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DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · 14h

Tonight's the night! Join us at 8pm EST for goofy hijinks as we fundraise for #AiS2025 👻

Do you want to impact the game to help the gang explore a haunted mansion & maybe make things a bit harder on the DM? 😈 Get involved with @tiltify.com!

While #AccessibilityIsntScary, this game might be 🧟

DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · 4d

We're going on a spooky adventure THIS WEDNESDAY at 8pm EST for our #AccessibilityIsntScary event 👻

Tune in for our first ever livestream featuring @myriadpro.bsky.social, @goblinkatie.com, @mikethequad.bsky.social, @3llebelle.bsky.social, Gustavo, and @lauren-urban.com playing A Night of Fright!

Graphic with smokey background, text, and headshots of 6 people. Text Accessibility Isn’t Scary. DOTS RPG Project Charity Livestream. October 8th 8pm EST. Twitch.tv/dotsrpg. Artwork of D&D 5e module A Night of Fright! A haunting adventure of meddling heroes and their talking knoll. Artwork depicts Scooby-Doo inspired characters. Headshots and character names: DM - Cam, Vell’mah - Katie, Sir Frederick - Mike, Dafni - Ellie, Sha-Gi - Gustavo, S’Koobi - Lauren.

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 9h

Weird how Antifa never asks me for money. Everyone else does, but Antifa is very quiet.

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association @sfwa.bsky.social · 14h

SFWA’s Writing Dates Program runs every Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 PM PST.

Volunteer to lead a writing date and connect with fellow creators in a friendly, supportive environment.

You don’t need to be a SFWA member to apply as a guest host. Learn more at sfwa.org/volunteer

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 6h

A reminder to author friends to check if your work is listed in the Anthropic lawsuit and file a claim. Get paid for your work.

Submit a Claim

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 10h

The literal reading of this statement is Pam Bondi is planning extrajudicial executions of random protesters.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · 12h

For every $50 raised through our Tiltify campaign for tonight's #AccessibilityIsntScary livestream, we'll be hosting a giveaway for those joining us in chat 🎉 With prizes from both @dieharddice.bsky.social and @dmsguild.com plus the potential to unlock even more surprises, you don't want to miss it!

DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · 14h

Tonight's the night! Join us at 8pm EST for goofy hijinks as we fundraise for #AiS2025 👻

Do you want to impact the game to help the gang explore a haunted mansion & maybe make things a bit harder on the DM? 😈 Get involved with @tiltify.com!

While #AccessibilityIsntScary, this game might be 🧟

DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · 4d

We're going on a spooky adventure THIS WEDNESDAY at 8pm EST for our #AccessibilityIsntScary event 👻

Tune in for our first ever livestream featuring @myriadpro.bsky.social, @goblinkatie.com, @mikethequad.bsky.social, @3llebelle.bsky.social, Gustavo, and @lauren-urban.com playing A Night of Fright!

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Lin Codega @lincodega.com · 8h

also fyi i'm open to freelance work! i can write games, articles, and stories. 🫰

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Jim Johnson @ineti.bsky.social · 15h

Super proud to bring the next #StarTrekAdventures book to preorder, this one kicking off the 60th anniversary celebration with where it all began, the 23rd century!

Thanks to the whole STA team and our Paramount partners for all the hard work you did on this one. #LLAP

Modiphius @modiphius.bsky.social · 16h

🖖 Boldly go back to the beginning!

The 23rd Century Campaign Guide takes you back to the beginning. Experience all the seminal events of this classic franchise your way.

Preorder your copy today at buff.ly/5TDmu01

#StarTrek #TTRPG

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Chris Hopper 📝 Accessibility Consulting @chrishopper.bsky.social · 11h

"More than 30" are left from the day before, friend I have more than thirty before coffee.

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AdamMakesTTRPG @adammakesttrpg.bsky.social · 13h

I'd be lucky to have just one of these talented folks on the Twelve Realms team, but having all 12 is a dream come true!

TT: www.tiktok.com/@adammakestt...

YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyxl...

Follow the KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gno...

#ttrpg #fantasy #TwelveRealms #TwelveRealmsRPG

Headshots of Twelve Realms writers Rue Dickey, VJ Harris, ERF Jordan, LegalKimchi, Saga Mackenzie, Jessica Marcrum, Gwen Marshall, Collette Quach, Friday Strout, Shu Qing Tan, Sebastian Yue, and Basil Wright

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 16h

This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social · 15h

Two pieces today: one public about Critical Role Campaign 4, and another for (free) subscribers doing some more intimate work about Actual Play, religion, and the limits of power fantasies.

Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social · 17h

Through a concatenation of circumstances most of my day is waiting with my phone in places for unspecified amounts of time, which means I will probably get this review post done…

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Leon Scarillaro 👻 @barilleon.com · 16h

New on the Blog: How I Made For Gregg

Five years ago I had an idea for a game about robots and grief. Last month, it came out. Why? Read and find out.

barilleon.com/for-gregg-po...

For Gregg Postmortem - Barilleon's Web Zone

Or: How it Took Five Years to Make Five Minutes of Gameplay This is a blog post about how I made For Gregg, which you can play for free on itch right now! It takes 5 minutes. It’s probably a shorter r...

barilleon.com

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Rabbit @lochinvar.bsky.social · 16h

Time for a Man Who Was Thursday reboot.

Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 16h

Ken Paxton announcing undercover operations reminds me of when J.Edgar Hoover announced 25% of all communist party members were undercover operatives—the objective is the same, just to sow distrust within the movement and scare people out of participating.

Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Undercover Operations to Infiltrate and Uproot Leftist Terror Cells in Texas After Increased Political Violence

In response to the political assassination of national hero Charlie Kirk and the disturbing rise of leftist violence across the country, Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched undercover investigati...

www.texasattorneygeneral.gov

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Sticky Doodler @stickydoodler.bsky.social · 19h

Indie & Local Tabletop Games Fair
📆 Sat, Oct 18
🕛 12-5pm
📍@peoplesbooktakoma.com

RSVP for the panel (which I'll be moderating):
peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/indie-...

Indie & Local Tabletop Games Fair 2025

The DMV is home to some of the world’s leading tabletop game designers! Come meet your neighbors whose games are available at hobby shops, online, and even your local bookstore. Designed in t…

peoplesbooktakoma.com

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 1d

I’ve been circling a cursed thought for a while and it’s time to let it out: These guys are Disney Adults for fascism.

the corgi from cowboy bebop @realqrampage.fightins.online · 2d

LMAO LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH
EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH

Kash Patel in his own merch looking fucking embarrassing as hell lmao

he’s so fucking ugly

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 19h

please don't say they're whining about wheelchairs in fantasy games again? do they not have any new material? shouldn't they be standing around in ill fitting fatigues being twerked on by a frog rather than whining like little babies?

anyway, Games Workshop did missile armed wheelchairs in 84, so 🤷‍♂️

a combat wheelchair, or indeed battlechair, from the Games Workshop battelcars game in 1984

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 1d

I was completely unprepared for the threat posed by the Antifa super soldiers.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Cassandra (Cass) Barkman @cassiebara29.bsky.social · 21h

Oh its me.

University of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social · 1d

Today, video game stories come in all shapes and sizes 🎮

Dr Cassandra Barkman and A/Prof Eddie Paterson from the Faculty of Arts and MAGPIE (Melbourne Academic Games, Play and Interactive Entertainment) share how storytelling in games allows for diverse stories to be shared → unimelb.me/473I27w

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René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 1d

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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Melissa Rogerson @melissainau.bsky.social · 1d

Do you teach boardgames? We have just launched a survey asking about your experience! It takes about ten minutes to complete - please share!
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp

Image text reads:
Do you teach board games?
We invite you to complete a short survey for academic research into people’s experiences of teaching boardgames, at home and elsewhere.
The survey takes about ten minutes to complete.

To find out more, please use the QR code,
visit go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
or email hybrid-games@unimelb.edu.au

(University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Approval 33778)

There is also a decorative image of game pawns and dice, with a magnifying glass on top, as well as a QR code which points to the given link.

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Adam Jury @adamjury.com · 22d

Let's. Fucking. Go.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

SCUM: An Eclipse Phase Board Game

Sci-fi board game where players defend their habitat from a mysterious threat bent on its destruction, based on the Eclipse Phase RPG.

www.kickstarter.com

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The Dice Society @thedicesociety.bsky.social · 1d

THE RESULTS ARE IN 🗳️ After loads of voting, we finally have the results of the first #JamsOfTheTimescape!

Congratulations @tintenseher.bsky.social 🥇and @dillbizzle.bsky.social 🥈! You each win a set of hero dice boxes kindly provided by @hellomcdm.bsky.social

itch.io/jam/jott01-t...

Top ranked games in the JotT #1: Treasure Sets of the Timescape

itch.io

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Mike Barthel @mikebarthelauthor.com · 1d

Sending wishes for a speedy recovery to Dolly Parton. If she dies during this administration and does not lay in state in the US Capitol, as any American saint should, may the giants slumbering beneath the Appalachians rise up with force and level the Washington monument with a blow.

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Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder that the CRPG Book is freely available as PDF. That's how the whole project started, I edited & designed it

But the difference in awareness when it went from a free ebook to a hardcover was gigantic. I hope Bitmap recovers from this mess, publishers are important to reach the mainstream :/

Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hi, I spent 10+ years researching all sorts of PC RPGs: AAAs, indies, RPG Maker, non-English, etc. Together with 167 volunteers, I created/edited The CRPG Book: crpgbook.wordpress.com

You can download it for free, or buy a hardcover edition from Bitmap Books - ALL author's revenue goes to charity!❤️

The CRPG Book Project

The CRPG Book Project is a collaborative, non-profit effort to create an ebook on the history of Computer Role-Playing Games.

crpgbook.wordpress.com

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