# shallow (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover shallow. Page: Feed: --- ## [134. Mr Big](https://metazoan.net/134-mr-big/) _2026-07-20 · PGS · Metazoan_ The photo is a front-on view of a very large giant cuttlefish – the biggest I ve seen in years, perhaps ever. Social media had reports of a large one – Mr Big – at Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve, north Continue reading ## [How I got distracted again, and the result](/blog/2026-07-18-how-i-got-distracted-again-and-the) _2026-07-17 · Peter Eijk · Monstermind - RSS Feed_ Words on the Rime Wind: an OSR ice-crawl for the Appendix N Jam Hi all! Last year I joined the first Appendix N Jam , but I had too much on my plate so I never finished more than the cover. Last year’s entry… someday! I still plan to finish it, but it’s on the larg pile of works in progress. This year I decided to try again. I only had to pause my work on the Unease, my solo journaling game, for… ## [133. Rhythms and Fields, 2](https://metazoan.net/133-rhythms-2/) _2026-07-17 · PGS · Metazoan_ This is the second in a series of posts about brains, rhythms, fields, and consciousness. Some of the photos in this post are from a visit to Heidelberg University in May for a workshop where I gave a talk on these themes. Continue reading ## [🌲 Pine Shallows Late Pledges open!](/blog/2026-07-10-pine-shallows-late-pledges-open) _2026-07-09 · Peter Eijk · Monstermind - RSS Feed_ Hi all, Hope the summer is treating you well! I’m mostly going between sweating and melting, but still progress is being made. Pine Shallows Pledge Manager open (also for Late Pledges!) As of today the Pledge Manager is open to update your address and finalize your shipping. It will be open until the 1st of August. If you want to can upgrade your pledge from digital to physical, or add an extra… ## [132. Rhythms and Fields, 1](https://metazoan.net/132-rhythms-1/) _2026-06-20 · PGS · Metazoan_ In the book Metazoa, I connect the evolution of subjective experience (consciousness, in a very broad sense) to some ideas about nervous system activity. The main idea I look at is the possible importance of large-scale rhythmic patterns, some of Continue reading ## [Frog and Toad (and Rabbit)](/blog/2026-05-25-frog-and-toad-and-rabbit) _2026-05-24 · Peter Eijk · Monstermind - RSS Feed_ Don't miss out on a great game! Hi! It’s been a while, very busy with vacation and then diving back into finalizing Pine Shallows texts & layout. (Check the Kickstarter update for more details). I wanted to hop in to point you towards a crowdfunding campaign I’d love to get more attention. Frog and Toad The Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel are some of my favorite books. I loved them as a kid,… ## [Pine Shallows - Actual Play #1 - A Murder Most Foul](/blog/2026-04-14-pine-shallows-actual-play-1-a-murder-most-foul) _2026-04-13 · Peter Eijk · Monstermind - RSS Feed_ A weird connection turns up! Kickstarter in the final 48 hours! The Kickstarter for Pine Shallows is now live and in the final 48 hours! My plan was to have this episode follow the session 0 a bit sooner, but I misjudged how much time getting the Kickstarter out in time would take me. Like I said in the previous post, most of the game has been playtested, but I’d like to get some extra miles in… ## [Pine Shallows - An Appendix N](/blog/2026-04-08-pine-shallows-appendix-n) _2026-04-07 · Peter Eijk · Monstermind - RSS Feed_ Hi all! As you might know, Pine Shallows is now on Kickstarter : Good news, we reached the first stretch goal. This means a new adventure will be added: Salvaged Memories , a weird science exploration of the local junkyard written by Willie Sullivan (who also wrote the excellent Midnight Light adventure. Next stretch goal: more art. Speaking of art. I like to give you some input in what art you’d… ## [Pine Shallows - Actual Play #0 - A Murder Most Foul](/blog/2026-03-16-pine-shallows-actual-play-0-a-murder-most-foul) _2026-03-15 · Peter Eijk · Monstermind - RSS Feed_ Starting a Pine Shallows solo campaign - Solo Actual Play Report The Kickstarter campaign for a physical release of Pine Shallows starts coming April 2nd. Most of the game has been playtested, but I’d like to get some extra miles in the solo rules before sending them to being finalized and edited. Join me as I start a new solo campaign for Pine Shallows. I’ll try to follow the rules-as-written as… ## [131. Trio](https://metazoan.net/131-trio/) _2026-03-13 · PGS · Metazoan_ I often search for Glossy Black Cockatoos. They re found in pairs, almost always in a particular kind of tree – casuarinas, or she-oaks. Although they are flowering plants, casuarinas look like pines, with needle-like leaves and small, cone-like pods that Continue reading ## [Earn crypto for idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/k1DTomOSoohg) _2026-03-13 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI, host Qwen/Llama/Mistral, and earn BTC, ETH, SOL, or USDC ## [Games I want to play in 2026](/blog/2026-03-03-games-i-want-to-play-in-2026) _2026-03-02 · Peter Eijk · Monstermind - RSS Feed_ Games I played, games for 2026 and Pine Shallows coming to Kickstarter this April Hi all! Last year I’ve played just 4 different roleplaying games, but my collection keeps on growing faster. I read everything I buy, but I’d love to play more sessions and certainly more games. This is a short, incomplete list of games I want to play mainly to self-document and see how much I got able to play by the… ## [130. Another Watcher](https://metazoan.net/130-another-watcher/) _2026-02-21 · PGS · Metazoan_ Day 3 of the Fly Point dive trip. Another post to frame some photos of octopuses in shallow water. Heading into the shallows, in a flat seagrassy area, I saw a bit of old pipe that looked like a good Continue reading ## [129. Watcher](https://metazoan.net/129-watcher/) _2026-02-13 · PGS · Metazoan_ The day after the battleship octopus I went out at Fly Point again. It was quiet in most places. The coral garden seems beaten up and quiet. I came in towards the end looking for octopuses in the shallows. I Continue reading ## [Pine Shallows new cover reveal](/blog/2026-02-12-pine-shallows-new-cover-reveal) _2026-02-11 · Peter Eijk · Monstermind - RSS Feed_ Also: Bloggies Nomination, Dutch translation for A Visit to San Sibilia, No Ice in Minnesota bundle Hi all, A small update post with some news. In this newsletter: 🌲 New art for Pine Shallows 🥔 Bloggies Nomination 🇳🇱 Dutch translation A Visit to San Sibilia 🧊 Hiria: the Eternal City in the No Ice in Minnesota bundle 🔗 Cool links 🌲 New art for Pine Shallows To prepare for the upcoming… ## [128. Battleship](https://metazoan.net/128-battleship/) _2026-02-05 · PGS · Metazoan_ A few photographs of a great octopus, taken yesterday at Fly Point (Australia) – in the shallows at the end of the dive, in dappled glare, and with sand, weed, and everything else flying round. I came across her in Continue reading ## [2025 - A year in review](/blog/2026-01-20-2025-a-year-in-review) _2026-01-19 · Peter Eijk · Monstermind - RSS Feed_ Game writing income, publications and future plans Hi, The year is nicely underway and the whole world feels, well, not better. What a mess. It feels like our make believe games are insignificant in the whole scope of things, but it’s one of the things I do get my joy from, so no stopping me. Also personally next year will be interesting. I quite my job in tech due to being completely burned out… ## [127. Affection](https://metazoan.net/127-affection/) _2026-01-19 · PGS · Metazoan_ Round this time of the year, Yellowtail Black Cockatoos come through more often than usual, sometimes in large numbers. They are amazing birds ­– enormous even by cockatoo standards, full of insistent faraway calls and eccentric behaviors. They settle high Continue reading ## [126. Spun of Light](https://metazoan.net/126-spun-of-light/) _2025-12-17 · PGS · Metazoan_ Last week I returned to Fly Point, Nelson Bay, for a few days of diving. The site has been beaten up over the last few years by storms and floods, but conditions were good and it was great to be Continue reading ## [Pine Shallows Combat 'Rules'](/blog/2025-11-23-combat-rules-for-pine-shallows) _2025-11-22 · Peter Eijk · Monstermind - RSS Feed_ How I handle combat in a game without combat rules. Hi! While I’m still tinkering on the first draft of Look to Starward , I got asked a question about how I run combat for Pine Shallows . After answering I thought I’d write it up a bit more proper, so I can point people towards it until I polish it a bit more and include it in the game. Pine Shallows? I realize not all people reading this blog… ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5xpSho1J5d2W) _2025-11-22 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [125. Tahoe Coyotes](https://metazoan.net/125-tahoe-coyotes/) _2025-10-02 · PGS · Metazoan_ Yesterday on a walk near Lake Tahoe (around where Alpine Meadows meets the Granite Chief Wilderness), I came across two coyotes. I saw the first about 100 meters away, trotting over the granite. Without much evidence, I ll describe her as a Continue reading