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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing
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XYZZY-nominated narrative designer: http://norbez.itch.io . Writes news, reviews, stories, games. Agender, Transmasc Boything. E/He. Icon by @jimikatdraws.bsky.social . https://norbezjones.carrd.co/
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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · Mar 13
I've decided to add some writing commission tiers to my Patreon! I don't usually open writing coms on this account, so if you want something special (even a lyric game!) this is your chance!
Also, please look forward to some behind-the-scenes posts on Patreon soon!
www.patreon.com/norbezjones
norbezjones.bsky.social
Did you know I have 3 new TTRPGs out, and a WIP in the works? You can read more about them and find links to them here: www.patreon.com/posts/3-new-...
#ttrpg #lyricgame #200wordrpg
3 new releases: STEAM CLOWNS, Quadrilateral Quiz Dungeon & Hoarding Multiplayer Supplement. Also, a WIP! | Bez Is Always Writing
Get more from Bez Is Always Writing on Patreon
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November 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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anagogue.bsky.social
praise the hawkmoth king will be available on BACKERKIT in the fall — free pawjobs to the first dozen backers
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Praise the Hawkmoth King Returns to Life
From Luck of the Harbor - Praise the Hawkmoth King Returns to Life
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August 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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drlemons.itch.io
Ritual Deck is out now!!

In Ritual Deck, play as moody teenage card duelists, possessed by amnesiac spirits, solving mysteries and resolving threats both supernatural and mundane to recover their lost memories and stop the return of an ancient evil.

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Ritual Deck
PREPARE TO DUEL!!! In This Supernatural Trading Card TTRPG. In Ritual Deck, play as teenage card duelistspossessed by amnesiac spirits, solvingmysteries and resolving threats both supernatural and mun...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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drlemons.itch.io
Thank you to Wes, and Zine Club overall, for believing in this weird scrappy little game!
carrion-comfort.com 𝙒𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 is PAXUnplugged @carrion-comfort.com · 4d
Ritual Deck combines the intensity of anime like Yu-Gi-Oh and the vibes of Atlus games with a foundation of the Carved from Brindlewood in a unique and, frankly, badass way!

Thanks to @drlemons.itch.io for trusting us to release RD through Zine Club. Check it out:
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Ritual Deck
PREPARE TO DUEL!!! In This Supernatural Trading Card TTRPG. In Ritual Deck, play as teenage card duelistspossessed by amnesiac spirits, solvingmysteries and resolving threats both supernatural and mun...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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necrosoftgames.com
Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.

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November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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libericives.bsky.social
The Good Omens ‘Beloved Omens’ AU is my personal pet project about the Ineffable Husbands learning how to work together via loving partnerships with humans throughout history. I am hoping to reopen a discord for this project if people would like to contribute! Be sure to share!!
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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yiyani.art
This feature can be disabled by going to Invoicing -> Feedback and toggling 'Collect feedback' off there (on a business account, at least)
witchofavalon.bsky.social WitchOfAvalon🔞 @witchofavalon.bsky.social · 3d
Apparently P*ypal now asks for customer opinions on accounts sending invoices.
If you are paying an invoice to a nsfw artist, do NOT mention NSFW in any way, keep it blank even. you risk both your account and the artists.
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
norbezjones.bsky.social
Weekly progress! Missed last week, so we're back to 1st week in a row.
-- #NaGaDeMon2025 and the #TADCttrpg are going good! I was a bit behind, but am getting back on track.
#vndev #vnlink
norbezjones.bsky.social Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 15d
Weekly progress! This is the 3rd week in a row.
-- #omegajam game, Omegaverse IRL?!, is out! Link in replies!
-- Doing the #RAISEJAM to finally recast FR3AK from Cthulhu's Son Is A Scene Kid!
-- #NaGaDeMon2025 is going well! #TADC TTRPG is looking promising!
#vndev #vnlink
norbezjones.bsky.social Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 22d
2nd time in a row for weekly progress! Yahoo!
-- I did #HollowJam! Link in replies to play my and everyone's submissions!
-- That #omegajam game is coming soon!
-- Gonna do #NaGaDeMon2025 with a TTRPG! Is it ok to share TTRPG stuff in this? Oh well, my post my rules.
#vndev #vnlink
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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chocomint-null.bsky.social
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November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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errant-signal.com
NYT: "It seems like after people used Garry's Mod to bypass age restrictions earlier this year photo based age guessing isn't gonna cut it"

David Roblox: "Oh no don't worry, we're gonna surveil the shit out of your kids. We're gonna be taking photos & telemetry of your kids all the time."
Newton: You know, when the E.U. rolled out some age assurance technology earlier this year, we saw a lot of kids that just took a photo of a video game character and used that to pass the age checks. How confident are you that your systems can avoid that kind of tinkering? Baszucki: I think we have a lot of opportunity here in that we already have other signals that are maybe not as reliable, but when combined are very reliable. We also have the opportunity — this isn’t just a one-time thing. Roblox experiences are — you’re holding a phone. In many cases we can use signals from your phone or the camera to animate your face, for example. So, this isn’t kind of a one-stop-shop thing. This is possibly checking as we go. If we see weird signals, do another age check as we go. So I’m pretty optimistic that kind of the more naïve, like “take a picture of that” — we’re gonna go way beyond that. And it’s gonna get harder and harder to fingerprint in that way.
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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nora.zone
ok that's the hardest thing i have to do today done
kiln shelf with a gazillion pieces of chopped up 6mm thick glass
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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phobia.bsky.social
Contributing by drawing a dnd character while she writes
A collection of sketches a half minotaur half gnoll girl
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
norbezjones.bsky.social
Almost done with the Character Creation section of the #TADCttrpg, yahoo! And I'm at over 12k words this month overall! I should reach my 15k goal very soon! C:
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#tadc #pillowrimo #NaGaDeMon2025
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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · Bez's Pillowrimo Progress: November 20th, 2025 · November 20th, huh?  Geez, does time fly! Wrote some good stuff for the TADC TTRPG (almost done with the Character Creation chapte…
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November 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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notwritinggames.bsky.social
Hey console cowboys.

Ready to slot some drives?

I’m making a cyberpunk rogue-like deck building TTRPG.

It’s coming December 2nd.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/not...
Coming soon: Card Drives
Turn playing cards into a cyberdeck in this cyberpunk rogue-like deckbuilding solo RPG!
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November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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tenebrouspress.bsky.social
🔥 COVER +TITLE REVEAL + SUBMISSIONS OPEN🔥

YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices

A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️‍⚧️

Art by @mxmorgan.com

All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
Cover art, a swan alights on a cosmic celestial sea, the sky in the colors of the trans rights flag
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
norbezjones.bsky.social
Wrote almost 800 words for the #TADCttrpg ! Yay! www.tumblr.com/norbezjones/...
#pillowrimo #TADC #NaGaDeMon #NaGaDeMon2025
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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · Bez's Pillowrimo Progress: November 19th, 2025 · Wrote plenty for the TADC TTRPG, and wrote down my multiplayer supplement for the game Hoarding!  Hooray! TADC TTRPG = +754 words…
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November 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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ttrpgkids.com
Check out Rolling With the Youth by @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social

Create an inclusive gaming space for youth players, based on the writer's own XP!

Find it on IPR:
https://loom.ly/zb4ys0E

And find a review on TTRPGkids:
https://loom.ly/LhhhBQU
Rolling With the Youth by Jaclyn Lewis Great guide to prepare for back-to-school TTRPG programs Find it on Indie Press Revolution!
September 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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booksrme.bsky.social
Diving into tales of holiness is like wandering through a sacred forest, where every word whispers truth. Both stories invite reflection, leaving me pondering the depths of sacrifice and grace. A beautiful exploration! #BookSky #books
norbezjones.bsky.social Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 3d
The 2nd Summer Of Short Stories is here! Today, we’re looking at two tales about holiness & God, by Nocturnaliss and @1000dumplings.bsky.social ! One is about a mortal sacrifice, the other about Christ Himself.
#SoSS #BookSky #BookReview #shortstories
A banner with text that reads, “Summer Of Short Stories 2” in yellow letters with a purple border. On the left side is my (Bez’s) mascot character Dogwater, a cat alien who has black fur on his right side, and cream-colored fur on his left side. The inside of his ears are purple, as are the leaf-shaped antenna sticking out of his head. His face is a TV screen that is currently displaying a triangle split in half with the word “Norbez” written on it. In the background is a blue sky, and a sun surrounded by books.
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
norbezjones.bsky.social
The 2nd Summer Of Short Stories is here! Today, we’re looking at two tales about holiness & God, by Nocturnaliss and @1000dumplings.bsky.social ! One is about a mortal sacrifice, the other about Christ Himself.
#SoSS #BookSky #BookReview #shortstories
A banner with text that reads, “Summer Of Short Stories 2” in yellow letters with a purple border. On the left side is my (Bez’s) mascot character Dogwater, a cat alien who has black fur on his right side, and cream-colored fur on his left side. The inside of his ears are purple, as are the leaf-shaped antenna sticking out of his head. His face is a TV screen that is currently displaying a triangle split in half with the word “Norbez” written on it. In the background is a blue sky, and a sun surrounded by books.
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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jellyfishlines.itch.io
I’m so normal.

(He was not)
plusoneexp.bsky.social Plus One Exp | Staying Home For PAXU (cause we live in Philly) @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 4d
Hinterlight: A gmless gothic worldbuilding ritual & #TTRPG for 3-5 players is LIVE over on Kickstarter!

Pledge now at ttrpg.link/hinterlight to support @robbiaburns.bsky.social & the G//C crew.

We have invited a member of the wretched fae to maintain a megathread here with all details:

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Hinterlight
A gothic worldbuilding ritual & roleplaying game that sews seeds of adventure as you tell the tale of your demise!
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November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
norbezjones.bsky.social
We're making some progress on the #TADCttrpg this week! Check out this sketch our artist, Tricks, made of Caine! He's holding a giant d10!
I'm hoping that all of the rulebook gets finished this week. Will share progress on it as I go!
#TADC #TheAmazingDigitalCircus
A sketch of Caine from The Amazing Digital Circus holding a d10 as big as his head!
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
norbezjones.bsky.social
If you see this, QTP with a male character you love! #windbreaker
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
norbezjones.bsky.social
Yesterday's #NaGaDeMon & #Pillowrimo progress is good! I've written almost 9k words this month and am aiming for a new goal of 15k! Also, I did good work on the #TADC TTRPG! So yay! www.tumblr.com/norbezjones/...
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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 2 · Bez's Pillowrimo Progress: November 17th, 2025 · Did some decent progress for the TADC TTRPG today, feeling good about it!  Woohoo! TADC TTRPG = +606 words Game review I'm workin…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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nullstar.bsky.social
A little more progress on #EscapeFromSunnytown
Setting up all the menus is going to be a bit of work, but we'll get there.
#NaGaDeMon
#Indiegamedev
November 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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melodywisp.bsky.social
on Tuesday and Friday, I'll be streaming for Trans Lifeline's raid train!

on Tuesday, I'll be playing Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen; and on Friday, I'll be playing I Was a Teenage Exocolonist again!

gonna have lots of fun 🥰 LFG!

#VTuber #TwitchTogetherForGood
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM