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John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged!

@curtinwrites.bsky.social

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Ennie-nominated game and culture writer Words @Paizo.com and sundry Projects: @starfinderfacts2e.bsky.social https://www.patreon.com/BearlyFactual https://ko-fi.com/bearlyfactualproduction Occasional musician. Built a robot once.

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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 18h

Every A.I. CEO is like “We invented a robot that can fuck your wife so you have more free time to mow the lawn!”

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John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged! @curtinwrites.bsky.social · 1d

IIRC that is what balatro calls them, which is as close to gospel as I need

John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged! @curtinwrites.bsky.social · 1d

As a fellow Libra: with 0 regrets, too. Life's too short.

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Slandered @slandered.bsky.social · 3d

The Kickstarter for Starfinder: Afterlight has reached 250K! Wow I know Epictellers have to be popping bottles in Barcelona right now!

No clue where the goals go from here. Maybe more companions?

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Brian Liberge/Freddie (she/he) 🔜Dungeons and Drag Nuns @brianliberge.bsky.social · 7d

Boston area TTRPG designers, we are putting together a meetup to see each other in person, exchange ideas and build community.

Thursday October 23rd at @sidequestbooks.bsky.social in Bow Market

www.eventbrite.com/e/ttrpg-game...

TTRPG Game Designer Meetup @ SQBG

Come get to know the other TTRPG designers in Camberville and beyond!

www.eventbrite.com

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Epictellers Entertainment @epictellers.bsky.social · 5d

Starfinders, we’re only 24 hours til launch!

The campaign goes live tomorrow, October 7th, at 9:00 AM (EDT) / 3:00 PM (CEST).

What are you waiting to follow our Kickstarter page?

👉 http://epictellers.com/kickstarter

Repost to help us find our community!

#StarfinderAfterlight #Kickstarter

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 6d

Just noting that this reporting is from the correspondent for that radical rag...The Economist

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 6d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged! @curtinwrites.bsky.social · 6d

A mystery game that blends fake cases with real-world files and websites in a one-of-a-kind ARG-in-an-exe - I review The Case Of Andrew D, free at Bearly Factual Productions! www.patreon.com/posts/case-o...

The Case Of Andrew D. Review: A Serious Game For Mystery Diehards, ARGers and IT Nuts | Bearly Factual Productions, By John Curtin

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John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged! @curtinwrites.bsky.social · 6d

It's true. I can feel the lack of ground-level local reporting

John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged! @curtinwrites.bsky.social · 6d

Yupyupyup. 🙃

John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged! @curtinwrites.bsky.social · 7d

If Italy can do this for Gaza, what's stopping Americans from doing this for Trump?

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7d

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

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John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged! @curtinwrites.bsky.social · 7d

WAIT SHIT I HAVE FAMILY OVER WHAT IS HAPPENING ON PAIZO LIVE TODAY HELP ME PAIZOVERSE YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE

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John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged! @curtinwrites.bsky.social · 7d

WAIT SHIT I HAVE FAMILY OVER WHAT IS HAPPENING ON PAIZO LIVE TODAY HELP ME PAIZOVERSE YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE

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Endless Mode @endlessmode.bsky.social · 7d

GLAAD's new Queer Emerging Developers mentorship program aims to help "early to mid-career" LGBTQ game developers with their careers. www.endlessmode.com/article/glaa...

GLAAD Launches Program to Mentor LGBTQ+ Developers

GLAAD's new Queer Emerging Developers mentorship program aims to help "early to mid-career" LGBTQ game developers with their careers.

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Buffalo Buffalo @buffalobuffalo.bsky.social · 8d

Buffalo Buffalo is hiring! Do you have a passion for video games and building communities? We’re looking for a Freelance Community Manager to join our team. Click the link below for more details ➡️ www.buffalobuffalo.ca/careers/free...

Freelance Community Manager | Buffalo Buffalo

We’re looking for a Freelance Community Manager to help build an engaged and welcoming community around our studio titles.

www.buffalobuffalo.ca

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 8d

To all the smug jagoffs responding to this article with "It's always been like this!", no it has fucking not.

A graph of game industry headcount and year-over-year change. It plummets precipitously in 2023-2024.

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John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged! @curtinwrites.bsky.social · 8d

Oh no nvm I found the yesterskeet

John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged! @curtinwrites.bsky.social · 8d

...Clover Pit?

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8d

Before she passed, Jane Goodall was interviewed as recently as last week, and her message was clear, consistent, and timely: "Humans are not exempt from extinction."

Jane Goodall’s final, urgent, message

"Intelligent creatures don’t destroy their only home.”

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John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged! @curtinwrites.bsky.social · 8d

This is a fun group of players - I appreciate everyone's immediate willingness to joke and quip with one another. Immediate party chemistry!

John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged! @curtinwrites.bsky.social · 8d

Took myself on a date to @sidequestbooks.bsky.social 's live D&D game with Anjali Bhimani tonight. It's pretty awesome seeing a busy D&D event in the middle of a trendy hotspot. Can't wait for the game!

Bow St Market in Somerville, a two-story shopping center wrapped around a central courtyard

A crowded room of gamers gathered to watch Anjali Bhimani GM

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John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged! @curtinwrites.bsky.social · 8d

And I'm sure she wants you to be able to enjoy the wedding!

John Curtin 🔜 PAX Unplugged! @curtinwrites.bsky.social · 8d

In our case we made our own Spotify playlist and recruited a friend to manage it, but I would ask people who had recently weddings for recommendations - bonus points if you remember liking the music!

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Quinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · 9d

Ok, putting my blockers on, will not be back on until this afternoon!

Don't forget: Imagination is for Everyone.

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Magic: The Gathering @magic.wizards.com · 9d

Wizards of the Coast is hosting a Twitch stream to support Trans Lifeline, a hotline and non-profit organization offering direct support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.

Tune in to twitch.tv/magic on Oct 4th at 10am PT to play games with us and support!

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