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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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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The first essay in my design series for Mousetrap is "Let the Metagames Begin," which surveys games that are about games and what I find both exciting and challenging about them:

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Let the Metagames Begin

Games about games

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giant robot tackler @giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

oh cool i was just looking for a project to use up 100% of my RAM in the new year

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Sandro 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...

The cover for beneath the floating world ~ Featuring an onryo-esc figure above two silhouetted exorcists

The beginning of character creation rules

The center fold describing the parallel Day and Night phases of play

The 12 Exorcist Moves that can each define a character

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giant robot tackler @giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

new issue! my contribution this month: a review + play report of my time running the incredible Universel Riche by @adegenart.bsky.social & @aaronmfking.bsky.social 💸

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HODAG RPG @hodagrpg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

IT'S FINALLY HERE! Go OVERLAND! AND ABROAD! in your BENEATH! THE DUNGEONFLOOR! games... Solo Role-playing never felt so good! Explore the world of your imagination! hodagrpg.itch.io/overland

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Overland! And Abroad! by Hodag RPG

A new expansion for Beneath! The Dungeonfloor! Plus other rarities and curiosities!

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 17/09/2026

With a new baby and toddler, The Odyssey (2026) may be the last movie I'll see for a while, but I was still able to glean (or couldn't avoid gleaning) a few lessons from it for TTRPGs #osr #ttrpg

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What The Odyssey (2026) Can Teach Us About Running TTRPGs — Prismatic Wasteland

Every movie has lessons for running your game if you are sufficiently TTRPG-brain-poisoned, but Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026) has more than usual.

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 14/09/2026

For those asking if you could buy just the PDFs for Into the Oddish, the answer is now "yes, here is the itch page". Go grab it #osr #ttrpg #pokemon prismatic-wasteland.itch.io/into-the-odd...

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Into the Oddish by Prismatic Wasteland

TTRPG where you play as pocket-sized monsters in a Pokapocalyptic world

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Afraid of Encounters (He/Him) @isaacisafraid.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Another 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...

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Indonesian TTRPG Blogwagon: An Indonesian Magic System

Magic system based on Indonesian occult practice

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giant robot tackler @giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

idk what kind of javascript omelas child is being punished to allow this thing to run but i'll take it, it's amazing

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Rowan @dodo-decahedron.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A very short blog post—my first in nearly nine months. Just felt like writing something quick and simple to get back in the groove. More to follow!

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On Positivity

On making positive claims and contributions.

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Ａ．Ｄｅｇｅｎ　Ａｒｔ @adegenart.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

THE EARTH HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED; MANKIND HAS ATTAINED THE ABILITY TO DOUBLE-JUMP PART ONE IN THE NEW FUTURE JUMPERS SERIES FROM thecatamites INTERNATIONAL OBSESSION w/ some art by me and music from @demonshome.bsky.social thecatamites.itch.io/internationa...

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snow @snowttrpg.itch.io · 26/08/2026

Recently I interviewed @anagogue.bsky.social, @notwritinggames.bsky.social, and @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social about their games SUZi, HYBAGG, and Girl Frame. Here's the essay that followed. It's about three sci-fi ttrpgs and how they are the future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAvk...

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The Future is Trans - Three TTRPGs Changing Sci-Fi

YouTube video by snow

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giant robot tackler @giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

you've got a lot of good recs already, so here's one that's a slight stretch - inscrutable cities isn't strictly an epistolary game, but i played it as one with very little adaptive work and loved it sissyfist.itch.io/inscrutable-...

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Inscrutable Cities by Julian K. Jarboe

A fabulist journaling game about conjuring a new world into being by traveling through it.

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giant robot tackler @giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

whenever i try to write one i feel it's just a lot of nonsense about what i prepped, how i digested the material, making a vibe playlist, w/e, followed by "and then we had fun the end 🙂"

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giant robot tackler @giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

high praise! you too can download spiritual nourishment for free over at itch dot io 😌

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Evey 💀 Swamp Hag Trainee 🐸|🏳️‍⚧️ @violentmedia.itch.io · 21/08/2026

NEW #TTRPG ADVENTURE RELEASED‼️ The First King's Hoard is a dense, vicious dungeon written for Simple DeeEnDee, but it'll run just fine w/ any #OSR type system. It's got it all: ancient hubris, terrifying traps, deadly constructs, runic magic, spectacular treasures, & even a motherfucking riddle!

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The First King's Hoard by Evey Lockhart

A Gauntlet Dungeon for Simple DeeEnDee

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Binary @binarystar.games · 21/08/2026

Released for Astronaut Mission Jam: DENIAL_OF_SERVICE; is my newest NULL_SPACE job! Investigate a sabotaged automated shipyard and try not to get Fucking Killed by the saboteur who did it. binary-star-games.itch.io/denial-of-se...

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DENIAL_OF_SERVICE; by Binary Star Games

Investigate a sabotaged shipyard in this NULL_SPACE job!

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giant robot tackler @giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

yay, new post! this month i went through the voting categories in the appx N jam and wrote about my favorite 4-star entry in each. stuff that wasn't quite perfect but keeps hanging around in my head 🪷

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Afraid of Encounters (He/Him) @isaacisafraid.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

My own entry for the Indonesian TTRPG Blogwagon is THE POCONG, the shrouded hopping ghost! I discussed about what makes The Pocong a terrific horror creature and also made a Liminal Horror statblock for it! afraidofencounters.bearblog.dev/indonesian-t...

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Indonesian TTRPG Blogwagon: The Pocong

The shrouded hopping ghost of Indonesia

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giant robot tackler @giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

wrote this for a oneshot with some friends. we loved it! very excited for the full game 💸

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Robin @seraphbin.dev · 14/08/2026

GoodLuck has been sitting for over half a year untouched. I wrote it when I was horribly sad, and I played it today, expecting to see that sadness. But all I saw was a promise to grow old, and keep going. I hope you’ll give it, and yourself grace. GoodLuck. seraphbin.itch.io/goodluck

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GoodLuck! by Robin

Available for Windows

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giant robot tackler @giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

barkley was 08??? it feels timeless and infinite tbh

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Valeria Loves @valerialoves.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

You have been misled. It's a setting, and it rules. valerialoves.com/wages-of-sin...

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Wages of Sin Gave Me a Midlife Crisis

Should I just run Mothership for the rest of my life?

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giant robot tackler @giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

exceptional game!! i love how willing it is to be really, really, really mean but in a funny way

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Esther @dungeonminister.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Some news: I'm starting a blog dedicated to critical writing about Actual Play! It's called Critical Bearings, and my first post is up. I talk about my relationship to criticism, AP, the shape of current critical landscapes in Actual Play, and my hopes for this project. :)

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Getting Our Critical Bearings

Welcome to Critical Bearings, a place for critical engagement with the art form of Actual Play. I’m Esther, and I love Actual Play and media criticism. My relationship with criticism began to take sh...

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Afraid of Encounters (He/Him) @isaacisafraid.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We have decided to publish a digital version of The Corrupted on itch! The Corrupted tells the story of colonizers exploiting the local people and pursuing a sinister plan, all through the eyes of a young woman. Inspired by Indonesia under colonial rule citaaticat.itch.io/the-corrupted

The cover is like a frame of a painting with different sections. The upper side shows a Dutch colonial manor. The center shows a feminine-looking entity with rice paddies as hair and tree bark-like skin, wearing a green and yellow kebaya. The lower side shows eldritch palm trees, with tentacles and eyes.

"The foreigners came one day, bringing palm tree seeds with them. They brought the land from the villages and promised to hire them for labor. My mother sent me away for a better life and I had a feeling that I would never see her again. I'm also worried what kind of plant the seeds would grow into..."

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🪼Ghost Jellyfishlines 🔜 PaxU🪼 @jellyfishlines.itch.io · 08/08/2026

The second ttrpg manifesto jam is still ongoing! I want to see your informed opinions (both from experience and readings) on ttrpg design, actual play, study, industry, and everything else here. Go forth! Write! itch.io/jam/ttrpg-ma...

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The Second TTRPG Manifesto Jam

A game jam from 2026-06-15 to 2026-09-22 hosted by Jellyfishlines & FinleyJinley. You know that thing in TTRPGs that has been bothering you? Maybe it's factor of design, the industry, the wider aspect...

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giant robot tackler @giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

i'm always a "don't buy early access" guy until shit like this comes along. good grief!!!

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saoirse @fallenconstellation.itch.io · 06/08/2026

rare saoirse moment: i actually made something and released it out into the world instead of just letting it live at my table. check it out!

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giant robot tackler @giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

reading through appendix n jam entries. made the mistake of looking at how many are left. it's like a boss health bar that won't stop growing

"submissions:
haven't rated (311)
have rated (18)"
a picture of the ratings GUI for the appendix n jam

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Chaoclypse (Brandon Yu) @chaoclypse.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I coded a web app that xerox's your images for fun! Just drag an image in and play with the dials. If nothing shows up (or it's all black) you may want to play with the threshold (first slider). Press "S" to save the image! editor.p5js.org/Chaoclypse/f...

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Rowan @dodo-decahedron.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I submitted a Cairn adventure to the Appendix N Jam this year! This was my first game jam and I really felt the time and page space restrictions, but my assigned title led me in a fun direction

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The Jikininki in the Jug by Dododecahedron

An adventure for Cairn 2e featuring weird happenings in a mountain town and a snowbound temple.

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disco @its-disco.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

alright!! we got another one. find absolution in force. beat down beast men before you become them. winter's gonna end one way or another. latest #ttrpg for the killer #appxnjam. you can check it out here: doubledisco.itch.io/the-passing-...

A 2D black zine cover labeled "The Passing of Tengliu" Below the title is a man faced away from the viewer, staring down a massive snow leopard man perched on a statue. He is dropping a bayonet. There is a tattoo of an owl on his back.

A two page preview of The Passing of Tengliu's rulebook. The left page serves as an introduction to the player characters, and the right their combat system.

A two page preview of the "Hermitage of the Six Silences" spread from The Passing of Tengliu. The left page describes forming the temple, and the right offers options to form it with.

A two page preview of the Spirits and The Six Silences pages of The Passing of Tengliu. The left page serves as enemy encounters within a temple, and the right the martial art each enemy is named after.

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giant robot tackler @giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

@gamesrobin.com and i are coming at you live with our #appxnjam entry: The Gravity Plague! an adventure about monks ripping themselves apart to reach Heaven and failing utterly. made for cairn 2e. enjoy! ⛪ giantrobottackler.itch.io/the-gravity-...

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The Gravity Plague by giantrobottackler, Robin

unrepentant yearning for cairn 2e

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Velocitree @velocitree.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

just in time for the App N jam deadline, a deadly retrieval one shot for Pirate Borg… Landsharks, rival pirates, and a bloodsucking island that is not what it seems. Free for the next two weeks, check it out! dreamshrike.itch.io/the-opal-gri...

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Download the latest indie games

itch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you co...

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Robin @seraphbin.dev · 30/07/2026

This was so much fun!!

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Fedmar @behindthehelm.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

New post! Reviewing my new favorite RPG-adjectent book, trying to identify what makes its gameplay *tick*, and what lessons you can get from it as a Game-Master. Presenting: Nalsco's ZYMO. behindthehelm.bearblog.dev/lessons-from... #osr

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Lessons from Zymo - the necessity of a gameplay loop

TW: the game i'm reviewing is about body horror, which i’m not discussing in depth and leaving in the footnotes anyway if you wanna skip them, but be warned~...

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giant robot tackler @giantrobottackler.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

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The Gravity Plague by giantrobottackler, Robin

unrepentant yearning for cairn 2e

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Valeria Loves @valerialoves.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

An argument for human connection masquerading as a book review. valerialoves.com/why-didnt-si...

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Why Didn't Silent Titans Change the World?

Apprehension is worth the effort

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Luke vdB @thebarse.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

entered the appendix n jam this year! my entry is a depthcrawl inspired by Gardens of Ynn and b catling's the Vorrh and it's up now on @itch.io barse.itch.io/kith-kindling

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Kith & Kindling by barse

An arboreal depthcrawl for Cairn.

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Clark - Weeping Stag @weepingstag.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Into the Viridian Pit (my Appendix N Jam I wrote for my eventual forthcoming Star Trek Cairn2E hack) is live! Forest crawl on a planet that wants to kill you! Uncover conspiracy! Investigate a secret romance! Star Trek is appendix N...right? #osr #ttrpg weepingstagpress.itch.io/into-the-vir...

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Into the Viridian Pit by weepingstagpress

A Sci-fi Forestcrawl for the 2026 Appendix N Jam

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Personable | Markus @personable.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I went and wrote a scenario for the Violence in July jam for Luke Gearing's Violence. Go steal some bones! personable.itch.io/big-carls-bo...

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Big Carl's Bones by Personable

A Scenario for Violence

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