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Kaiju Stew @kaijustew.bsky.social · 14h

Yay, tickets for my death metal Shadow of the Demon Lord games at AcadeCon are moving!

A screenshot of the events I’m hosting at AcadeCon

Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 1d

Another of our Corporate Sponsors this year: @dispeldice.bsky.social who donated several beautiful dice sets for our charity Raffle benefiting Sanctuary at Homestead

#ttrpg #dice

Poster image shouting out Dispel dice as a Corporate Sponsor of AcadeCon this year.

Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 1d

Another local business helping to support AcadeCon is B-Side Coffee Bar in Huber Heights

TY TY TY!!!

#Breakfast #brunch #coffee #huberheights

Poster image shouting out BsideCoffeeBar in Huber Heights, OH for helping support AcadeCon this year.

Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 1d

Today's Special Guest Shout out is to Ghostlight Media's Christina (no pic)

#ttrpg #dnd #megagame

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Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 2d

Today's Corporate Sponsor shout out: Imagining Games who is a sponsor and friend of the show. They are an award-winning tabletop role-playing game design studio, publisher, convention retailer, and promoter representing Northwest Indiana.
#ttrpg #CHEWRrpg #brokentales #uvg2e

Poster imaging Shouting out Imagining Games as a Corporate Sponsor of AcadeCon this year.

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Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 3d

Let shout out another Special Guest for this year!

#ttrpg #BladesInTheDark

Poster image highlighting Griffin Coldiron of Ghostlight Media as a Special Guest at this year's AcadeCon and shouting out the events they're running: 2 sessions of Blades in the Dark.

Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 3d

BIG TY TY to Alematic Artisan Ales a Neighborhood Brewpub in Huber Heights, OH pairing music and beer culture. Crafting small batch brews.

Poster image shouting out Alematic Artisan Ales in Huber Heights, OH as a supporter of AcadeCon this year!

Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 3d

Our next Corporate Sponsor: @arkenforge.com
Arkenforge is a simple software tool designed to do two things:
Make your in-person games more fun and immersive, and
Let you build, play, and export animated maps
#ttrpg #arkenforge

A poster image showcasing Arkenforge as a Corporate Sponsor for AcadeCon this year.

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Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 4d

Today's Special Guest Shout out is another of our Gost Light Media folks.

#ttrpg #theatre #dnd

Poster image showcasing Ryan from Ghostlight Media as a special guest at this year's AcadeCon and highlighting the events he's running. Two sessions of Whatever Happened to Robby Graves using D&D 5e rules

Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 4d

We will have a prize for the winner!

Depending on number of entrants we may create adult/child categories.

Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 4d

If you have a firearm prop as part of your costume it must CLEARLY be non-functioning. Please do not bring any weapon that could be used or mistaken for a real weapon. Feel free to ask here or via DM if you have any questions.

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Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 4d

WEAPONS! - Please be aware that you are not allowed to bring any weapons into the convention center. If you have prop weapons as part of your costume they must be made of foam or plastic. Metal (even if dull), wood or glass versions are not allowed.

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Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 4d

We'll get a couple pictures and assign you a number. We will have a costume parade around 1:30pm on Saturday but you're not required to participate. Then we'll open voting. It's a public vote and we'll tally the totals around 7pm and announce the winner.

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Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 4d

COSTUME CONTEST!

Hey everyone. Just a reminder that we have a Costume Contest on Saturday this year (November 8th). All you need to do to register is show up to the registration desk in costume.

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Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 4d

Our next Corporate Sponsor is none other than the fine gents at @ttjourneys.bsky.social

#ttrpg #dnd #TTJ #callyourboys

Poster image shouting out Tabletop Journeys as a Corporate Sponsor of AcadeCon this year.

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Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 5d

We have a LONG list of Corporate Sponsors this year - lets kick off those SHOUT OUTS with a A Critical Hit who are also Vending with us this year.

#ttrpg

Poster image shouting out A Critical hit as a Corporate Sponsor at AcadeCon this year.

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Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 5d

Today's Special Guest Shout out:

#TTRPG #Numenera

Poster image shouting out Zann of Ghostlight Media as a Special Guest at this year's AcadeCon.

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Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 6d

Big TY TY to @DexEnvoy which is our primary source of Play to Win games. Truly thankful to these fine folks for their tireless work to help creators, publishers & con swork together to support and grow this hobby I love so much
#TTRPG #boardgames #conventions #PlayToWin

Poster image shouting out Double Exposure: Envoy as a legacy sponsor for AcadeCon.

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I Used To Like This One Podcast @iusedtolikethisone.bsky.social · 6d

If you haven't downloaded our first #FrightMonth episode about #FrightNight yet, what are you waiting for? Available now anywhere Pods are!

#ChrisSarandon #WilliamRagsdale #AmandaBearse #RoddyMcDowall #StephenGeoffreys #JonathanStark #DorothyFielding #ArtEvans #Halloween @therpgacademy.bsky.social

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Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 7d

Today's SG shoutout is Taylor from Ghostlight Media
#ttrpg #monsterhearts #actualplaypodcast

Poster image showcasing Taylor Tuttle of Ghostlight Media as a Special Guest at AcadeCon.

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Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 8d

Our next GAME STORE shout out is to The Game Haven in Dayton OH!
#ttrpg #mtg #pokemon #starwars #dnd5e #boardgames

thegamehaven.com

Poster image shouting out The Game Haven game store in Dayton, OH as a supporter of AcadeCon.

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Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 8d

Our next Legacy Sponsor is @galeforcenine.bsky.social Who has continued to be extremely generous with merchandise donations to our Game Library, our Play to Win program and Charity Raffle program.

TY TY TY!!!

#boardgames #startrekawaymissions #worldoftanks

Poster image highlighting GaleForceNine as a Legacy Sponsor for AcadeCon this year.

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Michael K. Ross @therpgacademy.bsky.social · 8d

Today's Shout out is for GLM Creative Director - Chase Greenlee

#ttrpg #podcast #dnd #megagame

Poster image showcasing Chase Greenlee (Creative Director of Ghostlight Media) as a Special Guest and Vendor at this year's AcadeCon and highlighting the event he is running a D&D Mega Game on Saturday.

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I Used To Like This One Podcast @iusedtolikethisone.bsky.social · 9d

Tomorrow! To kick off #FrightMonth, we welcome back Michael Ross to discuss the 80s classic #FrightNight. Don't miss it!

#podcast #movies #ChrisSarandon #WilliamRagsdale #AmandaBearse #RoddyMcDowall #StephenGeoffreys #JonathanStark #DorothyFielding #ArtEvans #Halloween @therpgacademy.bsky.social

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