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Matt Risby @thebadspot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And these lovely peeps waived their fees in favour of a donation to CALM. I encourage you all, if you have enjoyed any of my videos this September to donate: www.thecalmzone.net

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Campaign Against Living Miserably | Suicide prevention charity

We’re the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), a suicide prevention charity on a mission to help people end their misery, not their lives.

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 29/09/2026

Check out the videos if you haven't seen them yet - great for introductions to solo games but also for discovering new things

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 29/09/2026

This was a lot of fun to record and it's great to share it now with listeners. Check the episode description in your podcast app for a (fairly exhaustive) list of timestamps. From bone magnets to mythic stews to railing against roads, you're covered.

Screenshot of the timestamps and descriptions of talking points in the podcast episode.

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 15/09/2026

Another great Solo September video from The Bad Spot. With so many TTRPGs to choose from, this kind of highlighting is really valuable 🤩

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 10/09/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=53kc... Nice video about self hosting a podcast (and why that can be a good and possibly even fun thing). It's similar to how I set up Luck Roll and The Smiling Fox.

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Most podcasting platforms suck, so I host my own.

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 09/09/2026

My solo Mythic Bastionland actual play is back with episode 9. The Gilded Knight faces off against three warbands of undead 💀💀💀 youtu.be/6p_vc0hjMWU

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Mythic Bastionland - Ep 9 - Defending Freetown

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Matt Risby @thebadspot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It’s Tuesday and the last time I checked Solo September was still going so here’s a video on the excellent MIRU trilogy by @hinokodo.com Grab your taser and some fruit, we’ve got a god to kill. youtu.be/B_JJR_wJLMs

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The MIRU Trilogy: The Solo Hexcrawl Where You KILL A GOD | Solo September

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Matt Risby @thebadspot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Ok it’s #soloseptember so let’s kick things off with a look at not one, not two, but three games from @loottheroom.bsky.social Get in losers, we’re getting Wretched and Alone: youtu.be/sG--idYnnWk

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Wretched & Alone: What If Solo Journaling Games, But TENSE? | Solo September

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will jobst @willjobst.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

my new mythic bastionland tech is that i created an emotional resource tracker for everyone in the warband on a long journey, tracking how they feel with regard to the knights and their choices

it's a big spreadsheet with a list of people, their jobs, and then an emoji rating system next to them. additionally, there's a picture of dr. melphi from the sopranos, giving therapy to the guys from monty python and the holy grail.

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Matt Risby @thebadspot.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

SOLO SEPTEMBER IS NEARLY HERE LETS GOOOOOOO youtu.be/c6pUp0FAhgA?...

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Solo September: Preview!

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 10/08/2026

It is now possible to roll a d10 to choose an episode of The Smiling Fox to listen to. Try today and see if you're lucky enough to get episode 10!

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-=- William -=- @gthynk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I have some thoughts on fleshing out omens and myths in Mythic Bastionland. halfawormandabittenapple.blogspot.com/2026/08/maxi...

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Afraid of Encounters (He/Him) @isaacisafraid.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Coming soon: Ea-nāṣir Must Die! A Mark of the Odd adventure for 3–5 players. Inspired by the historical figure & meme, Ea-nāṣir. Ea-nāṣir is a copper merchant from Ur. Ea-nāṣir sold bad copper. Ea-nāṣir received many complaint tablets. Ea-nāṣir made many enemies. Ea-nāṣir Must Die! #ttrpg #osr

Cover of Ea-nāṣir Must Die! It shows Ea-nāṣir, just like the meme. Art by citaaticat.

Illustration of Ea-nāṣir for Ea-nāṣir Must Die! by citaaticat

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 06/07/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IOMJqVZs6U The 9th episode of The Smiling Fox (Nine Smiling Fox Gambit?) dissects the backbone of Mythic Bastionland - The Myths!

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 24/06/2026

This is a great analogy! ⛷️

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 15/06/2026

This is inspirational! Wonderful story.

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 14/06/2026

I was thinking it would be funny to respond to this with en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiendish_Freddy's_Big_Top_o'_Fun , which I played a lot as a kid, and then I read the Wikipedia page and thought that actually this is pretty much ready to run as a one shot.

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Fiendish Freddy's Big Top o' Fun - Wikipedia

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 05/06/2026

luckroll.blogspot.com/2026/06/liber… A breakdown of a recent battle in my Mythic Bastionland game.

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 03/06/2026

Just finished listening to this. It's a great session zero! Sets expectations for the game really well, including what to *not* expect in the game (something I'm not used to seeing noted so clearly). I'm looking forward to session 1!

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 23/05/2026

🧩 I made a TTRPG-themed cryptic crossword and learned that writing cryptic crossword clues is hard. The interactive version is here: crosswordlabs.com/view/ttrpg-t...

Text of the cryptic crossword clues. Follow the link in the post for that text in full.

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 08/05/2026

New episode of my Mythic Bastionland solo actual play today: youtu.be/hDB_ay_Xm10 Plus some general rambling from me here: luckroll.blogspot.com/2026/05/new-... ✌️

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Mythic Bastionland - Ep 8 - They March

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 08/05/2026

"Tilecrawling" looks really interesting 🐭

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 04/05/2026

We have a good discussion here, digging into ideas that are relevant to any game that uses random spark tables.

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Afraid of Encounters (He/Him) @isaacisafraid.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

BASTION ELYSIUM An Electric Bastionland apartment crawl adventure for 3–5 players. What if Disco Elysium were set entirely in an apartment building? Coming soon! Cover art by Citaaticat #osr #ttrpg

Cover of Bastion Elysium. An Electric Bastionland adventure for 3–5 players. The cover shows an apartment building with several silhouettes and a burning corpse.

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-=- William -=- @gthynk.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Wanna spice up your Mythic Bastionland realm with a soon to be mobile holding? Check out this Woland entry. tenebroushero.blogspot.com/2026/04/land...

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Landfall - A Mythic Bastionland Collaborative Realm

This post/doc is part of an ongoing collaboration organised by William of the Half a Worm and a Bitten Apple blog. It is part 8 of a collab...

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 05/04/2026

Maybe this would be of interest to some RPG bloggers: codeberg.org/robida/human... A proposal by Beto Dealmeida to establish webs of trust between human-made websites.

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 31/03/2026

Great point here about how using gen AI to mimic existing stuff may limit what people imagine / explore.

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

If Moria is the prototypical dungeon then the Barrow Down Wights is the prototypical GM fudges an encounter they’ve completely misjudged to avoid a TPK.

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The DM’s Book Club 🎙🎧📚 @thedmsbookclub.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The next episode of our DM’s Book Club series is out! Bonus: Unruly escapades in a dystopian retro-future! Blades '68! with @thebadspot.bsky.social 🎧 pod.link/1520190874 #TTRPG #RPG #Blades68 #fitD

A screenshot showing the latest episode of The DM’s Book Club being out on podcast platforms.

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 19/03/2026

An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 14/03/2026

I played the preview version of this last year. Looking forward to digging into the full book 🕛

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-=- William -=- @gthynk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Part 6 of the Mythic Bastionland collab is out. A surprising twist by adding some Winnie the Pooh to realm creation!! halfawormandabittenapple.blogspot.com/2026/03/wola...

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Woland - A Collaborative Mythic Realm - Part 6

This is part of an ongoing project that you can read about here . Part VI - The Troubled Downs You might already know this week's contri...

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elmcat @elmc.at · 04/03/2026

New month, new newsletter. Talking about why I didn't blog this month haha Also including a ton of links to posts I found interesting! elmc.at/catmail-2/

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CATMAIL #2

Look what the cat dragged in. Monthly project updates, plus curated blog posts and oddments worth your time.

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 02/03/2026

"Is this a game designed for GMs to do a chuckle?"

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 24/02/2026

Great addition to the patchwork realm of Woland: benhooleyillustrates.blogspot.com/2026/02/mapp... There's some great stuff here to give hooks for players. I love the system of government based on chains.

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Ben Hooley Illustrates

Mapping a Hexflower The Task: To design the contents of a Hexflower - a region on a larger map - for use in Mythic Bastionland - a TTRPG by...

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I had a lot of fun downloading all manner of stuff in here. My brain is on fire with Mythy B.

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 21/02/2026

An important decision when adding the chapters to this episode: "Does the discussion on talking to stones deserve its own chapter?" Yes. Yes it does.

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 21/02/2026

I like the sound of these changes! I've tinkered with one move Ironsworn, and there's a definite appeal, but the extra support/guidance of dashboards is inspired.

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 16/02/2026

The world's weirdest quilt continues to grow 🪡

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 16/02/2026

A sleek space adventure game! I'm always happy to see the #Ironsworn style roll popping up. It's a satisfying way to move things along.

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 12/02/2026

Is this maybe a thing? 🤷‍♂️ luckroll.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-to...

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Luck Roll (Brian) @luckroll.itch.io · 09/02/2026

Time to stock up on starship minis

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