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nonprofit strategist, union organizer, husband to the wonderful @thatbgdork.bsky.social, sole proprietor at TTRPG label @skullshapedmoon.com, mini painter, anti-AI, trans rights are human rights (he/him)

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The room of a panel I did with Daniel Wilkinson from Spiral Galaxy & Anastasia Dmitrieva, with Nikole Brockman as the host (both from Let's Play Games Australia). There's only standing room available.

The room of a panel I did with Daniel Wilkinson from Spiral Galaxy & Anastasia Dmitrieva, with Nikole Brockman as the host (both from Let's Play Games Australia). There's only standing room available.

Barney & Matt from @ParableGames.bsky.social, me, @failnaut.bsky.social, @IAmMattSanders.bsky.social, & the @redraccoongames.bsky.social team.

Barney & Matt from @ParableGames.bsky.social, me, @failnaut.bsky.social, @IAmMattSanders.bsky.social, & the @redraccoongames.bsky.social team.

The best part of GAMA Expo is spending time w/ great people. Whether it's being on a distribution panel with standing room only, or a cheeky Joe's Crabshack - nothing beats tabletop.

@iammattsanders.bsky.social @ParableGames.bsky.social @redraccoongames.bsky.social
@gamaofficial.bsky.social

07.03.2026 06:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The best part of making/playing games is the people.

07.03.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
An illustration of a sprue with letters on it that read KIT BASH along with various miniature parts.

An illustration of a sprue with letters on it that read KIT BASH along with various miniature parts.

maybe making a zine

06.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A page of a notebook with a drawing of strange many-eyed monsters in a ramshackle scifi doorway. A titleβ€”"THE DRIFT"β€”appears on a sign above the door.

A page of a notebook with a drawing of strange many-eyed monsters in a ramshackle scifi doorway. A titleβ€”"THE DRIFT"β€”appears on a sign above the door.

doodlin' as game design brainstormin'

06.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

guy in 1376 who keeps making a gun with his hand and going ye pew pew and nobody gets it, not even him but everyone's having a good time

06.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lol. Lmao even

06.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

'The government must not weaken copyright law, and should instead strengthen licensing, transparency & enforcement.
The government should stop prioritising large multinational tech firms'

Training larger language models is not an academic pursuit. Training material should licensed and paid for.

06.03.2026 09:43 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

aus air :) fabric outer kn95 copper lined inner :) v comfy and safe

06.03.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

rapidly losing my battle against a switch 2

05.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A selfie of me, masked, in an expo hall during teardown.

A selfie of me, masked, in an expo hall during teardown.

gonna miss GAMA as i do every year, connecting with folks new and old has been beautiful and i am hugely excited about a few new projects in my tabletop pipeline :) ty to @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social for having me sell their stuff this week, the easiest job in tabletop ❀️

05.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

officially out of copies of ether/orc 2nd ed at GAMA :)

05.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Coming soon: The Amethyst Alcove: A MΓΆrk Borg Scenario A hazy hexcrawl through the frozen tundra of KergΓΌs and the warm dirt of necromancy. 48 page A5 zine, A3 map, + Cassette Soundtrack.

You fuck with MΓΆrk Borg? Just about a week left until the launch of the Amethyst Alcove. Follow along for the slow unraveling of it all.

05.03.2026 01:06 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

If you left Twitter, you can leave Substack.

If you left TikTok, you can leave Substack.

Alternatives exist. Some of them may take a little work, but tell me it just isn’t worth it to you to do so and that’s gonna be a real short conversation.

04.03.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Day TWO. Come talk to us at @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social (booth 371) at GAMA EXPO for a fancy preview of Royal Blood!

04.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Something beckons.
Bear witness... tomorrow.

04.03.2026 04:27 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ok listen you

04.03.2026 04:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You love to see it: Cunningham cast a pivotal pro-ICE vote and the other two voted to override the governor's veto of anti-trans legislation; they got wrecked tonight, they can all go get fucked forever

04.03.2026 04:03 πŸ‘ 243 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

dylan

04.03.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
An expo hall booth featuring Rowan Rook & Deckard roleplaying game products.

An expo hall booth featuring Rowan Rook & Deckard roleplaying game products.

if you're at GAMA EXPO, come see us at the @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social booth at 371 πŸ₯° we will sell you extremely high quality and wonderful games from geniuses like @gshowitt.bsky.social and @kierongillen.bsky.social

03.03.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

submitting our discord logs in response

03.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Gallows Corner - A Peasants' Revolt RPG Rise up, ye pitiful commons! Throw off your shackles and take up the call: there is a brighter future beyond the noose!

We're in the final eight hours for GALLOWS CORNER!

Our print files are being finalised tomorrow and delivered on Thursday, so backers will have copies in hand by the summer.

Make sure you get your copy by backing today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/thr...

03.03.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

Calling AI "slop" has been one of the most effective instances of the public rebranding a product and it pisses them off.

02.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 16502 πŸ” 5120 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 63

absolutely beautiful stuff mina πŸ₯°

03.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

just me and matt this week :)

03.03.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(this is not a job announcement i am simply happily helping my buddies this week)

03.03.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
An expo hall booth featuring Rowan Rook & Deckard roleplaying game products.

An expo hall booth featuring Rowan Rook & Deckard roleplaying game products.

if you're at GAMA EXPO, come see us at the @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social booth at 371 πŸ₯° we will sell you extremely high quality and wonderful games from geniuses like @gshowitt.bsky.social and @kierongillen.bsky.social

03.03.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

i encourage the "good job buddy" stuff because it's important to actually love yourself and tell yourself you're doing a good job so you're not constantly insecure about doing obviously healthy things but man the number of times i have had a major life achievement and wished i had a dad to tell

02.03.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i think one of the hardest parts about having no parents around for so much of my life is the number of times i have quietly said "good job buddy" to myself in a way that makes me painfully aware of the void in my heart where someone else's words should've been

02.03.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ah all good there's plenty of stuff goin on :) quite a few folks got in late yesterday

02.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i was wondering if you were coming :) see you soon

02.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0