just your friendly neighborhood harpy
@harpydora.bsky.social
otherwise known as s. gates/august (they/them). voice and podcast dad for @ftlcast.bsky.social among other things.
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Follow the Leader is an actual play podcast with a focus on telling character-driven stories through the use of GMless tabletop games where we can all take the lead. We’re an LGBTQ actual play podcast...
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📌 Hi folks!
I'm August, sometimes known as S. Gates, and I'm a writer, podcaster, and TTRPG enthusiast.
My main passion is my TTRPG actual play podcast, Follow the Leader (ftlcast.podbean.com), where we play a lot of GMless games anthology-style with a recurring cast of characters!
I'm August, sometimes known as S. Gates, and I'm a writer, podcaster, and TTRPG enthusiast.
My main passion is my TTRPG actual play podcast, Follow the Leader (ftlcast.podbean.com), where we play a lot of GMless games anthology-style with a recurring cast of characters!
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compiled every #friendsatthetable fangame into one big list, for a total of 35 games! Many of them created for #secretsamol! thank you @follypersist.bsky.social and @shipyrds.bsky.social for helpful sources <3
Fan Games at the Table
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February 10, 2026 at 4:56 AM
compiled every #friendsatthetable fangame into one big list, for a total of 35 games! Many of them created for #secretsamol! thank you @follypersist.bsky.social and @shipyrds.bsky.social for helpful sources <3
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Happy #SecretSamol! For thexchime on Tumblr, I wrote a little Mako character study: archiveofourown.org/works/79165091
BASF Ferro Extra I - harpydora - Friends at the Table (Podcast) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Happy #SecretSamol! For thexchime on Tumblr, I wrote a little Mako character study: archiveofourown.org/works/79165091
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Just posted the first chapter of my #Wranduin vampire AU! Please enjoy Anduin angsting about being a vampire and Wrathion trying to help him through it. archiveofourown.org/works/788996...
February 4, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Just posted the first chapter of my #Wranduin vampire AU! Please enjoy Anduin angsting about being a vampire and Wrathion trying to help him through it. archiveofourown.org/works/788996...
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Here's a little #Wranduin fic I wrote in response to a prompt from @greenteadragon.bsky.social Just a little bit of the boys being stupid about each other in MOP! archiveofourown.org/works/79133831
February 8, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Here's a little #Wranduin fic I wrote in response to a prompt from @greenteadragon.bsky.social Just a little bit of the boys being stupid about each other in MOP! archiveofourown.org/works/79133831
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February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
discord.com/press-releas...
discord.com/press-releas...
Happy #SecretSamol! For thexchime on Tumblr, I wrote a little Mako character study: archiveofourown.org/works/79165091
BASF Ferro Extra I - harpydora - Friends at the Table (Podcast) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Happy #SecretSamol! For thexchime on Tumblr, I wrote a little Mako character study: archiveofourown.org/works/79165091
Here's a little #Wranduin fic I wrote in response to a prompt from @greenteadragon.bsky.social Just a little bit of the boys being stupid about each other in MOP! archiveofourown.org/works/79133831
February 8, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Here's a little #Wranduin fic I wrote in response to a prompt from @greenteadragon.bsky.social Just a little bit of the boys being stupid about each other in MOP! archiveofourown.org/works/79133831
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This is an important point.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
The war on empathy and the war on the arts are part of the same project.
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This is an important point.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
Empathy—in and of itself—is anti-fascist.
The arts—and the project of higher education as a whole—teach empathy, enabling you to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
So to a fascist, they must be destroyed.
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They're a requirement
February 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
They're a requirement
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Just posted the first chapter of my #Wranduin vampire AU! Please enjoy Anduin angsting about being a vampire and Wrathion trying to help him through it. archiveofourown.org/works/788996...
February 4, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Just posted the first chapter of my #Wranduin vampire AU! Please enjoy Anduin angsting about being a vampire and Wrathion trying to help him through it. archiveofourown.org/works/788996...
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"rich dipshit owner doesn't understand the industry he's bought into and clumsily destroys what made it good" feels less like a narrative unique to the washington post and more like the music that's been playing in the background of all our lives for at least 40 years
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"rich dipshit owner doesn't understand the industry he's bought into and clumsily destroys what made it good" feels less like a narrative unique to the washington post and more like the music that's been playing in the background of all our lives for at least 40 years
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Apple of my eye 🍏 𖦹°‧
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Apple of my eye 🍏 𖦹°‧
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February 4, 2026 at 5:23 AM
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And rounding out this thread, we have my Cass/AuDy arranged marriage AU that was low-key encouraged by Art responding to a tweet I made about the concept: archiveofourown.org/works/389670...
i held your name inside my mouth - Chapter 1 - harpydora - Friends at the Table (Podcast) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
September 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
And rounding out this thread, we have my Cass/AuDy arranged marriage AU that was low-key encouraged by Art responding to a tweet I made about the concept: archiveofourown.org/works/389670...
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In honor of #fattrewind here is a selection of some fanfic I've written that I'm still really proud of, starting with my magnum opus Cass/AuDy fic, light up the way:
archiveofourown.org/works/14752161
archiveofourown.org/works/14752161
light up the way - Chapter 1 - harpydora - Friends at the Table (Podcast) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
September 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In honor of #fattrewind here is a selection of some fanfic I've written that I'm still really proud of, starting with my magnum opus Cass/AuDy fic, light up the way:
archiveofourown.org/works/14752161
archiveofourown.org/works/14752161
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February 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM
A friend of a friend is looking to get a small business off the ground. I know things are tight everywhere at the moment but if you've got a spare buck or two burning a hole in your pocket and want to support a small business, this is a place you can do that! www.crowdfunder.com/p/classickbu...
Business Certifications
I would like to register my business as an LLC and purchase subscriptions and equipment for projects.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:04 PM
A friend of a friend is looking to get a small business off the ground. I know things are tight everywhere at the moment but if you've got a spare buck or two burning a hole in your pocket and want to support a small business, this is a place you can do that! www.crowdfunder.com/p/classickbu...
(Guildies don't look) Here's my #Wranduin gift for the #WranduinSecretSanta2025 exchange for Abby! Just something fluffy and slice-of-life set nebulously during TWW. archiveofourown.org/works/76331716
December 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
(Guildies don't look) Here's my #Wranduin gift for the #WranduinSecretSanta2025 exchange for Abby! Just something fluffy and slice-of-life set nebulously during TWW. archiveofourown.org/works/76331716