Matt Forbeck

Gamers! My pals at @montecookgames.com are crowdfunding a new TTRPG based on @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social's Black Sun books. Go check it out!

Comics fans! My friend Dedren Snead has a new Afrofuturist space opera comic up on Kickstarter. If you hustle, you can still get the early-bird deal. Either way, be sure to check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sub...

Gamers! @nibcard.bsky.social (winner of @dianajonesaward.org in 2021) is setting up for the 10th running of the biggest tabletop games show in Africa, and he could use your help. Check out the funding page and chip in if you can. Thanks! remoteworkready.selar.com/06lc7z888a

Garth Marenghi interviewing Brennan Lee Mulligan was not on my bingo card, but holy cow this is funny.

Gamers! This is too damn funny. :) youtu.be/X8cX7sjN53w

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Apex Magazine @apexmag.bsky.social is doing their annual Kickstarter and I urge everyone to back one of the genre's most constantly amazing magazines! BONUS: If you share this post you're in the running to receive a signed book from me. Details in thread. 1/ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Guess who will be at HaloFest 2026, along with Matt Forbeck, Tim Lebbon, and Jeremy Patenaude? December 11-13. www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fe...

I realize this isn't a perfect bill, but the amount of money they're spending on blatantly dishonest ads about it is jaw dropping. The billionaires would rather spend hundreds of millions to defeat this bill than just pay a fair share of taxes. A vote for it sends a message on the principle.

My first 5 TTRPGs, in the order I played them: 1. Dungeons & Dragons (Holmes rules boxed set)... Um... I dunno. It was a long time ago. I played everything I could get my hands on. I could list a lot of them, but I couldn't tell you the order in which I found them.

Gamers! If you're going to PAX Unplugged Philly, be sure to stop by the @calliopegames.bsky.social booth to check out the new MONSTER ACADEMY game based on my books and designed by the folks at @lonesharkgames.bsky.social with some help from me. So cool to see this finally getting out there!

That's a <ahem> FANTASTIC price. :P

If still debating whether Donald Trump or Elon Musk willfully crippled Ukraine's missile defense, helping to slay innocent civilians, you are a rube. If the U.S. President had no role, then an oligarch governs national security. If not, the U.S. President serves Russia. Both answers are mortifying.

Yes, PLEASE GO VOTE. MONICA WOULD WANT YOU TO VOTE!

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U.S. citizen Ricardo Gonzalez was brutally detained by ICE in Long Beach while he yelled for help and said his arm was broken. This is a pattern of abuse and violence from ICE. No one is safe and our communities are being terrorized. We need ICE out.

It's official! I'll be one of the author guests at @halo.gg Fest in Seattle this December, along with @troydenning.bsky.social, @timlebbon.bsky.social, and Jeremy Patenaude. Hope to see you there! www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fe...

Ann and I had a fantastic time at the Chippewa Valley Book Festival. Thanks to everyone who came out for my talk and asked such great questions, but especially to the kids who braved the stage to roll some dice! Thanks also to our college pals Ann and Rusty Brand for hosting us for the night!

Ever fucking green

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Gamers! I just backed PORTLAND, OREGON TRAIL from my friends at @9thlevelgames.bsky.social. Only 5 hours left, so check it out fast! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/9...

There is good in this world, Mr. Frodo.

One of the most insightful comments about game development came from a former boss. He said “Making a game is like starting a band. You can’t throw money at a new studio with random AAA veterans and expect it to crank out a hit.” 🧵

Mostly recovered from Gamehole Con, I'm heading north tomorrow to the @chippewavalleybookfest to talk about my work, focusing on the Minecraft game books I write with Marty. Come out and join me! Details here: www.cvbookfest.org/festival-eve...

Gamers! If you're going to Essen Spiel, be sure to stop by the Raybox Games booth to check out THE CATS OF NEW ORLEANS, which I designed with my sons Marty and Pat! More details here: gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Gamers! I just backed the latest RPG from the amazing @bananachangames.bsky.social Check it out! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

Gamers! My pal @lukegygax.bsky.social has a new adventure on BackerKit. Go check it out! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/g...

Putin’s trolls are again looking to help Donald Trump and the GOP.

I interviewed investigative journalist @michaelblanding.bsky.social for Truthout about his new book, The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby—a fascinating account of the billionaire couple behind the craft-store empire and their role in funding white Christian nationalism.

Election workers have lives outside the polling place. They still make time to help us vote. Thank them when you go! Early voting on your to-do list? Check the dates & hours, pick a day & vote. A ballot beats a good intention. #ElectionHeroesVoteEarly social.demcast.com/s/50hR0C13

A rave review of my latest adventure for the Marvel Multiverse RPG, from Fuzzy On The Details! youtu.be/ZC-rQ9pn0S4

To Feel Your Warmth is LIVE on BackerKit! A tragic duet vampire TTRPG about two people in love, one of which has been cursed with vampirism, in the final hours before sunset. A conversation about love, trust, and the decision to move forward together or say goodbye forever. 🩸🚪🌅

Hey fam, the Yeti is asking ya for a favor. @solissequentials.bsky.social has a great crowdfunding project that deserves more attention. It’s a strange mix of Tim Burton crossed with some dark bruja type shit with chupacabras. Please consider backing + sharing. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sol...

I'm sorry to hear my friends at Liquid Swords — from the CEO on down — are out of jobs. Its a loss to the entire industry. This general lack of funding over the past few years has destroyed so many great studios and robbed us of the games they could have made. www.gamesindustry.biz/samson-studi...

On Saturday, US citizen Ricardo Gonzalez was reportedly hit by an unmarked federal vehicle, tased twice by ICE agents and then handcuffed while face down in the gutter screaming that his arm was broken. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/ice-assaulte...

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There's an amazing lineup of talent taking part in this event. Check it out! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

The No Kings Comic-Con is TONIGHT, friends! 7 pm ET, online, free! Voting and comics and pop culture hijinks! DO NOT MISS! I'm co-emceeing with @ethansacks.bsky.social and the guest lineup is ASTOUNDING! Gonna be fun! RSVP NOW to get the streaming link: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

I'm heading out to Gamehole Con today, and I hope to see you there. It's one of my favorite conventions, and you can find me there for the next few days!

No joke. I think this is the most important video I have ever seen about mobile games. This guy breaks down how this game psychologically profiles you, and makes the game harder or easier in order to show you ads

This morning, I’m training to be an election worker so I can help out this upcoming Election Day! (I’m usually an election observer, but my local assembly rep told me I could do more good this way.)

Gamers! I just backed this snazzy new RPG by my friend KC Rift. Check it out! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...

Gang, I cannot stress how excited I am for you to hear Midnight Radio. It's been a weird, punk rock, self-funded, dream project. Season 1 is just insane, with a crazy cast I can't believe I got to work with. You've never heard anything quite like it. Episodes drop beginning Oct 22nd!