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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The System Mastery boys as John Constantine and Manchester Black.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

If Lake Ontario becomes Lake America one nice thing is that the mnemonic switches from HOMES to SHAME.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Lol you plebs are "talking" about "improving" the thing you "enjoy?" Ho ho ho, not while I have a meme for that!

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

So we really enjoyed Spectaculars, and then I think our listener base (and maybe some specifically at Polygon) did too, to the point where we kinda helped sell it out entirely? Anyway, it's gearing up for a reprint campaign, and I would say you should get on it: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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Spectaculars/Dusk City Outlaws Second Printing

Get notified when Spectaculars/Dusk City Outlaws Second Printing launches on BackerKit!

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

AP is like porn in that I always pretend my DM is my stepmom.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

If you wanna play in a Marvel setting you should really buy a Marvel RPG, that branding is important.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If you had told me six months ago the primary purpose of that Harry Potter show was to ruin my opinion of actors I liked who are specifically named Nick, I probably would have believed you because shit also sucked at that point.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Civil War Brigadier General Polyamorous Findom Breathplay

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I was somewhat disappointed that this card isn't called Bilbo Baggins, Burglar from The Hobbit.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It is 2032: A live action remake of a Disney animated movie is released in theaters. It is 2033: The animated movie the live action movie was based on is released in theaters.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Is there already a Doreen Green and Emma Frost team up called Diamonds and Squirrels? Can I write it if there isn't?

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I know I got a bad memory but I am reasonably sure I liked this game quite a bit.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

More output from that AI-Cardgage creep Whitman. Hey man, what's "creative exhaust?" That makes it sound like the AIs are being fed like food scraps or some shit. No, you irrelevant dinosaur. They're being fed everyone's active whole fucking lunch.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Guys calm down, the orc said "Meat's back on the men, you boys"and he is admonishing his squad to get swole as fuck.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Hey so I know the vast majority of you are not going to GenCon, but for the slim minority that are, we're gonna be there, and I'm gonna tell you some events we're doing, with links. We put a ton of work into these, and it shows, because of how dumb and goddamn crazy they are.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Especially enjoying watching the dingalings at the 4Pillar thing make an AI do a little shuck and jive dance equivocation "the truth is never black and white" routine around Nazis like Barker and sexpests like all the ones you would expect. That's gonna go over great for them long term, I bet.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Looking forward to the new character in Mandalorian & Grogu, "Baby Yoda with eyelashes and a big pink bow."

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Man this is a bad ad. Like what the hell does "no memorizing" mean? Does it mean you don't have to memorize anything, or does it mean you're not allowed to somehow? The vast majority of games don't actually force you to memorize anything, that's why they come in convenient tools we call "books."

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

RPG title length and degree of poetic nature is inversely proportionate to page count. A zine may be called "We are But God's Worms in this Dessicated Railyard." A game over 400 pages should be called "Fantasy RPG."

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Haha SF6 Ingrid looks like if there was a Kingdom Hearts rollercoaster and it needed a virtual line attendant that explained the seat belts. I love her immediately.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

We're taking this week off from Expounded Universe as Jon has a throat infection and can't talk good.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Bad news everyone, Disney has shockingly cut our license access. Now I guess no one gets to see the exactly one thousand and one immaculate pages of "Stand around the main areas spamming A/S/L in chat between little minigames" rules we had written. Frankly it's your fault.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Good news everyone, we just acquired the Club Penguin RPG license! Now I know your first question and yes, we have detailed rules for the penguins disemboweling each other with filthy sawblades.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

It's funny because I full agree with this but it feels like the same forces in reverse in comics. You get neat development and cool new characters and stories until they replace the lead writer, and they invariably go "fuck all this what if Hal Jordan met Abin Sur and then had to fight Sinestro."

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I think it's obvious that the problem is they've hired the wrong Jon Taylor from the internet's nerd spheres. We have a solution ready for the Neopet people when they are ready to hear it.

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Foucault's Pudendum @kaitave.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I've joked with some folks before that the implosion of the Neopets RPG is their chance to step up and take a shot at it, but it seems like there really IS an opening now since John Taylor of Geekify has been sent to whatever the Neopets equivalent of the Phantom Zone is

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Goddamn I love this seventeen question FAQ about why D&D 5.5e is called D&D 5.5e now, especially since all the answers are just like "No" and "Nothing."

dndbeyond-support.wizards.com

5.5e Change FAQs – D&D Beyond

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I hate the future but boy do I love the guys getting fired for not realizing shutting up is free.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

At what point is an editorial response really just a retraction?

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I'll say it, I liked our Cosmic Century Knights character and want to play that game some more. The people demand more Annulus.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

This might be the year where I finally have to fess up that the eighth reindeer is named Blitzen and not Fartin.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I just want Muppet Drunk History where the Muppets are the drunks on the couch, and the only humans are Derek and the reenactors.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

We know you've got a choice in heroes this Halloween. Thanks for going Gold.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

We've got a new book dropping today! It's the second edition of our Dungeonmeister cocktail book, now with mocktails and a bunch of new recipes! A perfect gift for anyone that consumes fluids.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Well everything else is awful but at least the left has reclaimed frog imagery.

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James D'Amato @oneshotrpg.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I totally forgot the bananas panel we are doing at NYCC this year. To fit the horror theme for the show, @systemmastery.bsky.social @gurglespasm.bsky.social and I are going to do a Worldbuilding panel where we create new elder gods and then perform a ritual to summon one.

SUMMON NEW ELDER GODS

NYCC Panel and Signing featuring
James D'Amato, Jef Aldrich, and Jon Taylor

Saturday, October 11th 11:00 AM
1E Comm Stage

Book signing at 12 PM, Hall 1A Tables 39-48

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Taking a seven year old on any walk is the exact same experience as an old MMO escort quest. They walk painfully slowly and every fifteen seconds you realize you lost sight of them because they pathed into an enemy encampment (stall that sells $27 bubble wands).

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

And how about some Announcement Masteries! Go support these folks, they've been infinitely patient with me holding up the line on production, and their work on itch is super cool.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Episode 311 - Tales from the Floating Vagabond 2e, Part 2 In this one we're interviewing Kira Woodmansee and Sean Ellis, a pair of folks from the Tales from the Floating Vagabond team. Because we felt like it. systemmasterypodcast.com/2025/09/30/s...

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System Mastery 311 – Tales from the Floating Vagabond 2e, Part 2

System Mastery 311 – Tales from the Floating Vagabond 2e, Part 2 Sorry it’s been a while friends! This episode is special and it took some work to get it working. We’re interviewi…

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Hi everyone! Sorry the episode was late! Jef (me!) has been going through a lot of family stuff recently and it's been tough, but hey, who isn't going through tough stuff right now, right? Anyway, I'm posting the episodes again here tonight, and I'm gonna try harder to keep doing that later, too.

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Wild that we wrote a book that did well enough they let us make another edition of it but here we are. Dungeonmeister Expanded! Available for preorder wherever books are sold, releasing September 28! A whole new chapter of alcohol-free recipes and several more new drinks besides!

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Due to unexpected technical difficulties, this week's System Mastery episode is currently delayed. I expect it to go live next week some time. Thanks! Sorry!

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System Mastery @systemmastery.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Hell yeah! More books coming out everyone! That new version of the Dungeonmeister cocktail guide is gonna be rad! We've got mocktails in there now!

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James D'Amato @oneshotrpg.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

The day is finally here! Please go support Cosmic Century Knights, Homecoming, and Chuck on kickstarter! If you back both CCK and Homecoming you'll recieve Chuck for free, it's such a great deal. Help us grow from hopeful adventurers into legenday heroes!

A triptych rendered in the stlye of stained glass featuing images of an adventuerer claiming a century blade. In the first segment a young person drawing a century blade from the ground. the second features a stronger version of the same character with a scar fiercely posing with the blade. The thrid semen shows the character as an aged hero, sitting on a throne with a crown reagally resting their hands on the hilt of the blade.

This piece was created by Baptiste Pagani

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