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Eric Lang @ericlang.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Studying marketing, as a discipline, with genuine curiosity, will make you a better game designer. Guaranteed. Or your money back.

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚩Clearing something up: this isn't from me. This is from WoGD. Trade dress makes this super confusing from a customer perspective. They need to correct it. WOGD is working on VTT assets as a part of their contractual obligation to me & backers of the Reforged Kickstarter. Thanks for flagging it!

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 25/08/2026

We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books. The short answer: page by page, by hand. You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it. Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/m...

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Anton_The_Storyteller - Honorary Matt Smith @antonkromoff.com · 21/08/2026

I had the pleasure of writing about my beloved #Ravenloft over at @popheist.com. Come check out my epic @wizkids.bsky.social 's minis, my extensive @dndbeyond.com collection of Ravenloft material, and why I'm stoked about the newest D&D offering to the Ravenloft library.

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

/peeks inside "Deathbringer!" "Pirate Borg!" "Dark Sun!" "D&D!" "The OSR!" TTRPG 💿🐎 is still a thing? /chortles and closes the door

A horse on a cd with a rainbow out its butt

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

LIVE ON BACKERKIT: Deathbringer TTRPG! Proud to be part of the adventure-writing team for the Deathbringer TTRPG by Professor DM! The line-up: Kelsey Dionne Luke Stratton Justin Alexander Brandon Gillam Ben Milton Bob World Builder And more! Join the fray: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Your D&D character Your ZWEIHANDER character

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We've opened up our 3rd Party License to make it easier than ever to create & publish your own ZWEIHANDER RPG game content! Shout-out to Pirate Borg + Mork Borg for setting the standard for creator-first licensing: sllswrd.games/license Join us at discord.gg/Zweihander

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Here’s the response we sent to World of Game Design this morning. We’ve set a clear expectation: provide a firm production and delivery schedule by Monday, or we will move forward with our attorney to resolve the matter 🧵

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Hey everyone, Daniel here. I heard back from Jared at World of Game Design at 4:08pm CST. He shared that they plan to deliver a full response, including delivery dates and additional details, within the next 24 hours. He noted this may come late tonight given the amount of work involved.

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Hey gang, I want to be transparent with you all, especially as our backers who have put their trust in us. We’re in a difficult position right now. World of Game Design has still not provided firm delivery dates or clear commitments for Zweihander Reforged. 🧵

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Strahd may die tonight. But more than likely, it's gonna be the PCs. #OSR

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I’m thrilled to be writing an adventure for Dungeoncraft's Deathbringer Kickstarter! I grabbed the Prof's first release back in 2022. His videos pulled me back to the ❤️ of old school D&D. If you live for OSR play or Shadowdark, this one’s for you 🤘🏻 kickstarter.deathbringer.com

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Scott Fitzgerald Gray @scottfgray.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

The #CORE20RPG is a new approach to d20 fantasy, built on a foundation of freeform characters with no classes and no levels. It turns the aging “pass/fail” core d20 mechanic into fuel for shared storytelling — and you can play for free right now! core20rpg.blogspot.com/p/the-core20... 1/

The covers of the CORE20 playtest PDFs, with art with Xavier Beaudlet. The “Playtest Player’s Guide” features an adventurer and their white tiger companion looking out at a haunted tower. The “Playtest Magic Grimoire” features an adventurer stepping into a glowing portal in a dark forest. The “Playtest GM Guidelines” features a shadowy archway opening up into a jungle ruin. And the “Playtest Creature Package” features a red dragon awaiting an adventurer standing in the entrance to their cavern lair.

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Justice Ramin Arman @justiceraminarman.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

It's a great time to join the D&D Studio! We have two open roles on the D&D Game Design Team as of this week: Game Design Manager Game Editor You can apply to these and other roles within the Wizards Tower here: careers.hasbro.com/careers?quer... #dnd #WOTCstaff

The artwork of the Sage background in the 2024 Player's Handbook: a cosmic arrangement of magical orreries and other astrological devices

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Ryan Dancey’s take about replacing game inventors with AI at Alderac aged like milk. AEG has now parted ways with him. This is a cottage industry. Put artists and creators first. The moment we replace human creativity with AI, we lose what's special about games.

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This Effin’ GM @thiseffingm.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I couldn’t be happier with the amount of support this has gotten. Thank you all so much. It really means the world to me

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Shannon Appelcline @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

MONDAY'S WORDS: * updated Grim & Perilous Studios company history for the Designers & Dragons: The '10s (added about 1,500w) 🧵1

Zweihänder Reforged cover. A group of medieval dark-fantasy characters look at the reader.

Zweihänder Reforged cover: A woman with a blade a weird chin stairs foreward.

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Mark is creative. Mark is awesome. And you should back Mark's latest Kickstarter! Link below 👇🏻

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

🚨Update on NOCTURNE GOTHIC HORROR OSR! This is my "what if Ravenloft x Shadowdark" with a ground-up rebuilt osr system. After 14 long months, we are approaching public playtesting. Spider00x created the character sheet to fold as a brochure for one-shots & to work as 8.5x11.

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𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐌 @gcbaccaris.itch.io · 13/01/2026

It's #PortfolioDay again and I'm urgently looking for remote work in game writing/narrative design‼️ I’ve been an indie dev for 10 years and I have worked with clients in the industry since 2019. I also create the Twine Grimoire and volunteer with IFTF. 🪄 gcbaccaris.com 🪩 patreon.com/gcbaccaris

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Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 06/02/2026

Ken “Whit” Whitman, notorious in tabletop gaming for various get rich schemes and scams, is back trying to promote a Best Tabletop Designers of All Time Facebook page where he ranks creators using generative AI slop entries and art. Please don’t feed the troll.

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

It's February, which means it's time for another update on Zweihander Reforged! Read within, some good and sad news to share. Silver lining: four adventures for you to sink your teeth into. Enjoy: www.kickstarter.com/projects/zwe...

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Last year, I had the opportunity to play THESE BLOODY SAILS with Will, Zac, and Steven. Here's what happened: Cronenbergian flamingo body horror x Pirate Borg I enjoyed it. And you will too ttrpg fam. Now on KS for #ZineQuest www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🏴‍☠️ Do you like Pirate Borg? 🛥️ Do you like shipwrecks? 🦩 Are you into weird flamingo ttrpg horror? Take to the high seas with These Bloody Sails for #ZineQuest on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...

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PIRATE BORG: These Bloody Sails

A wild nautical adventure zine full of bizarre locations, rules for travel and chase scenes, and random tables for your crew!

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Tania Herrero @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Got interviewed in Rascal News! Super appreciate the interest in our project, thanks a lot!

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Time tracking in Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop RPGs is a waste of time. The more I think about time tracking in Dungeons and Dragons and other tabletop RPGs, the less important it feels. What actually matters is session pacing. 🧵

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Charlie is awesome. Please give him a follow!

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Smoggy 🇦🇺 @juggle-bubble.itch.io · 18/01/2026

I ran The Slow Knife today at our Midsummer Nights #ttrpg mini-con today in Brisbane Australia. We had Zweihander, Kids on Bikes, Cartograph, Mythic Bastionland, and D&D also running thanks to Springfield Gamers and Brisbane Social RPG groups. Full tables and smiling faces!

Players enjoying a TTRPG at our mini-con.

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

This is another game I wrote a_lot of questions for with University Games!

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Gatekeep your table, not the hobby. We have an ardent rule at our table: we only play D&D with people we'd hang out with beyond the game.

Gatekeep your table, not the hobby.

Have an ardent rule at our table: we only play D&D with people we'd hang out with beyond the game.

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Learning a new TTRPG has a ton of friction points. And if you zoom out far enough, a lot of that boils down to UX. Publishers have a lot to learn from UX designers, and honestly, from the indie folks who already build with the reader and the table in mind. 🧵

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Scott Fitzgerald Gray @scottfgray.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

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Seth Skorkowsky @sskorkowsky.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Two of the more toxic TTRPG fans are 1- The Grognard who belittles any edition, mechanic, or playstyle developed after they finished high school 2- The Newer is Best hipster who insists anything but the latest micro-genre indie game is outdated shit for dinosaurs They're 2 sides of the same asshole

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Every time I crack open an AD&D book 📖

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DANIEL D. FOX @zweihanderrpg.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

"They didn't." - The Narrator TTRPG and D&D fam, be aware that Zak S is on Bluesky. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zak_Smith

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Zak Smith - Wikipedia

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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 21/01/2026

Hey, folks, can I both commit capitalism and get a bit personal for a moment? I wanna talk a bit about the upcoming Kickstarter for the fourth edition of Mutants & Masterminds. (I'm probably gonna be doing a LOT of this for the next five weeks, so now's your time to mute or unfollow me.)

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Coming soon: Mutants & Masterminds 4th Edition RPG

A new edition of our classic superhero TTRPG with updated and streamlined game systems, more options, and a new look!

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Matt Forbeck @forbeck.com · 20/01/2026

While I was at PAGE, the Narrator Bundles for the Marvel Multiverse RPG arrived! They look fantastic — I mean, check out that Alex Ross artwork on the screens — and I can't wait to try them out.

Cover for the Core Rulebook Narrator Bundle, featuring loads of Marvel characters in a massive fight.

The screen for the Core Rulebook Narrator Bundle, featuring dozens of Marvel characters.

The cover of the X-Men Narrator Bundle, featuring several X-Men characters heading toward you.

The screen from the X-Men Narrator Bundle, featuring Alex Ross's homage to Jim Lee's cover for X-Men #1, which pits the mutant heroes against Magneto.

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