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Wil (He/Him) @rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com · 42m

I prepopulate it with my own (because I am, after all, a player) and very often nobody really has much to add to it.

Wil (He/Him) @rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com · 49m

Those magic grow creatures have gotten really realistic. They used to just kind of be slimy blobs when they expanded.

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Mythworks ➡️ PAXU @mythworks.bsky.social · 2h

Last day on the road!

The Last Caravan: Westward Bound wraps up today on Kickstarter.

This new chapter adds two books, Westward Bound and Lost Highway, plus the foldable Wanderer’s Atlas and the deluxe satchel box.

If you have been waiting, now is the time to climb aboard. The road ends tonight.

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Satyros Phil Brucato @satyrosphilbrucato.bsky.social · 2h

It's about time Strange Days finally begins getting the retrospective love and respect it deserves. To me, it's the best pre-Matrix cyberpunk film other than Blade Runner and Robocop, and still better than most cyberpunk films made since.

www.polygon.com/strange-days...

30 years ago, Katherine Bigelow made a sci-fi flop that changed her career for the better

Strange Days is a noir-soaked science-fiction thriller set against a backdrop of racial tension, police brutality, sexual assault, and disruptive tech

www.polygon.com

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 2h

What are these MFers going to say when the protests end up being mostly formerly apolitical retirees furious they can't get through to their local Social Security office on the phone anymore?

... This is a rhetorical question, the answer is they're going to keep lying

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Bessent: "This crazy No Kings rally this weekend, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party, which is a big title. No Kings equals no paychecks."

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Wil (He/Him) @rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com · 1h

FWIW, in any game I run, I list my lines, veils, things on the grid, etc. beforehand. I'm a player too.

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Morgan Davie @fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 13h

My copy of the biggest creative project of my life just arrived and even my dog is impressed!*

FiveEvil: Fiendish 5E Horror, designed and written by me, made gorgeous and wonderful by my good friends at Handiwork Games.

It’s real!!

*not really she just knows it’s time for a walk

Hardback book FiveEvil sits on a cushion next to a bemused black and white terrier

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Wil (He/Him) @rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com · 11h

I've used it in a couple online one shots. It worked great. My next convention won't be until January.

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Wil (He/Him) @rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com · 12h

Paging @evlynmoreau.bsky.social

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 13h

Hey, I know everything’s tight, but Rob was a great advocate for our #ttrpg community, a fine game writer himself, and has sadly left his family behind in the capitalist hellscape. I’ve given a bit and ask you to consider it if you can.

gofund.me/4b2b51738

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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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 13h

I will always share the GoFundMes of people in the creative and gaming spaces. ALWAYS.

Because someday, it will be me doing this.

Bull @bulldrek.bsky.social · 22h

My power just got shut off. 😞 Need a lot of help, ASAP. Setting up a Gofundme for a lomger term solution. 😞

gofund.me/120ac4276

Donate to Emergency Electric Reconnection, organized by Steven 'Bull' Ratkovich

My name is Steven "Bull" Ratkovich, and I'm disabled and unable to work. My di… Steven 'Bull' Ratkovich needs your support for Emergency Electric Reconnection

gofund.me

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Wil (He/Him) @rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com · 12h

For future convention games I plan on using CATS in the listing and, instead of Lines and Veils, @jdragsky.bsky.social 's Palette Grid.

CATS share.google/xGsU918jpRWK...
Palette Grid share.google/TWlO0bQmhY5W...

The Palette Grid (a safety tool)

While I’ve been working on a new game lately (Seven-Part Pact, as if I’m ever working on anything else) I ran into an issue with a lot of…

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Wil (He/Him) @rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com · 12h

For convention games, I've used Lines and Veils, the X Card, and open table policy — that means that anyone should feel free to leave, at any time, no questions asked and no explanation needed. I've never had an issue, and frankly if I did I'd ask them to leave.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 17h

Today is the birthday one of the most talented creators in TTRPGs, Jennell Jaquays, who passed away last year. Jennell was one of our company's earliest artists, and played an prominent role in Chaosium's success over many years, as an illustrator and writer.

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🌱Elaine Lithgow 🌱 @elainelithgow.bsky.social · 18h

In todays TTRPG Dev Vlog I chat about my vibes around crowdfunding campaigns.

Let's Talk About Crowdfunding

YouTube video by Is This Something? A TTRPG Dev Vlog

youtu.be

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Colinaut ~ Mirth Peddlers @colinaut.bsky.social · 18h

A friend of mine has a new book out on how to balance activism and relationships without burning out. She is having her book release in store event this Thursday! www.eventbrite.com/e/kitty-stry...

Kitty Stryker's LOVE REBELS In Store Event and Book Signing

Local author and activist Stryker presents her new book, an exploration of how to balance activism and relationships without burning out.

www.eventbrite.com

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Jake @ Faded Quill Gaming @fadedquillgaming.bsky.social · 18h

Whaaaaaaaa?! Anybody got a kid I can borrow?

Aidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social · 1d

Hey everybody, I'm going to be running some Seance Workshops for 4 to 6 year olds in the basement of the abandoned asylum in Ennis at midnight on Halloween.

Parents must wait outside, only small children are allowed in the asylum.

Book now to avoid disappointment!

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wobblerocket 🎲🎮 @wobblerocket.com · 18h

Oregon's a good one. If you can help out, please do.

Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 23h

Look I've been holding off from months asking this on Bluesky because of my pride but I need help.

My car needs brakes, my rent is past due and my step kid needs shoes.

I hate having to ask this

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 18h

Hey @ayvalentine.bsky.social

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 1d

Garbage's Shirley Manson speaks out against music industry economics: "This is an alarm call"

Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”

Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...

www.stereogum.com

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Unruly Arcana @unrulyarcana.bsky.social · 17h

⚠️ PSA ⚠️

Alaska just got seriously fucked up by Typhoon Halong.

There are tons of folks now without homes, and winter is coming fast.

Alaskan winters are long and cold as fuck...

Times are tough, but if you have something to spare, they could seriously use the help.

Please, do what you can...

aerial view of a town inundated with flood waters. buildings damaged, some knocked down and or destroyed entirely.

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Peter @spezbaby.bsky.social · 17h

A GoFundMe has been set up for Rob Wieland's family.

If you can spare a little, I'm sure it would help.

www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-...

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

www.gofundme.com

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 22h

Transness is not bourgeois. This is a wedge idea dreamed up by some gleefully amoral think tank lobotomite to split trans people and make us fight each other. That we relay on modern medicine doesn't make us any more bourgeois than someone who needs antidepressants or cleft palate repair.

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Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 22h

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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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19h

I pledge to sext only with adult humans, moreover my sexting will be artisanal, small batch and produced under the highest ethical production standards, that said, some images may be edited to increase contrast, correct lens distortion and heighten curb appeal

The Verge @theverge.com · 22h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 19h

Today we highlight @evlynmoreau.bsky.social's art for Princess with a Cursed Sword. Evlyn is an illustrator and game designer who has illustrated many roleplaying games and publishes zines of her own. Pledge here for your copy of Princess with a Cursed Sword to see her art: https://bit.ly/4mIpcbG

Inset of a black and white photograph of a woman with long dark hair and glasses. Behind the photograph is black and white drawn art of cards fanned out. Maroon text reads Evlyn Moreau.

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