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Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · Aug 5

You can buy Paragons now!

Go Go Go Go!

Broken Door Entertainment @brokendoorgames.bsky.social · Aug 5

Now that we're back from GenCon, Paragons: The Roleplaying Game is officially available for purchase online!

If you've been waiting to pick up your own copy of the book, now's your chance: brokendoor.shop/pages/paragons

Paragons

Since the dawn of time, there have been people with unique abilities. We call them paragons. Their powers have shaped the course of history and changed our understanding of what it means to be human. ...

brokendoor.shop

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Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 7h

I met my wife and found a career path into the games industry

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 7h

There are very few people who I've seen demonstrate the ability to practice accountability and take ownership for their mistakes in this space. But I also think that's something that is growing less common in our society as a whole.

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 7h

I deeply enjoyed listening to the recording as I read through this evening's piece, for the record.

I probably won't do that on most posts, but this one felt like I should.

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 7h

If you wanna talk about superheroes, that's kinda my bread and butter. Might be a decent opportunity for a team-up?

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 1d

I don't do much AP these days, but I LOVE superheroes

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 1d

We should carpool up sometime. Milwaukee has some cool spots to hang out

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 1d

Can't blame you, but figured it was worth asking

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 2d

This is one reason why I love seeing projects and companies with two founders, where one is a writer and the other is an artist!

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 2d

But with an even goofier accent

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 2d

Me rn waiting for the money to flow in

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 2d

Exactly

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 2d

Am I supposed to be?

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 2d

I'm starting to think the guy who said "money is the root of all evil" was onto something, which is why you should give all your money to me: someone who is already evil, but still poor somehow.

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smokingglueguns @smokingglueguns.bsky.social · 2d

HEY I worked on a kickstarter!! CUSTOM ROCKS for this AMAZING book and its LIVE!

@winterstalesco.bsky.social
Congratulations @ajwintersvo.bsky.social

Check out Castleton: Campaign Setting (D&D and Daggerheart Compatible) by Winters Tales on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/220...

Castleton: Campaign Setting (D&D and Daggerheart Compatible)

A Matching Season of rivalry and revelry, where scandal can cut you down faster than any sword. Are you willing to fight for love?

www.kickstarter.com

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Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 2d

Exactly like that

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 2d

Ngl I misread that as 'cursive' for a second and was scratching my head 😂😂😂

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 2d

Borat von Zarovich

Is that anything?

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Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 2d

You're probably right

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 3d

I occasionally like to imagine how well I'd do on one of the reality TV shows that Atheena watches, and idk, I think someone should cast me in something like that.

I'd kill it in a game with social dynamics

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Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 3d

And we're all much better off for it 😊

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 3d

I have never willingly watched an episode of The Office.

An episode has been on in my vicinity a handful of times, but I've just never really been interested in watching it.

Also, similar to LaTia, I first watched Labyrinth last year when my wife sat me down and put it on.

LaTia de los Muertos 🔜 Gamehole Con! @latiajacquise.com · 3d

Original Star Wars and most of the formative fantasy of the late 70s and 80s. I didn’t see Labyrinth until I was in my 20s

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 3d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 3d

You're 100% correct.

Amd yet Christianity, like all other groups of people, feels the need to divide itself and pit one against the other.

Growing up in that culture, there are a number of Christian sects who firmly believe that other sects aren't going to heaven, which just seems goofy to me.

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 3d

Good thread.

An added piece of data that's maybe encouraging for crowdfunding: Research shows that when another successful crowdfunding campaign is running at the same time as yours, on the same platform, you get more eyes on your project.

I've seen the data that proves this on Kickstarter.

Sabrina.C @sabrinac.bsky.social · 3d

If you are a tabletop game creator feeling discouraged about how many games are coming out each year, some perspective:
🎲✂️🎲

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Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 3d

You're probably right.

Josh Simons @joshuamsimons.com · 3d

I have so much art that nobody has seen yet that I'm just itching to share

Broken Door Entertainment @brokendoorgames.bsky.social · 3d

We're gearing up for Gamehole Con and PAX Unplugged later this year and it's very tempting to show off some of the new art we've got for upcoming projects...

What do you think? Should we share some sneak peeks?

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