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Rook

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they/he, white, 27. still masking and making stuff. NO AI. FREE PALESTINE. portfolio: https://rookfeld.com games: https://rookthegremlin.itch.io/

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Rook @boxen.bsky.social · Jul 27

Just released a video essay about Latin poetry, empire, and my evolving relationship with those topics. It's called "Ecce, Catullus: Why Ancient Romans Cannot Be My Heartthrobs."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0d4...

A digital collage. Saturated, blue sky behind a pink-tinted sketch of Roman ruins. Behind the ruins, on the right side of the image, a large orange-pink circle encloses a zoomed-in drawing of a face, looking upward. Superimposed over the scene on the left side of the image is a red sketch of a Roman person in a toga.

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Nurse🍉Hammam @hammanurse1.bsky.social · 18h

My family has been displaced & homeless for two years since the gen0cide. We are in danger of death
We are without a tent😭. We don’t have the basic necessities of life. We eat only tree leaves
We appeal to you to donate & support us so that we can buy a tent and food
Urgent Help🤲
gofund.me/698632c8d

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AHHH! real meghan!! 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 11h

cowards!!!

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 12h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Rook @boxen.bsky.social · 15h

I want to back this at the $75 tier, and I want Absurdia to reach the 25k guest writers stretch goal so fervently. I will probably land on backing at the $50 tier, but omg that GM reference screen and special edition hardcover

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/q...

Absurdia: The (Meta)Physical Edition

An absurdist tabletop roleplaying game about the inane hilarity and mundane horror of everyday life, inspired by Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls.

www.backerkit.com

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 21h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Skree Ghoulsen 🔜 LBX 105✨ @breebird33.bsky.social · 20h

then perish 😀

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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wobblerocket 🎲🎮 @wobblerocket.com · 2d

I don't know the total cost of Freya's care, only that I don't have it. I have like $30 in my account right now.

I know money's tight for everyone. If you can help, even a dollar or two, I really appreciate it. If you can't, I hope you'll share the thread.

Thank you

#mutualaid #cat #catsofbluesky

Support wobblerocket

ko-fi.com

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Rook @boxen.bsky.social · 21h

😁😁😁

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · 1d

The KS is expected for late October/early November, so follow along at the link above to get notified when it goes live!

While you're waiting, enjoy this gorgeous full cover illustration, one of several illustrations that the immensely talented @boxen.bsky.social is providing for the book!

3/3

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Rook @boxen.bsky.social · 1d

This project rocks! I would say that even if I wasn't illustrating for it, tbh. I will be backing, and I encourage you to consider doing the same!

Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · 1d

I'm thrilled to finally announce Leafy Dragon Games' next project: Infinite Paths!

Designed by @jamiethul.bsky.social, this sleek solo TTRPG system lets players jump into an epic adventure of their own creation in just a few minutes.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...

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Coming soon: Infinite Paths

A solo TTRPG system

www.kickstarter.com

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BRUZZESE✸ @bruzzeseonline.bsky.social · Jul 22

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Rook @boxen.bsky.social · 1d

💕💖 libraries 💖💕

Rook @boxen.bsky.social · 1d

Really good video. She's tearing up the dancemat

ForcefemStalin69 @chasershibari.com · 12d

many of u

Rook @boxen.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for sharing this. What horrific treatment, especially considering you were in the extremely vulnerable position of homelessness. You deserve peace and safety, never abuse. It must have taken a huge amount of energy to write and post this, so again, thank you.

Rook @boxen.bsky.social · 2d

I did not know that! Hell yeah

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Rook @boxen.bsky.social · 2d

I think Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega (and its many covers) = one of the best songs of all time. Pic unrelated

A grey parking lot. A beige cat lounges in the middle of the pavement. Behind her, a black car is parked. Behind it, green and orange trees and a wall with green graffiti. Behind that, a cloud in the blue sky.

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Rook @boxen.bsky.social · 2d

I think Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega (and its many covers) = one of the best songs of all time. Pic unrelated

Rook @boxen.bsky.social · 2d

25K STRETCH GOAL WITHIN REACH!!

Quinn Majeski 👁️ Absurdia crowdfunding now! @quinnmajeski.bsky.social · 21d

Live now on Backerkit!

Absurdia is a love letter to classic and contemporary absurdist works like Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls in #TTRPG form.

Subvert normalcy. Embrace chaos. Get weird.

Back today 👁️
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/q...

Absurdia: The (Meta)Physical Edition

An absurdist tabletop roleplaying game about the inane hilarity and mundane horror of everyday life, inspired by Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls.

www.backerkit.com

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🪼Jellyfishlines is Haunting You🪼 @jellyfishlines.itch.io · 2d

still having my TAXES sale on my games! Feel free to grab it, it's a steal for basically all my larger games.
itch.io/s/160807/tax...

TAXES Sale! by Jellyfishlines

A bundle by Jellyfishlines, $15.60 for 6 games

itch.io

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Rook @boxen.bsky.social · 2d

YAAAAAAAAA

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Quinn Majeski 👁️ Absurdia crowdfunding now! @quinnmajeski.bsky.social · 2d

Absurdia Update: meet the guest writers!

I’m beyond excited to announce Elliot Davis, Irving Benitez, Kendrick Smith, and Samantha Leigh as our stretch goal guest writers!

At $25k, this wickedly talented cabal will put together a kaleidoscope of ready to play one shot scenarios for Absurdia 👁️

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Rook @boxen.bsky.social · 2d

I've said it before, I'll say it again: it was an absolute privilege to collaborate with you on this piece :) Glad to see it in this charity bundle

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🪼Jellyfishlines is Haunting You🪼 @jellyfishlines.itch.io · 2d

The Lyric Game Manifesto-Essay is a part of the HELLO//GOODBYE charity bundle for legal aid! Go buy it to help folks faced with the horrors of Deportations, evictions, loss of health care, and more.

itch.io/b/3276/hello...

A pink border with a header that reads HELLO//GOODBYE Charity bundle for legal aid. Footer reads Bundle available until November 5th, 6PM EST.
The middle shows my game, The Lyric Game Manifesto-Essay, is available in this bundle.

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Rook @boxen.bsky.social · 2d

This is 100% accurate

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Isopod Fan Account @bedupolker.bsky.social · Nov 21

Contrary to popular belief, there are only four kinds of bats.

Illustrated image divided into four panels, each showing a head of a bat with a text label. Top left: little guy, a regular looking back with a dark face and light colored fur, top right: little guy deluxe, a bat with a mask and large ears alongside a bat with a leaf shaped nose, bottom left: what is even going on here, a visored bat with a large forehead next to a bat with a large, wrinkly nose, bottom right: o hi doggie, a fruit bat with its tongue sticking out.

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MiMi Aye @meemalee.bsky.social · 4d

Author and filmmaker Justine Bateman on generative AI

"They're trying to convince people they can't do the things they've been doing easily for years - to write emails, to write a presentation. Your daughter wants you to make up a bedtime story about puppies - to write that for you." We will get to the point, she says with a grim laugh, "that you will essentially become just a skin bag of organs and bones, nothing else. You won't know anything and you will be told repeatedly that you can't do it, which is the opposite of what life has to offer. Capitulating all kinds of decisions like where to go on vacation, what to wear today, who to date, what to eat.
People are already doing this. You won't have to process grief, because you'll have uploaded photos and voice messages from your mother who just died, and then she can talk to you via AI video call every day. One of the ways it's going to destroy humans, long before there's a nuclear disaster, is going to be the emotional hollowing-out of people." - author and filmmaker Justine Bateman from a piece by Emine Saner for the Guardian

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