Zedeck Siew
@zedecksiew.bsky.social
Writer of small fictions. Creator of "Creature of Near Kingdoms", "Lorn Song of the Bachelor", and other SEAsian fevers.
Port Dickson, Malaysia. https://zedecksiew.tumblr.com/
Port Dickson, Malaysia. https://zedecksiew.tumblr.com/
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Zedeck Siew
@zedecksiew.bsky.social
· Feb 4
A PERFECT WIFE: TTRPG Adventure + Fundraiser!
An urban horror TTRPG adventure zine inspired by Asian ghost films by Zedeck Siew, illustrated by Amanda Lee Franck and Scrap World.
www.kickstarter.com
🌺What happens when a toxic man forcibly marries a murderous vampiress?🌺
You get A PERFECT WIFE, a modern-day TTRPG horror adventure featuring the Malaysian pontianak, set in a terrorised Southeast Asian city.
Back now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
PS: do not search for the baby crying.
You get A PERFECT WIFE, a modern-day TTRPG horror adventure featuring the Malaysian pontianak, set in a terrorised Southeast Asian city.
Back now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
PS: do not search for the baby crying.
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long live the queen
November 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
long live the queen
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While we wait for The Bloggies in February. Let's check out The Gloggies. If you don't know the "Goblin Laws of Gaming" it's kind of like an rpg design sub culture.
They make a lot of content for rules-lite fantasy roleplaying. Most of it is explicitly gameable. We might even see Bloggies overlap.
They make a lot of content for rules-lite fantasy roleplaying. Most of it is explicitly gameable. We might even see Bloggies overlap.
Gloggies 2025 Voting
Selecting the best of the glogosphere in 2025. Voting ends January 12th.
mediumsandmessages.bearblog.dev
January 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
While we wait for The Bloggies in February. Let's check out The Gloggies. If you don't know the "Goblin Laws of Gaming" it's kind of like an rpg design sub culture.
They make a lot of content for rules-lite fantasy roleplaying. Most of it is explicitly gameable. We might even see Bloggies overlap.
They make a lot of content for rules-lite fantasy roleplaying. Most of it is explicitly gameable. We might even see Bloggies overlap.
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A Malay saying goes: "Siapa makan cili dia rasa pedas."
Literally: "Whoever's eaten chilli feels the spice."
This describes those people who get *very angry* when you make a general criticism, because in their hearts they know they are guilty of exactly what you said.
Literally: "Whoever's eaten chilli feels the spice."
This describes those people who get *very angry* when you make a general criticism, because in their hearts they know they are guilty of exactly what you said.
January 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
A Malay saying goes: "Siapa makan cili dia rasa pedas."
Literally: "Whoever's eaten chilli feels the spice."
This describes those people who get *very angry* when you make a general criticism, because in their hearts they know they are guilty of exactly what you said.
Literally: "Whoever's eaten chilli feels the spice."
This describes those people who get *very angry* when you make a general criticism, because in their hearts they know they are guilty of exactly what you said.
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US Customers waiting for Mythic/Electric Bastionland can grab them now!
The Bastionlands return to North America, and if you get either through Jan 26, you'll get a cart discount on any NSR/OSR titles you pick up with them.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:34 AM
US Customers waiting for Mythic/Electric Bastionland can grab them now!
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wanted to re-share an article i wrote in 2022 about the phallic and colonial underpinnings of what we might call the dungeon game---in fact, it's the third edition of a paper i wrote and rewrote many times, but only this instance i feels 'complete'
traversefantasy.blogspot.com/2022/09/d-ob...
traversefantasy.blogspot.com/2022/09/d-ob...
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 PM
wanted to re-share an article i wrote in 2022 about the phallic and colonial underpinnings of what we might call the dungeon game---in fact, it's the third edition of a paper i wrote and rewrote many times, but only this instance i feels 'complete'
traversefantasy.blogspot.com/2022/09/d-ob...
traversefantasy.blogspot.com/2022/09/d-ob...
🚨IMPORTANT PLAYFUL VOID POST ALERT🚨
Surprise post! Randomisation errors and how to avoid sabotaging your model with bad use of randomisation! idlecartulary.com/2026/01/06/w... #osr
What to randomise when you’re randomising
You may have noticed that a common theme in my reviews is that I criticise people’s random tables: Their wilderness generators, their wandering monsters, their weather tables, their treasure …
idlecartulary.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:56 AM
🚨IMPORTANT PLAYFUL VOID POST ALERT🚨
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Re: last repost
I was having similar thoughts earlier ( since the whole 'colonist dungeon' thing came up again).
The dungeon as fantasy is really a kind of (ludo)narrative device present in a lot of games and literature that I think gets wrongly (at times) caught up in colonialist trappings.
I was having similar thoughts earlier ( since the whole 'colonist dungeon' thing came up again).
The dungeon as fantasy is really a kind of (ludo)narrative device present in a lot of games and literature that I think gets wrongly (at times) caught up in colonialist trappings.
January 5, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Re: last repost
I was having similar thoughts earlier ( since the whole 'colonist dungeon' thing came up again).
The dungeon as fantasy is really a kind of (ludo)narrative device present in a lot of games and literature that I think gets wrongly (at times) caught up in colonialist trappings.
I was having similar thoughts earlier ( since the whole 'colonist dungeon' thing came up again).
The dungeon as fantasy is really a kind of (ludo)narrative device present in a lot of games and literature that I think gets wrongly (at times) caught up in colonialist trappings.
PS: let they who do not hold citizenship in a state currently doing colonial war in Latin America among you cast the first "we must decolonise TTRPGs" stone.
Decolonising the Dungeon Crawl---
Like everything else re: decolonisation and TTRPGs discourse, this is a solved problem. There's only metric that matters:
How many creators from the colonised world are participating in and able to make a living from their games?
That's *it*.
1/
Like everything else re: decolonisation and TTRPGs discourse, this is a solved problem. There's only metric that matters:
How many creators from the colonised world are participating in and able to make a living from their games?
That's *it*.
1/
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 AM
PS: let they who do not hold citizenship in a state currently doing colonial war in Latin America among you cast the first "we must decolonise TTRPGs" stone.
Decolonising the Dungeon Crawl---
Like everything else re: decolonisation and TTRPGs discourse, this is a solved problem. There's only metric that matters:
How many creators from the colonised world are participating in and able to make a living from their games?
That's *it*.
1/
Like everything else re: decolonisation and TTRPGs discourse, this is a solved problem. There's only metric that matters:
How many creators from the colonised world are participating in and able to make a living from their games?
That's *it*.
1/
January 5, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Decolonising the Dungeon Crawl---
Like everything else re: decolonisation and TTRPGs discourse, this is a solved problem. There's only metric that matters:
How many creators from the colonised world are participating in and able to make a living from their games?
That's *it*.
1/
Like everything else re: decolonisation and TTRPGs discourse, this is a solved problem. There's only metric that matters:
How many creators from the colonised world are participating in and able to make a living from their games?
That's *it*.
1/
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Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
In the footnotes of a history of peasants' revolts in the medieval era, a sick burn:
"... we should consider that in the US, which is often viewed as a democratic country, not one industrial worker has yet become President ..."
(Finally reading Silvia Federici's "Caliban and the Witch")
"... we should consider that in the US, which is often viewed as a democratic country, not one industrial worker has yet become President ..."
(Finally reading Silvia Federici's "Caliban and the Witch")
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 AM
In the footnotes of a history of peasants' revolts in the medieval era, a sick burn:
"... we should consider that in the US, which is often viewed as a democratic country, not one industrial worker has yet become President ..."
(Finally reading Silvia Federici's "Caliban and the Witch")
"... we should consider that in the US, which is often viewed as a democratic country, not one industrial worker has yet become President ..."
(Finally reading Silvia Federici's "Caliban and the Witch")
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It’s Bloggies Time! This is a thread of what I’m nominating, so you can, if you choose, read them and nominate them yourself! Firstly, please nominate something of mine that made an impact on you — a series like Critique Navidad or a single post like my Module-Writing Play by Play! Thanks! 1/🧵
January 2, 2026 at 5:59 AM
It’s Bloggies Time! This is a thread of what I’m nominating, so you can, if you choose, read them and nominate them yourself! Firstly, please nominate something of mine that made an impact on you — a series like Critique Navidad or a single post like my Module-Writing Play by Play! Thanks! 1/🧵
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Great post from Gus, looking back and looking forward, about trends in the OSR.
The Future - 2026
A Dyson Logos Classic What is the OSR? What is the NSR … or the POSR even? Where, assuming they exist, are they headed, and what will the fu...
alldeadgenerations.blogspot.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Great post from Gus, looking back and looking forward, about trends in the OSR.
🚨IMPORTANT AWARDS ALERT🚨
The second being the Idle Cartulary Awards for Excellence in Elfgames, featuring my favourite things of 2025! What were the best modules? Games? Books? Podcasts? Find out here! idlecartulary.com/2026/01/01/i...
Idle Cartulary Awards for Excellence in Elfgames
Everyone loves an informal end-of-year awards ceremony. This year, everyone’s doing it! I’ll join the bandwagon! Best Single-location Module Gold: Cyro-Siq (review here) is a tiny module, tha…
idlecartulary.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 AM
🚨IMPORTANT AWARDS ALERT🚨
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I’m building an online publishing haven for writers, bloggers, offering digital stewardship, full ownership of content and code, focused on clean typography and accessibility.
If you’re tired AIs content scraping, engagement metrics and a cluttered web, drop a comment I’ll ping you when it goes live
If you’re tired AIs content scraping, engagement metrics and a cluttered web, drop a comment I’ll ping you when it goes live
January 2, 2026 at 10:14 AM
I’m building an online publishing haven for writers, bloggers, offering digital stewardship, full ownership of content and code, focused on clean typography and accessibility.
If you’re tired AIs content scraping, engagement metrics and a cluttered web, drop a comment I’ll ping you when it goes live
If you’re tired AIs content scraping, engagement metrics and a cluttered web, drop a comment I’ll ping you when it goes live
🚨THE BLOGGIES ARE BACK🚨
To my mind, the most important awards in tabletop roleplaying games, as it is entirely community-run / -driven; and is really about recognising creators participating in the community, being in conversation with other creators, etc
Go submit your blog posts now!
To my mind, the most important awards in tabletop roleplaying games, as it is entirely community-run / -driven; and is really about recognising creators participating in the community, being in conversation with other creators, etc
Go submit your blog posts now!
The Bloggies 2026 submissions are now open!
Submit your favorite posts, series, and debut blogs via the official Bloggies page between now and Jan 31st!
Please share this around. I'll be making regular Bloggies-themed announcements throughout the month.
www.explorersdesign.com/bloggies-2026/
Submit your favorite posts, series, and debut blogs via the official Bloggies page between now and Jan 31st!
Please share this around. I'll be making regular Bloggies-themed announcements throughout the month.
www.explorersdesign.com/bloggies-2026/
The Bloggies 2026
A yearly celebration of blogging in tabletop roleplaying games.
www.explorersdesign.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:12 AM
🚨THE BLOGGIES ARE BACK🚨
To my mind, the most important awards in tabletop roleplaying games, as it is entirely community-run / -driven; and is really about recognising creators participating in the community, being in conversation with other creators, etc
Go submit your blog posts now!
To my mind, the most important awards in tabletop roleplaying games, as it is entirely community-run / -driven; and is really about recognising creators participating in the community, being in conversation with other creators, etc
Go submit your blog posts now!
Came across this piece of advice I saved for myself, on world-building.
Do you build a world like you build a doll's house? Or do you build a world at a person's size, for people to live in?
From Le Guin.
"... the pattern is incomplete ... Let the heart complete the pattern."
Do you build a world like you build a doll's house? Or do you build a world at a person's size, for people to live in?
From Le Guin.
"... the pattern is incomplete ... Let the heart complete the pattern."
January 1, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Came across this piece of advice I saved for myself, on world-building.
Do you build a world like you build a doll's house? Or do you build a world at a person's size, for people to live in?
From Le Guin.
"... the pattern is incomplete ... Let the heart complete the pattern."
Do you build a world like you build a doll's house? Or do you build a world at a person's size, for people to live in?
From Le Guin.
"... the pattern is incomplete ... Let the heart complete the pattern."
RINGS OF REMINDER
Here's practice I started in 2024, to balance out my severe insecurities: every time I finish a personal project and it is fully out in the world, I get a ring to wear.
Here are all the projects I've finished, in the last two years:
1/
Here's practice I started in 2024, to balance out my severe insecurities: every time I finish a personal project and it is fully out in the world, I get a ring to wear.
Here are all the projects I've finished, in the last two years:
1/
December 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
RINGS OF REMINDER
Here's practice I started in 2024, to balance out my severe insecurities: every time I finish a personal project and it is fully out in the world, I get a ring to wear.
Here are all the projects I've finished, in the last two years:
1/
Here's practice I started in 2024, to balance out my severe insecurities: every time I finish a personal project and it is fully out in the world, I get a ring to wear.
Here are all the projects I've finished, in the last two years:
1/
Post is visible, which is a relief. (Thank you everybody!) Apparently Tumblr's anti-porn prude-bot really hates skin?
This reminds me of a story I heard, years back, about the sexualisation of hands.
1/
This reminds me of a story I heard, years back, about the sexualisation of hands.
1/
Folks seeing this: is the link below visible to you?
It's about the stuff I've made in the last (two) years, with a photo of my hand. Tumblr hit me with a "Potentially mature content: This post may contain content not suitable for all audiences" warning! WTF?
slowlorispress.com/post/8044233...
It's about the stuff I've made in the last (two) years, with a photo of my hand. Tumblr hit me with a "Potentially mature content: This post may contain content not suitable for all audiences" warning! WTF?
slowlorispress.com/post/8044233...
Rings Of Reminder
It wasn't an existential threat like it was for many---but 2025 was for me still quite a wrestle. The past two years have been.
I am still not over stuff that happened in 2023. Maintaining friendships...
slowlorispress.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Post is visible, which is a relief. (Thank you everybody!) Apparently Tumblr's anti-porn prude-bot really hates skin?
This reminds me of a story I heard, years back, about the sexualisation of hands.
1/
This reminds me of a story I heard, years back, about the sexualisation of hands.
1/
Folks seeing this: is the link below visible to you?
It's about the stuff I've made in the last (two) years, with a photo of my hand. Tumblr hit me with a "Potentially mature content: This post may contain content not suitable for all audiences" warning! WTF?
slowlorispress.com/post/8044233...
It's about the stuff I've made in the last (two) years, with a photo of my hand. Tumblr hit me with a "Potentially mature content: This post may contain content not suitable for all audiences" warning! WTF?
slowlorispress.com/post/8044233...
Rings Of Reminder
It wasn't an existential threat like it was for many---but 2025 was for me still quite a wrestle. The past two years have been.
I am still not over stuff that happened in 2023. Maintaining friendships...
slowlorispress.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Folks seeing this: is the link below visible to you?
It's about the stuff I've made in the last (two) years, with a photo of my hand. Tumblr hit me with a "Potentially mature content: This post may contain content not suitable for all audiences" warning! WTF?
slowlorispress.com/post/8044233...
It's about the stuff I've made in the last (two) years, with a photo of my hand. Tumblr hit me with a "Potentially mature content: This post may contain content not suitable for all audiences" warning! WTF?
slowlorispress.com/post/8044233...
🚨HISTORY OF TTRPGS ALERT🚨
My End of Year video is on the "Golden Age of Indie RPGs," from roughly 2010 to 2025. I start with Apocalypse World's release, work through the Google+ Era, and follow design lineages and historical events that have impacted the hobby up through 2025.
The Golden Age of Indie RPGs: 2010-2025
YouTube video by A.A. Voigt
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
🚨HISTORY OF TTRPGS ALERT🚨
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In Tabletop Roleplaying Games the idea of royalties is still relatively new; more of us at the publishing level need to be thinking about ways to undermine the existing paradigm and build to sustain our comrades and collaborators in the long term and give them the fruits of their own labor
My wife had a single line in Kung Fu Panda 17 years ago and still gets checks every few months. Most are way smaller than this, but devs get $0 even though the games we work on will likely be sold for 10+ years soooo yeah.
December 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
In Tabletop Roleplaying Games the idea of royalties is still relatively new; more of us at the publishing level need to be thinking about ways to undermine the existing paradigm and build to sustain our comrades and collaborators in the long term and give them the fruits of their own labor
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The WIP of what I’m working on now is up on my blog if anyone cares to check it out while it’s still in development:
blog.catshavenolord.page/beta-twiligh...
blog.catshavenolord.page/beta-twiligh...
BETA: Twilight Reef (Solo Mothership)
Welcome Salvager\!
Oceanic Reclamations Corporation (ORC) congratulates you on your decision to accept a 6-month contract with our Sa...
blog.catshavenolord.page
December 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The WIP of what I’m working on now is up on my blog if anyone cares to check it out while it’s still in development:
blog.catshavenolord.page/beta-twiligh...
blog.catshavenolord.page/beta-twiligh...