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Writer and game designer. Neon Black | A Torch in the Dark | RIG | many many more! I love telling stories and hate capitalism!

Contact: notwriting.net
Support my work: https://www.patreon.com/notwriting
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Not Writing Games @notwritinggames.bsky.social · Aug 12
KASSANDRA KING: DEVIL'S DICE is live on Kickstarter!

A single-player neon noir occult TTRPG. You are Kassandra King. You solve cold cases, explore the supernatural underground, and you are about to make a deal with the devil.

Back the game to see the prototype!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/not...
Kassandra King: Devil's Dice
A single player neon noir occult TTRPG
www.kickstarter.com
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matthewseiji.com
The meme of "my body is a machine that turns 'the passage of time' into 'not writing'." This is a joke about writing and how so much of writing is not writing— or at least, that's what I tell myself when I am avoiding writing, which is a big part of my actual job. I mean writing, not *not* writing. Bosses: do not look at this, especially if you are expecting something from me soon. Obviously, everything is going great. I am not procrastinating by making this meme. I am not deliberately wasting time in every possible way I can think of after already having made breakfast int he most laborious way possible, catching up on email and slack messages, engaging in some discord discourse, and checking every social media feed I have the misfortune to remain entangled with, and I fully intend on starting to write for real the moment I hit the button to send this tweet. Yes, I still call them tweets. It's an act of resistance at this point, calling them tweets. I remember there was some discussion of what to call them, and I have to say I did laugh about "skeets," since the act is comparable in some ways: it feels good in the moment, but results in something useless and gross just moments later... is this too much to get into here? I don't know if the wrongheadedly censorious people who run this platform even check descriptive alt text, come to think of it. Anyway, I should get back to writing, for real, which I will do now. That reminds me, did you catch the discourse the other day about dialogue choices in games? I don't have much to say, really, other than that creative works can be literally whatever you want them to be, so arguing about them isn't as productive as simply making the work you want to see in the world (and which I'll get back to doing in just a moment). If you want to see my approach to dialogue choices, why not play my visual novel, Eliza? If you've made it this far and haven't yet, I suggest you check it out. Okay, back to writing for real now. Definitely.
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social
It’s here: a podcast with our faces.

We’re playing Fiasco, a TTRPG that goes gloriously off the rails on purpose. Because sometimes chaos is the plan.

Part one is out now wherever you listen to podcasts, and on our YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKhp...
Worlds Beyond Number: Fiasco! Pt. 1
YouTube video by Worlds Beyond Number
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November 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
notwritinggames.bsky.social
Thanks to whoever generously tipped while buying my Slugblaster supplement BIG SHINY SCORES, a collection of parties in and around the small town of Hillview.

I'm working on refurbishing that collection, imagining each as a poster, check it!

notwriting.itch.io/big-shiny-sc...
black and white art of a cartoon house next to a pool, styled like one of those street posters with the cut tabs you can pull at the bottom but instead of contact info it's snags and slams
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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scumbelievable.bsky.social
Here's a whole paragraph from CHIMERA (2027) because no rule can constrain me
Prologue: Shewa 6186 BC The clearing stank of blood and shit. The girl’s arms were already stained with both as she worked to cut the bear’s liver free with a flake of stone her brother had knapped for her. It was hard to keep hold of the slippery surface, and twice she nicked her fingers, biting the inside of her cheek to dull the pain, but before long she parted the tough membranes of the dead beast’s gut and wrestled the slippery organ from its side. She rose, unsteady on her feet. Flies crawled over her skin. They filled the clearing where her clan had gathered, swarming over the dead things hanging from the branches of trees and laid carefully among the lines her grandmother and eldest cousin had dug into the ash and soil. It had taken six days for the Horse Clan to prepare the ground. Burning the forest back. Dragging stones from the river. Hunting. Trapping. Now it waited, choked with gore.
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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mangiotto.bsky.social
For the evening crowd.
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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momatoes.com
Please consider helping out even in tiny ways. The Philippine Red Cross accepts monetary donations via PayPal: bit.ly/prcpaypal

If you email me or quote post this with a proof of donation—any amount—I will send you copies of my games.
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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napel.itch.io
Y'all, the things I'm penning in my notes to improve on this ashcan are making me very nervous and very excited.
notwritinggames.bsky.social Not Writing Games @notwritinggames.bsky.social · 1d
Have I talked about Family Meal yet? @napel.itch.io 's rpg about running the front and back half of a restaurant? Felt real good to go back to that sort of space and not have to deal with real drama but instead pretend drama with my friends.

napel.itch.io/family-meal
Family Meal [ashcan] by Hendrik ten Napel
a restaurant drama role-playing game
napel.itch.io
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
notwritinggames.bsky.social
Have I talked about Family Meal yet? @napel.itch.io 's rpg about running the front and back half of a restaurant? Felt real good to go back to that sort of space and not have to deal with real drama but instead pretend drama with my friends.

napel.itch.io/family-meal
Family Meal [ashcan] by Hendrik ten Napel
a restaurant drama role-playing game
napel.itch.io
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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scottmccloud.bsky.social
A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF!

Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
notwritinggames.bsky.social
New newsletter just went out.

Did you know I have a newsletter?

It's here: notwritinggames.beehiiv.com
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November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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napel.itch.io
Four more days of funding! ⏳

If you like:
- struggling against the patriarchy of 1815's Bavaria
- grieving your beautiful friend's disappearance
- chambermaids
- slacking on your job to investigate an occult mystery

Then check out The Girls of the Genziana Hotel: gamefound.com/en/projects/...
A mock-up of a staple bound zine, open, and lying face down. The monochrome deep blue cover showis two chambermaids walking towards the viewer brandishing a lantern and a knife. The back cover says 'a gothic horror mystery role-playing game'.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
notwritinggames.bsky.social
Getting in the habit of watching movies at night. Seems like it's good for my brain.

Re-watched Tron: Legacy and I solved an art problem I had been having for the last week about 20 minutes in.
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
notwritinggames.bsky.social
Let's go lesbians!
trishusband.itch.io Tris~~ @trishusband.itch.io · 3d
Sentient obsessed swords. Heartless criminals. Domineering vampire mistresses. Star-crossed outcasts.

Poison Lillies is a bundle full of women who know what the want and have no qualms about taking it for themselves.

Sink your teeth in:

itch.io/b/3364/poiso...
Graphic of a woman with a gun on a drak street. Words read "Toxic Yuri November. Danger. Obsession. Deadly Lesbians. 24 Novels, Novellas, and Visual Novels."
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social
Really happy to see how well this bundle is doing! Remember, the creators here all really benefit, we have multiple trans woc for whom this is a HUGE deal for affording rent and groceries!
Poison Lilies November, a bundle hosted by Maria Ying with content from 15 creators, has raised 4779.36 USD out of its 7000 dollar goal.
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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b0tster.yeag.gay
It's Bunlith: The Witch Upstairs

📅 EPISODE 1 NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON KICKSTARTER!

Watch Now!! 📺

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bun...
November 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
notwritinggames.bsky.social
Thursday is good people with good games. Help out Thursday.
keftiu.bsky.social Thursday Garreau @keftiu.bsky.social · 12d
Went ahead and put a bunch of my most popular work - including my Mothership class, my sci-fi gig economy solo RPG (and its Online-focused expansion!), and my cyberpunk microgame trilogy - on sale through the end of November!

itch.io/s/166208/thu...
November 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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keftiu.bsky.social
hi folks!! i haven't gotten quite as much traction on this as i'd like, and i'm definitely feeling the burn of moving/wedding expenses. anything helps 🙏 i've also got a direct donation link in a reply to this <3
keftiu.bsky.social Thursday Garreau @keftiu.bsky.social · 12d
Went ahead and put a bunch of my most popular work - including my Mothership class, my sci-fi gig economy solo RPG (and its Online-focused expansion!), and my cyberpunk microgame trilogy - on sale through the end of November!

itch.io/s/166208/thu...
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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queerwizard.co.uk
Hi #TTRPG #OSR #DnD people - I am looking for cartography/illustration work in December/January! If you're looking for maps for your adventure module, or for your home game, send me an email at matthews.rj@gmail.com!

My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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rdonoghue.bsky.social
I feel silly boosting this because encouraging people to back this kickstarter is roughly akin to encouraging people to continue breathing. This is not just an unabashedly good thing, it is a whole stack of huge, unabashedly good things. It is so evident that I just assume everyone *knows* this.
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
notwritinggames.bsky.social
Still got about a week left on my 39 Damn Years sale. Includes all my TTRPG work as well as my latest Kassandra King: Devil’s Dice

itch.io/s/161618/39-...
39 Damn Years Sale by NotWriting
A bundle by NotWriting, $39.00 for 34 games
itch.io
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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megueyb.bsky.social
Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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lumpley.bsky.social
And away we go.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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diwatamnl.bsky.social
Super Typhoon cut across the Philippines and devastated many lives and homes. Of the ones struggling, I am thinking a lot of a local animal shelter that currently needs help. BACH Project PH is based in Negros Occidental and takes in strays from all over the island.
Pictures of the typhoon-wrecked animal shelter. This one shows the roofless structures. Pictures of the typhoon-wrecked animal shelter. This one shows the staff attempting to fix things. Pictures of the typhoon-wrecked animal shelter. This one shows the staff attempting to restore structures, like their signage. Pictures of the typhoon-wrecked animal shelter. This one shows their caved in roof
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
notwritinggames.bsky.social
Watched Hook for the first time in a while and you know what fucking rules? Bob Hosksins as Smee in Hook.
Bob Hoskins as Mr Smee in Hook.
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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parkermolloy.com
Just going to save this to use as a reaction image whenever someone comes out as trans
Mamdani saying "Welcome to the transition."
November 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM