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Rich LeDuc (He/Him)

@rich-leduc.bsky.social

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Bioinformatician for a Children's Hospital research institute in Canada Author of Rubble and Ruin, a TTRPG roleplaying game with the feel of fantasy, but all science fiction All views are my own Blog: https://ruduswritings.blogspot.com

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Rich LeDuc (He/Him) @rich-leduc.bsky.social · Apr 21

I wrote #Rubble and #Ruin because I wanted a #ttrpg based on science and not magic. In it Engineers and Scientists replace Wizards as the party explores #OSR style "places of adventure"--but in a #biopunk post-apocalyptic world.

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DriveThruRPG - Rudus Publishing

Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.

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U of M Rady Faculty @um-radyfhs.bsky.social · 14h

Barret Monchka, a PhD student at University of Manitoba's College of Community and Global Health, is advancing data linkage using AI and working to improve patient data protection. His research supports more accurate findings to inform health-care planning & policy. news.umanitoba.ca/ai-powered-h...

AI-powered health data research by Rady PhD student aims to improve patient outcomes and privacy

Barret Monchka, a PhD student at the College of Community and Global Health (CCGH) in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, is advancing data linkage using artificial intelligence and improving patient

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Keith Ammann 🔜 Gamehole Con @themonstersknow.com · 1d

The municipal flag of the city of Chicago: two light blue horizontal stripes on a field of white, with four red, six-pointed stars between them.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 11d

For writers looking for alternatives to NaNoWriMo, here's a list of alternatives (feel free to suggest others!):

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Includes @storyaday.bsky.social #ShutUpAndWrite #PathfindersWritingCollective #4TheWords #MyWriteClub #Autocrit

6 Best Alternatives To NaNoWriMo (An Ultimate List)

Beyond NaNoWriMo: Explore these incredible writing challenges to ignite your creativity, find community and achieve your literary goals.

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🍁 Wendigo Workshop 🍁 @wendigoworkshop.bsky.social · 6d

They’re finally here and they look great!

An Anomaly Hunters book. The cover is a monster in a corridor with a green camera filter.

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Rich LeDuc (He/Him) @rich-leduc.bsky.social · 3d

I still meet people who believe the #AI hype. I don't. And here is another who doesn't.

#LLMsCantDoYourJob

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Cory Doctorow Says the AI Industry Is About to Collapse

Famed sci-fi author and tech journalist Cory Doctorow has a spectacularly grim warning about the coming AI-fueled economic disaster.

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Rich LeDuc (He/Him) @rich-leduc.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, and you are so correct. I figured the post was already too long, so I skipped Traveller. But let's be honest, when you're jit with an FGMP 15, does damage really matter? 😉

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Rich LeDuc (He/Him) @rich-leduc.bsky.social · 3d

I got thinking about hit points in #TTRPG and figured some folks might like to read about the early years. #DnD isn't the only damage system, and some of the early ones are still popular to this day.

#Runequest #Fringworthy #PsiWorld #MorrowProject

ruduswritings.blogspot.com/2025/10/putt...

Putting the Hurt on Player Characters: the Early Years of HP

TL;DR. OSR style play captures one view of early gaming, but there are others. Here I explore damage systems in the early years of tablet...

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 8d

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

p.s. my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out now. Visit www.tomgauld.com for details

A group of scientists huddle excitedly around a monitor. One says:
"The program has detected a signal sent from another galaxy, but we need to upgrade to a paid version before we can reply."

The screen reads "Choose a plan To unlock replies: 1. Student 2. Basic 3. Pro 4. Expert "

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 3d

Found someone doing Warhammer/Necromunda themed model trains, and I think it’s very important you see this

www.instagram.com/macey4271?ig...

A still from a video set showing a Necromunda themed model railway setup

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

Democracy Docket's YouTube channel has crossed 550,000 subscribers.🥳

Check it out by watching our latest video. youtu.be/QDs3oonUFZY

There Are No "Good" Republicans

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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🇨🇦 CCUTTRPG @ccuttrpg.ca · 6d

Great article on "How to Work Collaboratively" by CCU Member @morganeilish.bsky.social

After that article, if you're not convinced of the power of collaboration, I don't know what will!

Working Collaboratively: How Joining Creative Collective ...

Join now to unlock exclusive Canadian Creators United content

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 7d

If you live in Illinois, we need your help.

This will take less than five minutes and will truly pressure your local elected officials to stand with the people rather than ICE.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 7d

That’s why I need to ask everyone in Illinois for a favor.

Contact your elected officials TODAY and tell them to stand with the people — not ICE — for a press conference demanding transparency + legality this Friday at 1930 Beach Street, 9AM.

Here’s a template: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Broadview Email + VM templates

URGE YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO STAND AGAINST ICE ICE is terrorizing our community. From abducting immigrants and subjecting them to inhumane conditions to brutalizing protesters for exercising their ...

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The Ornithologist! @ornithologistgames.bsky.social · 8d

Just posting this. You know, for no reason.

Thinking about how hard-core those officers are.

eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 11d

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

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Rich LeDuc (He/Him) @rich-leduc.bsky.social · 7d

Hello #ttrpg community. Please help us spread the word that the @ccuttrpg.ca, Canadian Creators United TTRPG is now up and running! We have a website.

Check it out.

#dnd #indi

🇨🇦 CCUTTRPG @ccuttrpg.ca · 7d

We’ve officially launched! Canadian Creators United is live with our new digital hub: www.ccuttrpg.ca: your window for everything CCU! TTRPG creators and fans can come to connect, share, and celebrate Canadian stories.

Come explore and join the adventure!

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 8d

going live in 5 min!!

ask everything you've ever wanted to know about running for office with @amandalitman.bsky.social (and maybe get a hat knit by me)

come hang: twitch.tv/katabughazaleh

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Rich LeDuc (He/Him) @rich-leduc.bsky.social · 8d

I did this just for fun. I've posted some photos of #Manitoba in the Fall that make me think it looks like a #TTRPG location.

(Plus a bonus few at the bottom.)

#DnD #BadNaturePhotos

ruduswritings.blogspot.com/2025/09/mani...

Manitoba is a Fantasy RPG Location

Just for fun! It is currently Fall in Manitoba and this place looks like something out of a fantasy RPG. All that I'm doing for this post is...

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 10d

How does it support biodiversity you ask? The funds will allow me to buy more native plant seeds which we will distribute for free in Philly. The more calendars we sell, the more seeds and other educational material I can distribute.

So that free sticker really brings it all together 😎

a picture of the sticker which has milkweed and monarch caterpillars and monarch butterflies and also a bumblebee under words that say plant native plants and meglemieur.com on the bottom. it shows that the sticker is 4 by 3 inches. Words on top say "Each order helps buy native seeds that Sarah and Meg will distribute for free in Spring of 2026. Pre-order by Oct 1 to get your own free sticker"

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Rich LeDuc (He/Him) @rich-leduc.bsky.social · 10d

Just having fun and looking forward to any art you share.

Rich LeDuc (He/Him) @rich-leduc.bsky.social · 10d

You say that like it is a bad thing.

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Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 14d

Join the UUA on Oct 18 for No Kings National Day of Mobilization: September Update from UU the Vote from Side with Love.

Join the UUA on Oct 18 for No Kings National Day of Mobilization: September Update from UU the Vote — Side With Love

Our democracy is fragile, and recent headlines remind us just how dangerous political violence has become in our public life. Safety cannot come at the expense of others and attempts to silence or…

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Rich LeDuc (He/Him) @rich-leduc.bsky.social · 10d

Why would an American scientist with a family think of moving to Winnipeg?

Oh, I don't know...

Here is a really nice summary of #climate #change over the lifetime of today's children.

Monica Byrne @monicabyrne13.bsky.social · 11d

"A new climate analysis — presented for the first time here — projects how humidity and heat will collide to form 'wet bulb' temperatures that will disrupt the norms of daily existence."

New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States

According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North America...

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d'Artagnan @dartagnantt.bsky.social · 11d

It's #SelfPromoSaturday, so it's time for the #ttrpgfamily to show me what you got.
Remember:
🔥Repost (not quote RP) this post and another of mine to increase their reach
🔥Post your goods
🔥Interact if you've got the spoons for it
🔥If you post AI stuff here, I will find you and skin you 🙃

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Rich LeDuc (He/Him) @rich-leduc.bsky.social · 12d

Know a clinician-scientist with a background in #pediatrics or child health and an interest in Canada? CHRIM is looking for a CEO!

This is a great #job! We are physically embedded in a #research medical college but an independent organization.

Please share!

jobs.peoplefirsthr.com#/jobs/6231

Career Portal

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Northwest Arkansas DSA | NWA DSA @dsanwa.org · 13d

We have an upcoming social event! It'll happen on Thursday, October 9th at 1 PM. We're going to have it at Casa Magnolia in Springdale. Join in for the hangout!

You're invited to:
NWA DSA Hangout

at Casa Magnolia
in Springdale

Thursday, October 9
1 PM

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13d

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.

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