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John Harper
@johnharper.bsky.social
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Game designer and graphic artist. Blades in the Dark, AGON, Lasers & Feelings, Lady Blackbird. johnharper.itch.io
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John Harper @johnharper.bsky.social · Nov 2
Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts is packed with new lore, gameable details, plug-and-play systems, GM tools, crew opportunities, and new artwork.
Available now on itch and DriveThruRPG:
Itch: johnharper.itch.io/deep-cuts
DTRPG: shorturl.at/pKhsZ
Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts by John Harper
A Setting & System Expansion for Blades in the Dark
johnharper.itch.io
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baddestmamajama.bsky.social
Probably a good way to tell right now if the job you’re applying for is run by absolute dumbfucks is to ask if they’re using AI.
hottycouture.bsky.social Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell @hottycouture.bsky.social · 3d
"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
johnharper.bsky.social
Apocalypse World is far and away my favorite game, period, and this new edition is *even better*.
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
johnharper.bsky.social
It's always a joy to talk to Meg and Vincent.
Ben facilitated a really fun conversation here, orbiting around Apocalypse World and spinning off into all kinds of game design thoughts.
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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andrewgillis.bsky.social
With the close of spooky season, it is time to ring in the season of introspection by playing We Contain Solitudes, my new 2 player ttrpg.
sevencrowsgames.itch.io/we-contain-s...
We Contain Solitudes by Seven Crows Games
A 2 player TTRPG about troubled souls trapped in a time loop that plays out in prose and soliloquies.
sevencrowsgames.itch.io
November 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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thedicepool.bsky.social
New post on the dice pool dot com! We had our first score in Blades in the Dark by @johnharper.bsky.social . The Death-knells fucked up some drug dens and made off like bandits. #rpg #ttrpg #bladesinthedark

thedicepool.com/2025/11/02/b...
Blades Out!
Since I didn’t know for sure that the PCs would back the Lampblacks until the very moment they answered Baz in the opening scene, I couldn’t plan for what might come next.
thedicepool.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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arthograph.bsky.social
if you wanna keep the Halloween vibes rolling ... 📚🎃
arthograph.bsky.social 🍷allison arth🍕 (she / they) @arthograph.bsky.social · Oct 31
Happy Halloween! Here are five+ of my fave creepy reads, just in time for spine-chilling season, details in thread and on the podcast 🎃📚⚡

open.spotify.com/episode/0hVY...
A grid of images featuring copies of the following books: Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm; At the Edge of the Woods by Kathryn Bromwich; Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda; Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda; Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez; Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson; and Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh.
November 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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mudron.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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deadlyfredly.bsky.social
Interior of an underworld den somewhere in Doskvol. Two cutters enter the room; they’re twins, but one has words for you and the other just looms, both of them sleek and dangerous.

What do you do?
A look at the standard and limited editions of Deep Cuts. The standard cover has a blade being forged and the book title on it. The limited has a silver foil design of two large blades made out of many smaller blades.
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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olddog.games
A couple more, why not!
A double page spread from Blades '68 showing the Shadows crew. Pictured: Two silhouetted figures standing on stairs. Picking a lock. Handing off a folder. A figure in a catsuit descending through a laser grid. A double page spread from Blades '68 showing the Racers crew. Pictured: Police lights in a rearview mirror. Two bros having a hug. A revometer at 100. A checkered flag waving. A high speed chase with a big rig truck and two cars.
October 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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andrewgillis.bsky.social
Hi folks, my game We Contain Solitudes is out now!

sevencrowsgames.itch.io/we-contain-s...
We Contain Solitudes by Seven Crows Games
A 2 player TTRPG about troubled souls trapped in a time loop that plays out in prose and soliloquies.
sevencrowsgames.itch.io
October 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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jeremycshipp.bsky.social
This occurs more often than people think.
jessemlocker.bsky.social Jesse Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · 16d
"A Burglar Bitten by a Skeleton," Illustrated Police News, June 27, 1874
An etching of two terrified burglars, one of whom has his hand stuck in a skeleton's mouth
October 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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leguinbot.bsky.social
To make a thief, make an owner; to create crime, create laws.
October 27, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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duamn.bsky.social
Emergency commissions!

I got laid off last weeek. If y'all wanna help out a (human) Latino artist from the Global South, commission me some art!

#Art #OC #CharacterPortrait #TTRPG #DnD #Commission #NotAI
Commission sheet showing an array of character portraits and an adventuring party line-up. "Character Portraits $75 full color digital bust portraits. Fantasy, Space opera, Cyberpunk, you name it... Full party lineup $50 per character Lineart + flat color + base shading, no background" Send your request to: Bsky: @duamn.bsky.social Instagram: @duamnNFR Email: duamnNFR@gmail.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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supernalclarity.bsky.social
I've been playtesting this for years now & following along its development.

I can say, unequivocally, it is my favorite rpg.

Anyone who cares about roleplaying games—as a player, as a game master, as a critic or academic or designer—owes it to themselves to see what Apocalypse World is all about!
lumpley.bsky.social lumpley @lumpley.bsky.social · 19d
Hey check it out! 11 days to launch.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
October 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
johnharper.bsky.social
It must be known that @seannittner.bsky.social, in addition to being the best creative director and project manager in the #ttrpg world, is ALSO an amazing writer and game designer -- truly a GOAT in the biz, bringing ALL the heat. 🔥🔥🔥💙💙💙
October 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
johnharper.bsky.social
Sometimes, in the depths of the night, my brain just serves up @tychobrahe.bsky.social going "Pata pata pata pon." Seared into the mind like the litany of fear.
October 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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megueyb.bsky.social
T minus 11. An #ApocalypseWorldBurnedOver thread. In case you were wondering what we're cooking up in #AW3rd edition.
This is the stack of playbooks we're preparing for the AWBO kickstarter coming up on Nov. 3. All four sheets have the short-form descriptions, like: THE HARRIER We are the fire in the ashes of the world. We are the claws that rake the earth. We are the screaming machines that tear the roads to ruts and shake the ruined buildings. We are the furious horde of the not yet dead. When you play the Harrier, you have a dangerous and skilled, but chaotic, combat gang. The full text shown is in the thread.
October 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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rascal.news
"The time for a softer, gentler Apocalypse World was gone."

Apocalypse World: Burned Over represents the complicated ways that both the Bakers and reality have changed since the original RPG's release.
Apocalypse World: Burned Over is kinder and much angrier
The end of the world isn’t what it used to be. It might be better.
www.rascal.news
October 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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olddog.games
Blades '68:
Crews
A spread from Blades '68, showing the Militants crew type. Molotov cocktail, raised fist, riot police, a revolutionary in a beret and sunglasses, someone with a megaphone. A spread from Blades '68, showing the Hit Squad crew type. Silenced pistol, playing card, silhouette in crosshairs, suited figure putting on gloves, cigarette in ashtray A spread from Blades '68, showing the Dealers crew type. Lava lamp, LSD tabs, marble bust and stacks of cash, figure opening glowing briefcase, someone opening jacket to show watches. A spread from Blades '68, showing the Utopians crew type. Raised hand with eye in palm, goblet and candle, glowing floating silhouette, dot matrix print out, robed figures holding hands in circle, albino goat eye, and someone pushing a button on an ESP testing machine.
October 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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shawntomkin.bsky.social
Ironsworn: Starforged is the deal of the day at @drivethrurpg.com! Save 50% on this spacefaring evolution of the Ironsworn #ttrpg. Supports solo, co-op, and guided play, and includes a massive array of random generators for a universe of adventure and peril.

www.drivethrurpg.com/product/391653
Ironsworn: Starforged - Shawn Tomkin | DriveThruRPG
The Sci-Fi Evolution of the Ironsworn RPG is Here! In Ironsworn: Starforged, you are a spaceborne hero sworn to undertake perilous quests. You will explore uncharted space, unravel the secrets of a my...
www.drivethrurpg.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
johnharper.bsky.social
Mitchell update. Still the cutest.
Mitchell, a dark gray and white tuxedo cat, lounges on his blanket on the couch. Mitchell, a dark gray and white tuxedo cat, has flopped on his blanket on the couch. His eyes are barely open. Mitchell, a dark gray and white tuxedo cat, has flopped on his blanket on the couch. His eyes are closed.
October 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
johnharper.bsky.social
I love Quake, and this is very much my shit. (I made, like, 50 levels for Doom, Quake and Quake II in the 90s).
dominictarason.com Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 24d
If you like Quake at all and haven't played the first two Brutalist Jams, you should immediately. So much creativity coming from a seemingly limited aesthetic.

www.slipseer.com/index.php?re...
www.slipseer.com/index.php?re...

Brutalist Jam 3 is shaping up to be a whole damn BIG game unto itself.
October 18, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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mobydickatsea.bsky.social
I am something of a salt
October 17, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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drivethrurpg.com
Get AGON from One Seven at 50% off for Deal of the Day!

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Heroic Action Awaits! 👉 www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...
AGON 50% Off for Deal of the Day DriveThruRPG
October 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
johnharper.bsky.social
Agon is the deal of the day @drivethrurpg.com! If you're interested in fast-paced heroic action in a mythic world, now's a good time to check it out.
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Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM