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Katrina Ostrander
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a twin cities writer, gamer, and new mom. follow for musings on tabletop rpgs, sf/f books, board games, video games, history, parenting, and politics. opinions are my own.
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Katrina Ostrander @lindevi.bsky.social · Nov 18
Thrilled to see so many tabletop gaming folks joining Bluesky!

I'm Katrina, and I've been working in TTRPGs and board games since 2013! Most of my time has been full-time at Fantasy Flight Games and Asmodee, but I've also freelanced for Cubicle 7 and written tie-in fiction for Aconyte Books.
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fraying.bsky.social
Part of the way social media makes people crazy is notifying them of every single damn thing. Turn it all off. Look at the site when you want to. Never, ever allow it to make your phone make noise. Nothing that important is going to happen here.
gregpak.net Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d
I turn of all notifications for literally every damn app. My phone only rings out loud if it's someone who's in my phone book and it only beeps at me if I set an alarm or a loved one is texting.
markharris.bsky.social Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d
This is a good thread to read. I will only add that I do not get ANY social-media notifications or news alerts on my phone and it is a foundational building block of my sanity that no nonhuman entity, not even Bluesky, gets to initiate conversations with me.
January 18, 2026 at 11:41 PM
lindevi.bsky.social
The list of my favorite apps, tabletop games, books, TV and movies, and video games from the last year is shorter than in previous years, but perhaps you’ll find something to inspire you as you pursue those 2026 goals and resolutions. katrinaostrander.com/media-favorites-of-2025/
A graphic featuring a photo of a cat on a bookshelf with the text "New on the blog. Thoughts on my favorite apps, tabletop games, books, TV and movies, and video games from 2025." as well as the URL of the blog post: /katrinaostrander.com/media-favorites-of-2025/
January 19, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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himbobottomus.bsky.social
this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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douglasfarmer.bsky.social
I'LL TAKE MY HORCHATA WARM
CUZ FUCK ICE

Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
January 17, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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goldengateblond.bsky.social
if you put this in a script even erin brockovitch would be like “too on the nose, dial it back”
Breaking News The E.P.A. will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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startribune.com
A Minnesota state representative said two Richfield Target employees detained by U.S. Border Patrol on Jan. 8 were U.S. citizens and were both injured in the incident.
Target employees detained by federal officers were U.S. citizens, legislator says
Minnesota Rep. Michael Howard, who represents Richfield, said the employees also were injured in the incident.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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pegkerr.bsky.social
From Wrecktangle Pizza 1/11/26: “TODAY ONLY, SUNDAY 1/11, email pizza@wrecktanglepizza.com a photo of your receipt fm ANY MINNESOTA RESTAURANT w/ the subject line “RECEIPT” & we’ll donate an additional meal on your behalf [to a family in hiding due to ICE].” Win/win: support restaurants & families.
January 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
lindevi.bsky.social
First board game of the year was Nemesis! After surviving several harrowing confrontations with the intruder Queen, our ship suffered a catastrophic malfunction despite our team efforts to repair the engines AND successfully plot a course to Earth.
A photograph of an in-progress session of the Nemesis board game.
January 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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timwaggoner.bsky.social
This seems like a good time to reshare my 2024 blog entry “Writing as Resistance.” Link in the first comment.
January 10, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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ithayla.bsky.social
eyyy book i worked on is the #1 seller on drive thru rpg!!

i still kind of can't believe i wrote for twilight imperium. writing fleet combat and designing ships/ground units for one of my favorite settings was kind of unreal

AND IF YOU BUY LOTS OF IT WE WILL GET TO MAKE A THIRD BOOK
ships of the shattered empire in the #1 spot on drive thru rpg cover art for said
January 10, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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firstage.bsky.social
I give a few thoughts about the partially cloaked 'Ships of the Shattered Empire' for Genesys: Embers of the Imperium.

#ttrpg #genesys

farhavens.blogspot.com/2026/01/ship...
Ships of the Shattered Empire
207 pages including an extensive index. There is a free PDF Download code in the book inside cover. Embers of the Imperium is an unbridled s...
farhavens.blogspot.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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shannonappelcline.bsky.social
Definitely offer them some response on their consideration of incorporating plagiarism machines that are destroying the environment to provide tools that most people don't want.
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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pcperini.com
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.

Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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lookitup.baby
He has sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people

He has kept among us Standing Armies without Consent of our legislatures

For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us

For protecting them from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States
January 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
Post from Amanda Gorman’s Instagram that says amandascgorman Minneapolis, Minnesota For Renee Nicole Good Killed by ICE. on January 7, 2026 by Amanda Gorman They say she is no more, That there her absence roars, Blood-blown like a rose. Iced wheels flinched & froze. Now, bare riot of candles, Dark fury of flowers, Pure howling of hymns. If for us she arose, Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief, Crouches our power, The howl where we begin, Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater Of the worst of what we've been. Change is only possible, & all the greater, When the labour & bitter anger of our neighbors Is moved by the love * better angels of our nature.
January 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
lindevi.bsky.social
The Loft Literary Center is hosting a free Zoom webinar for artists for how to meaningfully support movement work in this historical moment. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: What Can Artists Do?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
A virtual workshop for musicians, poets, and other artists to explore how we can meaningfully support movement work in this historical moment. There will be a special focus on (1) Minnesota and (2) an...
us06web.zoom.us
January 9, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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tumblesticks.bsky.social
yay, rare new personal #art !

The Dunwich Legacy was the first Arkham Horror TCG campaign my husband & I played, and while we’ve played many, many other campaigns in the years since then, I’ve always wanted to draw a movie-style poster based on our first “real” game together
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alt text: A hand drawn 1920s style movie poster. Top text: “Sebastien Moreau presents THE DUNWICH LEGACY A Thrilling Journey Beyond Time and Space” Beneath are 6 figures which I’ll describe in the next images, standing in a sort of creeping fog. The bottom text is my husband & my names starring as the lead characters, with the names of the ally characters underneath. Close-up of the two player characters: In the front are William Yorrick and Sefina Rousseau, player investigators from Arkham Horror The Card Game. William has longish red hair and a beard - not a common look for the 1920s, but it makes sense considering he’s an actor. He wears a Trenchcoat, and carries his trademark lantern and his “Cherished Keepsake” Mr. Pawterson. I decided to give him WWI style boots and pants, perhaps he’s a veteran? Or maybe he got them at an army surplus store? His shirt is a typical style for the 20s, complete with a detachable soft collar that saves on laundering costs. Sefina is a Tahitian woman, wearing a matching dark green travel coat and cloche hat. She has unfashionably long, dark, curly hair-but like many women of the time who were reluctant to bob their hair-she’s styled it impeccably to fit current hat silhouettes. Her hat is decorated with artificial Tahitian gardenias, and her coat has Polynesian tapa cloth inspired embroidery. Her drop-waist pleated dress is a lighter green, and her leather shoes have the low flared heels typical of the period. Her clothes are clearly made especially for her, none of this new-fangled buying “off the rack” for Sefina! Pearls are a very popular accessory at this time, but in keeping with her theme I gave Sefina Tahitian black pearls. Lastly she has two paintbrushes in her pocket because she’s a forger artist, and she’s gesturing enthusiastically at a map she’s holding. Close-up of two “ally” characters: Leo De Luca is an ally that gives you an extra action in game. How does he manage this? In my opinion, by being rakishly charming! I’ve drawn him standing with his jacket slung over his shoulder, showing off his simple worker’s shirt and suspenders. He’s wearing a light brown hat, cuffed pants, and some gorgeous wingtip shoes that I imagine he’s super proud of. He has short, dark blonde hair (the official card art makes his hair colour hard to discern so I just picked), and he’s holding a lit, hand rolled cigarette. The Arcane Initiate has bobbed red hair styled with finger waves, and is wearing a dark orange sweater vest over a long sleeved shirt and flowy skirt. Her card art has her wearing an outfit that really doesn’t look appropriate according to my research, so I gave her something that a student might typically wear while still looking a little bit like the original art. She looks very worried (after all, she gets placed with a Doom on her!), and is holding tightly a purple book with a glowing Mystic symbol on it. Madame LaBranche is a stout older woman wearing a fancy steel blue housedress. I found that lot of photos of older women of this time show them wearing slightly out of date dresses; I guess it was hard for many to adapt to the new and shocking knee-high hems that all the kids were wearing. I chose a sort of compromise outfit for Madame that I found in a Montgomery Wards Schoffner’s catalog, because catalogs were all the rage back then! Her white hair is done up in a loose bun with finger wave styling, and she’s holding up a single silver coin while looking disdainfully at the viewer. (Her ally power is that she gives you a resource every turn if you have none). She wears white pearls and seems to be a Woman Of Means, even though in our games she always ends up being your weird landlady. Behind her stands a tall man wearing a striped grey suit and a fedora. His back is towards the viewer, and his face is partially obscured. His bright leather red gloves stand out from the dark background. He is The Red Gloved Man and he declines to be described further.
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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jesthehuman.itch.io
The No ICE in Minnesota charity bundle submission period is now open: itch.io/jam/no-ice-i...

All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome

Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle
January 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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darringtonpress.bsky.social
Happy 2026 🎉

We can not wait to show you what we have in store for this year 👀

Starting with #Daggerheart being a featured game for New Gamemaster Month January!

Tomorrow the 6th join us for the first week of how to get started GMing Daggerheart: https://newgamemastermonth.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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panjumanju.bsky.social
Ah, Steve Dee, RIP. Steve of @tinstargames.bsky.social contributed tirelessly to the @igdn-official.bsky.social blog where I act as an editor, so I got to really dig in to a lot of juicy #ttrpg articles with him. In memoriam, here's one of my favourites. www.igdnonline.com/blog/2023/1/...
World Building For Game Designers — Indie Game Developer Network
World Building For Game Designers Lesson Twelve: The Richard Scarry Principle Steve Dee
www.igdnonline.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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mnhousedfl.bsky.social
A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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jmreynolds.bsky.social
Just a quick note to let everyone know all of my essays and film reviews are now available for non-subscribers to read...
Site Cleanup
I'm in the process of giving the site a clean up; brushing out the cobwebs and touching up the paint. As part of that effort, I've made all of my essays and film reviews available for non-subscribers to read. As I mentioned before, the only things staying subscriber-only will be the free fiction, like The Vordenburg Papers. So, that means, as of now, if you wanted to read my thoughts on such cinematic classics as 1957's The Giant Claw without having to subscribe, you can! The essays can be found below, on their own comprehensive pages (just click the image). Reviews can be found under the 'film review' tag. Enjoy!
joshuamreynolds.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 11:29 AM
lindevi.bsky.social
Happy Belated Public Domain Day 2026! web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
January 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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symphonyhorror.bsky.social
Symphony is in search of a Werewolf: the Apocalypse Storyteller to stream a chronicle in 2026. Are you interested? Do you know someone who may be?

Connect with us!

www.patreon.com/posts/werewo...
December 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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arkhamhorror.bsky.social
In case you missed it or didn’t get chance to check them out at the time, today we re-present some of the downloads, handouts and game-related content we've published since ArkhamHorror.com launched earlier this year.

www.arkhamhorror.com/news/2025-on...
December 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM