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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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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Just in time for spooky season! Power up your Monster of the Week game with the one-two punch of The Hunter's Journal and Slayer's Survival Kit. More Hunter playbooks, Team playbooks, Weird moves and new ways to shine a bright spotlight on your character's fearless deeds. evilhat.com/product/slay...

On the left, a triptych of Monster of the Week characters: a person in a long trenchcoat sprouts tentacles from their mouth, eyes, and ears, a woman suspended from a zipline points twin pistols straight down and fires them, a shirtless bald man stands with his back to us, his spin covered in cybernetic implants. On the right, mockups of the Hunter's Journal and Slayer's Survival Kit for Monster of the Week. Caption: Upgrade your arsenal.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Chaosium Con NZ is a unique international convention dedicated to the fans of our games. On Nov 21-22, the iconic Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, will become a gathering place for investigators, storytellers, and dreamers from across the globe. sites.google.com/chaosium.com...

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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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Juan Tcho-Tchoa @juanochoa.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026

Catching up on emails and work and I come across this in a newsletter from a past client. Please DM me. Lack of that sort of DMs is part of the reason my mind's been a mess lately.

"Juan Ochoa, who I met on Bluesky and only later realized was a certified badass in the Tabletop Roleplaying illustration world. He did work for one of my favorite TTRPGs, Monster of the Week. Had I known that, I probably would have been too scared to DM him."

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🅳🅴🅰🅳🅻🆈 🅵🆁🅴🅳🅻🆈 @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Orbital Funk Princess™ is DRM-free and comes on physical media (the horror!). There's really nothing stopping you from playing. Nothing. At all.

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🅳🅴🅰🅳🅻🆈 🅵🆁🅴🅳🅻🆈 @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Orbital Funk Princess (by Jamie Sands) is one of my favorite mystery concepts in the Tome of Mysteries supplement for Monster of the Week, centered on a mysteriously super-addictive video game (the aforementioned OFP). Coming up with direction for Kurt Komoda's artpiece for it was a trip.

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Asis @lesbyearning.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hello! Guess what! I'm starting to run games on StartPlaying Games! Currently I have two listings up for a Monster of the Week adventure, Orbital Funk Princess (from Tome of Mysteries). If you have ever wanted to play in my games, here's your chance! startplaying.games/adventure/cm...

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Join Orbital Funk Princess - A Monster of the Week Mystery - Discord / Roll20 - Monster of the Week | StartPlaying Games

This is a light horror Monster of the Week mystery! Set in the modern day (or more like ten years ago), our Hunters are called on by someone who's relative has not been responding. The last they heard...

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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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Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I am deeply sympathetic to the challenges that come with trying to write a very brief RPG, because on an instinctive level, so much of it is "You just do the thing. You know. The fucking thing. COME ON MAN. Just. Do. The. Thing. ARGH, why do you make it so goddamned complicated???"

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Inspired by Final Fantasy X, the Xenoblade Chronicles and more, Rangers of a Broken World is coming soon! Fend off the Noble Demons, Horrors, and Automata which stalk the land and weave your magic to nurture the seeds of hope. Sign here up to get notified on launch: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Three heroes travel on a swirling disc of magic. An arcanist in purple robes wears round black glasses and gestures with one palm out, summoning the magic disc as her human-faced bird familiar flutters nearby. An infiltrator in a billowy red shirt, black pants steadies himself by putting a hand on the arcanist's shoulder. He braces his other hand on the arm of cavalier. She wears a tan shirt and orange tunic. She is mounted atop a large horned pegasus and draws a golden arrow for her bow. Caption: Coming soon to BackerKit.

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Generic Games aka Michael Sands @genericgamesnz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Oh no! I have been ambushed by a new game to design! Thinking about how to do something capturing the vibe of Slow Horses… (This is my wife’s fault. She should know better than to say “You could make a game about X”)

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Shrimp and Crits @shrimpandcrits.com · 14/09/2026

We got your orders in for some deep fried #MonsteroftheWeek goodness, and we delivered! Get your aprons on and spatulas at the ready!🧇☕ WAHO Ep. 4 "Flashbacks in the Pan" is out NOW! Join Agnus, Camilla, and Nathan as they fight against the past, present, and the future!

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Some happy snaps from our Aotearoa 🇳🇿 crew who were representing us at the Waikato Role-Playing Guild @waikatorpg.co.nz event, #Convergence 2026!

Olivia demoing Time Without Tide at Convergence 2026

Our team Olivia and Karl at the Waikato Role-Playing Guild's Convergence 2026

Karl demoing Call of Cthulhu at the Waikato Role-Playing Guild's Convergence 2026

Olivia demoing Time Without Tide at the Waikato Role-Playing Guild's Convergence 2026

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Do you hear the song ringing through the Old Rhimehold? The call of the wind whistling across the Goathome Veldt? The hum of the Starlight Archive? Rangers of a Broken World, a new TTRPG by @catlinggun.bsky.social Coming next month to BackerKit. Follow here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...

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Rangers of a Broken World

Get notified when Rangers of a Broken World launches on BackerKit!

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Hit the mean streets of Doskvol one week from today! Inspired by Deathloop, powered by Blades in the Dark - Blades '68 catapults you into a technicolor world of bold action, paranormal twists, and shadowy conspiracies. Turn on, tune in, drop out: evilhat.com/product/blad...

A low-angle photo of a copy of Blades '68. The book looks like a monolith rising up into frame. On the cover, colorful characters inspired by the 1960s are illustrated in bright shades of blue, orange, and yellow. In the background, a stylized illustration of explosion is rendered in shades of red.

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GuildSuperior @guildsuperior.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

MONSTER OF THE WEEK FINALE! ➡️ youtu.be/jKikQ6NbFts Join GM @thisisrubyok.bsky.social and the New Zealand Guildsters for part 3 of Ruby's original Monster of the Week Series - Peace by Piece! #ttrpg #actualplay #monsteroftheweek #tabletoprpg

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Greetings, [COMPETITOR]. You have been selected to participate in DEATHMATCH ISLAND. You may be experiencing some [CONFUSION] and [MEMORY LOSS]. This is normal. In two minutes [PHASE ONE] will begin. Please review the Production materials found here: evilhat.com/product/deat... Good luck.

A copy of Deathmatch Island. The cover is bright orange and depicts a group of three competitors standing around a burning van. A plume of oily black smoke curls into the sky against the silhouettes of palm trees and tropical plants. Behind the game is a monotone illustration in pale blue of the silhouette of a tropical island beneath a bright white full moon. Caption: Winners Play to Win.(TM)

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Juan Tcho-Tchoa @juanochoa.eurosky.social · 09/08/2026

Me thinking about ttrpg theory except I'm 54

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Power up your Monster of the Week game with the one-two punch of The Hunter's Journal and Slayer's Survival Kit! More Hunter playbooks, Team playbooks, Weird moves and new ways to put your character in the bright spotlight of that ominous pulsing vortex. Available now: evilhat.com/product/slay...

Two supplements for Monster of the Week photographed against a grotty red background. On the left, the Slayer's Survival Kit. On the right, the Hunter's Journal.

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 03/08/2026

State of the Rascal: August 2026 www.rascal.news/state-of-the...

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Hello #GenCon! As always, you can find our games (plus 150 other small press and indie titles) at @ipr.bsky.social Booth 449. And remember: When you purchase one of our books from IPR, you get the PDF for free.

Copies of Blades in the Dark, Deathmatch Island, Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Girl by Moonlight, Improv for Gamers, Stewpot, and Monster of the Week. Caption: Find it at Indie Press Revolution, Booth 449

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Juan Tcho-Tchoa @juanochoa.eurosky.social · 29/07/2026

#BLORP

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Morgan Davie @fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

30% OFF AT @drivethrurpg.com XMAS IN JULY! KILL YOUR GRANDAD is a #TTRPG raucous pitch-black existentialist comedy one-shot! Be teen nihilists who don't really know what nihilism is but too late, you're gonna kill your ancestor and paradox reality to oblivion! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Cover of KILL YOUR GRANDAD: a one-shot RPG for 3-6 comedy nihilists + GM

page spread from Kill Your Grandad. One page is titled "WHATEVER I DON'T CARE" and explains you're a teenage nihilist in nihilist club and you want to kill your own ancestor to create a paradox that will probably end all of reality, because that's the sort of thing nihilists do. Right??

page spread from KILL YOUR GRANDAD.
One is "First: welcome to Nihilist Club" it outlines the rules: don't be mean, except where being mean is Nihilism; no fakes or posers; everyone has a codename.
The other page is "Second: create the grandad" which explains how to collaboratively invent the shared ancestor who is your target.

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Juan Tcho-Tchoa @juanochoa.eurosky.social · 29/07/2026

#blorp

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Public Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

OK... it appears it's a question day, so here's one for ARTISTS hello ARTISTS (do please read to end). we might be working with a new printer & we might be able to do some bits & piece we haven't been able to afford before

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

A new Threat has appeared! Monster: Beast (motivation: to run wild, enthralling your gaming group and devouring your free time) It's the Monstrous Bundle for @roll20.net! Every single supplement for Monster of the Week plus the Core book at 20% off. Roll +Cool! marketplace.roll20.net/browse/bundl...

A collage of all the products in the Monster of the Week Monstrous Bundle for Roll20: Monster of the Week core book, Tome of Mysteries, Codex of Worlds, Codex of Worlds: Apocrypha, Codex of Worlds: Modern Haunts, Hunter's Journal, Slayer's Survival Kit, and Mystic Marginalia.

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Haint-y Connolly (he/him) @byharryconnolly.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I've said many times that I think this is a brilliantly designed game. And there's even a Ray Lilly-inspired playbook in one of the supplements. (But I've been saying I like this game a ton since long before I saw that. )

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Juan Tcho-Tchoa @juanochoa.eurosky.social · 13/07/2026

#blorp

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Becky Annison @beckyannison.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Very excited to be in this video from @trekiros.bsky.social from UKGE! Don't forget everyone, the way you get comfortable with the GMing fear is to get comfortable with making mistakes. #dnd #rpg #ttrpgs #d&d

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Asking YOUR Questions to D&D Pros

YouTube video by Trekiros

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Juan Tcho-Tchoa @juanochoa.eurosky.social · 12/07/2026

#blorp |

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GuildSuperior @guildsuperior.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

MONSTER OF THE WEEK - We've kicked off a new series with our New Zealand Guildsters! And this time, GM Ruby is in charge. 👀🥰 ➡️ youtu.be/I9-uolCyXvQ @thisisrubyok.bsky.social @allanhenryofficial.bsky.social #ttrpg #actualplay #monsteroftheweek #tabletoprpg

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Kelly Whyte @kellywhyte.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Thank you everyone who came by for the panel! What amazing guests Shaun and Dylan were! If you missed it, the vod is on twitch, but why not hang around for @rustysellsword.com and more on the Working with Publishers panel that's just starting: twitch.tv/kemuwhakatau... #ttrpg #kiwirpg

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KiwiRPG Week: Working With Publishers Panel

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KiwiRPG @kiwirpg.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Academia panel was amazing! Now: 30 minutes until Working with publishers panel! Just enough time to make a cup of tea and stretch your legs and get into a conversation with someone and tell them you are watching some amazing panels as part of KiwiRPG week want to join me and send them the link

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KiwiRPG @kiwirpg.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This is an epic day for KiwiRPG week! * TTRPGs in academia panel at 1:30pm! * Working with publishers panel at 3pm! * d12Go! improvised game livestream at 6pm! Watch them all on www.twitch.tv/kemuwhakatau...

KiwiRPG Week 2026
Day 6 - Thursday 9th July
TTRPGs in Academia
Thurs 1:30pm NZST
Thurs 2:30am BST
Wed 9:30 EDT

Working with publishers
Thurs 3pm NZST
Thurs 4am BST
Wed 11pm EDT

Actual Play: d12Go!
Thurs 6pm NZST
Thurs 7am BST
Thurs 2am EDT

KiwiRPG Week 2026
Livestream panel
TTRPGs in Academia
Thursday 9th July 1:30pm NZST
with Shaun Garea (GRAIL Lab) and Dylan Horrocks (Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington), hosted by Kelly Whyte

KiwiRPG Week 2026
Livestream panel
Working with publishers
Thursday 9th July 3pm NZST
with Cam Banks (Cortex Prime), Grant Robinson (Shadowrun), Mike Sands (Monster of the Week)

KiwiRPG Week 2026
Livestream game
Actual Play: d12Go!
Thursday 9th July 6pm NZST

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KiwiRPG @kiwirpg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Sound the klaxon! Fire the bells! @drivethrurpg.com has added a filter for #KiwiRPG products! Browse and browse: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?fi...

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Kelly Whyte @kellywhyte.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

As part of #KiwiRPG week we're running three Aotearoa-made bundles, on itch, RPG Trader and DriveThruRPG. Each has unique content, you'll be getting new titles in every one of them that you pick up. Here are the other two: rpg-trader.com/products/618... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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KiwiRPG week 2026 on RPG Trader

Celebrating TTRPGs from Aotearoa New Zealand

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KiwiRPG @kiwirpg.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

KiwiRPG Week Sunday brings the scares! Monster of the Week livestream at 1pm NZ time! FiveEvil 5E Horror at 7:30pm NZ time! www.kiwirpg.com/kiwirpg-week...

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Juan Tcho-Tchoa @juanochoa.eurosky.social · 04/07/2026

#blorp

Girl in leather jacket drawn in black ink brush pen.

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Juan Tcho-Tchoa @juanochoa.eurosky.social · 03/07/2026

Argh.

Silly little 4 panel comic. First panel shows a spaceship orbiting a planet.
Second panel shows two heroic space people floating upside down, with word balloons that say "argh" and "I hate doing this"
Third panel shows an upside down felinoid mechanic floating among engineering components, saying "blorp"
Fourth panel is just me drawing and yelling "Hire me"

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KiwiRPG @kiwirpg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Next: a worldbuilding game founded in Te Ao Māori (a Māori understanding of the world), led by designer Riwhi Kenny. Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch www.twitch.tv/kemuwhakatau...

KiwiRPG week 2026 livestream game: WHAKAWHITINGA
Saturday 4 July 7pm NZST

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KiwiRPG @kiwirpg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Indigenous indie #TTRPG actual play for #KiwiRPG week: YOUS ARE BROKEN TOO? Designer Iwā Kingi leads a group through the story of how even when broken, we can find connection and meaning. This one is on Iwā's twitch: www.twitch.tv/youswannaroll

KiwiRPG week 2026 livestream game: YOUS ARE BROKEN TOO?
Saturday 4 July 1pm NZST

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KiwiRPG @kiwirpg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Saturday #KiwiRPG week schedule! www.kiwirpg.com/kiwirpg-week... Starting with the opening ceremony at midday Aotearoa time!

KiwiRPG Week 2026 schedule for day 1 Saturday 4th July

Opening Ceremony 12pm NZST (1am BST, Fri 8pm EDT)
AP: Yous are broken too? 1pm NZST (2am BST, Fri 9pm EDT)
AP: Whakawhitinga 7pm NZST (8am BST, 3am EDT)

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Ruby K @thisisrubyok.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

✨️Ba-bam!✨️ Another mystery hitting your screens tomorrow! Guild Superior are letting me into the GM driver's seat, and I can't wait to see what mischief our crew gets into 😊 Tune in at 10AM NZT tomorrow for the beginnings of a masterpiece 👩‍🎨

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