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Eric Mesa @djotaku.bsky.social · 46m

#music Out of 65 songs, my top #lastfm artists for the past week: 1.Taylor Swift (34), 2.Danny Elfman (7), 3.Thelonious Monk (7), 4.Enough Cereals (4), 5.Chance the Rapper (3), 6.Kreatev (3), 7.Rose Noir (3),

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Paizo @paizo.com · 6h

Starfinder Second Edition is now compatible with Pathfinder Second Edition AND your travel bag! Get the pocket edition of the new ruleset taking over the galaxy today!

buff.ly/fV3LhbA

The is image is of a birds eye view shot of the Starfinder Second Edition Player Core Pocket Edition book cover facing up on top of one of the maps from the Starfinder Flip-Mat: Cityscape Multi-Pack.

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 6h

till you get to be Captain, the higher you rise the harder you toil

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Eric Mesa @djotaku.bsky.social · 7h

A video in which I explore some of the cultural criticisms against Obojima. I try extremely hard to consider all angles and give opinions on levels of validity to the various topics. I hope you stick with me to the end of the video. #TTRPG #5e #Obojima #DnD

youtu.be/gNedg8AbF58

Is Obojima Cultural Appropriation?

YouTube video by Eric Mesa

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Tim Newman @mrtimnewman.bsky.social · 1d

@montecookgames.com books are really good for helping you build your own worlds (on cypher or not)

@modiphius.bsky.social really capture the spirit of their franchise properties - dune for example capture the feel. The spice must flow!

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Eric Mesa @djotaku.bsky.social · 1d

More details?

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Why?

Eric Mesa @djotaku.bsky.social · 1d

The world could use positivity, so here's a post about what each #ttrpg publisher does best. Featuring: @dndbeyond.com, @brotherwisegames.bsky.social , @paizo.com, @koboldpress.com Reply with more examples!

www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2025/10/11/w...

#dnd #Pathfinder #TalesOfTheValiant #cosmere

What Does Each TTRPG Publisher Do Best?

Exploring what TTRPG publishers do best

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1d

Rod Serling used ‘The Twilight Zone’ to say what 1950s TV wasn't allowed to say. Fans at SerlingFest argue his lessons still hold up.

How The Twilight Zone Smuggled Controversial Ideas Past TV Censors

Hundreds of fans gathered in Rod Serling’s hometown to celebrate The Twilight Zone creator who turned science fiction into bold social commentary.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 1d

If you're at NYCC today, come and see me and other awesome authors at 6pm in room 1B02 for "Scream Reads: Books To Keep You Up At Night!" This is a Mira joint, so expect REALLY dramatic eyeliner.

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Candide @candidekun.bsky.social · 2d

Modern AU where Maomao works in a fancy lab

(the second drawing is for all the bio/chem/bench nerds out there 😘)
#薬屋のひとりごと #ApothecaryDiaries #fanart

A woman with straight hair gathered into two bunches, one over each shoulder. She is wearing a lab coat over a turtleneck and a pair of false glasses. To my visually impaired friends, the following text is gibberish to throw the bots off late dinner anime boy hippo gemini water fx ufo Christmas cental american buffalo kabuki realism ornate rococo. Apple turnover zipper coffee. Four kids are playing basketball.

Same woman using a multi-channel pipette to test an array of unidentified liquids on her own arm. Her skin seems to be reacting to the substances. To my visually impaired friends, the following text is gibberish to throw the bots off late dinner anime boy hippo gemini water fx ufo Christmas cental american buffalo kabuki realism ornate rococo. Apple turnover zipper coffee. Four kids are playing foozball.

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Eric Mesa @djotaku.bsky.social · 2d

Looking through @koboldpress.com Monster Vault and Monster Vault 2 to finalize enemies for this weekend's game. I need to just browse these more often. So much creativity on display. #ttrpg #5e #TalesOfTheValiant Also, awesome that KP provides encounter builder: encounter-builder.koboldpress.com

Kobold Press Encounter Builder

encounter-builder.koboldpress.com

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Eric Mesa @djotaku.bsky.social · 2d

That's gotta feel good

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Wolfgang Baur @wolfgangbaur.bsky.social · 2d

It all starts at noon Pacific today. Monsters, games, and revelations of things to come.

Kobold Press @koboldpress.com · 3d

🎃 The kobolds are back for Scarecase 2025 — this Friday & Saturday (Oct 10–11)!👻

Two days of monster reveals, art battles, cozy game streams, and sneak peeks at future Kobold Press releases.

Catch it all live on Twitch & YouTube — and bring your spooky energy.

👉 koboldpress.com/scarecase-2025

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Eric Mesa @djotaku.bsky.social · 2d

So true. I have a bunch of Kickstarter fulfilling now and it's great to get nice books and dice in the mail

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Kobold Press @koboldpress.com · 2d

👻 Roll into Halloween with 20% off dice and dice accessories!

The Scarecase Flash Sale ends Sunday, October 12 — don’t miss your chance to score a frightfully good deal.

🎲 bit.ly/KPflashsale

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 2d

One of many things that lives in my head rent free was a dude posting on reddit to ask if Soylent was perfectly engineered for only what his body needed, why was he still pooping? He was very pro-Soylent, just curious.

𝚂𝙿𝙾𝚁𝙺𝙱𝙾𝙾𝚃 @sporkboot.bsky.social · 3d

what if you're a big fan of Soylent because eating is just too much of a bother

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Third Amendment Rights Group Celebrates Another Successful Year https://theonion.com/third-amendment-rights-group-celebrates-another-success-1819569379/

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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 3d

Bluesky being “make your own algorithm it can even be none” is why I will cling to this app as long as possible

J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 3d

I don't think an algo has taken over bluesky... yet

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Eric Mesa @djotaku.bsky.social · 2d

I remember being so confused at how different it was

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We Geek Girls @wegeekgirls.bsky.social · 3d

On this day 37 years ago, ‘Super Mario Bros. 2’ was released in North America. (October 9, 1988)

#Nintendo #SuperMarioBros2 #VideoGameHistory

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 2d

It will soon come ashore looking for the manager.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

Subtropical Storm Karen forms far from land in the north Atlantic Ocean.

Tropical Storm Raymond, third system now off the coast of Mexico, forms in the eastern Pacific Ocean

Tropical Storm Raymond has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the third system now off the western coast of Mexico. The U.S.

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Eric Mesa @djotaku.bsky.social · 2d

Thing is, even if you don't reject the premise, it would have been way too soon. Nothing has happened yet. Every time some talking head mentioned winning for the middle east situation, like you I laughed because nothing concrete has happened not could have happened before the deadline.

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Eric Mesa @djotaku.bsky.social · 2d

We had a very short session 9 for our #TalesOfTheValiant game. But there was still time for a bit of a scuffle.

www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2025/10/10/t... #ttrpg #5e

Tales of the Valiant Home Game Campaign 01: Session 09

The party finally makes their delivery. Now What?

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Eric Mesa @djotaku.bsky.social · 3d

Our #TalesOfTheValiant home game reaches session 8. www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2025/10/09/t... The team just needs to help out on a dwarven airship. What could possible go wrong? #Midgard #TTRPG #5e

Tales of the Valiant Home Game Campaign 01: Session 08

An airship ride

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