Cerin's Lair
@cerinslair.bsky.social
(He/Him) Welcome to my lair where I think big game thoughts and sometimes turn those thoughts into games.
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Check out Heart Heist: The Zine 🐲💙
Icon & banner: @lunchboxart.bsky.social
Find me: linktr.ee/cerinslair
Support me: ko-fi.com/cerinslair
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Cerin's Lair
@cerinslair.bsky.social
· Aug 19
Hello 🔵☁️! Call me Cerin.
Here to post abt my TTRPG projects, games/creators I like, game design, & sometimes Current Events™ in the tabletop space when I have the 🥄 for it.
BFA + Certificate in Game Design, so someone out there thinks I know what I'm doing. Find me/stuff I make: linktr.ee/cerinslair
Here to post abt my TTRPG projects, games/creators I like, game design, & sometimes Current Events™ in the tabletop space when I have the 🥄 for it.
BFA + Certificate in Game Design, so someone out there thinks I know what I'm doing. Find me/stuff I make: linktr.ee/cerinslair
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This comic isn't even an exaggeration. There's scores of people on literally every platform acting as if even the reasonable issues with AAA gaming means that all of video games is a wasteland. Meanwhile, there's a literal beautiful garden of every single indie game ever made
December 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This comic isn't even an exaggeration. There's scores of people on literally every platform acting as if even the reasonable issues with AAA gaming means that all of video games is a wasteland. Meanwhile, there's a literal beautiful garden of every single indie game ever made
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I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
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PSA: If you are based in the UK and want to check out the coolest indie game designers on itchio, you are likely to encounter this page.
And if like me, you don't want to pay for VPN, Tor Browser is your best friend.
www.torproject.org
And if like me, you don't want to pay for VPN, Tor Browser is your best friend.
www.torproject.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
PSA: If you are based in the UK and want to check out the coolest indie game designers on itchio, you are likely to encounter this page.
And if like me, you don't want to pay for VPN, Tor Browser is your best friend.
www.torproject.org
And if like me, you don't want to pay for VPN, Tor Browser is your best friend.
www.torproject.org
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Endangered Species of the Philippines 🇵🇭
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Endangered Species of the Philippines 🇵🇭
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I've had a horrible week.
⛈️
If y'all share this so people find my channel I'd be so grateful.
🥺
youtu.be/lnX47yuoRgo
🎙️
Please give it a chance!
🥰
These stories are the best I've ever written. Please help me, I just want people to enjoy my work!
🎺
#bookrecs #audiobooks #readersky #Raven+Bear
⛈️
If y'all share this so people find my channel I'd be so grateful.
🥺
youtu.be/lnX47yuoRgo
🎙️
Please give it a chance!
🥰
These stories are the best I've ever written. Please help me, I just want people to enjoy my work!
🎺
#bookrecs #audiobooks #readersky #Raven+Bear
The Knightbane's Prize
YouTube video by Bramble
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I've had a horrible week.
⛈️
If y'all share this so people find my channel I'd be so grateful.
🥺
youtu.be/lnX47yuoRgo
🎙️
Please give it a chance!
🥰
These stories are the best I've ever written. Please help me, I just want people to enjoy my work!
🎺
#bookrecs #audiobooks #readersky #Raven+Bear
⛈️
If y'all share this so people find my channel I'd be so grateful.
🥺
youtu.be/lnX47yuoRgo
🎙️
Please give it a chance!
🥰
These stories are the best I've ever written. Please help me, I just want people to enjoy my work!
🎺
#bookrecs #audiobooks #readersky #Raven+Bear
Gearing up to run a TTRPG that has some very specific needs.
(Pirate theme, west marshes, for coworkers, strict schedule restrictions - among a list of others).
Unfortunately, I couldn't find one that fit all of those needs. (Not looking for suggestions here)
(Pirate theme, west marshes, for coworkers, strict schedule restrictions - among a list of others).
Unfortunately, I couldn't find one that fit all of those needs. (Not looking for suggestions here)
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Gearing up to run a TTRPG that has some very specific needs.
(Pirate theme, west marshes, for coworkers, strict schedule restrictions - among a list of others).
Unfortunately, I couldn't find one that fit all of those needs. (Not looking for suggestions here)
(Pirate theme, west marshes, for coworkers, strict schedule restrictions - among a list of others).
Unfortunately, I couldn't find one that fit all of those needs. (Not looking for suggestions here)
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I know this may come across as unreasonable, but I feel like when I pick up an officially licensed TTRPG adaptation of some piece of media, it shouldn't be a coin toss whether there will be any mechanism for playing as the sorts of characters the game's ostensible source material is actually about.
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I know this may come across as unreasonable, but I feel like when I pick up an officially licensed TTRPG adaptation of some piece of media, it shouldn't be a coin toss whether there will be any mechanism for playing as the sorts of characters the game's ostensible source material is actually about.
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Alright, it's time...
This is Voidlight: A rules-bright sci-fi horror dungeon crawl where your only safety is a beam of light that shrinks every ten minutes.
Light on rules, bound to the dark.
100 playtesters battle tested this game and it's finally available!
farirpgs.itch.io/voidlight
This is Voidlight: A rules-bright sci-fi horror dungeon crawl where your only safety is a beam of light that shrinks every ten minutes.
Light on rules, bound to the dark.
100 playtesters battle tested this game and it's finally available!
farirpgs.itch.io/voidlight
October 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Alright, it's time...
This is Voidlight: A rules-bright sci-fi horror dungeon crawl where your only safety is a beam of light that shrinks every ten minutes.
Light on rules, bound to the dark.
100 playtesters battle tested this game and it's finally available!
farirpgs.itch.io/voidlight
This is Voidlight: A rules-bright sci-fi horror dungeon crawl where your only safety is a beam of light that shrinks every ten minutes.
Light on rules, bound to the dark.
100 playtesters battle tested this game and it's finally available!
farirpgs.itch.io/voidlight
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1. this is true
2. Itchio reviews are, unfortunately, only for the creator's eyes. if you want to write something kind for other potential player's to see, please make it a comment on the game-page instead.
no I don't know why it's set up this way but it is.
2. Itchio reviews are, unfortunately, only for the creator's eyes. if you want to write something kind for other potential player's to see, please make it a comment on the game-page instead.
no I don't know why it's set up this way but it is.
You know that kind review you left for an indie game on itch?
The creator read it and it meant the world to them. And they will go on to make more cool stuff because you took the time to say something positive.
Being nice is cool. Keep it up.
The creator read it and it meant the world to them. And they will go on to make more cool stuff because you took the time to say something positive.
Being nice is cool. Keep it up.
October 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
1. this is true
2. Itchio reviews are, unfortunately, only for the creator's eyes. if you want to write something kind for other potential player's to see, please make it a comment on the game-page instead.
no I don't know why it's set up this way but it is.
2. Itchio reviews are, unfortunately, only for the creator's eyes. if you want to write something kind for other potential player's to see, please make it a comment on the game-page instead.
no I don't know why it's set up this way but it is.
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If I see one more bad TTRPG take that boils down to "the game system you use actually doesn't matter at all" I am going to become some sort of creature.
January 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
If I see one more bad TTRPG take that boils down to "the game system you use actually doesn't matter at all" I am going to become some sort of creature.
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Hey guys, The Knightbane's Prize is out now. I'd appreciate it if people watched this. It's the best thing I've ever written and absolutely free on youtube.
#writesky #knights #Raven+Bear #QueerWriters #writers #booksky #fiction #fantasy #sci-fi #apocalypse #Fallout #Frieren #TheWitcher #Merlin
#writesky #knights #Raven+Bear #QueerWriters #writers #booksky #fiction #fantasy #sci-fi #apocalypse #Fallout #Frieren #TheWitcher #Merlin
September 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Hey guys, The Knightbane's Prize is out now. I'd appreciate it if people watched this. It's the best thing I've ever written and absolutely free on youtube.
#writesky #knights #Raven+Bear #QueerWriters #writers #booksky #fiction #fantasy #sci-fi #apocalypse #Fallout #Frieren #TheWitcher #Merlin
#writesky #knights #Raven+Bear #QueerWriters #writers #booksky #fiction #fantasy #sci-fi #apocalypse #Fallout #Frieren #TheWitcher #Merlin
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Look man, all I'm saying is if 75% of your how-to-GM advice amounts to "see those shiny toys on your players' character sheets? The best way to keep the story moving is to give them as few opportunities to play with them as possible", you may be playing the wrong game for the story you want to tell.
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Look man, all I'm saying is if 75% of your how-to-GM advice amounts to "see those shiny toys on your players' character sheets? The best way to keep the story moving is to give them as few opportunities to play with them as possible", you may be playing the wrong game for the story you want to tell.
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Alright, my dearies. Here we go. Join us for the ride?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Coming soon: Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Alright, my dearies. Here we go. Join us for the ride?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Looks like enshittification is coming for Microsoft OneNote. Does anyone know any good alternatives that support a similar level of organization and inter-notebook hyperlinks? This is going to *seriously* hinder my workflow.
August 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Looks like enshittification is coming for Microsoft OneNote. Does anyone know any good alternatives that support a similar level of organization and inter-notebook hyperlinks? This is going to *seriously* hinder my workflow.
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Comedy series about an evil wizard where in every episode they discover some Ancient Secret of Magic that will allow them to surpass their rivals and bring the world to its knees, and every episode they learn the hard way why modern wizards don't do it that way anymore.
August 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Comedy series about an evil wizard where in every episode they discover some Ancient Secret of Magic that will allow them to surpass their rivals and bring the world to its knees, and every episode they learn the hard way why modern wizards don't do it that way anymore.
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I just want to know where these ppl think ChatGPT got the em dash
People posting about how they’ve never seen em dashes used before the rise of ChatGPT are really great at telling folks they’ve never read a book before.
August 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I just want to know where these ppl think ChatGPT got the em dash
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This directly pertains to being LGBTQ+, making art, making LGBTQ+ art, and making adult content, and will affect your ability to do any of these on the internet. Go fill this out and tell them to clarify their guidelines and stand up to fascist censorship pressure. It takes five to ten minutes.
In the coming weeks, we're asking for feedback on our Community Guidelines. Your input will help ensure our Guidelines serve our users and are ready to support Bluesky's future.
To learn how to contribute, check out our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/0...
To learn how to contribute, check out our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Updated Terms and Policies - Bluesky
We’re updating the language in our terms and policies to better explain our approach and provide more detail.
bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This directly pertains to being LGBTQ+, making art, making LGBTQ+ art, and making adult content, and will affect your ability to do any of these on the internet. Go fill this out and tell them to clarify their guidelines and stand up to fascist censorship pressure. It takes five to ten minutes.
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Hi Itch, author of the original article here. Thanks for ignoring my repeated requests to comment, and then coming out of the woodwork days later to claim that my article - which verified each game's indexing status independently - is 'full of misinformation.'
You're full of it. (thread)
You're full of it. (thread)
This article is full of misinformation unfortunately. The games Wendy and co. are indexed: itch.io/search?type=...
I think maybe the person is confused because it doesn't show up in the autocomplete? Autocomplete only shows the top ~1000 games: itch.io/t/3361091/se...
I think maybe the person is confused because it doesn't show up in the autocomplete? Autocomplete only shows the top ~1000 games: itch.io/t/3361091/se...
Search results for 'krispy cat'
itch.io
August 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Hi Itch, author of the original article here. Thanks for ignoring my repeated requests to comment, and then coming out of the woodwork days later to claim that my article - which verified each game's indexing status independently - is 'full of misinformation.'
You're full of it. (thread)
You're full of it. (thread)
Ah yes, my old nemesis...
Coming up with Names for Characters and Places.
Coming up with Names for Characters and Places.
August 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Ah yes, my old nemesis...
Coming up with Names for Characters and Places.
Coming up with Names for Characters and Places.
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cancel your fucking game pass subscriptions already
Israel is using Microsoft Azure to store recordings of every phone call made by Palestinians in the occupied territories, then using AI to analyze the contents and select targets. Microsoft is (dubiously) claiming ignorance.
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
cancel your fucking game pass subscriptions already
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The person who invented the video game joystick has disappeared, they down right up and left.
July 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The person who invented the video game joystick has disappeared, they down right up and left.
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Great post for global numbers!
But for Itch, it's been reported (thank you community people who've shared side channel comms) that Stripe is the major processor bearing down on them. Note they made it hard to reach them.
If you're a Stripe customer, you can also contact support via website.
But for Itch, it's been reported (thank you community people who've shared side channel comms) that Stripe is the major processor bearing down on them. Note they made it hard to reach them.
If you're a Stripe customer, you can also contact support via website.
Welcome to the weekend! You made it sailor. Which censorious payment processor would you like to call first? Thanks to my moot @dieselbrain.bsky.social for the Stripe number, can confirm it works
stop-paypros.neocities.org
stop-paypros.neocities.org
July 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Great post for global numbers!
But for Itch, it's been reported (thank you community people who've shared side channel comms) that Stripe is the major processor bearing down on them. Note they made it hard to reach them.
If you're a Stripe customer, you can also contact support via website.
But for Itch, it's been reported (thank you community people who've shared side channel comms) that Stripe is the major processor bearing down on them. Note they made it hard to reach them.
If you're a Stripe customer, you can also contact support via website.
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Maybe we could find out.
Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
Collective Shout, the group that took credit for bullying Mastercard into recently censoring more platforms, stated that apparently it took them ~1000 phonecalls to convince them to give them what they wanted?
We got like way more people than that don't we?
We got like way more people than that don't we?
ok then. one angle of attack then needs to be actively bombarding Visa and Mastercard's phone numbers and emails.
are customer support phone numbers/emails the best avenue to start with or is there a better option?
are customer support phone numbers/emails the best avenue to start with or is there a better option?
July 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Maybe we could find out.
Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
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So you know how Steam updates their TOS to restrict "NSFW" content at the request of payment processors like Visa and Mastercard?
The group behind that pressure campaign is coming after Itch.io.
If you are selling books on itch, this concerns you.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
The group behind that pressure campaign is coming after Itch.io.
If you are selling books on itch, this concerns you.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Steam's new censorship rules in victory against 'porn sick brain rotted pedo gamer fetishists', and things only get weirder from there
Everyone hated that.
www.pcgamer.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
So you know how Steam updates their TOS to restrict "NSFW" content at the request of payment processors like Visa and Mastercard?
The group behind that pressure campaign is coming after Itch.io.
If you are selling books on itch, this concerns you.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
The group behind that pressure campaign is coming after Itch.io.
If you are selling books on itch, this concerns you.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
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Itch tip for game designers: Add links to your other games as the "Download & install instructions" in your Itch games. Use the embed codes to put them right there, easy to get. Help people find your other work!
July 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Itch tip for game designers: Add links to your other games as the "Download & install instructions" in your Itch games. Use the embed codes to put them right there, easy to get. Help people find your other work!