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Quinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

OK, It's that time. <slams hand on the desk> Tell me ( and others) about your dope TTRPG!!! Include links.

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jay Dragon is unstoppable @jdragsky.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

here's a question from the AMA that i've been asked a lot and i wanted to show to other people — i think there's a lot of anxiety about thinking through masculinity in 7PP as a cis man and i hope this answer can help reassure some people

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I know the game is supposed to touch on themes of toxic masculinity. What are the things you want/wish a cis-white male would a) experience and b) have to come to gripes with during play? Know it is not your job to teach, but also know that sometimes I can be a little unaware of where the critique is just because of privilege. Hope the question makes sense and doesn't lack tact!

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Hi, no need to be apologetic! This is a game about toxic masculinity, but it's not restrictive in that approach. You are a cis white male, which means you've also experienced and thought about toxic masculinity. One of the points of the game is that the expectations of masculinity are difficult for everyone to maintain (you want to be strong, but you're scared you're too weak. you want to be a good dad, but your job pulls you away from your kids, etc.) I'm not interested in legislating a single correct way to engage with the themes of the game. Instead I encourage you to play the character that speaks to you and engage with it on your own terms. As long as you're compassionate to your fellow players, you'll find your own path.

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jay Dragon is unstoppable @jdragsky.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

here's another question about masculinity and seven-part pact i want to share with all of you. i have a tremendous amount of compassion for the asker and the question of "how do i make this game, which is playing with fire for my fellow trans women specifically, not burn them too hard"

I’m a bit curious, as a transwoman myself, about ways to play the game which wouldn’t just give me an ick feeling of being a man.

Have there been thoughts about how gender may be altered either in-game, or as an option during play?

I could see witches being a really fun expansion or extension of the game, as the inversions of nearly all the wizards, is that something you have considered or explored?
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Hi fellow trans woman! So I've agonized about this a lot, on account of ... well, you know. Also being a trans woman. This is a game where characters to refer to each other with he/him pronouns a lot. However I think there's a pretty big difference, at least for me, between "people using he/him for one of my characters" and "the feeling of being a man." For instance, here's some characters I've seen people play:

A cis woman disguising herself as her dead husband so she doesn't get exiled from his tower.

A trans woman who resents being called a man and plans to destroy the Pact.

A nonbinary demon-creature who wears multiple faces, each with their own set of pronouns.

An AFAB nonbinary person who was forced to bind/disguise themself as a man by their old master so they could become his apprentice.

A trans woman who hasn't yet figured out she's a woman, but does get drunk every time she goes to the moot and who takes the form of a woman when she traverses the Dreamscape.

A cis woman who was turned into a man by the Devil as part of a horrible bargain, and she regrets it tremendously.

A cis woman who was appointed to the Pact by the King and is treated poorly by the other wizards as a result.

I think there's a lot of ways to engage with the themes of the game without being a man. There's no one who knows how exhausting it is to be expected to be a man than we do, and there's no one better equipped to dismantle and poke at it.

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No Games For Genocide @nogamesforgenocide.com · 10/07/2026

WE STAND WITH WORKERS - OUR STRUGGLES ARE CONNECTED After a year of record high returns profiting from genocide, Microsoft announces 20% layoffs in Xbox. No Games for Genocide renews its call to boycott Xbox and divest from Microsoft & Xbox. Sign the pledge: nogamesforgenocide.com

Text in white and green against a green and white background. It reads:

"WE STAND WITH WORKERS - OUR STRUGGLES ARE CONNECTED.

After a year of record high returns profiting from genocide, Microsoft announces 20% layoffs in Xbox.

No Games for Genocide renews its call to boycott Xbox and divest from Microsoft & Xbox."

"Our struggles are connected. To maximise profits, Microsoft and Xbox maintain various partnerships with Israel, aiding and abetting their ongoing genocide in Gaza and oppression of the Palestinian people. Meanwhile, they make workers’ conditions ever more precarious to hoard wealth for themselves. The same institutions that are laying off workers to line bosses' pockets are providing the technology that Israel uses in its colonial regime of oppression to get richer.

We deserve a games industry by and for the people who labour to make games; we deserve a games industry that refuses to profit from the colonisation of Palestinians."

"OUR CALL TO ACTION:

1) Head to our website and sign our pledge at nogamesforgenocide.com.

2) Spread the word about the boycott and mobilise others to join.

3) Read more on our website about what you can do to divest from Xbox and Microsoft as a gamer, worker, journalist or content creator to build power together."

"References:
[1] Microsoft 2025 Annual Report,
https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar25/index.html

[2] What’s left of Xbox after mass layoffs and studio departures, https://www.polygon.com/xbox-studio-status-2026/

[3] Microsoft - BDS Movement, https://bdsmovement.net/microsoft"

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DATE KNIGHT RPG @dateknight.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

btw if you bought this ugly lil thing and wanna leave a review it'd probably look really awesome and you can give explicit detail on how you drowned it in pilk and tormented it acggoods.com/store/mkg

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IGDA Foundation @igdafoundation.org · 08/07/2026

🌞 Summer Alumni Weekend is this Saturday! Join us for a day of talks, networking, and game showcases covering publishing, marketing, community building, indie dev, and more. 🎟️ It's free, and everyone is welcome! Grab your spot: buff.ly/zlzJb1s #GameDev #IndieDev #IGDAFoundation

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Analog Game Studies @analoggamestudies.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Keep journals open-access, non-profit, and managed at minimal cost for the scholarly community and for posterity. Rent-seeking in academic journals must be called out and resisted. bsky.app/profile/robi...

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Tanya Floaker @floaker.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Play immortal revenants embroiled in a complex web of politics, intrigue, and occult mystery. Ideal for folks who like the system to fit within the natural flow of conversation, with character drama front and centre. #SelfPromoSaturday #ttRPG #larp www.kickstarter.com/projects/flo...

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Coming soon: Terrestrial Court

Urban Fantasy ❖ Gothic Punk ❖ Nordic Larp

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Tanya Floaker @floaker.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Games about feeling always grab my attention 👀

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Bea Livesey-Stephens @soupdragonbea.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

one of the best examples of "the mechanics are the message" I've ever seen. truly a new win for bleed games

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The Game Accessibility Conference @gaconf.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

GAConf By The Sea is a week today!! Hang out with a bunch of cool accessibilibuddies, with drinks, snacks, trinket swap, swag, quiz with prizes.. have you got your tickets yet? #DevelopConf #DevelopBrighton

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jay Dragon is unstoppable @jdragsky.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

this was an amazing interview! sarah is a blast to talk to and i'm tremendously humbled to be on the same podcast as some of these stars. extremely worth the listen

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Esther @dungeonminister.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

disabled ttrpg designers: I'm hosting a disability pride month game jam on itch (running from July 1-August 31, 2026). this jam is intended specifically for disabled ttrpg designers to showcase our work. so join me! invite all your crip game designer friends to join in! spread the word!

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Disabled Designers Game Jam (TTRPG)

A game jam from 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-01 hosted by dungeonminister. header image description: rectangular stripes of color form a diamond shape around black text. the stripes are in the colors of the ...

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Game Assist 🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️ @gameassistyt.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This time last year, Sara and Charlotte sat down to discuss an early Game Assist video essay about Life is Strange 2. Here's the full upload of the stream (minus tech issues!) six years on from the release of the video. youtu.be/ftUw0vYLxyM

The text reads 'Reflecting on institutional racism in Life Is Strange 2.' In the background, Sean and Daniel walk along the hard shoulder of a road, surrounded by trees.

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Vale Blackwood @gorepunk.itch.io · 19/06/2026

As of today my latest project is now entirely written, just need to do some minor edits here and there to tighten up the wording in a couple spots - and also get two bits of art in there. I'm excited, this is easily the best thing I've made. I'm also nervous because of how much it means to me

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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Uni courses teaching TTRPG design are low-key also teaching the basics of liberal arts: writing persuasively, subject-area critique, psychology, probability, ethics, visual arts. That also means *anyone* from any background can design a TTRPG, which is why no school has locked down a profile in it.

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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

"Bleed" is now a concept entering its third decade of existence. It was invented by Emily Care Boss in 2006 to answer some straightforward questions: What is the relationship between the player and the character? and Why is this player reproducing character behaviors out of game, & vice versa?

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lipamanka from toki pona @lipamanka.gay · 06/06/2026

made a youtube short youtube.com/shorts/23alz...

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Toki Pona semantics: selo

YouTube video by lipamanka

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tokipona.net @tokipona.net · 09/05/2026

@lipamanka.gay made a video about Toki Pona and Prototype Theory! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDJh...

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Why do languages have words? (prototype theory)

YouTube video by lipamanka

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jay Dragon is unstoppable @jdragsky.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

BEHOLD THE ORRERY

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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 03/06/2026

Society often assumes romantic relationships are the most important ones in our lives, but that's simply not true. Volunteer T. Aquila debunks this idea and has tips for pushing back on it in your daily life. www.scarleteen.com/read/relat...

Text: "Amatonormativity describes the belief that romantic relationships are a universally shared ideal. But what if you aren't interested in romantic relationships? Unveiling Amatonormativity: Notes from the Books and the Field by T. Aquila," alongside a panda eating bamboo and a string of colorful hearts.

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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 03/06/2026

From figuring out⁠ if you’re intersex, to communicating with partners about being intersex, to managing and enjoying your sexual life, you’ll find clear, affirming and accurate information by and expressly for intersex people in this series by Hans Lindahl: www.scarleteen.com/read/inter...

Could you be intersex? How do you tell a partner that you're intersex? Can you still enjoy sex as an intersex person? All of that and more in: (Inter)sex and Relationships by Hans Lindahl," alongside a pink and green luna moth and strings of colorful hearts.

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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 03/06/2026

Think you might be asexual, or just curious about the ace community? @finleary.bsky.social has you covered: www.scarleteen.com/read/ident...

Text: "Just the Basics, Ace: An Asexuality Primer by Fin Leary. Everyone wants to have sex, right? And everyone experiences sexual attraction...right? Nope," alongside three starfish and strings of colorful hearts.

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DATE KNIGHT RPG @dateknight.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Congrats on being born.

roommate knight opening their hands in the shape of a rainbow

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Analog Game Studies @analoggamestudies.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy Pride! Last year, we did a special issue on Queer Analog Game Studies that is now available on our new site. Open access and free to read, sourced & edited by humans. escholarship.org/uc/analoggam...

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DATE KNIGHT RPG @dateknight.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

we're off to a great start

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Game Assist 🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️ @gameassistyt.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

There's always space for another mug in your cupboard... right? We're selling our Game Assist mugs! These are a good size for beverages of your choice AND you get to rep your favourite multimedia project. All profits go to Medical Aid for Palestinians www.ebay.co.uk/itm/38992525...

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Analog Game Studies @analoggamestudies.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Wanna write a book review? Have a book to review? See AGS's book review guidelines: escholarship.org/uc/analoggam...

Analog Game Studies is looking for book reviewers!

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Analog Game Studies @analoggamestudies.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Interested in reviewing books for us? We have several titles on analog gaming that we'd love for experts to weigh in on. Get in touch at: analoggamestudiesjournal@gmail.com

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DATE KNIGHT RPG @dateknight.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

me and the two people who play date knight hanging out *checks downloads* me and the 12k p

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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

It's still jaw-dropping to see all our @analoggamestudies.bsky.social journals light up in the library databases, with DOIs and everything! This one's my 2023 interview with @lincodega.com during that period when D&D chose to torpedo itself. doi.org/10.5070/V7.4...

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Serious Fandoms—An Interview With Linda Codega

Author(s): Torner, Evan; Codega, Linda | Abstract: AGS Editor Evan Torner interviews Linda Codega, who writes not only journalism but long-form critique, fandom analyses, speculative fiction, and expe...

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DATE KNIGHT RPG @dateknight.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

DAY 3+4 SCAVENGER HUNT.

knight light kiss on day four. figure out roommate knights laptop password day four. gone fishing day three. get grabbed by night knight day three. join the larping club day 3. a rat runs past you day three. introduce lifeguard knight to roommate knight day 4. get struck by lightning day four. meet dragonian knight day 4. tip chef knight day 4

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Analog Game Studies @analoggamestudies.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

For the late crowd: YOU are invited to attend our free, 100% online conference Generation Analog 2026 "GREEN" on July 15-16. Keynotes from Alenda Chang (Playing Nature) and Matteo Menapace (Daybreak), as well as dozens of high-quality talks. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/generation...

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Generation Analog 2026 "GREEN"

Generation Analog is an annual online tabletop games and education conference.

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DATE KNIGHT RPG @dateknight.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

the character bios page hath returned... thank you for your patience!

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IGDA Foundation @igdafoundation.org · 15/05/2026

✨ #FeatureFriday ✨ This week we’re featuring Time’s Tokens, one of the winning games from our Unlikely Collaborators Game Jam! 🎉 A nostalgic puzzle game about memory and connection through time. 💜🎮 Play it here: buff.ly/ATVX1mx #GameDev #GameJam #IndieDev

Unlikely Collaborators Game 2nd Place Winner: Time's Tokens

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meghna jayanth @meghna.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

PLAY IT PLAY IT NOW

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Game Assist 🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️ @gameassistyt.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

ICYMI we're selling some of our classic Game Assist mugs! All profits go to Medical Aid for Palestinians, we'd love to shift these before Sara's Big Move at the end of the month. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/38992525...

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I’m not sure there is a bleaker - or older - phenomenon in politics than desperate voters turning to charlatans and bigots for change. Reform councillors will do nothing to help someone’s elderly Mum get social care or keep the local library open for kids. And Farage is laughing his arse off.

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IGDA Foundation @igdafoundation.org · 04/05/2026

🌞 Mark your calendars! Summer Alumni Weekend is coming July 11 🎉 Talks, workshops, game showcases, and good vibes with the alumni community all in one day ✨ More details soon — stay tuned! 🧡 #GameDev #IndieDev #IGDA #GameDevs #IndieGames

IGDA Foundation Alumni Weekend, July 11. Talks by alumni, workshops, game dev showcase, and key guest speakers.

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Game Workers Conference @gameworkerscon.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

TALK ANNOUNCEMENTS📢 No Games For Genocide Palestinian Voices in Games Multiple orgs will be speaking on the intersections between the games industry and Palestine, exploring the ways in which the games industry can divest from an ongoing genocide, and how to support Palestinian game creators

Game Workers Conference May 22 - May 23, 2026
Press F to Organize: Game Workers Against Imperialism
No Games For Genocide
gameworkersconference.org

Game Workers Conference May 22 - May 23, 2026
Volunteer Support for Palestinian Game Creators
Palestinian Voices in Games
gameworkersconference.org

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

"All right chat, thanks for showing up. Got some amazing content for you today" I say from the lectern as the funeral director gives me the dirtiest look ever seen on this earth

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 29/04/2026

You know what you *definitely* don’t need to make a video game? A CEO.

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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Horse Alt-controller TTRPG!

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DATE KNIGHT RPG @dateknight.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

roommate knight fanart by @Ren_ierr

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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

There is a deep-seated hope in our Games degrees that we are training students critically and in an expressive medium that they'll noodle with for the rest of their life. Prof. training is one pillar next to the liberal arts, the fine arts, and IT -- joined & greater than the sum of their parts.

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Analog Game Studies @analoggamestudies.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Generation Analog 2026 acceptances and non-acceptances went out yesterday by email, so please double-check to see if you've received yours. If your work wasn't accepted, keep in mind that our acceptance rate this year was 58% and some years it's been less than 40%. You have (good) competition.

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tokipona.net @tokipona.net · 28/04/2026

Work on tokipona.net continues! We're looking for Toki Pona speakers to write testimonials - a short personal insights into your personal Toki Pona journey, for newcomers to see. If you want to help, please fill out this form. forms.gle/GeT9kKNTn44C...

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Toki Pona Testimonial Submission

In order to display a large variety of opinions about Toki Pona from within the community, the creators of tokipona.net have launched this form, which will collect testimonials. A testimonial is a sho...

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SKYE ROCKET ☆彡 @skyerocket.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

the world is so, so, so hungry for blood. but i think that's even more reason an unguarded soul should be seen

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IGDA Foundation @igdafoundation.org · 28/04/2026

🌟 #TakeNoteTuesday What’s the difference between qualitative & quantitative research in games? IGDAF alum Saba Kohlachian breaks it down from an academic research perspective. 🎥 Watch the clip #gamedev #gamestudies #research

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