-to-end encrypted, but I think the bigger harm is the normalization of always-listening devices. It's creepy and not normal. 27992354
Reposted by elmcatDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/09/2026Zohran Mamdani released 170K documents revealing that post-9/11 asbestos levels remained dangerous for months, despite officials saying the air was safe. As we saw at the start of COVID, officials still treat essential workers as expendable. This is a long-overdue step in the right direction. 372581668
Reposted by elmcatDr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · 08/09/2026As we approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11 & start of the GWOT, it’s worth noting that many of the tactics developed for those wars—in this case, all source fusion intel-driven targeting—are now being employed at home on US citizens Who are not, in fact, terrorists www.404media.co/a-secretive-...404media.coA Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime. 35127
Reposted by elmcatAfraid of Encounters (He/Him) @isaacisafraid.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Another entry for the Indonesian TTRPG Blogwagon from me. I suuuuuuuuuuck at designing mechanics and procedures, but I'm trying anyway. Here's a magic system based on Indonesian occult practice where you negotiate it instead of casting it yourself! afraidofencounters.bearblog.dev/indonesian-t...afraidofencounters.bearblog.devIndonesian TTRPG Blogwagon: An Indonesian Magic SystemMagic system based on Indonesian occult practice 35021
Reposted by elmcatfranc @francfrancfranc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026joeb.bearblog.dev/confidence-a... 0187
Reposted by elmcatelmcat @elmc.at · 28/08/2026your favorite spell from that 80s game and what is not elmc.at/it-aint-blorb/elmc.atIt ain't blorbNo quantum ogres were harmed. 05418
elmcat @elmc.at · 28/08/2026your favorite spell from that 80s game and what is not elmc.at/it-aint-blorb/elmc.atIt ain't blorbNo quantum ogres were harmed. 05418
Reposted by elmcatKati, A Certified Yapper @bakenshake.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Time to feed the machine: theplayreports.com/posts/consum... #blog #ttrpg #hobby #commoditytheplayreports.comThe Play ReportsCreator Consumer Friction 062
Reposted by elmcat🎃Farmer GaddAAAHH!!!!🎃 @farmergadda.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Dnd (Brand) blots out the sun despite Dnd (product) being Fine at best, and as a result Dnd (Activity) suffers by (Brand) successfully convincing folks theyre the only game in town. Its the Brand we hate and wish to tear up by its roots. 25714
Reposted by elmcat(Self) Regulators, mount up! @bankuei.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I'm playing in two games, running one, and organizing to run another. The game I'm running is 4 years and going. One of the games I'm in is like 3 years and going. I will repeat the advice that allowed me to make this situation happen, and hopefully will help others. 14320
elmcat @elmc.at · 23/08/2026fr fr it also helps me when I'm feeling down but also keeps me in the spiral. Complicated relation 160
elmcat @elmc.at · 23/08/2026I'm good really appreciate the offer though. This is just something I wanted to get out of my system 1100
