Amanda P. ➡️ GaryCon
@weirdwonder.bsky.social
adventure writer (Pilgrimage of the Sun Guard, Tannic, Resonant, Dread Hospitality, Orestruck, Eternal Empress) weirdwonder.net
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If you want to catch up on all the best #ttrpg or #osr blog posts from 2025, get thee hence to the link below and start reading! Every single post is a gem. All killer, no filler and congrats to my fellow nominees
The Bloggies Nominees are here!
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
This year's Bloggies Nominees
Over 90+ blog posts. And a surprise category for 2026.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Great list of posts as usual from the Bloggies.
The Bloggies Nominees are here!
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
This year's Bloggies Nominees
Over 90+ blog posts. And a surprise category for 2026.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Great list of posts as usual from the Bloggies.
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I've called it genocide by withholding. Simple resource and recovery systems that get applied for white people are withheld for targeted groups. Then they get to claim "it was an Act of God" as opposed to policy carefully chosen for that outcome.
"The house always wins" applied to people dying.
"The house always wins" applied to people dying.
What led to the "Blackout in Puerto Rico" after Hurricane Maria? Revisit FRONTLINE and @npr.org's 2018 documentary investigating the impact of the storm, the federal response, and the role of Wall Street and years of neglect in the island's economic and humanitarian crisis.
Blackout in Puerto Rico | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
Watch FRONTLINE and NPR's documentary about why Hurricane Maria left Puerto in the dark and struggling to survive.
www.pbs.org
February 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I've called it genocide by withholding. Simple resource and recovery systems that get applied for white people are withheld for targeted groups. Then they get to claim "it was an Act of God" as opposed to policy carefully chosen for that outcome.
"The house always wins" applied to people dying.
"The house always wins" applied to people dying.
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Cairn: Barebones Edition is now available as a digital download!
Print editions coming soon!
yochaigal.itch.io/cairn-barebo...
Print editions coming soon!
yochaigal.itch.io/cairn-barebo...
Cairn: Barebones Edition by Yochai Gal
yochaigal.itch.io
February 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Cairn: Barebones Edition is now available as a digital download!
Print editions coming soon!
yochaigal.itch.io/cairn-barebo...
Print editions coming soon!
yochaigal.itch.io/cairn-barebo...
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I’ve been nominated for a Bloggie!!
But more importantly, so have a huge amount of other cool writers. Do yourself a service and read the incredible pieces that have been collected here, and get ready to vote for your favorites when voting starts in 1 week!
But more importantly, so have a huge amount of other cool writers. Do yourself a service and read the incredible pieces that have been collected here, and get ready to vote for your favorites when voting starts in 1 week!
The Bloggies Nominees are here!
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
This year's Bloggies Nominees
Over 90+ blog posts. And a surprise category for 2026.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I’ve been nominated for a Bloggie!!
But more importantly, so have a huge amount of other cool writers. Do yourself a service and read the incredible pieces that have been collected here, and get ready to vote for your favorites when voting starts in 1 week!
But more importantly, so have a huge amount of other cool writers. Do yourself a service and read the incredible pieces that have been collected here, and get ready to vote for your favorites when voting starts in 1 week!
They’re out, and a very cool mix!
The Bloggies Nominees are here!
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
This year's Bloggies Nominees
Over 90+ blog posts. And a surprise category for 2026.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
They’re out, and a very cool mix!
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That's right, you can now try Intergalactic Bastionland in a very early, messy state.
www.bastionland.com/2026/02/inte...
www.bastionland.com/2026/02/inte...
Intergalactic Bastionland Public Playtest
Intergalactic Bastionland is now ready for public playtesting. Go here to find everything you need . We're a way off the Kickstarter yet, ...
www.bastionland.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
That's right, you can now try Intergalactic Bastionland in a very early, messy state.
www.bastionland.com/2026/02/inte...
www.bastionland.com/2026/02/inte...
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Current WIP version of Night Tripper has quantum skills. you roll up a guy and get an idea of who they are. When something comes up worth rolling for you go “I think my guy might be good at this” and spend some points to write a skill. There is no finite list of skills.
February 6, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Current WIP version of Night Tripper has quantum skills. you roll up a guy and get an idea of who they are. When something comes up worth rolling for you go “I think my guy might be good at this” and spend some points to write a skill. There is no finite list of skills.
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CRASHOUT FOR THE AGES
January 21, 2026 at 12:49 AM
CRASHOUT FOR THE AGES
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Dice Exploder is back this week with a new episode of Afterimage all about ERPL, The Experimental Role-Playing Laboratory, a mini-con that took place at my college several times a year.
I still think about the people I met there. They still mean something to me. What might I still mean to them?
I still think about the people I met there. They still mean something to me. What might I still mean to them?
Afterimage #3: The Experimental Role-Playing Laboratory — Dice Exploder
The Experimental Role-Playing Laboratory, or ERPL, was a thrice a year mini convention put on by students at my college back in the 00s and 10s and onward to this day. It's how I got into indie games....
www.diceexploder.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Dice Exploder is back this week with a new episode of Afterimage all about ERPL, The Experimental Role-Playing Laboratory, a mini-con that took place at my college several times a year.
I still think about the people I met there. They still mean something to me. What might I still mean to them?
I still think about the people I met there. They still mean something to me. What might I still mean to them?
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Hi! As Jay's co-creator — while also being a fellow *contractor* at PCG, not associated with any of the business decisions being made — I think this summary of events laid out by Xeni is accurate to what I remember of the unfolding distribution problems that kept Yazeba's off of shelves.
When Rascal opened up to questions/criticisms of their article on the slow death of Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast , I foolishly thought I could get my feedback written and submitted on time.
That was a foolish hope, but I turned it into a more comprehensive doc here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
That was a foolish hope, but I turned it into a more comprehensive doc here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Hi! As Jay's co-creator — while also being a fellow *contractor* at PCG, not associated with any of the business decisions being made — I think this summary of events laid out by Xeni is accurate to what I remember of the unfolding distribution problems that kept Yazeba's off of shelves.
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All right yeah okay yes Angine de Poitrine youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?...
Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 5:04 AM
All right yeah okay yes Angine de Poitrine youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?...
new bones
February 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
new bones
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All bloggers are hereby cordially invited to participate in a new blog bandwagon on the topic of MAPS, featuring art (which you can use, remix, distort as you see fit) from @amandalee.bsky.social (Garbage Barge, Vampire Cruise, et al)
You have 80 days starting now!
#osr #tttpg #blog
You have 80 days starting now!
#osr #tttpg #blog
Bandwagon: The Map is Not the Territory But It is the Topic — Prismatic Wasteland
Announcing a new blog bandwagon! This time you have 80 days in which to write something on your blog about maps and/or to annotate/remix/expand a map drawn by the esteemed Amanda Lee Franck!
www.prismaticwasteland.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
All bloggers are hereby cordially invited to participate in a new blog bandwagon on the topic of MAPS, featuring art (which you can use, remix, distort as you see fit) from @amandalee.bsky.social (Garbage Barge, Vampire Cruise, et al)
You have 80 days starting now!
#osr #tttpg #blog
You have 80 days starting now!
#osr #tttpg #blog
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55 Knights
55 Myths
55 Sages
55 Weapons
55 Weathers
100 Flora
100 Beasts
100 Castles
100 Rumors
100 Monuments
55 Names
55 Relationships
55 Ambitions
55 Horses
55 Examples of play
155 Swords
55 Myths
55 Sages
55 Weapons
55 Weathers
100 Flora
100 Beasts
100 Castles
100 Rumors
100 Monuments
55 Names
55 Relationships
55 Ambitions
55 Horses
55 Examples of play
155 Swords
A while back there was a conversation floating around rpgs about where's the new innovation in games, like where's the new pbta. I've decided it's "Apollo 47-core": 1 page of rules + 100 pages of modular lore (see: Mythic Bastionland, Wanderhome, even Under Hollow Hills).
February 6, 2026 at 5:53 AM
55 Knights
55 Myths
55 Sages
55 Weapons
55 Weathers
100 Flora
100 Beasts
100 Castles
100 Rumors
100 Monuments
55 Names
55 Relationships
55 Ambitions
55 Horses
55 Examples of play
155 Swords
55 Myths
55 Sages
55 Weapons
55 Weathers
100 Flora
100 Beasts
100 Castles
100 Rumors
100 Monuments
55 Names
55 Relationships
55 Ambitions
55 Horses
55 Examples of play
155 Swords
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Hey hey! Just released “A Sliver of Evidence” an 18 pg module for Cairn and it’s completely free, check it out!
#cairn #ttrpg #osr
karlyanders.itch.io/a-sliver-of-...
#cairn #ttrpg #osr
karlyanders.itch.io/a-sliver-of-...
A Sliver of Evidence by karlyanders
An adventure site module for Cairn 2e.
karlyanders.itch.io
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Hey hey! Just released “A Sliver of Evidence” an 18 pg module for Cairn and it’s completely free, check it out!
#cairn #ttrpg #osr
karlyanders.itch.io/a-sliver-of-...
#cairn #ttrpg #osr
karlyanders.itch.io/a-sliver-of-...
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In celebration of the imminent Blades ‘68 campaign, I thought I’d talk a bit about its graphic design.
BUT FIRST let’s compare and contrast with the graphic design of Blades in the Dark, a landmark in the history of RPG layout.
Type nerdery ahoy 🧐
BUT FIRST let’s compare and contrast with the graphic design of Blades in the Dark, a landmark in the history of RPG layout.
Type nerdery ahoy 🧐
February 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
In celebration of the imminent Blades ‘68 campaign, I thought I’d talk a bit about its graphic design.
BUT FIRST let’s compare and contrast with the graphic design of Blades in the Dark, a landmark in the history of RPG layout.
Type nerdery ahoy 🧐
BUT FIRST let’s compare and contrast with the graphic design of Blades in the Dark, a landmark in the history of RPG layout.
Type nerdery ahoy 🧐
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Did I forget to write and publish The Explorateur while working on The Bloggies? *Jonathan Frakes Voice:* "Not this time."
A treasure trove of links for rpg designers by rpg designers 👇
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
A treasure trove of links for rpg designers by rpg designers 👇
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Issue #16
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Did I forget to write and publish The Explorateur while working on The Bloggies? *Jonathan Frakes Voice:* "Not this time."
A treasure trove of links for rpg designers by rpg designers 👇
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
A treasure trove of links for rpg designers by rpg designers 👇
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
This adventure is great! It’s been awesome to watch @directsun.bsky.social and @betterlegends.bsky.social work on it!
Hey, get a load of this wizard tower. It's my escape room puzzle dungeon infused with my love for zelda and crystal fantasy. It's almost finished and now it's crowdfunding 🥲
puzzledungeon.com/tower
#zinemonth #osr #dnd @zinemonth.bsky.social
puzzledungeon.com/tower
#zinemonth #osr #dnd @zinemonth.bsky.social
A Familiar Tower
A new escape room adventure for Old-School Essentials. A polished puzzle box dungeon you’ll solve from the inside.
puzzledungeon.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:14 AM
This adventure is great! It’s been awesome to watch @directsun.bsky.social and @betterlegends.bsky.social work on it!
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Just a reminder to folks.
Shipping is as expensive as hell and indie creators should not try to subsidize it.
It will tank their project.
Shipping is as expensive as hell and indie creators should not try to subsidize it.
It will tank their project.
February 2, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Just a reminder to folks.
Shipping is as expensive as hell and indie creators should not try to subsidize it.
It will tank their project.
Shipping is as expensive as hell and indie creators should not try to subsidize it.
It will tank their project.
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The exclusive set of Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach series, with new covers illustrated by me (an actual dream), and hardback illustrations by @alicecaoillo.bsky.social is up !
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Southern Reach set by Jeff Vandermeer (Evernight Exclusive)
Sent as the twelfth expedition to survey the uninhabited Area X, four women soon discover that the area is far worse than they initially thought.
illumicrate.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The exclusive set of Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach series, with new covers illustrated by me (an actual dream), and hardback illustrations by @alicecaoillo.bsky.social is up !
illumicrate.com/products/sou...
illumicrate.com/products/sou...
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Pamphlet Adventure Triptych is now available on DrivethruRPG www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... @skullfungus.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Pamphlet Adventure Triptych is now available on DrivethruRPG www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... @skullfungus.bsky.social
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Get 15% off anything in my store today and tomorrow with code FUCKICE, I’m donating the proceeds split between activist groups in Minnesota and in my city. I’ve als just got @claymorerpgs.bsky.social ‘s FIST and MANDELBROT SET in my store distro in Ltd quantity! Worldchamp.io/store
February 2, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Get 15% off anything in my store today and tomorrow with code FUCKICE, I’m donating the proceeds split between activist groups in Minnesota and in my city. I’ve als just got @claymorerpgs.bsky.social ‘s FIST and MANDELBROT SET in my store distro in Ltd quantity! Worldchamp.io/store