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James J. Haeck

@jamesjhaeck.bsky.social

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ENnie Award-winning game designer. Freelance Writer & Editor for: Wizards of the Coast, Critical Role, Darrington Press, MCDM, Ghostfire Gaming. (They/them)

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James J. Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · Nov 23

Let's take a look at my latest from Ghostfire Gaming, Grim Hollow: The Valikan Clans! @shawnmerwin.bsky.social led Raider's Guide to Valikan, a setting guide and player options book and I led Saga of the Seasons, a sprawling dark fantasy adventure!

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James J. Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · 6h

Yo Shionara's worldbuilding has got me so excited to play in this world! Come check us out!

Phoenixiwaki @phoenixiwaki.bsky.social · 9h

Our 1st #daggerheart campaign starts next week!
Join @thecandacemarie.bsky.social @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social Kayla Janelle @lauren-urban.com @yaboibig.bsky.social & myself in the Japanese folklore campaign frame, Irazu no Mori (The Forbidden Forest) from the mind of @yocean14.bsky.social!

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James J. Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · 11h

Potential for a whole channel focusing on this tbh

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Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 20h

This is cool after the war on everything called “porn” by platforms and payment processors. A machine that stole all your words can generate and sell “erotica” but you can’t haaa

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 20h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Honest J @frangsbo.bsky.social · Sep 13

Every dollar invested in so-called 'AI' instead of clean renewable energy is a dollar that drives the price of electricity up instead of down.

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Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social · 2d

Putting out a call: if you were part of WOTC’s late-2010s live events (Stream of Many Eyes, D&D Live, The Descent), I would love to talk to you as part of the Actual Play book.

[email protected] will reach me, either to schedule a chat or to share your memories.

Please feel free to share.

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Chappell Ellison @chappelltracker.bsky.social · 13d

This Tumblr user summarizes something I've been feeling/doing lately. Against everything going on, it somehow feels helpful.

User homoquartz writes: as long as you smile and nod, people are satisfied. it’s just to show that you are nice and there with good intentions. we’re small in a big world and have to rely on other people to be decent to us. so we do our little human dance to each other to say, “i’m not here to hurt you. here’s something we have in common, like the weather or sports or itchy sweaters, so we both know we’re on the same team. we both agree on a basic fact, like that it is rainy or that being itchy is uncomfortable, and this proves we can get along. i’m being light-hearted and non-threatening right now."
Small talk isn't to get to know a person. It's just a greeting to affirm you're buddies in the universe. I am motivated by wanting the other person to know I am friendly, so I have gotten pretty decent at small tall when I used to hate it.

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 3d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Kobold Press @koboldpress.com · 3d

A few pointers on how to maximize the fear and loathing for your villain. Seems mean, but a boring villain kills your game fast.

koboldpress.com/game-changer...

Game Changer | What no one tells you about the difference between a villain and a foe - October 10 2025

Check out the Kobold Press advice column, Game Changer! This month: How do I deal with a player who wants to use a new, untested sourcebook? Brian answers all!

koboldpress.com

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Ryan North? But - he died... 30 years ago this very night!! @ryannorth.ca · 4d

In video games, you will often find a fully roasted chicken abandoned on the ground, and eating it extremely quickly makes you feel better. What's less known is that this is also true in real life

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Ash G. (the G is for Ghost) @kilomonster.art · 5d

I will gladly draw all of the frogs as a symbol for the movement, explicitly to take them back from the fuckers who co opted Pepe for their nazi shit.

A cheery, cute frog looking up and flipping off the camera while saying “fuck off, fascists.”

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The Ghost Of Cohost. CoGhost. Gohosohssosost @ceresultra.bsky.social · 5d

How do I explain to offline people that my favorite Japanese mascot said "we can only be liberated from queer oppression if we are truly seen as human" and then started wielding fireworks like a rocket launcher on the side of a mountain without sounding like I've totally lost it?

Chiitan forever

Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 6d

Chiitan has a dream.
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍

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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 5d

WHAT NOW - dashare.zone ADMIN

A SKELITON AT THERE COMPUTER " CANT BELIEVE I DIDNT LOOK UP MORE COOL SHIT WHEN THE INTERNET STILL WORKED" ,,, THE FUNNYEST THING ABOUT A SOCIETY IN DECLINE IS YOU DONT REALLY EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN TO YOU AND WHEN IT DOES IT FEEL'S LIKE A PERSONAL OFFENSE, WE WATCHED COMPUTERS AND NET GET BETTER AND BETTER FOR SO MANY YEARS THAT IT SEEMED OBVIOUS IT WOULD CONTINUE, WHY WOULD THINGS GET BAD ON PURPOSE, HOW CAN YOU MAKE MORE MONEY WITH WORSE PRODUCT'S , WELL THEY FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO IT , THEY SOLD OUR COMMUNITYS AND RESOURCES UP THE DAMB RIVER TO MAKE A FEW MORE TRILLION'S, AND WHAT CAN THEY EVEN BUY WITH IT, OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ABILITY TO ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE IN PEACE - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN BBUT IM STILL KICKEN A$$ AND ADDING CUSS WORD'S TO MY GOGGLE SEARCHES SO THEY DONT SHOW ME AI SHIT !!!! - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

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James J. Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · 5d

Even after a thousand years, the Ulduar soundtrack is perfect RPG writing music.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG2V...

Ulduar Music (The Titans Music) - Wrath Music Soundtrack

YouTube video by Warcraft Music | Congelatore

www.youtube.com

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Dan LK, Annelid Industries Requirements Analyst @2ndlevelbard.bsky.social · 5d

Such a delight to hear the @dungeondudes.bsky.social and @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social heaping (much deserved!) praise on @mikerunderwood.bsky.social on this week's Eldritch Lorecast. And now I'm REALLY psyched for the Daggerheart version of Drakkenheim.

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James J. Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · 7d

I'm not involved in this project at all, I just want it to do gangbusters!!

James J. Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · 7d

the DREAD actual play is back!!! Back when I was a wee intern at Geek & Sundry, Ivan's DREAD show was the greatest actual play ever made... And now the maestro is back 👀

Bex 🎃 @musicgamer460.bsky.social · 8d

www.kickstarter.com/projects/goo...

The Tales of Dread Kickstarter is live!!! This is not a drill!

Tales of Dread: The Cave

An immersive horror actual play featuring props, sets, and an all-star cast of players to tell a terrifying new story.

www.kickstarter.com

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James J. Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · 7d

No no that's the light talking! A few more hours of standing with a lantern in a graveyard will solve everything

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James J. Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · 7d

CONGRATS on the big new release, Keith!! :D

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Keith Ammann 🔜 Gamehole Con @themonstersknow.com · 7d

"It’s a beast. A monster. A behemoth. But it’s a behemoth of the very best kind. It’s a CR 30 epic boss of a book with a treasure hoard of inspiration. I don’t know what you expected from Keith Ammann, but it was probably this."

Read the @scrollforinit.bsky.social review: scrollforinitiative....

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James J. Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · 9d

It's been claimed! Thanks folks <3

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 9d

When I turned 30 I had not yet written my first published book or my first published novel and did not know (or know of) some of the most important people in my life. I didn't know how much my life could still change, and did, after the age of 30. There is so much your life still yet to live.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 11d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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James J. Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · 9d

A friend just claimed em sorry :((

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James J. Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · 9d

Hehe ty

James J. Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · 9d

Anyone want some vintage @beadleandgrimms.com merch? I'm downsizing and hoping to give these 5 inspiration tokens from Avernus a good home!

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 10d

A better world is possible

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10d

According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.

Just the start.

Common sense.

Paris before and after street transformation

New urban forest planted in front of Paris City Hall

A Paris “School Street” where cars are removed and people space/tree planting are added

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