iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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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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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

what is the point of this reply? you've just insulted this person in a smarmy roundabout way. go outside.

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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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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I don't really know you personally game developer ivy sly but this was a worthwhile read anyway. sometimes it's just nice to get a window into another living person's life, even if they are dealing with a hard time. wishing you luck with what you're going through.

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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 · 29/08/2026

dead same for me with the silver jews. they might have 2 dud songs total over eight albums.

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

yup. went back this year after a long break away and it's sooo much better when you actually want to engage with it.

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

toll cameras are not speeding cameras are not flock cameras. you are a moron american.

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

oh my god I was literally making it up

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

survival crafting green and blue pallete open world game called everwild

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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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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

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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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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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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

thank you very much, it means a lot to me. and sorry to your dog, who was probably having an awesome dog dream.

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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 · 09/05/2026

late to this one but mage 2e has gotta be my favorite tradshit game of all time. look at this char sheet bahaha

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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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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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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

no thats not what they wrote. you should go read what they wrote so you can know what the message is. just my opinion

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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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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

truly, there is no profession more besieged than the humble game designer.

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

work within your means but don't be the excuse for other people to break the line.

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sean @smurphygames.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

it's always "but this boycott doesn't account for my (main character of the world) specific situation!". it's like all good dude I'm sure people would understand but also just shut the fuck up about it lol.

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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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