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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Saying "That's fucking stupid." to me means that it absolutely should have been allowed to happen. Elves on Harleys with Uzis, Phil. Eleves on Harleys with Uzis.

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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Well, I had shipped a product on paper... I guess that counts?

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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Probably, but that doesn't seem to be there anymore either. I'll hunt for alternatives - thanks!

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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

@mrsambarlow.bsky.social - is #wargames available to watch/play anywhere at the moment? I used it as an assignment in my interactive narrative class, but Eko seems to be gone. (Sub-doman stub is there.) Fandango At Home says it's not available... Any ideas? (Or any alternative ideas? :) ) Thanks!

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Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 23/03/2025

Come to our small town, where the Static reigns. Wavelength vanished in the early 90s, but it remains in eerie perfection. But now a signal is warping reality and rewriting people to its whims. Who will you become? crowdfundr.com/32VFe7 #TTRPG #IndieGame #Crowdfunding

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Secrets in the Static: Lynchian Horror TTRPG by Thought Punks

Secrets in the Static is a tabletop roleplaying game about surreal dread, unstable identity, and small town horror, written by Rev Casey the author of No Angels Live Here and NEVER Stop Smiling.

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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Let me fix that for you: I may have told the Game Team @tomdowd.bsky.social stories "oops". There ya go!

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Donato @donatoarts.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

One of my favorite portraits. Inspired by numerous portrait painters, notably Anthony Van Dyck & Lorenzo Lotto, I wanted her to be slightly distracted, immersed in 'waves' of paper. A big shout out to Claudia Rodriguez for modeling! Cartographer 20" x 22" Oil on Panel 2000 private collection

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Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Asmodee just posted a big handful of job openings at Fantasy Flight Games and Asmodee USA. If you or someone you know is looking to work in the tabletop game industry with trading card games, board games or organized play, check out these new job opportunities! Links below 🧵

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I understand that. The thing is, this is an overall trend in TV. Not just 1 show taking a long time. These days 18 mo between seasons would seem fast for most shows. 2 yrs seems standard. 3 yrs not uncommon. Streamers have abdicated the idea that they have to resell the show to us, their *customers*

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Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Good deal. Wyrd Science is lush

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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

This idea of the "promise" is so important. I like thinking of it as a promise rather than pushing the "concept" or "pitch" of the game that everything hangs off of. The promise transcends even the execution and pushes a game beyond any awkwardness, clunkiness or dissonance that players encounter.

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 29/11/2024

More TTRPGs should include a "game pitch". Not a marketing pitch to get GMs to buy the games. A game pitch meant for the GM to use to lure potential players. farirpgs.com/posts/more-t...

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More TTRPGs Need to Include a “Game Pitch” - Fari RPGs

Let’s face it, we (probably) all have too many TTRPGs lying around. Buying TTRPGs, collecting them, reading them, and playing them are for many four totally different hobbies. That means...

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It's The Weekend 😌 @craigweekend.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

If you’re looking for a #tabletopgame gift, check out my storytelling game, La Mancha! Use chivalry cards to build adventures - fight your friends one minute and declare love to them the next! It’s on BIG sale with FREE SHIPPING for #BlackFriday. All copies must go! www.pfbstudios.com/product/la-m..

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DriveThruRPG @drivethrurpg.com · 27/11/2024

Shadowrun: Tarnished Star (Runner Resource Book) is available now from @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social Get it here: tinyurl.com/tjuvbfyp The old law enforcement motto of “to serve and protect” is a long-dead joke in the Sixth World. #ttrpgs

Shadowrun: Tarnished Star (Runner Resource Book) at DriveThruRPG.com

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

The most important thing in writing is to finish. A finished thing can be fixed. A finished thing can be published. A finished thing can be made into a movie. An unfinished thing is just a dream. And dreams fade if you don't hold on tight enough. So finish the thing.

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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

If I’d known that the bar was so low I’d have applied for Secretary of Defense too…

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Wayne Haag @ankaris.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

For all matte painters and concept artists. These are scans of the original b/w line artwork created for the brass etched silhouettes used in BLADE RUNNER. They were scanned whilst we were working on THE FIFTH ELEMENT These are a free download Enjoy! ankaris.gumroad.com/l/EpePN

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Original Blade Runner Textures

When I was working on The Fifth Element at Digital Domain in 1996, we had access to the original black line art that was used to create the brass etched pieces for the miniatures. The line work was cr...

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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

No, thank *you* - were I at home I’d be pointing at your books on my shelf. Smart stuff.

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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Former Shadowrun and Vampire and other stuff guy, and future something else guy, here in Chicago as well!

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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

No! Never seen that before. I can't quite make out the middle logo on the bottom... is that the Canadian Sci-Fi Channel?

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Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 15/10/2024

I may be a weird foreigner but the US election has global stakes. More than 400 game creators just signed a letter endorsing the Harris/Walz ticket. I'm among them. For details, check out #Gamers4Harris gamers4harris.org

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GAMERS 4 HARRIS Harris/Walz 2024: It's the Correct Play More than 400 creators of your favorite games have a m...

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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

Not the one nearest to me. And the second nearest is on a death watch.

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Patrick S. Tomlinson @stealthygeek.bsky.social · 06/07/2024

If you're worried about brevity in your writing, don't. It took Project 2025 nine hundred pages to say fourteen words.

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If you didn't vote Dem, you helped make this: @airbagmoments.bsky.social · 30/05/2024

Stuart Stevens: Just to recap: Donald Trump is a felon. He joins his campaign manager, deputy campaign manager, national security advisor, foreign policy advisor, political consultant, and personal lawyer as felons.

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Geoff Engelstein - The Universe Explained with Cookie out now! @gengelstein.bsky.social · 06/05/2024

The Tabletop Game Designers Association is live! Please check out our shiny new website to learn more, and see our broad range of resources! Thanks to everyone who helped us get to this point, particularly @elizhargrave.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social www.ttgda.org 🎲✂️

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Tabletop Game Designers Association

Home page for the Tabletop Game Designers Association

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Owen K.C. Stephens (He/Him) @owenkcstephens.bsky.social · 26/02/2024

I promised folks if it came to this, I'd share the news and link far and wide. My GoFundMe, for funds to fight cancer. Every little bit helps, as does sharing this link anywhere you feel is appropriate, and liking, sharing, and replying to this post. gofund.me/8582c06e

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Bronze Age Babies @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social · 25/02/2024

Black History Month Brian Stelfreeze has been a sequential artist and painter across several companies for almost 40 years. His covers at DC on Shadow of the Bat were noteworthy, as was his run with Ta-Nehisi Coates on Marvel’s Black Panther.

Brian Stelfreeze holds a sketch of Mary Marvel.

The artist Sade - wonderful use of negative space on this one.

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 22/02/2024

Ppl need to stop referring to AI “hallucinations.” LLMs are maybe-most-likely-machines not tools for accurate summarization. It is HIGHLY LIKELY that I would have written an article titled “Manuscript Mediation & Reproduction of Authority” but I didn’t. That’s not hallucination; that’s probability.

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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

Hey, Bluesky ttrpg brain trust! I'm doing some research - recommend to me a game system that *feels* to you like cinematic action, and why. Thanks in advance!

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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

Always kinda figured the bat cave was in Hoboken.

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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 27/08/2023

Speed Racer. SUCH A GOOD MOVIE I honestly am not sure what the critics were smoking when it came out. It's brilliant, IMO.

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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

Like it’s not happen anyway…

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Tom Dowd @tomdowd.bsky.social · 01/08/2023

I bought a bunch and keep some at work, some at home, some in my backpack…. 😕

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Damion Schubert @zenofdesign.com · 30/07/2023

Me: There’s no way that this ‘X’ rebrand could possibly be dumber. Apple: We require all apps on our store to have a name at least two letters long. mashable.com/article/twitter-apple-…

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ComicSutra / Beth R. (she/her) @comicsutra.bsky.social · 28/07/2023

Because this place is still populating, I don't think there is a an official IATSE account yet & I haven't seen this shared but this is HUGE for union organization in Hollywood. I hope this along with the UPS-Teamsters deal are good omens for outstanding outcomes for the #WGA and #SAGAFTRA strikes.

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