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stupid stupid idiot and wise sage. itch: smurphy-games.itch.io

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directsun @directsun.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I've been working on this for some time and with the release of the first three Cairn CAS adventures in Markdown, I thought this was as good a time as any to make a few announcements.
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Just The Games
Reference at the speed of play.
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norgad.psd(*) 🗕 🗗 🗙 @norgad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Peep my newest module, Heartless Eternal! A pitcher-plant dungeon where you can leave whenever you want — all it costs is a lifetime. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/n...
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annex/addendum @antihalieutics.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
meadowframed picture of a red dragon
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Valeria Loves @valerialoves.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I surveyed 200 players and learned that most OSR games fall into two tiers of lethality - Meatgrinder and Picaresque. Table culture determines lethality more than system or campaign length. valerialoves.com/how-deadly-i...
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How Deadly is the OSR, Actually?
A survey on campaign length and lethality
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Highland Paranormal Society @n8hps.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
did this on my lunch break. mpc sample is so fun.
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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
a yearly treat
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sam “ludonarrative disinterest” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
ENNIES THREAD ENNIES THREAD ENNIES THREAD
photo of PROFESSOR DM with wojaks pointing at him. the caption reads, in grainy shitty photoshop, "CHUDBRINGER"
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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
moar violence smurphy-games.itch.io/hostile-take...
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Hostile Takeover by S. Murphy
something smells fishy.
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beadwitch2 @smallpenis.top · 22/07/2026
Homer let the barts out
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Sajan @planetsmudge.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
album cover for CCTV's 'Empire', which rules: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjYj...
an earthy, peeling humanoid with a skull face tears themselves from a cube of blood, violently ripping at it's map surface with fists and teeth
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hexhog @hexhog.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Unable to hold my horses until the jam, I released a Violence for @lukegearing.bsky.social's Violence. It contains about 1 actual violence but that one counts. Rest vibes. I had to else the rewrites would have never stopped. hexhog.itch.io/a-hell-of-sw...
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A Hell of Swans by hexhog
A Scenario for Violence
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Chris AirioOOoOoOooo @5mwpress.com · 19/06/2026
I think that's a wrap on Flatline on the Blocks. Once any lingering color/proofing issues are sorted, it's print time. Big thanks to all the Azimuth Warriors, and special thanks to @scragend.bsky.social and @queerwizard.co.uk for pumping out SO MUCH art for this 56pg zine
Flatline on the blocks back cover. A collage of cyberpunk characters, a short blurb about the book, and its barcodes and such with a Human Made logo.
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Owen 🕷️ @owenod.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
New video! E3 2026 youtu.be/9Db14mWF-2M Please enjoy! 🩸
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Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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blark @blarkblarkblark.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
michael jordan "fuck them kids" meme
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sam “ludonarrative disinterest” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
if you like oddball Violence adventures you will really enjoy THE WAR ON CHILDREN
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Gromb @gromb.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
You gotta check this out
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Luke Gearing @lukegearing.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
this rules and you should read it
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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
new Violence adventure smurphy-games.itch.io/the-war-on-c...
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The War on Children by S. Murphy
Anti-Natal Terrorism Adventure for Violence
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Luke Gearing @lukegearing.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
me at the council of elrond or whatever:
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sam “ludonarrative disinterest” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
hello gamers I have a new blogpost up, a review of a massive $4m Kickstarter third-party 5e adventure based on an AP, called THE CROOKED MOON. it's a big old honkin review, talking about info design and 5e creative direction and folk horror. I hope you enjoy! samsorensen.blot.im/review-the-c...
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Review: The Crooked Moon - Sam Sorensen
In October 2021, the popular tabletop RPG actual play channel Legends of Avantris began releasing episodes of their “Edge of Midnight” Dungeons &
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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
outpost 33 is out now smurphy-games.itch.io/outpost-33
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Outpost 33 by S. Murphy
The snow is poison. There is something under the ice.
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sam “ludonarrative disinterest” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
new blogpost! this one's a defense of regular sentences and paragraphs in an RPG world awash with boldings, bullet points, and bolded bullet points. check it out: samsorensen.blot.im/apologia-for...
image of text across two pages of a spread with a dividing line in the middle: the left-hand page is all simple basic roman text arrayed in three paragraphs; the right-hand page is one paragraph followed by a set of increasingly-nested bullet points, all with lots of boldings, italicizations, and underlinings
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Gromb @gromb.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Please enjoy a free mumblecore adventure that's only a little bit spooky: gromb54-46.itch.io/my-friend-mike
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My Friend Mike by gromb54-46
Meet up with an old friend.
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Valeria Loves @valerialoves.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I WON LET’S GOOOOO!! 🎉
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Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/culture/q-an...
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bea @frogappreciator.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
balding chip da ripper be like. i quit the team but believe i'm balding
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bea @frogappreciator.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
two panel comic: man in a science fantasy outfit stands atop a raised plinth, pointing at a giant black sphinx. he says, "SPHINX OF BLACK QUARTZ, JUDGE MY VOW"
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フブキ👑 Letourneau🫃(librarian) @northerniion.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
CRASHOUT FOR THE AGES
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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
The Dilbert Project. kalebhorton.ghost.io/the-d-lbert-...
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The D*lbert Project
I wish I could remember why I made this. All I know is it was 2013 and I was busted ass broke, sleeping on a mattress on the floor of my dad’s office. I had no prospects left. Everything I had fit com...
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sam “ludonarrative disinterest” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
what's up gamers, I'm back with another blogpost about editing. this one's about development editing rather than line and copy editing, though, so the tips are all a little more vague and philosophical. hope you enjoy anyways: samsorensen.blot.im/ten-intangib...
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"Ten Intangible Tips for Development Editing Your RPG Manuscript

"Development editing occurs while the manuscript is still being written. Compared with line and copy editing, which focus on the sentence-by-sentence questions, development editing focuses on higher-level questions of structure, form, and content.

"1. No Questions, No Suggestions

"Many setting guides feature open-ended questions without extant answers. Here’s a made-up example:

"> Deep within the dungeons of Castle Hochstein, Count Vermeer keeps a terrible secret sealed in an ancient vault. What could he be hiding?"
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すっばる。 @subbaru.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
CHAINSAW MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!✌️ #chainsawman
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beadwitch2 @smallpenis.top · 24/12/2025
Cenobites be like Thinking abt getting into Fear & Hunger
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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
it's that beautiful time of year again.
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Owen 🕷️ @owenod.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
New video! CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2025 youtu.be/GgkGbCS71i4 Please enjoy! 🎄
Thumbnail for The Infinite Review Christmas Special 2025. A cute boy points at the words "It's Bad"
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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
scouse mouse be like focking cheesed to meet you mate
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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
scouse mouse be like focking cheesed to meet you mate
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sam “ludonarrative disinterest” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
what's up gamers, I'm back with ten more tangible tips for editing your tabletop RPG manuscript: samsorensen.blot.im/ten-more-tan...
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"Ten More Tangible Tips for Editing Your RPG Manuscript

"1. Remove instances of here from location descriptions—it’s obvious you’re describing the location already. Instead of 'A hobgoblin hammers iron here,' write 'A hobgoblin hammers iron on an anvil.'

"2. For the same reason, remove instances of this in description entries. If you must reference the entry’s subject, use 'the.' Instead of 'Smoke fills this room,' write 'Smoke fills the room,' or better yet 'Smoke fills the air.'

"3. When writing entries for monsters, magic items, and so on, skip repeating the name of the subject with [X] is or [X] are in the first sentence. Instead of 'VODYANOY: Vodyanoy are froggy, pot-bellied water spirits,' write 'VODYANOY: Froggy, pot-bellied water spirits.'"
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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
I played Horses this weekend and I wrote down some messy thoughts not only on the game but especially on the specter of formalism that emerged to haunt us all for a moment. transgamerthoughts.com/post/8023277...
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I Hope You Get To Live Your Entire Life As A Human
I thought this was going to be a review of my time with Santa Ragione's Horses, the controversial art game recently banned from Steam and the Epic Store. To some extent, this will be that but after...
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Ollie @olliemnjones.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Steps
Digital painting of a woman ascending stone stairs
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blark @blarkblarkblark.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
if youre looking for good material on the indie gaming scene you wont find a better treasure trove than The International Player’s Review from @golden-achiever.bsky.social ! truly some of the best features, opinions, art and interviews (myself included) out there www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
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Get Ready for The International Player's Review Annual
From Magnum Galaxy Games - Get Ready for The International Player's Review Annual
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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
what's up chat, the momo25 project I contributed to is in its last 12ish hours so if you want to get in on that buisness, hop on quick www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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FLATLINE ON THE BLOCKS: A dicey district for Mothership RPG
Eighteen Mothership veterans tear open the Spinal Crux District, a 56pg zine detailing the EYE and its twenty Blocks on Prospero's Dream.
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beany tuesday @beanytuesday.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Guide To Pets (1/2)
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ivy sly @ivysly.com · 29/10/2025
No License github.com/uzkbwza/noli...
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norgad.psd(*) 🗕 🗗 🗙 @norgad.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
‪ sean "yandeez" mccoy: wow, #over/under sure was a lot of fun! do you think you could do something similar for next year? sam "ping me to confirm your actions" sorensen:
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a woman is laying in a hospital bed with an oxygen mask on .
ALT: a woman is laying in a hospital bed with an oxygen mask on .
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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis > It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis
Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.
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Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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sam “ludonarrative disinterest” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
on Tuesday, October 14th, as a part of Mothership Month 25, I'm going to launch another real-time play-by-post wargame, open to the public, called OVER/UNDER. the server will open to players on Monday the 13th, but in the meantime you can read about it here: samsorensen.blot.im/mothership-m...
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Mothership Month 2025 Wargame: OVER/UNDER - Sam Sorensen
Starting on October 14th, as a part of Mothership Month 2025—the annual group-crowdfunding campaign and general season of celebration for
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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Part 3 is here. The deep dive into the Ennies. If you're someone who doesn't know much about the Ennie Awards, you should read parts 1 and 2. But if you like a bit of inside baseball and are interested in award shows in general—this is the article for you. www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-3/
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How are the Ennies designed?
An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part three. How does the structure of the Ennies determine its outcomes? And what does it mean for others?
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Logan / Tachyon @tachyonart.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Tradestar Dynamics' 'Chevalier' combat frame, much maligned upon release, became infamous in later years when secondhand frames were operated by irregular paramilitaries with devastating results across the frontier systems.
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