Reposted by VedroidAftermath @aftermath.site · 06/10/2026Dungeons & Dragons, Duel Masters, and Magic: The Gathering teams unionize at Hasbro aftermath.site/magic-the-gath... 121097256
Vedroid @vedroid.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As an aside, 5e/VtM crossover has come out & it's a mess. Like, the authors couldn't decide whether the disciplines should be standalone feats, feat lines or subclass features, so they went with all three mess. 010
Reposted by VedroidJohn Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 03/10/2026ARS MAGICA DEFINITIVE FOR FREE! Well, the text at least. Thanks to OriginalMadman and friends, it's all on GitHub in Markdown format, and I just set it up as a free download on @drivethrurpg.com: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...drivethrurpg.comArs Magica Definitive Edition Markdown Text | Atlas Games | Atlas Games | DriveThruRPGTwenty years after the original release of 5th Edition comes Ars Magica Definitive Edition! While the underlying manuscript is the 5th Edition text, extensive revisions reflect decades of play. It inc... 413672
Reposted by VedroidBruno Dies @brunodias.dev · 28/09/2026It really doesn't make sense to attribute those job losses to AI-the-technology, because if that were the case we'd be observing AI outputs displacing conventional entertainment products, and they're clearly not. Rather, the impact of AI is that AI-the-business is crowding out other investment. 171472489
Reposted by VedroidAaron Ross Powell @aaronrosspowell.com · 27/09/2026If you were into TTRPGs in the late 90s and early 2000s, you might remember a website I ran called the Gaming Outpost. It was, for a time, the biggest TTRPG site out there, was the birthplace of indie RPGs, and the early home of several now prominent designers. It went offline 20 years ago.gamingoutpost.comThe Gaming OutpostArticles, reviews, and forums from the Gaming Outpost. 32711
Reposted by VedroidGabriel Kahn @gabekahn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026U.S. military sends top-secret F-35 parts by UPS from Australia. China intercepts package in Hong Kong, won't give it back.bloomberg.comChina Is Holding Sensitive F-35 Parts Diverted to Hong KongThe Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia, people briefed ... 71655185
Reposted by VedroidJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Scoop: Meta's Muse AI can make phone calls. Internally, Meta has told employees that many of these calls will be made by human beings in a call center: www.404media.co/meta-tests-m...404media.coMeta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center"This has potential for so much negative PR. It could portray us as ‘their AI is not good enough so they still need humans’ kind of coverage for this launch." 26477179
Reposted by Vedroid🎃Farmer GaddAAAHH!!!!🎃 @farmergadda.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I guess World of Game design is??? Buying out failed kickstarters and "fulfilling" them quickly with AI slop to create a list of "completed" projects to establish themselves in the industry. 127940
Reposted by VedroidThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 15/09/2026China warns of new arms race after US confirms deployment of space weaponsirishtimes.comChina warns of new arms race after US confirms deployment of space weaponsAnalysts warn of an acceleration in high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbit 75330
Reposted by VedroidAaron Trammell @aarontram.bsky.social · 13/09/2026♥️🔥♥️🔥♥️🔥♥️🔥♥️🔥♥️🔥♥️ ITS HERE!!!!! This book is about how game design on a whole, counterintuitively, became less imaginative because of Dungeons & Dragons. We often talk about Dungeons & Dragons as the ultimate fantasy. A pure domain of imagination where absolutely anything is possible. 718431
Reposted by VedroidSteve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 11/09/2026Steve Jackson will be stepping down as CEO to focus on game design and development. Please help us congratulate longtime SJ Games staff member Sabrina Gonzalez on her new role as CEO! Managing Editor Allison Page has become our COO. 817833
Reposted by VedroidVeGOREpunk AuHORROR @vegapunk-aurora.bsky.social · 01/09/2026*Mr Beast voice* I HELPED THIS WOMAN TURN A ROOM FULL OF STRAW INTO GOLD USING ONLY A SPINNING WHEEL! IF SHE CAN'T GUESS MY NAME IN THREE DAYS, I'M TAKING HER BABY! 3071701854
Vedroid @vedroid.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Demons with snake eyes? Pfft, any D20 dungeon crawler has faced worse... 010
Vedroid @vedroid.bsky.social · 15/08/2026There was a renowned, critically acclaimed classic movie that started the same. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCR4...youtube.comBattleship Potemkin (1925) Full Movie in HD English SubtitlesYouTube video by Harry Steiman 000
Reposted by VedroidCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/08/2026RBADVISERS: “.. Yet another inflation impulse. The US basically has NO STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE (SPR) anymore.” 20229941099
Vedroid @vedroid.bsky.social · 08/08/2026It is appropriate for a tribute to the Nineties game to include a Nineties sidebar. 000
Reposted by VedroidAndrew Gillis @andrewgillis.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Hey friends, the Dark Ages playtest by myself and @wildwoodsgames.bsky.social is now live on my itch page. You are invited to download it for free and play it. sevencrowsgames.itch.io/dark-agessevencrowsgames.itch.ioDark Ages by Seven Crows GamesA post-apocalyptic, historical fantasy game of personal ambition, community strife, rights claimed and rights denied. 713868
Vedroid @vedroid.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Finishing Neoreaction: A Basilisk by @eruditorumpress.com. 020
Vedroid @vedroid.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I believe there's a DitV retroclone on DriveThruRPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2...drivethrurpg.comDriveThruRPG - The Largest RPG Download Store!Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format. 000
Vedroid @vedroid.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Wasn't there a faction of animatronic operators in Cyberpunk v3? Densai or something? 110
Reposted by Vedroid🍁 Levi Kornelsen @levikornelsen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026This is much bigger news than one might expect; this bullshit has been dragging some TTRPG producers into Very Bad Financial Times for a Very Long Time.comicsbeat.comIt's over: Diamond Estate and Consignment Group reach settlementThe Consignment Group, the Diamond Estate and Sparkle pop have some to a settlement after months of negotiations 1328
Reposted by VedroidTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 30/07/2026"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comAI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of DebtAI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt. 10355932419
Vedroid @vedroid.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Do you have lshw or dmidecode installed? These allow to get RAM info from terminal among other things. 011
Reposted by VedroidAaron Trammell @aarontram.bsky.social · 26/07/2026(Also this other bad boy is on the way soon, too…STAY TUNED!!!!) 43612
Reposted by VedroidWobbuPalooza @wobbupalooza.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Did you know Traveller's Marc W. Miller and others designed ~4 or more educational roleplaying games ca. 1972-1974--before D&D? Here's a 🧵 with a few thoughts about this ... 54717
Reposted by VedroidKotaku @kotaku.com · 21/07/2026After several years running touting its big push to develop video games in-house, Hasbro has canceled multiple in-development projects and seems to be backing off. kotaku.com/hasbro-56-million-impair…kotaku.comHasbro's Big Video Game Push Is Already StrugglingWell, that didn't last long 3417
Vedroid @vedroid.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Hard Wired Island uses maintenance costs instead of purchase price, so a lot of a heavily cybered-up character's payout goes simply to maintain their implants. 120
Reposted by VedroidPOCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 15/07/2026Some serious news. #Pathfinder #TTRPG share.google/rQ8gsSz8qq7R...share.googlePathfinder 2e creators Paizo end partnership with Archives of Nethys, which offers most of the D&D alternative's ruleset for free"We have been told the reason for this decision is that our website has not produced royalties for Paizo." 2165
Vedroid @vedroid.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I'd say it's likelier than a Demon or Wraith reboot. There was a Changeling/Fae antagonist in Hunter5, for instance. 010
Reposted by VedroidLord Chris Hanrahan (He/Him) @chrishanrahan.bsky.social · 12/07/2026This is an interesting read: www.npr.org/2026/07/12/n...npr.orgWhat a Monopoly importer learned when it tried to make things in the U.S.A.After getting hit with tariffs for the imported board games he sells, Jonathan Silva decided to see if he could produce a version of his Monopoly game in the United States. This is what he learned. 041
Reposted by VedroidUnited Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Today is a momentous day for the workers of Arena! After months of planning, waiting and organizing, our dream is finally a reality; the votes have been counted, and our union of UWOTC-CWA has been officially elected. From this day forward, we have a union! 13255081737
Reposted by Vedroidfrankenstonk's monster @stonkers.bsky.social · 23/06/2026every time you see a headline that begins with “we have to,” replace the “we” with “you” and you’ll immediately understand the purpose of the piece and the power dynamics at play 7855311581
Reposted by VedroidChloé Stawski @chlowski.bsky.social · 22/06/2026"Just a whisper. I hear it in my ghost." 3857551188
Reposted by Vedroid🍁 Levi Kornelsen @levikornelsen.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Vampire: The Masquerade for 5.5e D&D, and I'm not joking.dndbeyond.comQ3 2026: Partnered Content Release ScheduleDiscover the horror, magic, and adventure arriving from partnered creators on D&D Beyond this quarter, from eldritch hunts and vampire powers to Gre... 207010
Reposted by Vedroidmoka !! @mokadevs.itch.io · 06/02/2026so twisted #otd #minifemslashfeb2026 343174829
Vedroid @vedroid.bsky.social · 09/06/2026But D&D is not medieval, it's ren faire (hence, Kirk and Spock may show up with phasers). 040
Reposted by VedroidShannon Appelcline @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 09/06/2026We've heard for a while how much Diamond Comics' theft of consigned products, combined with exclusivity deals, was impacting @greenroninpub.bsky.social . This it the first report I'm aware of on @paizo.com impacts. TL;DR. Millions of dollars of loss & now layoffs.paizo.comPaizo Restructuring: A Difficult Update About Our Future | Paizo Blog<p>Over the last year, Paizo has been navigating one of the most challenging periods in our company’s history. I want to speak to you directly about what happened, how it has affected us, an... 210349
Reposted by VedroidRPG Trader @rpgtrader.com · 09/06/2026RPG TRADER IS NOW LIVE. FOR REAL. 🔥 Tell your friends, fellow creatives, imaginary dragons and your followers! We’ve already got: ⚔️ 250+ creators 📚 1,500+ RPG products live (and more on the way) 🌍 A marketplace built for indie RPG chaos in the best way 👉 RPG Trader is officially open. 19578334
Vedroid @vedroid.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Grace Hopper, most likely. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_H...en.wikipedia.orgGrace Hopper - Wikipedia 021
Reposted by VedroidKieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Hugely sad. We've lost John Blanche. It's hard to know where to begin. He set fire to a generation's imagination, and those fires show no sign of stopping burning. His work very much illuminated the darkness. 202505741
