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Knilly 🐉 Comms Open 🖌 PAX U ⏭️ @hey.knilly.me · 3h

My first project with the Far Horizons CoOp! I'm doing layout for the main book for this one. (: Be ready for cute little dragon buddies and chaotic tea times!

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Maddy Thorson @maddymakesgames.com · 05/10/2026

one thing you learn from making a lot of things is that the nitty gritty details, the millions of tiny invisible decisions, ARE the art. The "higher level ideas" are not nearly as important or interesting

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Valis ✨Commissions Open! @valistarri.bsky.social · 6h

I did the cover for this cozy game about tea and dragons!! stay tuned for the full piece, I'm really proud of how it turned out!

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 15h

It’s announced! I’m so excited to start talking about my next project: A Nice Wyrm Brew! It’s a slice-of-life game of tea dragons helping to run a bustling café. Delight your customers and serve tea, while trying your best to resist hoarding the teacups. farhorizonscoop.beehiiv.com/p/missive-20...

A large cafe sign, shaped like a teapot, with the name “A NICE WYRM BREW” in large red letters. A small red dragon is sleeping on top of the sign.

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 15h

The game is fully written, art is wrapping up, and we’re in the final stages of production. I can’t wait to share more of this game over the next few months! Art credits to the amazing @valistarri.bsky.social and @saironwen.bsky.social 💜💜 Game is being published by @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 15h

The game is a cozy, narrative game for 2-5 Tea Dragons and 1 Alchemist (the owner of the tea shop). The dragons will earn and spend Hoard Tokens to try and fix issues around the café. But don’t over-succeed, or your dragon magic will overflow and cause its own shenanigans!

A small, round dragon (prickly and scaly like a pinecone) snoozes and cuddles with a warm teapot. A pair of hands is reaching in from offscreen and trying to pry the teapot out of the dragon’s grip.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

POPE LEO: “There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity.”

Pope Leo XIV
@Pontifex
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In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
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g0m @g0m.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A world where a twist ending is repurposed as a video title. where a thing's climax has been removed, leaving an advertisment for the gap where it used to be. such things are commonplace in. the twilight zone

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Onion ran this amazing article and thought, I wanna play this! So I made it! 38 pps, PbtA, plus every mechanic mentioned in the article, and a bunch of Rodrigo song references. And it's free! Enjoy! #OliviaRodrigo @theonion.com #theonion #ttrpg #itch.io drgwenmarshall.itch.io/high-winter-...

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High Winter Elves of Girlville by Gwen Marshall

A satirical game based on an Onion article about Olivia Rodrigo making a TTRPG!

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Misskatonik ⚰️💕 @misskatoniktv.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Every once in a while, I think about that person who got hate cause they pointed out the historic association some vtuber fashion has.. no reason at all why I'm thinking about it more often.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 17/09/2026

Called it. The father was charged with punching the child while the mother did witness intimidation to cover it up. www.wbur.org/news/2026/09...

The case was reported to the state in early 2025. Both parents were charged in connection with an incident at the family’s Southborough home in late January of that year, according to court documents. WBUR is not identifying the teenager, who is a minor.

Joseph Kutzko was accused of punching and threatening his then-15-year-old child at the family home on Jan. 28, 2025, records from Westborough District Court show. A Southborough police detective wrote that Kutzko punched the victim in the shoulder and pulled them by their hair. Kutzko later allegedly threatened to kill the victim “for not singing in tune during a birthday celebration,” according to court records.

Kutzko was arrested the next day and pleaded not guilty. In setting bail, the judge referred to three prior restraining orders against Kutzko, one of which is permanent. She did not say whether any are tied to this case.

The child’s mother, Arlene Kutzko, was charged with witness intimidation after allegedly pressuring the child to “tell the school that she was exaggerating and being stupid.”

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 17/09/2026

The official Bluesky moderation position is that it's ok to threaten trans people in their replies with sending them to concentration camps.

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samantha @commiesamantha.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

translation: telling trans people 'enjoy the camps' is not an actionable form of harassment but multiple people yelling at that person for saying it constitutes harassment and they will be suspended. oh hey look at that, /accidentally/ you've created a ruling which says only the trannies get banned

For context here, a user was responding in a thread to other users (unrelated to the original post) when they used the phrase "Trans rights or Trans camps. You chose the camps and you're blaming Dems" followed by profanity.

> is this user toxic? undeniably yes.

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Are they threatening trans users directly? No. Trans folks in the US have been targeted repeatedly. That's awful and you have my sympathy.

Within the context of a single post we wouldn't consider it a direct threat or targeting a protected category. Ie send trans folks to concentration camps.

More broadly, does repeatedly attacking someone in a thread count towards harassment? Yes. Harassment is brutally hard to moderate though. It's a combination of behaviour + content, and the second you publish the details of the rules, people change their behaviour to avoid enforcement.

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Far Horizons Cooperative @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

@rpgtrader.bsky.social's System Neutral Kit bundle is now live! For $15 you can get 75 system neutral adventures, modules, supplements etc., including the EXTREMELY GOOD Far Horizons Guide to Cults. Guide to Cults is a collection of weird, secretive organisations for your games. Go pick it up now!

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System Neutral Kit on RPG Trader

A bundle of 75 modules for use in any TTRPG

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Dial Liz-Z for Zombie (Lizzy Rose Oliver - Voice Actress) @lizzyrosevo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Dems: You have to vote for us. Trans people: Then fight for us. Dems: No. Trans people: Then no. Dems: This is all trans people's fault. Do I got that right? If so, this is Capital H Horseshit.

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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Ahahaha get fucked loser

An article titled "Anti-Trans Dem Seth Moulton Loses Senate Primary to Outspoken Trans Ally Ed Markey in a Landslide"

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Yes. And how do that is to do what you know to be right and just all the way through. Dolly showing up for queer and trans people, for example, was not the easy or crowd-pleasing move, especially for her audience. And she funded a vaccine that got *incredibly* politicized. For example.

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Far Horizons Cooperative @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Far Horizons CoOp just launched its new #TTRPG sprint fund on #Backerkit, Paranormal Freelancing: Extra Shift! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...

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Paranormal Freelancing: Extra Shift

Get notified when Paranormal Freelancing: Extra Shift launches on BackerKit!

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Falconian Productions @falconianp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

You've only got another day to get the early backer bonuses in the Extra Shift sprint fund, so make sure to check it out! #TTRPG www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 19/08/2026

#Zine month day 19 in the airport: You Act Like Prey is another one by @bibimzines.bsky.social. Certainly an interesting read in public, but I enjoyed the style and presentation immensely. A thoughtful and evocative poem.

A booklet with orange tigers and text printed on a sky blue background. One tiger is biting a hand while the other lays on the ground. The text says “YOU ACT LIKE PREY
A POEM BY BIBIMZINES 비빔진
2025.11”

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 19/08/2026

Almost missed #Zine month day 19 but I’m counting it anyway. Today is “a stone in the glass” by @whitefoxhats.bsky.social. Another powerful batch of poems but more hopeful than their last set. I enjoyed the number of twisted nature metaphors that made me rethink innocuous items.

A plain booklet that says “a stone in the glass
M. Claude,
FCK”

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Joseph Brassey @josephbrassey.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I think about this at least a dozen times a day.

people end up unable to see depiction as anything other than endorsement when their entire cultural diet is escapist fun and reassurance. they see something make them uncomfortable and can only assume people are watching horrible shit as vicarious pleasure and are horrified.

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 16/08/2026

My submission for the #1pRPGjam is a weird little #lyricgame about productivity, human nature, and self sacrifice. Enjoy! typhosgames.itch.io/homunculus

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Homunculus by Typhos Games

Lyric game for productivity

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 18/08/2026

#Zine month day 17: Machine God by @bibimzines.bsky.social. It’s a really well presented deep-dive into the effects of AI fueled psychosis, the groups trying to fight against it, and the mechanisms by which our brains can be fooled by an algorithm. Prepare yourselves.

A booklet with an image replicating Michelangelo’s David with man and god reaching to touch each other, except the hand of god is replaced by a robotic arm. The text says

MACHINE
GOD
a zine about parasitic Al and LLM-induced psychosis
by bibimzines 비빔진 (december 2025)

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 17/08/2026

#Zine month day 16 is Armenia + Artsakh by @entangledroots.bsky.social. It’s a well written and concise history of Armenia, the culture, and the modern implications of the genocide. It’s been over 100 years but the culture is still being repressed and denied. Great read.

A booklet with a black on orange image of a pomegranate. The text says “Armenia + Artsakh A BRIEF INTRODUCTION”

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 16/08/2026

My submission for the #1pRPGjam is a weird little #lyricgame about productivity, human nature, and self sacrifice. Enjoy! typhosgames.itch.io/homunculus

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Homunculus by Typhos Games

Lyric game for productivity

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 16/08/2026

Day 15 of #Zine month. Went to a funeral today, and happened by chance to grab Mourning Pages I by @hammerandhemlock.bsky.social. Beautiful and heartfelt. Some desperately needed catharsis for a tough day. Thank you.

A plain zine cover that says

mourning pages l
rosie pringle

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Francita, ✨ graphic designer 🖼️🖌 @byfrancita.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I am extremely grateful to be working in something i love, doing ttrpg layout and graphic design in general, but it was hard when i started. And of course i blame capitalism. Let me tell you why. 🧵1/?

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 15/08/2026

#Zine month day 14 is CATS I know (I only know 2) by @dinousb.bsky.social! It’s ADORABLE and SILLY and absolutely my vibe today. I needed that little injection of whimsy after a lot of travel and it really helped 💜💜

The text on the cover of a zine says
CATS
I know
(I only know 2)
dinoUSB

There are two silhouettes of cat heads, one very pointy and tall and the other very round.

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carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Check out our new #ttrpg! Written by @keithasada.bsky.social My art for this was inspired by a modern take on playing card art; complemented by gorgeous layout by @mishagw.bsky.social Get it here: far-horizons-co-op.itch.io rpg-trader.com/products/834... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

secret communion black white and red art of a couple with tarot and card motifs

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Far Horizons Cooperative @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

New release! As part of our A Thousand Burning Stars Zine series, @keithasada.bsky.social's SECRET COMMUNION: FINAL MOVEMENTS. This is a one-shot, setting-agnostic, two-player game about the forbidden love between a god and a mortal.

Front cover for Secret Communion: Final Movements, featuring a playing card-style dual head (one looking up, one looking down, joined at the neck) and the phrase "Love: Transcendent".

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 13/08/2026

#Zine month day 13 is apropos of my current trip back to western NY: Screaming and Screaming into the Void by @thatdeafzinester.bsky.social. A raw and personal commentary on the struggles of Deaf/HH people, it’s a good reminder of how easy it is to unintentionally exert privilege.

A book with art of a screaming mouth. The text is

screaming
and
screaming
into the
VOID

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 13/08/2026

#Zine month day 12 is a #TTRPG! Who Keeps the Dog? by Amber Griffin. The premise is so sad! But the game is really well presented and the art is fantastic. Using the dog as a game mechanic is inspired.

The cover art is two people at a table with a dog underneath. The text says “WHO KEEPS THE DOG?
a 200 word RPG
by Amber Griffin”

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 12/08/2026

#Zine month day 11 is this promotional zine from the UW student mycology club. It has some fun collages of Petri dish art and some truly impressive mushroom finds. It also gets on the #Jimothy bandwagon.

A small zine that has a drawing of a mushroom on the cover. It says “STUDENT MYCOLOGY CLUB
2026 SMG ZINE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON”

The back of the zine has three drawings of Jimothy the raccoon in different poses. It also says “Jimothy says connect to your fungal surroundings”

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👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

i encourage all of you, regardless of your age, to not take this shit advice

FORTUNE
Gen Z job seekers should be willing to work for free, long hours, 'willing to do anything, says Squarespace
СМО
BY ORIANNA ROSA ROYLE
July 20, 2024 at 3:00 AM PDT

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 11/08/2026

Tonight’s #Zine had to be a short one for brain reasons. Night 10 is Your Bitter Poison Words by Nik Fuqua: A poem of pain and heartache and anger. It packs a lot of emotion in such a physically small package, and the art emphasizes the almost nightmarish quality of the piece.

A very small page (2 inches square) with a drawing of a pair of arms holding a sign that says “Your Bitter Poison Words.” The first lines of the poem are also visible:

“The poison
Spilling up and out of my own mouth.”

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 09/08/2026

Day 9 of #Zine month: Off the Path by Sofia Martin. A really cute comic about a food delivery robot that gets sidetracked. Very relevant to current issues and a much more hopeful take on the automation social issues.

A small booklet with the title “Off the Path” in hand lettering. The art is a set of leafless trees beside a snowy path. The book is by Sofia Martin.

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 09/08/2026

#Zine month day 8 is Sit Crooked and Talk Straight by Ali and @entanged-roots.bsky.social. Powerfully moving and frank, the author pulls no punches in their call to action. The author calls for direct, meaningful intervention in support of those suffering under genocide.

A zine with a cover photo of a cup full of dark coffee. The title “Sit Crooked and Talk Straight” is in hand lettering around the cup, with the subtitle “candid photos and reflections over Armenian coffee” at the bottom of the page.

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Sam Zimmerman (he/him) @typhosgames.itch.io · 08/08/2026

Day 7 of #Zine month: Poetry Notes by @notwolverine.bsky.social. The concept of just publishing your half-finished poems, coarse metaphors and rough rhymes feels really cathartic. “Sometimes, workshopping is overrated.” It reminds me of “perfect is the enemy of done.” Inspiring.

A small paper with the title “Poetry Notes” and the subtitle “poems on the fly”

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Your Evil Twin, Skippy 🇵🇸 🏳️‍⚧️ @twinskippy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams: “There’s a lot of discourse around trans athletes and what they can compete in. I would welcome a trans athlete on my team or against my team. Anytime. I don’t think it’s a problem in the world, it’s just another way to kind of attack trans people.”

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