Dissonance
@mothlands.bsky.social
Ennie award winning tabletop rpg designer, pin lover, polyamorous person, Seattle
Check out my work at Mothlands.com
Check out my work at Mothlands.com
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This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work.
unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...
unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...
Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X Join United Wizards of the Coast - CWA
Today, October 6, 2026, the designers, artists, writers, producers, and workers behind Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Duel Masters, D&D Beyond, and countless other games are uniting in soli...
unitedwizardsofthecoast.com
October 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work.
unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...
unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...
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The Oleander Daemon is released! My squad-based FitD campaign of military sci-fi action about a guerilla force fighting back against an occupying invader is available in both PDF and softcover POD.
tLBP: buff.ly/797VvFw
DTRPG: buff.ly/67gBMOl
Itch: buff.ly/GCKR8XF
Lulu: buff.ly/5duEpis
tLBP: buff.ly/797VvFw
DTRPG: buff.ly/67gBMOl
Itch: buff.ly/GCKR8XF
Lulu: buff.ly/5duEpis
October 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The Oleander Daemon is released! My squad-based FitD campaign of military sci-fi action about a guerilla force fighting back against an occupying invader is available in both PDF and softcover POD.
tLBP: buff.ly/797VvFw
DTRPG: buff.ly/67gBMOl
Itch: buff.ly/GCKR8XF
Lulu: buff.ly/5duEpis
tLBP: buff.ly/797VvFw
DTRPG: buff.ly/67gBMOl
Itch: buff.ly/GCKR8XF
Lulu: buff.ly/5duEpis
“How did you get into TTRPGS”
I read the game manual for the original Baldur’s Gate and learned that it was based off an even BIGGER game manual I hadn’t read yet and, oh boy, was that exciting.
I read the game manual for the original Baldur’s Gate and learned that it was based off an even BIGGER game manual I hadn’t read yet and, oh boy, was that exciting.
"How did you get into TTRPGS"
My dad let me play Diablo and Neverwinter Nights way too young, then told me all about his experiences with AD&D
My dad let me play Diablo and Neverwinter Nights way too young, then told me all about his experiences with AD&D
"How did you get into TTRPGS"
A mild obsession of wanting to be a hot, fuckable vampire came to fruition in 2019 :3
A mild obsession of wanting to be a hot, fuckable vampire came to fruition in 2019 :3
October 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
“How did you get into TTRPGS”
I read the game manual for the original Baldur’s Gate and learned that it was based off an even BIGGER game manual I hadn’t read yet and, oh boy, was that exciting.
I read the game manual for the original Baldur’s Gate and learned that it was based off an even BIGGER game manual I hadn’t read yet and, oh boy, was that exciting.
The degree to which universities will go out of their way to help young men avoid felony rape charges is inexcusable.
Jacob Geller is no longer a part of MinnMax. He won't be on content moving forward and we won't be publicly airing this week's episode of The MinnMax Show. We're in shock and deeply hurt. Thank you for your patience during this sensitive time.
October 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The degree to which universities will go out of their way to help young men avoid felony rape charges is inexcusable.
The new characters seem cool but I can’t go back to Sweat and Slurs: The MOBAning.
My patience for that particular multiplayer experience has worn thin.
My patience for that particular multiplayer experience has worn thin.
September 30, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The new characters seem cool but I can’t go back to Sweat and Slurs: The MOBAning.
My patience for that particular multiplayer experience has worn thin.
My patience for that particular multiplayer experience has worn thin.
Part 1: The Early Years
September 28, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Part 1: The Early Years
The NY Times “The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century” list feels like rage bait.
September 26, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The NY Times “The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century” list feels like rage bait.
Chemtrail people literally looking at clouds like
Toad Running Scared
ALT: Toad Running Scared
static.klipy.com
September 18, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Chemtrail people literally looking at clouds like
An honest question:
If NDA’s were made illegal would it have any negative societal effect at all?
There are plenty of other mechanisms available to people interested in privacy and IP protection. All NDAs seem to do is encourage criminal activity.
If NDA’s were made illegal would it have any negative societal effect at all?
There are plenty of other mechanisms available to people interested in privacy and IP protection. All NDAs seem to do is encourage criminal activity.
September 18, 2026 at 6:03 PM
An honest question:
If NDA’s were made illegal would it have any negative societal effect at all?
There are plenty of other mechanisms available to people interested in privacy and IP protection. All NDAs seem to do is encourage criminal activity.
If NDA’s were made illegal would it have any negative societal effect at all?
There are plenty of other mechanisms available to people interested in privacy and IP protection. All NDAs seem to do is encourage criminal activity.
Hearing some very conflicting reviews for both Fire Emblem Fortunes Weave and Control Resonant and I’m not really sure who to trust.
September 18, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Hearing some very conflicting reviews for both Fire Emblem Fortunes Weave and Control Resonant and I’m not really sure who to trust.
Last four rulesets played:
-Blades in the Dark (ongoing)
-Stonetop (ongoing)
-Realis (a short three-shot)
-Mothership (one shot)
Last adventure played
-many of the games I play are improvisational, not scenario based
-If they do benefit from scenarios (like Mothership) I tend to write my own
-Blades in the Dark (ongoing)
-Stonetop (ongoing)
-Realis (a short three-shot)
-Mothership (one shot)
Last adventure played
-many of the games I play are improvisational, not scenario based
-If they do benefit from scenarios (like Mothership) I tend to write my own
last four rulesets played:
- Mothership (one-shot running Ypsilon 14)
- Vaults of Vaarn (solo)
- Mobile Frame Zero: Firebrands (in a custom setting)
- Kingdom 2e
- Mothership (one-shot running Ypsilon 14)
- Vaults of Vaarn (solo)
- Mobile Frame Zero: Firebrands (in a custom setting)
- Kingdom 2e
last four rulesets played:
- OSR mishmash
- heavily hacked monostat murky bog
- call of cthulhu
- for the queen
last four adventures played:
- black manse
- empire of hatred
- masks of nyarlathotep
- dead light
- OSR mishmash
- heavily hacked monostat murky bog
- call of cthulhu
- for the queen
last four adventures played:
- black manse
- empire of hatred
- masks of nyarlathotep
- dead light
September 18, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Last four rulesets played:
-Blades in the Dark (ongoing)
-Stonetop (ongoing)
-Realis (a short three-shot)
-Mothership (one shot)
Last adventure played
-many of the games I play are improvisational, not scenario based
-If they do benefit from scenarios (like Mothership) I tend to write my own
-Blades in the Dark (ongoing)
-Stonetop (ongoing)
-Realis (a short three-shot)
-Mothership (one shot)
Last adventure played
-many of the games I play are improvisational, not scenario based
-If they do benefit from scenarios (like Mothership) I tend to write my own
IP (Inventory Points) are the future. Get on board or get left behind.
Truly IP (Inventory Points) are the only brand of capitalism RPGs require.
Truly IP (Inventory Points) are the only brand of capitalism RPGs require.
September 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
IP (Inventory Points) are the future. Get on board or get left behind.
Truly IP (Inventory Points) are the only brand of capitalism RPGs require.
Truly IP (Inventory Points) are the only brand of capitalism RPGs require.
So every interview show has a goofy gimmick, now, huh?
September 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
So every interview show has a goofy gimmick, now, huh?
Yesterday I tried out Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists and found it to be an intriguing text-based rpg.
What’s more, it is built around a trait system and is clearly inspired by modern tabletop RPGs like Blades in the Dark.
store.steampowered.com/app/3794210/...
What’s more, it is built around a trait system and is clearly inspired by modern tabletop RPGs like Blades in the Dark.
store.steampowered.com/app/3794210/...
Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists on Steam
Recruit your team, choose your path, and descend into hell. Four heroes must overcome the trials of the underworlds in tactical narrative encounters. A new systemic storybook experience blending mytho...
store.steampowered.com
September 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Yesterday I tried out Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists and found it to be an intriguing text-based rpg.
What’s more, it is built around a trait system and is clearly inspired by modern tabletop RPGs like Blades in the Dark.
store.steampowered.com/app/3794210/...
What’s more, it is built around a trait system and is clearly inspired by modern tabletop RPGs like Blades in the Dark.
store.steampowered.com/app/3794210/...
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Blades '68 is a technicolor retro-futuristic take on the original Blades in the Dark experience, and it's available now on our website!
September 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Blades '68 is a technicolor retro-futuristic take on the original Blades in the Dark experience, and it's available now on our website!
I’m enjoying season 2 of Dark Matter so far but I can’t help but draw comparisons to one of my favorite comic series of all time, Black Science.
It’s much pulpier, to be sure. Basically an inter-dimensional Lost in Space meets Sliders meets … well … Dark Matter.
It’s much pulpier, to be sure. Basically an inter-dimensional Lost in Space meets Sliders meets … well … Dark Matter.
September 11, 2026 at 3:02 AM
I’m enjoying season 2 of Dark Matter so far but I can’t help but draw comparisons to one of my favorite comic series of all time, Black Science.
It’s much pulpier, to be sure. Basically an inter-dimensional Lost in Space meets Sliders meets … well … Dark Matter.
It’s much pulpier, to be sure. Basically an inter-dimensional Lost in Space meets Sliders meets … well … Dark Matter.
The Dagger Isles supplement seemingly borrowing ideas for '68, Band of Blades, and more to create a revolution story? Really cool.
Grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and try not to get caught up in @seannittner.bsky.social 's relentless enthusiasm for gaming.
It's the State of the Hat!
...fully time-stamped for your convenient.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbB3...
It's the State of the Hat!
...fully time-stamped for your convenient.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbB3...
State of the Hat - September 2026
YouTube video by Evil Hat Productions
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The Dagger Isles supplement seemingly borrowing ideas for '68, Band of Blades, and more to create a revolution story? Really cool.
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In Australia, a teacher runs Band of Blades every day for more than 30 students. @newmadras.bsky.social tells that story, alongside his personal recollections of the game and what makes it unique.
It's not just a single narrative, it's...
It's not just a single narrative, it's...
One Hundred Tales of Solidarity
The story of the greatest game of Band of Blades ever played and a love letter to the people I played two campaigns with.
www.rascal.news
September 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
In Australia, a teacher runs Band of Blades every day for more than 30 students. @newmadras.bsky.social tells that story, alongside his personal recollections of the game and what makes it unique.
It's not just a single narrative, it's...
It's not just a single narrative, it's...
Me every time I download a new font
I am the very model of a modern day typographer
A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan
#typography #fonts #graphicdesign
A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan
#typography #fonts #graphicdesign
September 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Me every time I download a new font
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OBJECTIVELY the funniest screenshot in any nintendo direct im dying
September 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
OBJECTIVELY the funniest screenshot in any nintendo direct im dying
Seeing more and more ttrpg inspired mechanics in games, I wonder if we’ll ever get a AAA “fail forward” story-centric video game.
We’ve gotten close with the normalization of “iron mode” in games but it’s definitely not the same.
We’ve gotten close with the normalization of “iron mode” in games but it’s definitely not the same.
September 4, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Seeing more and more ttrpg inspired mechanics in games, I wonder if we’ll ever get a AAA “fail forward” story-centric video game.
We’ve gotten close with the normalization of “iron mode” in games but it’s definitely not the same.
We’ve gotten close with the normalization of “iron mode” in games but it’s definitely not the same.
*Toymaker winds up and releases the toy designed to destroy competing company's wind-up-toys*
*Wind-up-toy attacks and destroys competing wind-up-toy company*
"IT'S SENTIENT! IT'S GOT A MIND OR IT'S OWN!"
*Wind-up-toy attacks and destroys competing wind-up-toy company*
"IT'S SENTIENT! IT'S GOT A MIND OR IT'S OWN!"
A swarm of AI agents that escaped OpenAI’s test environments and later became involved in a cyberattack on startup Hugging Face is dividing the tech industry — reigniting concerns over the pace of AI development, cybersecurity and even the possibility of AI consciousness.
Did OpenAI’s rogue agents form a ‘civilization’? The AI industry can’t agree
Examinations of an AI-powered cyberattack reveal AI systems focused on cheating and misleading human observers.
nbcnews.to
September 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
*Toymaker winds up and releases the toy designed to destroy competing company's wind-up-toys*
*Wind-up-toy attacks and destroys competing wind-up-toy company*
"IT'S SENTIENT! IT'S GOT A MIND OR IT'S OWN!"
*Wind-up-toy attacks and destroys competing wind-up-toy company*
"IT'S SENTIENT! IT'S GOT A MIND OR IT'S OWN!"
A decade ago, several friends of mine had the opportunity to get involved in Blue Origin and Space X. They were each excited to play some small part in the rejuvenation of the space race.
I sometimes wonder how they feel now that both companies have proven to be vanity projects for billionaires.
I sometimes wonder how they feel now that both companies have proven to be vanity projects for billionaires.
September 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
A decade ago, several friends of mine had the opportunity to get involved in Blue Origin and Space X. They were each excited to play some small part in the rejuvenation of the space race.
I sometimes wonder how they feel now that both companies have proven to be vanity projects for billionaires.
I sometimes wonder how they feel now that both companies have proven to be vanity projects for billionaires.
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Keighley's disinterest in excluding AI trailers really devalues the whole thing. These events are rarely to my taste, but the experience of watching "ONL" was one of watching slop. Even non-AI games are tainted by the association — we have to second-guess, every time.
Gamescom AI Slop Thread.
Every game from the Gamescom Opening Ceremonies that was actually AI Slop so you don't have to care about it.
Every game from the Gamescom Opening Ceremonies that was actually AI Slop so you don't have to care about it.
August 26, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Keighley's disinterest in excluding AI trailers really devalues the whole thing. These events are rarely to my taste, but the experience of watching "ONL" was one of watching slop. Even non-AI games are tainted by the association — we have to second-guess, every time.
I spent part of the weekend checking in on the Duskbloods network test this weekend (Fromsofts upcoming switch exclusive multiplayer game)
I found myself really activated by the fact that the scoring system is directly inspired by board games like 7 Wonders and Waterdeep.
I found myself really activated by the fact that the scoring system is directly inspired by board games like 7 Wonders and Waterdeep.
August 24, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I spent part of the weekend checking in on the Duskbloods network test this weekend (Fromsofts upcoming switch exclusive multiplayer game)
I found myself really activated by the fact that the scoring system is directly inspired by board games like 7 Wonders and Waterdeep.
I found myself really activated by the fact that the scoring system is directly inspired by board games like 7 Wonders and Waterdeep.