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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 · 4d

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]

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Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 4h

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 · 8h

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 · 10h

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 · 10h

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 · 10h

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 · 13h

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 · 13h

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 · 1d

Average Realis player be like

Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 1d

my means are sane, my motive and my object mad

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

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

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Ethan 🔜 Gamehole Con @glyphtide.games · 1d

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

Chain×Link | Glyphtide Games

A semi-cooperative dungeon-defying roleplaying game

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Brennan Lee Mulligan @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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

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Coyote & Crow Games @coyoteandcrow.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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:

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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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Jeff Stormer @jeffstormer.gobirds.online · 1d

The first game played on Party of One was a Fate Core hack Rob Wieland wrote. He was a constant advocate for games and the people who make them, always working to spotlight games, introduce them to people, and lift as many boats as he could.

May we all do a little more of that in his memory. RIP.

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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 2d

Rob Wieland was the tabletop community's Man At Forbes who did a lot to promote us all in the public eye. His last post was on the Last Caravan Kickstarter, which he probably did not anticipate would be his last.

May we all attain the level of kindness and geekery that Rob did.

Banana Chan @bananachangames.bsky.social · 2d

Extremely sad to hear the passing of Rob Wieland. He was a beloved figure in tabletop and a friend.

Will miss our post-con chats, Rob.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 2d

The WHO has verified the elimination of both measles & rubella in all Pacific Island countries, alongside rubella elimination in Japan. The achievement follows 2 decades of coordinated immunisation campaigns, regional surveillance, and high routine vaccine coverage. buff.ly/EpFb7HK
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Rubella elimination verified in Japan, and measles and rubella elimination verified in Pacific island countries and areas

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that the 21 Pacific island countries and areas that are part of the WHO Western Pacific Region have collectively been verified as having eliminated…

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onion person @junlper.beer · 2d

dying at rightwingers falling for what looks like an ai generated turning points USA half time show with special guest “measles”

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Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 2d

Weirdly, the first PBTA game I ever encountered was Interstitial, 3 years before I got fully into FaTT and learned what PBTA really was. I’m a sucker for Kingdom Hearts through and through

Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 2d

For tons of folks, there was that -one- game that blew the doors open and showed what #TTRPGs could be. The one that started the #IndieGame rabbit hole.

What was YOUR "gateway" indie #TTRPG? The first one that made you realize a whole other world was out there?

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Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Coca-Cola Freestyle machine is an echo chamber. Good luck finding nuanced debates about hot button issues on that touch screen. It’s just soda names and flavored syrups

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Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 2d

Maryland changed you man

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Amaan🎙️GODKILLER: Qismat @amaanhk.bsky.social · 2d

GODKILLER: QISMAT IS BACK, BABY! We go live in 30 minutes @pantslesstables.bsky.social
twitch.tv/pantslesstab...

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 2d

Reshare: The entire field of public health emergency preparedness is built upon the understanding that we cannot avoid bad odds for eternity. The question is how will we respond.

www.rascal.news/preparing-fo...

Preparing for Public Health Disasters With Tabletop Games

What can we learn from a wargame about combating illness?

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