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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 5h

In swamps and marshes, people occasionally see mysterious blue-tinged flashes of light above water, which have commonly been associated with ghosts or spirits. Now physicists may have finally worked out what causes them.

We may finally know what causes will-o’-the-wisps

Mysterious flashes of light seen in swamps and bogs could be caused by burning methane or other gases, ignited by sparks that fly between bubbles in water

www.newscientist.com

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Wolfgang Baur @wolfgangbaur.bsky.social · 11h

Word of the Day: chainfall

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Tony DiTerlizzi @diterlizzi.bsky.social · 19h

Inktober, Day 8, "Reckless": I may have been a little reckless inking such an ambitious image over afternoon tea, but I've wanted to realize this drawing of a D&D Bulette since I first sketched it back in 2006.

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Wolfgang Baur @wolfgangbaur.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you! Appreciate it and will link the resource … next time I talk about Open licenses, I guess

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Kobold Press @koboldpress.com · 1d

Steal a film technique for game night, and give your players a scene to remember.

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Homebrew Your Campaign: These 3 film techniques make your players uneasy

So you want to create your own campaign for your players? You want to craft adventures with thrilling action, compelling characters, and rich plot hooks? With cliffhangers and twists, treachery and re...

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Wolfgang Baur @wolfgangbaur.bsky.social · 1d

Feels like the Black Flag RPG being in Creative Commons ought to make it eligible for that list.

koboldpress.com/wp-content/u...

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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 1d

My friend Matt Inman made a great comic about AI…

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Wolfgang Baur @wolfgangbaur.bsky.social · 1d

We have some great Ethiopian in Seattle! That tej looks perfect

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tj dungeons @tjdungeons.bsky.social · 1d

I think the Green Goblin should be able to do whatever he wants on Halloween

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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MZ4250 @mz4250.bsky.social · 1d

👻👻 Today I had fun working on Ettercaps & Flameskulls!

I'm very sorry to all those who tuned into my live stream and simply DIED FROM THE SPOOKINESS

This happens every live stream during Halloween season so it is what it is.

Fee stls: mz4250.com/posts/140683...

Expect more tomorrow! Enjoy! 👻👻

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts

Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations

abcnews.go.com

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 2d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 4d

Puffins return to Maine after half a century of absence. Eastern Egg Rock now hosts the only puffin colony in the United States, restored through decades of painstaking work after the birds were hunted out a century ago. buff.ly/RB0Ibz0
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How researchers restored a thriving habitat for Atlantic puffins in Maine

Atlantic puffins face an increasingly precarious foothold due in part to a loss of habitat and to troubles tied to warming ocean waters and climate change. But an effort off the coast of Maine…

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Reuters @reuters.com · 3d

The Chinese embassy in Manila hired a marketing firm that ran fake social media accounts praising China, undermining the Philippines’ security alliance with the US, and criticizing Western COVID vaccines, Reuters found reut.rs/437dUqn

How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines

The Chinese embassy in Manila hired a marketing firm that ran fake social media accounts praising China, undermining the Philippines’ security alliance with the U.S., and criticizing Western COVID vaccines, Reuters found.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 3d

There have been eigth previous worlds...

This is the Ninth World. The people of the prior worlds are gone—scattered, disappeared, or transcended. But their works remain...

Follow for advance news about the Numenera TTRPG, exclusive sneak peeks, and a special gift free!
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Scott Murderhouse @voxparlour.bsky.social · 4d

Taylor Swift announces next album title: The Queen in Yellow. She told Variety: "A few years back I came across this amazing play and I was so inspired. It's been living in my head for years. I even dream of it, of the city in the play."

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Wolfgang Baur @wolfgangbaur.bsky.social · 3d

Game 1 was definitely encouraging.

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Of Gods and Gamemasters (Jack, he/him) @jackgogsbane.bsky.social · 3d

Shadows of Leoranshire: A Tales of the Valiant Horror Campaign
Enter the mysterious land of Leoranshire, and discover the horrors within. Find a way to escape . . .the Shadow of the Bloody Earl. Alt Fridays, 8 pm Eastern
#ttrpg #TalesOfTheValiant
#dnd #5EFeed
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Join Shadows of Leoranshire: A Tales of the Valiant Horror Campaign - Discord - Tales of the Valiant | StartPlaying Games

Long ago, the land of Leoranshire was torn from its world, to float, anchorless, through distant realms of shadow and mist. Now, it has come to *your* world, a new country where none existed yesterday...

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Wolfgang Baur @wolfgangbaur.bsky.social · 5d

Last day for bearfolk, berserkers, and the tightest , most mythic adventure path @koboldpress.com has ever designed. #dnd24 #tov #ttrpg #dnd5e

bit.ly/BK-Northlands

Northlands: Norse Adventures for D&D 2024 and ToV

Epic heroes, larger-than-life magic, and an adventure path from a simple fjord to the halls of Asgard! Raise your axe, heed the call!

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kottke.org @kottke.org · 5d

Life Is More Than an Engineering Problem, an interview with Ted Chiang from earlier this year. “I don’t believe it’s meaningful to say that something is better art absent any context of how it was created. Art is all about context.” [lareviewofbooks.org]