Matt Sanders is here
@iammattsanders.bsky.social
Nerd clobberer at Rowan Rook & Decard.
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Hello! I'm Matt, he/him. I'm based in the UK and I do a few things in RPGs. This intro thread will tell you about them and me, and hopefully it'll both gain and lose me some followers. Curate your damn feed.
This is incredible.
Come play the forbidden “Everyone Is Seaguls with us at Pax East
Featuring
@missysteak.bsky.social
@officialpax.bsky.social
@brianliberge.bsky.social
Game designed by
@gshowitt.bsky.social
Game produced by @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social
Featuring
@missysteak.bsky.social
@officialpax.bsky.social
@brianliberge.bsky.social
Game designed by
@gshowitt.bsky.social
Game produced by @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This is incredible.
Recently I've seen a few 'successful' TTRPG folks framed as if their success means they are now drenched in cash / running big businesses.
On any kind of scale except comparing to the DIY and hobbyist folks, this just isn't true. RPGs are a tiny field in terms of headcount and money.
On any kind of scale except comparing to the DIY and hobbyist folks, this just isn't true. RPGs are a tiny field in terms of headcount and money.
Five Tiers of RPG Publishing
Hasbro’s annual earnings came out this week, so I took a look. It is truly staggering how much Wizards of the Coast has changed the company since they were acquired; when looking at unadjusted earnings the Wizards of the Coast and Digital Games division was the only…
Hasbro’s annual earnings came out this week, so I took a look. It is truly staggering how much Wizards of the Coast has changed the company since they were acquired; when looking at unadjusted earnings the Wizards of the Coast and Digital Games division was the only…
Five Tiers of RPG Publishing
Hasbro’s annual earnings came out this week, so I took a look. It is truly staggering how much Wizards of the Coast has changed the company since they were acquired; when looking at unadjusted earnings the Wizards of the Coast and Digital Games division was the only one that turned a profit in the entire company. Not only that, but Wizards is responsible for roughly 47% of the entire company’s revenue and over 90% of all revenue growth over the last year.
cannibalhalflinggaming.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Recently I've seen a few 'successful' TTRPG folks framed as if their success means they are now drenched in cash / running big businesses.
On any kind of scale except comparing to the DIY and hobbyist folks, this just isn't true. RPGs are a tiny field in terms of headcount and money.
On any kind of scale except comparing to the DIY and hobbyist folks, this just isn't true. RPGs are a tiny field in terms of headcount and money.
The ultimate RPG accessory.
January 27, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The ultimate RPG accessory.
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Just in case it needs saying, we are against fascism in general, and this bullshit specifically.
standwithminnesota.com
standwithminnesota.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Just in case it needs saying, we are against fascism in general, and this bullshit specifically.
standwithminnesota.com
standwithminnesota.com
Made loads of my games PWYW today. I've kept a couple of titles as paid and set them to 10 bucks.
Will be funding finishing a long overdue crowdfunder and some reprints from my sales in the next month or two.
There's some cool stuff here I've not looked at in forever.
sealedlibrary.itch.io
Will be funding finishing a long overdue crowdfunder and some reprints from my sales in the next month or two.
There's some cool stuff here I've not looked at in forever.
sealedlibrary.itch.io
Sealed Library
sealedlibrary.itch.io
January 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Made loads of my games PWYW today. I've kept a couple of titles as paid and set them to 10 bucks.
Will be funding finishing a long overdue crowdfunder and some reprints from my sales in the next month or two.
There's some cool stuff here I've not looked at in forever.
sealedlibrary.itch.io
Will be funding finishing a long overdue crowdfunder and some reprints from my sales in the next month or two.
There's some cool stuff here I've not looked at in forever.
sealedlibrary.itch.io
So I know about ARKYVR. What other RPGs are there where recording/media creation are explicitly part of the game?
Like, I get you can play a journalist in Call of Cthulhu and make up that part of your job, but it isn't part of the game. It doesn't have its own mechanics and it isn't centred.
Like, I get you can play a journalist in Call of Cthulhu and make up that part of your job, but it isn't part of the game. It doesn't have its own mechanics and it isn't centred.
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
So I know about ARKYVR. What other RPGs are there where recording/media creation are explicitly part of the game?
Like, I get you can play a journalist in Call of Cthulhu and make up that part of your job, but it isn't part of the game. It doesn't have its own mechanics and it isn't centred.
Like, I get you can play a journalist in Call of Cthulhu and make up that part of your job, but it isn't part of the game. It doesn't have its own mechanics and it isn't centred.
Lots of new followers today. Is something happening?
December 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Lots of new followers today. Is something happening?
@alfredvalley.bsky.social I wanna get another Dark Arts coffee game box off you. I can't see it on your website. How do give money?
December 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
@alfredvalley.bsky.social I wanna get another Dark Arts coffee game box off you. I can't see it on your website. How do give money?
I want this.
Day 2 in the d20 calendar, we've got one of those weird irregular dice. No alarming chemical smell like last year (I didn't get it too close to my nose, though), nor that snot green undercoat under the silver paint. Its faces, (other than blanks) are: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I want this.
I am playing Call of Cthulhu again, how did that happen?
I think my DragonMeet purchases may well be focused on overcoming ever needing it.
I think my DragonMeet purchases may well be focused on overcoming ever needing it.
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I am playing Call of Cthulhu again, how did that happen?
I think my DragonMeet purchases may well be focused on overcoming ever needing it.
I think my DragonMeet purchases may well be focused on overcoming ever needing it.
Am I seeing any of you at ThoughtBubble?
I got a whole of Christmas shopping to do and that's a threat.
I got a whole of Christmas shopping to do and that's a threat.
November 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Am I seeing any of you at ThoughtBubble?
I got a whole of Christmas shopping to do and that's a threat.
I got a whole of Christmas shopping to do and that's a threat.
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Real suggestions from Real RRD employees
November 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Real suggestions from Real RRD employees
So many people have entirely false perceptions of the breadth of what RPGs are. Whether that is an inaccurate idea of DnD, an *accurate* idea of DnD, an understanding Pathfinder exists too, or also that GURPS exists.
Most people I have introduced to RPGs are surprised by them.
Most people I have introduced to RPGs are surprised by them.
TTRPG Question of the Day
What do you think keeps more people from playing TTRPGs?
It's be said that TTRPGs are in the spotlight more than ever before. They're referenced frequently in shows. There are movies & TV series based on them. Some have become video games. So why don't more people play?
What do you think keeps more people from playing TTRPGs?
It's be said that TTRPGs are in the spotlight more than ever before. They're referenced frequently in shows. There are movies & TV series based on them. Some have become video games. So why don't more people play?
November 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
So many people have entirely false perceptions of the breadth of what RPGs are. Whether that is an inaccurate idea of DnD, an *accurate* idea of DnD, an understanding Pathfinder exists too, or also that GURPS exists.
Most people I have introduced to RPGs are surprised by them.
Most people I have introduced to RPGs are surprised by them.
Starting to really look forward to DragonMeet this year. A lot of you UK folks it feels like I've not seen in age.
Please say hello to me, it's my 98th con and I'm extremely confident meeting new people.
Con tip: bring a spork. Excellent for food eating and better than a banana for self defence.
Please say hello to me, it's my 98th con and I'm extremely confident meeting new people.
Con tip: bring a spork. Excellent for food eating and better than a banana for self defence.
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Starting to really look forward to DragonMeet this year. A lot of you UK folks it feels like I've not seen in age.
Please say hello to me, it's my 98th con and I'm extremely confident meeting new people.
Con tip: bring a spork. Excellent for food eating and better than a banana for self defence.
Please say hello to me, it's my 98th con and I'm extremely confident meeting new people.
Con tip: bring a spork. Excellent for food eating and better than a banana for self defence.
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UKGE official socials deleting/hiding comments calling out their support for games that use AI is not a good look… yikes
October 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
UKGE official socials deleting/hiding comments calling out their support for games that use AI is not a good look… yikes
Today I had an email from a book printer with some images of the types of books they make.
AI images.
A company that makes real books that chooses not to use real books to show what it can do.
Ugh. UGH.
AI images.
A company that makes real books that chooses not to use real books to show what it can do.
Ugh. UGH.
October 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Today I had an email from a book printer with some images of the types of books they make.
AI images.
A company that makes real books that chooses not to use real books to show what it can do.
Ugh. UGH.
AI images.
A company that makes real books that chooses not to use real books to show what it can do.
Ugh. UGH.
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Dang it, the Baron has rounded up an array of prisoners to take part in a gauntlet inside his castle. He 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 keep getting away with this!
The Baron's Sport is a 0-level funnel for Dungeon Crawl Classics adapted from the #VALLEY100.
Available to download now: alfredvalley.itch.io/the-barons-s...
The Baron's Sport is a 0-level funnel for Dungeon Crawl Classics adapted from the #VALLEY100.
Available to download now: alfredvalley.itch.io/the-barons-s...
July 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Dang it, the Baron has rounded up an array of prisoners to take part in a gauntlet inside his castle. He 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 keep getting away with this!
The Baron's Sport is a 0-level funnel for Dungeon Crawl Classics adapted from the #VALLEY100.
Available to download now: alfredvalley.itch.io/the-barons-s...
The Baron's Sport is a 0-level funnel for Dungeon Crawl Classics adapted from the #VALLEY100.
Available to download now: alfredvalley.itch.io/the-barons-s...
It's a shame because hiring a diverse and skilled bunch of people and paying them well for their time seems like a cool idea.
But I am so not on board with anything that elevates GMing into a mysterious art form beyond the ken of mere mortals that takes wads of cash or years of esoteric study.
But I am so not on board with anything that elevates GMing into a mysterious art form beyond the ken of mere mortals that takes wads of cash or years of esoteric study.
Two grand and change for a weekend of courses? And you get a special douche jacket to identify you as having more disposable income than the povvos who could only pony up a grand?
Weird business. Whole thing squicks me out. Reminds me of pick-up artist seminars.
Just play games with each other.
Weird business. Whole thing squicks me out. Reminds me of pick-up artist seminars.
Just play games with each other.
July 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It's a shame because hiring a diverse and skilled bunch of people and paying them well for their time seems like a cool idea.
But I am so not on board with anything that elevates GMing into a mysterious art form beyond the ken of mere mortals that takes wads of cash or years of esoteric study.
But I am so not on board with anything that elevates GMing into a mysterious art form beyond the ken of mere mortals that takes wads of cash or years of esoteric study.
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I saw a comment in this thread - which Grant responded to perfectly - about how we shouldn't criticize this since some of the teachers are POC.
Sure, don't rock POCs for their hustle. But it doesn't change the fact that this does NOT help our industry or marginalized workers as a whole very much.
Sure, don't rock POCs for their hustle. But it doesn't change the fact that this does NOT help our industry or marginalized workers as a whole very much.
Two grand and change for a weekend of courses? And you get a special douche jacket to identify you as having more disposable income than the povvos who could only pony up a grand?
Weird business. Whole thing squicks me out. Reminds me of pick-up artist seminars.
Just play games with each other.
Weird business. Whole thing squicks me out. Reminds me of pick-up artist seminars.
Just play games with each other.
July 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I saw a comment in this thread - which Grant responded to perfectly - about how we shouldn't criticize this since some of the teachers are POC.
Sure, don't rock POCs for their hustle. But it doesn't change the fact that this does NOT help our industry or marginalized workers as a whole very much.
Sure, don't rock POCs for their hustle. But it doesn't change the fact that this does NOT help our industry or marginalized workers as a whole very much.
Come work with me. It's really good.
So we are hiring at the moment for two jobs - one in social media & marketing, and the other across customer experience & community. Links are here rowanrookanddecard.com/work-with-us... and I want to talk for a minute about what we’re offering beyond “a job in games”.
Work with us - Rowan, Rook and Decard
We post open staff roles on our social media channels, on our regular email, and below. We are currently hiring for two roles: We are always looking for freelancers to work with us on a project basis....
rowanrookanddecard.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Come work with me. It's really good.
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Games I Want to Play That AREN’T D&D — Hollows by @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Games I Want to Play That AREN’T D&D — Hollows by @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social
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We are hiring! If you're UK based (or willing to become so), we've got two new part-time roles open till the end of the month; we're open to applications for either or both. 👇
July 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We are hiring! If you're UK based (or willing to become so), we've got two new part-time roles open till the end of the month; we're open to applications for either or both. 👇
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Rowan, Rook and Decard - makers of Heart, Spire, Voidheart Symphony and Eat the Reich- has two new part-time positions available in marketing and customer relations.
You can find the details and apply here: rowanrookanddecard.com/work-with-us...
You can find the details and apply here: rowanrookanddecard.com/work-with-us...
Work with us - Rowan, Rook and Decard
We post open staff roles on our social media channels, on our regular email, and below. We are currently hiring for two roles: We are always looking for freelancers to work with us on a project basis....
rowanrookanddecard.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Rowan, Rook and Decard - makers of Heart, Spire, Voidheart Symphony and Eat the Reich- has two new part-time positions available in marketing and customer relations.
You can find the details and apply here: rowanrookanddecard.com/work-with-us...
You can find the details and apply here: rowanrookanddecard.com/work-with-us...
If you'd like to see my face at work on a more regular basis, applying to this is a way you could make that happen.
Other options include:
A Pinterest board with photos of me
A cardboard cut out (DM me for a hi res photo)
Spy drones
Moving to the house opposite me
Do what you will.
Other options include:
A Pinterest board with photos of me
A cardboard cut out (DM me for a hi res photo)
Spy drones
Moving to the house opposite me
Do what you will.
We are hiring! If you're UK based (or willing to become so), we've got two new part-time roles open till the end of the month; we're open to applications for either or both. 👇
July 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
If you'd like to see my face at work on a more regular basis, applying to this is a way you could make that happen.
Other options include:
A Pinterest board with photos of me
A cardboard cut out (DM me for a hi res photo)
Spy drones
Moving to the house opposite me
Do what you will.
Other options include:
A Pinterest board with photos of me
A cardboard cut out (DM me for a hi res photo)
Spy drones
Moving to the house opposite me
Do what you will.
Overt political agendas? In my art and entertainment?! NOT IN THIS HOUSE.
a man is sitting in a chair reading a newspaper called the press-herald
ALT: a man is sitting in a chair reading a newspaper called the press-herald
media.tenor.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Overt political agendas? In my art and entertainment?! NOT IN THIS HOUSE.