Nico Paoli
@nicopaoli315.bsky.social
Writer and game designer in the Asheville NC area; genderfluid {they/he}; polyam; 🇦🇲 🇬🇷
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I am bad at updating social media... I remembered my BlueSky exists, so this is my "oh shit, I should post" update.
I am working through some one shots I plan on publishing and putting out into the world, so that's fun and exciting. (1/2)
I am working through some one shots I plan on publishing and putting out into the world, so that's fun and exciting. (1/2)
I am bad at updating social media... I remembered my BlueSky exists, so this is my "oh shit, I should post" update.
I am working through some one shots I plan on publishing and putting out into the world, so that's fun and exciting. (1/2)
I am working through some one shots I plan on publishing and putting out into the world, so that's fun and exciting. (1/2)
January 23, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I am bad at updating social media... I remembered my BlueSky exists, so this is my "oh shit, I should post" update.
I am working through some one shots I plan on publishing and putting out into the world, so that's fun and exciting. (1/2)
I am working through some one shots I plan on publishing and putting out into the world, so that's fun and exciting. (1/2)
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Believe victims does not only apply to white women.
July 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Believe victims does not only apply to white women.
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If you call yourself an ally, you have a responsibility to educate yourself on the history of racism/white supremacy and how it harms PoC today, and to actively oppose it wherever you find it, including within yourself. And if you're a white person, it's DEFINITELY within yourself. 2/3
July 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
If you call yourself an ally, you have a responsibility to educate yourself on the history of racism/white supremacy and how it harms PoC today, and to actively oppose it wherever you find it, including within yourself. And if you're a white person, it's DEFINITELY within yourself. 2/3
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BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order threatening to override families with transgender youth and shut down access to gender-affirming care for trans people under the age of 19 nationwide.
This order will not take immediate effect, and we will not allow this policy to stand.
This order will not take immediate effect, and we will not allow this policy to stand.
January 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order threatening to override families with transgender youth and shut down access to gender-affirming care for trans people under the age of 19 nationwide.
This order will not take immediate effect, and we will not allow this policy to stand.
This order will not take immediate effect, and we will not allow this policy to stand.
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If you are feeling afraid in this moment, that's valid and reasonable, but let's address our fears constructively together. This podcast episode is a valuable resource. It would make a good listen today.
Keeping Ourselves Safe as Fascism Rises
The Fascism Barometer · Episode
open.spotify.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
If you are feeling afraid in this moment, that's valid and reasonable, but let's address our fears constructively together. This podcast episode is a valuable resource. It would make a good listen today.
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Do not dunk. Do not quote-post. Do not screenshot and repost.
They wish to be visibly cruel because it makes them feel big and strong.
Block them with the most powerful block button we've had on social media to save yourself the energy, and save others from the garage being spread
They wish to be visibly cruel because it makes them feel big and strong.
Block them with the most powerful block button we've had on social media to save yourself the energy, and save others from the garage being spread
Just be prepared. We've all seen that headline going around today that Bluesky is the current #1 app, and X dropped out of the top 25.
That means the absolute worst people in the world are going to be coming here trying to turn THIS place into just as much of a shithole. Block them. Don't engage.
That means the absolute worst people in the world are going to be coming here trying to turn THIS place into just as much of a shithole. Block them. Don't engage.
November 14, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Do not dunk. Do not quote-post. Do not screenshot and repost.
They wish to be visibly cruel because it makes them feel big and strong.
Block them with the most powerful block button we've had on social media to save yourself the energy, and save others from the garage being spread
They wish to be visibly cruel because it makes them feel big and strong.
Block them with the most powerful block button we've had on social media to save yourself the energy, and save others from the garage being spread
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Your LA friends are not okay, even if their homes are intact, even if they have evacuated to safety.
Too many of their friends, colleagues, neighbors, and loved ones are hurting for them to be okay.
But they surely do appreciate you asking anyway. ❤️
Too many of their friends, colleagues, neighbors, and loved ones are hurting for them to be okay.
But they surely do appreciate you asking anyway. ❤️
January 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Your LA friends are not okay, even if their homes are intact, even if they have evacuated to safety.
Too many of their friends, colleagues, neighbors, and loved ones are hurting for them to be okay.
But they surely do appreciate you asking anyway. ❤️
Too many of their friends, colleagues, neighbors, and loved ones are hurting for them to be okay.
But they surely do appreciate you asking anyway. ❤️
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We're three days and a few hours away from revealing this year's TTAF Actual Play Grant selections! Watch live, and you'll also be the first to know which guests we have lined up for our TTRPG lecture series.
The scores have been tallied, the ties debated, and the final results decided. Join us live on Friday, December 20th when we announce the 2025 Tabletop Arts Fund Actual Play Grant winners!
December 17, 2024 at 5:58 PM
We're three days and a few hours away from revealing this year's TTAF Actual Play Grant selections! Watch live, and you'll also be the first to know which guests we have lined up for our TTRPG lecture series.
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This is a wonderful culture to try to fight for. Unfortunately, the platform allows for it, and it's proven to increase engagement and followers, and people want both of those. If you want to stop dogpiling--or any other negative action on BluSky--it has to be addressed at a platform level.
People, we don't Quote-Reply on Bsky to dogpile, we do so to promote and boost. Be alert to Twitter shit bleeding over here. I'm certainly not perfect and have to catch myself, but in reminding me, I play the reminder on the table.
December 16, 2024 at 5:30 PM
This is a wonderful culture to try to fight for. Unfortunately, the platform allows for it, and it's proven to increase engagement and followers, and people want both of those. If you want to stop dogpiling--or any other negative action on BluSky--it has to be addressed at a platform level.
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✨ Emergency casting for The Amazing Rat Race D&D charity stream tomorrow, Monday, Dec 16 ✨
✨ Tech 4:30 PST
✨ Game 5-10 PST*
This is a PvP style game so you may only need to be available for first 2 hours
Please reply if you’re interested OR share so I can find a player 🖤
✨ Tech 4:30 PST
✨ Game 5-10 PST*
This is a PvP style game so you may only need to be available for first 2 hours
Please reply if you’re interested OR share so I can find a player 🖤
December 15, 2024 at 6:13 PM
✨ Emergency casting for The Amazing Rat Race D&D charity stream tomorrow, Monday, Dec 16 ✨
✨ Tech 4:30 PST
✨ Game 5-10 PST*
This is a PvP style game so you may only need to be available for first 2 hours
Please reply if you’re interested OR share so I can find a player 🖤
✨ Tech 4:30 PST
✨ Game 5-10 PST*
This is a PvP style game so you may only need to be available for first 2 hours
Please reply if you’re interested OR share so I can find a player 🖤
I just finished dress rehearsal for my concert tomorrow and one of the pieces has a shaker part that’s gonna haunt my nightmares.
It’s a great piece. Just… this shaker part is going to be the end of me.
It’s a great piece. Just… this shaker part is going to be the end of me.
December 14, 2024 at 6:08 PM
I just finished dress rehearsal for my concert tomorrow and one of the pieces has a shaker part that’s gonna haunt my nightmares.
It’s a great piece. Just… this shaker part is going to be the end of me.
It’s a great piece. Just… this shaker part is going to be the end of me.
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What a killer line-up to be counted with! If you've been meaning to catch up with Chicago's favorite coterie, now is the time. Find us wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.
#vamily #vampirethemasquerade
www.polygon.com/gaming/49583...
#vamily #vampirethemasquerade
www.polygon.com/gaming/49583...
2024’s best actual play includes Transplanar RPG, The All Night Society, and more
There’s a lot of amazing actual play out there, and you don’t have to take my word for it
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:32 PM
What a killer line-up to be counted with! If you've been meaning to catch up with Chicago's favorite coterie, now is the time. Find us wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.
#vamily #vampirethemasquerade
www.polygon.com/gaming/49583...
#vamily #vampirethemasquerade
www.polygon.com/gaming/49583...
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Xodo and PDF24 are listed as free options here.
December 11, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Xodo and PDF24 are listed as free options here.
Finals are done. I just finished my last test tonight. I'm giving myself a couple of relatively stress free days to chill and double down on housework, then some of that time is gonna go back into my current projects!
School is slow going but it is going, which is good.
School is slow going but it is going, which is good.
December 11, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Finals are done. I just finished my last test tonight. I'm giving myself a couple of relatively stress free days to chill and double down on housework, then some of that time is gonna go back into my current projects!
School is slow going but it is going, which is good.
School is slow going but it is going, which is good.
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I guess it is time to introduce Bluesky to my latest work, HTML for People.
Anyone can make a website with HTML. No previous coding experience required. I cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.
And it’s free for all. 🚀
htmlforpeople.com
Anyone can make a website with HTML. No previous coding experience required. I cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.
And it’s free for all. 🚀
htmlforpeople.com
HTML for People
HTML isn't only for people working in the tech field. It's for everyone. Learn how to make a website from scratch in this beginner friendly web book.
htmlforpeople.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:33 AM
I guess it is time to introduce Bluesky to my latest work, HTML for People.
Anyone can make a website with HTML. No previous coding experience required. I cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.
And it’s free for all. 🚀
htmlforpeople.com
Anyone can make a website with HTML. No previous coding experience required. I cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.
And it’s free for all. 🚀
htmlforpeople.com
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Further on this; Diversify. Spread yourself around as many outlets, third party storefronts, retail outlets, small book sellers, etc etc. wherever they'll have you. Exclusivity clauses are rare, and non-exclusive compromises are often like 10% of your income. Well worth the security and coverage.
Been hooting this horn for a minute, do not make the mistake of seeing this site start gaining traction and putting all your eggs and community here. Build a mailing list, send out newsletters, get a website. Not a discord, not a blog hosted on another social media site, an actual website you own.
LRT: If you’re a game dev, consider having your own blog/site. It’s probably going to last longer than any social media platform, unless you choose to shut it down yourself, and it’s really nice having a “home base” that can’t get destroyed by a bored billionaire.
December 9, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Further on this; Diversify. Spread yourself around as many outlets, third party storefronts, retail outlets, small book sellers, etc etc. wherever they'll have you. Exclusivity clauses are rare, and non-exclusive compromises are often like 10% of your income. Well worth the security and coverage.
I am… so bad at social media, I have to remind myself to post. But as I start following other TTRPG folk and expanding out, I wanna say it’s been delightful doing PAXU by proxy, and hopefully next year I can join y’all!
December 8, 2024 at 11:06 PM
I am… so bad at social media, I have to remind myself to post. But as I start following other TTRPG folk and expanding out, I wanna say it’s been delightful doing PAXU by proxy, and hopefully next year I can join y’all!
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TTRPG Creators: please, just say no to "AI." No AI background music, no AI-generated NPCs, no AI character art or podcast covers. It's *all* theft and it's *all* destructive.
November 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM
TTRPG Creators: please, just say no to "AI." No AI background music, no AI-generated NPCs, no AI character art or podcast covers. It's *all* theft and it's *all* destructive.
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HUGE uptick in bad-faith/harassment accounts and bots on here, as described below.
Protect your peace ✨ 🕺 🌳
Block early and report often 🌸 🧘 🌙
Starve their impotent rage-bait of the clicks and attention they want 💫 💎 🌞
Protect your peace ✨ 🕺 🌳
Block early and report often 🌸 🧘 🌙
Starve their impotent rage-bait of the clicks and attention they want 💫 💎 🌞
The account I saw has been removed, but this is a thing.
2 posts, 10k replies. Dozens of posts a minute to people they don't follow, 90% started like "oh so you don't think that/care about/etc" & were all shitty & meant to start a back & forth argument. A range of topics, politics, sports etc
2 posts, 10k replies. Dozens of posts a minute to people they don't follow, 90% started like "oh so you don't think that/care about/etc" & were all shitty & meant to start a back & forth argument. A range of topics, politics, sports etc
knowing that there are negativity bots out there trying to chase us off this website has made it waaay much easier to put up with being called a cunt on 1/3 posts the last couple of weeks
December 2, 2024 at 6:25 AM
HUGE uptick in bad-faith/harassment accounts and bots on here, as described below.
Protect your peace ✨ 🕺 🌳
Block early and report often 🌸 🧘 🌙
Starve their impotent rage-bait of the clicks and attention they want 💫 💎 🌞
Protect your peace ✨ 🕺 🌳
Block early and report often 🌸 🧘 🌙
Starve their impotent rage-bait of the clicks and attention they want 💫 💎 🌞
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moment of truth for the mod team over here I think. They let this garbage fester here and it'll be Twitter again in a weekend.
Continues to be hilarious that twitter got so bad even these troglodytes are coming here
Continues to be hilarious that twitter got so bad even these troglodytes are coming here
Libs of TikTok has arrived. Chaya Raichik is extremely dangerous and is known for her stochastic terrorism of the queer and trans community. Report her and block her. She has no place on this platform.
Block and Report @thelibsoftiktok
Block and Report @thelibsoftiktok
December 2, 2024 at 11:49 AM
moment of truth for the mod team over here I think. They let this garbage fester here and it'll be Twitter again in a weekend.
Continues to be hilarious that twitter got so bad even these troglodytes are coming here
Continues to be hilarious that twitter got so bad even these troglodytes are coming here
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Note for the upcoming holiday season,,, some of us are on a sobriety journey and mocktails or non-alcoholic beer options make a big difference 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
November 26, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Note for the upcoming holiday season,,, some of us are on a sobriety journey and mocktails or non-alcoholic beer options make a big difference 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
The first post on new social media always feels so awkward.
So I’m just gonna get that out of the way right now.
So I’m just gonna get that out of the way right now.
November 22, 2023 at 10:01 PM
The first post on new social media always feels so awkward.
So I’m just gonna get that out of the way right now.
So I’m just gonna get that out of the way right now.