Almost as much I despise AI "artists", I despise people who accuse some using AI to create "their" art, without actually having any proof. If you happen to one of those, go fuck yourself. It just happens that AI is stealing from the real artists, so no wonder why it sometimes looks similar.

Kasey Gifford@kaseygifford.bsky.social · 6d ago

Wow. LOISH got accused of using Ai to make her art. I started following her on early deviantart. I remember first seeing her paintings in college. This is ridiculous, no one is safe. Artists Ive followed for actual decades are getting harassed because their work has been stolen and regurgitated.

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hammancheez but spooky@hammancheez.bsky.social · 7d ago

Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow

Still thinking about the Conan game I was playing today. It was so easy to jump in. I kind of understand the people who say eg. Glorantha is bit scary setting as it is so full of lore and details. They feel they'll have to learn everything to run the game or play properly, .. (1/7)

Just started playing in a new Conan RPG campaign, which uses home brewed Pendragon rules. Works really well so far. Managed to decapitate some flea ridden woodsman with a single sword cut. That'll teach them to obey the steel.

I finally installed Cyberpunk 2077 on my Mac when I heard it might actually be able to run it, even though it is an older model. Oh boy it has been a treat! I have not played that kind of game for a decade, at least. It might look better with newer computer, but it already is blowing my mind. (1/7)

Got an order of books from @chaosium.bsky.social earlier this week. I haven't read them thoroughly yet, but I skimmed through them and was really impressed by how gorgeous they were. I though it was worth a 🧵 on how much the RPG industry has changed and improved over what I guess is a generation.

My friend wants to run for our group a Conan game by using a homebrew Pendragon rules. I'm all for it. So much that I had to draw a portrait of my future character. I hardly ever do that anymore, but as finding a particular Conan magazine launched my desire to be an illustrator, I had to do it.

Pendragon is just an awful system, it would be perfect with D&D instead.

AbyssalBrews | Weekly Magic Items for D&D and PF2E@abyssalbrews.com · 2mo ago

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this'd better not awaken anything in me

CPN@oksettledown.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thank you for your attention to this matter!!

This looks like a bunch of Player Characters on Hour 3 of sitting around talking about their assault plan, insisting they still need more time, as the Game Master begins weeping

Livsbian 🌈@livvytrouble.bsky.social · 2mo ago

You will never be this bad*ss. Never. 😎 “KGB agents in Moscow during the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993”

Being a history addict can sometimes hurt. For instance, I want few things more in life than putting my hand on a prehistoric one in a cave. But even if I could I probably wouldn't because I shouldn't. Also I'd cry like an eejit.

Without first reading the text I immediately thought that art could be by @munkao.bsky.social and I was not wrong. In these days of slop seeing this kind of stuff makes me breathe more freely.

Brad Kerr@bradkerr.net · 2mo ago

I launched a Patreon! I'm building a weird fantasy sandbox OSR campaign setting. Dungeons! Hex crawls! New dungeons every month. It features some original art by @munkao.bsky.social. Please take a look! www.patreon.com/cw/BradKerr

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Great, as Paizo & Green Ronin are getting their stolen stock back. Also, great that Sparkle Pop (new-Diamond) is being forced to give back money from selling stolen goods. And that the distribution deals are ended. That's all big for individual rights over corrupt corporate interests.

Graphic Policy@graphicpolicy.com · 2mo ago

Diamond’s Trustee Morgan W. Fisher and some Publishers Reach a Settlement over Consigned Goods It's a hell of a new comic book day as court documents have been released as to a settlement between Diamond's trustee Morgan W. Fisher and a group of publishers concerning consigned goods being held by…

I mean, I get through my entire day without it already, and everyone else who does/is made to use it would have to return to, like, 2022, so, yeah, it's fine, chuck it out

Charlie Stross@cstross.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My answer is LOL ROFL (dickbrain) The terminally AI-pilled can't even *imagine* some people have *never* asked stochastic parrots to cheat at their job for them.

Decided to try something new. Jumped roped like it was a 12 round boxing match. 3 min jumping, no rest, continuing immediately after tripping. Then one min rest. I have jumped 45 min before, but jumping without interval breaks, keeping a short breather every now and then after tripping.

Nice crap!

Stu Horvath@stuhorvath.com · 2mo ago

I pack a suitcase inside my suitcase so I can get all the crap I buy at GenCon home on the plane. This is that pile of crap.

RuneQuest, Chaosium's renowned fantasy #TTRPG set in the mythic world of Glorantha, has been inducted into the ENNIE Awards Hall of Fame. The announcement and presentation was made as part of the 2026 ENNIE Awards Ceremony at Gen Con yesterday.

Chaosium's RuneQuest roleplaying game has been inducted into the ENNIE Awards Hall of Fame

RuneQuest, Chaosium's renowned fantasy roleplaying game set in the mythic world of Glorantha, has been inducted into the ENNIE Awards Hall of Fame. The announcement and presentation was made as part o...

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I try to combine both whenever possible.

Seth Rutledge@eldritch48.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Art" these days means very different things to people. For many, it's something they can contribute to the TTRPG / video game / animation / tv industries - NOT something to express their humanity and POV. They don't want to talk about the human condition, they want to get paid to paint dragons.

1. Newer writers, just don't fucking use "AI" for anything, ever 2. How odd that being an established writer with a firm "no 'AI'" stance and ample pre-"AI" IP will become a definite competitive advantage over "new, hot, and possibly copyright compromised" deadline.com/2026/07/ai-q...

AI Questions Spoil Book & Movie Heat On 'Call Me, I'll Hide The Body' Novel

That screeching sound you heard from international publishers and film rights buyers was an abrupt application of the brakes after a fevered pursuit of the unpublished debut novel.

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I’ve been thinking this for a while now. It seems that the romantacy literary genre is hugely popular at the moment. How come the rpg industry hasn’t tried to catch those fans? Or have they?

I enjoyed this project a lot. And it is a good mini campaign to build your game around.

Chaosium@chaosium.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Available in pre-release at Gen Con! #RuneQuest: The Apple Lane Campaign is a collection of three adventures designed to introduce new players & gamemasters to Greg Stafford's mythic world of #Glorantha. Also includes campaign setting information for Apple Lane, all-new Sartar encounters, and more!

It's a real out of body experience when you are doing this and find a post from yourself from five years ago with the same problem that never got answered.

And this is Bryan's version of Count Binface!

Bryan Talbot@bryan-talbot.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Announcing the Count Binface comic book! SelfMadeHero is delighted to announce that The #CountBinface Comic Book will be published on August 6th. This 72-page anthology is an unauthorized celebration of the politician, Count Binface. £9.99 PRE-order from Gosh! goshlondon.com/pre-order-th...

Anyone has any experiences or opinions about Foundry VTT they would like to share? Thinking about bringing it for helping to run Pendragon. I am not interested in battlemaps or such, we're Theatre of Mind kind of group.

If in the beginning of the series the sky above the port isn't the color of television, tuned to a dead channel, I will be deeply disappointed. Hey, Case is jacking in with cords in his head! I do approve that. I might actually want to watch the series. And Molly looks good too.

William Gibson@greatdismal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g79G...

Yhden tekijänä Ville Tietäväinen, ja pakko sanoa, että oli kevyesti paras noista.

lorttopelle 🤡@hyeena.bsky.social · 3mo ago

eurosetelit uudistuu, vaikuta ulkoasuun äänestämällä: surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/banknote...