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@aramvartian.com
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Co-producer of @killeverymonster.com, co-founder of @deadghostpro.com, editor of @unpreparedcasters.bsky.social, photographer. He/him

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Aram @aramvartian.com · Oct 17
Hi, new people!

My name is Aram. I am a queer Armenian who has played TTRPGs for 40 years and produced gaming podcasts for the last decade.

I am the co-producer of @killeverymonster.bsky.social and the co-founder of @deadghost.bsky.social.

I also played a "malicious twink" on Unprepared Casters.
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opensketchbook.bsky.social
Scrungaloids is coming out in 12 days, and the STLs will come with a version 1 of the skirmish game of the same name Lexie and I wrote this year. I'm incredibly proud of it mechanically and I want to talk about why.
December 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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aurahack.ca
shut the fuck up old man and take your
December 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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tabletopartsfund.org
Godkiller: Qismat is a multilingual actual play telling the story of four different godkillers, coming together to stop the death of their galaxy.

Available via YouTube at Pantsless Tables: www.youtube.com/channel/UCHF...
Title card reading “GODKILLER QISMAT” in large, glowing white and red letters. The text floats against a cosmic background filled with stars, red and blue nebula clouds, and a bright starburst near the top.
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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boxbrown.bsky.social
heavily redacted peanuts
December 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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carloscisco.bsky.social
Just 5 hours left to get your grubby little mitts on a KS copy of one of the most influential games ever designed!
megueyb.bsky.social MegueyB @megueyb.bsky.social · 1d
Here it is. The final 24 hours. You've helped coax banked embers into a steady flame. Tell me, what is one thing you'll bring with you into What-Comes-Next? Seeds? Thread? A good kitchen knife? What will you make of what's left? Together, let's light up the world.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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justjessied.bsky.social
If you haven't played a game with @aramvartian.com on @startplaying.bsky.social yet, what the heck are you waiting for?
December 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
aramvartian.com
The War on Kerning continues.
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12h
I’m currently outside of the Kennedy Center:
The building now reads: “The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”
December 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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raaleh.bsky.social
we really went wild with the sound effects this time
nogodsnomayors.com No Gods No Mayors Podcast @nogodsnomayors.com · 1d
this week we've got @gregk.co.uk talking about Brazil's Baron Harkonnen, Paulo Maluf. But first, some history about the military dictatorship that birthed him. nogodsnomayors.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social
🚨 ONE HOUR WARNING🚨

We got @kierongillen @mytholder and @gshowitt giving you a tour of the METADUNGEON.
A graphic with a red backround that has a black dungeon map. It says DIE RPG Megadungeon with the G edited to T. The text states what is a metadungeon friday 19th december 7pm gmt (2pm est) rrd discord. There's 3 circles of photos with kieron gillen, gareth hanrahan, and grant howitt.
December 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
aramvartian.com
The way I cackled like a witch during this scene from Pluribus.
A wide shot from the TV show "Pluribus" featuring two women standing on a sunny football field, both holding croquet mallets. The woman on the right is looking toward a large digital scoreboard in the background that displays the message "YOU SUCK, CAROL !!!!" in bright orange text. A yellow subtitle at the bottom of the screen reads, "We're doing that."
December 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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gingerreckoning.bsky.social
A bill passed the house yesterday that would criminalize parents/doctors providing gender affirming care for kids under 18. On top of today’s announcement. It’s already hard to access care, but would make it a crime for me to take care of my own fucking kid.

Please call your senators. Please.
aclu.org ACLU @aclu.org · 1d
NEW: The Trump administration announced a harmful new proposal that would block access to essential gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth across the country.

If this discriminatory regulation moves forward, we will see this administration in court.
December 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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livefromtheapocalypse.com
We cross the halfway point of Haz-mas tonight at 8 PM EST with Mörk Borg: Holy Night, featuring this incredible table! Join us for the seventh night as our weary band of kings try to end the blight plaguing their kingdoms while raising money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social!!!
A holiday-themed promo over a Christmas tree covered in lights, pink text at the top reads Live From The Apocalypse Presents: and then in larger red letters underneath Mork Borg: Holy Night. On the far right there is white text that reads A Charity Game For: above the Medical Aid for Palestinians logo. Overlaid over six Christmas tree ornaments are our cast's photos: Candace @thecandacemarie, Della @derlakernlins, Dylan @djmalenfant, Julia @hexxwhat, Pope @popeworldbuild, and Robin @captainkrail. Red text underneath reads Thursday, 12/18 and then 8 PM EST. Over a black stripe at the bottom of the promo reads twitch.tv/livefromtheapocalypse and Donations benefit Medical Aid for Palestinians.
December 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
aramvartian.com
My goal for 2026 is to meet up with as many of my friends as possible and go on a photoshoot with them.

Thank you to everyone who tolerated me dragging them away from conversations and pointing my camera at them this year, starting with @superdillin.bsky.social.
A close-up of a smiling person holding a very small food item on a stick towards the camera. They are wearing a black graphic tank top, a colorful backpack, and a rainbow belt, standing in a crowded environment. A vertical shot of a person with curly hair and glasses standing in a lit tunnel with arched ceiling lights. They are smiling and wearing a black tank top with a blue denim jacket draped off their shoulders, along with a yellow "PAX" conference badge on a lanyard. A black and white close-up of a smiling person with curly dark hair and hexagonal glasses. They are wearing a dark jacket with silver buttons and holding a glass up to the camera as if making a toast. A floral tattoo is visible on the back of their hand.
December 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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rowanzeoli.bsky.social
@rascal.news's AI policy!
Fuck AI, Fuck Plagiarism Rascals, by their very nature, will never plagiarize another's work and will never utilize generative artificial intelligence in any capacity in our reporting. Any journalist who commits plagiarism will be held to account for their actions - up to and including proper attribution, removal of their work from our site, and a termination of their work with Rascal. If you, dear reader, suspect any plagiarism or AI-generated content on Rascal: tell us immediately.
December 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
aramvartian.com
Please be good, please be good, please be good...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i344...
The Muppet Show | Official Teaser | Disney+
YouTube video by Disney Plus
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.

It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
Bari Weiss 9 @bariweiss Are we still capable of talking to each other? @CBSNews and @TheFP think so. Introducing: Things That Matter. Debates. Town halls. Live audiences. Hard questions. Debuting in 2026. Brought to you by @BankofAmerica.
December 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
aramvartian.com
John had a very good hair day.
A close-up of a man with wild, curly red hair looking down. His hair falls over his face, obscuring his eyes. He is wearing a black t-shirt. A portrait of the same man with messy red curly hair, looking directly at the camera with a soft, serious expression.
December 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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jkass99.bsky.social
Thank you, reddit
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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tatooineunited.bsky.social
Hey podcasters, before you go out and drop a lot of money on a new microphone, ask yourself if you are fixing a problem or chasing a sound.
December 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
aramvartian.com
The Vanity Fair spread from the White House is brutal. The photographer chose to make them look small and powerless in the wides, and brutishly unflattering in the absurdly tight portrait shots.

It's a masterclass of shade and manipulation via a camera.
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles pictured with short gray hair, wearing an olive green suit, and standing with her hands clasped in a formal room. Behind her is a light blue wall, a doorway, and a table with a blue and white porcelain lamp. An extreme, high-detail close-up of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles's face, focusing on her wide blue eyes, skin texture, and light gray hair. She is wearing gold hoop earrings. A full-length portrait of JD Vance standing against a plain gray wall. He is wearing a dark suit with a red tie and is adjusting his jacket button. To his left is a white flag featuring the Great Seal of the United States. An extreme close-up of JD Vance's face, tightly cropped to show only his eyes, nose, and bearded mouth. The lighting emphasizes the texture of his skin and facial hair.
December 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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December 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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criticallit.bsky.social
Who says you can't leave Barovia? Our holiday hiatus is the 1979 TSR module White Plume Mountain, written exactly one time and no more by Lawrence Schick. It's surely chock full of renegade, deranged, fanatical gnomes!
critical-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/whi...
White Plume Mountain Deep Dive 01 - Deranged and Fanatical Evil Gnomes | Critical Lit
It's an old school holiday hiatus! We're tackling the first half of S2, the 1979 TSR adventure White Plume Mountain, written exactly one time (to his eternal chagrin) by Lawrence Schick. In this episo...
critical-lit.simplecast.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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machineiv.bsky.social
I don't want to get TOO ahead of myself here but:

#iHunt: The Feature Film is now in development. Officially. And we have a casting director, who was responsible for casting one of my all-time favorite indie movies, Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon.
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
aramvartian.com
Working on a submission to my photo club on the theme Patterns.

"Images must primarily include elements that repeat themselves in a predictable way, which is something that is commonly seen within shapes, colors and textures."

These are my color entries.
A dramatic low-angle shot looking straight up through a tall, square metal structure that creates a receding tunnel effect. Beyond the metal beams, the vibrant orange leaves of a tree in autumn are visible against a clear, bright turquoise sky. A vertical shot of a weathered, circular brick chimney standing tall against a cloudless, deep blue sky. Two pigeons are perched on the concrete rim at the very top of the structure, and a series of metal rungs, used as a ladder, are visible embedded in the side of the brickwork. A vertical, close-up shot of a wall covered in glossy, teal-blue square tiles. Each tile features a unique, raised geometric pattern—some with semi-circles and others with diagonal, wave-like folds—that catch the light and create a sense of texture and depth.
December 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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acyn.bsky.social
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM