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Jason Morningstar
@jmstar.bsky.social
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Creative Director, Bully Pulpit Games. Designer of games and playful experiences like Fiasco, Night Witches, and Desperation.
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nullconvention.bsky.social
Do not discuss your organizing here.
January 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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jenkatwrites.bsky.social
If you’re in the market for a low effort New Year’s resolution, can I suggest “removing ‘content’ and ‘content creator’ from your vocabulary”? The artists and entertainers you’re referring to deserve better, even and especially if you’re using it to refer to yourself and your work
December 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
jmstar.bsky.social
Thanks for including my games on this fantastic list! I appreciate you playing and supporting them so much.
thirdfloorwars.bsky.social Craig (Third Floor Wars) @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social · 18d
Recently, @itsquinns.bsky.social reminded the world that there are excellent boxed RPGs that are played without a GM and within minutes of opening them. We love them, and here is a playlist showcasing 5+ different games in action. Curious? Check it out. #ttrpg www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
No GM Boxed RPGs - YouTube
Not all RPGs require a GM. Some are self-contained, boxed, and ready for play upon opening.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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harperferry.bsky.social
You can download and play The Sentient Severed Arm for free! All you need is at least one friend and an arm.

nullandvoidgames.itch.io/the-sentient...
December 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
jmstar.bsky.social
Congratulations to @harperferry.bsky.social for their IndieCade nomination for "The Sentient Severed Arm"! www.indiecade.com/festival-202...
Festival 2025 – Games – IndieCade
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December 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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timhutchings.bsky.social
I absolutely love this game format.
bullypulpithq.bsky.social Bully Pulpit Games @bullypulpithq.bsky.social · 19d
Neola was wholly unprepared for the blizzard about to unleash its frozen hell.

There never was much life around here. And soon there will be even less.

Check out the AP of #DesperationRPG from @hopelessgames.bsky.social. #TTRPGs #RPGs

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A dark and twisted story game (Desperation: Dead House)
YouTube video by Hopeless Games
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December 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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bullypulpithq.bsky.social
Neola was wholly unprepared for the blizzard about to unleash its frozen hell.

There never was much life around here. And soon there will be even less.

Check out the AP of #DesperationRPG from @hopelessgames.bsky.social. #TTRPGs #RPGs

youtu.be/wLIlngDkJCw
A dark and twisted story game (Desperation: Dead House)
YouTube video by Hopeless Games
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December 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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bullypulpithq.bsky.social
As of today, 90% of backers completed the #ZhenyaWonderTalesRPG survey! If you supported this project and have not yet completed the survey, please do so as soon as you can.

2026 will be here before you know it and you don't want to miss your copy! #TTRPGs

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Zhenya's Wonder Tales Pre-orders Now Available!
At long last, Zhenya's Wonder Tales is almost here! For those of you who have already pledged your support, we appreciate your patience over this long year as we've been putting the game together. But...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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rosscowman.bsky.social
Just a lil' reminder that Terri, Jabari, Bloom and I are cooking up a new BFF! and you DON'T want to miss it!

follow us on Kickstarter:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ros...
December 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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tomes.bsky.social
And it looks like the similar discount over in the US store... I just got me some holiday stocking stuffers! shop.critrole.com/products/for...
December 9, 2025 at 6:34 AM
jmstar.bsky.social
Please help us help you! Don't make us call on the Sova for aid.
December 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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heartofthedeernicorn.com
5 out of 6 games Quinns mentions in this review are available and in stock at heartofthedeernicorn.com!

Desperation, Skeletons, Tacklebox, Better Strangers, Fall of Magic, AND City of Winter!
itsquinns.bsky.social Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social · Nov 27
New Quinns Quest review is a boxed RPG special! 📦✨

I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
Quinns Quest Reviews: The Boxed RPG Special!
YouTube video by Quinns Quest
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December 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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cmichpress.bsky.social
This Black Friday, game the system: stay at home in your coziest clothes and get a head start on your shopping online! Take 25% off physical and "print and play" versions of our ship-ready games and their associated curriculum guides at our webstore: https://bit.ly/485bATW
A collage of game covers and book covers from Central Michigan University Press' publications.
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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jaakkostenros.bsky.social
Leslie Scott, the creator of Jenga, has been working on collection of texts on play for years. She has launched a "loose-leaf collection of writings that view play from every angle & and all life through the lens of play". Sign up for the free substack here: boundlessplay.substack.com/about
About - Boundless Play
A loose-leaf collection of writings that view play from every angle & all life through the lens of play - Curated by Leslie Scott. Click to read Boundless Play, a Substack publication. Launched 2 mont...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:41 AM
jmstar.bsky.social
There are eight! Collect them all.
bullypulpithq.bsky.social Bully Pulpit Games @bullypulpithq.bsky.social · Nov 22
If you DO stop by booth #4349, you can pick up a wonderful bite-sized #game to chew on for only ONE DOLLAR! Find these games and many MANY more at #PAXUnplugged! #TTRPGs #RPGs #FiascoRPG #gaming
A close up photograph of a bubblegum machine shows multicolored capsules with folded papers. There is a blue circle with an orange outline that says The Bully Pulpit Games $1 Bubble Gum Games Machine Bite Sized Games to Chew On!
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
jmstar.bsky.social
I am not there but my mendacious spirit infuses every product
bullypulpithq.bsky.social Bully Pulpit Games @bullypulpithq.bsky.social · Nov 22
Fantastic games like #DesperationRPG and #FiascoRPG are awaiting you! Booth #4349 at #PAXUnplugged! #TTRPGs #RPGs #FiascoRPG #gaming
Fiasco the RPG is shown in front of multiple stacks of wrapped games. The game board is shown, rules booklet, and several of the interior deck boxes are arranged artfully. Fiasco the RPG is shown in front of multiple stacks of wrapped games. The game board is shown, rules booklet, and several of the interior deck boxes are arranged artfully.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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rileyrethal.bsky.social
do you guys know about consider the consequences, the first ever choose your own adventure book from 1930? it’s free on itch and i just read through a couple of routes with friends and had a blast, highly recommend geetheriot.itch.io/consider-the...
Consider the Consequences by geetheriot
The first ever Choose Your Own Adventure (style) book from 1930 is back! In Interactive Fiction form!
geetheriot.itch.io
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
jmstar.bsky.social
It's a good game y'all
bullypulpithq.bsky.social Bully Pulpit Games @bullypulpithq.bsky.social · Nov 19
Pre-orders are now open for #ZhenyasWonderTalesRPG and the pledge management surveys begin this week! Add this gorgeous game to your gaming library! #TTRPGs #RPGs

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
Images of one of the card backs, the map, the box artwork, and an image of Zhenya on a laptop screen are arranged artfully. The text reads Zhenya's Wonder Tales and to the bottom right, preorders now open Backerkit
November 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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bullypulpithq.bsky.social
The King of Snakes announced earlier today that pledge management surveys begin this week, and that pre-orders are now open for #ZhenyasWonderTalesRPG! #TTRPGs #RPGs

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Art of a snake shown in profile with its red forked tongue stuck out. There is a five pointed crown on its head and he is in front of a yellow circle, possible a sun. The text reads Zhenya's Wonder Tales Pre-order now on Backerkit. To the right of the text, there is a small inset image of the game box and game map.
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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inadarkwood.bsky.social
If Alice's name is new to you, I envy you. You can start by having a rummage around the Disability Visibility website, with hundreds of interviews, articles and podcasts, or you could start by reading the anthologies Alice edited with Vintage, or read her memoir, The Year of the Tiger.
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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barilleon.com
The guy from the "Hit it, Joe!" photoplayer meme is starting his own nonprofit to preserve silent cinema technology:

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This instrument from the early cinema is disappearing. But not on Joe's watch
Joe Rinaudo is doing everything to ensure his passion for photoplayers, the self-playing pianos that scored silent movies, outlives him even as interest in the instrument has waned for a long time, wi...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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nicolaz.bsky.social
RIP Alice Wong, fiercest, finest, most fabulously dressed freedom fighter and friend. She changed the world a bit at a time every day and never stopped loving it. She taught me so much. I can’t believe this. I miss her bravery and clarity already. 💔♿️
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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bullypulpithq.bsky.social
Busy! @segedy.bsky.social has been moving boxes of our games to the car + @jmstar.bsky.social been writing games for our $1 Bubblegum Games machine! Stop by Expo Booth #4349 during #PAXUnplugged. Play a demo of #ZhenyasWonderTales or buy our gaming goodies!

How do you prepare for #conventions?
Metal shelves are shown stacked with cardboard boxes full of Bully Pulpit Gaming games. There is an empty bubble gum machine at the bottom left of the photograph and three black folding chairs leaning against the shelves. The folded chair closest to the viewer has BPG written in silver marker. A grey SUV is shown with all of its doors opened. The second row of passenger seats are folded down and the interior cabin space is nearly packed full with the boxes from the other photograph!
November 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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wartranslated.bsky.social
Russians may not hear about Judgment Day after all. The UVB-76 military radio station, known as "The Buzzer" since the 1970s, went offline following a drone strike on its power substation, a monitoring account reported.
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
jmstar.bsky.social
I made a bunch of games and game-like objects that fit in vending machine 1" capsules
November 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM