Wil (He/Him)
@rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com
Fiction first storygaming metagaming #TTRPG immersion-denier. Lead designer for Tribes in the Dark. Senior database administrator by day. Tired GenXer all the time. https://linktr.ee/rivetgeek Banner by @juanochoa.bsky.social; PfP by @d20monkey.bsky.social
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Johannesburg’s Nyamakop Studios turns African artifact repatriation into a bold heist game.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Video game 'reloots' stolen artefacts, by reclaiming works of art from Western museums
www.france24.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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This looks so gloriously awful. I can't wait!
In 1978, David Carradine starred in a Roger Corman produced post-apocalyptic feature from the director of Caddy Shack II. In 2026, it will be one of the four films covered in The RiffTrax Experiments! It's time for Deathsport!
Support us on Kickstarter: rifftrax.com/kickstarter
Support us on Kickstarter: rifftrax.com/kickstarter
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
This looks so gloriously awful. I can't wait!
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"[Many]... leftists and liberal content creators are not listening to sex workers, trans people, abortion activists, and other marginalized groups whose lives would be devastated if Section 230 was 'reformed.'"
Perfectly said. The right is coming to take freedom, and the left is busy moralizing.
Perfectly said. The right is coming to take freedom, and the left is busy moralizing.
This is a fantastic history of the internet, as well as an explanation of why it's so important, and the ways in which it's currently being threatened.
They Are Trying To Kill The Internet
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
"[Many]... leftists and liberal content creators are not listening to sex workers, trans people, abortion activists, and other marginalized groups whose lives would be devastated if Section 230 was 'reformed.'"
Perfectly said. The right is coming to take freedom, and the left is busy moralizing.
Perfectly said. The right is coming to take freedom, and the left is busy moralizing.
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Fuk yeah
So I read in some article that folks are adding deliberate typos to their writing in order to dispel suspicions that they’re getting machines to speak for them. That’s coward shit. I say just use the word “fuck” more.
In the face of enshittification, commence the enfuckening.
In the face of enshittification, commence the enfuckening.
February 9, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Fuk yeah
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Nothing like a meeting with your accountant to make you feel like something stuck on the heel of the universe.
My one paying gig right now isn’t enough, folks, so if you’ve got a need for a proven game developer and creative director in tabletop or adjacent fields please let me know. 🙏🏻
My one paying gig right now isn’t enough, folks, so if you’ve got a need for a proven game developer and creative director in tabletop or adjacent fields please let me know. 🙏🏻
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Nothing like a meeting with your accountant to make you feel like something stuck on the heel of the universe.
My one paying gig right now isn’t enough, folks, so if you’ve got a need for a proven game developer and creative director in tabletop or adjacent fields please let me know. 🙏🏻
My one paying gig right now isn’t enough, folks, so if you’ve got a need for a proven game developer and creative director in tabletop or adjacent fields please let me know. 🙏🏻
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/2 AIso it did not occur to me that a person could use his blog to publish all the letters to the editor that the papers would not publish
I will be back in about six months
I will be back in about six months
February 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
/2 AIso it did not occur to me that a person could use his blog to publish all the letters to the editor that the papers would not publish
I will be back in about six months
I will be back in about six months
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IT'S ALIVE! My twisted love letter to the vibes + splat-driven games of the 90s and the fiction-first games of today.
Opinionated + tuned for cross-genre, pulp, gonzo. Genre + concept set context, physics, scope & scale.
Open license. Hack away: www.drivethrurpg.com...
#TTRPG #IndieDev #SNAPSRD
Opinionated + tuned for cross-genre, pulp, gonzo. Genre + concept set context, physics, scope & scale.
Open license. Hack away: www.drivethrurpg.com...
#TTRPG #IndieDev #SNAPSRD
February 9, 2026 at 9:05 PM
IT'S ALIVE! My twisted love letter to the vibes + splat-driven games of the 90s and the fiction-first games of today.
Opinionated + tuned for cross-genre, pulp, gonzo. Genre + concept set context, physics, scope & scale.
Open license. Hack away: www.drivethrurpg.com...
#TTRPG #IndieDev #SNAPSRD
Opinionated + tuned for cross-genre, pulp, gonzo. Genre + concept set context, physics, scope & scale.
Open license. Hack away: www.drivethrurpg.com...
#TTRPG #IndieDev #SNAPSRD
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New episode alert! This week on After the Table we have someone who I have admired in the TTRPG space for awhile, @cypheroftyr.bsky.social. We talked about her career, her TTRPG origin story, and so much more.
Listen everywhere you get your podcasts including visually.
www.linktr.ee/afterthetable
Listen everywhere you get your podcasts including visually.
www.linktr.ee/afterthetable
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
New episode alert! This week on After the Table we have someone who I have admired in the TTRPG space for awhile, @cypheroftyr.bsky.social. We talked about her career, her TTRPG origin story, and so much more.
Listen everywhere you get your podcasts including visually.
www.linktr.ee/afterthetable
Listen everywhere you get your podcasts including visually.
www.linktr.ee/afterthetable
So, this is...a whole thing.
Yes, I want and enjoy playing new TTRPGs. I also enjoy reading them for their own sake and thinking about how they work. But I actually do play them.
I also enjoy designing games and tinkering with rules. Then playing them. It's not weird, and there's no confusion.
Yes, I want and enjoy playing new TTRPGs. I also enjoy reading them for their own sake and thinking about how they work. But I actually do play them.
I also enjoy designing games and tinkering with rules. Then playing them. It's not weird, and there's no confusion.
@mrundkvist yes. There’s a whole hobby of designing and playing around with new rulesets.
It’s weird, but apparently people enjoy that sort of thing. You just have to make sure you don’t confuse it with playing #ttrpg
It’s weird, but apparently people enjoy that sort of thing. You just have to make sure you don’t confuse it with playing #ttrpg
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
So, this is...a whole thing.
Yes, I want and enjoy playing new TTRPGs. I also enjoy reading them for their own sake and thinking about how they work. But I actually do play them.
I also enjoy designing games and tinkering with rules. Then playing them. It's not weird, and there's no confusion.
Yes, I want and enjoy playing new TTRPGs. I also enjoy reading them for their own sake and thinking about how they work. But I actually do play them.
I also enjoy designing games and tinkering with rules. Then playing them. It's not weird, and there's no confusion.
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hey you -- yes you. let's dance
February 9, 2026 at 10:26 PM
hey you -- yes you. let's dance
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hard surfaces and all that!
February 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
hard surfaces and all that!
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1/ Amusing story on this. I'm volunteering at Oxfam and on Wednesdays (when all the guys in their 40s come in to buy vinyl) I'm allowed to dictate what music is on in the shop.
This particular day I'm playing some Turkish punk my mum picked up on holiday.
A middle aged chap walks up.
This particular day I'm playing some Turkish punk my mum picked up on holiday.
A middle aged chap walks up.
Long experience of running songs not in English against songs in English in pop polls has taught me to be very sceptical of "oh lyrics don't matter to me" claims in general, but personally lyrics matter a lot *less* to me now than they ever did, and sometimes they're an absolute menace
February 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
1/ Amusing story on this. I'm volunteering at Oxfam and on Wednesdays (when all the guys in their 40s come in to buy vinyl) I'm allowed to dictate what music is on in the shop.
This particular day I'm playing some Turkish punk my mum picked up on holiday.
A middle aged chap walks up.
This particular day I'm playing some Turkish punk my mum picked up on holiday.
A middle aged chap walks up.
I may have found the answer to my sleepmask headphone earpiece issue: the foam pads that are on regular over the ear headphones. I put them around the earpieces for extra cushioning, then put them back into the headband, and it seems to work.
February 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I may have found the answer to my sleepmask headphone earpiece issue: the foam pads that are on regular over the ear headphones. I put them around the earpieces for extra cushioning, then put them back into the headband, and it seems to work.
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“Oh, what a crock-load of mierda—¿qué?—¿qué está pasando? ” said local 43-year-old Randy Hance
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance (‘¡Dios Mío!’ Cry Millions Of Panicking Republicans)
BOISE, ID—Crying out “¡Dios mío!” and “¡Ayúdame!” as soon as they heard the opening notes of the Puerto Rican superstar’s “EoO,” millions of terrified conservatives reportedly lost the ability to spea...
theonion.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“Oh, what a crock-load of mierda—¿qué?—¿qué está pasando? ” said local 43-year-old Randy Hance
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I wrote about three times as much of Yazeba's as the other contractors combined, and have another title through PCG that SJG renegotiated — so my stake and losses are actually significantly greater than anyone Rascal quoted.
Neither the other contractors nor Rascal ever reached out to me.
Neither the other contractors nor Rascal ever reached out to me.
February 6, 2026 at 9:47 PM
I wrote about three times as much of Yazeba's as the other contractors combined, and have another title through PCG that SJG renegotiated — so my stake and losses are actually significantly greater than anyone Rascal quoted.
Neither the other contractors nor Rascal ever reached out to me.
Neither the other contractors nor Rascal ever reached out to me.
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Chase Taylor-Carter contacted me this morning to rectify Rascal's oversight. While I would have gladly given statements or an interview prior to the story's publication, the article that went to print left me uncertain that any information I gave would be taken in good faith, so I declined.
I wrote about three times as much of Yazeba's as the other contractors combined, and have another title through PCG that SJG renegotiated — so my stake and losses are actually significantly greater than anyone Rascal quoted.
Neither the other contractors nor Rascal ever reached out to me.
Neither the other contractors nor Rascal ever reached out to me.
February 9, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Chase Taylor-Carter contacted me this morning to rectify Rascal's oversight. While I would have gladly given statements or an interview prior to the story's publication, the article that went to print left me uncertain that any information I gave would be taken in good faith, so I declined.
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every single thing of mine that you can buy is in this bundle, along with a whole lot of other amazing stuff.
play ttrpgs. fuck ice.
play ttrpgs. fuck ice.
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
every single thing of mine that you can buy is in this bundle, along with a whole lot of other amazing stuff.
play ttrpgs. fuck ice.
play ttrpgs. fuck ice.
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Meta-gaming in a #ttrpg is always a tricky balance, but last night one of my players said "We are ABSOLUTELY killing this guy, because we are not giving John that clock to tick in the background", which speaks to a well-deisgned mechanic *and* properly understanding their GM's level of dickery.
February 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Meta-gaming in a #ttrpg is always a tricky balance, but last night one of my players said "We are ABSOLUTELY killing this guy, because we are not giving John that clock to tick in the background", which speaks to a well-deisgned mechanic *and* properly understanding their GM's level of dickery.
Countries or states that have, or plan to have, age verification to access online services or be online at all: Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Utah, California, the UK, and the EU.
Not wanting to share your ID with Discord is a good idea. But that list above is why it's happening.
Not wanting to share your ID with Discord is a good idea. But that list above is why it's happening.
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Countries or states that have, or plan to have, age verification to access online services or be online at all: Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Utah, California, the UK, and the EU.
Not wanting to share your ID with Discord is a good idea. But that list above is why it's happening.
Not wanting to share your ID with Discord is a good idea. But that list above is why it's happening.
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On the news in here in Ireland, they are calling them what they are: Concentration Camps.
Here is an article on one of the purchases in PA. They will harm local government tax revenues as well.
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
ICE buys $87M warehouse in Berks County
Deed records show the Trump administration purchased a 520,000-square-foot warehouse in Hamburg, PA, for $87.4 million on Feb. 2.
www.spotlightpa.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
On the news in here in Ireland, they are calling them what they are: Concentration Camps.
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Blades '68 launches tomorrow!
Designer @olddog.games brings his subversive, stylish sensibilities to bear in this official expansion for Blades in the Dark. Shadowy spy operations, explosive heists, and paranormal conundrums await.
Get notified the minute it's live:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Designer @olddog.games brings his subversive, stylish sensibilities to bear in this official expansion for Blades in the Dark. Shadowy spy operations, explosive heists, and paranormal conundrums await.
Get notified the minute it's live:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
February 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Blades '68 launches tomorrow!
Designer @olddog.games brings his subversive, stylish sensibilities to bear in this official expansion for Blades in the Dark. Shadowy spy operations, explosive heists, and paranormal conundrums await.
Get notified the minute it's live:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Designer @olddog.games brings his subversive, stylish sensibilities to bear in this official expansion for Blades in the Dark. Shadowy spy operations, explosive heists, and paranormal conundrums await.
Get notified the minute it's live:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
So, while Discord is simply caving on the issue of having some kind of age verification, it's not like this was their idea or the only place this has been happening. Various countries, states, and other jurisdictions have either implemented these requirements or are dancing around doing so. 1/2
February 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
So, while Discord is simply caving on the issue of having some kind of age verification, it's not like this was their idea or the only place this has been happening. Various countries, states, and other jurisdictions have either implemented these requirements or are dancing around doing so. 1/2
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Coyote & Crow is a gorgeous #ttrpg and I expect Legend & Icons will be a fantastic book!
Legends & Icons launches tomorrow! Show up to support Native writers, Indigenous stories, and indie RPG publishers.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/coy...
#TTRPG #NativeSky #IndigenousFuturisms #CoyoteAndCrow
youtube.com/shorts/aZKka...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/coy...
#TTRPG #NativeSky #IndigenousFuturisms #CoyoteAndCrow
youtube.com/shorts/aZKka...
Coyote & Crow: Legends & Icons Kickstarter Teaser
YouTube video by Coyote & Crow Games
youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Coyote & Crow is a gorgeous #ttrpg and I expect Legend & Icons will be a fantastic book!
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I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!