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Epidiah Ravachol of the Unwritten Earths Symposium

@epidiah.bsky.social

Author & tabletop role-playing game designer, perhaps known for Dread, Swords Without Master, Vast & Starlit, or Wolfspell. Suddenly, also a Clojure developer! (he/him) https://unwrittenearths.com https://dig1000holes.com ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿช

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Having a physical place to sell original art has given me an excuse to think about my paintings as objects again! Today I am testing some wax medium as a way to seal gouache paintings on wood, so I can safely paint on cradled panels and sell the originals unframed, as treasures to be displayed.

02.02.2026 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

To be fair to Past Eppy, waiting was likely the correct course. Specifically, waiting until @ndpdesign.com and I joined forces as the @unwrittenearths.bsky.social and pulled @portablecity.bsky.social in to do art direction.

This is not a thing I could do by my lonesome. Not in this day & age.

02.02.2026 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive

i am very much of the view that undermining the courtโ€™s secrecy is a necessary part of remaking it into something like an actual court (and not some guardian council) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

02.02.2026 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5590    ๐Ÿ” 1116    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 86    ๐Ÿ“Œ 53
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Ellipsus | Collaborative writing software Write, edit, and collaborate on any device. Ellipsus is a principled alternative to Google Docsโ€”built for writers, by writers. Sign up for free.

Some PSAs for things I am glad to have found over the last couple of years:

refuseuline.com/Alternative-... - uline sucks, there's other options!

ellipsus.com - a free, full-featured collaborative writing option that isn't Google Docs!

www.freetaxusa.com - USA, you do not need to pay TurboTax!

02.02.2026 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

As I mention here: bsky.app/profile/epid...

The Eidolon Folios will be available in the PDF version of the game, so you don't have to shell out for the physical rewards unless you have a need and the means.

02.02.2026 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŽญ Limited Edition Tone Bones: Custom dice, which you absolutely don't need to play the game... But I absolutely do need. I have my favorite pair of d6s, the ones I designed the game with. And I have stone d6s that I display but never use for fear of chipping them. And yet, I still need these.

02.02.2026 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ”ฎ Eidolon Folios: Decks of fantasy illustration cards to inspired your rogue creation, but also to give you and your fellow players the experience of being the art directors for your own personal campaign. Pick and choose art from these amazing artists to dial in the sword & sorcery vibe you seek.

02.02.2026 15:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So, here's the dream coming true:

โš”๏ธ An illustrated book containing the original rules, plus all the material I've written for it over the past decade, including previously unpublished material. Include a handful of ways to learn or reference the rules, to accommodate a range of tastes and needs.

02.02.2026 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A black and white photo of Pious.

A black and white photo of Pious.

Four comic & pulp magazine covers by Pious: Marvels of Science #1 (1946), Blue Bolt #53 (1945), X-Venture #2 (1947), and Sports Fiction (Winter 1943).

Four comic & pulp magazine covers by Pious: Marvels of Science #1 (1946), Blue Bolt #53 (1945), X-Venture #2 (1947), and Sports Fiction (Winter 1943).

Robert Pious (March 7, 1908-Feb. 1, 1983) was a painter, illustrator, & cartoonist. His work appeared in books, magazines, & comic books from publishers such as Fiction House & Novelty. In 1933, he produced the comic strip, The Dopes, that was syndicated in Black newspapers. #BlackHistoryMonth

01.02.2026 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 99    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Jerry Lawson, the inventor of the video game cartridge.

Jerry Lawson, the inventor of the video game cartridge.

This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.

The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.

Happy Black History Month.

01.02.2025 23:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21144    ๐Ÿ” 9225    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 81    ๐Ÿ“Œ 134
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Swords Without Master A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

I spent so much time over the last decade wringing my hands about putting together a stand-alone version of Swords. Largely because I didn't have the resources to do it justice and I was worried there wouldn't be the interested to justify it.

What a fool I was.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...

02.02.2026 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Flyer taped and torn to a pole: โ€œYOU WILL GET AWAY WITH IT. Lose paperwork, make food wrong, decaf instead of regular, over tighten lug nuts, strip spark plugs, delete Jira tickets. IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO MAKE MISTAKES. YOU CAN FIGHT ICE WITHOUT ANY RISKS. everything adds up, you have no excuses anymore, just do it.โ€

Flyer taped and torn to a pole: โ€œYOU WILL GET AWAY WITH IT. Lose paperwork, make food wrong, decaf instead of regular, over tighten lug nuts, strip spark plugs, delete Jira tickets. IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO MAKE MISTAKES. YOU CAN FIGHT ICE WITHOUT ANY RISKS. everything adds up, you have no excuses anymore, just do it.โ€

02.02.2026 05:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please refer to my bio, but I reiterate. It is February.

Ya'll gonna have to play my shit. Post the screenshots. Link me the APs. All of that. If ya need some assistance, I can facilitate that, but I'm honestly tired of getting slept on.

Go to fallonmyblade.itch.io and pick a game. I'll wait. TY.

02.02.2026 03:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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i made a version of wikipedia you can doomscroll
xikipedia.org

01.02.2026 23:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8071    ๐Ÿ” 2336    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 120    ๐Ÿ“Œ 208

We have two more weeks for Swords Without Master! Check out the campaign for all the info on:

๐Ÿ”ฅ Exclusive rewards!
๐ŸŽฒ Letโ€™s Play videos!
โš”๏ธ Play-Along Scenario - The City of Fire & Coin!
๐ŸŒˆ 5 Eidolon Folios of original inspirational artwork, maps, & swords!

Join 580+ Backers Without Master!

01.02.2026 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In case you ever needed proof that the mainstream media is a complicit arm of propaganda for a fascist regime and deserves no credibility or respect.

Not framing a reported $75m movie making $7m as a flop, but as a triumph and a record breaker. In a headline-over-article world, this matters.

01.02.2026 18:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1327    ๐Ÿ” 505    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

this launches tomorrow I'm not nervous YOU'RE NERVOUS

01.02.2026 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The next #babashka version will have an improved console REPL. No more rlwrap needed. Multi-line expressions can be entered and edited. Moreover: completions!
Test out the dev version with:

bash <(curl raw.githubusercontent.com/babashka/bab...) --dev-build --dir .

#clojure

31.01.2026 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To be clear, โ€œcon gamesโ€ means games where you play con artists, but almost all my games are also good at one-shot convention games!

31.01.2026 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A digital illustration of an attempt to make a fake illuminated manuscript. Thereโ€™s a fancy illuminated drop capital M. Lots of medieval-type ornamentation, a little illustration in the corner of a rabbit with a battle ax having some sort of confrontation with a little bipedal lizard thing that has an arm instead of a neck and head which is holding a dagger. Thereโ€™s an orange dragonish beast wrapped around the top of everything and lettering done in some kind of fanciful script reading โ€˜Maybe it will happen todayโ€™

A digital illustration of an attempt to make a fake illuminated manuscript. Thereโ€™s a fancy illuminated drop capital M. Lots of medieval-type ornamentation, a little illustration in the corner of a rabbit with a battle ax having some sort of confrontation with a little bipedal lizard thing that has an arm instead of a neck and head which is holding a dagger. Thereโ€™s an orange dragonish beast wrapped around the top of everything and lettering done in some kind of fanciful script reading โ€˜Maybe it will happen todayโ€™

21.04.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1179    ๐Ÿ” 284    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

if you see this post your dragons ๐Ÿฒ

31.01.2026 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if you see this post your dragons ๐Ÿฒ

31.01.2026 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
photo of an illustrated calendar

photo of an illustrated calendar

photo of a row of hand painted wood mini shields hanging on a chalkboard

photo of a row of hand painted wood mini shields hanging on a chalkboard

photo of a small wood banner painted, it's leaning against a chalkboard

photo of a small wood banner painted, it's leaning against a chalkboard

I've discounted all my calendars, even if January is basically over you can still use the calendar page as a postcard and have 11 other months to use the rest of it

pamwishbow.com

Also I put a bunch of new painted wood banners up if you missed the chance last month

26.01.2026 23:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 172    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Ilustraรงรฃo de um vampiro cangaceiro de cabelos longos com uma espada na mรฃo andando por uma paisagem desolada ร  noite.

Ilustraรงรฃo de um vampiro cangaceiro de cabelos longos com uma espada na mรฃo andando por uma paisagem desolada ร  noite.

30.01.2026 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 97    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sign the Petition Demand the Release of Rodney Taylor from ICE Detention

ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!

Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.

Heโ€™s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.

His health is declining.

Public outrage might save his life.

Say his name:

29.01.2026 09:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4832    ๐Ÿ” 4000    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 59    ๐Ÿ“Œ 133

Mysteries abound, but none more opaque than helmet mysteries.

30.01.2026 00:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you embroider or cross-stitch & are interested in mutual aid, I think that I'm going to organize an event where folks can sell their work and donate a percentage of proceeds to a couple of local mutual aid groups. May 16 or 23. I need to find a location here in NYC. I'll circle back with details.

30.01.2026 00:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 293    ๐Ÿ” 71    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Pringles, Nutella, Cheerios Among Thousands of Products Recalled for Exposure to Rodent Waste The company is urging consumers who purchased the affected products to โ€œdestroy the products as soon as possible,โ€ per the recall announcement

There's a massive food recall (including Cheerios, how I found out) yet the only news article I can find about it is on People dot com. What is going on?

29.01.2026 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 441    ๐Ÿ” 383    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 101
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Nuff said
#fuckice #hellboy #comicart

29.01.2026 15:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7965    ๐Ÿ” 2073    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44    ๐Ÿ“Œ 25

Pinocchio's terror when first he poops.

29.01.2026 23:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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