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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 2d

EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP IT'S MATSUTAKE SEASON

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Stella, Sandwich Enjoyer @evilgoblin.wedding · 4d

*To the tune of benny and the jets*
🎵 Murdered by a gnome 🎵

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 4d

Banger

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 7d

I've seen the name over/under pop up on my feed quite a bit... what's the deal with it?

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 7d

Screams

tot ✨🔜 paxu @totcocoa.bsky.social · 8d

I couldn't allow Halloween season to pass by without checking out a horror ttrpg on the blog! As such, I hope you all enjoy learning the character creation for 'Gravemire" by @lonelamplighter.bsky.social ! This was super fun to dig into.

totscharactercompendium.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/g...

Gravemire

We are well into Halloween season now and I couldn’t very well let this month pass without talking about at least one horror ttrpg. The genre is one that is near and dear to my heart and I am…

totscharactercompendium.wordpress.com

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tot ✨🔜 paxu @totcocoa.bsky.social · 8d

I couldn't allow Halloween season to pass by without checking out a horror ttrpg on the blog! As such, I hope you all enjoy learning the character creation for 'Gravemire" by @lonelamplighter.bsky.social ! This was super fun to dig into.

totscharactercompendium.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/g...

Gravemire

We are well into Halloween season now and I couldn’t very well let this month pass without talking about at least one horror ttrpg. The genre is one that is near and dear to my heart and I am…

totscharactercompendium.wordpress.com

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 10d

that's really brave of you

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 10d

ICE is coming to my home town now and I am ready with my magnetic Mexican flag bumper sticker and a deeply "yes officer thank you officer that'll take me six to nine billion business days officer" attitude

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 14d

Thousand Year Old Vampire, Anamnesis, Athanor, Librarian's Apprentice

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 17d

But is it good

Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 23d

Email them a PDF!

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 24d

It kills me how much cooler you are than I'll ever be

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 24d

My favorite part of doing Banned Books Week lessons with my students is seeing their indignant outrage at Captain Underpants being banned for nudity

Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 27d

It is now Banned Books Week here in the United States. And while my charity bundle is still going, I want to take a moment to compile a thread about book bans for those of you who may want more information.

To start: a "banned book" does NOT refer to a book that is nationally banned (yet). (1/17)

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 27d

It is now Banned Books Week here in the United States. And while my charity bundle is still going, I want to take a moment to compile a thread about book bans for those of you who may want more information.

To start: a "banned book" does NOT refer to a book that is nationally banned (yet). (1/17)

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 26d

Go read my thread and learn things cowards

Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 27d

It is now Banned Books Week here in the United States. And while my charity bundle is still going, I want to take a moment to compile a thread about book bans for those of you who may want more information.

To start: a "banned book" does NOT refer to a book that is nationally banned (yet). (1/17)

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 27d

And if you want to pick up some games from me at a super low price AND support the work I do AND help Unite Against Book Bans, you can purchase my bundle here: itch.io/s/160722/uni...

(17/17)

Unite Against Book Bans Clawhammer Bundle by Clawhammer Games

A bundle by Clawhammer Games, $10.00 for 6 games

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 27d

If you want to support Unite Against Book Bans, you can do so here: uniteagainstbookbans.org/support-the-...

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Support the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans

It's the season of giving, and we're asking for your support in the fight against censorship.

uniteagainstbookbans.org

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 27d

Book bans are happening everywhere. If you live in a blue state like me, they can feel far away, but I can assure you first hand that they're not. In the last year alone I've dealt with over a dozen book challenges, and I work at a school with less than 400 students.

This is real. (15/17)

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 27d

You can also join Unite Against Book Bans, or donate to them. They're a national organization that's run lockstep with the American Library Association, and they (we) do great work.

My own charity bundle is donating proceeds to them too. Link is at the bottom. (14/17)

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 27d

Write letters to your local papers speaking out against book bans. Lobby with local officials through letters or phone calls. Many local officials are literally just normal people. A lot of them will be willing to get coffee with you and chat.

It makes an enormous difference. (13/17)

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 27d

Attend library and school board meetings (they're mandatorily public) and show your support for library workers.

Also, ASK IF THEY HAVE A POLICY FOR BOOK CHALLENGES. Many libraries don't, but they SHOULD. It may seems counterintuitive, but having that policy is armor, not a vulnerability. (12/17)

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 27d

I want to be crystal clear here: this is NOT NORMAL. This is a new strategy. A new attack against intellectual freedom. Libraries and schools are already under dire threat from the Trump administration, and that's putting everyone's communities on the line. You can fight back. (11/17)

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 27d

Nearly 75% of recent book bans result from such organized campaigns or legislative measures rather than isolated parental complaints. During the 2024-25 school year alone, PEN America documented nearly 7,000 individual book bans in public schools, most in Republican-led states. (10/17)

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 27d

These groups often share lists of targeted books online, influence local school board decisions, and work alongside elected officials to push for new policies or legislation that restrict access to books about race, gender identity, sexuality, and history. (9/17)

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Burning the Maps @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 27d

I'm not getting tinfoil hat here. Moms for Liberty has over 200 chapters nationwide, advocating for the removal of books about LGBTQ+ people and people of color from schools. And there are more: No Left Turn in Education, MassResistance, the list goes on. (8/17)

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