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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.
Status Report: I am still really bad at Scythe.
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Status Report: I am still really bad at Scythe.
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Get Ready for Five Fires!
Follow the BackerKit page and help take this #ttrpg of DJs, breakers, MCs, and graffiti writers from PDF to Print.
Follow the BackerKit page and help take this #ttrpg of DJs, breakers, MCs, and graffiti writers from PDF to Print.
Get Ready for Five Fires
From Thoughtcrime Games LLC - Get Ready for Five Fires
www.backerkit.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Get Ready for Five Fires!
Follow the BackerKit page and help take this #ttrpg of DJs, breakers, MCs, and graffiti writers from PDF to Print.
Follow the BackerKit page and help take this #ttrpg of DJs, breakers, MCs, and graffiti writers from PDF to Print.
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In the Wildfire Trilogy, you tell the story of what happens when magic gains sentience and becomes free to build a new world.
The 3 micro-TTRPGs can be played together in 2-4 hours, or played individually in about 30-60 minutes each. #ttrpg
Check it out below!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
The 3 micro-TTRPGs can be played together in 2-4 hours, or played individually in about 30-60 minutes each. #ttrpg
Check it out below!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
January 23, 2026 at 9:28 PM
In the Wildfire Trilogy, you tell the story of what happens when magic gains sentience and becomes free to build a new world.
The 3 micro-TTRPGs can be played together in 2-4 hours, or played individually in about 30-60 minutes each. #ttrpg
Check it out below!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
The 3 micro-TTRPGs can be played together in 2-4 hours, or played individually in about 30-60 minutes each. #ttrpg
Check it out below!
thoughtcrimegames.it...
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You have gathered to revive someone recently deceased. Will the ritual be successful? What will you sacrifice? Lay the bones and find out in Come Out From Your Grave by Basil Wright, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
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thoughtcrimegames.it...
January 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM
You have gathered to revive someone recently deceased. Will the ritual be successful? What will you sacrifice? Lay the bones and find out in Come Out From Your Grave by Basil Wright, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
thoughtcrimegames.it...
thoughtcrimegames.it...
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Twelve years ago about this time I spent the night on the highway. I learned my lesson.
www.miltonjdavis.com/post/snowmag...
www.miltonjdavis.com/post/snowmag...
Snowmagedden 2014
We knew it was coming. The night before the weather service said there would be snow and the temperatures would be in the teens. I went to bed that night sure I was not going to work the next day. I k...
www.miltonjdavis.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Twelve years ago about this time I spent the night on the highway. I learned my lesson.
www.miltonjdavis.com/post/snowmag...
www.miltonjdavis.com/post/snowmag...
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When Earth burned, black people and anyone desiring freedom left for the stars. Pilot soulships to find new homes and travel the universe in Black Future: Emancipation of Stars by Quinn Murphy, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
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thoughtcrimegames.it...
January 22, 2026 at 7:36 PM
When Earth burned, black people and anyone desiring freedom left for the stars. Pilot soulships to find new homes and travel the universe in Black Future: Emancipation of Stars by Quinn Murphy, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
thoughtcrimegames.it...
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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...
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 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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Grab Community Radio, everyone's favorite improv #ttrpg of a strange, strange place, and the community radio station that supports it on @ipr.bsky.social and Tabletop Bookshelf!
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
January 21, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Grab Community Radio, everyone's favorite improv #ttrpg of a strange, strange place, and the community radio station that supports it on @ipr.bsky.social and Tabletop Bookshelf!
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...
TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...
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Been feeling really awful and struggling, but at least managed to get It Wants Souls laid out and ready to go up on Patreon and then itch!
January 21, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Been feeling really awful and struggling, but at least managed to get It Wants Souls laid out and ready to go up on Patreon and then itch!
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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...
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 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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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
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thoughtcrimegames.it...
January 19, 2026 at 9:30 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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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...
January 19, 2026 at 6:30 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...
I think it's time...
January 19, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I think it's time...
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There's an item at the bottom of our first update to the campaign that I don't want to get lost: www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
So let me present to you:
The Times Are Fucking Tough But You Deserve to Play Swords Without Master: A Complete Guide
So let me present to you:
The Times Are Fucking Tough But You Deserve to Play Swords Without Master: A Complete Guide
Update 1: What an Amazing Start - Thank You! · Swords Without Master
Hello Rogues,A hearty and heartfelt Thank You for joining us to bring Swords Without Master out of the pages of Worlds Without Master Issue 3! We here in the Symposium are overwhelmed with both the sp...
www.kickstarter.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
There's an item at the bottom of our first update to the campaign that I don't want to get lost: www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
So let me present to you:
The Times Are Fucking Tough But You Deserve to Play Swords Without Master: A Complete Guide
So let me present to you:
The Times Are Fucking Tough But You Deserve to Play Swords Without Master: A Complete Guide
Someone used a word incorrectly in an article and I couldn't concentrate on reading the rest of it because I kept mentally coming up with alternative words.
I'm not like this because I'm an editor; I'm an editor because I'm like this.
I'm not like this because I'm an editor; I'm an editor because I'm like this.
January 17, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Someone used a word incorrectly in an article and I couldn't concentrate on reading the rest of it because I kept mentally coming up with alternative words.
I'm not like this because I'm an editor; I'm an editor because I'm like this.
I'm not like this because I'm an editor; I'm an editor because I'm like this.
Let's start the weekend with a little Aesop Rock
Ranger, cleric, hunter, thief
Druid, Vandal, huckster, Priest
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE4H...
Ranger, cleric, hunter, thief
Druid, Vandal, huckster, Priest
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE4H...
Aesop Rock x Blockhead - Pumpkin Seeds (feat. Lupe Fiasco) [Official Audio]
YouTube video by Rhymesayers Entertainment
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Let's start the weekend with a little Aesop Rock
Ranger, cleric, hunter, thief
Druid, Vandal, huckster, Priest
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE4H...
Ranger, cleric, hunter, thief
Druid, Vandal, huckster, Priest
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE4H...
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
January 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
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One of the new features for this fix-up involves a style of play where multiple players share the same rogue(s).
Sword & sorcery is a genre rife with lone(some) protagonists, or protagonists trooping in pairs. And this is a way to enjoy that with an excess number of friends.
Sword & sorcery is a genre rife with lone(some) protagonists, or protagonists trooping in pairs. And this is a way to enjoy that with an excess number of friends.
January 16, 2026 at 7:06 PM
One of the new features for this fix-up involves a style of play where multiple players share the same rogue(s).
Sword & sorcery is a genre rife with lone(some) protagonists, or protagonists trooping in pairs. And this is a way to enjoy that with an excess number of friends.
Sword & sorcery is a genre rife with lone(some) protagonists, or protagonists trooping in pairs. And this is a way to enjoy that with an excess number of friends.
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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...
January 16, 2026 at 9:29 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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Cashville Radio is my favorite time of the week! If you're not in the broadcast area, you can still listen online.
Every Thursday at 6pm CT on WNXP, hear Carlos Partee and Justin Causey on @cashvilleetc.bsky.social Radio, supported by Music City PrEP Clinic. They unpack what's happening in Nashville with a playlist inspired by the city's rich hip-hop and R&B scene. Listen on air and online: wnxp.org/cashville
January 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Cashville Radio is my favorite time of the week! If you're not in the broadcast area, you can still listen online.
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Every Thursday at 6pm CT on WNXP, hear Carlos Partee and Justin Causey on @cashvilleetc.bsky.social Radio, supported by Music City PrEP Clinic. They unpack what's happening in Nashville with a playlist inspired by the city's rich hip-hop and R&B scene. Listen on air and online: wnxp.org/cashville
January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Every Thursday at 6pm CT on WNXP, hear Carlos Partee and Justin Causey on @cashvilleetc.bsky.social Radio, supported by Music City PrEP Clinic. They unpack what's happening in Nashville with a playlist inspired by the city's rich hip-hop and R&B scene. Listen on air and online: wnxp.org/cashville
Glup Shitto, FTW!
whoa just got word george lucas has added all these guys into the prequels
January 13, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Glup Shitto, FTW!
In the future, we will all be Volume 1, Issue 3 of Worlds Without Master.
January 13, 2026 at 8:32 PM
In the future, we will all be Volume 1, Issue 3 of Worlds Without Master.
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At the end of February we are launching Five Fires, a TTRPG about 80s hip-hop. Follow our page and help us make it happen! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Get Ready for Five Fires
From Thoughtcrime Games LLC - Get Ready for Five Fires
www.backerkit.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
At the end of February we are launching Five Fires, a TTRPG about 80s hip-hop. Follow our page and help us make it happen! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...