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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 2d

I am currently trying out Bridgy Fed, which connects my dice.camp mastodon feed with that of Bluesky. Lets see if this works!

Dice.camp

A Mastodon server for RPG folks to hang out and talk. Not owned by a billionaire.

dice.camp

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 2d

We are looking for panels for Metatopia Online 2025 which will be taking place on December 6 and possibly December 7, 2025. If you can't attend Metatopia in person this year for any reason, please join us at this online event and spread the word! forms.gle/aTqCs7bBJpfC...

METATOPIA ONLINE 2025 Panel Proposal Form

METATOPIA is Double Exposure, Inc.'s Game Design Festival, an event for people who are passionate about the design, publishing, selling, or playing games of all types. This year, the Double Exposure...

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 2d

I finally had a chance to play Villagesong by Vee of @storybrewersroleplaying.com and it was delightful. I knew the game was well designed when reading it, but the play was absolutely fabulous.

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 3d

Oohh, that does look like fun!

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Hinokodo @hinokodo.com · 3d

Can not recommend @ipr.bsky.social enough. So many folks have reached out about playing MIRU now that it's in stores across the nation! Also stores deserve more options for their customers! And they show at conventions! They have a great booth!

Indie Press Revolution @ipr.bsky.social · 4d

One of our four favorite days of the year, as we send payments to 247 member-publishers.

Our thanks to all our publishers, customers, and retailers for a strong quarter, and to our hard-working staff.

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 6d

Not quite. Maybe in an expansion.

Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 6d

I picked up this neat french board game, Turing Machine which is a clever analog logical deduction game. I need to run it for some Ottawa locals.

The board game Turing Machine which has a ton of neat cardboard overlays.

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 6d

@scorpionmasque.bsky.social merci pour la publication de Turing Machine. C'est excellent comme jeu de déduction.

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Alex Roberts @helloalexroberts.bsky.social · 8d

Living wage? What of the laughing wage. How much is the loving wage. Tell me that

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 9d

You are very kind. I have gotten a great deal out of the curation process and getting more episodes out would be good for me as well.

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 9d

One of the little side-effects of the long developmental cycle for Songfall Survivors is that I accidentally misplaced one of the lovely portraits that @claudiacanginiart.bsky.social drew for the project, only to rediscover it yesterday.

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 10d

My apologies for the continued delays in getting the panelcast up by the way. The last couple years have been particularly busy and this tends to be the item that falls off my list

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 10d

The latest episode of the #RPGDesignPanelcast is finally up, where @avonelle.bsky.social and @omophagic-beast.bsky.social discuss the three tier distribution system! genesisoflegend.podbean.com/e/episode-38...

Episode 383: What is Three Tier Distribution? | RPG Design Panelcast

Recorded at Metatopia 2024 Presented by Avonelle Wing and Nicholas Ambrose My first question when someone tells me they're self-publishing a game is "What are your goals?" Sometimes, the answer is "I ...

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 10d

I love the mornings, if only they didn't come so early.

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 10d

I blame the world. I hope you are able to get some rest during the day to make up for it.

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 10d

Ick. Sympathies from several timezones away.

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Ben M | Periapt Games @periaptgames.bsky.social · 11d

🥛smooth🥛 vs 🥜chunky🥜 game design principles, put together as an honest-to-god blogpost as if it were the year 2010:

periaptgames.blogspot.com/2025/10/smoo...

#gamedev #blogpost #Overzealous

Smooth vs Chunky game design

Sometimes it helps to look at game design through the " Smooth or Chunky " lens. What do these terms mean? Well, they encapsulate certain ...

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🇨🇦 CCUTTRPG @ccuttrpg.ca · 11d

Do you want to know how you can support your favorite creator (Canadian or not) without spending a loonie?

Follow the guide!

How to Support Canadian Indie Creators (without spending ...

Join now to unlock exclusive Canadian Creators United content

ccuttrpg.ca

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 13d

I wish I was surprised rather than wearily resigned about this.

Adam Jury @adamjury.com · 13d

Someone told me that you can't buy Affinity Publisher/suite right now, and this is their web page.

Affinity Publisher importing IDML but not EXPORTING IDML was always a warning sign to me that they were not committed to the sparkle motion of openness.

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 13d

Well, enshittification.

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Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 13d

Worth pointing out that Kickstarter United is NOT currently calling for a public boycott of Kickstarter's platform.

The work strike encompasses 59 "community support specialists, trust and safety analysts, marketing professionals, software engineers, and other tech workers" under the old contract.

Rascal News @rascal.news · 13d

Unionized workers with @kickstarterunited.org are poised to strike if the crowdfunding platform's management doesn't approve their new contract.

The union has demanded a four-day workweek, minimum living wage salaries, and protections against generative AI encroachment.

Kickstarter United workers will strike beginning October 2

Demands include enshrining the four-day, 32-hour work week in their contract.

www.rascal.news

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🇨🇦 CCUTTRPG @ccuttrpg.ca · 13d

We’ve officially launched! Canadian Creators United is live with our new digital hub: www.ccuttrpg.ca: your window for everything CCU! TTRPG creators and fans can come to connect, share, and celebrate Canadian stories.

Come explore and join the adventure!

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🇨🇦 CCUTTRPG @ccuttrpg.ca · 13d

Lancement officiel! Créateurs Canadiens Unifiés est en ligne avec sa nouvelle plateforme numérique: www.ccuttrpg.ca. Votre vitrine pour tout ce qui touche à l'univers CCU! Les créateurs et les fans de JdR peuvent venir échanger, partager et célébrer notre belle histoire Canadiennes.

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Curious Georgette 🐒💀 @heartisthecompass.bsky.social · 14d

"Genocide means acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group:

Article II, The UN Genocide Convention".

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 14d

Anyone who is ready to learn more can watch the documentary "The Good Canadian" this evening on APTN, CBC Gem, or the CBC Docs YouTube channel. www.cbc.ca/documentarie...

Canada: the true north, strong and free — unless you're Indigenous | CBC Documentaries

The Good Canadian is a sobering account of the country’s ongoing injustices against Indigenous people. In the film, experts say it adds up to nothing short of a genocide.

www.cbc.ca

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