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Adventure Rules

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The Essential Companion of Heroic Adventurers! I write impressions, reviews, and guides for video games and tabletop roleplaying games. He/him. 33. adventurerules.blog

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Adventure Rules @adventurerules.bsky.social · Nov 24

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Name's Ian and I write a blog called Adventure Rules about gaming. Generally post reviews but also do guides sometimes.

Followers can generally expect blog post promo, shares from other bloggers/gaming crit sites, and occasional posts/shares about US politics from a progressive lens.

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Games Done Quick @gamesdonequick.com · 4d

Our FIRST-EVER #GDQueer schedule is OUT NOW!! 🌈🎉

Congratulations to our amazing runners, and a tremendous "thank you" to anyone and everyone who submitted a run for this brand-new event!!

gamesdonequick.com/schedule/61

A graphic reading "Games Done Queer SCHEDULE IS LIVE!!" Our GDQueer mascot, Byte, is in the corner with some pink hearts surrounding them.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 10d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 9d

Weekend read! Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn starts off with an exploration of the messy fringes of revolutionary work.

Who are history's "radiant" souls? What does it mean to be a leader? The story kicks off with some big questions.

And smart design!

Read at: transgamerthoughts.com/post/7964535...

Silver-Haired Maiden: Exploring The Early Chapters Of Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn

I continue to juggle many Fire Emblem games at the moment ranging from the gorgeous-looking Blazing Blade to the uber-grand spectacle of Three Hopes. This ongoing Fire Emblem syllabus has meant...

transgamerthoughts.com

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Tiffany Babb @explodingarrow.bsky.social · 11d

If you have two minutes free right now, call Netflix and leave a comment in support of this programming and ask them to stand up for their shows against political pressure.

Phone number is 1-866-952-4456, and I waited less than a minute before a human picked up.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11d

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters

Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Adventure Rules @adventurerules.bsky.social · 11d

I now imagine her walking through the house and one of the pets bumps into her or something and she just mutters "maidenless" under her breath.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 12d

American Christians deciding the Pope doesn't know the Bible because he said immigrants are human is the perfect summary of the evangelist movement

worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 12d

really enjoying all the people trying to explain the bible to the pope today

Pope Leo XIV
Today, more than ever, we must return to the heart, the center of feeling and emotion, the locus of freedom. Though it includes reason, the heart transcends and transforms it. Only by returning to the heart can we undergo a true ecological conversion that transforms our personal

Austin
I reject this whole heartedly. What you fail to see Mr Pope, the Bible says

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Adventure Rules @adventurerules.bsky.social · 12d

Passed a billboard driving in town that said "you are somebody's reason" and my brain read it as "you are my 13th reason" and I was like "damn, that's a fucked up sign." Anyway that's what posting on the internet is like.

Adventure Rules @adventurerules.bsky.social · 13d

Discovering that living under fascism is a particularly terrible time to have unmedicated depression and anxiety problems.

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 14d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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Handel @handelgamer.bsky.social · 14d

Just read through this massive interview about Slay the Princess and got floored multiple times through the whole thing. By god. int-magazine.com/interview/sl...

Slay the Princess’s Tony Howard-Arias and Abby Howard: “I mean, that she loves you. She loves you unconditionally”

int-magazine.com

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 14d

A script you can use if you’re not good at speaking on the spot.

I'm calling to demand that Senator Schumer not allow Donald Trump to take away access to transgender health care for anyone, let alone people with federal or state health insurance.
Trans healthcare is lifesaving medicine. It is not cosmetic or frivolous; it is miraculous and it is vital.
It is not something trans people can just go without.
[You can add a personal anecdote here-how it has helped you or someone you love, how long you've been receiving trans healthcare, etc.J Trans people are also over twice as likely to live in poverty, which means they are often receiving this care through government-funded programs. They simply cannot afford it otherwise. If this care is lost, trans American lives will be lost too. This is the truth.
If none of this stirs the Senator's compassion, please understand that trans people are, as a group, politically active, and they are rarely Republicans. The Senator should understand that if he caves and allows Trump to do this to us, it would be a betrayal of his constituents at an unforgivable level. If he caves, I will never vote for a Democrat again. I will not vote for a Democrat for president, for senator, for dogcatcher. This is a promise.

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Dylan Roth @dylanroth.bsky.social · 14d

I just called Chuck Schumer’s office and, for the first time EVER, a person answered, who then politely entered my complaints into their call log.

This tells me two things:

1) They’re not getting enough calls over there, and 2) If you want to yell at Schumer, today’s the day.

(212) 486-4430

Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 14d

hey, cis people. we need you to call every single elected official you've got, now.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 14d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

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Adventure Rules @adventurerules.bsky.social · 17d

looking at Dropout's merch store with a wistful expression

Meme image with a happy expression by the words "when your friends bring cool dice to the RPG session" followed by a despaired expression by the words "when you look for your own cool dice and see the price tag."

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Adventure Rules @adventurerules.bsky.social · 18d

Anyone else feeling like a complete failure who is horribly ill-suited for our current political moment?

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Old Man Uzi @daviduzumeri.bsky.social · 18d

STOP PUTTING OUT GOOD GAMES. I HAVE A JOB. I HAVE A PARTNER. I HAVE FRIENDS

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 18d

Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians

Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project

www.theguardian.com

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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 19d

Embargo is up! Let's talk about tactics! No, not *those* Tactics...

I recently played Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. A blind spot for me as a fan, I found the best writing in the series and one of the few systems that really makes you *roleplay*

Read more: transgamerthoughts.com/post/7955940...

We Will Reclaim This Land: Thoughts on Fire Emblem Path of Radiance

Recently, I’ve been playing games in what are basically little “syllabuses” where I’m playing either a specific genre or series in bulk. This allows not only for myself to get a really up close look.....

transgamerthoughts.com

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Adventure Rules @adventurerules.bsky.social · 19d

Good to hear! I could I suppose get Silksong on a different platform but I'd really like it on Switch for portability, so good to know it runs fine.

Adventure Rules @adventurerules.bsky.social · 19d

Do I know anyone who can comment on how well the following games run on Switch ONE?

- Silksong
- Hades II
- Ivalice Chronicles

Any good reviews talking about how these games run on the original Switch?

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 20d

INSULINDIAN PHASMID - Few of us can begin to imagine the horror of you -- with all of creation reflected in your forebrain. It must be like the highest of hells, a kaleidoscope of fire and writhing glass. Eternal damnation.

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Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess @blacktabbygames.com · 20d

Slay the Princess is just a month away from turning TWO YEARS OLD. It's time. To. CELEBRATE.

🎨 ALL OF OCTOBER: Fan art event
📖 October 20th: Digital art book release
📺 October 21st: Second Anniversary Livestream!
🍂 October 23rd: A Special Announcement for Scarlet Hollow

Here's what's coming:

🖌️ #SLAYTOBER, a month community long fan art event is starting on October 1st. Post your fanart and cosplays with #SLAYTOBER and #slaytheprincess on reddit, twitter, bluesky, tumblr, and instagram for a chance to win Steam keys for our games (via random drawing.)

For every FIVE HUNDRED ENTRIES, we'll be giving away 500 community copies of EACH of our games on itch.io (with a ceiling of 2,000 copies of each.) Multiple entries per person are allowed, but no AI, and no spam!

📖 October 20th sees the release of the digital version of the Slay the Princess Artbook. It should be set up with hyperlinks so you can seamlessly choose your path just like you would in the analog copy. Wishlist it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3845330/The_Art_of_Slay_the_Princess__Digital_Art_Book/

:spectrelol: October 21st is a LIVESTREAM with the devs and cast of Slay the Princess, starting at 1:45 pm EST on twitch.tv/black_tabby_games. Ask us questions! Watch Abby draw the Princess! Other things too, I'm sure... like maybe... some sort of... announcement... some sort of... reveal... for something you've all been waiting for a long time... :witch_eheh::witch_eheh::witch_eheh: Better be there when we go live!

:bigsmile: And for all you Scarletheads out there, don't feel too left out of the celebrations... we've got something special for you coming on the 23rd...

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Games Done Quick @gamesdonequick.com · 21d

We have a brand new GDQ Hotfix show starting TONIGHT

Catch the first episode of The Scenic Route with @ozmourn.bsky.social!!!

The Scenic Route is all about showcasing glitchless/NMG speedruns or runs that naturally have little to no glitches in them!!

gamesdonequick.com/hotfix/schedule

GDQ Hotfix schedule for the week of 9/22

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 22d

Only 1 person in the whole study went from identifying as trans to not identifying as trans. The 1/5 number came from youth going between the binary and non-binary spectrum.

This headline and post are misleading on purpose to fit the economist's editorial bent on the political issue.

The Economist @economist.com · 23d

A recent study found that children who transitioned young retained stable gender identities over time. But the fact that nearly a fifth of those in the group did not ought to give advocates of irreversible medical interventions pause

How stable are the gender identities of younger children?

A study finds that one in five who switch gender change their mind

econ.st

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Make Some Noise @makesomenoiseshow.bsky.social · 21d

🎶The band is getting back together

📢 Make Some Noise season 4, coming exclusively to @dropout.tv, starting October 13th

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 25d

a post from Alex Blechman

God: In my book I invented the GOLDEN CALF as a cautionary tale

Evangelicals: At long last, we have created the GOLDEN CALF from the classic novel THE BIBLE

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