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Anna, aka articulatelyComposed @acmusic.bsky.social · 19h

I am your wife! Thank you discord :))

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Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 6d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

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Anna, aka articulatelyComposed @acmusic.bsky.social · 2d

Ok then, Soma survives until her bison, Uwu, gets bit, and she doesn’t have the heart to put him down. (And yes, Soma’s bison is canonically named Uwu)

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Anna, aka articulatelyComposed @acmusic.bsky.social · 2d

Oh god, the second an airbender gets bit it’s all over…

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Anna, aka articulatelyComposed @acmusic.bsky.social · 2d

Season 1 MoB NPCs:

• Bamei and the pistols would survive
• Midori would get bitten while doing something poorly thought out. Bamei has to shoot her
• Fuzhou survives
• Soma survives, unless zombies can fly
• The twins die fast
• Hikaru holes up in her mansion and becomes a cannibal

Bard Rock Network of Shows @bardrockcafe.com · 6d

I asked all our network performed this on discord but ..

How would your #TTRPG character fair in a Marvel Zombies style Zombie apocalypse?

💀 One bite and you turn
💀 Zombies retain powers, skills and abilities from life
💀 Only constructs and undead are truly immune

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Jonaya Riley @ Moment of Balance @jonayariley.bsky.social · 5d

New pinned post!

I'm most active as a performer for @momentofbalance.bardrockcafe.com, an actual play of the Avatar Legends system, featuring myself, my wife (our DM), and two of our friends!

Check out our current campaign: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKhd...

#LegendofKorra #ActualPlay #TTRPG

Book 1: Platinum - Episode 1: Cabbages

YouTube video by Moment of Balance Podcast

www.youtube.com

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Anna, aka articulatelyComposed @acmusic.bsky.social · 6d

Just spent the majority of my free Kathy Hochul money on art for a new album release. Keep your eyes peeled for new music :))

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Moment of Balance Podcast @momentofbalance.bardrockcafe.com · 10d

Book 1, Episode 3 is now live!

With Hanako's ties to Representative Ashi out of the way, she, Sabi, and Chong set a course to take him down. Will they prevent him from entering office without resorting to violence?

#ATLA #ActualPlay #TTRPG #LegendOfKorra #Podcast

open.spotify.com/episode/4YAB...

Book 1: Platinum - Episode 3: The Break-In

open.spotify.com

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Anna, aka articulatelyComposed @acmusic.bsky.social · 11d

This game uses a bunch of my music! It’s gay and fucked up! What more could you want!

UberTheMeh @uberthemeh.bsky.social · 11d

[NEW DOOMED YURI VN]
We JUST released our new VN for the #SpooktoberVNJam this year!!

[WE BELONG DEAD]

Its a Frankenstein type yuri where a mad scientist tries to bring her dead GF back to life!!

6 total endings, with nearly 60 different CGs!!

👇👇👇
uberthemeh.itch.io/we-belong-dead
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Medusa’s Wink😉 @medusaswink.bsky.social · 28d

Every single elected official decrying Kirk’s shooting.

Not one of them addressing the school kids shot today in Colorado.

That says more than i ever could.

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Jonaya Riley @ Moment of Balance @jonayariley.bsky.social · Aug 30

maybe it will happen today. and by "it", haha, well. let's justr say. Trump dyign

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Alex Jaffe “Alex Jaffe” Alex Jaffe @alexjaffe.bsky.social · Aug 30

Everyone on Bluesky is poised like we're waiting for the DVD logo to hit the corner of the screen

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UberTheMeh @uberthemeh.bsky.social · Aug 30

I think it would be very funny, but even if it didnt happen, i think he should be a good sport and just give what the people want

Like, make it happen no matter what idk

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Anna, aka articulatelyComposed @acmusic.bsky.social · Aug 29

My actual play podcast (@momentofbalance.bardrockcafe.com) has a minor antagonist based off of Eric Adams. Rep. Ashi, who will appear in episode 2, is a mix of the current trashfire mayor of NYC and an old upstate NY congressman.

MoB is nothing if not an excuse to vent my political frustrations

Dicefunctional | TTRPG Nerds, Actual Plays, and Streamers | 🦀 @dicefunctional.bsky.social · Aug 12

Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilders out there;

How are you inspired by real life politics when writing?

I recognize that some folks don't like the idea of politics in TTRPGs, but quite frankly, at this point I don't care what those people don't like.

#TTRPG

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Aysha @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · Aug 29

Maybe it’s cope but something about the last few weeks feels like they’re trying to soft launch Trump being dead lol

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Jonaya Riley @ Moment of Balance @jonayariley.bsky.social · Aug 25

Went to go to that Eric Adams scavenger hunt just out of morbid curiosity - got black bagged and taken to an undisclosed location where he kept trying to "show [us] his mix tape" but it was all just static and unsettling rustling noises

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Anna, aka articulatelyComposed @acmusic.bsky.social · Aug 22

Moment of balance drops in about a week and a half!! Our podcast feed has character bios for all the main characters up now! Get to know the cast and get hype for the Avatar universe actual play podcast you didn’t know you needed in your life!

Moment of Balance Podcast @momentofbalance.bardrockcafe.com · Aug 22

Chong was born and raised with one core belief drilled into him: follow your bliss. But with his newfound airbending, he's found a whole lot more he can follow.

#LegendofKorra #AvatarLegends #ATLA #Avatar #ttrpg #actualplay

open.spotify.com/episode/2yC1...

Bonus content: Meet Chong

open.spotify.com

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Aditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️‍🌈 @chimeracoder.bsky.social · Aug 21

RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.

The Advocate @advocate.com · Aug 20

Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.

Bluesky silenced trans voices over J.K. Rowling, here’s why

Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.

bit.ly

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Aug 20

1. In an alarming move, the Trump administration has banned trans coverage for federal employees and their families, including youth and adults.

It mandates faith-based conversion therapy coverage.

It is one of the largest removals of coverage in the US.

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Trump Admin Bans Coverage For Trans Govt Employees, Mandates Conversion Therapy Coverage

The OPM memo states that all health plans for government workers must cover faith-based approaches to gender dysphoria while banning gender affirming care coverage.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Anna, aka articulatelyComposed @acmusic.bsky.social · Aug 11

This was always one of my favorite tracks on ColoUrs and Mayhem, I used to listen to it on repeat as a teenager

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Anna, aka articulatelyComposed @acmusic.bsky.social · Aug 11

Finally getting around to posting last week’s promstuck performances on YouTube! Here’s my live rendition of I’m In Here, in full Vriska mode :)

youtu.be/lrOTk7R7c1E

I'm In Here: Live at Promstuck 2025

YouTube video by articulatelyComposed

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Moment of Balance Podcast @momentofbalance.bardrockcafe.com · Aug 8

Sabi approaches the head of the Piercing Pistols Triad, Bamei, with a proposal from a wealthy client - a simple heist. Easy money, low risk - the same thing they've done hundreds of times before.

#LegendofKorra #AvatarLegends #ATLA #Avatar #ttrpg #actualplay

open.spotify.com/episode/6jum...

Bonus content: The Job

Moment of Balance · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Anna, aka articulatelyComposed @acmusic.bsky.social · Aug 9

Seriously, give Moment of Balance a listen if you’re at all interested in actual play podcasts or the Avatar universe!

It’s not just the four of us who love the story we’ve made, the people who’ve listened to episode 1 early have said they like it a lot, and I bet some of you will too!

Jonaya Riley @ Moment of Balance @jonayariley.bsky.social · Aug 8

If you're new to following me, I want to remind folks that the new thing I'm up to will be airing on @bardrockcafe.com (give them a follow too!) September 1st! It's an Avatar: Legends actual play! #TTRPG #ActualPlay #Korra #ATLA

open.spotify.com/show/4LAWomw...

Moment of Balance

Podcast · Bard Rock Network · Republic city, one year after the events of Legend of Korra. The avatar may have brought balance to the world once more, but the city is still steeped in crime, corruptio...

open.spotify.com

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VoidBurger 𝑓 (AKA Jess) @voidburger.com · Aug 7

"DEPLOY THE EMERGENCY BABY" I scream microseconds before every cell in my body is implosively goopified

Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · Aug 7

AI is now capable of designing a record-breaking deep sea submersible on its own. This marks a new age of exploration and I encourage all my fellow AI champions to build one and get in it so they can celebrate this achievement from the bottom of the sea.

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Anna, aka articulatelyComposed @acmusic.bsky.social · Aug 7

Living in nyc for the past four years has severely skewed my idea of what a city is. I’ve been in Seattle the last few days and it feels so… small? Just a few subway stops outside the city center and it feels like a suburb. And the streets are so wide! Maybe I’m just not used to west coast cities?

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