Niall Spain

Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Last Train from Deadwall by André Geleynse The train reached Deadwall only fifteen minutes behind schedule. Knucklebone thought he deserved some praise for that—maybe even a raise—but was unsurprised when he was shuffled off with the rest of t...

✨ AWARDS ELIGIBILITY POST TIME! ✨

I published ONE story in 2025: LAST TRAIN FROM DEADWALL is my Weird novelette about diesel-powered skeletons, dinosaur bone trains, warring gods, & capitalist horror.

It's wacky fun! It's Locus recommended! I'd be honoured if you considered it in your nominations!

And if that isn't enough temptation, look at this super cool fanart the story received! (Artist: www.instagram.com/fraeyap/)

The Last Chance Locksmith by Niall Spain A shockwave rippled through the bunker. Unfortunately, this knocked one of Heather’s romance novels off her shelf and onto the thick carpet below. Even worse, it woke her a whole thirty-seven minutes ...

Before you vote: read it here! augursociety.org/the-last-cha...

(Voters receive a package of all the finalists works)

It's Aurora Award Season once again and I'd love if you'd consider my short story The Last Chance Locksmith; a cozy fantasy story about an artificer, her coffee, and the unfortunate adventures that keep rocking her bunker!

Vote for it here! www.csffa.ca
@augursociety.bsky.social

Logo for Planet Arcana, with a graphic sticker over top reading, "COMPLETE"

planet arcana is:
🤖 100 episodes of a massive science fantasy tale
🃏 4 years of morphing that tale into a standalone RPG system
🎨 dozens of postcards, songs, poems
❤️ a beautiful collection of engaged, theory-crafting fans

and sooo much more!!

but for now, planet arcana is:
complete.

Were-starfish, were-wasp, were-Pomeranian...some of the were-creatures that appeared in ZNB's original WERE- anth. What other creatures might appear in WERE-2, now on #Kickstarter? Find out by BACKING NOW! Only $218 away from full funding!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb...

#booksky #fantasy

AND it was the first ttrpg I played in general

Pathfinder! (1st edition)

I really need this year to start getting a little kinder to me 😅

With an influx of Bluesky people, I figured I should reintroduce myself!

I'm Niall, a multi award winning podcaster, writer, and #ttrpg player!

I co-host @noquestcast.bsky.social and @fbuddiespodcast.bsky.social and my short stories can bring found 👇

Looking for #writer and #podcaster friends!

Rise, Wizards! & All's Fair Rise, Wizards by Robin Ekberg is a dice-stacking, map-making, worldbuilding game of wizard hubris. All's Fair by Dillin Apelyan is an 18+ duet game about wanting to f*ck each other so bad you save th...

Hello!!! It is my birthday! The only thing I could possibly ask is that you support me and my best friend making a game! So you support me an my birthday and also get 2 really cool games

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Happy Birthday 😁😁😁

Hey.

Tell people when they do good job.

When you like the stuff they make.

When you like the characters they’ve created.

The stories they’ve told.

Nobody hears it as often as you think bc everyone thinks everyone hears it all the time.

Trust. They don’t.

Tell. Them.

Reminder in case youre nominating for any awards this year ❤️

(Say, perhaps, the Nebulas 👀)

Guy comes into my work, asks 'are you Niall from @noquestcast.bsky.social ? I love your show!'

So I'll just be in the corner crying the rest of my shift 🥹

Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: January 2026 - Reactor This month's short fiction recs include strange tales, near future explorations, and at least one giant.

The world is a trash fire. Take a break with some new short speculative fiction. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

Come to @podcamptoronto.bsky.social Feb 28th and Mar 1st to hear more about the work we've been doing for the last 18 years.

So who is excited or curious about the Dragonbane: Trudvang TTRPG?

It’s coming to Kickstarter next week and I’ve got an interview lined up with Tomas from Free League Publishing!

We have to Mausritter again!

A class I wrote for Pirate Borg is a part of this. Come get some amazing games for a good cause!

Time to start canceling nitro and shouting from the rooftops how we won't stand for this. @discord.com is collecting our information and censoring our communications and claiming its for our safety.

Don't let them get away with this.

Hi hiiii! My name is Candace and I’m an actor, improv performer, TTRPG player and GM! You can hear more of my work on 3 Black Halflings, Bloom&Blight, and more, as well as on YouTube here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

You can support me with paid work or at my ko-fi: ko-fi.com/candacethema...

I've just backed this, and you should too!

I do not get to roll it enough 😥

I'm a Greenhouse. (Because I love a d12)

An imagine explaining that OpenAI is Trump's largest donor

One more reason my soul shrivels up every time I hear someone say "I just used chatgpt to ____"

January A bundle by Chris Bissette, £150.00 for 60 games

Hello. It's my final week as a full time game designer, and as if to underline why I can't do this anymore, I currently can't afford to cover my bills at the end of the month.

All of my work on itch is on sale. Tell your friends, buy something, thank you very much.

itch.io/s/179351/jan...

Hope the rest of your sale goes well ❤️

Love their Morkborg stuff, ill go see if there's anything I dont have 👀

Had my eye on the Many Faced God a while ago, so I grabbed that!!! Looking forward to running it 🔥