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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 14h

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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downchasm @downchasm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

sorry that I haven’t gotten around to playing that critically acclaimed, massively influential game that is deeply important to you on a personal level, I’ve been sleepy for most of my life

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 27/09/2026

Got Mass Effect 2 working on my Steam Deck! Maybe now that I can curl up with the series in bed I’ll play thru ME2 again and finally finish ME3.

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 27/09/2026

A high school drama series where you have this uncanny feeling everything is going to go wrong because they’ve very specifically cast all the teachers with actors who played iconic tragically-murdered teens (Sheryl Lee, Amanda Seyfried, etc.)

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 26/09/2026

*muttering a mantra like a prayer* i do not need another jacket, i own enough jackets, i do not…

A brown and tan varsity-style jacket with embroidered baguettes, croissants and donuts.

The back of a brown and tan varsity-style jacket with embroidered baguettes, croissants and donuts.

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 26/09/2026

Some weekend days are days of whirling productivity or social fun, and others are lying on my couch in the dark reading an entire Cat Sebastian book on my phone, and all of these are totally valid.

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 26/09/2026

I’m so mad. I read one of my favourite things I’ve read all year, and it’s a fanfic fully abandoned (orphaned and all) after TWO CHAPTERS. why does this happen to me, i’m a good person

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 24/09/2026

should I read game misconduct again

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 08/07/2026

New favourite alert! FLICK SHOT ROGUES is a really fun roguelike of slingshotting warriors around a battlefield. The level to which character & weapon choices and perk selections impact playstyle reminds me of my first playthroughs of SLAY THE SPIRE. store.steampowered.com/app/2427450/...

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Save 50% on Flick Shot Rogues on Steam

Plan, Aim, Shoot! FLICK SHOT ROGUES blends the tactile satisfaction of flicking stuff across a table with the strategic depth of your favourite turnbased roguelikes. Chain together ridiculous combos, ...

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 23/09/2026

In a fairer world we’d already have three HEATED RIVALRY clones on the air, and in a just world I’d be writing one of them.

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Experimental Games Showcase @exgs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📣 Applications are now OPEN for the 2027 Experimental Games Showcase at GDC! 📣 You have until October 23rd to send us all the weird, innovative and unique things you are working on. More info and apply here: www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

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Experimental Games Showcase

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

if you don't support trans rights, you are a loser

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Deven Rue 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @devenrue.com · 20/09/2026

As a matter of fact, if you create modules for any TTRPG system or write for the TTRPG space and want to work with a bunch of other amazing creators, come join us at @fantasticalgeographic.com by filling out this form: fantasticalgeographic.com/work-with-us/

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Work with Us – Fantastical Geographic

Fantastical Geographic is a collaboration where everyone involved in the project has the opportunity to contribute in creating our monthly issue and Explorer Pack. All work is voluntary and done whene...

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 20/09/2026

I read through this tonight and, man, it is super charming and I legit would play it. Though I have to admit, I'd probably lean towards taking the Mother role rather than a PC, because the idea of embodying twelve enticing, villainous exes makes me cackle with glee.

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 20/09/2026

What’s a work that's influenced you as a creative that deserves more eyes on it? A big one for me is @choiceofgames.com's Heroes of Myth by Abigail C. Trevor. The agency in the central tension. where *either* lying or telling the truth can save the world but the middle path dooms it, delights me.

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2027 class of fellows! Apply by Oct. 11: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) at bit.ly/periplusfaq

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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A serious one today. "This is a call to our readers and future readers: please, consider before scrolling away, if you think our magazine is worth £18+postage. It is not just an investment in a bundle of paper, but in meaningful critique in the ttrpg space." playtestmaterial.org/playtest-mat...

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Playtest Material launches its first ever subscription drive

Playtest Material needs 75 subscribers to break even — one of those could be you.

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Jes the human @jesthehuman.itch.io · 17/08/2026

The Games for Scholarships Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 324 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Games for Change! Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3847/games...

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 20/09/2026

Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits D&D 5e Pig at a Wedding Rom Com Drama Bomb Wickedness

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Onion ran this amazing article and thought, I wanna play this! So I made it! 38 pps, PbtA, plus every mechanic mentioned in the article, and a bunch of Rodrigo song references. And it's free! Enjoy! #OliviaRodrigo @theonion.com #theonion #ttrpg #itch.io drgwenmarshall.itch.io/high-winter-...

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High Winter Elves of Girlville by Gwen Marshall

A satirical game based on an Onion article about Olivia Rodrigo making a TTRPG!

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 19/09/2026

Has anyone talked about the idea of a published, printed reference guide / compilation of TTRPG open SRDs for designers? I imagine you’d have to coordinate w a bunch of rights holders but, man, that would make it so much easier for budding designers to take swings at their first substantial hacks.

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 19/09/2026

I have to hand it to the little writers in my brain. Ending a dream with getting a text that says “don’t panic but something bad is happening” and then noticing the public space around you has gone quiet and scared as people try to hide IS an effective dramatic turn! And very unpleasant to inhabit!

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Nik S. @nipafruticans.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Looking for playtesters! 📢 Call On Me is a solo journalling TTRPG where you follow a fictional Muslim character's life from birth to death. You will write ten prompt-guided entries and personalized du'a (supplications to God) in their childhood, youth, adulthood, old age, and deathbed.

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 19/09/2026

……………… i would play this.

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sociohat @sociohat.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

omelas mayor: there's only one way to stop roko's basilisk.. you've trained for this, omelas baby omelas baby: heh.. that machine thinks eternal torment means anything to me?

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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

OPPORTUNITY Madhead, Senior Narrative Designer Not affiliated. Shares welcome careers.madheadgames.com/jobs/senior-...

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Senior Narrative Designer - Mad Head Games

Senior Narrative Designer at Mad Head Games

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Remote Game Jobs @remotegamejobs.com · 13/09/2026

Rebel Wolves is looking for Lead Writer to join their Narrative Team. The debut title, The Blood of Dawnwalker, a AAA dark-fantasy RPG have already sold over 1 million copies days after launch. 📅 Full-Time 🌍 Warsaw or Remote (core hours 11am - 3pm CEST)

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 13/09/2026

This afternoon’s been my first real opportunity to sit and think about what I might want to throw together for the Minimalist TTRPG Jam 5, and man, it’s nice to just sit outside and brainstorm a bit.

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 13/09/2026

The perfect Saturday is puttering, laundry, reorganizing wardrobe, lil video game, chicken sandwich, game changer reruns, coca cola, second chicke

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 12/09/2026

I got a major stretch of gifting euphoria tonight. A loved one is going on her first out of town trip with her new partner. Together we raided my closet for things for her wardrobe — some to borrow, some to keep. I can taste colours.

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inkle @inkle.co · 11/09/2026

🎙️ Call for voice actors! 🎭 We're looking for two lead voices for our next game. - One male and one female, vocal age 40 to 60 - Cornish / Welsh / South-West England accent If that's you, please send an acting sample to info@inklestudios.com, marked “casting call”. (Paid, ofc) <3 RTs!

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Patrick Stewart's Witty 'Acting' Moment

ALT: Patrick Stewart's Witty 'Acting' Moment

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 10/09/2026

Tea. Chill breeze, back deck. Poetry, Carolyn Forché. Dragonfly Motel, Blackfisk. Sketched project notes, a list of dreams. A quiet, perfect morning.

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Andrew @athomashemlock.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

[Benoit Blanc during a Reacher Christmas episode crossover] Listen, son, I myself am of the conviction that violence is the crude weapon of an incurious mind, but I will admit that my gigantic friend here makes the most convincing argument I've yet heard on the virtues of expediency through force.

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 02/11/2023

[benoit blanc in true detective] now i know you think time is a flat circle, but if i may, you’re thinking of a clock

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 04/09/2026

NEW! PINNED! POST!!! It’s pretty much the same as the old one. I’m just another year older and… well not wiser per se…

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 04/09/2026

Heyo! I’m RJ, a game writer, screenwriter and burgeoning self-taught TTRPG designer who’s four years into a whirlwind adventure at Epic Games. I’m gay as fuck, friendly, and a barely-functioning human being with a general addiction to yearning. You can find my TTRPG ramblings at Into the Portal.

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RJ Lackie's Into the Portal

Thoughts, stories and ideas from a budding TTRPG designer.

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Rebecca McCarthy - Game Writer & Narrative Designer @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Ah so I've been a bit quiet on here but for the last few months I have been working as a Senior Game Writer at Frontier. On an even better note...we're expanding. We're hiring for a full game writer at Frontier. www.frontier.co.uk/careers/game... It is hybrid/onsite in Cambridge UK.

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Game Writer - Careers

Frontier is an independent video game developer and publisher, crafting immersive gaming experiences with fun gameplay and unparalleled artistic quality. Renown...

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 03/09/2026

The last couple years, I’ve really embraced the power of revisiting things I like: rereading books, rewatching shows & movies, replaying games, etc. I’ve grown and changed, and it’s cool to experience things again from a new angle.

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Sean McCoy @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · 01/09/2026

Applications for the Mothership #Jump-9 Writers Grant are now open. Deadline is September 30. www.tuesdayknightgames.com/pages/mother...

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Sahil Bajaj will BRB (for real this time) @sahilbajaj.dev · 31/08/2026

Hey y'all, My buddy at WIRED Middle East is looking to comission a games journalist familiar with the Middle East for a particular story and I was wondering if any of y'all would be open to covering this or know someone who would? If so, DM me and I can tell you more about this.

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Tad Leckman @tadleckman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A tip for professors and university students: you can probably access a digital version of this awesome book through your university library (and a bunch of other game design books). Log in and see what's there for you!!

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RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com · 29/08/2026

The word ‘titterpig’ is a colloquial adjective for movement that denotes something rolling sideways — ‘the wine bottle rolled titterpig across the porch, and I just barely avoided stepping on it with my arms full of groceries.’

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Albasoup @albasoup.itch.io · 29/08/2026

Was walking past this building and through the window saw this backrooms-ass room, so I accidentally took the coolest picture ever due to the window's reflection

A backrooms-ass room with a twilight sky and trees seemingly imposed over it in a dream-like fashion (it's the reflection of the window)

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sephirAmy @sephiramy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

the lessons we need to take are clear. Dolly said "find out who you are and do it on purpose", and Tim Curry's line is "don't dream it, be it" they would both be disappointed if we wrote that off as corny. so what? it's necessary. we have everything to lose if we are dishonest to ourselves.

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Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"It's just not our money to keep, and it felt really good to give it back," Panic co-founder Caleb Sasser said. "That's an easy way to know you made the right decision."

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Playdate maker Panic is refunding tariff fees to customers

Panic is refunding customers who purchased a Playdate device and paid a 19 percent fee imposed by the now-rescinded US tariffs.

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Scott M | Chocopro 🍫 @voxparlour.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Btw, I'm offering a service for bands/musicians, creating TTRPGs based on their music. Great for promo material. Would be awesome if you could spread the word

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