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Mariela | echo river
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'I don't care what comes after; I've seen the dragons on the wind of morning'.
Games | Books | Martial Arts | Cats
She / Her | ES/EN
My TTRPG, lyric games and IF here: https://echoriver.itch.io/
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Después de meses deambulando por aquí, lo mismo es hora de uno de estos posts de presentación tan apañaos.

¿De qué me gusta hablar? Narrativa y literatura, juegos (de todo tipo), animalicos (esta cuenta contiene altas trazas de capibaras), artes marciales y cultura japonesa en general.

(Sigue ⬇️)
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Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.

“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —

altermag.com/articles/the...
The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.
Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.
altermag.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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The Micro Fiction Games Jam is running again!

This year's theme is Absorb, Repose, Recursion.

Can you write a recursive game about absorbing in just 280 characters? Now is the perfect time to find out!

Go to the website and read/ create games

microfictiongames.neocities.org

#MFGJ #TTRPG
Micro Fiction Games
microfictiongames.neocities.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Poems are now battlefields.
"Our society might have stumbled into the most embarrassing possible cyberpunk dystopia, but—as of today—it's at least one in which wordwizards who can mesmerize the machine mind with canny verse and potent turns of phrase are now a pressing cybersecurity threat."

www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
Poets are now cybersecurity threats: Researchers used 'adversarial poetry' to trick AI into ignoring its safety guard rails and it worked 62% of the time
Hacking the planet with florid verse.
www.pcgamer.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Happy 10th anniversary to "Super Turbo Atomic Ninja Rabbit" by Wesley Louis & The Line.
Full video >> vimeo.com/137413473
10th anniversary video >> youtu.be/bPCyf7GihDw
November 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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What To Know About ‘Pluribus’ https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-pluribus/
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Game writers and narrative designers (of all levels, really) should be interested in the *Prototyping Video Game Narratives with Short Stories* course by @iamleyeti.bsky.social.

Lessons start this Monday (Nov 24), and you can find out more here: www.d6learning.com/course/proto...
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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No me me escondo, sí soy.
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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15 years after Satoshi Kon's death: Long interviews with Masao Maruyama & Toshiyuki Inoue (Vector Magazine, Japan).
Watch >> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Read >> vector-mag.com/feature/f-an...
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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La TARDIS!!!
📹 Vídeo | Una cabina de aseo portátil cae desde gran altura en el Puente del Centenario de Sevilla social.elpais.com/6o61g4
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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#SabíasQue hoy se cumplen 101 años del nacimiento de Christopher Tolkien.

Para conmemorarlo, recuperamos este artículo escrito por Martin Simonson, traductor de la obra de #Tolkien al español.

«Sin él, la Tierra Media habría sido mucho más pobre. Y nosotros también.»

f.mtr.cool/mnzbxejhhj
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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¡Se nos ha caído uno de los tripulantes para esta misión! ¿Alguien se anima? Sería este próximo domingo sobre las 16:00 CET
¿Quieres probar Astracordis?
En nuestra comunidad de Discord estamos organizando una partida para este domingo y aún estás a tiempo de apuntarte. ¡Te daremos todo el material de prueba que necesitas para jugar un one-shot a bordo de nuestra nave!

Discord: discord.gg/G2HktskWGG
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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"Ajustar un motor o negociar con un desconocido pueden poner más nervios sobre la mesa que un disparo.”

Hoy conversamos con @falsatortuga.bsky.social sobre @astracordis.space, un juego donde cada acción tiene consecuencias.

Con el arte de @lurnoise.bsky.social

revistaturno.es/astracordis-...
Astracordis: construir un universo donde todo importa - Revista TURNO
Entrevistamos a Joaquín C. Martín-Rayo para descubrir cómo nació Astracordis, el juego de rol de ciencia ficción donde cada acción importa: exploración, ciencia, diplomacia y un retrofuturismo con ide...
revistaturno.es
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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I just learned that John Carmack misgendered and deadnamed Rebecca Heineman in his "tribute" over on Twitter. He probably thinks it's okay when talking pre-transition days, but FYI, most trans people hate that. Worse, he never calls her "she," switching to "they" for recent memories. Fuck that guy.
November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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On this #TransDayofRemembrance, as we think of all those who have suffered and died needlessly because of the bigotry of a minority...

...it's a great time to think about how you can protect trans folks by speaking up and taking action in your community.

#TransRightsAREHumanRights
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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⚔️ Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road is now available on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox on PC and Xbox Cloud!

🔥 Gather resources, fortify your moving city, and survive relentless monster hordes on your journey to the Ark.

www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...

@xbox.com @gamepass.xbox.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Here it Is!
RUIN Ch.0
A Short Narrative Adventure

Please Enjoy, Free, In Browser on Any Device
officialelectric.itch.io/ruin
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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NEW ISSUE KLAXON!!

Strange Play: The Voidspace TTRPG Special is now live!

Trains, ghosts, an ant's eye view: there's a whole bunch of weird and wonderful games for you to try.

Now play on 🖤

voidspacezine.com/ttrpg-special/
Strange Play: TTRPG Special
Ice, Snow and the Quest for Salvation by Rat in a Suit DELETION – Dead End by Kyle Tam We Are the Land by Rat in a Suit 200 Word Backstory by Gary Chadwick It’s the ANT of the World by …
voidspacezine.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Surprise, we're getting pretty close to the final version of REALIS!

ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
Coming soon: Realis
A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker
www.kickstarter.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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✨Few days ago, my dream came true: in the midst of Barcelona's Festival 42, I coordinated MievilleCon, a series of roundtables about China Miéville, leading up to an exclusive 1 hour interview!
For limited time, you can enjoy it now:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0ZK...
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Damnatio Ad Bestias: A #ttrpg to play with your cat by @cyborgurl.bsky.social
w.itch.io/damnatio-ad-...
Damnatio Ad Bestias by Anna Anthropy
A game about faith and conviction for a human and a cat
w.itch.io
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Armanda is back!! 🥳

For those who don't know, Armanda really helped kickstart the new solo-game craze back in 2021/2022 and pioneered experimenting in the space with wonderful games and mechanics.

She was also instrumental in helping me become a designer!

Follow her itch too: armandah.itch.io
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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When I arrive at the party
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM