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Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 2m

Here’s why it’s good that drivethrucards requires a proofing process

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Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 56m

a man wearing a top hat and a vest is standing in front of a pile of rocks ..

Alt: Slaptywhack Rumbleback tips his hat to ya

media.tenor.com

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Christopher Hutton --> PAX Unplugged @newsnerd.bsky.social · 1h

Anjali Bhimanis gathering a number of her friends (including Matthew Mercer) for the sequel to the PUPPY ROLL, a charity D&D event raising funds for local pet organizations. www.wargamer.com/dnd/the-pupp...

DnD's biggest actual play stars will play an RPG as their pets for charity

Puppy Roll 2 brings Anjali Bhimani, Matt Mercer, and more back to play Dungeons and Dragons as dogs - but this time, it's far more personal.

www.wargamer.com

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Quinn Majeski 👁️ Absurdia Crowdfunding Ends 10/17! @quinnmajeski.bsky.social · 16h

Here in the home stretch feels like a good time to remind folks that Absurdia has a number of excellent actual plays! For anyone who likes to learn about a game by listening to people play, here's a short thread with a few shows that highlight what the game has to offer

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Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 15h

Literally nobody else does breakdowns like this. Amazing.

Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 20h

Q3 sales numbers (public-facing, primarily volume based, no strong distinction made between physical and digital sales, but still, visualization) for Evil Hat: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Archive going back to 2016 (when I switched over to doing them in Drive) drive.google.com/drive/folder...

2025Q3 Quarterly Numbers for Evil Hat

docs.google.com

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Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 15h

They're asking for so little after Rob gave us so much... Evil Hat has donated — I hope that other publishers Rob has written for (or about) will join in as well! gofund.me/11846cdb7

Donate to Family of Robert Wieland, organized by Vickie ONeill

Friends of Robert Wieland have requested that we set up goFundMe page for the benefit of his f… Vickie ONeill needs your support for Family of Robert Wieland

gofund.me

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Matt Forbeck @forbeck.com · 15h

Hey, folks, this is the GoFundMe that Rob Wieland's family set up to help cover his final expenses. Please give if you can.

gofund.me/de4a5b81e

Donate to Family of Robert Wieland, organized by Vickie ONeill

Friends of Robert Wieland have requested that we set up goFundMe page for the benefit of his f… Vickie ONeill needs your support for Family of Robert Wieland

gofund.me

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 17h

Once again, Fred brings you a look at our financials.

Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 20h

Q3 sales numbers (public-facing, primarily volume based, no strong distinction made between physical and digital sales, but still, visualization) for Evil Hat: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Archive going back to 2016 (when I switched over to doing them in Drive) drive.google.com/drive/folder...

2025Q3 Quarterly Numbers for Evil Hat

docs.google.com

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Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 20h

Q3 sales numbers (public-facing, primarily volume based, no strong distinction made between physical and digital sales, but still, visualization) for Evil Hat: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Archive going back to 2016 (when I switched over to doing them in Drive) drive.google.com/drive/folder...

2025Q3 Quarterly Numbers for Evil Hat

docs.google.com

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Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 20h

Ah! Thanks.

Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 22h

... for what game?

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Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 1d

Hhhhhyep.

Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 1d

The ants would've written it better.

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Matt Risby @thebadspot.bsky.social · 1d

My list of TTRPGs to play in 2026 now sits at 31. Realistically I will manage maybe half that.

What should be on my list? Hit me with the good stuff.

And no I won't say what is already on it.

a man in an orange jacket is sitting on a couch and says hit me

Alt: a man in an orange jacket is sitting on a couch and says hit me

media.tenor.com

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Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 1d

Huge if true www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw5z...

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

www.youtube.com

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Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 1d

Sun was a company several folks I knew were genuinely happy to be working for. After Ellison got his drippy hands all over it it became one of the worst work experiences for many. That family is anathema to positive outputs and work environments.

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Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 1d

Reposting this mainly to affirm that Oracle-derived ventures putting out crap is not a surprise to anyone who’s spent significant time with their shit in the last (checks watch) … 30 years? I still remember watching the slow death of post-acquisition Sun Microsystems from the sidelines.

Bill Lamberton @billyhilllamberton.bsky.social · 1d

I get CBS news on a streaming service. I pay attention to Scott McFarland because he's all business. When he gets fed up and leaves, I'll stop watching altogether. Oracle puts out shitty and expensive products and I expect that CBS will turn into another shitty Oracle product.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

Auspicious start for the new CBS News, laundering unattributed cop shit-talking through the incoming editor-in-chief’s blog and failing to correct a misspelling of the story subject’s name in the web headline for three days.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1d

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 1d

Seeing a lot of "No Kings" protests groups using AI images lately

You aren't resisting fascism by using their tools

Be better than that

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Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social · 1d

This is FATAL for the true sickos.

Brandon O’Brien, low on Action Points @therisingtithes.bsky.social · 1d

a ttrpg but it’s all tables. The cover is a table you roll on to determine which art is on the cover. There’s a table to determine who was its lead designer. there’s a table for who becomes the GM and instead of rolling dice it’s decided by how many snacks are present

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Matt Forbeck @forbeck.com · 1d

Gamers! If you're going to Gamehole Con, you can donate to help out Rob Wieland's wife and daughter by purchasing tickets to our memorial event there. If you can, please do!

The link for those donations is here: www.gameholecon.com/events/event...

In lieu of our annual Baron's Ball, we will be toasting our beloved Admiral with our own tall tales of Rob, our friendships, and his legacy 8pm Friday at Gamehole Con.

Please join us and help support his family at this time through this link:

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Brandon O’Brien, low on Action Points @therisingtithes.bsky.social · 1d

the “[organisational_role] of Antifa” is the new “social justice [5E_CLASS]”

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 1d

Back from a long staycation, which involved not looking at this site for five whole days. Cannot recommend it enough tbh

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