Nickoten
@nickoten.bsky.social
日本語ＯＫ. Trini. Freelance writer and editor. Cohost of the Player vs Plot game narrative analysis podcast at http://playervsplot.com. TTRPGs: Old School Stylish, Nielsenauts. Pathika City Book soon! Blog at Pathikablog.com. Doubles always with heavy pepper
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Nickoten
@nickoten.bsky.social
· Jan 12
Demo Disc: Flipside Frights by The Haunted PS1, 靄 Moya Horror, colter, BFlorry
FLIP THE DISC. 12 + 12 BITE-SIZED DEMOS.
hauntedps1.itch.io
The new Haunted PS1 Demo Disc: Flipside Frights is out!
hauntedps1.itch.io/demo-disc-fl...
Especially exciting for me this year is that I had the honor of being a writer and curator on this year's disc! A couple fun features in this one:
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Especially exciting for me this year is that I had the honor of being a writer and curator on this year's disc! A couple fun features in this one:
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Steam intentionally killing an old, respected, and beloved decade old indie game studio through bullshit policy is fucking wild
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Steam intentionally killing an old, respected, and beloved decade old indie game studio through bullshit policy is fucking wild
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In 2025 I will begin publishing Cairn supplements for third parties, under the moniker Cairn Press.
If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people.
My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.
If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people.
My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
In 2025 I will begin publishing Cairn supplements for third parties, under the moniker Cairn Press.
If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people.
My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.
If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people.
My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.
We all agree Slaparazzi is the best Mario Party minigame right
Super Mario Party minigame: Slaparazzi 60fps
YouTube video by arronmunroe
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November 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
We all agree Slaparazzi is the best Mario Party minigame right
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I feel a lot of people's hate for roguelikes come from only playing modern interpretations that have little to offer besides victory / defeat.
Even Hades relies on narrative & meta progression to make "bad RNG" tolerable. Meanwhile, it's legit fun to die in weird ways in Caves of Cud, ToME4 or DCSS
Even Hades relies on narrative & meta progression to make "bad RNG" tolerable. Meanwhile, it's legit fun to die in weird ways in Caves of Cud, ToME4 or DCSS
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I feel a lot of people's hate for roguelikes come from only playing modern interpretations that have little to offer besides victory / defeat.
Even Hades relies on narrative & meta progression to make "bad RNG" tolerable. Meanwhile, it's legit fun to die in weird ways in Caves of Cud, ToME4 or DCSS
Even Hades relies on narrative & meta progression to make "bad RNG" tolerable. Meanwhile, it's legit fun to die in weird ways in Caves of Cud, ToME4 or DCSS
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The Hindustan Times did a piece on Ttrpgs in India!
All our friends in the space are mentioned! (and Bludgeon, too!)
archive.ph/M4Wd9
#rpg #ttrpg
All our friends in the space are mentioned! (and Bludgeon, too!)
archive.ph/M4Wd9
#rpg #ttrpg
archive.ph
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The Hindustan Times did a piece on Ttrpgs in India!
All our friends in the space are mentioned! (and Bludgeon, too!)
archive.ph/M4Wd9
#rpg #ttrpg
All our friends in the space are mentioned! (and Bludgeon, too!)
archive.ph/M4Wd9
#rpg #ttrpg
I have never seen a Wicked but this seems incredibly scathing
Wicked 2 was a real Resident Evil 0 to the original’s Resident Evil Remake
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I have never seen a Wicked but this seems incredibly scathing
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I know I was the 3rd quietest CHC Boss in #OVER/UNDER... BUT I would love to join chats, interviews, etc. about the game. Unlike a lot of folks, I got to experience both the Denizen and Boss levels of the game which I think is a pretty unique experience!
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I know I was the 3rd quietest CHC Boss in #OVER/UNDER... BUT I would love to join chats, interviews, etc. about the game. Unlike a lot of folks, I got to experience both the Denizen and Boss levels of the game which I think is a pretty unique experience!
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I love Chinese & Taiwanese Wuxia RPGs, not only for the cool martial arts setting but also for playing differently from Western & Japanese RPGs.
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I love Chinese & Taiwanese Wuxia RPGs, not only for the cool martial arts setting but also for playing differently from Western & Japanese RPGs.
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
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SALE ALERT!
Right now, ALL of our TTRPG books, box sets, and cards are 30% off! Every MOTHERSHIP product, LIMINAL HORROR, CAIRN, FORBIDDEN PSALM, and a whole hellish host of third-party content for these and other fantastic systems. Discount applied automatically at checkout, so CHECK IT OUT!
Right now, ALL of our TTRPG books, box sets, and cards are 30% off! Every MOTHERSHIP product, LIMINAL HORROR, CAIRN, FORBIDDEN PSALM, and a whole hellish host of third-party content for these and other fantastic systems. Discount applied automatically at checkout, so CHECK IT OUT!
November 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
SALE ALERT!
Right now, ALL of our TTRPG books, box sets, and cards are 30% off! Every MOTHERSHIP product, LIMINAL HORROR, CAIRN, FORBIDDEN PSALM, and a whole hellish host of third-party content for these and other fantastic systems. Discount applied automatically at checkout, so CHECK IT OUT!
Right now, ALL of our TTRPG books, box sets, and cards are 30% off! Every MOTHERSHIP product, LIMINAL HORROR, CAIRN, FORBIDDEN PSALM, and a whole hellish host of third-party content for these and other fantastic systems. Discount applied automatically at checkout, so CHECK IT OUT!
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RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
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I'm going to call this a first draft otherwise I'll never post it.
3 part description of Sanyang's death and the subsequent fallout from the perspective of Alcyone. I tried to make it understandable for someone who didn't play as well.
#over/under
seedlinggames.com/blogging/ove...
3 part description of Sanyang's death and the subsequent fallout from the perspective of Alcyone. I tried to make it understandable for someone who didn't play as well.
#over/under
seedlinggames.com/blogging/ove...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I'm going to call this a first draft otherwise I'll never post it.
3 part description of Sanyang's death and the subsequent fallout from the perspective of Alcyone. I tried to make it understandable for someone who didn't play as well.
#over/under
seedlinggames.com/blogging/ove...
3 part description of Sanyang's death and the subsequent fallout from the perspective of Alcyone. I tried to make it understandable for someone who didn't play as well.
#over/under
seedlinggames.com/blogging/ove...
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Rebecca Heineman's last message was for people to look up her departed partner, Jennell Jaquays.
Jaquays was so influent to tabletop RPGs that "Jaquaysing" became a verb for designing complex, non-linear dungeons.
@nickoten.bsky.social wrote a great article on her:
pathikablog.com/2025/04/26/h...
Jaquays was so influent to tabletop RPGs that "Jaquaysing" became a verb for designing complex, non-linear dungeons.
@nickoten.bsky.social wrote a great article on her:
pathikablog.com/2025/04/26/h...
How Jennell Jaquays Evolved Dungeon Design, Part 1: Pre-Jaquays Dungeons
(This is a slightly cleaned up version of my two Bluesky threads on Jennell Jaquays, preserved in a hopefully easier to read format. Thank Amanda P for reminding me that having these things stored …
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November 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Rebecca Heineman's last message was for people to look up her departed partner, Jennell Jaquays.
Jaquays was so influent to tabletop RPGs that "Jaquaysing" became a verb for designing complex, non-linear dungeons.
@nickoten.bsky.social wrote a great article on her:
pathikablog.com/2025/04/26/h...
Jaquays was so influent to tabletop RPGs that "Jaquaysing" became a verb for designing complex, non-linear dungeons.
@nickoten.bsky.social wrote a great article on her:
pathikablog.com/2025/04/26/h...
EP 293 | We Interview STELLA CONDREY
YouTube video by The Weekly Scroll
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November 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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What a final day in #OVER/UNDER. Got a thread of thank you messages from the cowboys. Wrote my thank you speech to them. Went to a gay wedding where I ended up technically married to one of the grooms as well. CHC hit its win conditions. We got to spend hours finally spilling all our secrets. ❤️
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
What a final day in #OVER/UNDER. Got a thread of thank you messages from the cowboys. Wrote my thank you speech to them. Went to a gay wedding where I ended up technically married to one of the grooms as well. CHC hit its win conditions. We got to spend hours finally spilling all our secrets. ❤️
Fuckin devastating. This guy was incredible. So much range.
hearing reports out of Japan that Tatsuya Nakadai has passed away at 92. RIP to a legit legend.
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Fuckin devastating. This guy was incredible. So much range.
@d20plusmodifier.bsky.social just got sainted in O/U. The only one in the game.
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
@d20plusmodifier.bsky.social just got sainted in O/U. The only one in the game.
How come don’t nobody listen to gyoku zanto. Give him a shot
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
How come don’t nobody listen to gyoku zanto. Give him a shot
Over/Under update: we are all slowly realizing the lesbian voting bloc has become the most powerful insurgent faction in the game
October 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Over/Under update: we are all slowly realizing the lesbian voting bloc has become the most powerful insurgent faction in the game
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We're recapping the really awesome game of #OVER/UNDER and posting them to Youtube! Come take a peek at what's happening in the Dream
[[art be AK_Ahab, VO by Tagline, and Sound Design by Noa!]]
[[art be AK_Ahab, VO by Tagline, and Sound Design by Noa!]]
Over//Under DSPR Week 1 Recap
YouTube video by DSPR Radio
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October 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
We're recapping the really awesome game of #OVER/UNDER and posting them to Youtube! Come take a peek at what's happening in the Dream
[[art be AK_Ahab, VO by Tagline, and Sound Design by Noa!]]
[[art be AK_Ahab, VO by Tagline, and Sound Design by Noa!]]
When people say a piece of media is “soulless”, what they really mean is it’s lacking in any perverse qualities. To lack that is in fact a bad thing.
October 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
When people say a piece of media is “soulless”, what they really mean is it’s lacking in any perverse qualities. To lack that is in fact a bad thing.
So far every active denizen who’s died has gotten memorialized, a funeral, etc. I’m morbidly curious to see how callous people become to these deaths as the oxygen tax and assassinations increase.
(Over/Under) This is so perfect it makes me mad. Stratemeyer is the megacorp faction btw
October 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
So far every active denizen who’s died has gotten memorialized, a funeral, etc. I’m morbidly curious to see how callous people become to these deaths as the oxygen tax and assassinations increase.
(Over/Under) This is so perfect it makes me mad. Stratemeyer is the megacorp faction btw
October 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
(Over/Under) This is so perfect it makes me mad. Stratemeyer is the megacorp faction btw
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Something so cool about #OVER/UNDER is how faction asymmetry leads to players leading totally different lives. Today, I heard about folks preparing powerpoints for their boss, the church is organizing art grants, the union is holding internal elections, and the hackers are shitposting.
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Something so cool about #OVER/UNDER is how faction asymmetry leads to players leading totally different lives. Today, I heard about folks preparing powerpoints for their boss, the church is organizing art grants, the union is holding internal elections, and the hackers are shitposting.
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The McDonald’s x Street Fighter collab in Japan is incredible. No notes. 🤌
October 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The McDonald’s x Street Fighter collab in Japan is incredible. No notes. 🤌