Poorna M
@pmakesthings.bsky.social
She/Her. If you enjoy books, TTRPGs, attempts at humour, welcome. PFP by Raya S.
https://linktr.ee/poornamakesthings
Writer | Editor | VO | Project + Process Management
https://linktr.ee/poornamakesthings
Writer | Editor | VO | Project + Process Management
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Hey heroes! There's something exciting coming your way soon 👀
Make sure to follow the kickstarter to find out more soon!!
Make sure to follow the kickstarter to find out more soon!!
I wonder what this could be?
You should totally go check out this brand new project, coming soon to Kickstarter!
Be sure to click the button to get notified on LAUNCH ;)
A great journey awaits!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/one...
You should totally go check out this brand new project, coming soon to Kickstarter!
Be sure to click the button to get notified on LAUNCH ;)
A great journey awaits!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/one...
October 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Hey heroes! There's something exciting coming your way soon 👀
Make sure to follow the kickstarter to find out more soon!!
Make sure to follow the kickstarter to find out more soon!!
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I wonder what this could be?
You should totally go check out this brand new project, coming soon to Kickstarter!
Be sure to click the button to get notified on LAUNCH ;)
A great journey awaits!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/one...
You should totally go check out this brand new project, coming soon to Kickstarter!
Be sure to click the button to get notified on LAUNCH ;)
A great journey awaits!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/one...
October 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I wonder what this could be?
You should totally go check out this brand new project, coming soon to Kickstarter!
Be sure to click the button to get notified on LAUNCH ;)
A great journey awaits!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/one...
You should totally go check out this brand new project, coming soon to Kickstarter!
Be sure to click the button to get notified on LAUNCH ;)
A great journey awaits!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/one...
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Having ADHD means that it's possible that I will never, ever, ever have consistent output.
But there are sites like ComicsXF and more - GateCrashers, Shelfdust are a few I can name off the top of my head that have similar supportive environments, and I'm sure everyone on my feed can shout out more.
But there are sites like ComicsXF and more - GateCrashers, Shelfdust are a few I can name off the top of my head that have similar supportive environments, and I'm sure everyone on my feed can shout out more.
October 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Having ADHD means that it's possible that I will never, ever, ever have consistent output.
But there are sites like ComicsXF and more - GateCrashers, Shelfdust are a few I can name off the top of my head that have similar supportive environments, and I'm sure everyone on my feed can shout out more.
But there are sites like ComicsXF and more - GateCrashers, Shelfdust are a few I can name off the top of my head that have similar supportive environments, and I'm sure everyone on my feed can shout out more.
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The one that prioritizes people's sanity and mental well being over productivity.
That pays us not because they're counting out how much money we've made them, but because writers deserve to be paid, period.
Creatives of all kinds deserve to be paid.
That pays us not because they're counting out how much money we've made them, but because writers deserve to be paid, period.
Creatives of all kinds deserve to be paid.
October 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The one that prioritizes people's sanity and mental well being over productivity.
That pays us not because they're counting out how much money we've made them, but because writers deserve to be paid, period.
Creatives of all kinds deserve to be paid.
That pays us not because they're counting out how much money we've made them, but because writers deserve to be paid, period.
Creatives of all kinds deserve to be paid.
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We're joined by @friede.bsky.social, @itsquinns.bsky.social, and @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social for a wide-ranging, two-hour discussion about actual play's use for teaching games and how we understand skill and learning in TTRPGs and beyond.
open.spotify.com/episode/22Bn...
open.spotify.com/episode/22Bn...
October 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We're joined by @friede.bsky.social, @itsquinns.bsky.social, and @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social for a wide-ranging, two-hour discussion about actual play's use for teaching games and how we understand skill and learning in TTRPGs and beyond.
open.spotify.com/episode/22Bn...
open.spotify.com/episode/22Bn...
This post by @armaanautomatic.itch.io is so beautifully written, it didn't matter that I had no context of the comic series he was reviewing.
He knows he has my heart. Read it, he might have yours by the end, too.
He knows he has my heart. Read it, he might have yours by the end, too.
TODAY'S MUST-READ: @armaanautomatic.itch.io writes about living with ADHD through the lens of Marvel's The Ultimates #17
comicsxf.com/2025/10/22/d...
comicsxf.com/2025/10/22/d...
Doom, Me & ADHD: Nothing in Marvel's Ultimates #17 needs fixing - COMICSXF
Doom learns that his torturer and foe is just another version of Reed Richards, and struggles with who he is in the face of that.
comicsxf.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This post by @armaanautomatic.itch.io is so beautifully written, it didn't matter that I had no context of the comic series he was reviewing.
He knows he has my heart. Read it, he might have yours by the end, too.
He knows he has my heart. Read it, he might have yours by the end, too.
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after a long hiatus, there's a new review up at Hark At Them!
this time, it's NOT YET by @taylorannnx.bsky.social and @pmakesthings.bsky.social, a duet game of near misses and romantic interludes. spoilers: it's very cute, and i liked it a lot. go out and buy it!
this time, it's NOT YET by @taylorannnx.bsky.social and @pmakesthings.bsky.social, a duet game of near misses and romantic interludes. spoilers: it's very cute, and i liked it a lot. go out and buy it!
Not Yet, by Taylor Navarro and Poorna M.
, by and , is a duet game about love, near-misses, and destiny. It's a game that feels like a romantic comedy in the vein of a Richard Curtis film, and, un...
harkatthem.bearblog.dev
September 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
after a long hiatus, there's a new review up at Hark At Them!
this time, it's NOT YET by @taylorannnx.bsky.social and @pmakesthings.bsky.social, a duet game of near misses and romantic interludes. spoilers: it's very cute, and i liked it a lot. go out and buy it!
this time, it's NOT YET by @taylorannnx.bsky.social and @pmakesthings.bsky.social, a duet game of near misses and romantic interludes. spoilers: it's very cute, and i liked it a lot. go out and buy it!
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If Dialect has a million fans I am one of them.
If Dialect has ten fans I am one of them.
If Dialect has only one fan, that is me.
If Dialect has no fans then I am no longer living.
If the world is against Dialect, then I am against the world.
If Dialect has ten fans I am one of them.
If Dialect has only one fan, that is me.
If Dialect has no fans then I am no longer living.
If the world is against Dialect, then I am against the world.
September 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If Dialect has a million fans I am one of them.
If Dialect has ten fans I am one of them.
If Dialect has only one fan, that is me.
If Dialect has no fans then I am no longer living.
If the world is against Dialect, then I am against the world.
If Dialect has ten fans I am one of them.
If Dialect has only one fan, that is me.
If Dialect has no fans then I am no longer living.
If the world is against Dialect, then I am against the world.
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The Royal Literary Fund are offering grants to writers facing financial difficulties. If you're currently experiencing difficulties, such as an illness or unexpected bill, you might be eligible to receive support.
Grants for writers facing financial difficulty
As our research into authors’ incomes demonstrates, a career in writing is often financially precarious. If you’re currently facing financial difficulties, whether that be due to an unexpected bill or...
www.alcs.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Royal Literary Fund are offering grants to writers facing financial difficulties. If you're currently experiencing difficulties, such as an illness or unexpected bill, you might be eligible to receive support.
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My friend deciding to write a game and roping me into it as a playtester!
But, Vampire deserves credit for opening my eyes to the glory of dice pools, and @evilhat.bsky.social ´s Fate really opened my eyes to how games could express themselves.
But, Vampire deserves credit for opening my eyes to the glory of dice pools, and @evilhat.bsky.social ´s Fate really opened my eyes to how games could express themselves.
Game Designers... what was the game that got you into designing #ttrpgs and why?
For me it was Fiasco by @jmstar.bsky.social - it was/is a great game, I enjoyed playing it. The format was mind blowing but it didn't quite do what I wanted. So I wrote When The Dark Is Gone which did.
#gamedesign
For me it was Fiasco by @jmstar.bsky.social - it was/is a great game, I enjoyed playing it. The format was mind blowing but it didn't quite do what I wanted. So I wrote When The Dark Is Gone which did.
#gamedesign
September 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
My friend deciding to write a game and roping me into it as a playtester!
But, Vampire deserves credit for opening my eyes to the glory of dice pools, and @evilhat.bsky.social ´s Fate really opened my eyes to how games could express themselves.
But, Vampire deserves credit for opening my eyes to the glory of dice pools, and @evilhat.bsky.social ´s Fate really opened my eyes to how games could express themselves.
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Bluesky friends, assemble! 📯
I'm looking for TTRPGs that are:
🌿 By Irish creatives, writers or designers
🌿 Set in Ireland
🌿 Exploring Irish culture, history, language, and/or folklore.
If any of the above applies to you or someone you know, please get in touch or comment below!
Míle buíochas!
I'm looking for TTRPGs that are:
🌿 By Irish creatives, writers or designers
🌿 Set in Ireland
🌿 Exploring Irish culture, history, language, and/or folklore.
If any of the above applies to you or someone you know, please get in touch or comment below!
Míle buíochas!
September 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Bluesky friends, assemble! 📯
I'm looking for TTRPGs that are:
🌿 By Irish creatives, writers or designers
🌿 Set in Ireland
🌿 Exploring Irish culture, history, language, and/or folklore.
If any of the above applies to you or someone you know, please get in touch or comment below!
Míle buíochas!
I'm looking for TTRPGs that are:
🌿 By Irish creatives, writers or designers
🌿 Set in Ireland
🌿 Exploring Irish culture, history, language, and/or folklore.
If any of the above applies to you or someone you know, please get in touch or comment below!
Míle buíochas!
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The kiss 🌟 (the original colours, because I ended up liking them more than the other version)
May 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The kiss 🌟 (the original colours, because I ended up liking them more than the other version)
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Hello again, Nightborne. It has been some time, but the moon is singing once more.
I am casting for the first ever O Nata Nox Actual Play.
Will you answer the call?
forms.gle/Dc5E2tpvKaen...
I am casting for the first ever O Nata Nox Actual Play.
Will you answer the call?
forms.gle/Dc5E2tpvKaen...
Casting Call: Be Thou My Vision, an O Nata Nox Actual Play
We call them angels.
They blot out the swollen, red moon–larger again than last she rose. They blot out even the ashen planet she winks over, that derelict remnant of a past age before the Song, bef...
forms.gle
September 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Hello again, Nightborne. It has been some time, but the moon is singing once more.
I am casting for the first ever O Nata Nox Actual Play.
Will you answer the call?
forms.gle/Dc5E2tpvKaen...
I am casting for the first ever O Nata Nox Actual Play.
Will you answer the call?
forms.gle/Dc5E2tpvKaen...
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The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts.
Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.
Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.
September 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts.
Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.
Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.
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I've been experimenting and having fun illustrating some mysterious locations with the @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social crew...
Join us for a journey through a selection of weird and wonderful #ttrpg locations for your games. Funding now!
#art #ttrpg #ttrpgart
Join us for a journey through a selection of weird and wonderful #ttrpg locations for your games. Funding now!
#art #ttrpg #ttrpgart
September 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I've been experimenting and having fun illustrating some mysterious locations with the @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social crew...
Join us for a journey through a selection of weird and wonderful #ttrpg locations for your games. Funding now!
#art #ttrpg #ttrpgart
Join us for a journey through a selection of weird and wonderful #ttrpg locations for your games. Funding now!
#art #ttrpg #ttrpgart
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once again i am asking you to go and back the @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social GUIDE TO MYSTERIOUS LOCATIONS, a system-neutral collection of extremely weird, definitely occult, and probably cursed locations in an unnamed city.
(if you can't back it, just spread the word, 'kay?)
(if you can't back it, just spread the word, 'kay?)
Far Horizons Guide to Mysterious Locations
A system-agnostic tabletop supplement to add strange and magical locations to your game worlds.
www.kickstarter.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
once again i am asking you to go and back the @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social GUIDE TO MYSTERIOUS LOCATIONS, a system-neutral collection of extremely weird, definitely occult, and probably cursed locations in an unnamed city.
(if you can't back it, just spread the word, 'kay?)
(if you can't back it, just spread the word, 'kay?)
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Join our small but mighty team as we continue on our journey to celebrate and connect people to the world of indie RPGs and solo games!
Tabletop Bookshelf is looking for a hospitality-minded, tech-savvy tabletop RPG enthusiast to help build our audience and community (link in comments)
Tabletop Bookshelf is looking for a hospitality-minded, tech-savvy tabletop RPG enthusiast to help build our audience and community (link in comments)
August 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Join our small but mighty team as we continue on our journey to celebrate and connect people to the world of indie RPGs and solo games!
Tabletop Bookshelf is looking for a hospitality-minded, tech-savvy tabletop RPG enthusiast to help build our audience and community (link in comments)
Tabletop Bookshelf is looking for a hospitality-minded, tech-savvy tabletop RPG enthusiast to help build our audience and community (link in comments)
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Okay, so I've seen this happen several times now. Person A says "hey, Covid is surging, maybe wear a mask again, okay?" They try to word it to cajole, not shame. People react poorly to being shamed.
August 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Okay, so I've seen this happen several times now. Person A says "hey, Covid is surging, maybe wear a mask again, okay?" They try to word it to cajole, not shame. People react poorly to being shamed.
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When I say "could you do me a huge favor" what I mean is "this is a very minor task that would make my life much easier but my mind is messed up so asking for anything I could technically do myself feels like a huge ask"
August 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
When I say "could you do me a huge favor" what I mean is "this is a very minor task that would make my life much easier but my mind is messed up so asking for anything I could technically do myself feels like a huge ask"
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I uhhh…need 63 people to sub to my YouTube and then watch 4 hours of content to make YouTube partner. Thats 4 episode of Tabletop Humans with amazing guests and kickass advice on role playing, DMing, and building immersive worlds.
youtube.com/@jesthehuman
youtube.com/@jesthehuman
August 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I uhhh…need 63 people to sub to my YouTube and then watch 4 hours of content to make YouTube partner. Thats 4 episode of Tabletop Humans with amazing guests and kickass advice on role playing, DMing, and building immersive worlds.
youtube.com/@jesthehuman
youtube.com/@jesthehuman
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We haven't plugged this one in a while, and we're coming up on Ullambana next week... so:
GHOSTS, MONSTERS, AND DEMONS OF INDIA is an encyclopedia of folkloric fiends, creepy cryptids, and malevolent mythological mischief-makers from all over the country
www.blaft.com/products/gho...
GHOSTS, MONSTERS, AND DEMONS OF INDIA is an encyclopedia of folkloric fiends, creepy cryptids, and malevolent mythological mischief-makers from all over the country
www.blaft.com/products/gho...
August 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
We haven't plugged this one in a while, and we're coming up on Ullambana next week... so:
GHOSTS, MONSTERS, AND DEMONS OF INDIA is an encyclopedia of folkloric fiends, creepy cryptids, and malevolent mythological mischief-makers from all over the country
www.blaft.com/products/gho...
GHOSTS, MONSTERS, AND DEMONS OF INDIA is an encyclopedia of folkloric fiends, creepy cryptids, and malevolent mythological mischief-makers from all over the country
www.blaft.com/products/gho...
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While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
August 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
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Elijah, a vampire from my 1927 VTM game
August 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Elijah, a vampire from my 1927 VTM game
Does anyone know if old fridges sometimes make a low consistently creepy noise that an anxious mind may liken to a creepy zombie-type sound?
August 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Does anyone know if old fridges sometimes make a low consistently creepy noise that an anxious mind may liken to a creepy zombie-type sound?
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The Botanists
Had a lot of fun making this one
Had a lot of fun making this one
August 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The Botanists
Had a lot of fun making this one
Had a lot of fun making this one