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Emergency Power Podcast @emergencypowerpodcast.com · 12h

The Emergency Power #Podcast returns Wednesday the 15th! But if you're a Patreon supporter, you can listen to Episode 1 right now!

We're so excited we could shriek. 😱

Related fun fact: Screaming isn't a free action in #Starfinder, but it is a thing! 🧠 📣 ‼️

emergencypowerpodcast.com

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Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 1d

And we're live!

Let's talk about shopping, merchants, magic items, and more!

Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 2d

Tomorrow, on the Table Talk Show, we'll be talking about... Shopping! What items do you give out at the start of a #TTRPG campaign, pros and cons of magic items, merchants, shopkeepers, bartenders, and more! 🛒💰

See you at 6PM PT/9PM ET
www.twitch.tv/chaoticwhole...
www.youtube.com/@ChaoticWhol...

Chaotic Wholesome Presents
The Table Talk Show

Tools, tips, and hot takes from across the TTRPG space. Honest and entertaining discussions, from indies to intersectionality.

Tuesdays at 6PM PT/9PM ET
https://www.twitch.tv/chaoticwholesome
https://www.youtube.com/@ChaoticWholesome
https://www.moonbeam.stream/chaoticwholesome/live-streams

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Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 2d

Tomorrow, on the Table Talk Show, we'll be talking about... Shopping! What items do you give out at the start of a #TTRPG campaign, pros and cons of magic items, merchants, shopkeepers, bartenders, and more! 🛒💰

See you at 6PM PT/9PM ET
www.twitch.tv/chaoticwhole...
www.youtube.com/@ChaoticWhol...

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Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 2d

#TTRPG encounters are so much more than just combat--but are you using them well? We talk puzzles, NPC encounters, and get a bonified Ducky rant about how most folks use traps incorrectly.

The VoD of the Table Talk Show is now available! 🎉
youtu.be/pYt_0Xzbv5M

The Table Talk Show
You're using traps WRONG!

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Soup Dumpling Media @soupdumplingmedia.bsky.social · 4d

Now that our heroes are assembled, the time draws near to take you on our tale! Join us on Sunday, November 9th over on our YT channel for Echoes of the Forgotten, Prologue 1: Hand over Hand

Waste not your prayers on our heroes, dear listeners. Their fate is inescapable.

#EotF #dnd #TTRPG

A closed book sits on a wooden desk. Strewn about the desk are a blue potion, a scroll sealed with a black ribbon and red wax seal embossed with a shield design, a candle, a wooden medallion carved with a hand slightly closed around an eye, a vial containing black smoky tendrils that are shaped like hands attempting to claw their way out, and a bronze medal depicting a raised fist, on a red ribbon that says "The Bronze Fist" on it.

To the left of the book are portraits of Ren, Anna Maeve, and Bear. To the right of the book are portraits of Kay, Ian, and Emma.

On the cover of the book are slightly glowing words that say:
"Soup Dumpling Media presents
Echoes of the Forgotten
a legacy D&D 5e audio drama
Premiering Sunday, November 9th"

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Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 4d

We reached our goal and then a bit! Thank you so much to everyone who came by, subscribed, cheered, and donated! Special thanks to @stephenjoys.com for the raid!

We'll be doing a Default Dan and a horror game stream soon~

Y'all are the best. 💜

Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 4d

We are LIVE with the Keep Ducky Afloat #MutualAid stream, and we're already at 50% of our goal! 🙀 Thank you all!

Come by for PC game codes, Ducky rants, unlocks and more. Find out donation prizes and donate here:
ko-fi.com/fullrubberdu...

Join us now:
www.twitch.tv/chaoticwhole...

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Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 4d

We are LIVE with the Keep Ducky Afloat #MutualAid stream, and we're already at 50% of our goal! 🙀 Thank you all!

Come by for PC game codes, Ducky rants, unlocks and more. Find out donation prizes and donate here:
ko-fi.com/fullrubberdu...

Join us now:
www.twitch.tv/chaoticwhole...

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Matt (He/Him) from MimicsNMisfits 🔜 PAXU @mimicsmatt.bsky.social · 4d

Hey friends! Be sure to swing by Chaotic Wholesome for today's mutual aid stream!! We wanna see David play Default Dan real bad, and I couldn't think of a more community oriented person to help stay afloat

Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 14d

Join us Saturday, October 4th when @fullrubberducky.bsky.social will be doing a mutual aid fundraising stream to help keep Ducky afloat! 🦆

Donate to make him play Default Dan, make him suffer through a horror game, and nab one of our codes for a free PC game! 🥳

More here:
ko-fi.com/fullrubberdu...

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Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 5d

TOMORROW!

Come join us for a #MutualAid stream for our very own Ducky! He'll be playing South of Midnight and raising funds for his continued recovery after ~6 months in the hospital.

Come win games, make David play horror games, and more!

See you at 9AM PT/Noon ET!
www.twitch.tv/chaoticwhole...

Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 14d

Join us Saturday, October 4th when @fullrubberducky.bsky.social will be doing a mutual aid fundraising stream to help keep Ducky afloat! 🦆

Donate to make him play Default Dan, make him suffer through a horror game, and nab one of our codes for a free PC game! 🥳

More here:
ko-fi.com/fullrubberdu...

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Wrex Verdi @wrexverdi.bsky.social · 6d

Happy to announce that I'll be moderating a panel on how to run your first game for your friends, with @urbanbohemian.com @thecandacemarie.bsky.social @damphyr.com @dmjazzyhands.bsky.social and @gammaliz.bsky.social
11/22 12-1 PM in the Crab God Theatre (Lvl 1, 1113C)
#PAXUnplugged

Title: So Your Friends Have Suckered You Into Running a Game, What now? ("What Now?" is on wooden letter tiles, with an upright dice cup beside it, and another dice cup has spiled two 6 sided dice
Pictures of each panelist are in order below:
Brian Gray, Candace the Magnificent, Kay Purcell, Eugenio Vargas, Elizabeth Ferrara, and Ryan Greene.
Nov 22 12 PM Crab God Theatre (Lvl 1, 1113C)

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Gnome Anne @annethegnome.bsky.social · 6d

Who would you like to hear talk about FOLKLORE in #ttrpg?

For our upcoming twitch panel, we're talking myth, legend & folk tales & folk traditions. Who should we invite to the table?

As always priority to PoC, & in the case specifically, to under-represented (or oft-misrepresented) traditions.

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Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 7d

Ducky is live this Saturday at 9AM PT/Noon ET/5PM BT!

Come hang out and you could win a PC game code every hour--no donation required! 😍

Thank you all for your support~ 💜

Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 14d

Join us Saturday, October 4th when @fullrubberducky.bsky.social will be doing a mutual aid fundraising stream to help keep Ducky afloat! 🦆

Donate to make him play Default Dan, make him suffer through a horror game, and nab one of our codes for a free PC game! 🥳

More here:
ko-fi.com/fullrubberdu...

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Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 8d

It's Tuesday, and that means it's time for the Table Talk Show!

This week we're talking about encounters in #TTRPGs -- they don't always have to be combat! Let's talk about other ways to challenge your players.

We're live, come on by!
www.twitch.tv/chaoticwhole...
www.youtube.com/@ChaoticWhol...

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 8d

NEW (FREE) GAME FORTHCOMING:

SPINE is a dark solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book.

In SPINE, you are a researcher who has inherited a strange book from an estranged relative…

You are a researcher who has inherited a strange book from an estranged relative… Image: Print copy of SPINE

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Emergency Power Podcast @emergencypowerpodcast.com · 9d

Season 4 or the Emergency Power Podcast is coming on the 15th, but you can get Episode 1 a week early, access bonus content, AND get a shout out at the end of the episode! Use C43BB to get 50% off your first month of support! 💜

The Crew grows on you. Like a fungus. 🍄

www.patreon.com/12255642/join

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Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 9d

Looking to roll dice in space? We've got just the thing: #Starfinder2e! Thank you @paizo.com for sending us PDFs of the GM and Player Core! We answer chats questions, talk about the 3 action economy, class changes, and of course, the art! 🤩

The VoD is now available! 🪐 🚀
youtu.be/i9Sre_-4rDU

The Table Talk Show
Out of spell slots, but not out of options! Starfinder 2E

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Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 10d

We are less than a week away~

In addition to donation rewards, we'll also be giving away 1 PC game code per hour in chat--no donation required!

Thank you all again for your support, hope to see you there 💜🦆

Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 14d

Join us Saturday, October 4th when @fullrubberducky.bsky.social will be doing a mutual aid fundraising stream to help keep Ducky afloat! 🦆

Donate to make him play Default Dan, make him suffer through a horror game, and nab one of our codes for a free PC game! 🥳

More here:
ko-fi.com/fullrubberdu...

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Kay damphyr ☠️💜🎮🎲 🔜 PAX Unplugged @damphyr.com · 11d

We're live!

We're $40 from our goal and there will be amazing indie #TTRPG giveaways. See you there~

www.twitch.tv/daxara19

Dax @gmdax.bsky.social · 14d

Saturday is Part 2 and we have new incentives!

$5 - Upgrade difficulty by 1
$15 - Give the players a Force Point
$25 - Mikyl wears a Clone helmet
$25 - Get a seat at Ran's table on StartPlaying Games (limit: 1, must redeem when donating)
$40 - Give every player a free Triumph

#StarWars #ttrpg

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Josephine 🇵🇸 🔜 PAX U @scarydogfriend.bsky.social · 13d

Cycle in, vamps 🔴🔴

Today is WILD

Bad House RPG @badhouserpg.bsky.social · 14d

Theia is back again with a spicy update to our Apostles and their Messiah. Catch the VOD on YT later today and get ready a new episode live on Twitch.tv/badhouserpg Thursday, 9/25 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET

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SouzaGM @asouzagm.bsky.social · 13d

I am three episodes not including the garden club away from finishing season one.

Bloom&Blight @bloomandblight.bsky.social · 13d

✨LIVE NOW✨
Season 2, Episode 18: “Eclipse”

💚💛💙🤍💜

Tides turn, but at what cost?

Release graphic for Season 2, Episode 18 of Bloom&Blight. A rounded square graphic sits inside of a wider graphic. Both are primarily blue and purple, with the wider background more out of focus. Text on the square reads
“BLOOM&BLIGHT
A GIRL BY MOONLIGHT AP PODCAST”
Text in the right reads:
NOW AVAILABLE
SEASON 2, EPISODE 18:
“Eclipse”
Symbols for various podcast apps sit below.

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Christopher Hutton --> PAX Unplugged @newsnerd.bsky.social · 14d

Starfinder: Afterlight, the upcoming CRPG built around @paizo.com 's sci-fi TTRPG, is coming to crowdfunding on Oct. 7 this year: www.gamespress.com/Starfinder-A...

"Starfinder: Afterlight Kickstarter Starts on October 7th, New Companions Revealed!" - Games Press

Press releases and assets from across the games industry - screenshots, videos, logos, packshots, artwork, PR contacts, release dates

www.gamespress.com

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Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 14d

Join us Saturday, October 4th when @fullrubberducky.bsky.social will be doing a mutual aid fundraising stream to help keep Ducky afloat! 🦆

Donate to make him play Default Dan, make him suffer through a horror game, and nab one of our codes for a free PC game! 🥳

More here:
ko-fi.com/fullrubberdu...

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Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 15d

And we're live!

Come on by and bring your #SF2E questions as we talk about the Pact Worlds and beyond!

www.twitch.tv/chaoticwhole...
www.youtube.com/@ChaoticWhol...

Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 15d

Today on the Table Talk Show, we're going to be talking about #Starfinder2E! We've been reading the Player and the GM core books, and we're excited to talk all about them. Thank you to @paizo.com for the PDFs!

See you at 6PM PT/9PM ET
www.twitch.tv/chaoticwhole...
www.youtube.com/@ChaoticWhol...

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Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 15d

Today on the Table Talk Show, we're going to be talking about #Starfinder2E! We've been reading the Player and the GM core books, and we're excited to talk all about them. Thank you to @paizo.com for the PDFs!

See you at 6PM PT/9PM ET
www.twitch.tv/chaoticwhole...
www.youtube.com/@ChaoticWhol...

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Chaotic Wholesome @chaoticwholeso.me · 15d

We're so excited to get back into the world of Emergency Power! 🤩

Refresh your memory or gear up for your first step into this exciting sci-fi AP with the Season 3 recap and get ready--more announcements are coming soon!

Emergency Power Podcast @emergencypowerpodcast.com · 15d

The final chapter begins October 15th

Join NR-5E, Pons Nerians, Pahhra the Stranger, and Sol the Solarian for Season 4 of the Emergency Power Podcast, a homebrew #Starfinder #Podcast!

Come for the adventure, stay for the cat butt.

Check out the Season 3 Recap now!
open.spotify.com/episode/5WFz...

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