Tom Dowd

Secrets in the Static: Lynchian Horror TTRPG by Thought Punks Secrets in the Static is a tabletop roleplaying game about surreal dread, unstable identity, and small town horror, written by Rev Casey the author of No Angels Live Here and NEVER Stop Smiling.

Come to our small town, where the Static reigns. Wavelength vanished in the early 90s, but it remains in eerie perfection. But now a signal is warping reality and rewriting people to its whims. Who will you become?
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Let me fix that for you: I may have told the Game Team @tomdowd.bsky.social stories "oops".

There ya go!

One of my favorite portraits. Inspired by numerous portrait painters, notably Anthony Van Dyck & Lorenzo Lotto, I wanted her to be slightly distracted, immersed in 'waves' of paper. A big shout out to Claudia Rodriguez for modeling!
Cartographer
20" x 22" Oil on Panel 2000
private collection

Asmodee just posted a big handful of job openings at Fantasy Flight Games and Asmodee USA. If you or someone you know is looking to work in the tabletop game industry with trading card games, board games or organized play, check out these new job opportunities!

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I understand that. The thing is, this is an overall trend in TV. Not just 1 show taking a long time. These days 18 mo between seasons would seem fast for most shows. 2 yrs seems standard. 3 yrs not uncommon. Streamers have abdicated the idea that they have to resell the show to us, their *customers*

Good deal. Wyrd Science is lush

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This idea of the "promise" is so important. I like thinking of it as a promise rather than pushing the "concept" or "pitch" of the game that everything hangs off of. The promise transcends even the execution and pushes a game beyond any awkwardness, clunkiness or dissonance that players encounter.

I think about this a lot...

Hah!

Don’t we all…

This is the way.

More TTRPGs Need to Include a “Game Pitch” - Fari RPGs Let’s face it, we (probably) all have too many TTRPGs lying around. Buying TTRPGs, collecting them, reading them, and playing them are for many four totally different hobbies. That means...

More TTRPGs should include a "game pitch".

Not a marketing pitch to get GMs to buy the games.
A game pitch meant for the GM to use to lure potential players.

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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

If you’re looking for a #tabletopgame gift, check out my storytelling game, La Mancha! Use chivalry cards to build adventures - fight your friends one minute and declare love to them the next! It’s on BIG sale with FREE SHIPPING for #BlackFriday. All copies must go! www.pfbstudios.com/product/la-m..

Shadowrun: Tarnished Star (Runner Resource Book) at DriveThruRPG.com

Shadowrun: Tarnished Star (Runner Resource Book) is available now from @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social

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The old law enforcement motto of “to serve and protect” is a long-dead joke in the Sixth World. #ttrpgs

Done!

The most important thing in writing is to finish. A finished thing can be fixed. A finished thing can be published. A finished thing can be made into a movie.

An unfinished thing is just a dream. And dreams fade if you don't hold on tight enough.

So finish the thing.

If I’d known that the bar was so low I’d have applied for Secretary of Defense too…

Original Blade Runner Textures When I was working on The Fifth Element at Digital Domain in 1996, we had access to the original black line art that was used to create the brass etched pieces for the miniatures. The line work was cr...

For all matte painters and concept artists.

These are scans of the original b/w line artwork created for the brass etched silhouettes used in BLADE RUNNER.

They were scanned whilst we were working on THE FIFTH ELEMENT

These are a free download

Enjoy!

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@themonstersknow.com has created one!

No, thank *you* - were I at home I’d be pointing at your books on my shelf. Smart stuff.

Former Shadowrun and Vampire and other stuff guy, and future something else guy, here in Chicago as well!

No! Never seen that before. I can't quite make out the middle logo on the bottom... is that the Canadian Sci-Fi Channel?

Home GAMERS 4 HARRIS Harris/Walz 2024: It's the Correct Play More than 400 creators of your favorite games have a m...

I may be a weird foreigner but the US election has global stakes. More than 400 game creators just signed a letter endorsing the Harris/Walz ticket. I'm among them. For details, check out #Gamers4Harris gamers4harris.org

Not the one nearest to me. And the second nearest is on a death watch.

A house cat: Four years ago, I lived in a bush and hunted my own meals. Now I have two passive incomes, my own house, and a personal chef. Follow me for more financial advice.

If you're worried about brevity in your writing, don't. It took Project 2025 nine hundred pages to say fourteen words.

Stuart Stevens: Just to recap: Donald Trump is a felon. He joins his campaign manager, deputy campaign manager, national security advisor, foreign policy advisor, political consultant, and personal lawyer as felons.