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Black Cats Gaming @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social · 21h

Agents, The Spy Game: Spymaster’s Toolkit is LIVE on Kickstarter!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/287...

Expand your options for espionage with new archetypes, feats, gadgets, NPCs, and tools to make your own supervillain lairs!

Back now, and come in from the cold...
#TheSpyGame #ttrpg #tabletop #5e

The Spy Game: Spymaster's Toolkit Supplement

An RPG expansion for spies of all levels, powered by 5e.

www.kickstarter.com

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Samantha Webb @rpgwebby.bsky.social · 3d

We're going to play The Spy Game on the evening the Kickstarter goes live. Please follow the campaign at www.kickstarter.com/projects/287... (pic related)

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Black Cats Gaming @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social · Aug 18

We're live with the very first episode of our Fallout campaign!!

twitch.tv/followblackcats

Join our players, an absolutely, average, everyday, totally normal caravan guard in rural Idaho...
#ttrpg #fallout

FollowBlackCats - Twitch

UK based creators on a mission to bring you amazing RPGs and tabletop games. Follow the black cats to adventure...

twitch.tv

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Modiphius @modiphius.bsky.social · Aug 7

It is our first time at #QuakeCon 🥳 Stop by the Tabletop Village every day until 5pm for a thrilling demo of Fallout: Factions and a special sneak peek demo of DOOM the Arena Board Game which will be coming to Kickstarter later this year!

#DOOM #Fallout

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Samantha Webb @rpgwebby.bsky.social · Aug 2

Eka's bar lives on, I'm sure!!

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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · May 30

🚨 BREAKING UPDATE:

We’re taking legal action against the UK’s equality watchdog, the EHRC

www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...

Liberty launches legal action against EHRC over ‘unlawful’ Code of practice consultation - Liberty

www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk

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Trans Legal Project @translegalproject.bsky.social · Apr 19

Thread -please read all of it

1/8 An extraordinary day in London. Many thousands. The police seemed blindsided by the way we completely filled Parliament Sq & later the surrounding streets and then St James’ Park.

And wow did we need it.

But…

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Apr 18

We are going to see a deluge of cases brought against institutions that (I think lawfully) want to continue to adopt trans inclusive policies. We will run an accelerated process to hire an equalities lawyer to advise them and (try and) ensure trans voices in those cases.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Apr 17

The fight for the rights and dignities of trans people is a fight against the thin edge of fascism. It's a hill we are willing to fight and die on. If you'd like to support us with a donation dedicated to trans rights, you can do so here. I am donating £1,000. goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...

Fighting fund for trans rights | Good Law Project

Stand up for trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️ Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the rollbacks on trans rights in the UK.

goodlawproject.org

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Robin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · Apr 17

All the other lawyers must have started their Easter holidays earlier than me…

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is a very tough day for trans people – with a long legal road ahead to right this wrong | Robin Moira White

The supreme court judgment is contradictory and confused. And there seems no prospect of the Labour government sorting this out, says discrimination barrister Robin Moira White

www.theguardian.com

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Samantha Webb @rpgwebby.bsky.social · Apr 17

Them Yesterday: Don't panic, and don't use this for points scoring.
Them Today: YOU BETTER NOT BE GOING IN THE LADIES' LOO.

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · Apr 16

Emergency demo. Come out for trans liberation!

Come together with trans organisations, unions, and more to for a community-focused protest against the Supreme Court ruling this Saturday! Bring food and a raincoat.

Saturday 19th April, 1pm Parliament Square

Emergency Demo Trans Liberation. 1pm Saturday 19 April. Parliament square. Graphic shows a fist in white blue and pink. Logos on the graphic include FLINT, UNISON, ACR, Pride in Labour, Trans Kids Deserve Better, Trans Action for Housing Justice, RS21 and TransActual

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · Apr 16

My analysis of today's UK Supreme Court judgment.

The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010

www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...

UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren’t Women under the Equality Act 2010

The legal definition of a woman in the UK now excludes trans people: This is what it means for Trans+ rights in the country

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Samantha Webb @rpgwebby.bsky.social · Apr 5

Even The Spy Game is on there - a very personal project of mine that took so many hours of design, testing, and writing to get to publication. The drivel these LLMs vomit out could never hope to replicate the real truth of the design work behind the games we make.

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Samantha Webb @rpgwebby.bsky.social · Apr 5

AI is snake oil. As I heard recently "it gets things wrong all the time but says it incredibly confidently" and it couldn't be more accurate - and it's built on the stolen labour of so many talented and skilled people.

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Samantha Webb @rpgwebby.bsky.social · Apr 5

Meta stole my work and the work of my colleagues. Rulebooks like Star Trek Adventures + Fallout RPG were scraped by LibGen and Meta trained its AI model on them. #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing #MakeItFair

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Tanya Floaker @floaker.bsky.social · Feb 1

Mum Chums, my slice of life #ttRPG about the people who care for kids, is now live on Kickstarter. If you like your gaming with a strong emotional core, back it today!

Mum Chums

A slice of life RPG about the people who care for kids

www.kickstarter.com

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Samantha Webb @rpgwebby.bsky.social · Jan 19

But is he just doing this because he thinks he can "art of the deal" its sale? So when ByteDance don't sell, the ban just becomes permanent...? But yeah 💯 it's for the credit of bringing it back.

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Samantha Webb @rpgwebby.bsky.social · Jan 18

Is there another platform I can pick this up besides Amazon/Kindle?

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Black Cats Gaming @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social · Jan 16

Join us Monday on Twitch for an epic adventure DMed by @donathinfrye.bsky.social with players @rpgwebby.bsky.social @susanahgrace.bsky.social @guilensturn.bsky.social @hotflakestom.bsky.social

We've been told to prep back up characters...

Don🔥🎲🔥 @donathinfrye.bsky.social · Jan 16

After a long break from #TTRPG streaming, I'm back to GM for my friends @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social!

Dark Sun: Curse of Guthay is a four-episode CAIRN adventure about ambitious mercenaries, desert ruins, stone swords, and weird sorcery.

Monday January 20th | 2pm EDT
📺 twitch.tv/followblackcats

A thumbnail of a desert city promoting Dark Sun: Curse of Guthay, Episode 1 - Sand and Fortune.

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Samantha Webb @rpgwebby.bsky.social · Jan 15

Oh no

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Samantha Webb @rpgwebby.bsky.social · Jan 10

Does anyone have #ttrpg recommendations for 2025? I'm looking for titles breaking new ground in the hobby, share new perspectives and stories, or illuminate something about contemporary life (even if they're set in a fictional place or time.)

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Samantha Webb @rpgwebby.bsky.social · Jan 9

New GPSR regulations for the EU are the toughest roadblock for indie publishers and creators this year. @modiphius.bsky.social are organising a FREE seminar with a consultant. If you're a tabletop publisher who wants to keep selling in the EU, then get in touch for info.

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Samantha Webb @rpgwebby.bsky.social · Dec 14

It's me I'm the 12 year old.

The Onion @theonion.com · Dec 13

12-Year-Old Spends Entire Hiking Trip Fantasizing About Which Video Game He’ll Play When He Gets Home
theonion.com/12-year-old-...

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Samantha Webb @rpgwebby.bsky.social · Dec 13

The ADHD in this picture is very loud.

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Becky Annison @beckyannison.bsky.social · Dec 13

10 things scripted reality tv teaches us about role-playing.

This is about games which foreground character drama (Monsterhearts) and those times you want a bit of character drama in your dungeon.

10 ways to create more drama and story in your messy relationship games.

Enjoy!

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