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Cool stuff!

Among the great games we delve into for arcane gems in this episode are Knight Forlorn by @blackfiskpub.bsky.social, Tacklebox/Better Strangers from @possibleworlds.bsky.social and The Price of Coal by @jenkatwrites.bsky.social.

Check out the show notes for the full list!

High Seas Repartee by ceruleanfive A card game of sharp swords and sharper tongues

I made a dumb little insult sword fighting card game.

YouTube video by JP Coovert Best Mail Day Ever?!

Many thanks to @jpcoovert.bsky.social for spotlighting Knight Forlorn, along with some other really cool stuff.

And give him a follow—he's almost at 100k!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn43...

👁️

YouTube video by The Weekly Scroll EP 280 | We Interview CLAYTON NOTESTINE

New episode!

Ryan sits down with CLAYTON NOTESTINE of @explorersdesign.bsky.social to talk about the Classic Explorer Template, digital footprints, and then get REAL deep into the 2025 Ennies, of which Clayton was a judge.

And on DriveThru: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533085

Knight Forlorn by Bläckfisk Publishing A storytelling game about a lone wanderer on a futile quest in a withering world

Also on Itch: blackfiskpub.itch.io/knight-forlorn

On a black, distressed background, a coral-colored zine cover with a knight walking towards distant ruins, "Knight Forlorn: A storytelling game about a lone wanderer on a futile quest in a withering world". Below it, "Out Now" written in coral-colored blackletter text.

Knight Forlorn is out now!

A Soulslike, roguelike story game using procedural generation, rotating roles, punishing battles, and improvisation to wave tales of a lone wanderer on a futile quest in a withering world.

blackfiskpublishing.com/store

Pay what you want as PDF, premium zine in print.

The covers of Stewpot, Blades in the Dark, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Monster of the Week, and Deathmatch Island against a colorful background. Caption: Indie Press Revolution - booth 4320.

If you're at Pax West this weekend, stop by @ipr.bsky.social's booth (4320 in Summit Hall) to pick up our latest release. Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern plus bestsellers like Blades in the Dark, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, and more!

Photo of an Ennies medal, a set of TTRPG dice along with a "Black Oak Workshop" pouch, and a diploma saying "Ennies Judges Spotlight 2025, Heroes of Cerulea, Bläckfisk Publishing".

Hello there, welcome to Sweden!

Pixelated white text on dark pixel art background: "Booth 4320". A book cover that looks like a NES cartridge: "Heroes of Cerulea". Two logos: "Indie Press Revolution" and "PAX West".

If you’re at PAX West, be sure to check out Heroes of Cerulea—and many great games—at @ipr.bsky.social, Booth 4320!

I added the Master's Screen, Brewery Abby, and Zalathrag's Sky Isle.

That's a really cool collection!

one of the great tragedies of making a book is that the time you are most excited about it (when you are in the middle of making the damn thing) is, necessarily, the time when no one else is reading it

A zine of collaborative storytelling game KNIGHT FORLORN.

11. A recent arrival in my mailbox after its crowdfund, KNIGHT FORLORN is a moody Soulslike collaborative storytelling game about a lone knight on a futile quest in a fucked up world. It’s gorgeous, though I haven’t cracked it open yet to review in detail.

New GM just dropped: WR.

On it! 😆

I read your publications in the bio and missed a comma

@blackfiskpub.bsky.social

so telling you that I would be very intrigued by "Leopards Eat Your Face In Orbit"

Alright I’m no longer selling to the US on Pit Trap Shop, because the Swedish Post just announced that they will no longer send packages there. I’ll probably have to refund any unfulfilled orders I have because this begins tomorrow and I’m out of the country until Monday. Thanks Trump.

Det var fantastiskt snälla ord på otroligt dum förekommen anledning. ❤️

Det finns ett globalt rollspelsunder i Sverige som kanske främst symboliseras av Fria Ligan, men kreativiteten som strömmat ur Sthlm Kartell (@nohr.se et al) och @blackfiskpub.bsky.social är så mycket mer och följdeffekten har varit ett sällan skådat gräsrotsskapande.

Black and white photo of a US flag and a box of matches.

Sadly, due to presidential fuckery, we currently can’t ship our games to the United States. However, you can get many of them from @ipr.bsky.social , and the PDFs are still pay what you want.

Meanwhile, we’re pleased to announce that we now ship to Brazil! 🇧🇷

blackfiskpublishing.com/store/

An Open Letter to Kickstarter Creators: Why We, Kickstarter United, Are Fighting for a Four-Day 32-Hour Workweek Dear Kickstarter Creators & Allies, We’re writing to you as Kickstarter United—the union of designers, support specialists, product managers, engineers, and more who power this platform and are h...

It’s time for a fair contract. Our union is fighting to protect what makes @kickstarter.com special, and we need your support. Sign onto our petition to show your solidarity: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ks...

Black text on white background: "30k Downloads".

Neat! 🙏

If you also want to check out our stuff, the games are all pay what you want.

blackfiskpub.itch.io

YouTube video by PocketDragonPub Pride Month: Midnight Sun, A Blood Feud Adventure

This is a really fun system powered almost entirely by “Yes And”
We built a little world on the fly that felt lived in and real and I would love to explore toxic masculinity more with Blood Feud in the future!
(my cast was AMAZING!)

@blackfiskpub.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8WH...

Heroes of Cerulea – Third Party Content - Collection by Bläckfisk Publishing A collection by Bläckfisk Publishing

People have made a bunch of cool stuff for Heroes of Cerulea. We've tried to gather everything here:

itch.io/c/4897277/he...

If we're missing yours, let us know!

This is so cool!

The Cover for "Heroes of Cerulea" It is trying to look like a NES catridge with the "sticker" having some 8-bit artwork.

Heroes of Cerulea from @blackfiskpub.bsky.social is one of those games that does genre emulation well. It isn't just the art, the "NES menu system" that govern the actions you can take in a dungeon is wonderful. It feels like you're playing Zelda 2...

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...