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@vaklam.bsky.social
Gamer, podcaster (Infectious Enthusiasm - @iepodcast.bsky.social), editor
#TTRPG system analyst. Curling fan.
He/him. I make jokes for 12 people at a time.
Black Lives Matter.
Trans rights are human rights.
I have friends everywhere.
#TTRPG system analyst. Curling fan.
He/him. I make jokes for 12 people at a time.
Black Lives Matter.
Trans rights are human rights.
I have friends everywhere.
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@vaklam.bsky.social
· Oct 12
Hello. I am a #TTRPG editor. If you want your awesome game to be awesome-est, get in touch.
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Your town has deep secrets, terrifying monsters, unspeakable evils, a clandestine city council...and a public radio station!
Tell the tales of your own strange town in Community Radio. #ttrpg
Itch: thoughtcrimegames.it...
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
Tell the tales of your own strange town in Community Radio. #ttrpg
Itch: thoughtcrimegames.it...
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Your town has deep secrets, terrifying monsters, unspeakable evils, a clandestine city council...and a public radio station!
Tell the tales of your own strange town in Community Radio. #ttrpg
Itch: thoughtcrimegames.it...
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
Tell the tales of your own strange town in Community Radio. #ttrpg
Itch: thoughtcrimegames.it...
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
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The full run of Worlds Without Master is now available on our itch page! Get the Omnibus Collection of 11 issues (including 10 ttrpgs), the Selected Worlds 3-issue bundle, or if you just want Swords Without Master, you can pick up Worlds Without Master Issue 3!
unwrittenearths.itch.io
unwrittenearths.itch.io
Unwritten Earths Symposium
unwrittenearths.itch.io
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The full run of Worlds Without Master is now available on our itch page! Get the Omnibus Collection of 11 issues (including 10 ttrpgs), the Selected Worlds 3-issue bundle, or if you just want Swords Without Master, you can pick up Worlds Without Master Issue 3!
unwrittenearths.itch.io
unwrittenearths.itch.io
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Excited to see you all at #PAXUnplugged this weekend!!
We will be at Booth 3850 with our friends at @turtlebun.com and @moreblueberries.bsky.social
We will be at Booth 3850 with our friends at @turtlebun.com and @moreblueberries.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Excited to see you all at #PAXUnplugged this weekend!!
We will be at Booth 3850 with our friends at @turtlebun.com and @moreblueberries.bsky.social
We will be at Booth 3850 with our friends at @turtlebun.com and @moreblueberries.bsky.social
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Come by and grab one of the very first copies of Griot Anthology! We are also featuring Community Radio and Wildfire Trilogy... and... a free printout of Playlist Dungeon!
Set up for tomorrow. @thoughtcrimegames.bsky.social is in awesome company with @turtlebun.com and @moreblueberries.bsky.social at booth 3850. Say hi!
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Come by and grab one of the very first copies of Griot Anthology! We are also featuring Community Radio and Wildfire Trilogy... and... a free printout of Playlist Dungeon!
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Must remember to link to this here Kickstarter landing page so folks can follow if they desire: www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
And remember to use my powers of mesmerism to instill within their hearts just such a desire.
And remember to use my powers of mesmerism to instill within their hearts just such a desire.
Coming soon: Swords Without Master
A ttrpg of strange sorceries, brutal violence and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.
www.kickstarter.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Must remember to link to this here Kickstarter landing page so folks can follow if they desire: www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
And remember to use my powers of mesmerism to instill within their hearts just such a desire.
And remember to use my powers of mesmerism to instill within their hearts just such a desire.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Fill the shoes of government-created super soldiers fighting against the empowered forces of the Third Reich in Reich breakers, by Shan Wolf, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
thoughtcrimegames.it...
thoughtcrimegames.it...
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Fill the shoes of government-created super soldiers fighting against the empowered forces of the Third Reich in Reich breakers, by Shan Wolf, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
thoughtcrimegames.it...
thoughtcrimegames.it...
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Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
Grammarly Rebrands Company as Superhuman, Introduces Superhuman Suite and Superhuman Go
Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…
www.grammarly.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
"Why don’t you ask the last guy who tried to argue that crime is a violation of the law and the state, rather’n a violation of people and relationships."
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process — theonion.com/not-sure-how...
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do t...
theonion.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Why don’t you ask the last guy who tried to argue that crime is a violation of the law and the state, rather’n a violation of people and relationships."
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THE SKY BELONGS TO THE MONSTERS.
Radio Free Kaiju is a post-apocalyptic hopepunk game of wonder and rebuilding amidst the ruins of post-apocalyptic splendor.
Join the playtest below!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
Radio Free Kaiju is a post-apocalyptic hopepunk game of wonder and rebuilding amidst the ruins of post-apocalyptic splendor.
Join the playtest below!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
THE SKY BELONGS TO THE MONSTERS.
Radio Free Kaiju is a post-apocalyptic hopepunk game of wonder and rebuilding amidst the ruins of post-apocalyptic splendor.
Join the playtest below!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
Radio Free Kaiju is a post-apocalyptic hopepunk game of wonder and rebuilding amidst the ruins of post-apocalyptic splendor.
Join the playtest below!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
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Also worth mentioning that PaxU is the first time you'll be able to buy Griot Anthology, a collection of awesome work by black TTRPG designers and artists. We'll be at booth 3850, come check it out!
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Also worth mentioning that PaxU is the first time you'll be able to buy Griot Anthology, a collection of awesome work by black TTRPG designers and artists. We'll be at booth 3850, come check it out!
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Pooka: Macklemore - luring the listener in with a disarmingly goofy persona until you realise he's making a serious point and getting increasingly upset that nobody picks up on it.
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Pooka: Macklemore - luring the listener in with a disarmingly goofy persona until you realise he's making a serious point and getting increasingly upset that nobody picks up on it.
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Are you ready to bring the house down? Explore the delicate balance of sharing your culture without compromising your community in Intergalactic Teaz by Bluu Smith and BrieAnna Allen, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
thoughtcrimegames.it...
thoughtcrimegames.it...
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Are you ready to bring the house down? Explore the delicate balance of sharing your culture without compromising your community in Intergalactic Teaz by Bluu Smith and BrieAnna Allen, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
thoughtcrimegames.it...
thoughtcrimegames.it...
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Did you watch the last video I put out? As comparatively few people watched its possible it got restricted - maybe Mr Blobby is just too raw for YouTube. It's a good time! If you haven't already, give it a watch, share it about. And new video out tomorrow!
youtu.be/YYDv6uHNv6Y
youtu.be/YYDv6uHNv6Y
The Most Bizarre UK No. 1s of the 1990s
YouTube video by Trash Theory
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Did you watch the last video I put out? As comparatively few people watched its possible it got restricted - maybe Mr Blobby is just too raw for YouTube. It's a good time! If you haven't already, give it a watch, share it about. And new video out tomorrow!
youtu.be/YYDv6uHNv6Y
youtu.be/YYDv6uHNv6Y
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Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
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Tell the story of a community that overcomes its government's failures by putting together its own mechs to help defend itself from a variety of threats in Neighborhood Robots by Navaar Seik-Jackson, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
thoughtcrimegames.it...
thoughtcrimegames.it...
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Tell the story of a community that overcomes its government's failures by putting together its own mechs to help defend itself from a variety of threats in Neighborhood Robots by Navaar Seik-Jackson, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
thoughtcrimegames.it...
thoughtcrimegames.it...
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WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
![Graphic with multiple picket signs that reads "[up arrow] Minimum Salary", "4 day Work Week", and a big cancel sign over "AI Replacing Jobs" and so much more. Go to kickstarterunited.org to see it all!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gdife25rfr5drwr2nhncr3rf/bafkreidfgv3xytmgta3x35mjze22ojok7lwh3vlhgrcfbcwr7hjg6bb6eu@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would like a word.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would like a word.
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As a crew of DJs, breakers, MCs, and graffiti writers, your art helps you heal & deal with the stress of life, but that same art can do more. It can move those around you. It can shake up the system.
Grab the Five Fires (Ashcan Edition) #ttrpg and you can change the world!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
Grab the Five Fires (Ashcan Edition) #ttrpg and you can change the world!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
As a crew of DJs, breakers, MCs, and graffiti writers, your art helps you heal & deal with the stress of life, but that same art can do more. It can move those around you. It can shake up the system.
Grab the Five Fires (Ashcan Edition) #ttrpg and you can change the world!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
Grab the Five Fires (Ashcan Edition) #ttrpg and you can change the world!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
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We are happy to say that we (finally) have found favor with the eldritch and unknowable campus bookstore, and the Adventure & Hobbyist Annual 2025 is available to order in print!
92 color pages, 3 original system-adventurous scenarios, and more!
payhip.com/b/YQlHV
92 color pages, 3 original system-adventurous scenarios, and more!
payhip.com/b/YQlHV
Adventure & Hobbyist Annual 2025
The Adventure & Hobbyist Annual is a collection of system-adventurous scenarios, maps and more for use with your favorite tabletop roleplaying games. This is a 92-page 6"x9" softcover book with full-c...
payhip.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We are happy to say that we (finally) have found favor with the eldritch and unknowable campus bookstore, and the Adventure & Hobbyist Annual 2025 is available to order in print!
92 color pages, 3 original system-adventurous scenarios, and more!
payhip.com/b/YQlHV
92 color pages, 3 original system-adventurous scenarios, and more!
payhip.com/b/YQlHV
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Really proud of the work we put into this puppy. You should check this out!
We are happy to say that we (finally) have found favor with the eldritch and unknowable campus bookstore, and the Adventure & Hobbyist Annual 2025 is available to order in print!
92 color pages, 3 original system-adventurous scenarios, and more!
payhip.com/b/YQlHV
92 color pages, 3 original system-adventurous scenarios, and more!
payhip.com/b/YQlHV
Adventure & Hobbyist Annual 2025
The Adventure & Hobbyist Annual is a collection of system-adventurous scenarios, maps and more for use with your favorite tabletop roleplaying games. This is a 92-page 6"x9" softcover book with full-c...
payhip.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Really proud of the work we put into this puppy. You should check this out!
I am "I have a cardiology app" years old.
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I am "I have a cardiology app" years old.
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THE SKY BELONGS TO THE MONSTERS.
Radio Free Kaiju is a post-apocalyptic hopepunk game of wonder and rebuilding amidst the ruins of post-apocalyptic splendor.
Join the playtest below!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
Radio Free Kaiju is a post-apocalyptic hopepunk game of wonder and rebuilding amidst the ruins of post-apocalyptic splendor.
Join the playtest below!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
THE SKY BELONGS TO THE MONSTERS.
Radio Free Kaiju is a post-apocalyptic hopepunk game of wonder and rebuilding amidst the ruins of post-apocalyptic splendor.
Join the playtest below!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
Radio Free Kaiju is a post-apocalyptic hopepunk game of wonder and rebuilding amidst the ruins of post-apocalyptic splendor.
Join the playtest below!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
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Until next year, it remains the case that
November 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Until next year, it remains the case that
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Your town has deep secrets, terrifying monsters, unspeakable evils, a clandestine city council...and a public radio station!
Tell the tales of your own strange town in Community Radio. #ttrpg
Itch: thoughtcrimegames.it...
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
Tell the tales of your own strange town in Community Radio. #ttrpg
Itch: thoughtcrimegames.it...
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Your town has deep secrets, terrifying monsters, unspeakable evils, a clandestine city council...and a public radio station!
Tell the tales of your own strange town in Community Radio. #ttrpg
Itch: thoughtcrimegames.it...
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
Tell the tales of your own strange town in Community Radio. #ttrpg
Itch: thoughtcrimegames.it...
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...