iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits. D&D B/X / Dolmenwood (close enough that they might as well be one and the same) Tunnels & Trolls (using various bits of the T&T Adventures quickstart, Deluxe, and Many Sought Adventure) Pathfinder 2E Shadowdark

020

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Having just run The Doom of the Dark a few weeks back, I was curious to hear the experts weigh in on the module. Several points from the episodes stuck with me afterwards... #RPG #TTRPG #OSR #TunnelsAndTrolls

141

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

GMed a game of #Dolmenwood at last night’s open table #TTRPG event -- third game I’ve run at these events in the last four months. (Opted to play instead last month - PF2E, which was a good time with a great group, but confirmed that systems like PF and 5E are just too crunchy for me) [1/]

110

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Not sure if they can't read, or think it doesn't apply to them...

010

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Ended up running The Waking of Willowby Hall in #Shadowdark, for 4 players, at the local open table #TTRPG event on Friday. I had never played or run Shadowdark (or the adventure) before. I thought it was a lot of fun, and got a similar impression from the players. Main takeaways -- [1/]

120

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

#Shadowdark question for #OSR / #TTRPG folks - Prepping a one-shot for the monthly open table event this week (but hoping the other potential GM comes through). Looking to run Waking of Willowby Hall with the Futurewolf conversion notes, and need some guidance. [1/]

111

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Erik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

For @typebarmagazine.bsky.social, I wrote about how trying to play nice with the modern concept of "fandom" is ruining the greatest card game that's ever existed www.typebarmagazine.com/the-fandom-s...

typebarmagazine.com

The Fandom Strain: On the IP Illness That's Killing Magic: The Gathering

"If you want to see Sephiroth fight Squidward, boy do I ever have the card game for you."

12406144

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Follow-up to my #TTRPG / #OSR post from earlier in the week -- Ran Electric Bastionland last night, for four players, at an open table event at a local gaming cafe. It was one of two games on offer for the evening -- the other being Daggerheart, which (I think) drew a slightly larger crowd. [1/]

150

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Minilla Jovovich 🍉 read Merynthia's Master ⚔️🪱🐦 @minillajovovich.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

O traveller, what wonders doth Merynthia, gateway to the dreaming west, hold? What blood magic is wielded in its dark alleys and vaulted sewers? Fans of sword and sorcery, step right up! My first novella in ebook form is available right here! luana420.itch.io/merynthias-m...

The cover to Luana Saitta's debut novella Merynthia's Master

2328086

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Need some guidance from the #TTRPG / #OSR folks - Might be running Electric Bastionland at an open table this weekend. 3 hours, mix of 5e, BX, and PbtA players. Leaning towards the “Prison of the Worm Queen” module. Haven’t GMed in 20 years. Any advice re: EB or this module, or in general? [1/]

311

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

HODAG RPG @hodagrpg.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Barbarian Sci-fi Game Zine you-know-what-ing next week. Hand drawn. Bespoke 2d6 system. Print and play. Share this post and one or two might fall off the truck early! If you wanna review copy for your blog, pm me. You aren't gonna wanna miss this one!

A scary looking warrior flexes in a fiery landscape.

611852

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

#AugustReads THE ATROCITY EXHIBITION, J. G. Ballard VIRICONIUM, M. John Harrison THE SECRET OF VENTRILOQUISM, Jon Padgett 🧵 💙📚 #BookSky

230

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Scott Oden @orcwriter.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Arise, arise, Readers of the Oden! Spear shall be shaken, shield shall be splintered! A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES is LIVE! scottoden.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/p... #BookSky #Sword-and-Sorcery #HeroicHistorical

scottoden.wordpress.com

Publication Day!

Lo! ‘Tis the 29th day of August, and upon the rising of the sun was that collection of heroic fiction — historical and swords-and-sorcery — made available to the masses! OLD GODS …

2239

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Ramonkey Perales @ramonkey.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Hey all! I'm making a weird pulp sci-fantasy epic releasing this October and I need your help. Seems like I'm struggling getting on track on bsky compared to that other site... So do follow and share for more info soon!! Thanks bye!🔥

19511200

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

#15MoviesToGetToKnowMe The Royal Tenenbaums Chungking Express Seven Samurai Casablanca The Third Man Fight Club Pulp Fiction Sonatine Monty Python and The Holy Grail The Great Dictator Young Frankenstein Shaun of the Dead Tokyo Drifter Bride of Frankenstein Beetlejuice

010

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Matthew Cheney @melikhovo.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

I'm pleased to share my open access article "Decadent Echoes: Arthur Machen, M. John Harrison, K.J. Bishop, and the Ends of Mystery", from a forthcoming issue of the journal Humanities: www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/14...

mdpi.com

4227

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

GNARFIELD (🖒^_^)🖒 @gnarfield.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

THE GUITAR NECK IS HIS ATOMIC BREATH!!

411826

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Lukasz Kowalczuk @elkowalczuk.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Unfriendly reminder:

4997833217

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

#JulyReads HIGH-RISE, J. G. Ballard THE ANNUAL MIGRATION OF CLOUDS, Premee Mohamed THE CITADEL OF FORGOTTEN MYTHS, Michael Moorcock A CLOCKWORK’S DREAMING AND OTHER TALES, Scott Oden THE HONJIN MURDERS, Seishi Yokomizo WEARING THE LION, John Wiswell 🧵 💙📚 #BookSky

660

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Saw multiple people walk out during the hip-breaking scene in THE SHROUDS.

010

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein @deepcuts.blog · 23/07/2025

Tonight on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein special episode, we look at "Behind the Wall of Sleep" (1970) by Black Sabbath—the first Lovecraftian track in heavy metal history. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025) R.I.P. deepcuts.blog/2025/07/23/b...

deepcuts.blog

“Behind the Wall of Sleep” (1970) by Black Sabbath

Now from darkness, there springs light Wall of sleep is cool and bright Wall of sleep is lying broken Sun shines in, you have awoken—Black Sabbath, “Behind the Wall of Sleep” England. A…

35128

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Scott Oden @orcwriter.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

In a strange crashing together of worlds, I created a page where you can find ALL of my author-direct work -- from straight historical fiction to historical fantasy to the gentlest of cozy fantasy: scottoden.wordpress.com/books-by-sco...

scottoden.wordpress.com

Books by Scott Oden

Since 2005, I’ve been writing a myriad of historical adventure, fantasy, and sword-and-sorcery . . . as well as a side-trip into cozy fantasy in the style of Grahame and Milne. This page is m…

1209

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

If you see this, post a DC comics cover you love.

The cover to issue 680 of the SUPERMAN comic book. Painted by Alex Ross, it depicts Krypto, a large white dog wearing a red Superman cape and a yellow collar with a tag in the shape of the Superman 'S' emblem, standing on the head of a lion statue, with the buildings of Metropolis in the background. Krypto's cape is blowing in the wind. The subtitle reads "DOG OF STEEL".

041

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Judd Karlman (he/him) @juddthelibrarian.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

If you see this, post a DC comics cover you love.

1101

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Tom Taylor @tomtaylormade.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

This is the time for Superman.

A child whose world is lost when politicians reject science.
A baby sent across an ocean of stars to seek the safety of another land.
A refugee embraced by America who uses his great power to help everyone on Earth.
A kind and humble hero who challenges a cruel and narcissistic billionaire.
A man who can be anything who chooses to be a journalist for truth and justice.
A symbol of hope pushing back against fear.
A smile. A friend.
This is the time for Superman.

11746250

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

#JuneReads EMPIRE OF THE SUN. J. G. Ballard KING OF ASHES, S. A. Cosby THE BOOKSHOP, Evan Friss BEHOLD THE MAN and THE WHITE WOLF’S SON, Michael Moorcock SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN, John Wiswell #BookSky 💙📚 🧵

470

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

WOLFSKULLJACK @wolfskulljack.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

A reminder that the batshit insulting comment from a stranger online doesn’t need to be responded to! Some people take things too literally, are too young, too old to know how to use the internet, or are so profoundly stupid because their parents are siblings. You can just BLOCK and move right on

860396

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Old Moon Quarterly @oldmoonquarterly.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

33% funded in the first 24 hours! If we can hit 50% by the first 48, we'll be well on our way not only towards funding, but towards hitting some of our stretch goals as well! This includes MORE ART, and AUTHOR/ARTIST PAY RAISES as well.

04213

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The article doesn't include the link, and it's not (currently) showing in search at Itch.io -- itch.io/b/2613/bundl...

itch.io

Bundle for Ukrainian Hospitals by Roleplay Solovinoiu and 145 others

Bundle for Ukrainian Hospitals: 254 items for $8.00

010

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Eric Orchard @inkybat.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Fix your hearts people.

010657

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

#MayReads CRASH and DROWNED WORLD, J.G. Ballard TYPHOID MARY, Anthony Bourdain ACROSS THE BOARD, Tim Clare BIRD BY BIRD, Anne Lamott SKRAYLING TREE, Michael Moorcock CARIBBEAN CRISIS & VOODOO ISLAND, Moorcock & Hodder CUGEL’S SAGA, Jack Vance HOW FICTION WORKS, James Wood 🧵 #BookSky 💙📚

870

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

molly tanzer (I guess!!) @mollytanzer.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

AI propaganda that matches your left-wing values is still AI propaganda. You are not a part of the fight for the importance of reality if you are helping to destroy it.

15715

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Swords & Sorcery Magazine @curtissandsm.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

The May issue, number 160, is now live with 4 new stories and interview for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! swordsandsorcerymagazine.com

swordsandsorcerymagazine.com

Swords & Sorcery Magazine

51510

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Cora Buhlert @corabuhlert.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Conan is a barbarian, but not unintelligent. He speaks and reads multiple languages, is familiar with the philosophers of his world, though he doesn't always agree. And Conan being highly critical of the downsides of civilisation is a thread that runs through all of the Conan stories.

13610

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Christopher Rowe @christopherrowe.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Happy to announce I’ve signed a contract to write a new adventure of Bran Mak Morn, the last King of the Picts character created by Robert E. Howard.

1162

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

If you inherited a movie theatre, what's your first double feature? 📽🍿 ...too obvious?

A poster for the film THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, Hammer Films, 1957. The title in a green, dripping typeface across the center, set over an illustration -- the monster, with a shackled claw outstretched, looms over a frightened woman bearing the likeness of actress Hazel Court. In the lower left, a yellow-toned photo of Peter Cushing as Baron Frankenstein, working with lab equipment. In the upper left corner, the tagline "NO-ONE WHO SAW IT LIVED TO DESCRIBE IT!" Across the bottom, a red bar with the cast members listed in white.

A poster for the film DRACULA, Hammer Films, 1958. Black background. On the right hand side of the poster, an illustration of Dracula, bearing the likeness of actor Christopher Lee, menaces an unconscious woman. In the upper left, in yellow, the tagline "The Terrifying Lover -- who died -- yet lived!" In the lower right, in yellow, the warning "DON'T DARE SEE IT ALONE!" The film title in bold red across the left center, with the cast members listed above and below in gray, and production credits listed below in white.

160

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

The full video is only about 7 minutes long, and available on YouTube. The effects may seem quaint compared to modern blockbusters, but it's easy to see why this was a hit with audiences a century ago. Go check it out, you'll be glad you did. I was. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhdN...

youtube.com

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)

YouTube video by The Public Domain Review

011

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Lilly Dancyger @lillydancyger.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

“I asked ChatGPT,” well I asked your mom and she said you’ve always been a disappointment

55151634135

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD & SORCERY is out now! newedgeswordandsorcery.com/product-tag/... Mongol-inspired Sword & Sorcery. A claustrophobic, pressure-cooker siege, and a caravan striking out under an open desert sky! Orhan the Snow Leopard and Goatskin the nomad. Dariel Quiogue and Bryn Hammond.

Two rows of books stacked in a cardboard shipping box, alternating between each side of DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD & SORCERY.

Art by @lizardbrain-art.bsky.social, black and white, showing a fantasy-Mongolian warrior looking back at the reader as he rides a horse toward a looming city gate.

Stacked on top of each other are two copies of DOUBLE-EDGE SWORD & SORCERY. The top shows the cover for Waste Flowers, and its white bookmark ribbon trails out to wrap around to the left and extend out of frame. The copy on the bottom shows the cover for Walls of Shira Yulun, and its ribbon is tightly wrapped around its pages. Both copies show off purple sprayed edges.

Art by @decassette.bsky.social aka Linnea Sterte, showing a fantasy Mongolian woman with long hair, bangs, and a side buzz, image cropped close on her head, leaning against a taller woman while both stare off to the left of frame.

112947

Mike Palumbo @mikepalumbo.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

#AprilReads HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, Douglas Adams BY THE SWORD, Richard A. Cohen DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD & SORCERY, Bryn Hammond and Dariel R. A. Quiogue THE SECOND ETHER TRILOGY, Michael Moorcock ADVENTURES OF MARY DARLING, Pat Murphy KISS ME LIKE A STRANGER, Gene Wilder #BookSky 💙📚 🧵

793

Reposted by Mike Palumbo

Paul Cornish @paulgcornish.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

It's #SupermanDay! Here's a thread of the Top Twenty Superman Stories Ever, as chosen by me...

Superman lifting a car, by Evan 'Doc' Shaner.

45121