A little game of mine is in this cool bundle of family-friendly #ttrpg. Grab them for $20 during August.

DC Bradshaw 🔜 Tabletop Scotland@dcbradshaw.com · 2w ago

And it's live! "School's Out for Summer" is a bundle of 44 family-friendly TTRPGs, made by 32 amazing creators (and me!), to help keep the kids entertained over the summer. Until the end of August, you can grab $200+ of games for just $20 on @rpgtrader.bsky.social rpg-trader.com/products/742...

If you're looking for some fun for the whole family - check out the "School's Out for Summer" bundle on RPG Trader. 44 family-friendly TTRPGs worth over $200 for only $20! Available for the month of August 🌟

DC Bradshaw 🔜 Tabletop Scotland@dcbradshaw.com · 2w ago

And it's live! "School's Out for Summer" is a bundle of 44 family-friendly TTRPGs, made by 32 amazing creators (and me!), to help keep the kids entertained over the summer. Until the end of August, you can grab $200+ of games for just $20 on @rpgtrader.bsky.social rpg-trader.com/products/742...

D&D surely is the lingua franca of Actual Play, just like English is the linguistic lingua franca of Actual Plays. That doesn't mean you can't introduce people to new languages. Just like "actual" languages, the more TTRPGs you "speak", the more colorful your experience in the hobby will be.

Would you like to get your hands on a medley of magnificent maps? Then be sure to wishlist this upcoming bundle on @rpgtrader.bsky.social to hear when it goes live later this week! And yes, one of my maps is in there too! If you grab it I'd love to hear how you use it! 💚

TTRPG Maps Bundle on RPG Trader

A large collection of maps for your games

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We were all young once.

It's now been over a month since the Trump regime openly declared they intend to eliminate trans people from the United States and not a single Democrat or mainstream media figure or celebrity has cared enough to even mention it.

I'm seeing people note that the pressure of maintaining a content creator career is liable to create the temptation for AI use, and discussing how this impacts people like Hank Green. And I think that's worth noting. It is also part of why I decided to not operate under that pressure.

Tej@themightytej.bsky.social · 3d ago

The August newsletter us out. Please take the time to read this, it covers some stuff that I felt was pretty important to say: mailchi.mp/cd2a72d9637e...

But they will be

Steffen Rayburn-Maarup@rayburnmaarup.bsky.social · 3d ago

I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.

I very rarely use temp names. But when I do, changing it IS a bit of a struggle; part of how I make peace with that is usually by using the name in a different way. Sandara has a long name that includes her temp as a middle name. Matteson's temp first name became his dad's name. #WritingCommunity

Brian Schirmer@brianschirmer.bsky.social · 3d ago

Q for writers of all stripes -- prose, screenplays, comics, etc. If you use temp names for characters in early drafts, do you find yourself struggling when renaming them with their "real" names? And if so, how do you make peace with the changes?

I don't want to shoot videos I don't want to post tutorials I don't want to show my process I don't want to pour varnish I don't want to turn my canvas I don't want to record my screen I don't want to cultivate parasocial relationships I just want to make pictures and shitpost

RJ Palmer 🔜 Dragon Con@rj-palmer.com · 4mo ago

The way profit maxxing corpo culture has invaded every form of art through algorithms pushing people into daily posting is really weighing on me lately. Efficiency and regularity of making "content" being prized above all else feels so grim, man.

Two cakes! I put mine out in like, idk, 2023? Just because I wanted something for my pages and stuff and thought hey why don't I share it with everyone else as well I make big ol stickers & label sheets to go with. It's been pretty neat! Just placed another order for more of the big vinyl stickers

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Comicsbeat@comicsbeat.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Check out Matt Kindt's new logo for AI-free products, available now under a Creative Commons license.

The August newsletter us out. Please take the time to read this, it covers some stuff that I felt was pretty important to say: mailchi.mp/cd2a72d9637e...

Newsletter: A More Focused Rabid Haberdashery

Cutting out the bits that don't fit what we're trying to be.

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Hey Jewish TTRPG nerds, have you followed this pending Kickstarter yet? Worlds to Come is a TTRPG that teaches you Hebrew! www.kickstarter.com/projects/koh...

Coming soon: Worlds To Come

The Hebrew roleplaying game

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I'm putting together a left handed characters in fantasy bundle for left handed awareness day (Aug 13). Got a book that fits? Signups are open until Aug 6 🔗 👉 forms.gle/9UFk3J24KUMB... 💙📚📦

The rise of puppy girls arent a kink thing. Its a form of queer camouflage because cis people care more about dogs than trans women

I think Dot hit some important notes on this one that should be part of the conversation: www.mass50501.org/blog/on-the-...

Blog | On the “Right” Side of History - Holding Conservative Values In an Era of Right Wing Authoritarianism — Mass 50501

The Overton window is a funny thing. In American discourse, we tend to imagine the Overton window as a range of politically acceptable ideas for the mainstream population sliding up and down a one-dim...

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This, and The Phantom

𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝@framerated.co.uk · 6d ago

🚀 35 years later, THE ROCKETEER is still pure cinematic magic. With its gorgeous Art Deco design, soaring James Horner score, and unmatched serial-thriller charm, @remydean.bsky.social thinks it remains a peak in adventure filmmaking. www.framerated.co.uk/rocketeer-19...

A Democrat saying "Black people shouldn't have healthcare" or "Jews aren't biological people" or "immigrants shouldn't be allowed to play sports" would be ostracized and condemned from coast to coast, so why should we accept these repulsive beliefs when it comes to trans people?

Can I just confess I never have? It's always been a means to an end for me. That end has usually been "communication with friends without having to get phone calls involved," and not sales or anything, but still. It's a vehicle, and not an enjoyable one. Less so the more necessary it's become.

Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY@wtalabi.com · last wk.

Does anyone even like social media anymore?

Palia is a comfort game but man... Seeing them exclude an intersex colour tint when they've included: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and ace is about to make me crash tf out because its legit in the acronym. Sent in a feedback form because it just makes me sad.

The modern world has made clear that what was desirable about Star Trek wasn’t the technology, it was the society that made life and use of the technology sustainable. Talking to a computer with deep access to vast records actually sucks when it's a front for siphoning money to billionaires.

JUST IN: Man holding bloody crowbar warns that someone is going around beating people to death with a crowbar, urges people to stand together. Closer together, if possible.

Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · last wk.

JUST IN: Justice Neil Gorsuch tells @RonaldReagan civility conference US democracy is 'very fragile' & 'facing some tough times.' 'We are all in it together, and if we don't stay all in it together, it will crumble,' Gorsuch says, urging students to study history 'warts and all'

People on Bluesky sigh and talk about The Discourse as if it were something required of them instead of something they opt to partake in, day in and day out. You really don't have to. Post about your favorite cheese

I updated the listing for INNER LIGHT so that the audiobook versions were available as options on the main listing instead of as a separate listing. I forgot, when I first made them, that I could do that on @rpgtrader.bsky.social bc Itchio makes it separate: rpg-trader.com/products/627...

Inner Light on RPG Trader

A roleplaying game of internal conflict

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We still have the cultural image that actual Nazis were defeated in the 1940's, and the remaining Nazis are either unemployed basement-dwellers or fringe militias in Idaho. There is still a reluctance by media and business leaders to say openly that the world's wealthiest person is a Nazi.

Dave Levitan@davelevitan.bsky.social · last wk.

The ongoing Musk nazi tweets just have me wondering if corporate boards are even a thing anymore

And it's live! "School's Out for Summer" is a bundle of 44 family-friendly TTRPGs, made by 32 amazing creators (and me!), to help keep the kids entertained over the summer. Until the end of August, you can grab $200+ of games for just $20 on @rpgtrader.bsky.social rpg-trader.com/products/742...

School's Out for Summer on RPG Trader

A bundle of family-friendly TTRPGs for the holidays

rpg-trader.com

#AutChat A5: Right now, the internet is key to much of what I do. I livestream. I sell my books/games online. Due to distance and unpredictable migraines and the ease of working with text, I do a lot of socializing online. I could probably disconnect, but it would take effort at this point.

#AutChat Mod@autchatmod.bsky.social · last wk.

Q5: What about the internet is important to you? What do you get from using it? #AutChat

#AutChat A4: Not great, Bob. I have found very few autism-related communities. Most have been on Discord. Many have been large and I found them overwhelming. Sometimes mods turned out to be toxic and I had to leave. Some "pay me to be your autism coach!" pipelines. I've been comfortable in like 2.

#AutChat Mod@autchatmod.bsky.social · last wk.

Q4: Have you participated in other online autism- or neurodivergence-related communities? What’s your experience been like? #AutChat

#AutChat A3a: Almost entirely. I have a couple autistic friends, and I learned a little about it from them, but they weren't around either time I was actively trying to learn about autism in particular or neurodivergence in general in any intense way. The first time was bc I hadn't met them yet.

#AutChat Mod@autchatmod.bsky.social · last wk.

Q3: Did the internet play a role in your learning about autism or other neurodivergences (either pre- or post-diagnosis/self-diagnosis)? #AutChat

#AutChat A2: Yes. It's definitely made me aware of things that I've been able to latch onto or see myself in that I wouldn't have known about otherwise, at minimum. And it's definitely highlighted how racist some things I grew up with actually were (and how much further I probably have to go)!

#AutChat Mod@autchatmod.bsky.social · last wk.

Q2: Do you feel like the internet has affected your personality or how you relate to the world? #AutChat