TTRPG designer, writer, and Director of Product Development, DCC at Goodman Games. Unrepentant weirdo. More at https://shiversandshudders.com/https://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3ml7pmpujv22rTorolf & Helgi, sister-sons of Magni, join their uncle's crew for a springtime voyage on the whale road. New lands, new dangers, and new wonders await them. Models by @footsoreminiatures.bsky.social, decals by Little Big Man, backdrop by @handiworkgames.bsky.social, painting by me. #brutallands06 May 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7pmpujv22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3ml6ryvxmls2vOl' Magni's got some backup on the way, so I'm sharing this again for those who came in late. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6ryvxmls2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3ml4pd35nxk2yThis is going to be a fun gig. https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/8ea90f7e-dc5c-4901-ba47-217b1b250e74/landing05 May 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4pd35nxk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3ml2dwubqtk2pNever mock a man’s power vest.04 May 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2dwubqtk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mks554275k2aCelebrating May Day with @inkubussukkubus.bsky.social and by getting my brain scanned to look for leaks. https://youtu.be/ZITh-UnxqE4?si=L-p6YaPlvHZhsxJx01 May 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks554275k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mknstyurnc23Spent a good hour and change digging through my library trying to find a sketch of a Neolithic mortuary structure I remember seeing somewhere (that's just how my brain works, OK?). Lesson learned: Always check Francis Pryor first.29 Apr 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknstyurnc23https://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mk6ishmkwk2t"Relationship is the only ship that matters to him" *chef's kiss* [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6ishmkwk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mjuobj2sis2uBuying an official Zocchihedron from the man, himself, at Gen Con 2019. @dieterz.bsky.social and I somehow also ended up packing up Lou’s booth into his van, which might have been the last wedge-shaped van in existence. It smelled like a gas refinery and we feared for Lou’s life. RIP Lou.19 Apr 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuobj2sis2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mjpidzdbp22xBeen thinking a lot lately about round houses and lake villages and crannogs lately, and this is glorious. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpidzdbp22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mjfzgnrc7s26I feel like the last tie binding me to my childhood has just been severed. https://apnews.com/article/sid-krofft-marty-punstuf-dead-96-431249badf361ef36ce87bcaf8b8e48b13 Apr 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfzgnrc7s26https://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mjexd7llxs2f Been thinking a lot about this John Carpenter quote recently: "There are two different stories in horror: internal and external. In external horror films, the evil comes from the outside, the other tribe, this thing in the darkness that we don't understand. Internal is the human heart."13 Apr 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjexd7llxs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mjdldauvj22fRunning a retro Vampire: The Masquerade game sometimes requires in-depth research. Important subjects to make sure the atmosphere is realistic. Like Google searches for "When did cargo pants become popular?"13 Apr 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdldauvj22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3miz24dzfzk2vDuring COVID, I discovered a number of folklore/folk horror/weirdness zines from the UK like @helleborezine.bsky.social @occultaria.bsky.social and Weird Walks, so it's nice to finally see a similar publication from this side of the Atlantic: Issue #1 of @crossroadsfolk.bsky.social08 Apr 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3miz24dzfzk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3miwif7j3kc27“It comes across as if we’re trying to prevent cheating,” Hammer says. “That’s not why we’re doing this. We’re doing this because students are actually losing skills, losing cognitive capacity and creativity.” https://apnews.com/article/college-oral-exam-ai-chatgpt-77954a19f5304bfc6e76dc92d4bef3ad07 Apr 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwif7j3kc27https://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mivqxutank2qCurrent course of empire:07 Apr 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivqxutank2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mihrlptgvc2cI was far more anxious than I expected watching that.01 Apr 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihrlptgvc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mihifjl3rc2cThis is indeed the worst timeline.01 Apr 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihifjl3rc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mih36rj5fc24“We keep odd hours.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih36rj5fc24https://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3miez2lsgt22sI have exceeded my Daily Recommended Allowance of people for the day. Please hold off further peopling until tomorrow. Thank you.31 Mar 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3miez2lsgt22shttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mi2md5cqh22iFor my own sanity, it's going to be a Tolkien weekend. #worldsamess #stillrecoveringfromworktrip27 Mar 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2md5cqh22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mhy5rw7bqs23Best adjective I have seen this week: Sauronic: Pertaining to the actions and influences of Sauron, the Dark Lord of Mordor.26 Mar 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhy5rw7bqs23https://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mhvuarvd722zAs a New Yorker, I am obligated to give Chicago the side eye at every opportunity, but game recognize game. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvuarvd722zhttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mhv6d7ygys2g@criticalhitparader.com asking the important questions this morning: https://criticalhitparader.substack.com/p/did-dio-play-d-and-d?r=2myuy7&utm_medium=email25 Mar 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhv6d7ygys2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mhskxzvops2vI'm going to be helping rally the Road Crew tomorrow while discussing some new stuff coming down the pipeline. Tune in, won't you? [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Mar 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhskxzvops2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mhqw4wists2gDrop a movie that traumatized you as a kid. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqw4wists2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mhlxuowhmk2bIf Maria Dahvana Headley had translated the Red Book of Westmarch instead of Tolkien (for the record, I enjoy Headley’s Beowulf translation).21 Mar 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlxuowhmk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/manlymikecurtis.bsky.social/post/3mh6uyihi4c2xDelightful arrival in today's mail: Carved in Stone by @stoutstoat.co.uk. Absolutely gorgeous book, thoroughly researched and reviewed, and crammed with everything you never knew you needed to know about the Picts. Not a game stat in sight, but plenty of prompts for your game design needs.16 Mar 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:ktkcgwp5wbymybvsqbiic3eo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6uyihi4c2x