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i tackle giant robots
ttrpg blogging @ https://elsewhere-elsewhere.neocities.org/
and supplements @ https://giantrobottackler.itch.io/
contributor @ https://www.carouse.blog/
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servsci.bsky.social
January issue of Carouse just dropped!

If you like indie TTRPGs check out this collaborative newsletter from a diverse group of indie creators.

www.carouse.blog/january-2026...
January 2026 - The Carousies
Happy New Year! This issue is a little different; in place of our usual columns and gameable goodness we're handing out some awards! Plus, you'll find a thoughtful review by Sprinting Owl of a unique ...
www.carouse.blog
January 15, 2026 at 1:25 PM
giantrobottackler.bsky.social
no context notes from our fomoria session tonight
a crow, a sitting wolf, and a smiling dog around a fire on an online whiteboard. the crow is saying "hup" and has a black hat that says "travis pickering" two mushrooms around a hand with elongated wiggling fingers. yellow text says "white fingies" a cartoon picture of jesus on a scribbled blue river next to a realistic picture of a platypus. yellow text says "we're all gonna drown etc"
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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periaptgames.bsky.social
For #selfpromosaturday I'd love to get some more eyes on #Overzealous, my upcoming solo RPG of cultist management and cartoon mayhem. We're kicking off as soon as next week: can we get to 50 followers before then?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/per...
Coming soon: Overzealous: Your cult has no chill!
A pen-and-paper solo RPG about some overenthusiastic cultists… and you, the god they’ll summon if they can just stay focused.
www.kickstarter.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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explorersdesign.bsky.social
The blog says "4-minute read." That's a lie. Here's every finalist from the past three years of The Bloggies.

www.explorersdesign.com/the-bloggies...
The Bloggies Hall of Fame
Every winner of The Bloggies from 2022 to 2025. Want to melt your rpg brain? Start here.
www.explorersdesign.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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prismaticwasteland.com
BEHOLD: 60 festive hexes for your next Christmastime campaign from a variety of your favorite bloggers. Go give them a read and steal the best bits for your games
#osr #ttrpg
The Rankin Bass Hexmas Crawl — Prismatic Wasteland
A Christmas-themed hexcrawl setting with 60 hexes written from bloggers across the blogosphere.
www.prismaticwasteland.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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bakenshake.bsky.social
RELEASE: The complete #hexmas map is now available for you to peruse! Download the pdf version to see all the bloggers who contributed to this awesome blogwagon by @prismaticwasteland.com.

#blog #ttrpg #bloggers #blogosphere

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Hexmas Map 2025 by Bakenshake
A hexcrawl of all the hexes created by Bloggers for Hexmas 2025
bakenshake09.itch.io
January 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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brycebucher.bsky.social
my game is gonna be so good. its gonna suck ass
January 5, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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personable.bsky.social
Inspired by everyone else, I also went and wrote a 2025 retrospective post, with a dash of "hopes and dreams for the year ahead": personable.blog/new-year-2026
A year has passed, a year begins: 2026
Looking back on 2025, looking forward to 2026.
personable.blog
January 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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bakenshake.bsky.social
Got my end of year review of games played in 2025! I played a bunch of new systems and ran 30+ one-shots last year. What are the numbers saying, and what am I gonna do differently this year?

#blog #ttrpg

theplayreports.com/posts/2025-r...
The Play Reports
A Review of 2025 Play
theplayreports.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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bakenshake.bsky.social
While I'll never be able to capture everything that happened in #over/under, here is my deep dive into the game from both a design view and my own personal denizen one.

#blog #ttrpg #playbypost

theplayreports.com/posts/over-u...
The Play Reports
Doing OT in OU - A Deep Dive into Over/Under
theplayreports.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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snow117.bsky.social
I am releasing a collection of essays called "Warmth attracts cold bodies," early next year, searching for a modern understanding of tabletop role-playing games.
Cover of "Warmth attracts cold bodies" which uses George Seurat's "Madame Seurat, the Artist's Mother" with the title in white across the face.
December 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
giantrobottackler.bsky.social
legendary pull from the vacation book store to finish out 2025. this one goes fuckin craaaaazy
the front cover of the book "the works of vermin" by hiron ennes. black background, brown-goldish vines over an extended hexagonal trellis, a millipede looking thing eating its own tail surrounds the title.
December 31, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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hodagrpg.bsky.social
Signing up is free! January issue is free (if you sign up!)
Zines will be 7 dollars!
One page monthly "insert" games/modules will be 3 dollars!

WHAT.
A.
DEAL.

Made hot and fresh and just for you!
hodagrpg.bsky.social HODAG RPG @hodagrpg.bsky.social · 22d
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WOW! WHAT A DEAL!
Hodag Mag is you-know-what-ing in the new year! Sign up now fir the direct emailing list to never miss an ish! Send me an email to HODAGMAG at Gmail dot com to join the fun! Sign up before the first and get the Jan '26 issue free!
December 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
giantrobottackler.bsky.social
officially, he's taken a vow of celibacy. unofficially, yes
December 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
giantrobottackler.bsky.social
just in time for new year's, i've cleaned up an adventure i wrote for carouse, carouse as a late-game submission to the zungeon jam! it's about breaking into nightclubs to appease a hungry rose. enjoy! 🎉

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CC-1: Capture the Flagon by giantrobottackler
wine and revel for electric bastionland
giantrobottackler.itch.io
December 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
giantrobottackler.bsky.social
this hex is now fully surrounded by other folks' work! cool to see a community project fill in like this ❄️
a bullet pointed list titled "Connections" To the Northwest: Amanda P.'s Conifer Mountain To the North: Prismatic Wastelands' Keep on the North Pole To the Northeast: Periapt Games' Transient Snowfields To the Southeast: Playtest Dummies' Christmas Tree Forest To the South: Wayspell's The Grumpus To the Southwest: Rise Up Comus' House of the Kringles
December 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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weirdwonder.bsky.social
I too am participating in Hexmas! I give you 0202: Conifer Mountain, an adaptation of a portion of a play-by-post game I ran last year weirdwonder.net/hexmas-0202-... #osr
Hexmas 0202: Conifer Mountain
\ \ \ North: \ Northeast: \ Southeast: \ South: \ Southwest: \ Northwest: Unknown\ For stats, please visit Home of . A cozy cab...
weirdwonder.net
December 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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kennylauderdale.bsky.social
PRESENT DAY
PRESENT...TIME!
December 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
giantrobottackler.bsky.social
grid-based christmas vs theater of the mind christmas?
December 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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bommyknocker.bsky.social
A rather silly hex for the Rankin Bass hexcrawl project. bommyknocker.bearblog.dev/barnyard-vol...

Merry Christmas to those who want one!

#osr #blog
A stop motion still from the little drummer boy film, featuring a boy leading 3 animals with his drum
December 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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calebzane.bsky.social
to everyone saying they want to play triangle agency in 2026: every copy will become blank when the year turns over. a y2k bug thing but it affects paper books also. so you have to play it now
December 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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prismaticwasteland.com
You still have plenty of time to write a hex (or two) for Hexmas 2025! The map of current entries so far is below and here is a link with all you need to know about the prompt #osr #ttrpg

www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/blogwag...
December 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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sandroad.moe
Turn your poison into passion ~ I may be sick this Holiday week, but it's only emboldened me to add to the Hexmas Hex Crawl that most classic fantasy trope: The Poison Swamp

www.failforward.moe/2025/12/pois...
Poison Swamp
Sunken plains of mire and rust. Filthy skies and sticking dust. Would that one could be of good cheer, But nay the poison swamp draws near. ...
www.failforward.moe
December 23, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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computerjames.itch.io
this can still be on your GOTY list if you loosen your concept of calendar
computerjames.itch.io Computer𝔍𝔞𝔪𝔢𝔰 @computerjames.itch.io · Jan 26
Curious typo Anthology of the Killer wasn’t on all GOTY lists🏆 Turns out games dont need 'gameplay loops' and 'juice' they can just be thoughtful, singular and filled with a palpable excitement to exist

store.steampowered.com/app/3212530/Anthology_Of_The_Killer
December 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
giantrobottackler.bsky.social
posted a reflection of my year in games on the blog. mostly quick n dirty thoughts with a few longer reflections on my time with triangle agency, the wildsea, and a land once magic 🕯️

elsewhere-elsewhere.neocities.org/posts/2025-1...
Pint-Sized Play Reports
elsewhere-elsewhere.neocities.org
December 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM