don't fall for this and warn your AO3 friends

hey friends! did you know it's super easy to add alt text to images you upload to your itch.io game descriptions? while we can't add it to the cover image or the screenshots (yet 🤞), any images you add to the body text of your itch page can, and should, have alt text! find out how in thread 🧵👇

Asking again for Black TTRPG creators that would like to read over a secret project. This is unpaid at the moment, but you will receive credit in the finished product and compensation down the road should the project move forward! ✨️

LOOKING FOR PLAYTESTERS Choose you own, solo ttrpg, light sci-fi, mangrove swamp adventure with UMAII! ❤ It's a full book pdf minus a bit of the art, which is coming. I'd love to know what you think. Playtest runs until Dec 9th. Let me know if you want to join. :) #solorpg #ttrpg #playtest #indie

If you want more Patrick Stewarts, then you publicly fund the arts and learning programs, so that working class kids can find their way into making a career in them.

I truly think we will be honoring Patrick Stewart if we work hard on our craft. If we make art. If we understand that what makes that possible is a deep curiosity and investment in each other’s humanity and stories. That’s what he did, and it’s why he touched our lives and why we loved him so much.

Discord PSA: starting mid-December, messages you post in public channels of Discoverable servers can show up on the web and in Google. On by default in the US. DMs and private servers aren't included. Turn it off now. It only covers messages sent after you flip it. User Settings > Data & Privacy

Imagine if artists had guaranteed income and housing. Imagine how much cool, weird stuff would exist. We deserve a world full of cool, weird stuff. And high speed rail.

So many of us are struggling emotionally, financially, mentally… You cant help everyone — to try would drive you mad — but also Man Everything is a lot for everybody all over. Give yourself some grace, okay? Do your best. You are loved.

The algorithm pegged you as a person who likes TTRPGs and thinks cancer sucks (especially kids cancer) so what if you came to my D&D charity stream tonight at 5 PDT that kicks off a weekend long TTRPG charity weekend supporting @stjudeplaylive.bsky.social? 👀

Indigenous artists! Help us make a cool game. Let them know I sent you. Share where you can! Wado! www.montecookgames.com/call-for-ind...

Call for Indigenous Artists for Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game! - Monte Cook Games

Celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic. Dreamwalking, sea-singing, and crow communication. Dangerous gods, difficult choices, and sweet romances. This […]

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Harvard just dropped a study AI productivity in software engineering and it found the average increase in productivity from using Claude code is.....zero and for exactly the reasons you'd think fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf

Name a pencil then break it and your feelings will be hurt. That doesnt make it sentient, it makes you sensitive to personhood. They're playing on people's deep, unmet need for human connection. Strike up a conversation with a stranger.

Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE)@shengokai.blacksky.app · last mo.

“Deception” is the right term. This is leveraging the affective sense of a presence for the sake of convincing people of a falsehood. It’s not hard to create something and imbue it with a semblance of agency and have our affective sensibilities do the work for us.

JRR Tolkien: You paint that picture of the key scene from the Two Towers where Frodo and Sam fight Gollum? Donato Giancola: Sure did, Ron, real fuckin' sexy just like you asked. JRRT: What.

pmamtraveller.bsky.social@pmamtraveller.bsky.social · last mo.

The Taming of Sméagol Donato Giancola

I too will assist with licensing costs for ex-GameChops musicians needing to re-license tracks – without the expectation of participation in or contracting with GameGrooves. I will commit $1,000 of my own funds to the task. DM me as needed.

🔥Carrie🔥@supitscarrie.bsky.social · last mo.

Increasingly, I have seen folks who released music through GameChops distance themselves from the label and express a desire to re-distro outside of it. But there's a cost involved in that which many musicians may not be able to cover. So, fuck it, let me put my money where my mouth is.

Personal achievement unlocked - two Air NZ cabin crew complimented me on how good I am at crosswords The rest of NZ Game Developers Conference was also really, really cool 💜

Do it scared, but do it

This November we're hosting our first solo RPG game jam at @itch.io! Solovember 2026: All flavours of solo TTRPG welcome: tactical, journaling games, dungeon crawls, experimental, etc. A fun alternative to NaNoWriMo or to do as part of NaGaDeMon 🧡 itch.io/jam/solovemb...

Solovember 2026

A game jam from 2026-10-31 to 2026-12-01 hosted by Sero. We've all been waiting all year, and it's almost finally November. Just like SoloSeptember we have another month all about solo and solo-friend...

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Chaosium Con NZ is a unique international convention dedicated to the fans of our games. On Nov 21-22, the iconic Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, will become a gathering place for investigators, storytellers, and dreamers from across the globe. sites.google.com/chaosium.com...

don't be shy gen con go ahead. don't be shy pax unplugged go ahead. don't be shy origins go ahead. don't be shy gamehole go ahead. don't be shy gary con go ahead. don't be shy page go ahead. don't be shy breakout go ahead. don't be shy dragon con go ahead.

Geek Native@geeknative.bsky.social · last mo.

UK Games Expo has banned generative AI art, text, and merchandise across all NEC exhibition halls, bringing the convention in line with broader British tabletop standards. Standholders face removal or bans if their products aren't made by humans. #UKGE

Ireland's artist basic income returned €1.39 for every €1 spent. They made it permanent. South Korea just announced plans to follow. Now Scotland too.

Discord finally confirmed for real when they're rolling out age verification service-wide (tomorrow) and I've not seen a single person make a peep about it

Safer for Teens, Same Discord for Adults

We’re launching a revamped, privacy-focused age assurance solution including methods that won’t require an ID or selfie. Here’s how it works.

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when ai leaves u behind

Xero Reynolds@artificer-ind.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

Pepper's stuff is gorgeous, I'm literally wearing one of her t-shirts right now (Kārearea: Nature Reigns Eternal) Like band t-shirts for birds, perfect for #BirdOfTheYear season! And if you prefer to be more subtle with your bird love there are delightful badges too. Get in there folks!

🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝@pepperraccoon.com · 2mo ago

Hey I make sick apparel for people who like nature but also want to look cool, especially NZ folks, but also other folks, and here is a bunch of it: pepperraccoon.com

YOU should submit your work to CritRoleBib — which despite the name is trying to bring together scholarship in ALL Actual Play: Aub.ie/submitcritrolebib The early submissions to CRB revealed the energy of otherwise-invisible undergrad & early grad work — which is why my book is dedicated to them.

Critical Role Bib(liography) -- And BEYOND!

Hi, and welcome to CritRoleBib! This is a resource dedicated to collecting all sources #CriticalRole, as well as scholarship in the larger world of Actual Play performance. You name it, we'd love to ...

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Dr. Emily Friedman@ecfriedman.com · 2mo ago

CritRoleStats began with a core bibliography fueled by co-creator Maria K. Alberto’s dissertation work, then RaeLynFox & FirbolgForest & I sat down & used our shared skills to decide on useful structured data fields. It isn’t flashy — just a GForm that flows to GDoc — but it got the job done.

Hello, TTRPG #artists of Bluesky! I am starting the search for pieces I can use for cover art for upcoming issues of The Hearth Magazine. I am interested in stock art, or possibly a non-exclusive license on a piece you have. Feel free to comment below with links, genAI catches a block.

I hate to do this again on the heels of his kidney obstruction but Onion got into a dangerous amount of garlic powder and I have to take him to the emergency vet. If you’re able to help us out a little, my Venmo is Jeeyon-Shim, and my PayPal is jeeyon.shim@gmail.com

Come chat with me about feminine computer creativity :) Did you make experimental hobbyist games? Did you mod the sims? Did you make Neopets fan sites? Are you Australian and over 18yo?

Rent's due in 2 days. If anyone's looking to #commission some work, it'd mean the world to us, and we can guarantee quick turnaround!! Shares/boosts are also hugely appreciated!

Tricksy Wizard@tricksywizard.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's a pretty expensive time with tuition, rent, and pup needing vet care. If you're looking for: 🖌️Concept art 🌟Covers ✏️Line art 🌈Coloring 📝Scripting 📚 #ttrpg #commissions We can guarantee fast turnaround, and would so deeply appreciate the work! DM or reach out: www.tricksywizard.com/commissions