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Stop, Drop & Roll @sdrgames.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🚨PLAYTESTERS WANTED!!!🚨 Lovey Dovey: Play as a pair of pigeons engaging in courtship, will you find your one true dove, or will they fly off into the sunset without you? A quick to play duet game of hidden information, social deduction, and language that only the fowl minded can handle...

A purple to blue gradient background with cursive title reading "Lovey Dovey, A game for the fowl minded". On the right is a pair of illustrated cuddling pigeons perched on a branch. One is purple, the other peachy pink.

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Stop, Drop & Roll @sdrgames.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

What's that? We've just dropped FIVE one-shot Adventures written by fantastic guest writers?! DAMN RIGHT WE DID! These Adventures will lead you on unique journeys, teach you about resistance, community building, and camaraderie in the face of fascism. www.sdrgames.studio/collections/...

five human-drawn cover images for the five one-shot adventures designed by various voices in the RPG community.
1. protestors stood atop a yellow school bus "if you build it, they will come!" on a banner
2. A feminine person foraging in a clover patch, an abandoned motorbike in the foreground, "Foraging for freedom" in the background.
3. Birds-eye view of the roof of a data centre with a security camera scouring the area, "Optics" written on the side of the building in neon blue
4. A giant waterfall with the rusty remains of a water power plant, people walking along the top. "In deep water" text in front of the cliff.
5. Looking up at a brutalist tower block at sunrise, with a helicopter letting soldiers absail down the building. "The house of Glass" is written in pink on the side of the building, alongside two protest banners

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GrimRhiper @grimrhiper.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

DO YOU LOVE PIGEONS??? WELL NOW YOU CAN BE ONE AND USE THIS NEWFOUND POWER TO FLIRT WITH OTHER PIGEONS!!! stopdroproll.itch.io/lovey-dovey #ttrpgcommunity #pigeons

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Lovey Dovey by Stop, Drop & Roll Games Studio

A fast-paced duet RPG zine about Pigeon courtship.

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Jen Vaughn, Storyteller at Large @thejenya.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Just a banger of an opening talk on game design at EUphoriaCon thanks to @sciwithrach.bsky.social, @laurieblake.bsky.social, @drtalksalot.bsky.social + @threesailsstudios.bsky.social! They tackled incorporating science and real world-dystopian events, wish it had been longer!

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laurieblake.bsky.social @laurieblake.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

You're very welcome! It's a brilliant little game, you should be so proud 😁✨️🕊

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EUphoria Actual Play @euphoriaap.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Registration closing soon! Join@drtalksalot.bsky.social, @sciwithrach.bsky.social, @laurieblake.bsky.social & @threesailsstudios.bsky.social as they share their perspectives on world-changing game design. Then, make your own game with their guidance! Sign up here: buff.ly/4euJA0x

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EUphoria Actual Play @euphoriaap.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Kicking off EUphoriaCon! @drtalksalot.bsky.social, @sciwithrach.bsky.social, @laurieblake.bsky.social & @threesailsstudios.bsky.social share their perspectives on impactful game design before working with participants in groups to make a brand new game! Register to join in here! buff.ly/4euJA0x

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Robin J | Cozy RPG Reviews @cozyrpgreviews.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

New #ttrpg review day! Why We Fight by @sdrgames.bsky.social - a solarpunk... You know what? If you're on Bluesky you'll be interested in this game. Trust me. YouTube doesn't react well to this kind of topic, so please do give it a watch/share if you can✊Thank you :) vid: youtu.be/s5N-dnwWC1k

Youtube thumbnail image. Centre: Why We Fight Core Book with a community alliance member handing an apple to a child. Right: Why We Fight Direct Action Book with a community alliance archer. Left: text reads: what we can learn from this game.

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laurieblake.bsky.social @laurieblake.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Just read an excellent text about disability within solarpunk and why a solarpunk future, and disability inclusion within it, are such a radical and necessary combination.

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laurieblake.bsky.social @laurieblake.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Chris did amazing work on our books, making them accessible to folks as much as can be possible. This is so important to us, it feels like such an essential part of anything solarpunk. If I'm going to have hope for the future, it'd better be a future everyone can be a part of! Thank you Chris!

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Johannes @johanneso.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I finally got Why We Fight to the table. We played a one shot mission from the Direct Action quickstart book - and I gotta say, I was quite impressed. It takes inspiration from a lot of good and recent design, but it's really doing its own thing. #WhyWeFight #SoloRPG #TTRPG #GMlessGames #ZeroPrep

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Nat Mesnard @natmesnard.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

This is such an important @rascal.news read highlighting the awesomeness and depth of @laurieblake.bsky.social as a designer and as an activist! So stoked to see your words and your work highlighted. 💕

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Stop, Drop & Roll @sdrgames.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The faith @laurieblake.bsky.social puts in both hope and humanity is admirable, and they infused it all into Why We Fight. I'm more cynical on games leading us to community action, but RPGs such as this, Mad as Hell, ECO MOFOS, etc. show a hunger for radical storytelling engines.

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laurieblake.bsky.social @laurieblake.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

@spellbookgaming.itch.io There we go pal, I said we'd get you up there with us! Not only did you overtake us, you took our #1 spot! It's good to be king eh?

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Stop, Drop & Roll @sdrgames.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

That's right folks! With fulfilment completed, we are now able to release Why We Fight for sale on our website 🤩 grab yourself & your friends some Solarpunk goodness, and support an indie studio at the same time 😌 www.sdrgames.studio/collections/... #ttrpgcommunity #solarpunk #antifascist

Bright orange title text for Why We Fight against a dark background. Two books are stood upright with a brown-skinned character looking up at the title, wearing a green hat and a scar on their cheek. In the bottom of the image is a phone displaying the PDF and an open book with colourful illustrations.

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laurieblake.bsky.social @laurieblake.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Holy cow thanks for the heads up! Incredible to see you rising in the ranks, let's see if we can get you up there with us!

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laurieblake.bsky.social @laurieblake.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

So thrilled they arrived safe and they look fantastic on your shelves! Thanks for stocking us and, wow, sitting proud next to some amazing other titles!

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Stop, Drop & Roll @sdrgames.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

What's that? A holiday market full of ready-to-ship goodies by a bunch of awesome people that has a NO AI rule??? 👀 #tabletopgames www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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laurieblake.bsky.social @laurieblake.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Very excited to be involved in this! Can't wait to hear what everyone has to say on these topics, and very humbled I get to speak alongside them!

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GrimRhiper @grimrhiper.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

To Kill a War Machine - the docu from Palestine Action and the Rainbow Collective is now streaming: tokillawarmachine.com Eye opening, rage inducing, Powerful. Just watch it. #Palestineaction

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To Kill a War Machine

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Becky Annison @beckyannison.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Being a better player in GMless story games. GMless games change up how authority and creative power are distributed at the gaming table. There is a huge variety of them but playing them requires a subtly different set of skills and behaviours to e.g. #DnD Let's explore that... #rpgs #ttrpg 1/8

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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

One of the most beautiful pictures of Jupiter ever taken. Credits: NASA

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pro.democracy.truck.driver (Steve) @pro-democracy-otr.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

They don’t believe in any gods and can’t read the Bible. How can they possibly do the morally correct thing?

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Sam @mechmansam.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I know I shared this from @womenofttrpg.bsky.social when it came out but, you should watch this panel , it's great! youtu.be/wzJtLIxrHKU?...

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A Seat at the Table: Women in TTRPGs - UK Games Expo Panel 2025

YouTube video by Women Of TTRPG

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Stop, Drop & Roll @sdrgames.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Well this was amazing to wake up to! Check out the thread to read what the judges have to say about Why We Fight

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Tabletop Arts Fund @tabletopartsfund.org · 16/06/2025

Comments From Our Judges: "This is the kind of debut game I wish I had made: unflinching but hopeful, clear in voice, and not trying to please everyone. The ‘Personality and Hardship’ discoveries are exactly the kind of low-prep, high-payoff mechanics I love."

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laurieblake.bsky.social @laurieblake.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

A huge thank you to the Tabletop Arts Fund for awarding this grant, which we applied for to better allow us to make Why We Fight accessible and afford consultants for screenreader accessible content. It's also wonderful to be featured beside all these other inspired works!

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laurieblake.bsky.social @laurieblake.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

There were so many excellent insights that came to light from this, it was incredible food for thought. I'm pretty passionate about this subject so I very much enjoyed being a part of this!

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GrimRhiper @grimrhiper.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I found this superb tree earlier in the week. 10/10.

A very tall splendid tree with a little doorway in the base of the trunk, sprawling tangled roots and excellent branches higher up creating a canopy of leaves

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Stop, Drop & Roll @sdrgames.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

SUPRISE! Laurie has joined this panel! @laurieblake.bsky.social

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laurieblake.bsky.social @laurieblake.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

We backed on day one, and now only one more backer is needed to see this wonderful indie game succeed! If you're into coop games, this one is well worth checking out.

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

There's been lots of talk about the climate of fear. Less discussed is the climate of rage. But that's why there were calls for "an army of Luigis" at Coachella. And why you can buy an Iraq's Most Wanted-style deck of cards with Peter Thiel and Elon Musk's home addresses printed on them online.

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The fury at 'America's Most Powerful'

Why there is currently an Iraqi Most Wanted-style deck of cards with Elon Musk's address for sale online

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laurieblake.bsky.social @laurieblake.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

You would not be-leaf how good this game is! Stalk-ing through magical gardens, fleeing monsterra(us) flowers, pollen out your friends at the end... at first it grows on you, and then you realise it truly is de-vine!

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Stop, Drop & Roll @sdrgames.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Can't wait to listen! Part one was amazing 😍

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Stop, Drop & Roll @sdrgames.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Anything's a molotov if you have the right ingredients ✨️ Whether you're looking for a one-shot or campaign play we've got you covered with WHY WE FIGHT ✊️ bit.ly/whywefightrpg

A person with a face covering getting prepared to lob an alarmed looking garden gnome with flames coming out of its head.
words read "a solarpunk narrative ttrpg - WHY WE FIGHT - ending soon! Backerkit"

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Chris Hutton - TTRPG Insider @newsnerd.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

"Yes, we need to be out there fighting. We need to be out there making change. It's really important. But like culture and art and the way that we express ourselves, and the way that we communicate and pass on these stories are also really, really important." - @laurieblake.bsky.social

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Chris Hutton - TTRPG Insider @newsnerd.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Then there's WHY WE FIGHT, a game made by @sdrgames.bsky.social and by @laurieblake.bsky.social which focuses on an Ecopunk version of the future where communities of people work together to resist a Hunger Games-esque government eager to crack down on them. ttrpg-insider.beehiiv.com/p/why-we-fig...

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Why We Fight: An Ecopunk Image of a Happier Future

How a new GM-less TTRPG from Stop, Drop and Roll Games looks toward the end of capitalism and finds hope at the end.

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GrimRhiper @grimrhiper.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Alright folks, we are on the final 3 days of our Backerkit campaign for Why We Fight! If you haven't backed yet, your time to do so is running out! Let me tell you why you should... bit.ly/whywefightrpg?ref=bsky #IndieTTRPG #Solarpunk #TTRPG #antifascist

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Ending Soon! Back us on Backerkit

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Spellbook Gaming @spellbookgaming.itch.io · 28/03/2025

On this episode of the Roll For Distraction Developer Showcase we were joined by Laurie Blake of @sdrgames.bsky.social to play their game Why We Fight! Listen to us punch fascists! Want your game or module on the show? Check the link in the description. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBSe...

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Why We Fight | RFD Developer Showcase Actual Play

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Take This @takethis.org · 28/03/2025

The Solo But Not Alone 5 fundraiser has raised over $17K so far! 91 creators contributed to this bundle worth over $400 in solo (and some co-op) games. Huge thanks to @catlinggun.bsky.social for organizing this amazing event. itch.io/b/2865/solo-...

solo but not alone 5. $10 for over $400 worth of games. Proceeds benefit the mental health and games non-profit take this. over 100 single player ttrpgs. the solo gaming event of the year.

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Boomer @boomerthemoose.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

I heard there was a secret ooze It turned four turtles into dudes But you don't really care for pizza, do ya? They fought like this, Two swords, a stick A couple sai Some nunchuck tricks Those Ninja boys-a callin Cowabunga

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Ellie Chowns, "Instead of balancing the books on the backs of the poorest and the disabled, Rachel Reeves She could make the choice to increase taxes on the very wealthy in society" "A 2% tax on assets over £10m would raise £24 billion" "Why isn't the Chancellor making those choices?"

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laurieblake.bsky.social @laurieblake.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Woke up today to discover our game at #2 Popularity on the Physical games tag on itch.io! Apparently yesterday it was #1! I don't really know how or why! But, hello, new friends! #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity

The bright orange cover image for Why We Fight sits second in the rung of games sorted by Popularity in the Physical games category of Why We Fight, inexplicably surging beyond other currently popular games like Brambletrek and Lancer

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Buy Mass Effect The Board Game! @ithayla.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

the assassins creed twitter account getting huge numbers by dunking on fascists is a great pr lesson for all companies - you get huge numbers by dunking on fascists. take notes.

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