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Game writer. The Outer Worlds, Mass Effect, EverSpace 2, Aliens: Fireteam, Dawngate, Asheron's Call, Elder Scrolls Online, Magic: the Gathering. Known elsewhen as Stormwaltz. A fairly terrible person trying to do the least harm. He/Him, masks, dysthymia.

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a ghostwriter @stormwaltz.net · May 12

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I mostly like and recirculate posts here. I never discuss my current work, and only rarely my previous work. (The specifics are mostly NDA'd, and the generalities you can get from less socially-anxious game writers.)

My personal grumbling is (mostly) confined to Mastodon.

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Amy Mebberson @amymebberson.bsky.social · 3h

The RIGHT people will appreciate this 🥰

youtu.be/VJEbsEg36j0?...

【Complete】Evolution of Magical Girl Transformations

YouTube video by Kimling Toro

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 15h

Don’t make me tap the sign.

Tap the sign meme saying “Using AI ironically is still using AI.”

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 7h

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Misha🧡🤍💖 @ sleep @mishacak3s.bsky.social · 14h

Want to bring home some eldritch chaos for yourself? INA’S SISTER ERRA IS AVAILABLE ON MAKESHIP NOW!! Only 9 days left to preorder LET’S GET HER TO THAT GOAL!!!!
www.makeship.com/products/eld...

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a ghostwriter @stormwaltz.net · 12h

And whose fault is that, Mr. Vought?

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h

One commenter replied, “based song choice,” which was liked by the Border Patrol account. Another commenter wrote, “if you know you know.”

Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs

The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 14h

Reposting this since the subject is a bit time critical: after 20 years of publishing, the next 16 days are the last chance for folks to pick up any of the 70 exclusive Babylon 5 books from Jaclyn Easton's www.b5books.com before the doors close forevermore.

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a ghostwriter @stormwaltz.net · 12h

But still "no money" for Americans' health care.

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 14h

What the fuck are we doing?

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 13h

Game writing tip #56: Be sure to end every error message with a pointed insult. "You cannot build here. Loser."

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 16h

Battle.net workers unionize as Microsoft neutrality agreement expires
aftermath.site/battle-net-wor...

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Aura @aurahack.ca · 16h

whole thing is a really good read; i screamed out loud when i read this part

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 17h

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Dave Chalker @davethegame.bsky.social · 15h

Terrible news that AMIGO’s US division is shutting down. Produced some of my favorites and made them easily available here instead of needing to import them and get translated rules. Another needless tariff casualty.

AMIGO Games Inc., the US subsidary of the German game publisher AMIGO Spiel + Freizeit GmbH, is closing its doors at the end of the year due to the ongoing economic challenges since the coronavirus pandemic.
In 2018, AMIGO owner Uwe Pauli founded AMIGO Games Inc., a subsidiary in the US. The goal was to expand the presence of AMIGO products in the American market with a dedicated office and local market experts. At the time, no one could have predicted that a global pandemic would completely disrupt the retail landscape a year and a half later.
Coming out of the initial pandemic, AMIGO focused on expanding the awareness of their game lines, and cutting costs within the operation. While there were successes, such as reintroducing the Bohnanza line to the U.S. and new evergreens like Don't L.L.A.M.A and Cabanga, we were challenged in pushing those goals by the ever-changing landscape of shipping and component cost increases.
In the past 12 months, even more uncertainty has been introduced. This year's tariff dispute with the US, the lack of predictability, and significant additional costs gave the AMIGO management the final impetus to make the difficult decision to close AMIGO Games Inc.
"It's not an easy decision for us, but it's the right decision," explains Alexander Jost, CEO of AMIGO Spiel + Freizeit GmbH in Germany, where he is responsible for AMIGO Games Inc. "After eight years of intensive efforts, we have to admit that we cannot meet the economic challenges of the American market with our small company. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the AMIGO Games team Alex Yeager and Corey Delmonto for their tireless efforts."

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FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 15h

🇫🇷 #France’s highest court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by far-right leader Marine #LePen, dealing a major setback to her efforts to overturn a sentence that could bar her from running in the 2027 presidential election.

➡️ For more: https://go.france24.com/uOL

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radley #1 jace fan @robotrad.bsky.social · 1d

magic community should post less about The News and start posting more about which characters you want to see in Various Scenarios

jay! @pogona.space · 1d

We need to steer magic community online into a fandom. What do you mean its been months and theres not a single fanfic on ao3 with alpharael and his hole. Hes a white boy talking about his hole any fandom would have taken that and ran

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 15h

Starting a new artist profile from scratch is a slow climb, but the progress is visible! V22X has 145 monthly listeners, and the first single (launched September 26th) has 231 streams.

Baby steps!

open.spotify.com/artist/5v8fB...

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Thevaultoftheatomicspaceage @atomicspaceage.bsky.social · 15h

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a ghostwriter @stormwaltz.net · 16h

"Oops, we got caught doing a racism."

NPR @npr.org · 19h

Kansas GOP leaders have condemned offensive messages sent in a national Young Republicans group chat. They said the group is now inactive.

Kansas Young Republicans group now inactive after racist chat messages get exposed

Kansas GOP leaders have condemned offensive messages sent in a national Young Republicans group chat. They said the group is now inactive

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 18h

This will work fine on neurodivergent folk, I’m sure…

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 19h

Facial expressions common to all humans! 🙃

PainChek is one of these behavioral models, and it acts like a camera‑based thermometer, but for pain: A care worker opens the app and holds a phone 30 centimeters from a person’s face. For three seconds, a neural network looks for nine particular microscopic movements—upper‑lip raise, brow pinch, cheek tension, and so on—that research has linked most strongly to pain. Then the screen flashes a score of 0 to 42. “There’s a catalogue of ‘action‑unit codes’—facial expressions common to all humans. Nine of those are associated with pain,” explains Kreshnik Hoti, a senior research scientist with PainChek and a co-inventor of the device. This system is built directly on the foundation of FACS. After the scan, the app walks the user through a yes‑or‑no checklist of other signs, like groaning, “guarding,” and sleep disruption, and stores the result on a cloud dashboard that can show trends.

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PizzaCake @pizzacakecomic.bsky.social · 20h

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 18h

My mother, who went on to have me and my brother.
My brother has then gone on to have three children of his own.

We're at seven lives saved now.
Seven lives saved, because my grandmother was given the abortion, THE MEDICAL CARE, that she needed to live.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 18h

On a personal note, that I repeat more often than I like. (But will do so until the message sticks.)

My grandmother suffered an ectopic pregnancy. The birth was not viable. She WAS Catholic. HER PRIEST urged her to have the abortion that saved her life.

Her next successful birth WAS MY MOTHER.

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1000xRESIST | Available Now @sunsetvisitor.studio · 19h

You are a clone named Watcher, and you’ve made a grave mistake.

💠 Surface a 1,000-year-old lie from the cosmic shadows
💠 Discover the forbidden truths about your god
💠 Unravel a tapestry of familial pain, love and revolution

1000xRESIST is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and Game Pass on November 4.

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EVERSPACE 2: WRATH OF THE ANCIENTS🚀OUT NOW! @everspace.game · 1d

Steam Next Fest is in full swing! That means there are hundreds of new game demos to try for free!

Here’s a thread with a couple awesome projects we’ve seen!
Played something cool? Comment with a link below!

#indiegames #steam #nextfest

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Jamie McTrusty @jamiemctrusty.bsky.social · 17h

In heavy fog off the Polish coast on October 15th, 1944, the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen rammed the light cruiser Leipzig amidships, almost cutting her in two. The two ships were wedged together for 14 hours before Prinz Eugen managed to extricate herself.
#NavalHistory
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Bow of German cruiser Prinz Eugen, bearing a swastika identification symbol on the foredeck, embedded deep in the cruiser Leipzig’s side. Personnel on the decks of both ships are contemplating what the next move should be.

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