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Michellaneous @chellekat.bsky.social · 23d

As I'm (🍁) no longer interested in headed to the US I have a pair of tickets to the Viva Mas Vegas D20 show on Nov 1 that won't go to use. If any of "my" people here are interested I'd be happy to chat before I try to sell them in another way.

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Michellaneous @chellekat.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't know there was a difference until right now

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Michellaneous @chellekat.bsky.social · 2d

it's beautiful! Perfect golden crispy on the top.

Am I about to change my thanksgiving dessert plans for the third time?

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 4d

It’s bigotry to hate those inflatable flappy arm guys from outside car dealerships

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Michellaneous @chellekat.bsky.social · 4d

Occtis (Critical Role) is an AU Jel (Palia)

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Leon "Used to Be Cat" Richardson @catlinggun.bsky.social · 4d

To be more specific, I've written a game (It's a tactics game at its heart with weird horror and metafiction elements) and I want to do some ambitious puzzles and stuff in layout!

I'm starting to think that I might get the best result by working with a publisher to make a professional layout happen

Leon "Used to Be Cat" Richardson @catlinggun.bsky.social · 5d

Lurking thought in my brain that I should try and team up with a publisher for this project.

Anyone know where to pitch a tactical TTRPG with a ~terrifying secret~?

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Eize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 4d

You would think a cameraman of all people would know the correct way to use “POV“

POV: I'm searching the crowd for interesting people to show on camera

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah, so, I don’t think people understand how dangerous this is

Most
Of
The
World
Runs
On
Spreadsheets

Cameron Colony @cameroni101.bsky.social · 6d

As someone who does accounting and data validation, this would get me fired:

Microsoft says its Agent Mode in Excel has an accuracy rate of 57.2 percent in SpreadsheetBench, a benchmark for evaluating an Al model's ability to edit real world spreadsheets. This result

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · Jun 17

I’m convinced this is how a bay leaf would talk

Cartoon by Stephen Collins for the Guardian, here's the script:

[Scene is the inside of a SOUP. Some CARROTS and BITS OF BROCCOLI are floating around and a STOCK CUBE and a BAY LEAF have just been dropped in.]

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STOCK CUBE:
Alright lads - this is Bay Leaf.
My colleague from the spice rack.

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BROCCOLI:
Hi Bay Leaf

BAY LEAF:
Yuh yuh hi

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CARROTS:
You up for getting proper blended with us later, Bay Leaf?

BAY LEAF:
Nuh mate, getting scooped out before soup stage.

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CARROTS:
Oh! So… you’re not being eaten then?

BAY LEAF:
Eaten! Haha

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BAY LEAF:
Not allowed mate.

I’m afraid I’m a lil’ bit *toooo intense*...

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BAY LEAF:
Just here for the flavour hit.
Special forces, y’know.
That’s why there’s just one of me.

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BAY LEAF:
Over-deploy and you’d have this whole soup stiiinking of bay leaf…

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BAY LEAF:
You might wanna stand back actually.
This place is about to get preeetty bay leafy...

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[Silent pause]

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CARROTS:
Are you doing something

BAY LEAF:
Sure am mate.

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BAY LEAF:
Suuuuure am.

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BAY LEAF [Getting scooped out by chef’s spoon]:
You need training to perceive it.

CARROTS:
OK

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Michellaneous @chellekat.bsky.social · 7d

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Michellaneous @chellekat.bsky.social · 7d

💚💚💚

I don't even need the appreciation, I just don't want to be questioned every week by a guy who comes in coughing and says "I was sick but I'm not any more"

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Misha Grifka Wander @mishagw.bsky.social · 7d

i know a lot of ttrpg folks got started in a major way during lockdown, but i can't remember specific names. can anyone think of names? or maybe you are that person? i might have an interview opp

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Greg Loring-Albright, PhD (he/him) @gregisonthego.bsky.social · 7d

Big day for @cmichpress.bsky.social! Check the Art & System crowdfunder, but then take a look at the proof copies of my game with them Keep the Faith!

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

Keep the Faith Project Update: Production Copy and a very good price shift

Dear Faithful Backers, I am reaching out today for a few reasons. Number 1, our production copy of Keep the Faith arrived, and it looks awesome! We have already cleared it a...

www.backerkit.com

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Michellaneous @chellekat.bsky.social · 7d

Yom Kippur, typically associated with food.........................................

Shammai @shammaiintl.bsky.social · 7d

Ah yes, help me understand Yom Kippur: The Day of Six-Branched Menorahs and Roman Architectural Columns

A post from "The Elite Times" (theelitetimes.bsky.social). It says "Understanding Yom Kippur: The Day of Atonement readMore:" and then a link to an article on their website. Beneath that is a flagrantly AI-generated picture depicting... something. It shows a dark, candle-lit room with classical marble columns. Against the far wall is a table covered with a white tablecloth that looks kind of altar-ish. On the tablecloth are two six-branched menorahs, what appears to be a tallit, and some vaguely food-shaped objects. In front of the table is a wooden chair, facing away from it, with another (or possibly the same) tallit draped over the back. On the floor of the room are some apples (or possibly tomatoes?). Their sizes vary wildly. There are also some random other solo candles, one of which is almost as large as the chair, and a bunch of what seem to be cushions (although the top one looks more like a hamburger bun). On the floor there is a book lying open, with some grapes and strange elongated objects lying on top of it. Against the back wall is a banner with a frayed bottom like a tallit. The banner shows a large blue Jewish star, and some fake Hebrew text that doesn't seem to say anything.

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🌻The Killing of a Sacred Snep🪐 @fm-synth.bsky.social · 7d

It's officially October 1st so that means you all have to repost Assorted cheese
hell.....yes

A package of assorted cheese with a cracker in a plastic container, from Westside Market, New York City on 77 Seventh Ave

The label reads:

Assorted cheese
hell.....yes

THE SKY IS DARK THE WIND IS COLD
THE NIGHT IS YOUNG BEFORE IT'S
OLD AND GREY. WE WILL KNOW THE
THRILL OF IT ALL--BRYAN FREEY

there is a barcode and it says 1 PCS

Packed on: & Sell by: OCT 01

Total price $5.99

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Phil. A. Ménard (AKA The Chatty DM) @chattydm.bsky.social · 7d

Eize starting the day guns blazing I see.

How's YOUR unfinished novel passing for a campaign, bruv?

Eize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 8d

You can ask a DM anything about their next RPG campaign. You can ask about the lore, the backstory, the worldbuilding, or the magic system. You can ask about the geography of the realm and the politics between rival kingdoms.

The ONLY thing you can't ask is when they're gonna get it to the table.

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Michellaneous @chellekat.bsky.social · 7d

having to justify wearing a mask to the office to the same guy *every single week*
no I'm not sick (as far as I know)
no one is sick (as far as I know)
but I don't want to get sick
and I don't want to get anyone sick
if we're sick and we don't know

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Blue Prince Out Now! @blueprincegame.bsky.social · 9d

Blue Prince is available NOW for Mac players on Steam!

Blue Prince is also included in the Steam Autumn Sale with 25% until 6 October.

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How it Ends | an audio drama podcast - Season 4 out September 25 @howitends.bsky.social · 9d

Listen to Season 1 of "How it Ends" on YouTube now! Seasons 2-4 are coming soon. Plus, watch our animated trailer and Q&A event. Subscribe here: buff.ly/DUavsZH #HowItEndsPodcast #AudioFiction #MysteryPodcasts

How it Ends Studio

How it Ends Studio (HIES) is an independent Providence-based production studio that's home to How it Ends, a multi-award-winning immersive mystery audio drama podcast distributed by Fable & Folly…

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Micah @rincewind.run · 14d

the switch from “I am online because my brain is broken” to “my brain is broken because I am online” explains a lot about the current state of the internet and society at large, none of it complimentary

jenny_tightpants🪑 @jtp.bsky.social · 14d

it used to be you had to already be a little bit insane to be on the computer this much

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Michellaneous @chellekat.bsky.social · 13d

My favourite audio drama starts its fourth season today!

The mystery has been revealing itself slowly since S1, leaving us with a cliffhanger ending in S3 (and more new questions than I thought was possible).

The writing and voice acting is *so* good and I'm *so* excited to listen tonight.

How it Ends | an audio drama podcast - Season 4 out September 25 @howitends.bsky.social · 13d

What comes after... and beyond.

Season 4, Episode 1: "That was Then, This is Now" is live. You can join Micah & Stephanie in Discord for the episode listening party tonight at 6:00 PM EST. Join here: buff.ly/pnrLac7

Listen with us or on your own, just stay tuned... #AudioFiction #HowItEndsPodcast

Silhouetted figures on a beach with a dog in the distance, under a cloudy sky. The scene feels serene and introspective. Text reads: "Season 4, Episode 1: This was Then, This is Now."

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How it Ends | an audio drama podcast - Season 4 out September 25 @howitends.bsky.social · 14d

How it Ends creators Micah & Stephanie are hosting a Season 4 launch listening party in the How it Ends Community Discord TOMORROW at 6:00 PM EST! Join the Discord and sign up to unravel the mystery with other fans of the show on episode drop days! buff.ly/pnrLac7

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Danny THEE Himbo @br00taldan.bsky.social · 14d

IF/THEN statement of the day:

IF - rock 🪨 beats scissors ✂️ and scissors ✂️ beats paper 📄 and paper 📄 beats rock 🪨

THEN - what the hell beats a jet2holiday?????

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Michellaneous @chellekat.bsky.social · 15d

Right??? And even if you try to filter out a word someone's doing something like "w*rd" and then it's being reposted by someone who makes pretty pictures and damn... now I know about words.

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