iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Might be worth mentioning Japanese game dev salaries are shockingly low (on average).

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Our Call of Cthulhu #TTRPG release The Sutra of Pale Leaves - Twin Suns Rising is the 2026 Origins Awards Roleplaying Game Supplement of the Year!

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This Effin’ GM @thiseffingm.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I used to think you had to be special to write TTRPGs. I was right. I just misunderstood which aspect you had to have that was special. It’s not boundless creativity. I always struggled, feeling not creative enough. It’s the ability to sit down and commit words to paper. That’s the big hurdle.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

What's happening with RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha? A lot, as Brian, Rick and MOB explained today. This Chaosium Con UK 🇬🇧 panel was recorded and will appear on our YouTube channel in due course.

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Nick Brooke @moonbroth.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The #RuneQuest: Roleplaying in #Glorantha road map, shared earlier today at Chaosium Con UK: Sep 26: Sartar Book Q4 26: Apple Lane Campaign Q1 27: Revised Core Rulebook Q2 27: Welcome to Glorantha Q2 27: GM Screen Q3 27: Return to Snakepipe Hollow Q4 27: On the Royal Road Q4 27: Gods of Darkness

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Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Hello! This gig has gone live for a Narrative Designer at Rebellion. A good part of it is implementation rather than writing, but there's some of that, too. Also, HUGE BONUS, you get to be on the same team as me! Hey, where are you going? apply.workable.com/rebellion/j/...

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Narrative Designer - Rebellion

We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION! For 30 years we’ve been independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is mor...

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Daði Einars @mysticartsdm.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

We made a FREE starter dungeon for 5th Edition #dnd! It's got a built in tutorial that explains to new GMs how to run the game as you go along! Complete with factions, statblocks, multiple paths and choices, and a hook into a future adventure we're releasing soon! Go check it out!

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Free Dungeon for 5E Beginner GMs by Mystic Arts on Patreon. Join Mystic Arts's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Jonathan Tweet @jonathantweet.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Fighter Wizard Elf: My Rules for Bare Metal d20 Gaming is now available by PDF, and you're hearing it here first. A print run of 20 physical copies has released for attendees at @the-kraken.bsky.social, and another, larger print run is planned. #ttrpg #DnD www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

There are a lot of roles in game dev where someone bad in a role can do damage, but a bad producer can be so unbelievably damaging that it truly would be better to have no one in the role at all. Just as good producers are force multipliers, bad producers are like throwing sand into a gearbox.

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Caleb Williams lead blocking has pleased the football gods. Marke my words - the Bears win this game!

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

In Call of Cthulhu, we remember librarians are the heroes! #ttrpg

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

It’s so convenient that the New Years drop at the same time as new Wordle, Connections, and Strands come online, at least here in the PNW. Hat tip to whoever arranged that.

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

In my Dalelands campaign, the players have a simple trend. If someone hires them to murder someone, they kill them. Regardless of how obviously the goblin bandit/orc mercenary/weirdo mage is ready to tell them their life story. Except today...

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Yesterday I mentioned that the new D&D Starter Set is the best D&D product I own. Here's one of the reason why - the maps. The encounter maps have the perfect mix of utility and character. They're interesting places. I run my games on Maps, and the assets from the Starter Set are my go-to pieces.

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Mastering Dungeons @masteringdnd.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

The Beautiful Mess of 5E Mike Mearls, Mike Shea, Shawn, and Teos discuss the many forms of 5E. We look at how D&D 5E was designed in a open way and how this impacts our hobby. Recorded at Gamehole Con! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ4T... masteringdungeons.podbean.com #DnD #ttrpg

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Seth Skorkowsky @sskorkowsky.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Behold! The massive RPG Moral Panic video I've been researching and assembling for years, and why people who call the whole affair the Satanic Panic are wrong. I'm so damned happy to finally have this beast out of my system. youtu.be/OpjV-melB-c

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The 3 Waves of the RPG Moral Panic - RPG History

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

It's not a fight until everyone is bloodied!

A view from the Maps VTT from D&D Beyond of three D&D characters, all marked as bloodied, facing two berserkers who are also marked as bloodied.

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Ms Rachel @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong, it is right. No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness, it is a strength. No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited, it is unlimited.

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

It’s been a good day. The pressure is on to deliver, but at least he’s getting the chance.

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Your City @yourcityseattle.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I address the first scandal of my political life—Momgate.

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

5e has a metagame that we never talk about. The PHB provides the players with plenty of solutions to monsters. The Monster Manual... kind of ignores all of them? What if we thought about boss monsters as creatures equipped to deal with the realities of the PHB? www.patreon.com/posts/boss-m...

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

A new adventure for RuneQuest! The Hunt for the Storm Calf is a stand-alone scenario that contains everything for a riveting adventure in the far east of Dragon Pass! (And featuring vivid cover art by @ossihiekkala.bsky.social!)

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Justice Ramin Arman @justiceraminarman.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

We have a number of positions open within the D&D TRPG studio, including multiple Game Designer roles! If you're interested in joining our adventuring party, apply here and elsewhere on the Hasbro jobs portal: jobs.hasbro.com/job/Renton-G... #WOTCstaff #dnd

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Game Designer - D&D

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I don't know this for sure, but it sounds right. 4e's flaw were all of process. There was never a design document or a single person who transparently managed design changes. It was a vibes-based approach. Example: I think we had a month of design time for each of the first three adventures.

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

If you run D&D 5e, you might find that your boss monsters die easily. There's actually a simple reason for that! The game was built around the assumption that characters would engage in about 20 rounds of combat between long rests. We were probably off by a factor of 5.

A graph showing gross damage per encounter for a D&D 5e fighter. It shows each level and uses two bars to compare that gross damage for a fighter who uses at-will abilities and one who uses as many daily abilities as possible. The daily power damage output starts out as double the at-will damage and ends at about fives times as high.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 27/09/2025

THANK YOU, backers! Only a few RPG crowdfunding campaigns not based on popular licenses or 5E have ever broken $1,000,000 in a crowdfunding campaign. We are beyond excited and humbled to see Cypher enter those ranks. Thank you for making this an unforgettable campaign! mymcg.info/cypher

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LaTia is a free agent @latiajacquise.com · 17/09/2025

omg a rare #WOTCStaff post from LaTia, could it be in (almost) EXACTLY one (1) hour, I will be grilling @justiceraminarman.bsky.social on all things Heroes of the Borderlands, asking the hard-hitting (community sourced) questions that everyone wants the answers to. you should come join us :)

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Tom Cartos @tomcartos.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Hello travellers! Inspired by MCDM's new Draw Steel adventure, this is my take on the Delian Tomb! This is fan art and not endorsed by MCDM in any way. Let me know what you think of the Knightly tomb.

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Most TTRPGs rely on vibes to function. Players and GMs get a vague understanding of how the game works and dive into play. When writing a game, consider how you can make Team Vibes and Team I Actually Read the Goddamn Book play nice. www.patreon.com/posts/simpli...

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Simplified 5e: Curating Spells | Mike Mearls Games

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 08/08/2025

Dippin’ Dots is the most post apocalyptic of desserts because, as the “ice cream of the future” they imply something terrible happened to our ice cream of the present

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

stories like this are basically free ads for Mamdani's campaign.

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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

he should be making merch RIGHT NOW

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Backgrounds in 5e are fun, but after character creation they don't do a lot. For Odyssey, I want to make them to carry forward a bit better. www.patreon.com/posts/backgr...

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Background Check | Mike Mearls Games

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Sean McCoy @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · 13/06/2025

Happy Mothership Day 👽 Seven years ago today the Mothership Player’s Survival Guide debuted at Origins 2018! We only printed 50 copies and made a single post advertising it on G+ (rip). We sold out that weekend and it’s been an insane ride ever since. Thank you.

The first copies of the Mothership Player’s Guide for sale. On a red table at the TKG booth at Origins 2018.

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Over on Patreon, I redesigned sneak attack so it no longer peters out past tier 1. The basic changes: * Turn sneak attack into a resource pool spent each turn. * Give the rogue more attacks. www.patreon.com/posts/rethin...

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Rethinking Sneak Attack in 5e | Mike Mearls Games

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Goodman Games @goodmangames.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Congratulations to Ashraf Braden, Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer! Ashraf Braden is best known for Legends of Uganda, a DCC zine dedicated to bringing Ugandan myths and urban legends to the gaming table. Read more: goodman-games.com/congratulati...

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I know multiple DMs running Drakkenheim, and every one of them has had nothing but great things to say about it.

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Tabletop Gaymers 🔜 Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN @tabletopgaymers.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Tabletop Gaymers turns 10! We’re kicking off our anniversary celebration at Origins, June 18–22. It all starts with a fabulous party sponsored by @settlersofcatan! Join us for a celebration of LGBTQIA+ visibility and joy in tabletop gaming. Stay tuned for party details! #TabletopGaymers10 #CATAN

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Easily the best monster book I've seen. We could put it on every top 10 list published for the next 5 years and I'd still call it underrated.

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Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

i hope Trump watches Escape from New York next and asks for Manhattan to be returned to its 1997 state: a walled maximum security prison containing only prisoners and the worlds they have made.

image from the opening of Escape From new York showing a map of Manhattan Island Prison, the containment wall, and Statue of Liberty Island Security Control

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Jon Peterson @increment.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Some notes on what is to be found in the new, two volume edition of Playing at the World. playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2025/05/play...

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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Caverns of Thracia continues to be a master work of dungeon design and @nickoten.bsky.social does a nice job further laying out why in this post, go read it: pathikablog.com/2025/05/05/h... And make time to at least run a ~10 session game of Thracia with OD&D or clone!

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How Jennell Jaquays Evolved Dungeon Design, Part 2: The Caverns of Thracia

(Continued from Part 1, which looked at the state of TTRPG dungeon design pre-Jaquays. These two posts are cleaned up versions of my two Bluesky threads on the subject.) In Part 1, we reviewed earl…

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I had a ton of fun in this conversation!

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I feel like I’m losing my mind with the lack of wall to wall coverage on disappearing *children with cancer* i keep saying this, but it’s not 5% of the uproar that came from Biden’s debate. “kids peeing in litter boxes”, a thing that never happened, got orders of magnitude more coverage.

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Gila RPGs @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Begging GMs to just tell your players information you clearly want them to know instead of rolling perception/insight/knowledge/whatever

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20/04/2025

Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?" Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."

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Mike Mearls @mearls.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Skill challenges have always fascinated me. The core design suffered from a lot of the process dysfunction that sank 4e, but I think the core idea makes a lot of sense. I've taken another tilt at that windmill over on my Patreon. Core works with any D&D-like game. www.patreon.com/posts/skill-...

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Kenneth F. Duggan 🇨🇦 @kfduggan.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Strange men on golf courses distributing tariffs is no basis for a system of government. Bring back the women lying in ponds.

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