Lou Anders
@louanders.bsky.social
Author/Game Designer (he/him): NORRØNGARD TTRPG campaign setting. Hugo/Chesley winner. https://linktr.ee/louanders #ProtectTransKids #NoNazisInValhalla
Three episodes into *The Mighty Nein* on Prime. It is so, so good. I enjoyed *Vox Machina*, but this is light years ahead of it in terms of the writing and story development. #criticalrole #primetv
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Three episodes into *The Mighty Nein* on Prime. It is so, so good. I enjoyed *Vox Machina*, but this is light years ahead of it in terms of the writing and story development. #criticalrole #primetv
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
I played Dragonbane for the first time at Gamehole last month. I ran the same adventure yesterday. It was a blast. All of my players want to continue and one of them wants to turn around and run the adventure himself. #TTRPG #Freeleague #Dragonbane
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I played Dragonbane for the first time at Gamehole last month. I ran the same adventure yesterday. It was a blast. All of my players want to continue and one of them wants to turn around and run the adventure himself. #TTRPG #Freeleague #Dragonbane
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If you like Studio Ghibli, Knives Out, The Owl House, or Frankenstein, here’s what the creators are saying about A/I.
🚫 SAY NO TO GEN A/I 🚫
🚫 SAY NO TO GEN A/I 🚫
!["Whoever creates this stuff has no idea what pain is. [...] I never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all. I strongly feel that this is an insult
to life itself.
- Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli
was "utterly disgusted" when he was shown an A/I demo in 2016](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hfvsgl2mxreaxanwto4j2myn/bafkreiamrrdrevqg6t6mxqpmcn5q4foku3ko6obnhuxzuxql32creufjbe@jpeg)
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
If you like Studio Ghibli, Knives Out, The Owl House, or Frankenstein, here’s what the creators are saying about A/I.
🚫 SAY NO TO GEN A/I 🚫
🚫 SAY NO TO GEN A/I 🚫
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
"Wilson said it was also upsetting for the production and design team, who had worked hard on the books."
I would have thought "working hard" might involve bothering to get an actual cover artist to do actual art for the covers but that's just me
"Wilson said it was also upsetting for the production and design team, who had worked hard on the books."
I would have thought "working hard" might involve bothering to get an actual cover artist to do actual art for the covers but that's just me
Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs
Ockham Book Awards dropped two titles from contention after new guidelines introduced on artificial intelligence use
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
"Wilson said it was also upsetting for the production and design team, who had worked hard on the books."
I would have thought "working hard" might involve bothering to get an actual cover artist to do actual art for the covers but that's just me
"Wilson said it was also upsetting for the production and design team, who had worked hard on the books."
I would have thought "working hard" might involve bothering to get an actual cover artist to do actual art for the covers but that's just me
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It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
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Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
.
Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
Our actual play returns tomorrow, two versions of the latest adventure are out on virtual table top, and our Discord has a new channel. Check out the latest #TTRPG news on Lazy Wolves.
Various and Sundry
The Thrones & Bones actual play, Norrøngard Unscripted, returns tomorrow after our 2-week hiatus, picking up where we left off. Last episode, "A New Day in a New Town," saw our heroes tasked by the ja...
lazy-wolves.ghost.io
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Our actual play returns tomorrow, two versions of the latest adventure are out on virtual table top, and our Discord has a new channel. Check out the latest #TTRPG news on Lazy Wolves.
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Megyn Kelly Anxiously Waits For Everyone Else To Start Condoning Pedophilia Too https://theonion.com/megyn-kelly-anxiously-waits-for-everyone-else-to-start-condoning-pedophilia-too/
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Megyn Kelly Anxiously Waits For Everyone Else To Start Condoning Pedophilia Too https://theonion.com/megyn-kelly-anxiously-waits-for-everyone-else-to-start-condoning-pedophilia-too/
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Thanks to everyone who watched our stream and everyone who donated. We raised a total of $890 for our various organizations, but it needn't stop there—our donation links will remain live indefinitely.
bit.ly/icirr-towe (CHI)
bit.ly/chirla-towe (LA)
bit.ly/irco-towe (PDX)
bit.ly/carecen-towe (DC)
bit.ly/icirr-towe (CHI)
bit.ly/chirla-towe (LA)
bit.ly/irco-towe (PDX)
bit.ly/carecen-towe (DC)
When one of us is attacked, we all roll initiative!
Join us tomorrow, Nov. 15, for a charity D&D stream to raise funds for immigrant/refugee organizations in CHI, PDX, LA and DC, in support of our neighbors who are being harassed, assaulted and abducted in the name of immigration enforcement.
Join us tomorrow, Nov. 15, for a charity D&D stream to raise funds for immigrant/refugee organizations in CHI, PDX, LA and DC, in support of our neighbors who are being harassed, assaulted and abducted in the name of immigration enforcement.
November 16, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Thanks to everyone who watched our stream and everyone who donated. We raised a total of $890 for our various organizations, but it needn't stop there—our donation links will remain live indefinitely.
bit.ly/icirr-towe (CHI)
bit.ly/chirla-towe (LA)
bit.ly/irco-towe (PDX)
bit.ly/carecen-towe (DC)
bit.ly/icirr-towe (CHI)
bit.ly/chirla-towe (LA)
bit.ly/irco-towe (PDX)
bit.ly/carecen-towe (DC)
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COVER REVEAL! Behold GODFESTATION, my Appalachian weird horror novella, out August 11, 2026 via @sleyhouseeditor.bsky.social. Art by Danika Corall. Read more and see the cover art here: jendiagammon.com/202...
#horror #books #coverreveal #2026books #horrorbooks
#horror #books #coverreveal #2026books #horrorbooks
Cover Reveal: GODFESTATION - Jendia Gammon
Jendia Gammon reveals the cover art for Godfestation, her Appalachian weird horror novella out via Sley House Publishing August 11, 2026. Art by Danika Corrall.
jendiagammon.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
COVER REVEAL! Behold GODFESTATION, my Appalachian weird horror novella, out August 11, 2026 via @sleyhouseeditor.bsky.social. Art by Danika Corall. Read more and see the cover art here: jendiagammon.com/202...
#horror #books #coverreveal #2026books #horrorbooks
#horror #books #coverreveal #2026books #horrorbooks
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I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
Read about the latest two offerings from Lazy Wolf Studios. Together, two TTRPG books feature four tales that link to form one great adventure: #dungeonsanddragons #talesofthevaliant #ttrpg
Two Books, One Adventure
Greetings.
Copies of the two latest Thrones & Bone books are showing up in the wild now, as backers of the recent Kickstarter receive their rewards. But both titles are now for sale to everyone on Dr...
lazy-wolves.ghost.io
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Read about the latest two offerings from Lazy Wolf Studios. Together, two TTRPG books feature four tales that link to form one great adventure: #dungeonsanddragons #talesofthevaliant #ttrpg
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Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
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Some work from amazing people came in the mail today, @louanders.bsky.social ! Thrones & Bones books!
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Some work from amazing people came in the mail today, @louanders.bsky.social ! Thrones & Bones books!
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Adrian Tchaikovsky's acclaimed sci-fi series The Final Architecture is getting a graphic novel prequel, and Whovians may recognize the face of its clone soldiers, the Partheni.
First look at Doctor Who star Sophie Aldred in Adrian Tchaikovsky's graphic novel Salvation's Child (Exclusive)
Adrian Tchaikovsky's The Final Architecture sci-fi series is taking a leap to the past with the upcoming prequel graphic novel Salvation's Child, and for fans o
winteriscoming.net
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Adrian Tchaikovsky's acclaimed sci-fi series The Final Architecture is getting a graphic novel prequel, and Whovians may recognize the face of its clone soldiers, the Partheni.
I’m still not sure who the old man in the mirror is. I mean he looks like he knows stuff. I just don’t know who he is. What’s he doing in my mirror?
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I’m still not sure who the old man in the mirror is. I mean he looks like he knows stuff. I just don’t know who he is. What’s he doing in my mirror?
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
Star Wars Insider magazine is ending. Editor John Freeman, who pays tribute and shares a picture (from long ago) of the two of us outside Skywalker Ranch.
Star Wars Insider comes to an end, but to go out blazing
The Dark Side triumphs as print publishing falters
downthetubes.net
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Star Wars Insider magazine is ending. Editor John Freeman, who pays tribute and shares a picture (from long ago) of the two of us outside Skywalker Ranch.
AI “art” is immoral. If you use it, I can’t respect you.
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
AI “art” is immoral. If you use it, I can’t respect you.
D&D tv series in development at Netflix. collider.com/netflix-dung...
Netflix's 'Dungeons & Dragons' Series Is Proving "Challenging" for Its Creator [Exclusive]
Shawn Levy opens up about The Forgotten Realms, Netflix’s live-action Dungeons & Dragons series.
collider.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
D&D tv series in development at Netflix. collider.com/netflix-dung...
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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My Go-To Technique for RPG Character Intros!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYZm...
The character montage is my favorite character introduction technique for #DnD or any other #ttrpg . See examples, how to explain it to players, and even how to use it for travel, to resolve a scene, and much more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYZm...
The character montage is my favorite character introduction technique for #DnD or any other #ttrpg . See examples, how to explain it to players, and even how to use it for travel, to resolve a scene, and much more!
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My Go-To Technique for RPG Character Intros!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYZm...
The character montage is my favorite character introduction technique for #DnD or any other #ttrpg . See examples, how to explain it to players, and even how to use it for travel, to resolve a scene, and much more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYZm...
The character montage is my favorite character introduction technique for #DnD or any other #ttrpg . See examples, how to explain it to players, and even how to use it for travel, to resolve a scene, and much more!
Sword World in English! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Sword World is Coming.
From Mugen Gaming - Sword World is Coming.
www.backerkit.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Sword World in English! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...