Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Despite all the problems I cause for myself with it, I think I can never give up using Linux now. This morning I had a login error on one of my programs and I solved it by downloading something called "gnome-keyring". Sierra Games-ass behaviour. 000
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Every day it gets a little more tempting to start my exegesis by quoting the epigraph from "Huckleberry Finn" 000
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Getting a good grade in fucking up my hard drive, something that is normal to want and possible to achieve. 000
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorRossyDoesDrawings (commissions open) @rossydoesdrawings.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Here is isopods 221574490
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Aaand new pinned post up. Let's not talk about how long I'd let the old one get out of date.... 000
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Hey, what's up? Have some relevant links! W&M website: whimsyandmetaphor.com Get W&M books and/or short stories: lo-fi.com/whimsyandmet...whimsyandmetaphor.comWhimsy and MetaphorPurveyor of Fine Falsehoods 000
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I know 30 is "basically dead" according to the Internet today but tbh being over 30 kind of rules. Frankly, I cannot stress enough how fucking awesome it is to have experience and context that I can apply to problems I encounter in everyday life. 110
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorGail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Bookmarking these, Grand Guignol looks right up my alley. 0285
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Turns out there's a hobby equivalent of "this would be so good if it was good" and that phrase is "Dammit, this would be so easy if it was easy". 000
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Code file comment: This code is important and easy to break; please only edit this if you know what you are doing. Me: Understandable. I shall exercise due caution and change nothing. Delenn, my darling kitty cat and child: Man, this keyboard has never looked more steppable on. 121
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorQueer Zest Zine Fest @queerzestzinefest.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Queer Zest Zine Fest 100% ONLINE September 2026 Tabler apps due August 7! forms.gle/mMXzihYnYJ... Worskhop apps due August 14! forms.gle/cExb48WMw7... Tablers get a page on our website that links to their online store. Workshops are on Zoom and recorded for YouTube with your permission. 1/2 1911
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorCandace the Magnificent 🔜 PAXU @thecandacemarie.bsky.social · 14/07/2026TABLE ONE: THIS SATURDAY! Join us as we raise money for @dotsrpg.org playing FIST! GM: @awillmscream.lol Players: @keithachu.bsky.social @spacevalkyries.bsky.social @ohheyitsjared.bsky.social See you at noon! Twitch.tv/candacethemagnificent #actualplay #charitystream #disabilitypridemonth 05229
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 07/07/2026addertwist.itch.io/creature-of-... Oh look it's a Lasers and Feelings hack by a super cool designer. It has puns and beasts and you should go check it out.addertwist.itch.ioCreature Of Habit by Bramble "AdderTwist" CrocutaYou are a terrible Beast, living in a terrible balance. 000
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Positive Affirmations: Everything I fail at is STILL a skill I add to my ever-increasing roster of things I can do half-well in some circumstances and allows me to bullshit my way through a new and exciting genre of self-inflicted problem. 000
Reposted by Whimsy And Metaphorarpad okay @arpadokay.bsky.social · 02/07/2026the problem with this narrative is it erases the labor done by archivists. nobody discovers information in an archive, it is intentionally placed there 24512
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Who needs romance when you can pack your housemate a lunch and send them to work with googly eyes on their pumpkin cube? 210
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorAntranig Sarian @antharmo.bsky.social · 30/05/2026My PhD project turned detective card game will be launching its Kickstarter campaign on June 19th. I'll be up at Sydney/Gadigal Supernova to promote it in a silly judge outfit, come say hi! www.kickstarter.com/projects/big... 021
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Oh, go on, add another variable to the script, I'm not driving. 000
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Not actually sick anymore, just gooey and displeased. 000
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorThe Devil Kitty @feles-diabolica.bsky.social · 07/06/2026These stories are AMAZING. 194
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorAndrew Gillis @andrewgillis.bsky.social · 25/05/2026People need to play my game We Contain Solitudes. Melancholy, a time loop, and deep character work. Grab a friend and die together. sevencrowsgames.itch.io/we-contain-s...sevencrowsgames.itch.ioWe Contain Solitudes by Seven Crows GamesA 2 player TTRPG about troubled souls trapped in a time loop that plays out in prose and soliloquies. 23826
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorBrendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Deeply disrespectful to the entire Australian cultural sector that the Office of the Arts can't be bothered actually reading all the submissions people are working very hard on for the National Cultural Policy, and instead will be asking genAI for a summary. www.arts.gov.au/have-your-sa... 1119588
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorPidj @pidj.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I’ve crowdfunded a lot of zines! They’re available for digital purchase from my itch, and occasionally as print addons in subsequent campaigns. All of my games are stand alone and complete, using original systems to play with some mechanic or conceit I find interesting. itch.io/c/2502210/zi...itch.ioZines - Collection by pidjA collection by pidj 22215
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorCats Have No Lord @catshavenolord.itch.io · 14/05/2026When I started this bundle I put $5,000 as an aspirational goal, but we’re already there after only 4 days, and we’ve still got 16 days left to go. Thanks to everyone who’s picked it up already, and keep spreading the word about this! #TTRPG 16243
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorHayley G - Good Society 2E on Kickstarter now! @storybrewersroleplaying.com · 11/05/2026Have you ever aspired to the lofty heights of naming an English town? We're holding a competition to name a town in Habershire that will appear in an illustrated map in Good Society 2nd edition. More info here!: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...kickstarter.comUpdate 3: Name that Town Competition! + All about Habershire · Good Society: A Jane Austen RPG – 2nd EditionDearest reader,Perhaps you have always aspired to the lofty heights of naming an English town? Now is your chance! As I am here to officially open our 0101
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 01/05/2026It is once again that part of a coding project where I find myself strongly considering downloading random, barely-verified programs off of GitHub in order to solve my problems. 000
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorC.Z. Tacks @cztacks.bsky.social · 27/03/2026through gritted teeth, sweating blood: we stay silly 0134
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorHayley G - Good Society 2E on Kickstarter now! @storybrewersroleplaying.com · 05/02/2026A new edition of Good Society is set to grace the ton! With revised rules and additional sumptuous art, this new edition will be useful, usable and scandalously good looking. Check it out and help support this unique game of regency romance, scandal and drama! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...kickstarter.comComing soon: Good Society: A Jane Austen RPG – 2nd EditionNavigate the pitfalls of romance, reputation, manners, and marriage in the sumptuous new edition of this award-winning regency rpg. 915485
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 06/02/2026I'm sorry, whoever you are. I would dearly love to respond to the text message you just sent me. Unfortunately the phone is under the cat's ass and I do not control the speed at which he finishes his daily ablutions. 010
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorBrendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Really incredible, critical study of Australia's public funding ecology for game production by Zainab Darbas in MIA: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comCommercialisation, community, and culture: A production perspective on public arts funding for video games in Australia - Zainab Darbas, 2025Australia has a small but robust ecosystem of video game development, which has been supported by a patchwork arrangement of public arts funding since the early... 0133
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Congrats to all the #AurealisAward shortlistees! (Especially shoutout to the @csfg.org.au folks, yes I'm biased) (Also, I'm on this list! Yay for me being on this list!) aurealisawards.org/2026/02/01/2025-aurealis-awards-shortlist-announcement/aurealisawards.org2025 Aurealis Awards Shortlist AnnouncementWe congratulate the Aurealis Awards finalists for 2025! The 2025 Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier speculative fiction award, attracted more than 775 entries across 14 categories, including reco… 030
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Pre-first published novel, three. Post-first published novel, I think six, unless I'm forgetting any...? Though the stats might be weird, since one pre-pub and four post-pub trunked novels are getting either rewritten now I have better ideas or scavenged for parts for new novels, so... 000
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Sometimes I think about the fact that someone was tasked with translating Douglas Adams's books into Japanese. At first I felt sorry for that person, but actually, the more I think about it the more I prefer the idea that that person was actually a huge language nerd and fucking loved that job. 000
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorAaron Lim 林家丰 @ehronlime.bsky.social · 27/11/2025It's been fun reading responses to this, especially since I just threw it out there and went on with my day. Some people are answering very different versions of this question than I had in mind, and that's OK! But here's what I was thinking with this: 1192
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorAaron Lim 林家丰 @ehronlime.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Cool to see more people running @munkao.bsky.social’s Kala Mandala 184
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 04/11/2025The struggle, when wanting to post a quip about a satirical movie, between feeling secure knowing I'm not famous enough to break containment and knowing one takes one's life into one's own hands posting one-line opinions on social media. Anyway, Mickey 17 is the squeaky rubber mallet of satire. 040
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorDaniel Locke 🎉 Rose Tinted Spectacular Aug 12th🎉 @daniellocke.bsky.social · 09/10/2025🏝️Islands of Weirdhope is a game about fighting monsters 🌊Islands of Weirdhope is a game about navigating choppy waters ❤️Islands of Weirdhope is a game about finding friends & discovering community 👈Islands of Weirdhope is about game about today. 👀Follow it: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...backerkit.comISLANDS OF WEIRDHOPE - AN ECO MOFOS GAME!! - Sail the Seas to forge a better worldFrom Copy/Paste Co-op - ISLANDS OF WEIRDHOPE - AN ECO MOFOS GAME!! - Sail the Seas to forge a better world 0137
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Best part about having a vague at best sense of time is when you spend the whole day thinking it's Wednesday when it's actually Tuesday and you suddenly get a magical whole extra day in your week. 110
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Hey hey all! It's WMWAC stream day tomorrow! I'm trying to get a bunch of outline on the page, so we're doing coworking!. Bring a project, we'll do some chatting about creativity and the WMWAC project, some timed working sprints. 10am AEST, Friday 26th Sep. twitch.tv/whimsyandmet...twitch.tvTwitchTwitch is the world 010
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 22/09/2025It is with mild to moderate disappointment that my quest to keep a Google-free phone ended today. Several mission-critical apps won't work on the phone because they have a security check that is tied inherently to Google Play's systems. Still not putting e-mail on the damn thing though. 020
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Just gave myself a mini-heart-attack by accidentally shifting all the dates one day of the week forward on my paper month planner, so that's how *my* day is going. 010
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Decided to ignore my responsibilities and play Kentucky: Route Zero. I'm like five minutes in but I'm kind of loving the map navigation system? 020
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorBrendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 04/09/2025BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! @mahliann.bsky.social, @marcuscarter.com, and myself have combined our collective brains and written a wide-reaching introduction to the complex and interdisciplinary field of Game Studies in this forthcoming book for Polity. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b... 12495115
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorSteve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 03/09/2025Jay Dragon, Possum Creek founder and Lead Game Designer at Steve Jackson Games, will present a FREE lecture at Auburn University's College of Liberal Arts! You can hear her presentation on September 4 beginning 4:00pm CST. Visit Auburn's website to learn more. #possumcreek #stevejacksongames 013134
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorMandii 👻 watch Ghost Stamp on YouTube! @themandii.bsky.social · 30/08/2025🎉BIPOC Artists in TTRPGs Starter Pack!🎉 This time we're highlighting POC artists who showcase TTRPG related artworks covering a many areas: characters, creatures/monsters, items, maps & more! Share around + tag artists not already listed💜 Feel free to share your work below! go.bsky.app/46s3i4J 11153121
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorAP. | Maps and Games @ap-cartography.bsky.social · 27/08/2025When I first considered creating this itch jam (hmm that doesn't sound tasty) I honestly thought it'd maybe get 20 people, at best, interested in joining. 18 days left before it begins and there are 50 folks down for it! I am honestly so exicted to see what cosy whimsy things people will make! 💚itch.ioCosy Whimsical Fantasy JamA game jam from 2025-09-15 to 2025-10-31 hosted by AP.. Welcome to the first ever Cosy Whimsical Fantasy Jam! This is for anyone to make a tabletop role playing game or game-related content with a cos... 043
Whimsy And Metaphor @whimsyandmetaphor.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Best part of moving to a new area is when there are local markets for a diaspora you haven't lived near before, and the subsequent experience of going a little bit silly in the imports, preserves, and cheese aisles.. 020
Reposted by Whimsy And Metaphorpr0mythean @pr0mythean.bsky.social · 25/08/2025I see some familiar names short-listed for the ARPIAs! Best Stream: CASTLETON @winterstalesco.bsky.social Best Emerging Creator: @davidwaldron.bsky.social Best Scenario: 'RESORT', BY @katclay.com Game of the Year: 'CARTOGRAPH', BY @ravensridgeco.bsky.social www.arpia.org/arpia-2025-s...arpia.orgAnnouncing the 2025 ARPIA Awards ShortlistThe Australian Role-Playing Industry Awards (ARPIA) are proud to announce the shortlist for the 2025 awards. The ARPIAs celebrate the creativity, innovation, and passion of Australia’s tabletop rol… 1137
Reposted by Whimsy And MetaphorWyrdle (They/them) @wyrdle.bsky.social · 27/08/2025A while back I made a "textbook" zine about zine folding. AKA breaking the preconception that a zine has to be done in that 8 page manner! Mostly encouraging different folding techniques, and light paper engineering! 24412