• 5 Lessons from 5 Years

    I. Dear Reader It’s officially been 5 years of writing the Indie RPG Newsletter. I started in August 2020 (which maybe makes this a pandemic project) with no real goal except to write about games. And I don’t think I’ve ever so clearly achieved — and exceeded — a goal like this. On one level,…

    Thomas Manuel

  • August Mini-Letter

    I. Dear Reader, Just the links this weeks as I get this one out a little late (again). Next week, it’ll be the 5th anniversary of the newsletter and that’s something, right? I’m thinking about how to mark the occasion here but in the analog world, I’ll be eating cheesecake. Hope you’re having an okay…

    Thomas Manuel

  • Censoring Itch

    I. Dear Reader, There was a big attack on itch and steam this week as payment processors essentially forced the platforms to delist NSFW games or lose the ability to collect money. It’s a bad policy in a number of different ways, including but not limited to the fact that it disproportionately affects queer creators.…

    Thomas Manuel

  • 2024 in Review

    I. Dear Reader, Over on Yes Indie’d, I get together with Quinns to do a look back on the year – for Quinns Quest, for me, for RPGs in general. I’ll repeat some of those things here for all the people who don’t like podcasts but this will just be a general look-back on the…

    Thomas Manuel

  • November Links

    I. Dear Reader, Nothing in this section today. It’s one of those weeks where I’ve thrown out more words than I’ve written. So enjoy the links and have a good week ahead. Yours, crumpling up paper into balls and throwing them at baskets, Thomas II. Media of the Week Heart of the Deernicorn recorded a…

    Thomas Manuel

  • City of Last Chances

    I. Dear Reader I just finished the City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky recently and it’s really good. This is the first book by Tchaikovsky that I’ve read and I’m just going to assume that it’s his best one because otherwise what the hell have I been doing till now? Totally recommended if you…

    Thomas Manuel