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Common, Recalled, Obscure
Landmark, Hidden, Secret reframed for character knowledge.
elmc.at
What if I change Landmark, Hidden, Secret to use for character knowledge? idk!
elmc.at/common-recal...
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Blog enthusiasts!
It's been a huge community effort. We're proud to present WE READ THE BLOGGIES.
The year's best blogging coming to you - in audio form.
A show to SAVE YOUR EYES and SOOTHE YOUR EARS.
Catch up on all your Bloggies reading before voting commences next week!
#ttrpg #podcast #blog
It's been a huge community effort. We're proud to present WE READ THE BLOGGIES.
The year's best blogging coming to you - in audio form.
A show to SAVE YOUR EYES and SOOTHE YOUR EARS.
Catch up on all your Bloggies reading before voting commences next week!
#ttrpg #podcast #blog
We Read The Bloggies
Games Podcast · We’re volunteers turning Bloggies-nominated blog posts into audio. So you can enjoy them anywhere, in a more accessible format.
podcasts.apple.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Huge thanks to all the volunteers and bloggers. This project wouldn't exist without you
More episodes are on the way!
We'll publish them as soon as we can
More episodes are on the way!
We'll publish them as soon as we can
The awesome @bommyknocker.bsky.social, @elmc.at, Grace of Choir of Fire @seraphimseraphina.bsky.social and many community members have organized a group recording effort of every Bloggies post as podcast episodes inspired by Blogs on Tape!https://podcast.bloggies.org/
We Read The Bloggies (@WeReadTheBloggies) • Activity
We’re volunteers turning Bloggies-nominated blog posts into audio. So you can enjoy them anywhere, in a more accessible format.
podcast.bloggies.org
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Huge thanks to all the volunteers and bloggers. This project wouldn't exist without you
More episodes are on the way!
We'll publish them as soon as we can
More episodes are on the way!
We'll publish them as soon as we can
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A group of volunteers is recording as many of the nominees for the Bloggies as possible, and uploading them as a podcast! I’m helping out a bit with this, and I’ve recorded a few already! Come listen at the link below, Spotify, and several other podcast platforms!
podcast.bloggies.org
podcast.bloggies.org
We Read The Bloggies (@WeReadTheBloggies) • Activity
We’re volunteers turning Bloggies-nominated blog posts into audio. So you can enjoy them anywhere, in a more accessible format.
podcast.bloggies.org
February 11, 2026 at 12:17 AM
A group of volunteers is recording as many of the nominees for the Bloggies as possible, and uploading them as a podcast! I’m helping out a bit with this, and I’ve recorded a few already! Come listen at the link below, Spotify, and several other podcast platforms!
podcast.bloggies.org
podcast.bloggies.org
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That's right, you can now try Intergalactic Bastionland in a very early, messy state.
www.bastionland.com/2026/02/inte...
www.bastionland.com/2026/02/inte...
Intergalactic Bastionland Public Playtest
Intergalactic Bastionland is now ready for public playtesting. Go here to find everything you need . We're a way off the Kickstarter yet, ...
www.bastionland.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
That's right, you can now try Intergalactic Bastionland in a very early, messy state.
www.bastionland.com/2026/02/inte...
www.bastionland.com/2026/02/inte...
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Attack every part of the character sheet, even your name and character portrait.
Damage Tokens - This Vorpal Coil
Mausritter is a fantastic game – very few get as close as it does to the Platonic ideal of a post-OSR ruleset, covering so much ground yet remaining so brief. While most of it essentially reimplements...
vorpalcoil.bttg.net
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Attack every part of the character sheet, even your name and character portrait.
Let's go!!!
The Bloggies Nominees are here!
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
This year's Bloggies Nominees
Over 90+ blog posts. And a surprise category for 2026.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Let's go!!!
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Honered to be in the bloggies. Excited for the voting. Scared because my blog is up against the great @jeffstormer.gobirds.online.
Go birbs?
Go birbs?
The Bloggies Nominees are here!
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
This year's Bloggies Nominees
Over 90+ blog posts. And a surprise category for 2026.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Honered to be in the bloggies. Excited for the voting. Scared because my blog is up against the great @jeffstormer.gobirds.online.
Go birbs?
Go birbs?
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From the brilliant mind of Magnolia Keep comes a high-octane blogpost about video games and elfgames!
I played Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 last month, and I think a lot of what made it fresh can be ported over to your campaign with very little trouble.
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2026/02/what...
I played Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 last month, and I think a lot of what made it fresh can be ported over to your campaign with very little trouble.
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2026/02/what...
What Elfgames Can Learn From Kingdom Come: Deliverance
I've been spending a lot of time playing Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. To sum the game up briefly, imagine if Skyrim or The Witcher 3 we...
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
From the brilliant mind of Magnolia Keep comes a high-octane blogpost about video games and elfgames!
I played Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 last month, and I think a lot of what made it fresh can be ported over to your campaign with very little trouble.
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2026/02/what...
I played Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 last month, and I think a lot of what made it fresh can be ported over to your campaign with very little trouble.
magnoliakeep.blogspot.com/2026/02/what...
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Wrote about the process that turns blog posts I read into lots of tiny little plants for my new digital garden:
dungeonmerl.in/3meeit5e7522w
This turned out both stranger and longer than expected.
dungeonmerl.in/3meeit5e7522w
This turned out both stranger and longer than expected.
Exploding a Blog Post - Dungeon Merlin
Or: Growing a digital garden out of a Zettelkasten about RPGs
dungeonmerl.in
February 8, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Wrote about the process that turns blog posts I read into lots of tiny little plants for my new digital garden:
dungeonmerl.in/3meeit5e7522w
This turned out both stranger and longer than expected.
dungeonmerl.in/3meeit5e7522w
This turned out both stranger and longer than expected.
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My month in a nutshell:
(Official nominees announcement tomorrow!)
(Official nominees announcement tomorrow!)
February 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
My month in a nutshell:
(Official nominees announcement tomorrow!)
(Official nominees announcement tomorrow!)
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Map dungeons with this warioware-style minigame.
#OSR #TTRPG
bommyknocker.bearblog.dev/another-gimm...
#OSR #TTRPG
bommyknocker.bearblog.dev/another-gimm...
Another gimmick
Make mapping fun by making it your players' problem
bommyknocker.bearblog.dev
February 8, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Map dungeons with this warioware-style minigame.
#OSR #TTRPG
bommyknocker.bearblog.dev/another-gimm...
#OSR #TTRPG
bommyknocker.bearblog.dev/another-gimm...
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talk at me please let me know what you think please yell at me yakamo.blot.im/how-should-w...
How Should We Write Creature Stats? - yakamo
I am currently in the process of making a zine and have hit a crossroad. What do I want to do about creature stats? My preferred system is B/X so I
yakamo.blot.im
February 8, 2026 at 4:12 AM
talk at me please let me know what you think please yell at me yakamo.blot.im/how-should-w...
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Jumping on the Blog Bandwagon early before I forget.
I've written up a Slavic-folklore-infused Eco Mofos adventure for this amazing map we all have to work with. Find out what's going on at the Godsmelter.
#TTRPG #OSR
blog.catshavenolord.page/godsmelter-b...
I've written up a Slavic-folklore-infused Eco Mofos adventure for this amazing map we all have to work with. Find out what's going on at the Godsmelter.
#TTRPG #OSR
blog.catshavenolord.page/godsmelter-b...
Godsmelter - Blog Bandwagon
Prismatic Wasteland has once again put out the call for a , this time focusing on maps. One of the options is to make something with a map donated by the ini...
blog.catshavenolord.page
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Jumping on the Blog Bandwagon early before I forget.
I've written up a Slavic-folklore-infused Eco Mofos adventure for this amazing map we all have to work with. Find out what's going on at the Godsmelter.
#TTRPG #OSR
blog.catshavenolord.page/godsmelter-b...
I've written up a Slavic-folklore-infused Eco Mofos adventure for this amazing map we all have to work with. Find out what's going on at the Godsmelter.
#TTRPG #OSR
blog.catshavenolord.page/godsmelter-b...
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Wrote a thing on my blog about implementing a Hazard Die procedure into Shadowdark.
🎲
#osr #shadowdark #ttrpgs
🎲
#osr #shadowdark #ttrpgs
The Shadowdark Hazard Die
Implementing the Hazard Die mechanic into the Shadowdark TTRPG
theanarchistspellbook.wordpress.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Wrote a thing on my blog about implementing a Hazard Die procedure into Shadowdark.
🎲
#osr #shadowdark #ttrpgs
🎲
#osr #shadowdark #ttrpgs
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Shouting this out again because I’m having so much fun keying this map today.
Join the bandwagon!
Join the bandwagon!
All bloggers are hereby cordially invited to participate in a new blog bandwagon on the topic of MAPS, featuring art (which you can use, remix, distort as you see fit) from @amandalee.bsky.social (Garbage Barge, Vampire Cruise, et al)
You have 80 days starting now!
#osr #tttpg #blog
You have 80 days starting now!
#osr #tttpg #blog
Bandwagon: The Map is Not the Territory But It is the Topic — Prismatic Wasteland
Announcing a new blog bandwagon! This time you have 80 days in which to write something on your blog about maps and/or to annotate/remix/expand a map drawn by the esteemed Amanda Lee Franck!
www.prismaticwasteland.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Shouting this out again because I’m having so much fun keying this map today.
Join the bandwagon!
Join the bandwagon!
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a response to the @rascal.news article on yazeba's bed & breakfast, clarifying some misunderstandings and (hopefully) providing a clearer explanation of what happened
possumcreek.medium.com/a-response-t...
possumcreek.medium.com/a-response-t...
February 7, 2026 at 1:49 PM
a response to the @rascal.news article on yazeba's bed & breakfast, clarifying some misunderstandings and (hopefully) providing a clearer explanation of what happened
possumcreek.medium.com/a-response-t...
possumcreek.medium.com/a-response-t...
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after some soul-searching and talks with my friend @ideologicalsissy.bsky.social about how best to make character feats 'work', finally came up with 36 base ones for #cinco!
traversefantasy.blogspot.com/2026/02/cinc...
traversefantasy.blogspot.com/2026/02/cinc...
February 7, 2026 at 2:43 PM
after some soul-searching and talks with my friend @ideologicalsissy.bsky.social about how best to make character feats 'work', finally came up with 36 base ones for #cinco!
traversefantasy.blogspot.com/2026/02/cinc...
traversefantasy.blogspot.com/2026/02/cinc...
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All bloggers are hereby cordially invited to participate in a new blog bandwagon on the topic of MAPS, featuring art (which you can use, remix, distort as you see fit) from @amandalee.bsky.social (Garbage Barge, Vampire Cruise, et al)
You have 80 days starting now!
#osr #tttpg #blog
You have 80 days starting now!
#osr #tttpg #blog
Bandwagon: The Map is Not the Territory But It is the Topic — Prismatic Wasteland
Announcing a new blog bandwagon! This time you have 80 days in which to write something on your blog about maps and/or to annotate/remix/expand a map drawn by the esteemed Amanda Lee Franck!
www.prismaticwasteland.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
All bloggers are hereby cordially invited to participate in a new blog bandwagon on the topic of MAPS, featuring art (which you can use, remix, distort as you see fit) from @amandalee.bsky.social (Garbage Barge, Vampire Cruise, et al)
You have 80 days starting now!
#osr #tttpg #blog
You have 80 days starting now!
#osr #tttpg #blog
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DQ&D is a game about getting into a knife fight and having everyone walk away unhappy. For fragmentary blog post #2 i'm telling you how to run those fights, which are secretly negotiations.
thegardenbelow.blot.im/dq-d-design-...
thegardenbelow.blot.im/dq-d-design-...
DQ&D Design Diary #2: Combat - The Garden Below
Rules for Combat in Dredge Quick and Drown
thegardenbelow.blot.im
February 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
DQ&D is a game about getting into a knife fight and having everyone walk away unhappy. For fragmentary blog post #2 i'm telling you how to run those fights, which are secretly negotiations.
thegardenbelow.blot.im/dq-d-design-...
thegardenbelow.blot.im/dq-d-design-...
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Genocide is a policy, carried out by the hands of many, tolerated by many more.
March 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Genocide is a policy, carried out by the hands of many, tolerated by many more.
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We're slowly getting somewhere with the MD+CSS to PDF editor
February 4, 2026 at 12:37 PM
We're slowly getting somewhere with the MD+CSS to PDF editor
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economic sabotage is their great success
Mass layoffs outlined by the likes of Amazon and UPS meant last month was the worst January for job cut announcements since the Great Recession, new data showed. https://cnn.it/4rvq5XI
February 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM
economic sabotage is their great success
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AI is like every other extractive technology: built on the proletariat of the neocolonial economies of the global South. Do not look away.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
AI is like every other extractive technology: built on the proletariat of the neocolonial economies of the global South. Do not look away.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:48 AM
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
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With the blessing of @chrispwolf.bsky.social I've started a reboot of his classic session report series Thursdays in Thracia! Stay tuned as we work our way through the module and I share my prep and thoughts on the classic dungeon and running a megadungeon in Shadowdark.
Thursdays in Thracia RELOADED Week 1
Caverns of Thracia Session 1 Recap and Notes
billhook.bearblog.dev
February 4, 2026 at 9:41 PM
With the blessing of @chrispwolf.bsky.social I've started a reboot of his classic session report series Thursdays in Thracia! Stay tuned as we work our way through the module and I share my prep and thoughts on the classic dungeon and running a megadungeon in Shadowdark.