Keith Ammann 🔜 GameStorm
@themonstersknow.com
ENNIE-winning author of The Monsters Know What They're Doing and other stuff. Humanist, antifascist, curmudgeon. Teeth on the board. ✶✶✶✶
Home: spyandowl.com
Blog: themonstersknow.com
Newsletter: onefootinfairyland.com
Mastodon: dice.camp/@KeithAmmann
Home: spyandowl.com
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...
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"Since the usual channels for book discovery have been gutted by the uber-wealthy, which they have clearcut for their own personal profit...we authors are all now expected to engage in this starved and hysterical culture of the few."
I Dream Of A Books Supplement
Seriously though, we could make this happen.
www.awritersnotebook.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM
"Since the usual channels for book discovery have been gutted by the uber-wealthy, which they have clearcut for their own personal profit...we authors are all now expected to engage in this starved and hysterical culture of the few."
"BookCon advertises itself as a place where 'fantasy meets reality,' and the reality is that RELX is profiting from mass terror against communities of color … . The fantasy is that a bunch of readers and authors could ignore it; we know a villain when we see one."
RELX also owns ReedPop.
RELX also owns ReedPop.
Authors Publish Open Letter Condemning BookCon Organizer’s Parent Company RELX Over ICE Ties - Reactor
Authors Alix E. Harrow, Olivie Blake, and more raise concerns about BookCon 2026
reactormag.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:57 PM
"BookCon advertises itself as a place where 'fantasy meets reality,' and the reality is that RELX is profiting from mass terror against communities of color … . The fantasy is that a bunch of readers and authors could ignore it; we know a villain when we see one."
RELX also owns ReedPop.
RELX also owns ReedPop.
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I don't care how many have cameras. I'm concerned that 13,000 ICE agents have jobs.
BREAKING: ICE Director Todd Lyons says 3000 out of 13,000 ICE Agents have cameras
Watch hearing live here:
youtube.com/watch?v=mmDo...
Watch hearing live here:
youtube.com/watch?v=mmDo...
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I don't care how many have cameras. I'm concerned that 13,000 ICE agents have jobs.
Fire from above: Skyjek roc and Boros angel tactics. #DnD
Boros Angel and Skyjek Roc Tactics - The Monsters Know What They’re Doing
Notwithstanding the reckoner’s ability to cast levitate, the Boros Legion’s humanoid forces are basically infantry.
www.themonstersknow.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Fire from above: Skyjek roc and Boros angel tactics. #DnD
Never backed a project so fast.
Blades '68
Blades ’68 is an official supplement for Blades in the Dark, moving the timeline forward 100 years to the swinging 60s.
www.backerkit.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Never backed a project so fast.
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“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
Cuando nació salsa raï
Nacieron tres cosas bellas
Nació el sol, nació la luna
Y nacieron las estrellas
Nacieron tres cosas bellas
Nació el sol, nació la luna
Y nacieron las estrellas
February 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Cuando nació salsa raï
Nacieron tres cosas bellas
Nació el sol, nació la luna
Y nacieron las estrellas
Nacieron tres cosas bellas
Nació el sol, nació la luna
Y nacieron las estrellas
To expound on this a little, I think one thing this statement recognizes is the importance in TTRPGs of compartmentalization.
"It is wild as a DM how many brains you're running at the same time." —@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social
Now THAT is a true statement if I've ever heard one.
Now THAT is a true statement if I've ever heard one.
Brennan Lee Mulligan & Matt Mercer | GMs
YouTube video by Variety
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
To expound on this a little, I think one thing this statement recognizes is the importance in TTRPGs of compartmentalization.
"It is wild as a DM how many brains you're running at the same time." —@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social
Now THAT is a true statement if I've ever heard one.
Now THAT is a true statement if I've ever heard one.
Brennan Lee Mulligan & Matt Mercer | GMs
YouTube video by Variety
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
"It is wild as a DM how many brains you're running at the same time." —@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social
Now THAT is a true statement if I've ever heard one.
Now THAT is a true statement if I've ever heard one.
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Straight fella here, but I think an underappreciated aspect of The Mummy is that it's a genuine classic screwball comedy—possibly the last one ever made. People rarely attempt to make screwball comedies anymore, and when they do, it devolves into chaos and bad taste.
BISEXUALS! I need your help for a project on The Mummy (1999). I want to know what appealed to you about the film APART from the fact that everyone was hot. What is it about the Mummy that appeals to you more than, for example, Gone With The Wind or The Avengers?
February 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Straight fella here, but I think an underappreciated aspect of The Mummy is that it's a genuine classic screwball comedy—possibly the last one ever made. People rarely attempt to make screwball comedies anymore, and when they do, it devolves into chaos and bad taste.
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Don't get surprised (in a bad way) when your labor-of-love zine project arrives from the printer!
Get those CMYK-safe colors right from the beginning.
🎨 I made a free palette to make it easy: exeuntpress.itch.io/cmyk-color
#zinequest #ttrpg #zines #cmyk #rgb #printing #affinity
Get those CMYK-safe colors right from the beginning.
🎨 I made a free palette to make it easy: exeuntpress.itch.io/cmyk-color
#zinequest #ttrpg #zines #cmyk #rgb #printing #affinity
CMYK Color Palette by Exeunt Press
CMYK color palettes for Affinity Publisher
exeuntpress.itch.io
February 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Don't get surprised (in a bad way) when your labor-of-love zine project arrives from the printer!
Get those CMYK-safe colors right from the beginning.
🎨 I made a free palette to make it easy: exeuntpress.itch.io/cmyk-color
#zinequest #ttrpg #zines #cmyk #rgb #printing #affinity
Get those CMYK-safe colors right from the beginning.
🎨 I made a free palette to make it easy: exeuntpress.itch.io/cmyk-color
#zinequest #ttrpg #zines #cmyk #rgb #printing #affinity
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
QsotN:
"How much could a battleaxe cost, 10 gp?"
(DM flips through PH) "In fact, yes."
"Guys, this is dangerous. We should just sell oats. You want oats, we've got oats."
"I WANT to do it, but I think it's not a GOOD IDEA to do it, but I also think it's boring NOT to do it." #DnD #TTRPGQuotes
"How much could a battleaxe cost, 10 gp?"
(DM flips through PH) "In fact, yes."
"Guys, this is dangerous. We should just sell oats. You want oats, we've got oats."
"I WANT to do it, but I think it's not a GOOD IDEA to do it, but I also think it's boring NOT to do it." #DnD #TTRPGQuotes
February 5, 2026 at 3:46 AM
QsotN:
"How much could a battleaxe cost, 10 gp?"
(DM flips through PH) "In fact, yes."
"Guys, this is dangerous. We should just sell oats. You want oats, we've got oats."
"I WANT to do it, but I think it's not a GOOD IDEA to do it, but I also think it's boring NOT to do it." #DnD #TTRPGQuotes
"How much could a battleaxe cost, 10 gp?"
(DM flips through PH) "In fact, yes."
"Guys, this is dangerous. We should just sell oats. You want oats, we've got oats."
"I WANT to do it, but I think it's not a GOOD IDEA to do it, but I also think it's boring NOT to do it." #DnD #TTRPGQuotes
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We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Just received my copy of @doubleproficiency.com's Mycologist's Primer, and I've already learned something from it: I was previously unaware that king boletes and porcini are the same thing. #TTRPG
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Just received my copy of @doubleproficiency.com's Mycologist's Primer, and I've already learned something from it: I was previously unaware that king boletes and porcini are the same thing. #TTRPG
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I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
February 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Along with "Abolish ICE," I cast enthusiastic ballots for "Pope Frío XIV," "Daniel Brrrr-nham," "Mueve la Nieve" and "Svencoolie."
BREAKING: Chicagoans can now vote to name one of Chicago’s snowplows “Abolish ICE,” linking the pun to efforts to oppose President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign. @wttw.bsky.social
Voting Is Now Open in Chicago’s Annual Snowplow Naming Contest. ‘Abolish ICE’ Among 25 Finalists
“Abolish ICE” is one of 25 finalists that Chicagoans can vote on between Sunday and Feb. 14, with the top six vote-getters winning the honor of renaming one snowplow in each of Chicago’s six snow dist...
news.wttw.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Along with "Abolish ICE," I cast enthusiastic ballots for "Pope Frío XIV," "Daniel Brrrr-nham," "Mueve la Nieve" and "Svencoolie."
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reposting both for underlying insight and for solid use of "zugzwang"
one of the key motions of protest is that it places the adversary in zugzwang: either they abide the protest, and look weak, or attack the protest, and look cruel
February 1, 2026 at 9:46 AM
reposting both for underlying insight and for solid use of "zugzwang"
Sometimes an apropos quotation rises to mind, unbidden.
And sometimes one happens to have desktop publishing software.
#AbolishICE
And sometimes one happens to have desktop publishing software.
#AbolishICE
January 31, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Sometimes an apropos quotation rises to mind, unbidden.
And sometimes one happens to have desktop publishing software.
#AbolishICE
And sometimes one happens to have desktop publishing software.
#AbolishICE
Demerstrix ("She Who Sinks Ships"), the orciniform dragon from MAKING ENEMIES: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, whose hoard is a collection of richly laden wrecked vessels at the bottom of the sea. Illustrated by @jencmars.bsky.social. #TTRPG #DnD #PF2 #CypherSystem
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Demerstrix ("She Who Sinks Ships"), the orciniform dragon from MAKING ENEMIES: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, whose hoard is a collection of richly laden wrecked vessels at the bottom of the sea. Illustrated by @jencmars.bsky.social. #TTRPG #DnD #PF2 #CypherSystem
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"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 AM
"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
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Here's another deep field image from JWST.
There's something pretty amazing hidden within it, which I'll talk about next.
But open up this image and lose yourself in this almost impossibly vast view of our Universe.
The six-pointed features are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy.
There's something pretty amazing hidden within it, which I'll talk about next.
But open up this image and lose yourself in this almost impossibly vast view of our Universe.
The six-pointed features are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy.
January 28, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Here's another deep field image from JWST.
There's something pretty amazing hidden within it, which I'll talk about next.
But open up this image and lose yourself in this almost impossibly vast view of our Universe.
The six-pointed features are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy.
There's something pretty amazing hidden within it, which I'll talk about next.
But open up this image and lose yourself in this almost impossibly vast view of our Universe.
The six-pointed features are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy.
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers": Boros Legion NPC tactics. #DnD
Boros NPC Tactics - The Monsters Know What They’re Doing
The Boros Legion is devoted to “justice, not merely law enforcement”; it's not going to concern itself with victimless crimes.
www.themonstersknow.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:01 PM
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers": Boros Legion NPC tactics. #DnD