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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 30/09/2026

We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs

Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

So it's 2026 and trans people still deserve to exist. And to be loved and respected. And to not be society's punching bag.

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Tyrant Philosophers RPG playtest sign up is now open! If you'd like to be among the first to play, then please sign up! We're building on the Cold City Hot War framework to create your meaningful and moving adventures in @aptshadow.bsky.social's Ilmar, City of Last Chances.

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#RPG books I've read recently. Imp of the Perverse - accursed monster hunters in a Poe-esque horror setting. Ryecroft - a squirming, verminous, #OSR cemetery-crawl. Hearts of Wulin - they may have mastered martial arts, but they can't master their own feelings! #PbtA

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The reason not to triangulate against trans people isn't that it's bad politics (although I believe it is) or unnecessary (although I believe it is). It's because YOU MUST NOT ABANDON THE VULNERABLE TO DEPRAVED PEOPLE WHO WILL DO THEM HARM. If we will, what's the point of anything else we do?

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ah that eternal question. Am I sick, hungover or just getting old?

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

So it's 2026 and trans people still deserve to exist. And to be loved and respected. And to not be society's punching bag.

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Angus Abranson @angusabranson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

(RPG PDF Spotlight) Mythborn: Heroes of Greek Myth, Legend of the Mist Setting by Ryan Winpenny / Son of Oak Game Studio Mythborn: Heroes of Greek Myth is a Legend in the Mist setting book for players to help you create mythic heroes of ancient Greece. angusabranson.com/2026/09/13/r...

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(RPG PDF Spotlight) Mythborn: Heroes of Greek Myth

Mythborn: Heroes of Greek Myth Legend of the Mist Setting by Ryan Winpenny / Son of Oak Game Studio Mythborn: Heroes of Greek Myth WORSHIP THE GODS + INSPIRE YOUR FRIENDS + BECOME MYTHBORN My…

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Having finished a long but spoilers-light article about looting RPG ideas from The Works of Vermin, I just listened to a really fun podcast, @workerslit.bsky.social , about the same book. Now I want to do another article because there's so much more to this novel! open.spotify.com/episode/7Kwp...

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“The Works of Vermin,” or, The LGBTQ+ Community Does War Crimes. Ft. Maria Ingrade Mora.

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"And at this I could near have wept with vexation and disappointment." You and me both William Hope Hodgson.

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Workers’ Lit Podcast @workerslit.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Welcome to a weird, horny, gross, angsty, gay little world. You're sure to love it. On today's episode of Workers' Lit we take on "The Works of Vermin" by the incredible @hironennes.bsky.social, a triumph of speculative fiction. Joining us is author @mariawrites.bsky.social.

Workers' Lit episode art: The works of Vermin, or the LGBTQ+ community does war crimes, ft. Maria Ingrade mora

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Currently reading Imp of the Perverse #ttrpg A #horror game inspired by the works of Edgar Allen Poe and set during the 'Jacksonian' USA of his lifetime. PCs hunt monsters that were once people, while trying not to become monsters themselves.

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Paul Baldowski 🔜 Furnace, Sheffield (Oct. 10–11) @paulbaldowski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It's such a horribly long time since I've browsed in a book shop. Wilmslow Waterstones proved an antidote to that and between online pricing for both and the alluring gold and pink on Starving Saints, I feel better now. #AntiMemeticsDivision @caitlinstarling.com @qntm.org @waterstones.bsky.social

Two books lying side by side: There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm, with a dark surreal cover featuring a deer, and The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling, with a vivid yellow cover depicting a veiled figure holding a honeycomb-filled frame.

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My latest Book XP post, (looting SFF Fiction for RPG ideas), is about @hironennes.bsky.social The Works of Vermin. Which is a fascinating, gorgeous, horrible, mesmerising, art-murder of a book! richardmarpole.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/b...

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Book XP – The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes

In this series I discuss an SFF novel, (either classic or modern), then loot it for ideas to use in RPGs. Expect spoilers. Read the book first if you’re worried about them. He was sent to kill a pe…

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Thought I'd post all the #TTRPGs I've read so far this year. Upriver, Downriver Vaesen and Mythic Britain + Ireland Die Quickstart The Wildsea They Came from the Cyclops's Cave Dawn of the Orcs Guess which one I've actually managed to run!

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

As much as I love GALAXY: THE PRETTIEST'S STAR's coming out story--and I do!--its been really gratifying to tell Galaxy stories about what happens *after* that. The difficulties of suddenly feeling like a target. Or that you have to be perfect to keep people from abandoning you.

GALAXY: AS THE WORLD FALLS DOWN by Jadzia Axelrod, Rye Hickman and Jodie Troutman.

DC PRIDE: DREAM GIRLS by Jadzia Axelrod, Nicole Maines, Nicola Scott, Annette Kwok, J. Bone, Marissa Louise, Brandt&Stein, Vincent Cecil, Stephen Sadowski, Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmund, Joe Quinones, Dearbhla Kelly, Trish Mulvihill, Hi-Fi, Jan Bazaldua, Rosi Kampe, Adriano Lucas, Triona Farrell, Jodie Troutman and Frank Cvetkovic

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Looking for interesting surnames for your characters? Or weird, even magical, professions for characters? Inspiration for monsters and other strange creatures? Check out this extensive list of old professions. My favourite so far is the Sad Iron Grinder. www.familyresearcher.co.uk/glossary/Dic...

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Family Tree Researcher: Dictionary of Old Occupations - Index

Dictionary of Old Occupations index page. The A-Z lists in this glossary show name and definitions for well over two thousand old occupations, jobs, trades and professions researched by Jane Hewitt.

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Just saw a video title saying that men called pioneering feminist Mary Wollstonecraft "a hyena in petticoats". Which is a pretty standard misogynistic panic about a woman who didn't conform. But also sounds like an excellent idea for a #ttrpg character, PC or NPC, I'm not sure.

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Elanor @elanorandthearts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

CALLING LONDONERS 📣 My friend has spent FIVE YEARS developing her play—a queer horror story—and she's hardly sold any tickets. She's travelling down from Leeds and I'm devastated 🥺 The Haunting of Verity Evans, The Hope Theatre, 25th–26th August. I hope you'll join me! Please share if you can't!

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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Ludonarrative Dissidents have been at it again. Episode 25 of their RPG podcast, dissecting DIALECT: A GAME ABOUT LANGUAGE AND HOW IT DIES, has gone public and you can listen to our thoughts on how the game works and how it's played here: www.ludonarrativedissidents.com/season-3-epi... (1/2)

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Orcusdorkus @orcusdorkus.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It’s time for Yet Another Completely Unprofessional Unboxing! This time I’m cracking open The Boy King, the first volume of The Great Pendragon Campaign for Pendragon 6th edition. Spoilers! but if you’re interested in seeing what’s new with this epic campaign, have a watch. 🤘😊 youtu.be/WU3pMDWx1sU

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Pendragon: The Boy King

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It is a glorious time to be alive! For, after years of hiatus, a new @fictoplasm.bsky.social episode has been released! Vancian planetary romance dissected for roleplaying inspiration. www.fictoplasm.net If you ever enjoyed my Book XP or Roleplaying Ramble articles, this is better. #rpg #scifi

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fictoplasm – a podcast about fiction and rpgs

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Wyrd Science, the tabletop game magazine the tabletop game industry doesn’t want you to know about! Buy a copy today and join the print revolution…

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Wyrd Science – Tabletop Gaming Magazines, Merch & More

Everything that we have on sale including magazines, merch, t-shirts, art prints, books and more.

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

once again someone else has gone and made a much better job than I ever can of talking about what we do, or at least try to do. and always lovely to be bracketed with psychedelic perambulators @weirdwalk.bsky.social too anyway, have a read, it's nice! maybe buy a mag or zine, they're nice too!

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

24 hours left on our flash sale. Buy anything on our site & get a second item half price, ad infinitum. Just use the code WeKilledTheSun at checkout Fill out your Wyrd Science, Glaive or Secret Passages collections or just fill out one of our Lukasz Kowalczuk t-shirts with your incredible physique

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Wyrd Science – Tabletop Gaming Magazines, Merch & More

Everything that we have on sale including magazines, merch, t-shirts, art prints, books and more.

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The Ken In Yellow @kenlowery.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Really nice to crack open Blades '68 and see @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social cited as key influences, which they also are to me. Anything good i ever wrote/ran in Blades in the Dark came from i learned from them. DID YOU KNOW: they have a baller Blades game? acoupleofdrakes.itch.io/court-of-bla...

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Court of Blades - Scandal Forged in the Dark by A Couple of Drakes

The game of intrigue, romance, and peril, Forged in the Dark.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We're gonna do it, aren't we? We're actually gonna do it. We're gonna let greedy rich cunts cook the planet and suck it dry of energy and water just so bots can send emails to other bots. Un-fucking-believable.

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Modoc 🍾 Here's to a Creative 2026 🍾 @modoc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Honor @budsrpgreview.bsky.social's legacy and lasting contribution to the hobby. Purchase the last #callofcthulhu scenario he collaborated on with @gothnog.bsky.social. While Vermis is the sequel to the mega-hit Viral, it is also a standalone mini-campaign. www.drivethrurpg.com//product/564...

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Emma Newman @emmanewman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Lovelies, here is the latest Starship Alexandria episode in which @aptshadow.bsky.social recommends Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe starshipalexandria.com/episode-16-s... and given the setting of Ancient Greece, it feels weirdly appropriate for an August episode!

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Starship Alexandria: Episode 16 - Soldier of the Mist

For our August 2026 episode of Starship Alexandria Adrian puts forward the book Soldier of the Mist  by Gene Wolfe for Emma’s consideration.  Other talking points:  All Greek to Emma&nb...

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The Just City by Jo Walton The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas The Orphan's Tales by Catherynne M Valente A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar The Etched City by KJ Bishop The Year of Our War by Steph Swainston

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Finished reading The Wildsea #RPG by @mythworks.bsky.social It really does have Spire levels of imagination and weirdness in it. An impossible forest. Bizarre player species. Giant monsters. Ghosts, robots, and hybrid beasts. Check it outif you want to get lost in a vast and unique setting.

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Nearly finished reading The Wildsea RPG. Hugely creative setting! I don't think I've seen so many weird ideas crammed together since I read Heart.

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Ah dingy grey skies of England, how I've missed you. Here's hoping that's the last heat wave of the year behind us. (I doubt it, but let's hope.)

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

It sounds like the Tate brothers will not be able to evade extradition to the UK to face charges. Excellent.

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

So heartwarming to see two great Metal bands from India and Japan respectively teaming up to celebrate the Great British Bake Off. youtu.be/skXlKxjlUoo

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Bloodywood ft. @BABYMETAL - Bekhauf (Official Music Video)

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Reading a book about British legends. Vortigern, a precursor to Uther in the Arthurian legendarium, was described by monkish scribes as a "superbus tyrannus". (Proud tyrant.) But it reads to me as Super Bus Tyrant. Great villain for a post apocalyptic campaign! #rpg #PbtA

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Gareth Hanrahan @mytholder.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Liverpool & environs. I'm doing an event in Waterstones Liverpool on the 12th, again with Dr @thomasdlee.bsky.social , but also joined by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social Once again, attendance is mandatory. Thank you for your attention to this matter. www.waterstones.com/events/garet...

Me (bearded, with my book next too me), Tom (bearded, with his book next to him), Sarah (not bearded, but also with her book next to her).

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I've returned to blogging with a folklore deep dive inspired by the Live, Laugh, Lycanthrope episode from the wonderfully incisive @slovenlytrulls.com podcast! Reimagining 3 D&D shapeshifters and trying to make them less problematic. richardmarpole.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/r...

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Ruminations on Live, Laugh, Lycanthrope by the Slovenly Trulls podcast

A while back I ran across a podcast called the Slovenly Trulls. It’s a series of feminist deep dives into the often problematic history, (and sometimes present), of D&D. I found it very i…

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Ruminations on Live, Laugh, Lycanthrope by the Slovenly Trulls podcast

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Public Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

*Reposts appreciated” My webstore heycentaur.com is finally up! This took so many months of labour (mostly my partner’s), but it is all ready and running. Physical copies of Kala Mandala are now available, shipping to most of the world.

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