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Chris Airiau

@chrisair.itch.io

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https://chrisair.itch.io/ 🇫🇷 sci fi til i die. game writer, ttrpg designer, cyclist, neurodivergent (ADHD/BP-III). he/they. As 5 Million Worlds Press, I publish modules for Mothership RPG, The Lost Bay RPG, Cloud Empress, and my WIP space game 5MW RPG.

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 28d

In the Spinal Crux District, every Block has its secrets. Most bad, but some good—if you know where to look.

18 veteran Mothership writers, artists, and more bring their surgical precision to Flatline on the Blocks, a 52pg zine detailing 20 Blocks on Prospero's Dream.

Prepare for wetwork in Flatline on the Blocks, a 20-block space station district at death's door from a team of veteran creators, for Mothership RPG

From Spinal Crux Warriors - Prepare for wetwork in Flatline on the Blocks, a 20-block space station district at death's door from a team of veteran creators, for Mothership RPG

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 8h

Lur is fantastic, y'all

Lur Noise @lurnoise.bsky.social · 8h

Hi! 💫

Lur Noise @lurnoise.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hi! I'm Lur Noise and I do illustration, concept art and comics.

I love drawing sci-fi, fantasy, tech, architecture, critters and plants. I'm available for both commissions and longer work!

#PortfolioDay

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Eryk ☭ (but make it Red Scare for Halloween) @peregrinecoast.press · 1d

If we could get to 500 before we launch in a couple of days that would be amazing!!

Eryk ☭ (but make it Red Scare for Halloween) @peregrinecoast.press · 4d

Rites of Renewal: a neo-pagan folk horror sandbox for Mothership RPG - crowdfunding next week!

Featuring words by @jlcable.bsky.social and hand-made lino art from @pickledpennies.bsky.social. Will you join in the revelries?

www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

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THE CODEX NOIRMATIC @thecodexnoirmatic.bsky.social · 6d

Wanted to share some images from the Pre Production Copy (PPC) of Awaiting the Burning Gods, the Mothership module from Magnum Galaxy Games. I had the great pleasure of contributing my illustrations to this project 🔥 It certainly looks stellar!
More info here:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 2d

The last article in my Awards Debrief is up. What even is the point of an award show? Should anyone care?

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-4/

Where do rpg awards go next?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part four. What's the point of an award show? And what do we want to see in the future?

www.explorersdesign.com

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SpicyTunaRPG @spicytunarpg.bsky.social · 4d

We're going to be at Gamehole Con next week!
Find us at Booth 21 with @goosepoopgames.com
We'll have everything Spicy Tuna + solo games from our friends at @worldchamp.bsky.social, @dngnclub.itch.io, and @spacepenguinink.bsky.social

Also hoping to play some Blackthorn and Cryo Drakus!

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Alfred Valley @alfredvalley.bsky.social · 3d

Every week I get at least one email from someone asking where they can buy Thousand Empty Light / when it's going to be back in stock. I'm so glad that folks are still seeking it out. It was a real labour of love.

It's also available digitally here: alfredvalley.itch.io/thousand-emp...

Thousand Empty Light by Alfred Valley

A solo Mothership adventure set in an underwater tunnel

alfredvalley.itch.io

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will jobst -> gamehole con @willjobst.bsky.social · 3d

uh oh

big concrete brutalist font that reads L99UGLMs

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 3d

I am so immensely stoked for this massive, massive game.

sam “over and under” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 3d

on Tuesday, October 14th, as a part of Mothership Month 25, I'm going to launch another real-time play-by-post wargame, open to the public, called OVER/UNDER. the server will open to players on Monday the 13th, but in the meantime you can read about it here: samsorensen.blot.im/mothership-m...

Mothership Month 2025 Wargame: OVER/UNDER - Sam Sorensen

Starting on October 14th, as a part of Mothership Month 2025—the annual group-crowdfunding campaign and general season of celebration for

samsorensen.blot.im

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 3d

Peak

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 3d

“Management knows that the four-day, 32-hour work week that we’ve had for the past three and a half years is the right move,” said Dannel Jurado, Kickstarter United member.

www.rascal.news/kickstarter-...

Kickstarter United strikes in New York City for fairer contract

The workers were joined on day one by elected officials and various union leaders.

www.rascal.news

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 3d

Waco thinks I'll shut up long enough for him to get some art done in the hour leading up to MM25 launch.

Uh oh.

Waco Matrixo 🔜 Mothership Month 2025 @wacomatrixo.bsky.social · 3d

I’ll be streaming when Mothership Month launches on Tuesday October 14, a super-chill, low production-value hang out while I do some artwork and chat with other #MothershipRPG creators. Sign up to be notified when I go live:

Launch Party for Mothership Month and my next #mothershiprpg project

YouTube video by WacoMatrixo

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 3d

This is the stream, btw. Follow Waco!

(And hilariously, @wacomatrixo.bsky.social and I did not plan to post these simultaneously, we accidentally SAME 🧠'd it.)

Launch Party for Mothership Month and my next #mothershiprpg project

YouTube video by WacoMatrixo

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 3d

On 14 October, I'll be joining @wacomatrixo.bsky.social's stream (with maybe some other special guests?) for the MM25 launch, and that's when we'll draw the raffle winners!

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 3d

For the Flatline on the Blocks pre-launch, all followers can nab a free digital copy of the postcard adventure, Sabotage on Sater's Redemption.

Not only that, we're running a raffle to win physical copies!

Follow the campaign to fill out the survey: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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"Free Digital Postcard Adventure. Follow on BackerKit for the PDF link! And Enter a Raffle to Win a Postcard from the Author" (of the postcard, me, Chris Airiau). A postcard mock-up in magneta, black, white and grey is set against a concrete background with a teal+white splash of paint across it. The quoted text is set on top of this, too.

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Daniel Locke 🎉Islands of Weirdhope coming to Backerkit soon🎉 @daniellocke.bsky.social · 4d

🏝️Islands of Weirdhope is a game about fighting monsters

🌊Islands of Weirdhope is a game about navigating choppy waters

❤️Islands of Weirdhope is a game about finding friends & discovering community

👈Islands of Weirdhope is about game about today.

👀Follow it:

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ISLANDS OF WEIRDHOPE - AN ECO MOFOS GAME!! - Sail the Seas to forge a better world

From Copy/Paste Co-op - ISLANDS OF WEIRDHOPE - AN ECO MOFOS GAME!! - Sail the Seas to forge a better world

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Eryk ☭ (but make it Red Scare for Halloween) @peregrinecoast.press · 4d

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ratti incantati @ratti.bsky.social · 4d

Ahoy, spacefarers!
The docking process is complete, the vessel unloaded, and the cargo list is available and complete!
New Mothership modules in stock: Orphans, Emergence, REZVAR, Owe My Soul to the Company Store, CONT/EXT, Managing the Expendables.
Plenty of modules restocked as well!

Visible zines in clockwise order: Owe My Soul to the Company Store, Knights of Lazarus, REZVAR, The Cleaning of Prison Station Echo, CONT/EXT, Emergence, Hull Breach Vol 1, Managing the Expendables.

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 4d

This is the usual Stras<->Basel TER, def a cush ride, 😁

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 4d

Fantastic track

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 5d

Part 3 is here. The deep dive into the Ennies. If you're someone who doesn't know much about the Ennie Awards, you should read parts 1 and 2. But if you like a bit of inside baseball and are interested in award shows in general—this is the article for you.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-3/

How are the Ennies designed?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part three. How does the structure of the Ennies determine its outcomes? And what does it mean for others?

www.explorersdesign.com

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 5d

Broke: Werewolves
Bespoke: Weregild
#ttrpg #osr (new blogpost)

Moonlight Glitters upon Weregild — Prismatic Wasteland

Lycanthropy is played out. Instead of using another werewolf in your game, try some weregilt.

www.prismaticwasteland.com

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 6d

Opening the basement window to look out at the sunny day (i.e. doing layout instead).

Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 6d

Part 2!

Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 6d

Alright, the first in-depth article of my awards debrief is live. "How do the Ennies work?" A top-down look at my judging experience from A to Z.

Please share, leave comments, and ask questions. And don't forget to read part 1 if you haven't already.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-2/

How do the Ennies work?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part two. What is the award process like behind closed doors, and how do the judges select nominees?

www.explorersdesign.com

Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 6d

Personally this place has been a bust for reaching a new audience (despite my much larger follower count here), and to be fair, that might be a skill issue on my part.

I use this site to follow the designers I know and like, and it's nice to keep up with their new work.

Like a water cooler vibe.

Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 6d

Working crowdfund backend feels like being in a dim room full of rackety machinery that'll break if set it wrong thing before you turn the thing on. So many little dials and knobs and valves and steam hissing pipes, and the instruction manual has fallen apart on the wet floor.

Wait, where am I?

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