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Niall Spain
@niallspain.bsky.social
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Best Host in a Series 2024 at No Quest for the Wicked and F*ck Buddies.
Writer. TTRPG designer.
Likes craft beer and climbing rocks.
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Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · Nov 16
With an influx of Bluesky people, I figured I should reintroduce myself!

I'm Niall, a multi award winning podcaster, writer, and #ttrpg player!

I co-host @noquestcast.bsky.social and @fbuddiespodcast.bsky.social and my short stories can bring found 👇

Looking for #writer and #podcaster friends!
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One more reason my soul shrivels up every time I hear someone say "I just used chatgpt to ____"
An imagine explaining that OpenAI is Trump's largest donor
January 31, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Hello. It's my final week as a full time game designer, and as if to underline why I can't do this anymore, I currently can't afford to cover my bills at the end of the month.

All of my work on itch is on sale. Tell your friends, buy something, thank you very much.

itch.io/s/179351/jan...
January
A bundle by Chris Bissette, £150.00 for 60 games
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January 26, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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strautmaskreplica.bsky.social
so stoked to see this at tabletop bookshelf!!
tabletopbookshelf.com Tabletop Bookshelf @tabletopbookshelf.com · 6d
NEW ARRIVAL: A Fool’s Errand by @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social is a storytelling roleplaying game about grappling with godhood and keeping the gods in check. Use tarot cards to add complications and resolve obstacles as you explore the 5th Collide and the Dream & Digital Networks.
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A book cover titled "A Fool's Errand" by J. Strautman and B. Marsollier. The art features a slender, pale-green alien character walking across a floating island, carrying a bindle on a stick and holding a single white rose. A small white dog with blue eyes trots alongside. In the background, a hazy pink and purple sky hangs over a futuristic city with neon lights and palm-like alien flora. The text "NEW ARRIVAL" is at the top and "NOW @ TABLETOP BOOKSHELF" is at the bottom in bold yellow letters. A two-page spread from a tabletop RPG rulebook. Page 106, titled "End of Encounter," details how to determine narrative outcomes using a deck of cards, featuring a table for "Redrawing an Outcome" with costs like "Stamina" or "Scars." Page 107 features a "GM TIP" box and an illustration of a classic Tarot card, the Five of Wands, showing five people engaged in a mock or chaotic struggle with wooden staves. A two-page spread featuring a "Key Paragonian NPC" named Lux Booker. Lux is a "Steam Android" depicted as a green, barrel-chested robot sitting in a plush teal armchair, holding a smoking cigar and a pink popsicle. The right page introduces the location "TROPONEO VEGA" with an Art Deco-style illustration of a retro slot machine. The text describes the city as a "neon jungle-city" balancing crime and hedonism. A teal-colored introductory page titled "the characters" for a guided Session Zero. The page features a mock-up of a social media profile on a site called "pipspace." The profile is for "Beefs Impartial," a human male with a square body shape and a stern expression wearing a military-style uniform. A humorous banner ad at the top of the profile reads, "STOP GETTING HOT ALONE - SEXY STEAM ANDROIDS IN YOUR AREA."
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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moreblueberries.bsky.social
My cat is sick please buy my games

moreblueberries.shop
Home
Indie TTPRGs and Art!
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January 24, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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Nothing quite like trudging through -34 degree weather to work at 7.30am: and then having the whole place be an absolute mess when you arrive 😌
January 24, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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If youre looking for a great fantasy book I'm halfway through the Raven Scholar and LOVING IT so far.
January 18, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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Looking at my messages and Instagram has a 'AI summarize these past four msgs?" Pop up...

No, thanks, I actually give a shit about my friends and what theyre saying thank you very much.

Dystopian ass shit
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Check out Augur issue 8.2 for my short story, "The Event Horizon of Honey," a surrealist horror tale exploring memory loss, grief, love, and the eldritch entities that stalk the woods beyond the beehives: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
Augur Issue 8.2 Augur Magazine Issue 8.2 - Augur Literary Society
Augur Magazine Issue 8.2 asks you to exist in the in-between, in the cycles where yes, all things grow and die–but all things also live, vibrantly, exquisitely, and unapologetically–in revolutions whe...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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First game of Daggerheart ever today with @fotoguy79.bsky.social 😁
a man in a wizard costume says i 'm a wizard in yellow letters
ALT: a man in a wizard costume says i 'm a wizard in yellow letters
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January 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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It's award season, so I should probably make an eligibility post for 2025! I'm really proud of my cozy fantasy short story. I hope you'll consider it!

☕The Last Chance Locksmith, by Niall Spain, Tales & Feathers, Feb 27th 2025 (volume 3).

@talesfeathers.bsky.social / @augursociety.bsky.social
The Last Chance Locksmith by Niall Spain
A shockwave rippled through the bunker. Unfortunately, this knocked one of Heather’s romance novels off her shelf and onto the thick carpet below. Even worse, it woke her a whole thirty-seven minutes ...
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January 13, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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Slightly diminish a game:

Streetfinder
January 11, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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Hey Disco Elysium fans, guess what
dominuspod.bsky.social Dominus Podcast @dominuspod.bsky.social · Dec 29
Lenval Brown plays beloved and steadfast Father Olujimi, whose faith has begun to wane.

The pilot premieres in 2026 on the Rusty Quill Network.

Dominus deals with elements of folk religion, queer identity, Catholicism in the global south, and loss of faith.

#horrorpodcast #audiodrama #rustyquill
Image promo for Dominus with a square photo of Karim Kronfli. The background is dark warm colours and the text and highlights are in burnished gold. Lenval Brown is a voice actor known for narrating the multi award-winning video game "Disco Elysium - The Final Cut". He also appeared as Sisyphus Prime in "Ultrakill", played multiple roles in "Republic of Pirates", and narrated many episodes for the PC Gamer short documentary series, "Tales From The Hard Drive". In Dominus, he plays Father Olujimi, the beloved and steadfast Parish Priest of Our Lady of Providence church in Toronto. While everyone looks to him for guidance, Olujimi himself struggles with his waning faith after, in his eyes, he failed to save one of his parishioners. Despite their differences, he and the dogmatic Father Frederick are good friends. He also finds comfort in newcomer Father Jonas, a young radical activist priest from the Philippines whose faith seems immutable.
December 30, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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myexplodingpen.bsky.social
SuperCanucks features eleven stories about superheros from Canada’s small towns & rural areas. They'll battle unique Canadian dangers, including government bureaucracy and the overreaching neighbours in the south.

PREORDER NOW: store.latitude46publishing.com/products/sup...
December 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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myexplodingpen.bsky.social
Stories by yours truly @myexplodingpen.bsky.social, @premeemohamed.com, @pbarmby.bsky.social,
@melaniemarttila.bsky.social, @harkback.bsky.social, @niallspain.bsky.social, Jim Robb, Chris O’Halloran, & Dwain Campbell.

SuperCanucks will be flying off the shelves in March 2026! Preorder now!
December 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
niallspain.bsky.social
Has anyone else been reading He Who Fights With Monsters?

Just started this week and I think im HOOKED
December 16, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Join us on YouTube for the 8th Canadian Podcast Awards livestream - Thursday Dec 18th at 9:00pm EST!

See you there! CanPodAwards.ca/livestream Follow our YT!

Thank you to our sponsors:
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The Canadian Podcast Awards
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December 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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I need a new good book to read: any incredible fantasy/thrillers you've read recently?!
December 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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We would absolutely appreciate the heck out of the support!
ded-plant-studios.itch.io Ded Plant Studios @ded-plant-studios.itch.io · Nov 28
It's @itch.io Creators Day!

If you're looking for some #morkborg / #pirateborg content there's never been a better time to support an indie creator!

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November 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Thrilled to finally announce my next short story release: Plane Jane Flies Again in SuperCanucks, and anthology about small-town Canadian superheroes!

Pre-orders available below!

store.latitude46publishing.com/products/sup...
SuperCanucks: An anthology of Canadian small-town superheroes
Short FictionPub Date : March 21, 20265.5 X 8.5 in | 100 pgsTrade Paperback : 9781997529057 e-pub: 9781997529064    PRE-ORDER NOW! SuperCanucks features eleven stories that explore the usual superhero...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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That's me 😁 !

Come check out this awesome anthology of superheros in small town Canada!
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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myexplodingpen.bsky.social
Finally allowed to announce this: I have a short story forthcoming in Super Canucks: An anthology of Canadian small-town superheroes, now available for pre-order! store.latitude46publishing.com/products/sup...
SuperCanucks: An anthology of Canadian small-town superheroes
Short FictionPub Date : March 21, 20265.5 X 8.5 in | 100 pgsTrade Paperback : 9781997529057 e-pub: 9781997529064    PRE-ORDER NOW! SuperCanucks features eleven stories that explore the usual superhero...
store.latitude46publishing.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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The good thing about smashing my screen is that it does cool things with light on the selfie camera
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Please vote for us! 😁❤️
noquestcast.bsky.social No Quest for the Wicked @noquestcast.bsky.social · Nov 21
Friendly reminder that ANYONE can vote for us for People's Choice in the @canpodawards.bsky.social !

And we'd really appreciate it 😁

canpodawards.ca/vote/
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.

Here's how to turn it off.

First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Screenshot of the top of a Bsky feed, with a red circle around the hamburger menu in the top left.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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willsavethepodcast.bsky.social
New Episode!

No Save for the Wicked (A Severance Inspired Cypher System Story)🧠💼

With No Quest for the Wicked!
@noquestcast.bsky.social

Watch here: 👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzO6BT0F0pQ

Listen here: 👉 www.willsavethepodcast.com

#mystery #scifi #funny #adventure #severance #syrinscape
October 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM