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Kat the Lore Mistress@loremistress93.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It was frustrating to see genAI "art" at expo, and I hate how it has made me wary of creators with styles that have been appropriated by AI. Even still, it was great to see Human Made signs outnumbering the slop. I hope #UKGE notices, and we let AI slop go the way of the mystery box next year.

Posted this over on Instagram, thought I’d post it here too. I hope UKGE see this and hear us.

It’s undeniable I had a great time, but I’m including this last graphic, and imploring UKGE to take the discontent around AI ‘creators’ more seriously.

As an attendee AND an exhibitor, I am SO disappointed that there is still no official stance or implemented anti-AI policy when other cons, big and small, have them. I still found exhibitors that used AI in their products, and that stand space could have gone to genuine creators that enrich this community with their creativity.

I hope that the existence of two panels discussing the topic of how damaging AI can be (which notably were on at the same time...), and the popular ‘Human Made’ signs that so many exhibits displayed proudly are noted as a sign of just how many people do NOT want AI at this con.

Con-goers asked us about our stance on AI before purchasing.

Listen to your traders.
Listen to your attendees.

This matters.

I’m getting the sense someone is happy I’m home.

Loki (a grey and white cat) sitting on Tav’s lap sphinx style receiving scritches

During some chats at UKGE I was reminded that it's been a while since I've plugged my casting feed, so: did you know I made a feed that automatically collects (most) casting calls posted to bluesky? If not, consider this shameless plug successful! bsky.app/profile/tave...

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It’s too early and I’m in a plane leaving Birmingham, #UKGE was wonderful as always. No photothread yet, but I have two photos courtesy of @rogueandbard.bsky.social that capture my event perfectly. Now… is it time for Dragonmeet yet?

Tav, a man with short black hair and a beard wearing a blue shirt and a ukge lanyard, raising a camera in front of his face.

Tav, a man with short black hair and a beard wearing a blue shirt, glasses, and a ukge lanyard, throwing a thumbs up as he lowers his camera.

#UKGE was absolutely amazing again thanks to all of you lovely people. I miss you all already. Technology, time, and internet speed sadly conspired against a megathread during the con, but once I’ve done a little recovering I’ll get right to picking through and editing the (oh god) 900 photos.

Tav @tavernaut.tv · 7mo ago

So I’ve been hibernating for a bit, what’s been going on? Oh that’s right - it’s UKGE time! Obligatory Birmingham, I am in you. Just like Dragonmeet I’m going to be dropping a megathread with photos of all of the cool stuff people have brought to Expo. Drop me a note if you want to be included.

A Tav (dark haired bearded dude) in a navy shirt and sunglasses holding his UKGE pass in front of NEC Resort Worlds.

Happy New Year’s from the Netherlands. Wishing you all good tidings and many great tables in 2026!

A hand holding a glass of champagne looking out over a fireworks filled skyline.

*In a post-con haze looking up flights to Leeds* So uhh… I hear AireCon is pretty cool and not six months away, huh?

Goodbye to Dragonmeet, it was lovely seeing everyone again, I’m already looking forward to see many of you again in May! Some more photos will be dropping after I to my PC, but for now: safe travels home everyone!

A photo taken from the air stair at LCY showing the Excel convention center in the background.

#Dragonmeet I am in you! Or well, I was. I'm back at the hotel - having met a whole bunch of wonderful folks and seen a ton of cool stuff - so I can abuse the hotel wifi to share it with you all! Megathread incoming!

A photo of a man with short black hair and a beard in glasses and a blue cardigan in front of the Excel convention hall on a rainy day.

An overview shot of the crowd at dragonmeet

Hey folks! I'm going to be at Dragonmeet and I'll be trying my hand at Con Photography! If you're a vendor and want some (free!) promo photography, please reach out through tavernaut.tv/dragonmeet For some examples of photos taken at Main Quest Con:

A photo of a smiling woman with a black shirt demonstrating one of her products, a gelatinous cube in a jar.

A photo of a woman sitting behind a booth with TTRPG goods.

An overview photo of a large number of dice

A closeup photo of a purple potion with a label saying "Potion of Life & Death"

Mol 🔜 UKGE @molomoot.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Tav update: she said yes!

Two hands on a pc case, there is an engagement ring on one of the hands.

Hey folks I am opening emergency commissions. My partners ebike was just stolen and they use it for work daily. I'll draw anything (Not hateful). My strengths are monsters, mice & maps. More examples below. Varied price points available. Please comment / message if you're interested.

Black and white ink drawing of goblin wizard

emma 🌙✨ gothHoblin @gothhoblin.me · 12mo ago

Windows PowerToys is cool and all, but ye gods, Microsoft, what the fuck is this doing in your documentation? To add context: this was after they mentioned three perfectly fine ways of installing PowerToys and before mentioning three more after whatever the fuck this was.

$An excerpt from Microsoft's documentation on installing Windows PowerToys. It reads: Ask Copilot for help with command-line arguments You can get AI assistance from Copilot to generate a winget command with the arguments you need. You can customize the prompt to generate a string per your requirements. The following text shows an example prompt for Copilot: Generate a `winget` command to install Microsoft PowerToys with arguments to install silently and log the output to a file at the following path: C:\temp\install.log Copilot is powered by AI, so surprises and mistakes are possible. For more information, see Copilot FAQs.$

In recognition of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, I'd love to spend some time tomorrow learning about & sharing the work of indigenous people in the TTRPG space. 😍 Please introduce yourself below if this is you! Lets get more eyes on your work wherever you are in the world 🌐

Milkboy Games➡️ GenCon (Probably)@certifydmilkboy.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Furthest I’ve been (from my origin point of Amsterdam, Netherlands) N: Grong, Norway S: Gran Canaria W: San Francisco E: Tokyo

Furthest I've been (from my origin point of Philadelphia) N: Marquette, MI S: Orlando, FL W: Also Marquette E: Somewhere in Vermont

Gabby HC @scriblit.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci! ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.

Splathouse Fiction: Nice And Safe(tm)@splathousefic.bsky.social · last yr.

To add to this: if at all possible when backing up, follow the 3-2-1 rule. For important data you want: - At least THREE copies - On at least TWO different types of media - At least ONE of which is off-site This can get expensive fast, especially with off-site storage, so triage what is important.

while we're on the subject: HEY CREATIVES. HAVE YOU BACKED UP YOUR PROJECT FILES TO 2 PHYSICAL REDUNDANT MEDIUMS LATELY. YOU REALLY SHOULD DO THAT /TODAY/. THE MOMENT YOU GET A CHANCE.

StoryWeave Productions @storyweave.bsky.social · last yr.

Hello, BlueSky! 📖🪡 We are StoryWeave Productions, a brand new TTRPG AP channel founded by Jien, Kat, and Wren. We’re thrilled to officially launch and will have some exciting announcements to share soon, so give us a follow and stay tuned for more!

Tav@tavernaut.tv · last yr.

Also, a best practice of my own: Casting necessitates the collection of private info: emails, names, sometimes even stuff like information on someone's race, religion, medical status, or sexuality, if you ask people to self-identify to aid in casting diverse tables. Have a dang process, y'all.

An example of my Privacy Notification, white text on a black background with a green "I accept" button. It reads:

Privacy Notification
The data filled in this form will be collected for casting purposes. This data will only be retained as long as is necessary for casting and show running purposes unless you agree for it to be maintained indefinitely to aid with future casting calls.

To request what data is currently stored about you or request the removal of your data, please send an email to gdpr@tavernaut.tv

Under the green "I accept" button, a checkbox is added after which the text "Maintain my information until I withdraw consent to aid with future casting calls." is added.

Seeing as I'm going to be casting for AP stuff Soon™, a question for the #actualplay performers out here: What would you like to see more in casting calls? Similarly: What kind of things should AP's stop doing in casting forms? This post is brought to you by Tav-reworking-his-casting-forms.

Tav@tavernaut.tv · last yr.

If you're casting for #actualplay, there's a bunch of solid best practices in this thread for your casting forms. Something that stood out to me particularly: "if you must have a multipage form, provide a single-page alternative". I never realized this was an accessibility issue, good to know.

The last few weeks I've had a bunch of lovely chats with folks asking me how I set up the Casting Feed so they can set up feeds for projects of their own. I love doing that, so if you ever see something I made you think is cool and you want to steal it for your projects, my inbox is always open.

Tensei@tenseidragon.bsky.social · last yr.

5 favs, 5 tags! Food: Hotpot Season: Winter Drink: Coldbrew Coffee Color: #a52a2a Anime: Delicious in Dungeon @jienbirb.bsky.social @abyssalsong.bsky.social @thegirlwonder.bsky.social @speakerjpg.bsky.social @haelleyanne.bsky.social

5 favs, 5 tags! Food: chicken cordon bleu Season: Summer Drink: mint hot chocolate Color: 8f0000 Anime: Gurren Lagann @clairemulkerin.bsky.social @tavernaut.bsky.social @aurantenza.bsky.social @jaymisaeki.bsky.social @artichow.bsky.social

Angel 🩵 ¡VIVA MÉXICO!@cutestpatoot.itch.io · last yr.

For those who use screen readers and the like, what format is best for tables in a document? Is it better to write them out as paragraphs formatted to look like tables or is it better to have it formatted as a table or is smth else better? I wanna make sure my plain text docs are really accessible

Rascal News@rascal.news · last yr.

Wow, @drivethrurpg.com, excellent choice defending the most oppressed group of all... *checks notes* Space Nazis. Excellent choice, truly well done, no notes. Actually, now that I think about it, I might have some notes, among which: What the actual fuck is wrong with you?

Roll20, which owns DriveThruRPG, told Rebel Scum's designer (@9thlevelgames.bsky.social) that allowing their "hateful content" and political speech on its platform constituted a "slippery slope."

Tav@tavernaut.tv · 2y ago

It's been a while since I talked about this last, but for the new folk who are interested in casting/being cast in TTRPG streams. Did you know I made a TTRPG casting feed that captures all casting calls (some hashtags required) on Bluesky?

I don't currently have anything to promo because I've been spending my days renovating a house instead of TTRPG stuff lately, but I did make two feeds for Bluesky that are probably relevant to your interests if you follow me. Shameless selfpromo ahead: