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@rrookstudio.bsky.social
ENnie winner / SFWA member / gay / he/him
Moonlight on Roseville Beach, Sherwood, Silver Age
Supports swearing, trans agenda, #TTRPGS, climate cult & Antifa
📧 rook@r-rook.com
🌐 https://r-rook.studio
🗓️ https://r-rook.click/hello
🎮 rrookstudio
Moonlight on Roseville Beach, Sherwood, Silver Age
Supports swearing, trans agenda, #TTRPGS, climate cult & Antifa
📧 rook@r-rook.com
🌐 https://r-rook.studio
🗓️ https://r-rook.click/hello
🎮 rrookstudio
What books could this be about a mysterious land of secure places… Bastions you might call them.
More on Monday.
More on Monday.
I (Tony) put my finger in one of these so you’d know I was helping
Team unloaded & received 6000 books and got them stored in about 2.5 hours
@rrookstudio.bsky.social
Will, Steven & a rare warehouse appearance by @quinnblackwell.bsky.social
I would estimate about 1000 of these are gone next week
Team unloaded & received 6000 books and got them stored in about 2.5 hours
@rrookstudio.bsky.social
Will, Steven & a rare warehouse appearance by @quinnblackwell.bsky.social
I would estimate about 1000 of these are gone next week
January 2, 2026 at 10:13 PM
What books could this be about a mysterious land of secure places… Bastions you might call them.
More on Monday.
More on Monday.
The eternal conflict between martinis with olives and martinis with citrus twists has been solved by olives in tangerine brine.
January 2, 2026 at 12:36 AM
The eternal conflict between martinis with olives and martinis with citrus twists has been solved by olives in tangerine brine.
January 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This whole list, but esp C.
This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
January 1, 2026 at 9:18 PM
This whole list, but esp C.
More people should be pushing back on hype cycles, and few people are positioned to do that like tabletop press, reviewers, and awards programs.
New year, same old The Awards nonsense! Design Diary #4 is here and explaining an important decision: The Awards 2026 is picking up right where we left off in June 2024.
ttrpg-spider.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
ttrpg-spider.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
The Awards 2026 Design Diary #4: Gaming Like It's 2024-2025
As I mentioned in the previous Design Diary , The Awards 2026 will be picking up where we left off: in June 2024. Despite this announceme...
ttrpg-spider.blogspot.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:27 PM
More people should be pushing back on hype cycles, and few people are positioned to do that like tabletop press, reviewers, and awards programs.
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Hello I have played more TTRPG systems on-mic than any performer in the history of TTRPGs and Actual Play, and more TTRPG systems than most players period, AMA
www.partyofonepodcast.com
www.partyofonepodcast.com
Home - Party Of One
An actual play podcast focused on two-player roleplaying experiences. Every week, Jeff Stormer sits down with a friend to play a two-player TTRPG.
www.partyofonepodcast.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Hello I have played more TTRPG systems on-mic than any performer in the history of TTRPGs and Actual Play, and more TTRPG systems than most players period, AMA
www.partyofonepodcast.com
www.partyofonepodcast.com
The afternoon after the 2016 election, I was the off-camera interviewer for Ashley Biden as part of a video series on non-profit management.
Also, I was once on a malfunctioning elevator with someone who turned out to be Anna Quindlen.
Also, I was once on a malfunctioning elevator with someone who turned out to be Anna Quindlen.
I bumped into a ginger man right by where the Dartmouth graduation ceremony was to be held next morning. He apologized very nicely.
I turned to my friend. “Was that an alum of our fraternity? He looked so familiar!”
She goggled. “Honey, that was Conan O’Brien!”
I turned to my friend. “Was that an alum of our fraternity? He looked so familiar!”
She goggled. “Honey, that was Conan O’Brien!”
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The afternoon after the 2016 election, I was the off-camera interviewer for Ashley Biden as part of a video series on non-profit management.
Also, I was once on a malfunctioning elevator with someone who turned out to be Anna Quindlen.
Also, I was once on a malfunctioning elevator with someone who turned out to be Anna Quindlen.
Me, when people send in proposals for games with AI art or writing....
December 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Me, when people send in proposals for games with AI art or writing....
If you're of the opinion that a small or indie publisher owes you a PoD version of book because you want a PoD version, you should try getting better opinions.
Here's a big ick. People who juat write "POD" in a DTRPG comment, especially if the book is already offset printed.
December 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
If you're of the opinion that a small or indie publisher owes you a PoD version of book because you want a PoD version, you should try getting better opinions.
For every 10 people who buy a gift card and leave #GoBirds in the notes field, a Philadelphia ga(y)mes designer will get their wings.
Last minute shopping and too late for shipping? @plusoneexp.bsky.social has the perfect weird indie gift card for the perfect weird indie gamer in your life.
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plusoneexp.com/products/1-g...
+1 Gift Card
The perfect gift card for the weird indie fan of weird indie games!
plusoneexp.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
For every 10 people who buy a gift card and leave #GoBirds in the notes field, a Philadelphia ga(y)mes designer will get their wings.
Last minute shopping and too late for shipping? @plusoneexp.bsky.social has the perfect weird indie gift card for the perfect weird indie gamer in your life.
plusoneexp.com/products/1-g...
plusoneexp.com/products/1-g...
+1 Gift Card
The perfect gift card for the weird indie fan of weird indie games!
plusoneexp.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Last minute shopping and too late for shipping? @plusoneexp.bsky.social has the perfect weird indie gift card for the perfect weird indie gamer in your life.
plusoneexp.com/products/1-g...
plusoneexp.com/products/1-g...
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DAY 12, GAME 9: Sherwood from @rrookstudio.bsky.social is a small RPG that lets players be outlaw archers, monks, heroes, and wanderers...then gives them arcane talents and sorcerous rituals to make things interesting. The GM section is a bit light, but still lots of fun. r-rook.itch.io/sherwood
December 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
DAY 12, GAME 9: Sherwood from @rrookstudio.bsky.social is a small RPG that lets players be outlaw archers, monks, heroes, and wanderers...then gives them arcane talents and sorcerous rituals to make things interesting. The GM section is a bit light, but still lots of fun. r-rook.itch.io/sherwood
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Citation is easy. It's a couple of lines on your credits page.
Citation is encouragement. Every time somebody else acknowledges me this way, I feel like the work is worthwhile.
Citation is introspection. You are marking your trajectory, the ports you have called at, as a maker.
1/
Citation is encouragement. Every time somebody else acknowledges me this way, I feel like the work is worthwhile.
Citation is introspection. You are marking your trajectory, the ports you have called at, as a maker.
1/
December 21, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Citation is easy. It's a couple of lines on your credits page.
Citation is encouragement. Every time somebody else acknowledges me this way, I feel like the work is worthwhile.
Citation is introspection. You are marking your trajectory, the ports you have called at, as a maker.
1/
Citation is encouragement. Every time somebody else acknowledges me this way, I feel like the work is worthwhile.
Citation is introspection. You are marking your trajectory, the ports you have called at, as a maker.
1/
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Oh hey, we're live with @spacepenguinink.bsky.social for another Not Cat Chats!
go here 👇
twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll
go here 👇
twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll
TheWeeklyScroll - Twitch
Hunter and Ryan host a tabletop podcast that discusses and reviews ttrpgs, skirmish and war games, board games, solo games, adventures, and more.
twitch.tv
December 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Oh hey, we're live with @spacepenguinink.bsky.social for another Not Cat Chats!
go here 👇
twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll
go here 👇
twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll
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It's almost Christmas, buy my fucking games or unfollow me I'm not doing this shit with y'all
keganexe.itch.io/blister-city
keganexe.itch.io/blister-city
December 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It's almost Christmas, buy my fucking games or unfollow me I'm not doing this shit with y'all
keganexe.itch.io/blister-city
keganexe.itch.io/blister-city
Delighted at this change in the Nebula rules. www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
December 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Delighted at this change in the Nebula rules. www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
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This week on Planetside… How to tailor portfolios and present game design samples that resonate.
“What Publishers Are Looking For in a Portfolio: A Conversation with Matt Orr of Wet Ink Games” by @rrookstudio.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/16/w...
“What Publishers Are Looking For in a Portfolio: A Conversation with Matt Orr of Wet Ink Games” by @rrookstudio.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/16/w...
What Publishers Are Looking For in a Portfolio: A Conversation with Matt Orr of Wet Ink Games - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
by Richard Ruane. This interview with Matt Orr shows how to tailor portfolios, present game design samples, convey industry awareness, and highlight relevant skills—all essential strategies for…
www.sfwa.org
December 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This week on Planetside… How to tailor portfolios and present game design samples that resonate.
“What Publishers Are Looking For in a Portfolio: A Conversation with Matt Orr of Wet Ink Games” by @rrookstudio.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/16/w...
“What Publishers Are Looking For in a Portfolio: A Conversation with Matt Orr of Wet Ink Games” by @rrookstudio.bsky.social : www.sfwa.org/2025/12/16/w...
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If you're going to the Philly Area Gaming Convention in mid January I'm scheduled to run 3 games there. Mythic Bastionland, Kala Mandala, and Sherwood. You should sign up to play with me!
Schedule of Events
tabletop.events
December 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
If you're going to the Philly Area Gaming Convention in mid January I'm scheduled to run 3 games there. Mythic Bastionland, Kala Mandala, and Sherwood. You should sign up to play with me!
Happy Yule and a Merry Will Stanton’s birthday to all who observe.
December 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Happy Yule and a Merry Will Stanton’s birthday to all who observe.
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It is 2018. You're scrolling the TTRPG timeline and orientalist stuff is in the mainstream. You and every Asian TTRPG person is tired.
It is 2025. You're scrolling the TTRPG timeline and orientalist stuff is in the mainstream. You and every Asian TTRPG person continue to be fucking tired.
It is 2025. You're scrolling the TTRPG timeline and orientalist stuff is in the mainstream. You and every Asian TTRPG person continue to be fucking tired.
December 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It is 2018. You're scrolling the TTRPG timeline and orientalist stuff is in the mainstream. You and every Asian TTRPG person is tired.
It is 2025. You're scrolling the TTRPG timeline and orientalist stuff is in the mainstream. You and every Asian TTRPG person continue to be fucking tired.
It is 2025. You're scrolling the TTRPG timeline and orientalist stuff is in the mainstream. You and every Asian TTRPG person continue to be fucking tired.
1. Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home), Darlene Love
2. Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day, Brenda Lee
3. Candle: Coventry Carol, Tori Amos
(I don’t have a sad Christmas song problem; I have a sad Christmas song opportunity.)
2. Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day, Brenda Lee
3. Candle: Coventry Carol, Tori Amos
(I don’t have a sad Christmas song problem; I have a sad Christmas song opportunity.)
1. This Christmas - Donny Hathaway
2. Silent Night - The Temptations
3. The Mistletoe Jam - Luther Vandross
2. Silent Night - The Temptations
3. The Mistletoe Jam - Luther Vandross
What are your top 3 absolutely essential, feels-like-Christmas songs?
Mine are:
1. Sleigh Ride (orchestral) - Leroy Anderson
2. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams
3. Somewhere in My Memory (Theme from Home Alone) - John Williams
Mine are:
1. Sleigh Ride (orchestral) - Leroy Anderson
2. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams
3. Somewhere in My Memory (Theme from Home Alone) - John Williams
December 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
1. Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home), Darlene Love
2. Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day, Brenda Lee
3. Candle: Coventry Carol, Tori Amos
(I don’t have a sad Christmas song problem; I have a sad Christmas song opportunity.)
2. Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day, Brenda Lee
3. Candle: Coventry Carol, Tori Amos
(I don’t have a sad Christmas song problem; I have a sad Christmas song opportunity.)
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3 hours left! 174 minutes!! Just over 10,000 seconds!!!
Can we push Apocalypse World to $222,222?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Can we push Apocalypse World to $222,222?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
3 hours left! 174 minutes!! Just over 10,000 seconds!!!
Can we push Apocalypse World to $222,222?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Can we push Apocalypse World to $222,222?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
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Apocalypse World is a genuinely fantastic game, even if it wasn't also wildly influential on the kinds of games that I really enjoy playing.
I haven't played it in a few years, but I still think about the game, the characters, and the way PbtA games in general work almost all the time.
I haven't played it in a few years, but I still think about the game, the characters, and the way PbtA games in general work almost all the time.
Here it is. The final 24 hours. You've helped coax banked embers into a steady flame. Tell me, what is one thing you'll bring with you into What-Comes-Next? Seeds? Thread? A good kitchen knife? What will you make of what's left? Together, let's light up the world.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Apocalypse World is a genuinely fantastic game, even if it wasn't also wildly influential on the kinds of games that I really enjoy playing.
I haven't played it in a few years, but I still think about the game, the characters, and the way PbtA games in general work almost all the time.
I haven't played it in a few years, but I still think about the game, the characters, and the way PbtA games in general work almost all the time.
This week reached whole new levels of Titterpig Logistics Nonsense when I had to work with another publisher we distribute to get images of what a pallet looked like leaving their warehouse and what it looked like arriving at our warehouse.
December 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This week reached whole new levels of Titterpig Logistics Nonsense when I had to work with another publisher we distribute to get images of what a pallet looked like leaving their warehouse and what it looked like arriving at our warehouse.
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The plow name we’re going for here is ABOLISH ICE, obviously
Chicago’s "you name a snowplow" contest returns. Here’s how to submit and vote: blockclubchi.co/4p1l5IK
December 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The plow name we’re going for here is ABOLISH ICE, obviously