Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialPete @petewiss.bsky.social · 4hI just wrote a three page design diary for a game I haven't made yet. Anyone else ever do this? I find writing helps to clarify an idea for me. 2101
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialCharlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 10hOh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...blog.documentfoundation.orgYes, no AI is now a feature - TDF Community BlogOne of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us... 3632961236
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialConnie @connievdc.bsky.social · 8hSuper interesting thread! Worth a read if you're in the industry 0132
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialJenny @ hhhnnnnggg @slowedmountains.bsky.social · 8hbygone beast 011241
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialMichael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 7hIn this week’s newsletter, we go behind the scenes for the making of the cover of Brandon Sanderson’s OATHBRINGER—a massive feature with 25 preliminary concepts, sketches and studies leading up to the final painting! theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/knight-rad... 112918
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialFranek @franekk.bsky.social · 6h store.steampowered.com/app/4535880/...store.steampowered.comSave 40% on Dice Have No Eyes on Steam★ Surreal dice-rolling roguelike about luck and greed ★ Feed your dice dumplings, collect game bending trinkets, roll too much and lose it all. Or get lucky, unlock King Fetus, meet God and you might ... 0163
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialZ @dxdydz.northsky.social · 19hIn 2024 I kept a diary on a deck of cards. Every week I would write an abbreviated summary of the main events, in ultrafine sharpie. 52 weeks, 52 cards. I finished the year, but the plan was to play Solitaire on NYE as a means of reflecting on the year, and I never did that. 1175
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialjess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 19hSomething AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners. 771873309
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialSemi Co-op @semicoop.com · 03/10/2026Did I pick this character in Miskatonic Tales because I could do an annoying nasally voice? Yes! Are the other players sick of it? Also yes! 2232
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialDione Morandini @morandio.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Freshly painted: The Blighted Lands. Dare you wander this desolate expanse of orange and turquoise? Or will you brave the acid sea? 🌄 This one will be available in November at www.patreon.com/tomeofsalvat... #ttrpg #cartography 13610
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialMark Stroud @markstroud.bsky.social · 03/10/2026portrait #art 010923
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialMichael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026LORE OF THE WITCH WORLD (1979) Watercolor on Watercolor Board Early in my career I had the privilege of being assigned covers for many established authors. That list, of course, included Andre Norton, one of the grand dames of science fiction. #bookssky #art 🪐📚 1052189
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialGreg Stolze @gregstolze.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Last night I had a basic-ass "I'm not ready for this important test at school!" dream but my malevolent subconscious used superb pacing, framing and escalation--like a first rate thriller. THE PART OF MY BRAIN THAT TORTURES ME HAS A GROWING GRASP OF LITERARY THEORY 3233
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialGreg Stolze @gregstolze.bsky.social · 02/10/2026FIVE THOUSAND, BABY!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...kickstarter.comTHOMAS JEFFERSON'S SPEEDWAY HELL: Dangerous Playtest EditionIt's a tabletop RPG where sinners race through Hell to win brief moments of peace. It's handled with tremendous silliness. 095
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialGraham Annable @grickle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026They're BACK! Starting tomorrow, for the rest of October there will be Hidden People hiding along the hiking trails in Merrickville, Ontario! Come and count them all and submit your best guess at the local Library! #grickledoodle #tourism #hiddenpeople #october #merrickville #halloween #gnomes 09916
jdrake3b.bsky.social @jdrake3b.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And if you think you should not be getting it, you are wrong. 010
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialFernando Salvaterra @salvaterra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026as i said in the replies, i extended it to 5 slots. there are still 2 open. 01711
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialDean Devlin @electricentertainment.com · 02/10/2026From a little TV movie in 2004 to two sequels, two series and more than two decades of adventures. Not bad for something that was never based on a book. Fun look back at how #TheLibrarians universe actually began. startefacts.com/news/is-the-...startefacts.comIs The Librarians based on a book? Its real origin stars TV's hottest doctor — two decades youngerIs The Librarians based on a book? The franchise's true origin story, the future TV superstar who launched it, and where the actual Librarians books fit into the timeline. 6366
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialEize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 02/10/2026One of the in-jokes in the video: "In my kart I start believing maybe we can touch the sky" is sung twice in the song. The first time, we see a fire extinguisher rocket contraption (one of the upgrade kard) fly by, bound for orbit. The second time, it's plummeting to Earth, on fire. That's Kart! 0114
jdrake3b.bsky.social @jdrake3b.bsky.social · 02/10/2026My copy of _Forged in FIYAH_ arrives today. If anyone needs me I'll be in the study. I really hope nobody needs me. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...us.macmillan.comForged in FIYAHFeaturing the masterful prose of some of today's most accomplished writers, Forged in FIYAH is a celebration of Black speculative fiction unlike anything see... 000
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialMilkyblood - looking for art job @milkyblood.bsky.social · 02/10/2026halloween time 130173
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialGreg Stolze @gregstolze.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The more I page through image search results for “Fancy Feast Commercial” the funnier this gets. 121
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.sociallumpley @lumpley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Now, there are some PbtA and post-PbtA games that do take "acting under fire" as their core template, and build their resolution rules on top of it. Significantly, crucially, they add new systems that deal with the problem I'm describing. Blades in the Dark's position and effect, for instance... 116128
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialFranek @franekk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Settlement tiles #pixelart 321622
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialQuinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is the correct response to a Curb Your Enthusaism TTRPG. 1121
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialwebinale @webinale.bsky.social · 02/10/2026💬 Less JavaScript, more native web At #webinale, part of #AgenticWebWeek Munich, @martine.dev shows you how to build: ✨ popovers & dialogs 📍 positioned tooltips ⚡ modern UI with less JS 📅 Thursday, October 29, 2026 | 🕘 09:00 - 09:45 | 📍 Munich 👉 tinyurl.com/4eeh6nvr #CSS #Frontend 052
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialJames Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's official: Ludonarrative Dissidents season 4 is coming soon... to Kickstarter. Now we're adding a book club for books _about_ RPGs, plus more livestreams and a whole bunch more episodes of RPG analysis and criticism. We're live on 13 October! Follow us! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ros...kickstarter.comComing soon: Ludonarrative Dissidents Podcast: Season 4The fourth season of this acclaimed deep-dive TTRPG review podcast. Join our new book club and read up on game design theory! 0238
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialEleonor Piteira @eleonorpiteira.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Started as a little study and became another one of the 'Secret Society of Unpractical Headpieces in Space' series (that still does not exist) 🪐 231657537
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialBruce Baugh @ferrymanjones2.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Now I wonder if anyone has done a fantasy campaign with Unknown Armies magic. Seems doable, with a mix of existing styles and avatars and new ones. @gregstolze.bsky.social 283
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialGreg Stolze @gregstolze.bsky.social · 02/10/2026SOMETHING TO COMPARE WITH ALL YOUR OTHER GAMES ABOUT HISTORICAL BASTARDS DOING ROAD RALLIES IN PERDITION 041
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialTab Creations @tabcreations.com · 02/10/2026GM Tip: While there's no need to prepare every detail, don't under-prepare because you were afraid your efforts would be wasted. Nothing you make is ever wasted. You can use it later, in this campaign or the next. Even if you never use it, the practice still made you a better GM. #ttrpg #dnd #rpg 87911
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialBibiki🌱Open for Work🤙 @bibikigarcia.com · 02/10/2026Arco is 60% off on Steam!!! 🙈 Plays really good on SteamDeck! ✌🏻✌🏻 store.steampowered.com/app/2366970/...store.steampowered.comSave 60% on Arco on SteamA Mesoamerican fantasy RPG that blends turn-based and real-time combat. Explore the world through three handcrafted stories forged in bloodshed, laced with magic, and united by revenge. 04832
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialMichael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The painting was pure fun. I had always wanted to do a boogeyman, and had submitted the idea years earlier for a previous cover. It wasn't chosen, but I kept the sketch and resubmitted it with other concepts every year after that, until it was finally chosen for this anthology. 1304
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialSticky Doodler 🖍️ Color Jam @stickydoodler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Zack Strebeck of Legal Moves Law Firm is putting on a free workshop: 🗓️ Thu Oct 15 🕗 8pm ET "I'm putting a full game publishing agreement on screen and marking it up live. For each problem clause, I'll explain what it does to you and what I'd ask the publisher to change." speedrun.legal/teardown/speedrun.legalThe Publishing Deal TeardownA game publishing agreement, redlined live by a game lawyer. Thursday October 15, 5pm PT / 8pm ET. Free. 024
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialSoloRPGList @solorpglist.com · 02/10/2026This November we're hosting our first solo RPG game jam at @itch.io! Solovember 2026: All flavours of solo TTRPG welcome: tactical, journaling games, dungeon crawls, experimental, etc. A fun alternative to NaNoWriMo or to do as part of NaGaDeMon 🧡 itch.io/jam/solovemb...itch.ioSolovember 2026A game jam from 2026-10-31 to 2026-12-01 hosted by Sero. We've all been waiting all year, and it's almost finally November. Just like SoloSeptember we have another month all about solo and solo-friend... 14935
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialQuinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Been feeling frustrated (mostly with myself) about game design lately, so let me take a moment and take a small amount of pride in what ive released in the last couple of years. Here are my beautiful books/trifolds: 37719
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialPaul Czege @paulczege.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I take a fresh photo just like this too when I release a new journaling game/zine, and the subtext is always the worthiness of collecting them. In all other art spheres people collect the whole of a creator's work, knowing it's expressively related. For some reason games people buy onesy twosie. 061
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialEize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 17/03/2025The library at Marienburg Castle in Hanover looks like the control room of a 19th century TARDIS 4659
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialLeder Games @leder.games · 01/10/2026We're big fans of local Saint Paul band Alligator Orchestra. After hearing songs they wrote about Root, we commissioned them to record a Kart theme song. They came back with "Don't Look Down!", two minutes of raucous pop-punk that's perfect for Kart's reckless downhill races. 14012
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialAnthony Ortega (he/him) @am0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Happy Oct 1. It's my favorite time of the year, so I wanted to create something to get into the spooky mood. I made a #solojournalingrpg #zine you can print and play. It's called A Ghost's Story; you are a ghost answering a visitor's questions, but you can only use one word! Free at a0rtega.itch.io 153
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialTara @taradeenihan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026IF AND ONLY IF anybody wants to help cover the costs, I do have Venmo. I don’t feel right doing a GFM. It even feels weird doing this. 😬 venmo.com/u/Tara-Deeni...venmo.comTara Deenihan | @Tara-DeenihanVenmo is a digital wallet that lets you make and share payments with friends. You can easily split the bill, cab fare, or much more. Download the iOS or Android app or sign up on Venmo.com today. 25452
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialDrac Uber @dracuber.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#MÖRKTOBER Day 1 - Goat 0142
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialtimmybytes @timmybytes.bsky.social · 01/10/20264-Eyed Goat Stick (d6): Cursed by Arkh. Appears imbued with dark magic. On a hit, roll Arcane Catastrophe as visions of doom infect your mind. #morktober 1185
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.social🌱Elaine Lithgow🌱 @elainelithgow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Running a TTRPG adventure that you wrote is the polar opposite of 'Death Of The Author'. 'The Author Is In The Room And They're Trying To Kill You.' 420147
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.socialJennifer Adcock @jenkatwrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026sometimes I hear a bunch of birds going nuts in the big maple tree in front of my house and I'll look out there like "oh what's going on" and 99% of the time, the answer to what's going on is: squirrel 181
Reposted by @jdrake3b.bsky.social🧟♂️Day-vid of the Dead 🧟♂️ @morkcallingorsen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Alrighty. Let’s see how long I can keep #morktober going. Not drawn in aaaages (clearly) but it’s mine. 3184
