David N. Ross

My other #ZineQuest #TTRPG Kickstarter contribution is finally live, and already funded! I'm stoked to the whole team's work come to life, and I'm especially hoping we hit enough stretch goals for me to chip in a monster based a legend passed down by my grandma. www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...

Just voted yesterday for the US election. It's just 1 week to election day—if you're an American voter, remember early voting is already open many places, and is much easier than voting on election day. I literally had not wait at all. If you vote absentee, mail today or find an official drop box!

During the brazilian elections we learned one obvious but important tactic to defeat the far right on the Internet and I think everyone should know it: IGNORE THEM! DON'T ENGAGE WITH THEIR CONTENT! DON'T MAKE CONTENT REACTING TO THEM! DON'T HATE QRT! LET THEM ALONE IN THEIR BUBBLE!

Northeast Florida has had enough! The people of St. Augustine said NO KINGS—and VOTE EARLY. ❌👑

No Kings: Vote Early events are happening in communities nationwide this Saturday. Show up, bring a neighbor, make your plan to vote early, and say it loud: no thrones, no crowns, no kings. Find one near you at nokings.org. #VoteEarlyOnNoKings

Don't stab yourself in the back by staying home. Show up, speak out, and stand up for your future. This Saturday is No Kings. Find your local event at http://bit.ly/noking.... #NoKings ❌ 👑

As more campaigns go public (and win!), you may see an uptick in union-busting rhetoric and behavior from companies, managers, and even your misinformed fellow worker. Don't fall for it. Check out CWA's Union Busting Playbook to familiarize yourself with typical tactics. unionbustingplaybook.com

EN World, one of the top TTRPG forums, has been facing an onslaught of bots trying to access its content, slowing it down to the point the owner has had to lock all content behind an account. Likely not the only forum impacted, but still bonkers.

Harvard just dropped a study AI productivity in software engineering and it found the average increase in productivity from using Claude code is.....zero and for exactly the reasons you'd think fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf

Your capital has fallen. The Coalition rules your home. This time, you play the drow. Rise of the Drow: After the Fall presale is OPEN! Limited first printing—could sell out. UK/EU + AU/NZ: presale-only regional S&H. aawgames.com/atf #DnD #TTRPG

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...

📮 Your mail ballot could be postmarked too late to count, even if you mailed it on time. New USPS cost-cutting changes put tens of thousands of mail voters at risk of having their mail ballots rejected. Make a plan and check to see if your zip code is affected: https://demdock.com/4rMi8Ps

15 years ago when Apocalypse World was new and people were beginning to understand and work with it, it was seductive to look at "acting under fire" and see, not one basic move of several, but the template underlying all the game's moves. Like @kierongillen.bsky.social 's classic gag:

A perspective on identity, memory, and longing I'd be interested in reading more research about, especially as it affects men... www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/...

The world’s largest battery-electric aircraft flew for the first time on the 12th of August, a 27-minute test flight over upstate New York that cost about five dollars in electricity. Heart Aerospace’s 30-seat prototype is a big step toward a commercial version. buff.ly/i3f0PhR #ShareGoodNewsToo

🗳️ Voting for the 2026 midterms has begun! As the Trump administration ramps up its attacks on voting, it’s time to check your registration status and encourage loved ones to do the same: https://demdock.com/4gRtE8P

There has been a noticeable lack of serious reaction over Turkish persecution of LGBTQIA+ community from the global community. As in many other countries, Türkiye tries to mask persecution by claiming being LGBTQIA+ isn't illegal and then using "obscenity laws". www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

“An astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” and the “largest theft of labor in human history” is what a Microsoft executive privately said about GenAi as shown in newly unsealed court filings. And these court filings get worse. These execs knew all along the immense theft they committed.

I'm really enjoying the big brawny nerd vibes and gameplay options for the Nuar ancestry in Paizo's new Absalom Station book. 🤓 Kudos to designer @davicthegrey.bsky.social

Thanks for a great first season of Starfinder Society for second edition, from me and my fellow Paizo freelance authors! paizo.com/blog/meet-th...

Issue Two is OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS AND PITCHES Get them in, people playtestmaterial.org/submit/

Finally some good video game news www.gamespot.com/articles/bli...

I know there are a lot of people who want to make the world better but don’t know where to start so just…don’t. I also know every group I work with that is making the world better is kept afloat by exhausted people who desperately need help. If you’re in group A, please find an org to help group B

We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.

Thread, but this is my pull quote. If you’re not actively cultivating training streams to ensure the highly skilled & knowledgeable person who replaces you when you retire/die will be replaced in turn by someone similarly qualified, you’re planning for all your knowledge & skill to die with you.

🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed:

Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.

Officers illegally stopped, detained, and arrested a Navy veteran after he lawfully recorded a traffic stop. Then they tracked him for weeks using Flock Safety cameras. reason.com/2026/09/02/w...

Ahead of the midterms, Trump isn’t even being subtle about his brazen politicization of federal disaster relief aid, explicitly tying approvals to campaign endorsements and election results. It’s one of the underappreciated scandals of his second term. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Poll workers are essential to ensure that elections are a success. Check out U.S. Election Assistance Commission's webpage "Become a Poll Worker". Being a poll worker is fun! It's a great feeling to Help America Vote.

The CDC has changed the color coding on its COVID-19 wastewater maps to conceal the virus's prevalence (which is increasing again). Pay attention to the numbers, not the colors.

Reminder that Firearms existed in Medieval Europe before full plate armour. If you've got a medieval-fantasy setting that features plate armour, it is absolutely NOT immersion-breaking to include early firearms.

Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030. That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.

Submission period is open and we want your pitches! Everyone is welcome but I especially want to hear from folks outside North America, so #RPGSEA, #RPGLATAM, #BIPOC, and other hashtags I haven't seen yet, please check out the Submission guidelines: renaissancedork2.wpcomstaging.com/article-subm...

I've been designing Pathfinder adaptations of the short, monthly one-shot adventures for the Tom Cartos subscribers for a few years now, but this month marks a big change to writing each adventure for both 5e and Pathfinder myself. I hope y'all enjoy Brawl Under the Blossoms!

If you haven’t read @senfoonglim.bsky.social ‘s interview about the importance of naming designers, it’s here: www.ttrpginsider.news/p/why-ttgda-...

itch.io/jam/minimali... Starts in a month, ends in 3.

I'm not sure if I have any Pathfinder 2e or D&D 5e monster designers that follow me, but if you're interested in co-creating a leshy bestiary with me, shoot me a message with some examples of your work. I'd be happy to pay some upfront for the writing, as well as offer 30% to writing and layout.

This concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.

Time to announce my next Kickstarter! Sage Council is a card-based #ttrpg where you play as a fantasy town council, dirty tricks are common and competence is rare! Keep one eye on the polls and the other on your purse, as you try to keep your constituents happy. Follow the prelaunch page now!

I'll be at Gen Con this year with the prototype for my storytelling game Interstellar Incident—find me to try it out, especially if you're a publisher looking for something cooperative, richly narrative, and highly approachable.

Hi all, I am looking for articles, posts, podcasts about: - GMless/GMfull games - worldbuilding games - the practice of hacking in TTRPGs/ LARP Note: I am not necessarily interested in specific games, but rather in pieces that talk *about* these kinds of games and practices. Links are appreciated!

They could vote any minute. Tell your representative to oppose the NDAA until key provisions on military integration between the US and Israel and the SAVE Act are removed.

SFWA is gearing up to a wealth of work in genre - and we're looking for our next Events Coordinator and Web Contractor to support member and public services. You'll be joining a team dreaming big for writer advocacy, uplift, outreach, and education. Thank you for your consideration and applications!

Public Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇