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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/10/2026

Vote early and in person, folks. If you're in a "vote by mail" state and can deliver your mail-in vote directly rather than relying on USPS this year, do it. Otherwise get it into the mail at the earliest possible date. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?

Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 07/10/2026

PLAY CYPHER ON ROLL20 FOR FREE 🎲🎉 We here at MCG are excited to announce the rollout of the Cypher character sheet on the Roll20 virtual tabletop platform—it's the first in a series of steps to bring top-notch support for Cypher to the VTT realm. Give it a test today! www.montecookgames.c...

In a Romanesque scene, a magically-embued armored figure holds up the crumbling remains of a pillar so that others can escape unharmed. www.montecookgames.com.”

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Loving your aging body is an act of resistance. Striding into my witchy, queer mid-50s with a sword, a coven, and a plan to fuck shit up.

A blonde middle-aged woman stands on a roof overlooking NYC while wearing a robe and holding a sword.

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Elsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

One of this century’s best fantasy series is about to become a legendary RPG. That’s my art for FEVERED STAR pictured on the left — I’ll be one of the artists illustrating this epic gaming experience. ✊🏽 Sign up *today* for campaign launch notification!

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Alina Pete- NYCCon-ish @alinapete.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

HEY go support Ludic Lemur right now!! They make such beautiful, heartfelt indie games!!! And they support Indigenous and queer artists!

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Coyote & Crow Games @coyoteandcrow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We've got so many cool ideas for the Between Earth And Sky RPG that we're working on. I think folks who've read the books will be thrilled, and RPG fans will discover some fun concepts and mechanics they haven't seen elsewhere. Plus, look at that cover!

Draft 3d Render of the cover for the Between Earth and Sky roleplaying game. Art by Raul Cruz.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 26/09/2026

🌊✨ Between Earth and Sky: The Roleplaying Game immerses you in The Meridian, a breathtaking world inspired by the Pre-Columbian Americas and the bestselling Black Sun trilogy. Call upon the sea. Command shadows. Walk through dreams. Sign up now to be notified when we launch! mymcg.info/beas

Promotional artwork for Between Earth & Sky: The Roleplaying Game, with the title in gold at the top and the corebook shown on the left. The right side features a dark blue face with large blue wings instead of eyes and glowing highlights against a black-and-gold, celestial background.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Someone You Can Build A Nest In is a Prime Big Deal! You can get the paperback for just $13 (the cheapest it's ever been!). A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who is hunting her. Do you need some monster romance in your life? www.amazon.com/Someone-You-...

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Someone You Can Build A Nest In: Wiswell, John: 9780756419745: Amazon.com: Books

Someone You Can Build A Nest In [Wiswell, John] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Someone You Can Build A Nest In

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 19/09/2026

NEW FICTION FROM SOME OF THE BIGGEST & BRIGHTEST STARS IN SF, FANTASY & HORROR—funding now from our friends at Lightspeed Magazine! Charlie Jane Anders, Travis Baldree, Olivie Blake, P. Djèlí Clark, Tananarive Due, Rebecca Roanhorse, Veronica Roth, and many more! www.kickstarter.com/...

Lightspeed Magazine are funding 24 new magazines!

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 18/09/2026

The public beta of the Cypher Character Builder is LIVE! 🧝‍♀️ 🧑‍🚀 🧙 Become a Kind Warrior who Strikes with Mythic Might. A Rugged Swashbuckler who Controls Beasts. A Brash Mutant StarPilot who Moves Like the Wind! The options are limitless with Cypher → tools.cypher-rpg.com

A fantasy forest scene shows a large wolf gently nuzzling a kneeling girl in a red dress among glowing flowers, with birds flying through a misty green canopy. The bottom right reads CYPHER, and the bottom left reads CYPHER ©2025 Monte Cook Games, LLC | montecookgames.com | Artist: Maci.

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Down the long hallway of ourselves we go. Which self shall we save ourselves from this time? 🤣

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I really hope this pot's pronouns are they/them, just to piss her off.

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The only good thing AI has given us is a fierce revival of and return to hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind, hours-spent, human-made things. May AI rot and die beneath the soil of human creativity.

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I was today years old when I learned that "cli-fi" is NOT femme-heavy erotic sci-fi. Probably a good thing I figured that out -before- I wrote and submitted a story for that anthology. 😂

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 04/09/2026

Cypher—Advanced ends TOMORROW! Don't miss: 🐉 Our FINAL genre vote: Psychic or Heists? 🦑 NEW covers! 🧝‍♀️ Allll the collectable stickers! 📚 Advanced Cypher options, a new bestiary, & Pocket Cypher (a lightweight, smaller-format book with just the core game rules) mymcg.info/cypher-ad...

The new covers for Cypher Bestiary II and Cypher Decoded, two new books detailing additional creatures and beasts for Cypher and new genres, optional rules, and additional GM content.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 02/09/2026

Reignite your love for gaming! Cypher makes it easy to dive into a world of fantasy; of gunslinging knights and swashbuckling heroes; of laser guns and cybernetic weapons; of evenings filled with laughter and fun. Don't limit your game. Become limitless with Cypher!

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Cypher—Advanced!

The brand-new Cypher—released just this week!—is the fast, flexible, and easy-to-GM RPG for any campaign you want to run. Let's take it to even more new places with cool options to customize your game and really make it soar in this short FLASH campaign!

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 31/08/2026

It's the FINAL WEEK of Cypher—Advanced! Don't miss out on: 🐉 New, advanced character options for Cypher ⚙️ New genres like dark fantasy, steampunk, and several more—which YOU'RE choosing during the campaign 🦑 The Cypher Bestiary II and more! ENDING FRIDAY! mymcg.info/cypher-ad...

Art Cypher Advanced shows a giant teal face with glowing eyes looming over three tiny figures on a rocky ledge, with the title text “CYPHER ADVANCED” across the top. Small footer text reads “CYPHER ©2026 Monte Cook Games, LLC | montecookgames.com | Artist: Roberto Pitturru.”

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TTRPGkids ➡️ Gamehole Con @ttrpgkids.com · 01/09/2026

Ever find a solo journaling game and REALLY want to share it with your friends, family, or convention group? Check out my tips here for using solo RPGs in group settings based on my XP facilitating solo RPGs for others and designing solo games with group options: loom.ly/kaJ6hd8

Tips & Tricks:
Turning Solo Journaling Games Into Group Games

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

OH YES. I DO LOVE A COOL JACKET (and shit!) 🥰

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

AI is getting harder to sniff out, from art to writing to photos to everything else. So what if we built a collective that helped creative companies review their stuff for AI? If the goal is to keep AI out (and hopefully kill it) then banding together is one of our best options for doing that.

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I want to add one more thing: we are so grateful to have fans who assumed we made a mistake and not that we purposefully acted in bad faith or betrayed our values. AI is EVERYWHERE and it's so easy to miss when it comes from outside your own circle of people, no matter how careful you are. ❤️

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This is from a longer video that was shot for the documentary series All Access with Andy Garcia, which airs on PBS stations in the US. The production company took footage from that and created this video about RPGs and MCG. I had a blast being part of it (even if I prefer to be behind the scenes).

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The truth about humans doing human things: sometimes we make mistakes. But unlike AI, we will always do our best to fix them in good faith. We will never knowingly use AI in our products. And when things do slip past us, we appreciate fans who let us know. ❤️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

(A side note: We posted a different version of this video to our YouTube channel yesterday, but it turned out that some of the stock footage used in that version included props generated by AI (such as a character sheet—or “Cliascic Charcism,” as it seemed to be labeled). Our position on generative AI is well-established; we were disappointed that the production company used this footage and deeply embarrassed that we didn't notice it ourselves. We took that version down and re-edited it to remove those shots. We stress that none of the actual content was ever AI-generated; it was limited to some of the props used in stock footage.)

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Isn't it wild how you can have a 35-year-long successful and award-winning writing career and one comment from a rando on the internet can make you question whether you're actually any good at all? Just me? Cool-cool-cool.

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I decided this morning that the afterlife heard some bad guys were headed that way and called, "Avengers... assemble!" May the villains show up there soon so you can kick their asses, you beautiful queens.

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Just a little more hope in the form of empathy, intellect, and communication skills. ❤️

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 21/08/2026

TRIPLE FUNDED!?! Cypher—Advanced: a special flash campaign to honor the launch of the new Cypher. This campaign is just a few weeks long, so get on it now! Don't miss out on: 🐉 Cypher Decoded provides advanced character options for Cypher 1/2

Three armed vampire-hunters watch a building engulfed in flames, with a hilltop town in the distance under a blue dusk sky. Large title text reads “CYPHER ADVANCED,” with small footer text: “CYPHER ©2026 Monte Cook Games, LLC. | montecookgames.com | Artist: Roberto Pitturru.”

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I feel like this is directed at me. For reasons. 🫣

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 20/08/2026

DOUBLE FUNDED! Cypher—Advanced: a special flash campaign to honor the launch of the new Cypher. This campaign is just a few weeks long, so get on it now! Don't miss out on: 🐉 Cypher Decoded provides advanced character options for Cypher 1/2

Cypher Advanced; 3 Cypher characters with a range of looks and powers from magic to martial arts

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Fascinating and useful stuff, as we continue to look at the future of RPG companies and crowdfunding.

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SeanKReynolds at GameHole Con! @seankreynolds.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is a live AMA chat tonight at 5pm PT/ 8pm ET! Bring your questions about the new crowdfund and other Cypher stuff!

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Even Sauron's tower has to admit defeat in front of that sunset. Pretty sure Mamdani's on his way to throw the ring into the fires of Mount Doom.

The skyline of Brooklyn and NYC show in front of a red, purple, and yellow sunset.

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SeanKReynolds at GameHole Con! @seankreynolds.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Cypher Decoded and Cypher Bestiary II FUNDED! Some update tidbits: • no stretch goals to enlarge the books—theyre the size we want them to be • no stretch goals to add additional items—everything revealed from the get-go • polls to choose monsters for CB2 • stickers! mymcg.info/cypher-advanced

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Cypher—Advanced!

The brand-new Cypher—released just today!—is the fast, flexible, and easy-to-GM RPG for any campaign you want to run. Let's take it to even more new places with cool options to customize your game and...

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Shanna Germain (she/her) @shannagermain.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

What's this? A surprise pop-up crowdfunder?! Don't mind if we do. Nom-nom-nom.

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