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Aaron Voigt

@aavoigt.bsky.social

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Portfolio and contacts at aavoigt.com TTRPG Videos: https://youtube.com/@aavoigt Co-host: https://www.youtube.com/@mortifiedpod Games: http://aaronsxl.itch.io He/him

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Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 5d

My latest essay is on @olddog.games's "Deathmatch Island!" I talk about how the game designs its climax around the Prisoner's Dilemma, and how, despite the fact that the game wants you to break that cycle, that initial tension is the best part of the text.

Deathmatch Island, Squid Game, and the Tension of the Prisoner's Dilemma [TTRPG Video Essay]

YouTube video by A.A. Voigt

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1h

Norco (Steam) w/ 7 more games is $10 on Humble Games Bundle: Cosmic Mysteries & Noir Realities buff.ly/UCmklX6 #ad

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3h

Public health should never be politicized.

In the wake of the federal government abandoning science for conspiracy theories, it's up to governors to step up.

Proud to join my colleagues in the Governors Public Health Alliance to keep communities safe and put our people first.

Graphic of the Governors Public Health Alliance that reads Disease doesn’t stop at state borders - and neither should state preparedness.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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jay Dragon has firmware updates @jdragsky.bsky.social · 6h

early 21st century americans were so modest that they would regularly censor their own feet in video and artistic depictions, and it was considered improper to expose your feet in public — dismissed with cries of "put those grippers away"

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Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮 @malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 2d

Good News folks, you CAN now in fact, play this

The free demo for Legend of Khiimori is now available on Steam for everyone. Check it out, give it a try, tell a friend. Show everyone how much you want horse games 💪❤

Screenshot from the game The Legend of Khiimori, showing a horse and rider on a steppe landscape

Screenshot of The Legend of Khiimori in a Steam library. It has a "Demo" tag on the top left

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Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 7h

@newmadras.bsky.social the latest Yes Indie'd is really something special. It's so strange that podcasts have become a defacto historical archive for the hobby, but hearing Allen Varney describe the background of Paranoia and White Wolf is so useful.

Also v glad you didn't re-record your audio!

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Merlin (necroMatador) @necromatador.bsky.social · 16h

If you want to see what those illustrated pin designs in that first image are for, btw, you should check out my friend @ostrichmonkey.bsky.social's game: Vibe Check. Inspired by The World Ends With You, I got to design some of the wearable power-ups aka Tokens: ostrichmonkey.itch.io/vibe-check

Vibe Check - Enter the Inversion by Ostrichmonkey Games

Survive the Watcher's Game in this illuminated by LUMEN tabletop role-playing game

ostrichmonkey.itch.io

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Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 16h

their new season perpetua is a great place to jump in!

Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 16h

Friends at the Table- my favorite actual play podcast. a must listen imo- friendsatthetable.net

Friends at the Table

Friends at the Table is an actual play podcast about critical worldbuilding, smart characterization, and fun interaction between good friends. Find us (and a listener guide) @Friends_Table on Twitter.

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Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 21h

Haha we do get into that at the end! I think for sequel media you kind of have to expect they’re gonna do some fan service/callback type stuff, but Leyla (who had never seen R1) makes a pretty good case for why that’s no way to build a show!

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Not Writing Games @notwritinggames.bsky.social · 1d

It was my birthday last week, so I'm having a sale on all my games until mid-November. 39%-off everything, or buy them all for $39

itch.io/s/161618/39-...

39 Damn Years Sale by NotWriting

A bundle by NotWriting, $39.00 for 33 games

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 1d

Even on a third rewatch I was surprised how much I still liked Andor S2. It absolutely has problems, but I am also already grieving this brief period of time where Star Wars was good

leyla spoopydova 🎃✨ @leylses.bsky.social · 1d

this week, me and @aavoigt.bsky.social free ourselves from the witness stand to return to star wars: andor s2. join us to discuss more evil logistics, hearty disagreements about the amount of context prequel/sequel media wants you to have, and aaron being a # ally # feminist.

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Mortified! Episode 195: Aaron's Own Pitard (Star Wars: Andor S2)

YouTube video by Mortified! The Friendship Quest

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 1d

5/ Some will cheer that we’re cutting “bureaucracy,” that we’ve decapitated the CDC. The systems have failed them, leaving them angry, alone, and hungry for blood. But dismantling the CDC as a political pawn and without a vision weakens America’s ability to detect and stop the next health threat.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 1d

1/ I'm sure you've heard by now, but on Friday, about 1,300 CDC employees, including top scientists & vaccine experts, were abruptly fired.

In a stunning reversal the next day, hundreds were then reinstated. We're not sure why the administration reversed course, but the damage has still been done.

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satah @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 1d

been thinking a lot abt cool ttrpg coverage i can do & facilitate & i think i'm just gonna.... try one.......?

please write ~250-500 words about A SPECIFIC DEATH MECHANIC IN A TTRPG for me to compile into a little webzine! you have until november 13th! that's in a month!

unnamed ttrpg zine project volume one - DEATH MECHANICS

tell me about death mechanics for volume one of an as-of-yet-unnamed ttrpg zine project i'm looking for: 250-500 words (feel free to go under but please don't go over) about a single mechanic or syst...

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Diversity Saves @diversitysaves.bsky.social · 2d

Our next Community Showcase is coming up on 10/18 at 9am PST/4pm UTC! Host Nekola is sitting down with @amaanhk.bsky.social and the cast of Godkiller: Qismat live on Twitch. You can drop some questions in the comments or during the live stream in chat!

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SuperBiasedGary @superbiasedgary.itch.io · 2d

Average Realis player be like

Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 2d

my means are sane, my motive and my object mad

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Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social · 2d

Folks asked about the book.

So here you go: the state of the Actual Play book, free to read.

Book Report: about the Actual Play Book | Dr. Em Friedman

www.patreon.com

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Ethan 🔜 Gamehole Con @glyphtide.games · 2d

Cooperate to escape an ancient megadungeon.
Compete to lead your faction to revolution.

Chain×Link | Glyphtide Games

A semi-cooperative dungeon-defying roleplaying game

glyphtide.games

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Brennan Lee Mulligan @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social · 2d

Devastated to hear about Rob Wieland's passing - a wonderful, golden-hearted man, a brilliant writer and journalist, and a passionate advocate for games and the people who play and make them. Sending nothing but the utmost love and deepest condolences to his friends and family.

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Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social · 2d

What is the best or most impressive 2 player RPG you've played? 📢

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Coyote & Crow Games @coyoteandcrow.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Today we celebrate the heritage, beauty, and perseverance of hundreds of cultures and nations across North America that have thrived and endured here for thousands of years, and will be around for thousands more.
If you want to support this Native: bit.ly/3L67Yrs

A display of Coyote & Crow, the roleplaying game, Wolves, the cooperative board game, Naasii, the Coyote & Crow Dice Game, and a set of custom dice for the RPG. All created by Cherokee Nation citizen, Kenna Alexander.

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There's A TTRPG For That @mint-rabbit.bsky.social · 2d

Over on Tumblr, I had a discussion with this month's Blog Buddies partner, @psychhound.bsky.social about the tensions and themes that overlap between our games Protect the Child and shadow/giant. I think it was a really lovely conversation, and you should check it out here:

theresattrpgforthat.tumblr.com

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Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 2d

Incredible that in year 5785 people keep picking fights with Derek and think they’re going to come out ahead

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