Tabletop RPG writer, editor, graphic designer (for hire!). Corpselike academic. Brooklyn, NY. he/him samsorensen.blot.imhttps://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social/post/3mqubctc6w223chudslop [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:ku77xydmphm4eg5jvbgnqo7o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqubctc6w223https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social/post/3mqphgdgtq22wnot mentioning the Met in the top-level tweet 😤😤😤 (it's in the main body of the post) [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:ku77xydmphm4eg5jvbgnqo7o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqphgdgtq22whttps://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social/post/3mqjx3ct7lc2gshock! horror! a new episode of DEAD LETTERS, but not about a tabletop RPG! what are those rascally fellows discussing this time? a videogame! it's THIEF GOLD and immersive sims, physical space, mutual old-school histories, and President Nixon! listen! https://open.spotify.com/episode/4HCMP88kZ0rGdwe6Jvz2bx?si=bfe9bf936098476713 Jul 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:ku77xydmphm4eg5jvbgnqo7o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjx3ct7lc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social/post/3mqiqbja7ok25ranked competitive storygames ends with becoming an AP breakout star, a beloved crowdfunding guest writer, and a regular guest on dropout. ranked competitive OSR ends with becoming a blogpost lore wizard. ranked competitive trad ends on a big stage at gen con13 Jul 2026 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:ku77xydmphm4eg5jvbgnqo7o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqiqbja7ok25https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social/post/3mqfsbpjpfc2iokay I have now also read through the judge nominees' profiles and briefly internet-stalked them, so! I think I will be voting for Seraphina Garcia Ramirez, Melissa Lewis-Gentry, Janice Cheng, Aurelien Laroulandie, and Hector Alejandro Perez Gonzalez as judges, in something close to that order [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jul 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:ku77xydmphm4eg5jvbgnqo7o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfsbpjpfc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social/post/3mqd5deo5ik2lENNIES VOTING THREAD unsure of your opinions? need reassurance that your takes are correct? discord in need of an emergency discourse injection? here's who I'm voting for and why #ThotLeader10 Jul 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:ku77xydmphm4eg5jvbgnqo7o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqd5deo5ik2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social/post/3mqal6psw7s2obook club! book club! book club! we're reading GRADIENT DESCENT, the Mothership megadungeon by the Bald Man of England! a week from today, Thursday the 16th at 7:00 p.m.! come discuss with us!09 Jul 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:ku77xydmphm4eg5jvbgnqo7o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqal6psw7s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social/post/3mq45dt25rs2kcan't reply to this(?) so I'll say here instead that I prefer to use @lukegearing.bsky.social 's Reputation Tables here instead of a flat reputation stat. more specific, more evocative, creates a living record as you go. https://lukegearing.blot.im/reputation-tables [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jul 2026 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:ku77xydmphm4eg5jvbgnqo7o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq45dt25rs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social/post/3mq3iftn7lk2uone thing I have noticed in my experience running long RPG campaigns is that most players are pretty uneasy being Extremely Powerful. like "D&D as power fantasy" is a common through-line, but I've found that once they hit a certain threshold things change very sharply and you enter new territory07 Jul 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:ku77xydmphm4eg5jvbgnqo7o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3iftn7lk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social/post/3mprfj7c7xs2lGood God! it's another episode of DEAD LETTERS, this time about THOUSAND YEAR OLD VAMPIRE! join us as we discuss historical play, Sartre, alea as fate, the role of expectations, bad faith moral choices, and my favorite solo RPG. come listen! https://open.spotify.com/episode/57QPC55l92ahGtmAyBalPQ?si=6YfR0Wa2R-iozEwRqyWfLA03 Jul 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:ku77xydmphm4eg5jvbgnqo7o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprfj7c7xs2l