Lore Link

We don't have a pinned intro post! Let's change that. We're Lore Link, a tabletop role-playing game campaign management system for Dungeon Masters, Game Masters, Storytellers, and Keepers of all types. (1/3) TL;DR - lorelink.com/get-started

Tuesday is for Twitch! This week, @markdc.bsky.social is back in the driver's seat, showing you how to plan a spooky game to frighten your players with in Lore Link! Join us, 5:00 PM Eastern. twitch.tv/LoreLinkRPG

Support actual creatives. That's it. Carry on.

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

Who wants a little lunchtime reading? @dramadoesthings.bsky.social has a Backerkit campaign for "If I Were You" running until early Friday morning, Eastern time. She talked to @mrdowden.com about it on the stream, and here it is! Share and back the game, please! lorelink.com/blog/if-i-we...

HUGE update on my Patreon that's free to read: News about our upcoming print shop, my new novel, changes to my streams and supporter tiers, and more! Check it out here, and consider supporting the Artificer's Lab! www.patreon.com/artificer_in...

Happy Monday! Did we pick up any cool games over the weekend?

It's Mad Con weekend! We're currently on our way to Ft. Wayne to get the booth set up, and we'll be working in the vendor hall from 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday and Sunday. Please, come and check out Lore Link as well as the other great vendors in attendance! tabletop.events/conventions/...

IT'S INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY. I AM YELLING, CARL! Anyone else anxiously awaiting the shipping notification for their copy of the Dungeon Crawler Carl game?

Today is Back to the Future Day, commemorating that far off future date of October 21st, 2015 from Back to the Future 2. You know, eleven years ago. Anyway, on the subject of time travel, if you could go back and play a game again for the first time, when would that be and what game would it be?

Latest update from The Wine Dark Sea GameFound campaign. This talks about the core mechanics of the game. gamefound.com/en/projects/...

The Circulating Arcane Infusion Crossbow, also known as "Van Sloan's Solution," is done! Art, coloring page, lore, and game ideas will be up for free and paid supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi soon!

Stream is live. In front of one of many Boss Doors in Belmont's Curse. Open up a new tab, and come on in. Twitch YouTube

Please say hi if you see me! Also, I'll spend some time in the B2B Lounge on Friday so feel free to book time to meet. Through Spiel Essen Matchmaking: www.spiel-essen.de/en/the-spiel... Or directly: calendly.com/mrdowden/spi...

Are you heading to Spiel Essen this week? If so, keep your eyes open for @mrdowden.com if you want to talk Lore Link, see how we can help your gaming, or if you just want to make a new friend!

Tuesday is for Twitch! Today, @twenty20sight.com will be streaming, playing a horror game because, well, October! Join us, starting at 5 PM Eastern, on the Lore Link Twitch channel. twitch.tv/LoreLinkRPG

Got a new poll up about my work for free followers and paid supporters alike. To Daggerheart, or not to Daggerheart? Let me hear from you (free poll.) www.patreon.com/artificer_in...

Hey, it's time for your Monday lunchtime reading! This week, as we catch up on the Indie Creator Series, we look at returning guest @weaponsgradefunk.bsky.social and her game, Gallerie. Give it a read on the blog, and give the video a watch! Happy Monday! lorelink.com/blog/gallerie

With the Hope Dies Last campaign completed, my life gets to slow down a bit. But the streams continue! This Wednesday, we'll be looking at FEAR ME by @jaybird.games, presenting a new framework for villains to use with the Daggerheart rules. 2pm EDT on Wed the 21st at twitch.tv/turbotango

Hey, it's Mad Con week! @markdc.bsky.social and @troxellstradingpost.com will be heading to Fort Wayne, Indiana to talk about Lore Link! Come say hi, and if you have a subscription, show us for some cool bonus stuff! For more info: tabletop.events/conventions/...

By now, the October Lore Link newsletter has hit the inboxes of our subscribers! Every month, we talk about what we're doing on Twitch, where you can find us offline, and what's going on with new Lore Link features. For more information, visit the Newsletters page: lorelink.com/news-and-med...

There are a bunch of stuff tucked into the (imminent) Swords Without Master book that I can't wait for folks to see and try. This morning, the one in particular I'm excited about is in the extended campaigns section.

Add "for Tax Purposes" to a movie: Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves for Tax Purposes.

An update from The Wine Dark Sea from the artist, @grimwickarts.bsky.social and a look at how they came up with some of the visuals for adversaries. gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Are you a creator such as a writer or publisher of TTRPGs? Are you a video producer, podcaster, streamer, or blogger who focuses on gaming? We want to hear from you about not just what we could do better, but what the industry could do better and challenges you face. lorelink.com/partner/survey

Stream is live. Co-work and chill time! Open up a new tab, and come on in. Twitch YouTube

Thank you to everyone boosting and donating! I still need about $500 to get out of my current jam. I appreciate you all so much.

We want to know what you love about gaming, what you find hard, why you haven't started running games yet, and anything else might want to mention about the TTRPG hobby and industry. This means we have a survey! lorelink.com/get-started/ Please, share around! We appreciate it!

We've got @mrdowden.com getting ready to set up some The One Ring in Lore Link over on Twitch! Give him a watch! twitch.tv/LoreLinkRPG

Tuesday is for Twitch! Today, join @mrdowden.com as he continues using Lore Link to plan out his upcoming game of The One Ring! Starting at 5 PM Eastern, over on Twitch! twitch.tv/LoreLinkRPG

Blog post time! This week, we look back at our Indie Creator stream with @jblovecrafty.bsky.social talking about The Wine Dark Sea. A game that just so happens to have started its crowdfunding campaign last week! Give it a read, give it a watch, then back the game! lorelink.com/blog/the-win...

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you all had a relaxing weekend. Did you get to do anything fun and cool? Play a new game? Paint a mini? Write a novel? Let us know!

Latest update for The Wine Dark Sea GameFound campaign. This one talks about the Destiny mechanic and character progression gamefound.com/en/projects/...

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By this time next week, our newsletter subscribers will have the latest issue hitting their inboxes. Are you curious? You can check out the newsletter archive, and sign up to stay up to date, on our site! Once a month, rarely more because I hate spam! lorelink.com/news-and-med...

Just a friendly little reminder that we're here if you need a hand getting your campaign organized, collaborating with your players, or just like making your notes in Markdown! Take a look at what we have to offer: lorelink.com

Campaign is launched gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Hey, it's #WIPWednesday! What are you working on? A Halloween costume? A new campaign for your players? A new game for everyone? Let us see!

Tuesday is for Twitch! Today, @markdc.bsky.social is back and he's kicking off our October streams with a spooky PC game as he talks about what's coming up for Lore Link and the streams. Join him, along with @twenty20sight.com in the chat, at 5 PM Eastern! twitch.tv/LoreLinkRPG

Hey, it's Monday! That means it's time for a blog post! Today, we look back at our first Twitch stream where we brought together a group of panelists to talk about creating small games! Give it a read, and watch the video, please and thank you! lorelink.com/blog/the-sma...

Good morning, and happy Monday, everyone! Did everyone have a decent weekend? Did you get any gaming in?

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but if you want your graphic tees to last longer, wash them inside out with cold water

Happy International Raccoon Appreciation Day #raccoon

#TechFriday today will also be my Affiliate Anniversary! We'll celebrate with confetti and maybe a cupcake. Join me at 12pm PDT / 3pm EDT over on www.twitch.tv/dclasair

Just heard #PaxUnplugged is going full Human Made. Proud of em, it's my favorite gaming con. And it's nice to know they'd prefer to present the works of real creative human beings. That's one less sign booths need to make, but if you'd like to anyways, here's a free icon hinokodo.itch.io/human-made

As we roll into the first weekend of October, is anyone else getting ready for their kiddo's fall break? If so, what are you doing? I'm bringing the kiddo and one of their friends on a trip for a week. This is going to be an interesting week.

rare vulnerable moment: the release of this magazine is a huge deal for me and the culmination of hundreds of hours of quiet and often pretty gruelling effort. Having moved to another country weeks ago I have nobody to celebrate it with but I am exceptionally proud of it as a curated piece of work.

Hey, it's the first of the month! That means it's time to see "What's Going On?" with Lore Link! Have some lunch time reading: lorelink.com/blog/whats-g...