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David. Likes RPGs. Made Vergence, Thoughts on Forging in the Dark, and others. smallcoolgames.itch.io Apolitical account. A repost or 🖤 ≠ endorsement

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Small Cool Games @smallcoolgames.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh, lots. Removal of trauma and a harm system that is more cinematic. Giving players control of the game phase loop. Abilities that are cosmic in scope. Family connections. Play built around challenges instead of crews. Those are the ones that occur to me off the top of my head.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
About to get thrown out of here for obvious reasons
Pumpkin hoop
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Small Cool Games @smallcoolgames.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The player's freedom to go anyplace they can imagine and make use of truly cosmic powers. That can require a lot of GM flexibility, but it's great when they come up with amazing and surprising ideas.
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Small Cool Games @smallcoolgames.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Well, I've run and played it a lot, but then again I wrote it.
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(Mike) Draco 🧙🏻‍♂️ @dmdraco.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
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An image with a blue and purple nebula against a field of stars. Over this, are the words: BECOME THE WEIRD SPACE WIZARD YOU WANT TO SEE AIRBRUSHED ON THE SIDE OF A VAN
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.
A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with 
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future
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Matthew Taber-Hanson @matthewtaberhanson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thanks for the space! We're in the middle of our Backer Kit campaign for Sneaky Book of Monsters. Over 100 monsters for D&D, Pathfinder, and Savage Worlds. Including drakes, hags, golems, goblins, sapient polyhedrons from another dimension, and so much more. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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Sneaky Book of Monsters - D&D, Pathfinder, and Savage Worlds
Over 100 monsters for Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and Savage Worlds. Including drakes, hags, golems, goblins, haunted carriages, sapient polyhedrons from another dimension, and so much more.
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Luna P. @satelitesnaturales.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Today's wisdom
A design featuring a beige paper background, a rainbow snapped in two and the phrase "All iPhones are foldable, Bitch" in dark gray
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Small Cool Games @smallcoolgames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Whatcha workin' on? #selfpromosaturday
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Small Cool Games @smallcoolgames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thanks! Vergence is a ttrpg of intrigue across an infinite multiverse.
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AquaVertigo @aquavertigo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I've been reading through the Vergence FitD ttrpg by @smallcoolgames.bsky.social because of Zelazny's and Wujcik's Amber. If you've run Vergence, please share your experience.
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Small Cool Games @smallcoolgames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I've seen it happen, but very rarely.
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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here are 5 covers I liked this month. One of them doesn't even look like an rpg cover. It looks like junk mail. www.explorersdesign.com/covers-sept-...
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Great Covers: September '26
Great covers from across the tabletop rpg industry.
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Ryan North @ryannorth.ca · 23/09/2026
Pompeii is a UNESCO world heritage site not because it was remarkable in its prime, but because it survived to our era untouched: one moment, preserved for all time. But future generations won't know what OUR world was like unless we do the same. This is why we MUST bury Toronto with a volcano
Picture of the streets of Pompeii, from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pompei_-_panoramio_(26).jpg. Taken by Tanya Dedyukhina, used under CC
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Small Cool Games @smallcoolgames.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's the next illustration for Blades of the Crimson Sun. Man, these are time-consuming.
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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 23/09/2026
Indie game dev is basically playing the lottery, and I feel terrible for devs who don't seem to understand this. Yes your game may be good, but all that does is raise your odds of success from 1% to 3%. Your game will probably fail because the deck is stacked against you. Mine too. It sucks.
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anvilandink.bsky.social @anvilandink.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
TUESDAY TRIVIA: for centuries people scratched flower-like circles and burned deliberate scorch marks around their doors, windows, and hearths. Not decoration. Not accidents. What were they for? Guess before the reveal - answer in the comments later. #ttrpg #folklore
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Ruskus @rusky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For Call of Cthulhu our Keeper/GM had this looped on a cassette all night. Drove me mad (appropriately). Still can’t really listen to it, but it did create a great atmosphere. Then I had to cycle home in the dark at about midnight. youtu.be/FN6jIvKiYOs?...
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Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells ✔ (The Exorcist Soundtrack)
YouTube video by ALeXAnDeR
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Marsh Davies @marshdavies.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Seeing the book in people's hands just doesn't get old. My own copy, meanwhile, has taken an unexpected 1300km detour to Tallahassee, Florida, according to the tracker. A place which is, by multiple measures, the exact opposite of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Philhammer Fantasy Roleplay @thedicemechanic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Games I Want to Run but I'm Sure Nobody Will Want to Play: Torg. Original rules. Every supplement. From start to the end of the Possibility Wars. Everyone puts down £100k bond or Soulbinding contract to make sure there are no quitters.
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JellyMuppet @jellymuppet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I got so excited about Atrapos that I commissioned a mosaic and made plans to transform it into a 3D book cover involving two varnished and tile-grout debossing. Look at this fucking thing, my LORD. What on earth could @soulmuppet.co.uk do next?
A mosaic featuring a godly figure holding the ocean and a small sailing ship beneath a storm in the palms of his hands.
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MadMoses @madmoses.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Live drawings by @goblin.inker from the Warpstar game were both played in at LoFi OSR Con.
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Jim Zub @jimzub.com · 20/09/2026
A few months ago I bought this Conan sketch cover from artist Richard Pace and yesterday he dropped it off. Really happy to have this one in my collection. @rpace.bsky.social
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Small Cool Games @smallcoolgames.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I am starting work on illustrations for my upcoming Sword & Sorcery ttrpg, Blades of the Crimson Sun. The first one came out pretty well, I think.
Female adventurer leaping to attack with a knife.
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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 09/06/2026
Reminder for all TTRPG creators: DriveThru and itch suck, and while RPG Trader is a great initiative, you should ALWAYS have your own thing and redirect people to YOUR space first. Platforms come and go; try to own as much as you can. Buy a domain (~10$/y), and host a free Fourthwall store or else.
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Jamorobo @jamorobo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Gosh what a treat and a fitting surprise after returning from a seaside weekend away! This book looks like an absolute labour of love from @rossignol.bsky.social & @marshdavies.bsky.social. Well done chaps, my eye is totally not twitching at the decision to flip the spine text for book 2!
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MegueyB 🔜Metatopia @megueyb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hey, #ttrpg #pbta #dnd folks, you might want to go check if your stuff is up on Scribd without your permission. I just reported links for about twenty of our games, & I see a lot of other work up there. They appear to have a decent take-down policy, but you have to submit the form. www.scribd.com
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Small Cool Games @smallcoolgames.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is very cool. Next up should be Amber Diceless. That would be epic!
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Bully Pulpit Games @bullypulpithq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Here is a fun crossover experience for fans of #FiascoRPG and #ArsMagica! FREE Fiasco playsets that provide a seamless blend of both games with all the tables and set-up instructions needed to play! #TTRPGs #RPGs #gaming www.atlas-games.com/fiasco
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Ars Magica Fiasco
Free Fiasco playsets in Ars Magica's Mythic Europe setting.
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Luna P. @satelitesnaturales.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I see depictions of the future where the people are either wearing extremely baroque clothes with too much shit on them, or unfathomably technological robo-outfits. In reality, the blue denim jean will still be here in 10000 years
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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I have apparently coined a term for our current age. "Epistogeddon -- n. The burying of human knowledge, art and discourse in LLM generated garbage; an irregular portmanteau of "epistemic" and "armageddon."
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Small Cool Games @smallcoolgames.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Two rpg rules that people like, but I bounce off of: • A predetermined set of moves (PBtA). • Spending refreshable points from your skill or attribute pool (Gumshoe, Numenera).
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Thoughtful Dane @thoughtfuldane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I came upon the story of the Cathars when playing Ars Magica and felt I wanted to play a game where their story was front and centre. It didn't exist so I had to create it. I wrote a post about the story of Montsegur 1244, there you will find a longer answer. thoughtfuldane.com/2023/04/06/t...
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The story of Montsegur 1244 - Thoughtful Dane
I created the story game Montsegur 1244 for Fastaval 2008. I felt it was a story that needed to be told and a game that I wanted to play.
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Rise Up (From the Grave) Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Dungeoneers kick down wall, find intact Burger King behind it, fully staffed by kobolds.
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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I picked up a copy of the collected letters of JRR Tolkien for reasons, and this is the most bullshit table of contents I've ever seen. I'm actively angry that it exists
Contents

Introduction - vii

Foreword to the Revised and Expanded Edition - xi

Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien - 1

Notes - 607

Index - 637
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T.W.Wombat (aka Jim White) @twwombat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I'm proud of my Table Jam 26 entry, Tabula Mortis. It's a system-agnostic supplement where you roll some dice to create a scene involving a death. I'm working on the third of the Trifold Triptych series of random table zines now. twwombat.itch.io/tabula-mortis
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Tabula Mortis by T.W.Wombat
Random Tables for Detailing Discovered Death Scenes
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Óskar Ghoti @oskarghoti.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I just updated my Expeditioners RPG with new art by @dicedeeds.bsky.social and some minor additions/fixes. Also, I'm running a sale that ends this weekend! rpg-trader.com/products/822...
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Expeditioners - Ashcan edition on RPG Trader
Dwarfen survival TTRPG in the Underground
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Matthew Taber-Hanson @matthewtaberhanson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Thanks for the space! We're just over a week away from launching a crowdfunding campaign for the Sneaky Book of Monsters. Over 100 monsters for D&D, Pathfinder, and Savage Worlds. Drakes, hags, golems, sapient polyhedrons from another dimension, and so much more. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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Sneaky Book of Monsters - D&D, Pathfinder, and Savage Worlds
Get notified when Sneaky Book of Monsters - D&D, Pathfinder, and Savage Worlds launches on BackerKit!
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Gaz @evilgaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Even though British and so genetically disinclined towards self promotion, it is nevertheless #selfpromosaturday and so I'm legally obliged to tell people I have a splendid Regency Cthulhu scenario on @drivethrurpg.com for your delectation: legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5759...
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Upstairs, Downstairs - Regency Cthulhu - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | DriveThruRPG.com
It’s time once again for the annual Fitzwilliam Masquerade Ball. Guests are on their way, brand new staff employed, an
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Pelgrane Press @pelgranepress.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The Dying Earth RPG Collection is live on Humble Bundle! Step into a world of fading suns, strange magic, doomed scholars, petty rivalries, and magnificent bad decisions with a huge collection of Dying Earth RPG material. bit.ly/4i6l6vx #DyingEarth #TTRPG #HumbleBundle
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Philhammer Fantasy Roleplay @thedicemechanic.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#RPGaDay Catchup 16. Composure GMs have loads to juggle. It's a massive cognitive load - processing numbers, recalling rules, remembering plot elements, voicing different NPCs, all while also listening to idiot players. How do you retain your COMPOSURE with all that going on? 1/
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Robin D. Laws @robindlaws.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
They found it by rolling a tennis ball past the specimen drawers
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Archaeologists Rediscover 30-Million-Year-Old Dog Fossil Hiding in a Museum Collection
The near-complete skeleton belongs to Mesocyon coryphaeus, an extinct canid that was stockier and more flexible than modern dogs.
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Small Cool Games @smallcoolgames.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Ah, but have you had lobster cheese crisp tacos?
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Small Cool Games @smallcoolgames.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Oh no!
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The idea of AI “hallucinating” is one I wish I’d had!
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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Shout out your favorite resources for creating #ttrpg art and imagery that are *not* gen AI! Whether it's artists who provide stock art, a repository of CC-BY images, or a directory of public domain works, drop your faves in the replies! We'll start: Smithsonian Open Access www.si.edu/openaccess
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Smithsonian Open Access | Smithsonian Institution
Learn more about Smithsonian Open Access
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Small Cool Games @smallcoolgames.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Been thinking about revisiting Tales of Nevèrÿon, myself.
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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
At the end of the day I like to check my Dropbox app for what I’ve been working on and share something here. Today is all spreadsheets, so please enjoy this little film I made at the weekend instead. Thank you and goodnight.
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Jim Zub @jimzub.com · 04/08/2026
While I was away at SDCC, a package arrived from Utsab Chatterjee - the original painted artwork for his Conan: Tides of the Tyrant-King variant cover! This piece is stunningly rendered with incredible detail. I'm thrilled to have it in my collection!
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