Keith Ammann 🔜 PAXU
@themonstersknow.com
ENNIE-winning author of The Monsters Know What They're Doing and other stuff. Humanist, antifascist, curmudgeon. Teeth on the board. ✶✶✶✶
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Blog: themonstersknow.com
Newsletter: onefootinfairyland.com
Mastodon: dice.camp/@KeithAmmann
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TODAY'S THE DAY! Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, with cover illustration by @kroovv.bsky.social and interior illos by @jencmars.bsky.social, is now on shelves!
Get it at your friendly local game store or through one of these links: spyandowl.com/making...
Get it at your friendly local game store or through one of these links: spyandowl.com/making...
No lies detected.
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
No lies detected.
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In Italy labor unions helped start a network of left-leaning news/music radio stations that have become some of the staples of public information in much of the country. They now run on a donation / ads model, but initial investment was from labor. I think about this often.
The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
In Italy labor unions helped start a network of left-leaning news/music radio stations that have become some of the staples of public information in much of the country. They now run on a donation / ads model, but initial investment was from labor. I think about this often.
This Saturday, 11/15, join me and @blackgirlmage.bsky.social, @dreamwisp.bsky.social, @themightyjerd.bsky.social and @urbanbohemian.com as we play D&D and raise funds in support of our neighbors who are being threatened with harassment, assault and kidnapping in the name of immigration enforcement.
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This Saturday, 11/15, join me and @blackgirlmage.bsky.social, @dreamwisp.bsky.social, @themightyjerd.bsky.social and @urbanbohemian.com as we play D&D and raise funds in support of our neighbors who are being threatened with harassment, assault and kidnapping in the name of immigration enforcement.
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Come join me and @urbanbohemian.com, @dreamwisp.bsky.social, @blackgirlmage.bsky.social as we play #DnD with @themonstersknow.com this Saturday.
For anti-🧊 charity!
For anti-🧊 charity!
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Come join me and @urbanbohemian.com, @dreamwisp.bsky.social, @blackgirlmage.bsky.social as we play #DnD with @themonstersknow.com this Saturday.
For anti-🧊 charity!
For anti-🧊 charity!
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our neighbors deserve autonomy, dignity, and fair treatment-- this one shot is going to benefit anti-ICE charities and issues local to each of us.
let's game for good!
let's game for good!
This Saturday, 11/15, join me and @blackgirlmage.bsky.social, @dreamwisp.bsky.social, @themightyjerd.bsky.social and @urbanbohemian.com as we play D&D and raise funds in support of our neighbors who are being threatened with harassment, assault and kidnapping in the name of immigration enforcement.
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
our neighbors deserve autonomy, dignity, and fair treatment-- this one shot is going to benefit anti-ICE charities and issues local to each of us.
let's game for good!
let's game for good!
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A stream? On a Monday? In the kitchen!? Yep!
Going live on #Twitch as I attempt to make some chili for the week (and then some).
Feel free to hang out as I follow instructions, chop and prep and do a little casual fundraising for @feedingamerica.org! 💖
twitch.tv/urbanbohemian
Going live on #Twitch as I attempt to make some chili for the week (and then some).
Feel free to hang out as I follow instructions, chop and prep and do a little casual fundraising for @feedingamerica.org! 💖
twitch.tv/urbanbohemian
urbanbohemian - Twitch
In the Kitchen! It's Chili and Fundraising for Feeding America | !donate !clip | @urbanbohemian 💖 🏳🌈 | !pronouns [CC]
twitch.tv
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A stream? On a Monday? In the kitchen!? Yep!
Going live on #Twitch as I attempt to make some chili for the week (and then some).
Feel free to hang out as I follow instructions, chop and prep and do a little casual fundraising for @feedingamerica.org! 💖
twitch.tv/urbanbohemian
Going live on #Twitch as I attempt to make some chili for the week (and then some).
Feel free to hang out as I follow instructions, chop and prep and do a little casual fundraising for @feedingamerica.org! 💖
twitch.tv/urbanbohemian
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This Saturday, 11/15, join me and @blackgirlmage.bsky.social, @dreamwisp.bsky.social, @themightyjerd.bsky.social and @urbanbohemian.com as we play D&D and raise funds in support of our neighbors who are being threatened with harassment, assault and kidnapping in the name of immigration enforcement.
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This Saturday, 11/15, join me and @blackgirlmage.bsky.social, @dreamwisp.bsky.social, @themightyjerd.bsky.social and @urbanbohemian.com as we play D&D and raise funds in support of our neighbors who are being threatened with harassment, assault and kidnapping in the name of immigration enforcement.
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I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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Cannot wait for every one of these losers to get Mamdanied to hell the next cycle they’re up. They can all go live with Cuomo on an island in the sea.
Politico says the cavers have won. CR in exchange for fake vote on ACA subsidies in December. Politico at least says other Dems will give them cover. We’ll see. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Cannot wait for every one of these losers to get Mamdanied to hell the next cycle they’re up. They can all go live with Cuomo on an island in the sea.
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Been a while since I did a charity stream on Twitch, but I'm feeling the urge again. Tomorrow (Sunday) 11 am to 2 pm Eastern I'll be playing "The Long Dark" -- an old game but a new fave, to benefit NY Common Pantry. Join me for giveaways and (probably) horrible death! tilt.fyi/YVoFdn7Efo
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November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Been a while since I did a charity stream on Twitch, but I'm feeling the urge again. Tomorrow (Sunday) 11 am to 2 pm Eastern I'll be playing "The Long Dark" -- an old game but a new fave, to benefit NY Common Pantry. Join me for giveaways and (probably) horrible death! tilt.fyi/YVoFdn7Efo
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There must be eight thousand of these, right?
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
There must be eight thousand of these, right?
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I'm always saying this. Signaling is inevitable, it's up to you what you signal
virtue signalling is good actually
Performative decency is actually *so* important for this reason.
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I'm always saying this. Signaling is inevitable, it's up to you what you signal
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Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.
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Also, be sure to stop by booth 2852 and check out the selection of TTRPG-related books from Gallery Books' sister imprint, Adams Media. Grab one of @oneshotrpg.bsky.social's Ultimate RPG Guides while you're there!
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Also, be sure to stop by booth 2852 and check out the selection of TTRPG-related books from Gallery Books' sister imprint, Adams Media. Grab one of @oneshotrpg.bsky.social's Ultimate RPG Guides while you're there!
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T minus 2 weeks to #PAXUnplugged! I'll be around all day Fri–Sat, 11/21–22. You can catch me signing books in the Autographing Area on Friday from noon to 3 PM; I'll have Making Enemies available for sale.
I'm also looking for new things to work on. HMU if you want to talk about that.
I'm also looking for new things to work on. HMU if you want to talk about that.
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
T minus 2 weeks to #PAXUnplugged! I'll be around all day Fri–Sat, 11/21–22. You can catch me signing books in the Autographing Area on Friday from noon to 3 PM; I'll have Making Enemies available for sale.
I'm also looking for new things to work on. HMU if you want to talk about that.
I'm also looking for new things to work on. HMU if you want to talk about that.
T minus 2 weeks to #PAXUnplugged! I'll be around all day Fri–Sat, 11/21–22. You can catch me signing books in the Autographing Area on Friday from noon to 3 PM; I'll have Making Enemies available for sale.
I'm also looking for new things to work on. HMU if you want to talk about that.
I'm also looking for new things to work on. HMU if you want to talk about that.
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
T minus 2 weeks to #PAXUnplugged! I'll be around all day Fri–Sat, 11/21–22. You can catch me signing books in the Autographing Area on Friday from noon to 3 PM; I'll have Making Enemies available for sale.
I'm also looking for new things to work on. HMU if you want to talk about that.
I'm also looking for new things to work on. HMU if you want to talk about that.
This has been my whole week so far.
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This has been my whole week so far.
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Loved @themonstersknow.com's new book, Making Enemies for D&D and other RPGs. It's a complete toolkit for mechanics for new monsters. But it also dives deep into the philosophy of "monsters" in the culture, with a bunch of great interviews from experts in the field! youtube.com/live/X_MndUp...
Making Enemies in D&D | With Keith Ammann | Wandering DMs S07 E36
YouTube video by Wandering DMs
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November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Loved @themonstersknow.com's new book, Making Enemies for D&D and other RPGs. It's a complete toolkit for mechanics for new monsters. But it also dives deep into the philosophy of "monsters" in the culture, with a bunch of great interviews from experts in the field! youtube.com/live/X_MndUp...
I know folks are all hyped over Kat Abughazaleh, but as a resident of IL-09, let me tell you that @mikesimmonsil.bsky.social is also running for that House seat, and if you're not seeing him all over social media, it's because he's busy DOING THE WORK.
Don't sleep on Mike Simmons.
Don't sleep on Mike Simmons.
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I know folks are all hyped over Kat Abughazaleh, but as a resident of IL-09, let me tell you that @mikesimmonsil.bsky.social is also running for that House seat, and if you're not seeing him all over social media, it's because he's busy DOING THE WORK.
Don't sleep on Mike Simmons.
Don't sleep on Mike Simmons.
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I wrote about one lens of understanding Mamdani's victory, which is as a campaign that corrected many of the mistakes Democrats made in 2024 newrepublic.com/article/2027...
How Zohran Mamdani Fixed the Mistakes That Cost Democrats in 2024
Democratic leaders who are antsy about the rise of New York City’s new mayor should listen to—and learn from—him.
newrepublic.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I wrote about one lens of understanding Mamdani's victory, which is as a campaign that corrected many of the mistakes Democrats made in 2024 newrepublic.com/article/2027...
I know language evolves and usage determines meaning and whatnot, but allowing the meaning of "refute" to drift from "conclusively prove false" to "deny without evidence" is a really, really bad one—particularly considering the times we're in.
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I know language evolves and usage determines meaning and whatnot, but allowing the meaning of "refute" to drift from "conclusively prove false" to "deny without evidence" is a really, really bad one—particularly considering the times we're in.