Matt Forbeck

Matt Forbeck

@forbeck.com

NYT bestselling, award-winning author/game designer. He/him. Current projects: Marvel Multiverse RPG, Minecraft: Roll for Adventure, and Shotguns & Sorcery 5E.

5.8K followers2.3K following3.3K posts

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Khashoggi's Ghost
@urocklive1.bsky.social

I realize this isn't a perfect bill, but the amount of money they're spending on blatantly dishonest ads about it is jaw dropping. The billionaires would rather spend hundreds of millions to defeat this bill than just pay a fair share of taxes. A vote for it sends a message on the principle.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Just to be clear... Prop 40 is a ONE-TIME retroactive tax. It applies ONLY to billionaires and would tax just 5% of their wealth — which grew 30% in 2025. California's billionaires would still be worth $2T+ AFTER the tax. The revenue will fund healthcare for millions of Californians. Vote YES.

Matt Forbeck
@forbeck.com

My first 5 TTRPGs, in the order I played them: 1. Dungeons & Dragons (Holmes rules boxed set)... Um... I dunno. It was a long time ago. I played everything I could get my hands on. I could list a lot of them, but I couldn't tell you the order in which I found them.

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Matt Forbeck
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That's a <ahem> FANTASTIC price. :P

TabletopGamingDeals@tabletopgamedeals.bsky.social

Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game: Core Rulebook from @forbeck.com Under $24 with coupon! #ad link.amazon/B09PjpLRb #Marvel #MarvelMultiverse #MarvelTTRPG #MarvelRPG

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David Simon
@audacityofdespair.bsky.social

If still debating whether Donald Trump or Elon Musk willfully crippled Ukraine's missile defense, helping to slay innocent civilians, you are a rube. If the U.S. President had no role, then an oligarch governs national security. If not, the U.S. President serves Russia. Both answers are mortifying.

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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs
@sarajacobs.house.gov

U.S. citizen Ricardo Gonzalez was brutally detained by ICE in Long Beach while he yelled for help and said his arm was broken. This is a pattern of abuse and violence from ICE. No one is safe and our communities are being terrorized. We need ICE out.

abcnews.comUS citizen injured during ICE detainment in Long Beach, California, officials sayCalifornia Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia, whose district includes Long Beach, called the incident "incredibly disturbing" and said the man is a U.S. citizen.
Matt Forbeck
@forbeck.com

It's official! I'll be one of the author guests at @halo.gg Fest in Seattle this December, along with @troydenning.bsky.social, @timlebbon.bsky.social, and Jeremy Patenaude. Hope to see you there! www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fe...

halowaypoint.comHalo Fest Update: Authors and Artists<p>Welcome back, friends. We’re keeping the news rolling with Halo Fest as we’ve still got a lot to share in the fewer than 2 months remaining until the big weekend. Here are the most recent blogs in ...
Matt Forbeck
@forbeck.com

Ann and I had a fantastic time at the Chippewa Valley Book Festival. Thanks to everyone who came out for my talk and asked such great questions, but especially to the kids who braved the stage to roll some dice! Thanks also to our college pals Ann and Rusty Brand for hosting us for the night!

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Tom & Lorenzo
@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social

There is good in this world, Mr. Frodo.

Faine Greenwood@faineg.com

Dudes rock (highly laudatory): www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

cbc.caThree Italian ‘hobbits’ flew to Ireland to return this man’s ring — and it was precious | CBC RadioIrishman Patrick Mohr thought his wedding ring was lost forever after it slipped off his finger into a fast-moving river in Italy. That is until three Italian strangers made it their mission to find i...

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Thomas Marrone
@thomasthecat.bsky.social

One of the most insightful comments about game development came from a former boss. He said “Making a game is like starting a band. You can’t throw money at a new studio with random AAA veterans and expect it to crank out a hit.” 🧵

Matt Forbeck
@forbeck.com

When I say that the video game industry has had a catastrophic past few years, this is the kind of thing I'm talking about.

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Matt Forbeck
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This is them stripping the company for parts. In a better economy with anyone else investing in video game companies, they might try to sell Bioware. Instead, it's cheaper just to shut it down, people and legendary games be damned.

Matt Forbeck
@forbeck.com

This is not a tragedy. It's an act of economic violence perpetrated by unfettered billionaires and abetted by the Trump administration.

Matt Forbeck
@forbeck.com

When I say that the video game industry has had a catastrophic past few years, this is the kind of thing I'm talking about.

Matt Forbeck
@forbeck.com

For those of you who don't know the details, Bioware is part of EA, which was purchased this summer and taken private in a leveraged buyout by Jared Kushner (Trump's son-in-law) and Saudi Arabia.

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Claudia Stellar, PhD
@claudiastellar.bsky.social

I interviewed investigative journalist @michaelblanding.bsky.social for Truthout about his new book, The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby—a fascinating account of the billionaire couple behind the craft-store empire and their role in funding white Christian nationalism.

Truthout@truthout.org

Barbara and David Green, the billionaire couple behind Hobby Lobby, funded missionaries, ministries, and evangelical colleges, produced documentaries, and founded the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., which was filled with tens of thousands looted and stolen antiquities at its founding.

truthout.orgHobby Lobby’s Billionaire Founders Are Building a White Evangelical AmericaMichael Blanding’s new book documents how the billionaires behind the craft store are funding evangelical propaganda.

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Elliot Davis | To Feel Your Warmth is Live!
@moreblueberries.bsky.social

To Feel Your Warmth is LIVE on BackerKit! A tragic duet vampire TTRPG about two people in love, one of which has been cursed with vampirism, in the final hours before sunset. A conversation about love, trust, and the decision to move forward together or say goodbye forever. 🩸🚪🌅

backerkit.comTo Feel Your Warmth - A Tragic Vampire Duet TTRPGGet notified when To Feel Your Warmth - A Tragic Vampire Duet TTRPG launches on BackerKit!

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Comic Book Yeti 🎃
@comicbookyeti.com

Hey fam, the Yeti is asking ya for a favor. @solissequentials.bsky.social has a great crowdfunding project that deserves more attention. It’s a strange mix of Tim Burton crossed with some dark bruja type shit with chupacabras. Please consider backing + sharing. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sol...

kickstarter.comBendición #1 - Latinx HorrorMyra Ramos, the new bruja monster hunter, takes on the dark entities of Mexican/Inigenous American folklore.
Matt Forbeck
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I'm sorry to hear my friends at Liquid Swords — from the CEO on down — are out of jobs. Its a loss to the entire industry. This general lack of funding over the past few years has destroyed so many great studios and robbed us of the games they could have made. www.gamesindustry.biz/samson-studi...

gamesindustry.bizSamson studio Liquid Swords files for bankruptcy, staff reportedly unpaid for two monthsSwedish law firm Cirio acting as administrator, has filed a preliminary bidding document for developer
Matt Forbeck
@forbeck.com

I had a fantastic time at Gamehole Con! Many thanks to @alexkammer.bsky.social and his whole team there, who put on one of the best gaming conventions in the world. I have such a great time there every year, and if you like TTRPGs, you should join us there in 2027.

Matt Forbeck
@forbeck.com

One great highlight happened at the annual Baron Munchausen charity game, when John Mosey presented me with a box of these stickers — in the tradition of Milwaukee's great Wolski's Tavern — to be handed to those hardy souls who manage to close a bar with me. I gave out a bunch of them that night!

Matt Forbeck
@forbeck.com

I'm heading out to Gamehole Con today, and I hope to see you there. It's one of my favorite conventions, and you can find me there for the next few days!

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Morgan Johnson
@poormojo.bsky.social

No joke. I think this is the most important video I have ever seen about mobile games. This guy breaks down how this game psychologically profiles you, and makes the game harder or easier in order to show you ads

Matt Forbeck
@forbeck.com

This morning, I’m training to be an election worker so I can help out this upcoming Election Day! (I’m usually an election observer, but my local assembly rep told me I could do more good this way.)

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C. Robert Cargill
@crobertcargill.bsky.social

Gang, I cannot stress how excited I am for you to hear Midnight Radio. It's been a weird, punk rock, self-funded, dream project. Season 1 is just insane, with a crazy cast I can't believe I got to work with. You've never heard anything quite like it. Episodes drop beginning Oct 22nd!

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Twogether Studios
@twogetherstudios.bsky.social

We’re live on Backerkit now! A new ecto- punk campaign setting for Daggerheart where industry is fueled by spirits and hope is driven by heroes .Back in the first 48 hours and get a free map pack! Link in bio!