Shauntelle B (they/them): Flavourful weirdo
@shauntelleb.bsky.social
TTRPGs, all arts, psychology and seeking the soft life :)
Queer and audhd.
🏳️🌈🇬🇾🐨♿️🍉(🇦🇺🇬🇧)
Catch me on BaddieBards as a tea-serving fae being with Chasing Caspian, and Split the party’s Dragonbreak as Zira: a tiiiny khajiit mage. 🐈
Queer and audhd.
🏳️🌈🇬🇾🐨♿️🍉(🇦🇺🇬🇧)
Catch me on BaddieBards as a tea-serving fae being with Chasing Caspian, and Split the party’s Dragonbreak as Zira: a tiiiny khajiit mage. 🐈
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Hello everyone!
I’m Shauntelle (they/them) - an actor, writer, and psychologist on unceded Gadigal land (Sydney, Australia). You can find me all over the place, but especially where the TTRPGs are narrative forward, the mechanical metaphor is dense and the drama is dramatic.
See you around!
I’m Shauntelle (they/them) - an actor, writer, and psychologist on unceded Gadigal land (Sydney, Australia). You can find me all over the place, but especially where the TTRPGs are narrative forward, the mechanical metaphor is dense and the drama is dramatic.
See you around!
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Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
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AO3 authors: If you get a spambot comment on a story, AO3 has a specific reporting path that lets them get rid of your spammer in hours rather than weeks. Turns out that following these steps REALLY WORKS.
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
Protect Your Contact Information From Scammers | Archive of Our Own
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
AO3 authors: If you get a spambot comment on a story, AO3 has a specific reporting path that lets them get rid of your spammer in hours rather than weeks. Turns out that following these steps REALLY WORKS.
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
First, here's the link with nice context:
archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/...
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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Instead of doing a consumerism on "Black" Friday, consider supporting small businesses, dropping a few coins in someone's ko-fi or go fund me, sign up for their patreon instead.
Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today.
QRP with your links!
Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today.
QRP with your links!
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Instead of doing a consumerism on "Black" Friday, consider supporting small businesses, dropping a few coins in someone's ko-fi or go fund me, sign up for their patreon instead.
Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today.
QRP with your links!
Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today.
QRP with your links!
And a good article:
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
November 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
And a good article:
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
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Now this is journalism.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Now this is journalism.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
I believe it might be spelled “fryrmblal”, or perhaps “frynmblal”.
Either way, it’s always important to consider the Tol Line Storee we are being fed by people who should know better or step aside if not.
Your environental features don’t matter. The content of your academic work should.
Either way, it’s always important to consider the Tol Line Storee we are being fed by people who should know better or step aside if not.
Your environental features don’t matter. The content of your academic work should.
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I believe it might be spelled “fryrmblal”, or perhaps “frynmblal”.
Either way, it’s always important to consider the Tol Line Storee we are being fed by people who should know better or step aside if not.
Your environental features don’t matter. The content of your academic work should.
Either way, it’s always important to consider the Tol Line Storee we are being fed by people who should know better or step aside if not.
Your environental features don’t matter. The content of your academic work should.
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
I was talking to my therapist about my disdain for generated art, and to prove a point showed her things I’d drawn 5 years ago and most recently.
I wouldn’t call myself talented. I understand lighting because I’m a theatre creator, but otherwise this is pure practice over time. I’m not special.
I wouldn’t call myself talented. I understand lighting because I’m a theatre creator, but otherwise this is pure practice over time. I’m not special.
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I was talking to my therapist about my disdain for generated art, and to prove a point showed her things I’d drawn 5 years ago and most recently.
I wouldn’t call myself talented. I understand lighting because I’m a theatre creator, but otherwise this is pure practice over time. I’m not special.
I wouldn’t call myself talented. I understand lighting because I’m a theatre creator, but otherwise this is pure practice over time. I’m not special.
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“Poor people have a right to art!”
They sure do. So get to it.
They sure do. So get to it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Poor people have a right to art!”
They sure do. So get to it.
They sure do. So get to it.
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We raise our library voices to celebrate our Indigenous neighbors 💜
How wonderful to exist alongside Indigenous Peoples! You have always been here, you are still here. Celebrate & support them: their stories, history, community, art, food ✨
Thankful for you, we celebrate you today & every day 🧡
How wonderful to exist alongside Indigenous Peoples! You have always been here, you are still here. Celebrate & support them: their stories, history, community, art, food ✨
Thankful for you, we celebrate you today & every day 🧡
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We raise our library voices to celebrate our Indigenous neighbors 💜
How wonderful to exist alongside Indigenous Peoples! You have always been here, you are still here. Celebrate & support them: their stories, history, community, art, food ✨
Thankful for you, we celebrate you today & every day 🧡
How wonderful to exist alongside Indigenous Peoples! You have always been here, you are still here. Celebrate & support them: their stories, history, community, art, food ✨
Thankful for you, we celebrate you today & every day 🧡
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Brother I have fucked with all manner of compter shite for decades and never once did misusing the software make me kill myself and I installed Windows 3.1 on a 286.
OpenAI has responded to a landmark wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that a teen who died by suicide after talking to ChatGPT misused the software. More:
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Family Suing OpenAI Over Teen's Suicide Blasts 'Disturbing' Response From Company
OpenAI has responded to a landmark wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that a teen who died by suicide after talking to ChatGPT misused the software.
www.rollingstone.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Brother I have fucked with all manner of compter shite for decades and never once did misusing the software make me kill myself and I installed Windows 3.1 on a 286.
Bumblebees dance and shake their butts to describe a new hive location to each other.
Does human twerking communicate something to them? If yes, what are we saying?
Does human twerking communicate something to them? If yes, what are we saying?
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Bumblebees dance and shake their butts to describe a new hive location to each other.
Does human twerking communicate something to them? If yes, what are we saying?
Does human twerking communicate something to them? If yes, what are we saying?
I spend so much of my energy tucking thoughts like this into quiet, safe spaces.
Today there is no energy and so
Thoughts
Leak like a cracked wine barrel whose vintage is unknown
#insomniathoughts
Today there is no energy and so
Thoughts
Leak like a cracked wine barrel whose vintage is unknown
#insomniathoughts
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I spend so much of my energy tucking thoughts like this into quiet, safe spaces.
Today there is no energy and so
Thoughts
Leak like a cracked wine barrel whose vintage is unknown
#insomniathoughts
Today there is no energy and so
Thoughts
Leak like a cracked wine barrel whose vintage is unknown
#insomniathoughts
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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I really hate asking this, esp before the holiday, but I’m having an emergency. My filling broke and I have a painful abscess that needs immediate care. I don’t have dental insurance and could really use a hand. I’m so sorry to ask. I can barely eat or sleep. #mutualaid
ko-fi.com/candacethema...
ko-fi.com/candacethema...
Support Candace the Magnificent
Support Candace the Magnificent
ko-fi.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I really hate asking this, esp before the holiday, but I’m having an emergency. My filling broke and I have a painful abscess that needs immediate care. I don’t have dental insurance and could really use a hand. I’m so sorry to ask. I can barely eat or sleep. #mutualaid
ko-fi.com/candacethema...
ko-fi.com/candacethema...
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"Coco Chanel is often quoted as saying, 'before you leave the house, look in the mirror and remove one accessory'
But she was a nazi so who the fuck cares what she thinks
Wear as many accessories as you can fucking can. Dress like a honeypot for a magpie. it rules. I promise."
But she was a nazi so who the fuck cares what she thinks
Wear as many accessories as you can fucking can. Dress like a honeypot for a magpie. it rules. I promise."
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"Coco Chanel is often quoted as saying, 'before you leave the house, look in the mirror and remove one accessory'
But she was a nazi so who the fuck cares what she thinks
Wear as many accessories as you can fucking can. Dress like a honeypot for a magpie. it rules. I promise."
But she was a nazi so who the fuck cares what she thinks
Wear as many accessories as you can fucking can. Dress like a honeypot for a magpie. it rules. I promise."
…you know when you’re shocked but not surprised?
This is why it’s always a hell no for me when it comes to gun owners. Even those who got theirs “responsibly”.
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
…you know when you’re shocked but not surprised?
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Because they won’t do it himself—I’M BLASTING THE FUCK OUT OF THIS.
@walle132.bsky.social is in need of some mutual aid to cover some expenses and survival needs. I’d be here for days trying to encapsulate how beautiful of a person WallE is, but please consider helping if you can. 🖤
@walle132.bsky.social is in need of some mutual aid to cover some expenses and survival needs. I’d be here for days trying to encapsulate how beautiful of a person WallE is, but please consider helping if you can. 🖤
Buy WallE a Coffee
Become a supporter of WallE today!
ko-fi.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Because they won’t do it himself—I’M BLASTING THE FUCK OUT OF THIS.
@walle132.bsky.social is in need of some mutual aid to cover some expenses and survival needs. I’d be here for days trying to encapsulate how beautiful of a person WallE is, but please consider helping if you can. 🖤
@walle132.bsky.social is in need of some mutual aid to cover some expenses and survival needs. I’d be here for days trying to encapsulate how beautiful of a person WallE is, but please consider helping if you can. 🖤
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ko-fi.com/walleoruam/g...
I was supposed to go to London for work last week but that fell though and now my source of income for this month is now gone as I am currently on a slight furlough until I can get another freelance gig coming my way.
I'm in dire straights and could really use the help.
I was supposed to go to London for work last week but that fell though and now my source of income for this month is now gone as I am currently on a slight furlough until I can get another freelance gig coming my way.
I'm in dire straights and could really use the help.
Buy WallE a Coffee
Become a supporter of WallE today!
ko-fi.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
ko-fi.com/walleoruam/g...
I was supposed to go to London for work last week but that fell though and now my source of income for this month is now gone as I am currently on a slight furlough until I can get another freelance gig coming my way.
I'm in dire straights and could really use the help.
I was supposed to go to London for work last week but that fell though and now my source of income for this month is now gone as I am currently on a slight furlough until I can get another freelance gig coming my way.
I'm in dire straights and could really use the help.
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If you are an Actual Play producer (or otherwise the copyright holder) and you are interested in uploading your show to the Internet Archive, please let me know and I can help you through the whole process!
If we get 50 shows to coordinate, we can make a collection :)
Message me here or email me!
If we get 50 shows to coordinate, we can make a collection :)
Message me here or email me!
I updated my guide to digital preservation of Actual Play to make it easier to navigate & added a little diagram to explain the relationship between backups, digital preservation & digital archives
allmyfriendsarestories.neocities.org/digitalpres
Also, now it has a glitter cursor.
allmyfriendsarestories.neocities.org/digitalpres
Also, now it has a glitter cursor.
Digital Preservation of Actual Play
All My Friends Are Stories is a project designed to help people tell collaborative stories through Table Top Roleplaying Games (TTRPG). There are so many ways to play TTRPGs: you can play them for the...
allmyfriendsarestories.neocities.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
If you are an Actual Play producer (or otherwise the copyright holder) and you are interested in uploading your show to the Internet Archive, please let me know and I can help you through the whole process!
If we get 50 shows to coordinate, we can make a collection :)
Message me here or email me!
If we get 50 shows to coordinate, we can make a collection :)
Message me here or email me!
I’m unsurprised that Trump likes Mamdani - Mamdani says what he means in a way Trump has to respect.
The fact that he looks cute and sweet as pie is the cherry on top, but he must feel a kinship with a man in politics saying what he thinks.
He doesn’t understand principles, but he sees them.
The fact that he looks cute and sweet as pie is the cherry on top, but he must feel a kinship with a man in politics saying what he thinks.
He doesn’t understand principles, but he sees them.
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I’m unsurprised that Trump likes Mamdani - Mamdani says what he means in a way Trump has to respect.
The fact that he looks cute and sweet as pie is the cherry on top, but he must feel a kinship with a man in politics saying what he thinks.
He doesn’t understand principles, but he sees them.
The fact that he looks cute and sweet as pie is the cherry on top, but he must feel a kinship with a man in politics saying what he thinks.
He doesn’t understand principles, but he sees them.
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The sharp decline in US teenagers’ aspiration to get married and have kids…
…is happening almost entirely among girls, not boys.
At some point maybe men will start trying harder to understand that.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... | HT @conradhackett.bsky.social @pewresearch.org
…is happening almost entirely among girls, not boys.
At some point maybe men will start trying harder to understand that.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... | HT @conradhackett.bsky.social @pewresearch.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The sharp decline in US teenagers’ aspiration to get married and have kids…
…is happening almost entirely among girls, not boys.
At some point maybe men will start trying harder to understand that.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... | HT @conradhackett.bsky.social @pewresearch.org
…is happening almost entirely among girls, not boys.
At some point maybe men will start trying harder to understand that.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... | HT @conradhackett.bsky.social @pewresearch.org
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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Folks, it's some nasty air in the #PAXUnplugged vendor hall right now. A number like this tells you that the HVAC system is overwhelmed.
Your risk tolerance is your own business, but you should at least know the level of risk you're dealing with. #PAXU
Your risk tolerance is your own business, but you should at least know the level of risk you're dealing with. #PAXU
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Folks, it's some nasty air in the #PAXUnplugged vendor hall right now. A number like this tells you that the HVAC system is overwhelmed.
Your risk tolerance is your own business, but you should at least know the level of risk you're dealing with. #PAXU
Your risk tolerance is your own business, but you should at least know the level of risk you're dealing with. #PAXU