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Diana Jones Emerging Designer, Ennie-nominated tabletop game designer and visual artist. Featured in Polygon, Rascal, Dicebreaker and more. She/her 👹 Games: ARC, The Magus, The Marvelous Children of Inang-Uri 📌 Learn more http://momatoes.com #RPGSEA

We went to an animal sanctuary to practice pet photography, and I felt healed from the presence of joyful dogs. I really loved capturing their smiles.

A street dog smiling at the camera with a pink flower on its ear. A black and brown street dog looks off to the side. A white street dog smiles with his tongue out while looking to the left. A brown and white street dog looks off to the side with a smile.

Playtest Zero is back, rising from the ashes like a gay phoenix! For our US-friendly session, join us next Thursday, 2 July from 6 pm (PT) / 9 pm (ET) to late over at the Session Zero Discord server to do some 1-hour playtests of TTRPGs/game bits and chat with other designers! (Image unrelated)

A book titles "The Gay Phoenix", an Inspector Appleby Mystery

The only reason anyone will ever care enough about your fantasy world to check if the rivers run correctly is if they’ve been emotionally engaged by it first which comes from excitement, intrigue, etc.

Every couple months I check in on the latest Adrian Chiles articles and I’m always absolutely blown away. These are all from the last couple months. The man is operating at an incredibly high level.

Opinion
When I want to feel loved, Ijust go to a hardware store
Adrian ChilesOpinion
The best filing system? The one where every piece of paper goes in the bin
Adrian ChilesOpinion
I can't stop pilfering from other people's plates - but don't even think about grabbing my chips
Adrian ChilesI thought my pigeon curse was lifting. Then it took a darker turn
Adrian Chiles

The highlight of our Bohol trip this weekend were the tarsiers. Tarsiers are one of the world's smallest primates, measuring only 3-6 inches in height. Tarsiers are nocturnal and hunt insects at night, using their incredibly long legs (and tarsial ankle bones!) to leap great distances.

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