Dave Sokolowski (he/him)
@david-sokolowski.bsky.social
TTRPG writer, podcaster, and enthusiast for a great game.
Podcasting at Mu-podcast.com
Blogging at Weird8.com
Podcasting at Mu-podcast.com
Blogging at Weird8.com
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Have you been waiting with baited breath for an update on my Alien game? Well today's the day - not only can I share the amazing cover, but also five reasons why it's not done yet...
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open.substack.com/pub/davesoko...
Why Finishing Projects is So Hard
My New Game is Nearly Ready if not for These Five Things
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Have you been waiting with baited breath for an update on my Alien game? Well today's the day - not only can I share the amazing cover, but also five reasons why it's not done yet...
open.substack.com/pub/davesoko...
open.substack.com/pub/davesoko...
Today my Call of Cthulhu scenario "Sun Spots" is Deal of the Day on DTRPG. It was written in collaboration by gaming legend Keith 'Doc' Herber and contains dozens of illustrations by the amazing Reuben Dodd!
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/2252...
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/2252...
Sun Spots - Weird 8 | DriveThruRPG.com
Boston, February 1926. In the midst of a cold winter storm, a prominent local banker hires the investigators to travel t
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October 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Today my Call of Cthulhu scenario "Sun Spots" is Deal of the Day on DTRPG. It was written in collaboration by gaming legend Keith 'Doc' Herber and contains dozens of illustrations by the amazing Reuben Dodd!
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/2252...
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/2252...
Sometimes you know you're in the wrong place but decide to stay anyway...
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My Writing Class Hated Me
I Was Not Supposed to be There and They Knew It
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August 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Sometimes you know you're in the wrong place but decide to stay anyway...
davesokolowski.substack.com/p/my-writing...
davesokolowski.substack.com/p/my-writing...
Turns out I can eat the whole tub of salsa on my own... who knew!
(Hint: I did - I knew...)
(Hint: I did - I knew...)
August 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Turns out I can eat the whole tub of salsa on my own... who knew!
(Hint: I did - I knew...)
(Hint: I did - I knew...)
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Counterpoint: AI exec use of artists' copyrighted materials a felony according to 17 U.S.C. 506(a) and 18 U.S.C. 2319 if willfully infringed for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain.
May 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Counterpoint: AI exec use of artists' copyrighted materials a felony according to 17 U.S.C. 506(a) and 18 U.S.C. 2319 if willfully infringed for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain.
Needed to do something important first thing today, so here’s my first post about my recent journey…
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12 Weeks in My Subconscious – A Review of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way
Is this Famous Spiritual Recovery Program Right for You?
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May 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Needed to do something important first thing today, so here’s my first post about my recent journey…
davesokolowski.substack.com/p/12-weeks-i...
davesokolowski.substack.com/p/12-weeks-i...
Writing every day just has me wanting to write more. The process to get words from my brain onto paper, let alone to a potential reader, requires a level of patience that only now in my middle age am I able to contain. Someday - eventually - I will get these words to you. Someday.
April 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Writing every day just has me wanting to write more. The process to get words from my brain onto paper, let alone to a potential reader, requires a level of patience that only now in my middle age am I able to contain. Someday - eventually - I will get these words to you. Someday.
But here I am. I'm writing a lot. Most I've written in decades, and at this pace I'll soon be closing old projects and starting on crazy new ones. And I'll make sure you know about them.
More soon.
3/3
More soon.
3/3
April 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
But here I am. I'm writing a lot. Most I've written in decades, and at this pace I'll soon be closing old projects and starting on crazy new ones. And I'll make sure you know about them.
More soon.
3/3
More soon.
3/3
I am also learning to talk about this progress and my successes and challenges more, not only to keep myself accountable but because talking about my work is *really* hard for me, and I want to help other writers/artists know they aren't alone in their struggles.
2/3...
2/3...
April 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I am also learning to talk about this progress and my successes and challenges more, not only to keep myself accountable but because talking about my work is *really* hard for me, and I want to help other writers/artists know they aren't alone in their struggles.
2/3...
2/3...
Today I have written for 100 days in a row, including 17 hours so far in April. This work is scattered across a few projects, but most importantly I am making considerable progress on two key ttrpg projects that have been in progress for *years.*
1/3...
1/3...
April 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Today I have written for 100 days in a row, including 17 hours so far in April. This work is scattered across a few projects, but most importantly I am making considerable progress on two key ttrpg projects that have been in progress for *years.*
1/3...
1/3...
Here's me and Bret talking about Kingsport and how to make it scary and weird. Good times by the sea, for sure...
Had a lovely time chatting with @david-sokolowski.bsky.social of the Miskatonic University Podcast about my favorite dream-haunted village Kingsport! Give it a listen:
www.mu-podcast.com/mup-ep-320-m...
www.mu-podcast.com/mup-ep-320-m...
MUP Ep 320 – Miskatonic Country Roadtrip – Visit Kingsport – Miskatonic University Podcast
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April 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Here's me and Bret talking about Kingsport and how to make it scary and weird. Good times by the sea, for sure...
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Watching, finally, the 1982 international cut of Blade Runner and it does not reference Philip K Dick in the opening credits.
Am I missing something here? Does the original 1982 US cut also ignore the source material?
Am I missing something here? Does the original 1982 US cut also ignore the source material?
February 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Watching, finally, the 1982 international cut of Blade Runner and it does not reference Philip K Dick in the opening credits.
Am I missing something here? Does the original 1982 US cut also ignore the source material?
Am I missing something here? Does the original 1982 US cut also ignore the source material?
Today I finished the playtest version of my Alien RPG scenario Games without Frontiers. At 15k words, it's the best game I've written.
It's designed to run in a 4-hr con slot; It's also suspenseful, scary, & a bit unexpected. I love it.
Soon I'll send for playtesting. Later I'll give it away. Soon
It's designed to run in a 4-hr con slot; It's also suspenseful, scary, & a bit unexpected. I love it.
Soon I'll send for playtesting. Later I'll give it away. Soon
January 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Today I finished the playtest version of my Alien RPG scenario Games without Frontiers. At 15k words, it's the best game I've written.
It's designed to run in a 4-hr con slot; It's also suspenseful, scary, & a bit unexpected. I love it.
Soon I'll send for playtesting. Later I'll give it away. Soon
It's designed to run in a 4-hr con slot; It's also suspenseful, scary, & a bit unexpected. I love it.
Soon I'll send for playtesting. Later I'll give it away. Soon
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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Thanks to George Conway for posting Caroline Kennedy's letter so everyone is informed about RFK Jr. Please repost far and wide.
January 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Thanks to George Conway for posting Caroline Kennedy's letter so everyone is informed about RFK Jr. Please repost far and wide.
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Friends, I might respectfully suggest that times of crisis where you care about the outcomes are a great time to listen to the "here is how we can effectively get things done" crowd and not the "I refuse to compromise on anything ever so I can feel smart and pure and make fun of people" crowd.
January 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Friends, I might respectfully suggest that times of crisis where you care about the outcomes are a great time to listen to the "here is how we can effectively get things done" crowd and not the "I refuse to compromise on anything ever so I can feel smart and pure and make fun of people" crowd.
Actually I think my absurd-weird media consumption will turn toward Twin Peaks. It’s been too long and I need lessons on merging weirdness and mystery from the master.
Season 1, here I come.
Season 1, here I come.
January 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Actually I think my absurd-weird media consumption will turn toward Twin Peaks. It’s been too long and I need lessons on merging weirdness and mystery from the master.
Season 1, here I come.
Season 1, here I come.
TTRPG STATUS CHECK!
QRT with your current TTRPG projects!
Games without Frontiers - an Alien RPG scenario: the Playtest Draft will be done next week and I’ll be recruiting for blind play tests in Feb.
I have run this scenario 10x - it’s the best thing I’ve written. Ready to publish this spring!
QRT with your current TTRPG projects!
Games without Frontiers - an Alien RPG scenario: the Playtest Draft will be done next week and I’ll be recruiting for blind play tests in Feb.
I have run this scenario 10x - it’s the best thing I’ve written. Ready to publish this spring!
TTRPG STATUS CHECK!
QRT with your current TTRPG projects!
Tales from the Caped City: suggested starter close to done, initial playtests to follow
Public Access mystery: approaching a full reshuffling
Public Access supplement for Brindlewrimo, chomping at the bit
QRT with your current TTRPG projects!
Tales from the Caped City: suggested starter close to done, initial playtests to follow
Public Access mystery: approaching a full reshuffling
Public Access supplement for Brindlewrimo, chomping at the bit
TTRPG STATUS CHECK!
QRT with your current TTRPG projects!
Perihelion: third Case nearly finished while I procrastinate on Agent playbook revisions
BRICK BUCKET: 1/6 done with the GM-facing/setting materials
QRT with your current TTRPG projects!
Perihelion: third Case nearly finished while I procrastinate on Agent playbook revisions
BRICK BUCKET: 1/6 done with the GM-facing/setting materials
January 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
TTRPG STATUS CHECK!
QRT with your current TTRPG projects!
Games without Frontiers - an Alien RPG scenario: the Playtest Draft will be done next week and I’ll be recruiting for blind play tests in Feb.
I have run this scenario 10x - it’s the best thing I’ve written. Ready to publish this spring!
QRT with your current TTRPG projects!
Games without Frontiers - an Alien RPG scenario: the Playtest Draft will be done next week and I’ll be recruiting for blind play tests in Feb.
I have run this scenario 10x - it’s the best thing I’ve written. Ready to publish this spring!
Reposted by Dave Sokolowski (he/him)
The Ennies should just flat out refuse to accept ANY works that have been produced using AI. Simple as that.
January 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
The Ennies should just flat out refuse to accept ANY works that have been produced using AI. Simple as that.
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This is how you do it...
January 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is how you do it...
I have seen the horror first hand.
"board game publishers always lie about their play times"
some of you motherfuckers take a full minute to move a single meeple
some of you motherfuckers take a full minute to move a single meeple
January 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I have seen the horror first hand.
Another example of enshittification?
I try very hard to do one thing at a time and be present and focused in all I do... but it is not an easy thing.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
I try very hard to do one thing at a time and be present and focused in all I do... but it is not an easy thing.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘Not second screen enough’: is Netflix deliberately dumbing down TV so people can watch while scrolling?
Streaming insiders have claimed they’re being made to rewrite scripts for viewers who use their phones while watching. Is this the end of prestige TV? Or pure fiction?
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Another example of enshittification?
I try very hard to do one thing at a time and be present and focused in all I do... but it is not an easy thing.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
I try very hard to do one thing at a time and be present and focused in all I do... but it is not an easy thing.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...