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Right. That's it. I'm writing a book.

Sort of a play report, but really just my thoughts about how weird dungeons are. dungeonbison.bearblog.dev/getting-deta...

This week in the bathtub — the second in the Abbot Trilogy, Bitterpeak! Does it successfully scale the mountain, or does it slip and fall? idlecartulary.com/2025/05/12/b... #osr

Early morning scrawling. Kids socks on the table. A fire slowly warming the little house. Just a few words down to help set my course.

Eat an apple. dungeonbison.bearblog.dev/the-alchemis...

The fall of Boromir is some real hero shit.

New newsletter up. Check out that bison. open.substack.com/pub/largshir...

Stop Forcing A.I. Into Every Fucking Thing!

Hey! If you used my guide to add Bluesky comments to Bearblog, you've probably noticed it broke. I've got a fix—check it out! elmc.at/bluesky-comm...

The description on this video is excellent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nja0...

So excited to hear Yochai, @bradkerr.net & Sam go deep with @danielhkwan.itch.io about Wandering Blades. The insight, honesty, & conversation were top notch. @bradkerr.net hot or not: Wandering Blades? open.spotify.com/episode/0BjM...

don’t advertise that amy poehler podcast to me. podcasts aren’t for famous people to talk to their friends and pretend to care about history or culture. podcasts are for women named joan to talk about the history of food in SF fiction from mary shelley to william gibson. they’re for us weirdos

The list of blogclave posts in today's Explorers Design article have officially doubled the total reading time. That's a long list of blog posts. If yours isn't in there, let me know.

Fitting. Good work, Australia. You made me proud. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBrL...

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle

You know...Third Edition wasn't the only formative RPG of mine that is celebrating 25 years of fun! Join Us! All May on Nofoesnotraps.wordpress.com!

Another month, another Idle Digest! I summarise what I’ve written and reviewed, as well as interesting things that others have written, and upcoming or ongoing funding campaigns that you might be interested in! April ended up being a big month! open.substack.com/pub/idlecart... #osr

BLOGS ON TAPE SEASON 6 HAS BEGUN! To kick things off, lets talk about how the OSR is dead, perpetually dead, who says it, who disagrees with it, and what being dead means. "The OSR Should Die," written by @traversefantasy.itch.io

This week in the bathtub, it’s the White Horse of Lowvale! Does it stick the landing? idlecartulary.com/2025/04/21/b... #osr

"I’m 8 years old and I’m sitting on my brother's bed. His friends are there. They’re teenagers, but older teenagers who’ve finished school and haven’t got jobs yet. They all have perms, or mohawks, or dirty homemade dreads." largshirebulletin.substack.com/p/ashcan-lan...

Years in the making, *Doublecrossed World* is my science fantasy post-apocalyptic anime-style kitchen sink setting and sourcebook for *Dungeon World*. If it's awesome, it's here. xiombarg.itch.io/doublecrosse...

My thoughts on Generative AI

I wrote some sad poems about teaching when I was sad about teaching. I'm better now. www.stuartwatkinson.com/no-relief-te...

I've just spent a week at the Adelaide Fringe Festival as a part of a playwriting development program. I was one of six chosen to attend and we spent that time watching theatre, meeting industry people, and writing. I wrote about my time and you can read it here: mypartoffringe.art

Hi #RPG friends - I am available for cartography projects in April. If you're looking for a map for your adventure module, or something for your home game, I can work in a variety of different styles and make your work really shine. If you're interested please email me at [email protected]

Mana Meltdown: A Psionic Dark Fantasy Battle Royale Adventure is now live on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/laz...

Are you someone in the #TTRPG space who reviews games? Do you like indie games with horror and superheroes? Well, we are offering free PDF press copies of Emergent to game reviewers!!! Please let me know if you're interested in checking out and possibly featuring this amazing new game!

New blog post! Settlements in sandbox campaigns aren't just resupply hubs. They're dynamic adventure locations. Learn how to prep and run them, no matter the size! elmc.at/sandbox-sett...

GOOD MORNING! I'ts Blood In The Margins day. I would usually be absolutely insufferable on launch day but as I'm going to a funeral I won't have a chance. Poor me. I'd still appreciate it if you followed the campaign, though. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l... #ttrpg #pocketopis

@raptorshadow.org hey hey, I'm looking to tee up some local designers and possibly set up a ttrpg stall at avcon. Shoot me an email at [email protected] if that sounds like thing you'd be interested in.

Hey! TTRPG heads, I'm talking about West Marches over here! open.substack.com/pub/largshir...

Looking for a starter camping for your rules lite ttrpg? Like a little osr-ish play style? Check out The Abbot Trilogy: Abbotsmoore, Bitterpeak, and Steelhollow. itch.io/s/141257/the...

Coming to kickstarter March 18th: Mana Meltdown: A psionic battle royale adventure Sign up to follow along here: lazylitch.com/Mana-Meltdown

Hey ttrpg people, Check out @idlecartulary.itch.io's review of Abbotsmoore. playfulvoid.game.blog

What if communities worked together for a common good? This is one of the core questions I am exploring in The Tower Beyond The Forest. #WritingCommunity

Hey #ttrpg heads, @drivethrurpg.com has some serious sales happening. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...