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raphdamico.bsky.social
Raph
@raphdamico.bsky.social
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Surreal horror, tabletop rpgs, storytelling, product design, nonlinear systems, and other such sundry creativities. Making THE ZONE RPG (thezonerpg.com)
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raphdamico.bsky.social
Predator Badlands swept me up so hard I had to watch all 9 Predator movies last week
sophianyx.bsky.social Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 5d
Without saying Sinners, name your film of the year.
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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emiliusdraws.bsky.social
#3157 A helpful tutorial
A digital drawing of one of those drawing tutorials that says 'don't do this, do this.' The drawing is of an almost naked middle-aged man doing a flying kick. The 'Don't do this' one has a bunch of areas circled and a cross under it. The 'Do this' one is exactly the same but without the circles and a tick instead of a cross. The text reads 'Needlessly adding red circles will ruin your art' and a smaller bit of text at the bottom reads 'Bonus tip! Add a tick under all your art so people think you did it right.'
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
raphdamico.bsky.social
Hot damn
claymorerpgs.bsky.social CLAYMORE ꩜ MANDELBROT SET OUT NOW @claymorerpgs.bsky.social · 6d
REVIEWERS AND ACTUAL PLAYERS - want a free copy of our new FIST campaign kit MANDELBROT SET? reply here or DM us and we WILL hook you up!!
MANDELBROT SET cover. A pink, purple, blue and red drawing of a soldier's head exploding to strange geometry over a surreal kaleidoscope background. Text reads: MANDELBROT SET Deep in the Nevada desert, a military experiment goes haywire and a kaleidoscope of parallel worlds collides. Only FSIT can breach the Fractal Zone.
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
raphdamico.bsky.social
This! This single gif is also so darn awesome.
brandon.insertcredit.com Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 17d
Today we just got 100 new followers and a bunch of people saying "whoa I've never heard of this" re: the game we have been thumping into the ground for the last 3 years by posting one gif from our earliest demo. If you think you post too much about your game: you probably don't!
necrosoftgames.com Necrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · 17d
TWO WEEKS UNTIL DEMONSCHOOL
November 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM
raphdamico.bsky.social
🧠 👀💥
necrosoftgames.com Necrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · 17d
TWO WEEKS UNTIL DEMONSCHOOL
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
raphdamico.bsky.social
Oooh I love seeing folks’ stories… can’t wait to see the « dogs » 🐶
thelaaksone.bsky.social The Laaksone @thelaaksone.bsky.social · 18d
Today I played #TheZoneRPG by @raphdamico.bsky.social with @silliet.bsky.social @strangeworlder.bsky.social. We had a superb eve of co-creation, surreal events & a lot of Type 2 fun!

Also, the true horror were the dogs we made along the way.

The #ActualPlay video will be released later this year.
A screen capture of The Zone RPG's digital version. There's text over a background filled with flora, fauna, and an animal's skull that are all set against a wire fence. The text reads: "You are now in The Zone. The next few scenes will be about exploring The Zone, developing your characters, and most importantly being very irresponsible" We, as the players followed this advice with our characters and it lead to some great collaborative storytelling! A screen capture of The Zone RPG's digital version. There's an official-looking report with the logo of the fictional in-universe Federal Bureau of Coherence in the upper left corner and a header, which reads: "FBC Case Report" next to it. Under it there's the surviving character's archtype, which has been covered with a black color bar. Under that reads: "Classified" and "Operation God Glow". The report begins with a header that reads: "Survivor Interview Notes". The only line that is left uncovered reads: "INTERVIEWER: Our reports say you entered The Zone wanting to".
November 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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mikexnichols.bsky.social
Beautifully said by @realgdt.bsky.social
Frankenstein (2025). The Creature (Jacob Elordi) stands alone in the frame with the horizon of the arctic. The quote by Guillermo del Toro reads, "We hope that in some way, somehow, our gratitude, our love, can reach him like a whispered prayer, like a distant song. And we dream that perhaps he can stop-amid the frozen tundra and the screaming wind-and can turn his head and look back. At us. And we hope that then he might recognize in our eyes his own yearning. And that perchance we can walk toward each other and find meager warmth in our embrace. And then, if only for a moment, we will not feel alone in the world."
November 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
raphdamico.bsky.social
Impeccable 😂
nickkapur.bsky.social Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · 20d
"Person who just bought toilet paper, only to find that there was none left in the supermarket restroom (based on a true story)"

x.com/dailyportalz...
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
raphdamico.bsky.social
The Zone is in such excellent company on this list, wow 😱

I gotta add your delightfully horrible Heart: The City Beneath!

I got to follow my Junk Mage’s Heartsong into the endothelial depths just last weekend, and it was such a fleshy good time!🫀
rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social Rowan Rook and Decard @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social · 23d
Happy Halloweekend, I asked everyone for their spooky rpg reccs and they said "fuck off wretch" and "I'm not doing that"

Here's the list 🧵
October 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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thirdkingdom.bsky.social
If you're an indie #ttrpg publisher looking to get your work into a store, please reach out to me. I own an FLGS in Virginia that stocks a lot of indie titles. We buy outright, sell on consignment, and even help fulfill orders/crowdfunding. Email me at sabregamesandcards at gmail dot com #indiegames
A picture of a glass-fronted game store in an historic building.
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social
Hard to believe it’s a painting!

This portrait of Temple Grandin by artist David Lenz will join the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
October 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
raphdamico.bsky.social
Amen amen amen. I think a lot about how the pursuit of knowledge connects us to each other and to the immense systems we are part of. Curiosity leads to awe in the most unexpected places; it’s one of the coolest things about being human.
October 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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sphynxian.bsky.social
I saw this photo of Naples, Italy and you cannot fucking tell me this isn't just Martinaise in Disco Elysium
A 3/4th perspective view of a Naples, Italy street corner that looks suspiciously like Disco Elysium
October 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
raphdamico.bsky.social
Just found out Rob Wieland passed away. My heart goes out to his family. (There’s a GoFundMe in this article to support them in this time of need.)

He was a storyteller of our community, breathing life into it by sharing his love, helping so many to find a way in.

Rob,I’ll miss you dearly!
tablecatgames.com PVincent (Table Cat Games) @tablecatgames.com · Oct 13
Rob Wieland wasn't just a ttprg guy, he wrote great nerdy themed articles of Milwaukee Record (one of the greatest Milwaukee indie news outlets)

milwaukeerecord.com/arts/r-i-p-r...
R.I.P. Rob Wieland
Rob was a steadfast contributor to Milwaukee Record since its founding in 2014. He will be forever missed.
milwaukeerecord.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
raphdamico.bsky.social
Fruit… is a Zone

youtu.be/3uO_d-4TJPo?...
FruitHead | NEW Horror Film [Starring Bradley Whitford]
YouTube video by Gushers
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October 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
raphdamico.bsky.social
This made my day 😺
cherryc0p.bsky.social cherryc0p.bsky.social @cherryc0p.bsky.social · Oct 5
@raphdamico.bsky.social my containment edition seems to have mutated since I last opened it up
October 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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jfcudennec.bsky.social
Just woke up from a social media pause and the first thing I see is an incredible footage of a sperm whale casually cruising with a giant squid in its mouth ??

🦑 🌊 🌿
Vertical photo of a sperm whale with a giant squid in its mouth. The tentacles and body of the squid can be seen emerging between the teeth. Ventral view of the same scene : a sperm whale with a giant squid in its mouth. The tentacles and body of the squid can be seen emerging between the teeth.
September 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
raphdamico.bsky.social
Would you look at these cuties
(via en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasit...)
September 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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ridingrobots.bsky.social
This section of a shadowed crater wall in Terra Cimmeria, looking like something from HR Giger. New from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. www.uahirise.org/ESP_089139_1...
Convoluted rock layers and gullies in the shadows of a crater wall, blue with frost, on Mars. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
September 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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simonm223.bsky.social
Of course I also talk about the economic systems of board games.

simonmcneil.com/2021/02/01/w...
Wingspan and Post-Capitalist Forms of Competition
This might seem something of a pivot considering my blog generally covers books and television far more than other forms of art. But I want to be straightforward in situating board games as an artf…
simonmcneil.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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fkth.bsky.social
Just got to play @raphdamico.bsky.social's The Zone again for an upcoming project and let me tell you there is nothing better than finishing a game, silence and everyone going '...Damn that was so good!'.

Can not speak highly enough about this game! thezonerpg.com
THE ZONE RPG · The tabletop storygame of surreal horror.
The tabletop storygame of surreal horror. Mutate your friends, play-to-lose, and have a spooky time in the dark. The Zone is a tabletop RPG where up to 6 players take characters wracked with phobias &...
thezonerpg.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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msness.bsky.social
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In case you've missed it - Disney has posted a downloadable Andor zine as part of the Emmys push that has lots of gorgeous pics and Tony Gilroy's one page pitch for s2...
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assets.debut.disney.com
August 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
raphdamico.bsky.social
This video so perfectly captures what I was going for with The Zone! Im so glad you had fun with it!

What a great channel you’ve built here @thechindividual.bsky.social — instant subscribe for me!
thechindividual.bsky.social Markus aka The Chindividual 🔜 Dragonmeet @thechindividual.bsky.social · Aug 23
Looking for a game of surreal horror to write your own version of 'Annihilation'? Look no further than The Zone!

In this video, I share my three favorite things about this fantastic game, and why YOU should check it out!

#ttrpg
Three Things I LOVE About The Zone
YouTube video by The Chindividual
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August 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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johncutle.fish
Trust

Day 1/30 sharing my favorite doodles and drawings.
August 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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jimmiemyers.bsky.social
“The excitement of grainy film, of bleached-out black and white, is the excitement of witnessing events too momentous for the medium assigned to record them."

-Brian Eno
"Whatever you now find weird, ugly, uncomfortable and nasty about a new medium will surely become its signature. CD distortion, the jitteriness of digital video, the crap sound of 8-bit - all of these will be cherished and emulated as soon as they can be avoided. It's the sound of failure: so much modern art is the sound of things going out of control, of a medium pushing to its limits and breaking apart. The distorted guitar sound is the sound of something too loud for the medium supposed to carry it. The blues singer with the cracked voice is the sound of an emotional cry too powerful for the throat that releases it. The excitement of grainy film, of bleached-out black and white, is the excitement of witnessing events too momentous for the medium assigned to record them." -Brian Eno
August 16, 2025 at 5:13 AM