Michael Zenke

Michael Zenke

@esoloremaster.bsky.social

Bluesky account for the Loremaster of @elderscrollsonline.com. He/him. All opinions are my own. ❤️ 🏳️‍🌈, ❤️ ✏️.

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Michael Zenke reposted

So excited to have @esoloremaster.bsky.social & Kevin Gbolie with us on stream later today! Make sure to tune in at 3:30 EDT/8:30 BST as we play through High Seas of Tamriel 🏴‍☠️ Thank you for taking the time to chat to us and our community! www.twitch.tv/ninjapullsga...

The Elder Scrolls Online@elderscrollsonline.com

Avast, adventurers! The High Seas of Tamriel are calling. 🌊 Set a course for the Abecean and discover all there is to know about the event, running now through October 14. ⚓

Michael Zenke reposted

Avast, adventurers! The High Seas of Tamriel are calling. 🌊 Set a course for the Abecean and discover all there is to know about the event, running now through October 14. ⚓

Michael Zenke reposted

Where to start? After 14+ amazing years of doing truly epic work on the beloved Elder Scrolls franchise (Elder Scrolls Online in specific), today I was among the way-too-large number of employees let go for strategic business reasons. Not sure what's next, but I suppose I'll think of something.

Michael Zenke reposted

Well, you know, if someone likes me but doesn't like my writing, they don't need to go into *detail* about that part, hopefully they just say, "it's not for me" and leave it at that. It's also useful, for me and others, not to conflate "not for me" with "it's not any good." Two different things!

Jessica Grene@jgrenewriter.bsky.social

You are clearly much more well-adjusted and secure than I am. If someone’s my pal, and they don’t like my writing; I expect them to LIE THROUGH THEIR TEETH about it.

Daggerheart update: Run a crew through the whole demo, am halfway through with another, and have another on deck next month. In my experience 3 sessions, 2 hours each, is pretty much bang on perfect. Love how each part shows off a different aspect of the game. What a treat. 10/10 will run again.

Michael Zenke reposted

I need folks to know "classics are classic for a reason" re: creative work is not the great argument you think it is, mostly because it leaves entirely unexamined the *reasons* some things persist in culture, of which "quality," subjective in any event, is only one reason and often not the main one.

Hey. I am really feeling the world today and would post about it if this wasn't mostly/kinda a work account. Whether you're in a similar place or you are posting your feelings, you're doing what you can do and I respect you for it. Thanks for being here and being awesome. 🍻

If you think it will stop at "those" games, it will not stop with those games.

ACLU@aclu.org

Steam and itch.io have removed thousands of video games in recent weeks deemed to be "adult content" in order to comply with strict rules from payment processors like Mastercard. These policies censor artists engaged in lawful speech. Mastercard shouldn't be the gatekeepers of our digital freedom.

Spun up a #Daggerheart demo game with a couple of the ESO folks last week and we are hitting our second session tonight. Early experiences very positive. The Demiplane site and the collaborative chargen vibes built into their Session 0s work GREAT. Can't wait to jump back in.

Annihilation is one of my hands-down favorite films of all time. It is also, I believe, the only film to non-jumpscare scare me past 30. Watch it. 🐻

Jeff VanderMeer@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social

Yes, Annihilation will stream on Paramount starting August 1. No, the movie wasn't much hated. No, it didn't flop in the usual way. The new Paramount leadership suffocated it by releasing on too few screens. Per screen take was robust. share.google/4PHbY6q65jJk...

Michael Zenke reposted

As despicable as it is at face value, banning "adult content" is code for deplatforming queer creators and stories. The purpose isn't to keep kids safe, it's to continue uprooting and criminalizing LGBTQ+ communities. www.gamespot.com/articles/itc...

gamespot.comItch.io Joins Steam In Recent Push To Ban Adult GamesThe organization Collective Shout has pressured payment processors for both platforms to ban games with adult and sexual content.

Michael Zenke reposted

“Nobody loved the library more than Dan.” A meticulous list kept by Dan Pelzer from 1962-2025, cataloging all the books he borrowed and read from the Columbus Metropolitan Library, shared by his daughter. I could not could not love this more. Dan's book list (all 109 pages) at what-dan-read.com

Daggerheart from Darrington Press is a phenomenally exciting addition to the ttrpg space. Last week: I cracked open the SRD with zero expectations. This week: My physical book has arrived, I've subscribed to the website, and I'm trying to get like 3 games together. Highly recommend it.

Gonna be a fun hang! Swing by tomorrow to hear us chat... I'm assuming lore?

Maya The Barbarian@ninjapulls.bsky.social

Just a wonderful day 3 line-up! #ESOTenfest @edenprime.bsky.social @tatanko.elderscrolls.social @ninja614.bsky.social and @esoloremaster.bsky.social 🥳🥳 Gonna be fun! Stop by #ESOfam 👋 Full programme: www.ninja-pulls.com/tenfest