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Mids Meinberg @meinberg.bsky.social · 20h

Some of the named characters have unique jobs that are so powerful that (if you’re aiming for maximum power) it’s worthwhile to level them up and keep them in the party.

The rest, yeah, you can drop them really easily.

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Mids Meinberg @meinberg.bsky.social · 1d

I’m deep in the woods on my current blog post, which is honestly a fun experience. Not sure if I’ll see the light on the other side, but that’s what the journey is about.

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Mids Meinberg @meinberg.bsky.social · 1d

Finally someone else gets it!!!

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Transparency @transparency.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, I get it. It's called Castlevania because it's a metroidvania set in a castle!

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jay Dragon has firmware updates @jdragsky.bsky.social · 1d

has anyone written about the process of conversational repair in analog games? specifically thinking about stuff like:
- "i move my meeple 5 spaces" "i think it's 6 spaces"
- "oh, last turn i should've given you an extra 3 tokens. do you want them now?"
- "it's too late now, but for next time..."

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Mids Meinberg @meinberg.bsky.social · 1d

Apocalypse World 1e has a great section about this actually

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CarmineQueme @carminequeme.bsky.social · 1d

Commission

🔻𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀: #CQueme
🔻My links and comm form in bio

#commissionsopen #commission #art #digitalart

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HolBat (Waitlist on Dec) @kholbatar.bsky.social · 1d

Commission "gangster" art 😌
Thank you for support!

#Commission #artsky #noir #art

The image depicts a stylish man in a blue and black suit with a red bow tie and brown gloves. He holds a Thompson submachine gun (the so-called "gangster submachine gun") and wears a blue hat with a feather.

The background is dark blue and purple with geometric patterns.

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HolBat (Waitlist on Dec) @kholbatar.bsky.social · 1d

It costs $0.00 to support a human artist

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James D'Amato @ NYCC @oneshotrpg.bsky.social · 1d

This is such a wonderful game. I need to play it again.

thoughtcrimegames @thoughtcrimegames.bsky.social · 1d

Community Radio, everyone's favorite improv #ttrpg of a strange, strange place, and the community radio station that supports it is now available on @ipr.bsky.social and @tabletopbookshelf.com!

IPR: www.indiepressrevolu...

TBS: tabletopbookshelf.co...

Cover of Community Radio, Second Edition by Thoughtcrime Games

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 4d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a powerful antibody, known as 04_A06, that is able to neutralize 98.5% of MORE THAN 300 different HIV strains AND permanently reduce HIV viral load to undetectable levels, making it one of the broadest-acting antibodies against HIV identified to date.

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Ryan North? But - he died... 30 years ago this very night!! @ryannorth.ca · 2d

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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Jax o'Lantern, Spooky Pumpkin Doll 🎃 @rufflejax.bsky.social · 1d

I'm on a break from Mechsploitation writing due to catching up on all my freelance projects, but if you'd like to read ten connected short stories full of weird setting details and snappy dialogue and Easter eggs from some of my favorite writers in the subgenre check out the link below!

Jax o'Lantern, Spooky Pumpkin Doll 🎃 @rufflejax.bsky.social · Apr 23

Mechanisms of Rule is my mechsploitation series; I'm putting it under my Empty Spaces writing because of how heavily it's influenced by the ES lens.

Read it here: archiveofourown.org/series/4728955

A white hand holds a dangling wooden pose doll. Text says "MECHANISMS OF RULE a Mechsploitation series"

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 2d

Why is the Ben & Jerry's guy on TikTok and doing better geopolitical analysis on the US and China than every Liberal on this website?

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Idle Cartulary @idlecartulary.itch.io · 4d

Today, I read Harvest, the game of creeping folk horror. Is this island a place you want to visit, or should you stay well away? Find out! idlecartulary.com/2025/10/09/i...

I Read Harvest

I Read Games reviews are me reading games when I have nothing better to do, like read a module or write or play a game. I don’t seriously believe that I can judge a game without playing it, usually…

idlecartulary.com

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · Apr 18

might start up another thread here for “curated procedural generation can give cover to jokes a human writer might feel are too edgy / on the nose / might otherwise disavow”

disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · Apr 18

Fellas, is it progressive to yearn for the mines?

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 4d

again: I love it when she’s funny

liv taters @livtaters.bsky.social · 4d

no, i am not secretly petty. i am very openly petty.

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🖤🐦‍⬛⚫𝑭𝒆𝒅𝒆⚫🐦‍⬛🖤 @fsohns.bsky.social · 5d

TTRPG creators, there are innumerable reasons, and a nigh indescribable bliss to be found, if you dare learn to draw. And at least, if you do not, it's cool for you to learn some of the basics, since you will sooner and later need to work with artists:

www.patreon.com/posts/compre...

A Comprehensive Guide to TTRPG Art Commissioning & Licensing | Araukana

Get more from Araukana on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Ettin @ettin.itch.io · 7d

The KS campaign for my light novel (about a guy reborn in the bad RPG campaign he ran as a teenager) is on track to fund with 10 days left! If you're at all into TTRPGs, check it out while you can!

(Already backed? Tell your friends, tell your enemies, get abducted by aliens and explain RPGs to em)

CRINGE WIZARD: A TTRPG Isekai Light Novel

A light novel about a guy forced to live through the terrible TTRPG campaign he ran when he was a teenager.

www.kickstarter.com

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Mythworks ➡️ PAXU @mythworks.bsky.social · 5d

From Mythworks and Fari RPGs:
BREATHLESS: FRIGHTMARE EDITION on Kickstarter!
A portable survival horror RPG...
Memory fades, monsters hunt, and every roll brings you closer to your last breath...
Loot. Shoot. Survive!
👉 https://kickstarter.com/projects/mythworks/breathless-frightmare-edition

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 5d

In case you missed it

Mythworks ➡️ PAXU @mythworks.bsky.social · 5d

From Mythworks and Fari RPGs:
BREATHLESS: FRIGHTMARE EDITION on Kickstarter!
A portable survival horror RPG...
Memory fades, monsters hunt, and every roll brings you closer to your last breath...
Loot. Shoot. Survive!
👉 https://kickstarter.com/projects/mythworks/breathless-frightmare-edition

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Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 5d

Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more!

thoughtpunks.com/ope...

#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames

Open Source TTRPG Resources

Here's a collection of forever open licensed tabletop roleplaying games and resources. Borrowed from and inspired by the Forever Open Source RPG game jam series. Example Open Licenses Creative Commons Zero ("CC0"). Release your work into the public domain. The most open license. Creative Com

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Rebekah Weatherspoon @rdotspoon.bsky.social · 5d

not directing this at Greg but this is what BLM was all about. trying to explain to people that the guns they aim at Black folks just minding their own business will be turned on everyone if we dont course correct and here we are.

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 7d

On the verge of a lot of potential Kent State situations out there. Be careful, friends.

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 5d

Part of my writing process for SPINE was to write exploratory essays and conduct interviews on ideas that informed the project.

The first interview in this series is with @jdragsky.bsky.social on playing with books, what ttrpgs can learn from fiction, and being a “slut for physical books”!

Jay Dragon on Bookplay

An interview with Jay Dragon about how ttrpgs play with books

www.backwardstabletop.com

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 5d

Alright, the first in-depth article of my awards debrief is live. "How do the Ennies work?" A top-down look at my judging experience from A to Z.

Please share, leave comments, and ask questions. And don't forget to read part 1 if you haven't already.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-2/

How do the Ennies work?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part two. What is the award process like behind closed doors, and how do the judges select nominees?

www.explorersdesign.com

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