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RiskyPixels

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I love seeing these each year ❤️

Hit Point Press @hitpointpress.bsky.social · 17d

It's That 💖Time💖 Again!

We've got a fresh batch of free printable Valentines, perfect for bringing to your players on game night!

Available in flat & folded printable PDFs + PNGs for digital gifting!

GET 'EM: https://ow.ly/j3VR50Y63BN

A collage of five dark-themed Valentine’s Day cards featuring monstrous characters with humorous love messages from the 'Big Bads Most Wanted' series.

February 2, 2026 at 2:48 PM

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Hit Point Press

@hitpointpress.bsky.social

It's That 💖Time💖 Again!

We've got a fresh batch of free printable Valentines, perfect for bringing to your players on game night!

Available in flat & folded printable PDFs + PNGs for digital gifting!

GET 'EM: https://ow.ly/j3VR50Y63BN

February 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM

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Aender Lara

@aenderlara.bsky.social

Today I have to ask for your help if possible, unfortunately we were hit by Vet urgency yesterday while our house income still on standby but hopefully getting better in the upcoming months, but for today every little coin could really give us a hand, thank u ❤️ ko-fi.com/aenderlara

Buy Aender Lara a Coffee

Become a supporter of Aender Lara today!

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January 27, 2026 at 12:33 PM

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Chase Taylor-Carter

@chasecarter.bsky.social

Are you a tabletop designer/creator/actor/etc. who has quit TikTok becuase of ownership changes in the US? Are you thinking about leaving? I'd love to chat for a story!

email: chase@rascal.news
Signal: ChaseTC.24

Sharing and reposts appreciated.

January 27, 2026 at 11:25 AM

RiskyPixels

@riskypixels.bsky.social

Undercover boss but it's just billionaires switching algorithms with the people whose lives they are destroying

January 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM

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dairykillsme -> zinetopia

@dairykillsme.bsky.social

Hey you! Are you a TTRPG writer staring at discourse on bluesky??? Would you rather be writing for a game? I want to pay you (at $0.20/word) to write for a zine month project!

I'm seeking folks interested in folk stories and examining power structures in storytelling!

How I Heard It Guest Writer Application

First Pancake Studios is seeking guest writers for our upcoming TTRPG How I Heard it (Free Ashcan Available Here). How I Heard it is a GM-less storytelling game played around a campfire. Players take ...

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January 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM

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Anna 🌿👁️ 🔜 GDC

@annacwebs.bsky.social

Are you a writer or narrative designer attending GDC? For the first time, GDC is hosting a Narrative Portfolio Review Workshop! I've assembled a literal dream team of Senior/Lead narrative folks to review portfolios, so bring your materials!

Deets: schedule.gdconf.com/session/narr...

January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM

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La Fumettista

@lafumettista.bsky.social

Hello #PortfolioDay! I’m Theresa, an illustrator/cartoonist.

I love working with bright colors and all things horror.

www.theresachiechi.com

#illustrator #cartoonist #art

January 13, 2026 at 6:11 PM

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🌿viktor aleksander🌿🏳️‍⚧️top surgery recovery!🏳️‍⚧️

@nooskadraws.bsky.social

good morning #PortfolioDay !

i'm viktor, a trans gay illustrator, looking for work for march 2026 onwards in books, fantasy book boxes, ttrpgs, and comics. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 historical fiction, fashion, and fantasy is my cup of tea ✨🌿🌸🍵

🖼️ www.nooska-art.com
✉️ alex_dingley@hotmail.co.uk

[ #art #DnD #TTRPG ]

A digital illustration of a scene from AV Wilkes' 'All the White Spaces'. Jonathan, a trans man and the protagonist, stands in the centre, facing the viewer. He stares ahead in horror, his right hand clutching his throat. From his left eye, strands of bleeding red aurora stretch outwards. These auroras show visions of Jonathan's brothers on the Western Front of the First World War:
- A moustached officer smokes a cigarette in a trench, looking away.
- A soldier is twisted in the remains of barbed wire.
- Three soldiers wear gas masks, emerging from clouds of mustard gas.
- No Man's Land exploded to all hell. A tank is submerged in a shell hole in the distance.
- A skull pressed into the earth.
- A soldier holds a rifle and makes his way across the strait of No Man's Land.

Two portrait aligned digital illustrations of book covers.
Left: An illustration of Afaeran and King Galdor from the webcomic Wundor. They stand in the centre, facing each other. They are bordered by Ancient Greek inspired white columns and an arch above them. The columns are covered with grapevines, vine leaves, and hanging purple grapes. Afaerun is an oche skinned elf with flowing light pink-white hair, and wears a curved silver and ruby tiara, he smiles as he looks at King Galdor. King Galdor is a purple skinned monarch with a single white horn growing from his head. He has flowing dark purple hair, and wears a red leaf laurel. He holds Afaerun's cheek in a romantic embrace.
Right: The cover for the book The Need for Dandelions by Alex Larkspur.
Two men stand back to back surrounded by depictions of dandelions. The man angled to the front is Galen. He has tan skin, red hair, and hazel eyes. A large portion of his face is covered by a burn scar. He wears a yellow tunic and brown pants, along with a pink flower pendant. He lifts up one hand, and looks concerned. The other man, facing towards the back but looks over his shoulder, is Sasha. He has light brown hair, dark brown eyes, and stubble. He is wearing leather armor and green shirt and pants. He is holding a sword.

2 different portrait illustrations side by side.
Left: Alder is a green skinned eladrin elf paladin. He stands nude in a forest. He wears a gold crown of laurels on his head. He looks down at the ground. He holds a sword in one hand, and a sprig of alder branch in the other, he has a shield attached to one arm. He is surrounded by green trees and yellow flowers.
Right: A digital illustration inspired by the pairing Hansry (Hans Capon and Henry of Skalitz from the game series Kingdom Come Deliverance). The illustration is influenced by a scene in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice. It is separated into 3 panels.
Panel 1: Hans Capon looks behind him in quiet shock at his bodyguard Henry.
Panel 2: Henry has touched Hans' ungloved hand with his gauntleted one in a gentle hold. The panel is surrounded by blooming flowers: herbs and plants that Henry can forage on his journey. Marigold, St John's Wort, Valerian, Sage, Chamomile, and Dandelion.
Panel 3: Henry meets Hans' eyes with an unreadable expression. He quietly yearns beneath it.

A double page spread of a comic. The first page shows a twisted tree in the centre, the space between each branch a panel showing a plague blighting a kingdom. The protagonist called Wolfgang is engulfed in the blighted roots of the twisted tree in the throes of a nightmare. A voice tells him "Take heed, young Durward. These lands know only death, and within its centre, a horror festers. It feasts on all its roots can teach, and what life remains dwindles."
The second page shows a close up of the branches of this twisted tree. Between its panels are images of rot, bodies in body bags, dead fish floating, and the branches are infested with maggots. The voice continues "Soon, there will be naught to satisfy its hunger. But for every poison, there is an antidote."

January 13, 2026 at 11:24 AM

RiskyPixels

@riskypixels.bsky.social

"Shantay, you stay"

Garrett @garretthanna.bsky.social · Nov 17

Scizor Dual Blades

November 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM

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Mathieu O'Brien

@mathieuobrien.bsky.social

WOW! What an amazing #ExtraLife Game Day we had this year! My friends & I surpassed our $1,000 goal!

Thanks to all donators & stream viewers! Thanks for helping our local children's hospital: CHEO

#extralife2025 #forthekids #sickkids #CHEO #gaming #event #charity #donation #SkyPyreStudios

November 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM

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Mathieu O'Brien

@mathieuobrien.bsky.social

A look back at some past conventions.

When I graduated uni I didn't expect to show games off at cons.

I got to do 2 cons this year after a 6 year hiatus (thx COVID 😢).

Been lots of fun. Looking forward to more!

#convention #exhibitor #OttawaComicCon #VGLX #indiegame #indie #indiedev #gamedev

November 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM

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Jordan, Made of Cartoons > SHIFT Kickstarter LIVE NOW

@madeofcartoons.bsky.social

How is it the last day already?? Thanks for all the support so far, this project means a lot to me and to see it so well received has been wonderful.

If you haven't checked it out, please do - we are so close to unlocking the Superhero World Spark written by Gail Simone. How cool is that!?

Hit Point Press @hitpointpress.bsky.social · Nov 6

Today is the LAST DAY to unlock our final stretch goal for SHIFT RPG: a superhero setting written by Gail Simone! Back the campaign now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shiftrpg/shift-rpg?ref=a2lsgg

November 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM

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SHIFT RPG - Late pledges open!

@shiftrpg.bsky.social

Today is the LAST DAY to unlock our final stretch goal for SHIFT RPG: a superhero setting written by Gail Simone! Back the campaign now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shiftrpg/shift-rpg?ref=a2lsgg

November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM

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Hit Point Press

@hitpointpress.bsky.social

Today is the LAST DAY to unlock our final stretch goal for SHIFT RPG: a superhero setting written by Gail Simone! Back the campaign now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shiftrpg/shift-rpg?ref=a2lsgg

November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM

RiskyPixels

@riskypixels.bsky.social

We're in the endgame now! 5 hrs until the Kickstarter ends, but you can still be the one to help us cross the finish line and unlock the final stretch goal! We're close; so even likes and shares help a bunch! ❤️

Thank you all so much! You're already superheroes for supporting the campaign this far!🦸

Hit Point Press @hitpointpress.bsky.social · Nov 6

Today is the LAST DAY to unlock our final stretch goal for SHIFT RPG: a superhero setting written by Gail Simone! Back the campaign now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shiftrpg/shift-rpg?ref=a2lsgg

November 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM

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stellaluna is recovering 😮‍💨

@stellaluna.tv

i would very much like to know if you are a creator that has made a TTRPG, whether it's 1 or 100 or 1,000 pages long, and if you are going to #PAXUnplugged this year ... for extremely exciting reasons that i will announce soon 👀

open to suggestions as well, please link your game!

November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM

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Good Time Society

@goodtimesociety.com

We have an extremely normal episode of Commander Party coming out soon. Cannot wait to share

@ifycomedy.com @thebeccascott.bsky.social

#Commander #MtG #TCG

Ify and Becca shushing with fingers over their lips and the subtitle "Trains hate Magic"

October 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM

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QuyetPawz - Mutual Aid

@qpmutualaid.bsky.social

For Canadians living in Ontario...

Doug Ford, the Premier, is planning to shred tenant protections.

Do fill this out as it'll email Ford, your MPP, Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing, and the Attorney General for you!

acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...

#Canada #Ontario #Tenant

Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control

Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.

acorncanada.org

October 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM

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nic.tattoos • commissions open!

@nicterhorst.com

If you are in Ontario please be aware of this. Please sign this. Please keep an eye on this

This is so so so awful. Rent is already crazy unaffordable WITH controls, and we've already lost a bunch of them

QuyetPawz - Mutual Aid @qpmutualaid.bsky.social · Oct 24

For Canadians living in Ontario...

Doug Ford, the Premier, is planning to shred tenant protections.

Do fill this out as it'll email Ford, your MPP, Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing, and the Attorney General for you!

acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...

#Canada #Ontario #Tenant

Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control

Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.

acorncanada.org

October 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev)

@nickburns.bsky.social

Hey Toronto! If you're around come check out #mushroam at #VGLX !

#toronto #indiegame #gamedev

October 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM

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Mathieu O'Brien

@mathieuobrien.bsky.social

Here we are!
#VGLX begins & #Mushroam is here to play!

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

October 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM

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🌿 Allie 🌿

@alliemackie.bsky.social

Annual reminder that I made a cute Halloween RPG for Game Boy that you can play in less than an hour, free! :D

(It plays in your browser, and even gives your smartphone cute GB buttons on the screen. It also plays on a real Game Boy if you have a rom cart!)

alliemackie.itch.io/hauntsfield