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walking mirage @wolf.observer · 4d

caves of qud is a rare and excellent example of living earth fiction. the world ended long ago and it's fine*

*mostly

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nude antifa goat @goat.sex · 6d

i feel like it is imperative as a society that we bully the tech bros harder

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jason grinblat @jfg.land · 12d

My sole advice as an author is to write with confidence. Imagine how much more convincing it would be if instead of They Might Be Giants it was 'They're Giants'

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ICE must be destroyed 🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social · 13d

Transgender,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 14d

LaTeX based game ui engine

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jason grinblat @jfg.land · 14d

can someone say it

neotl @ctrlcreep.bsky.social · 17d

I want to know the you from the timelines that were culled; I want to hold your wounded, evil selves. Broken, world-breaking, sleeping in unmadeness, wake them and release them like white doves

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lathe of heaven incident report @orb.nexus · 15d

finally manifested astrally but it's my worksona. fucking banish me

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Roguelike Celebration @roguelike.club · 17d

Can you believe this schedule?

www.roguelike.club/event2025.html

Join us in our carnival-themed MUD space on Oct 25-26 for this incredible lineup of speakers and talks on all things roguelike!

Roguelike Celebration - Event 2025

www.roguelike.club

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 16d

when you test your localization subsystems a little too hard

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shambling state machine @palecur.bsky.social · 29d

my gyre: Wide
my falcon: Unhearing
my blood-dimm'd tide: Loosed

ROUGHBEASTCON: 1

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 16d

caves of qud

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flattened beneath the layer cake @fractrans.bsky.social · 16d

Excited to announce that I will be speaking at Roguelike Celebration @roguelike.club this year!

www.roguelike.club/event2025.ht...

A Mythopoetic Interface Reading of Caves of Qud

Caves of Qud renders a world where artifacts of the distant past present elaborate legends from the events of historic characters' lives. In the same way, the game's interface elaborates on the player character's abstracted interactions and experiences to present their own legend. This talk proposes a reading of Qud's interface as mythopoetic—representing the player's story as mythologized and metaphorical rather than directly literal. This interpretation of Caves of Qud's narrative and themes offers the play experience as one more myth-made layer to dig through.

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jason grinblat @jfg.land · 17d

Roguelike celebration — loveliest community, most inspired virtual conference space, greatest juxtaposition of in-field and out-of-field topics

if you haven't been, come this year! October 25-26 🎲💫
if you have, welcome back! see you there

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flattened beneath the layer cake @fractrans.bsky.social · 17d

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qntm @qntm.org · 17d

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Florence Smith Nicholls @florencesn.bsky.social · 17d

I'll be giving the talk "Roll for Reminiscence: Procedural Keepsake Games" at Roguelike Celebration! Super excited to share work I've been doing on this topic!

Douglas Wilson @doougle.net · 17d

omg the talk/speaker lineup for Roguelike Celebration (@roguelike.club) 2025 looks sooo good:
www.roguelike.club/event2025.html

So obviously one of the most vital events in videogames right now, I really hope I can make the time to attend this year.

Roguelike Celebration - Event 2025

www.roguelike.club

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Douglas Wilson @doougle.net · 17d

omg the talk/speaker lineup for Roguelike Celebration (@roguelike.club) 2025 looks sooo good:
www.roguelike.club/event2025.html

So obviously one of the most vital events in videogames right now, I really hope I can make the time to attend this year.

Roguelike Celebration - Event 2025

www.roguelike.club

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 17d

when you finally learn to design shit it turns out there's basically only one way, that works across all domains, which is to be able to imagine all the ways a thing could be in order to pick the one it should be

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chuck @whatexactlyisup.bsky.social · 21d

i explained this more while i was fighting these bills in tx, but the Manhattan Institute is the think tank creating this legislation. the article used to be titled “unmasking protesters” and the photo used to be of a brown person with a scarf on their head 2/5 manhattan.institute/article/trum...

Trump Can Unmask the Protest Class

An agenda for dealing with criminals who cover their faces. In response to last month’s riots in Los Angeles, President Trump issued a clear directive on

manhattan.institute

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 28d

[sighing wearily] caves of qud

Werecow Enbyeon @enbyeon.moe · 28d

I'm not sure why people like this feel the need to tab creators. "Hey your work is liberal propaganda that infuriates me, but otherwise it's a masterpiece" lol

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · Sep 9

youre all infinite wells of perversion and vice

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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · Sep 9

The way the violence/non-violence, armed/unarmed questions are often framed is irrelevant and misses the point.

Every movement that has ever gotten anywhere has to grapple seriously with the use of force and figure out ways to face it AND any push for liberation collapses if relying on force alone

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mcc @dryad.technology · Sep 9

my solution to this problem is to destigmatize cheats

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · Sep 9

the only difference between "accessibility option" and "cheat" is how you frame it, frankly. one of those funny things that's funny to say because it sounds absurd on its face

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gooey 👻 DC STATEHOOD NOW @quiggy.itch.io · Sep 9

someone on reddit (u/Eris--) has been doing these gorgeous black and white illustrations of the girsh nephilim from caves of qud and i just need more people to see them

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