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jess @jessfrom.online · 5h

driving through squirrel hill and seeing an etrog lying abandoned on the ground on the side of the road sounds so much like the setup to an extremely niche joke that i burst out laughing just seeing it

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jess @jessfrom.online · 1d

to be clear, reader, it was in fact me

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jess @jessfrom.online · 1d

was told by a friend today that she was pretty sure mine was the car she was following, then while the car was stopped at a stoplight, she saw the driver gesticulating so animatedly while talking that the car was bouncing on its suspension…and then was sure it was me

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Kara Ling @metacrab.org · 4d

The game in which the premise is "the odds are real but gamers struggle to conceptualize or even believe them" has negative reviews from gamers who don't believe the odds are real (game: Unfair Flips)

A 'Not Recommended' Steam review with 4 hours played

Review text reads: It's a decent idea for a game where you flip a coin and depending on your percentage chances you get heads or tails. However the odds are a lie. You will flip tails 100 percent more than you will heads no matter what your percentage is. Even when you get it up to 60% you will still flip tails way more often then you will heads.

The Dev can try to defend it, but when I flip the coin 2500 times and only hit heads a third of the time even when at 60% then the odds are broken or a lie. I've also watched gameplay and seen fellow players have the same flips so I know it isn't just me having bad luck.

Still not bad for $2, but I'm saying no because the game is coded against you instead of it being fully on chance and luck.

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jess @jessfrom.online · 4d

happy bday!!!! the sapphicworld playtests we did together were SO fun, and tbh i still think about my character from the most recent one, i really love her and she had elements of myself i feel like i dont usually get to see reflected in TTRPGs & you did SUCH A good job making that possible in SW!!

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jess @jessfrom.online · 4d

my life for a free sacrifice outlet on a 3 mana or less nonlegendary green creature

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 4d

I said what I said.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 4d

IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."

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jess @jessfrom.online · 5d

just sent in my letter, and you should do the same here! bit.ly/KSRUletter

be sure to mention if you're a backer, and even more if you're a creator!

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 6d

We've shared them before but to make the links easier and clickable.
Here's our solidarity fund: bit.ly/KSRUdonate
Here's the link to send a letter to management: bit.ly/KSRUletter

Donate to Support Kickstarter United Workers, organized by Kickstarter United

SUPPORT WORKERS FIGHTING FOR A BETTER INDUSTRY STANDARD Kickstarter United, … Kickstarter United needs your support for Support Kickstarter United Workers

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 6d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
swipe for ways to show your solidarity

Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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jess @jessfrom.online · 5d

got a ticket for not realizing i needed to pay the meter in the apparently public parking garage beneath the JCC on erev yom kippur, which feels like the most direct divine punishment i've ever received for violating halacha. i'm not sure why driving on yom tov was your pick HaShem but sure i guess.

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jess @jessfrom.online · 7d

gonna be thinking for so long abt will & i’s jaded local resistance veterans turned criminals, “displaced in time” across years. their slow-burn journey back to the cause & all the veiled, implied, “cant admit it directly” vulnerability w/ each other was so satisfying, will’s SO fun to play against.

will jobst -> gamehole con @willjobst.bsky.social · 8d

last night, finished an awesome playthru of GOING ROGUE with @jessfrom.online! game good. my knight errant Rundgren was an old soldier who never wanted to get old, who fought with his past until his last moments, where then he quietly assembled a foxhole that would be his grave. fkn sick

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jess @jessfrom.online · 7d

i’m so glad you had such a good time!!! our characters’ veiled bonding and implied vulnerability with each other was soooooooooooooo good

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jess @jessfrom.online · 9d

can you imagine. i don’t think i could ever fail at anything harder. insomniac olympics, as blockhead says.

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jess @jessfrom.online · 9d

literally the most frightening event to ever appear on a calendar in october

H (エイチ) @therealhanamaru.bsky.social · 10d

Gotta participate in this year's -tober challenge

SLEEPTOBER 2025 COMING IN CINEMA NEAR YOU

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satah @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 12d

in this episode i realise that this planet is populated by psychics who use surgically implanted chips to keep their powers under control so they can live in a society? & they're discovering the robots from the distant past who helped developed them? so uhh 👍 yeah girl 👍 i'm literallyyy gaming 👍

folio: multi-guest solo TTRPG actual play @foliopod.bsky.social · 12d

🪐⌚ EPISODE TWO of FARSICKNESS LANDING with @queenregnant.bsky.social & @majcher.bsky.social ⌚🪐

roots of plants
and language
simultaneously familiar and unrecognisable

just less a hundred hundred years of decay
or evolution
or decay & evolution

or/and/or the feeling
you are being
watched

049 - farsickness landing 02 - with dora rogers & marc majcher | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

check out the game maps here: https://foliopod.site/transcripts/farsickness-landing-02[ transcript : WIP ]the game is farsickness landing by lonely cryptid media https://lonelycryptidmedia.itch.io/far...

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jess @jessfrom.online · 12d

less than 4 hours left to get a set of games from a truly ASTOUNDING lineup of designers from an incredible publisher, you really don't want to miss out on this!!!!

Possible Worlds Games @possibleworlds.bsky.social · 12d

8 HOURS LEFT! This campaign is already a success, but the more we fund, the more we can 1) print at better margins and 2) point to our numbers to help promote these games & secure press coverage post-campaign! No kayfabe here—your supporting now really does help! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

PWG Presents: Cosmic Century Knights, Homecoming, and Chuck

Three TTRPGs: one hundred swords, five missing matriarchs, and a very little lover.

www.kickstarter.com

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will jobst -> gamehole con @willjobst.bsky.social · 12d

navigate to kickstarter dot com and find this possible worlds campaign. click the button that makes you get the games. by clicking it, you can get the games. scroll if you like

Possible Worlds Games @possibleworlds.bsky.social · 12d

8 HOURS LEFT! This campaign is already a success, but the more we fund, the more we can 1) print at better margins and 2) point to our numbers to help promote these games & secure press coverage post-campaign! No kayfabe here—your supporting now really does help! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

PWG Presents: Cosmic Century Knights, Homecoming, and Chuck

Three TTRPGs: one hundred swords, five missing matriarchs, and a very little lover.

www.kickstarter.com

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James D'Amato 🔜 NYCC @oneshotrpg.bsky.social · 12d

Actually if we get to 666 backers it will probably take us to 30k.

James D'Amato 🔜 NYCC @oneshotrpg.bsky.social · 12d

Just 4 hours left but we have a really shot at hitting $30k??
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

PWG Presents: Cosmic Century Knights, Homecoming, and Chuck

Three TTRPGs: one hundred swords, five missing matriarchs, and a very little lover.

www.kickstarter.com

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James D'Amato 🔜 NYCC @oneshotrpg.bsky.social · 12d

Just 4 hours left but we have a really shot at hitting $30k??
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

PWG Presents: Cosmic Century Knights, Homecoming, and Chuck

Three TTRPGs: one hundred swords, five missing matriarchs, and a very little lover.

www.kickstarter.com

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queenregnant.bsky.social @queenregnant.bsky.social · 19d

If you like GEEKING OUT about SPACESHIPS you will LIKE THIS SETIES OF FOLIO

folio: multi-guest solo TTRPG actual play @foliopod.bsky.social · 19d

🪐⌚ EPISODE ONE of FARSICKNESS LANDING with @queenregnant.bsky.social & @majcher.bsky.social ⌚🪐

ten thousand years ago, your ancestors abandoned the ship they came to this planet on. you are the first to explore it since then. room by room, you uncover secrets of your shared history in the wreckage

048 - farsickness landing 01 - with dora rogers & marc majcher | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

check out the game maps here: https://foliopod.site/transcripts/farsickness-landing-01[ transcript : WIP ]the game is farsickness landing by lonely cryptid media https://lonelycryptidmedia.itch.io/far...

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satah @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 19d

folio-ass series of folio tbqh. all three of us take a different approach to the game but still have cool unintentional overlaps & echoes. very happy with the story i told & very very grateful for dee & marc's contributions

folio: multi-guest solo TTRPG actual play @foliopod.bsky.social · 19d

🪐⌚ EPISODE ONE of FARSICKNESS LANDING with @queenregnant.bsky.social & @majcher.bsky.social ⌚🪐

ten thousand years ago, your ancestors abandoned the ship they came to this planet on. you are the first to explore it since then. room by room, you uncover secrets of your shared history in the wreckage

048 - farsickness landing 01 - with dora rogers & marc majcher | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

check out the game maps here: https://foliopod.site/transcripts/farsickness-landing-01[ transcript : WIP ]the game is farsickness landing by lonely cryptid media https://lonelycryptidmedia.itch.io/far...

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satah @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 14d

i personally can't imagine there's any way this could go wrong or cause problems

🔪Slay-lor Kill-licity🗡️ @rollforfelicity.bsky.social · 14d

The Harpies go to Sectionals tonight! Can't wait to see if this method of preparation will work out!

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satah @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 12d

giving this another boost bc i'm rly excited about the concept & want to see it & similar initiatives thrive-- i've been mulling a LOT over the question of what i personally think needs to exist to make a more supportive & collaborative creative AP community & i think this is a very cool direction !

Esther @dungeonminister.bsky.social · 20d

I've been marinating on the idea of starting an Actual Play-focused web fest based around peer review for a while now. Today, I finally wrote down all the ideas in my head and am gonna throw it out there to see if it resonates.

Check it out and apply by October 3rd if you're interested!

Intrepid Web Fest

Intrepid Web Fest is an experimental web festival that aims to celebrate and uplift innovation in the art form of Actual Play.

www.intrepidwebfest.com

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domi @domi.zip · 13d

I finally cleaned up my messy cablework

2 skeletons, on left with veins, arteries, lymph nodes as they are in the body; on right with them being represented as straight cables like in the arranged neatly next to each other like in a server room

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