Laura Hirsbrunner 🍉😷
@laura-hirsb.bsky.social
🎲 ttrpg editor, designer, 6x adamantine bestseller
✍️ Cosmere RPG lead editor; freelancer @ Daggerheart, D&D, MCDM, Twogether Studios & more
💬 opinions her own
🔗 https://laura-hirsb.carrd.co
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✍️ Cosmere RPG lead editor; freelancer @ Daggerheart, D&D, MCDM, Twogether Studios & more
💬 opinions her own
🔗 https://laura-hirsb.carrd.co
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Hi, I'm Laura: TTRPG editor, game designer, lover of em dashes, destroyer of words.
Lead editor @ Cosmere RPG.
laura-hirsb.carrd.co
Nobody's free till everybody's free.
🍉 Stop apartheid & genocide. Everywhere.
😷 Masking is community care.
🏳️⚧️ Trans women are women.
✊🏿 Black lives matter.
💜 Be kind.
Lead editor @ Cosmere RPG.
laura-hirsb.carrd.co
Nobody's free till everybody's free.
🍉 Stop apartheid & genocide. Everywhere.
😷 Masking is community care.
🏳️⚧️ Trans women are women.
✊🏿 Black lives matter.
💜 Be kind.
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So here’s the thing: I, a certified Disabled™️ Person, do not actually care if anyone fakes for an extra 20 minutes on the test. I care deeply about how the fear of that very thing puts up flaming hoops disabled people have to jump through.
Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
So here’s the thing: I, a certified Disabled™️ Person, do not actually care if anyone fakes for an extra 20 minutes on the test. I care deeply about how the fear of that very thing puts up flaming hoops disabled people have to jump through.
Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
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2025 marks our 20th year in business! In that time we've made a ton of games -- this isn't all of them by a long shot! We're deeply grateful to all the fans who've supported us.
To celebrate, save 20% off every single thing in our webstore, now through December 12th.
evilhat.com/roleplaying-...
To celebrate, save 20% off every single thing in our webstore, now through December 12th.
evilhat.com/roleplaying-...
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
2025 marks our 20th year in business! In that time we've made a ton of games -- this isn't all of them by a long shot! We're deeply grateful to all the fans who've supported us.
To celebrate, save 20% off every single thing in our webstore, now through December 12th.
evilhat.com/roleplaying-...
To celebrate, save 20% off every single thing in our webstore, now through December 12th.
evilhat.com/roleplaying-...
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“There is a difference between being surrounded by a religion & having it foisted upon you. The efforts of the Trump administration are the latter, creating uncomfortable & unsafe working conditions for federal employees who either practice a religion that is not Christianity—or no religion at all.”
RFK Jr. is very worried about anti-Christian bias at HHS...under Biden
Employees received a survey Monday asking them to rat on each other.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
“There is a difference between being surrounded by a religion & having it foisted upon you. The efforts of the Trump administration are the latter, creating uncomfortable & unsafe working conditions for federal employees who either practice a religion that is not Christianity—or no religion at all.”
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Israel is still bombing Gaza
The press isn't covering it as much but it's still happening
The press isn't covering it as much but it's still happening
December 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Israel is still bombing Gaza
The press isn't covering it as much but it's still happening
The press isn't covering it as much but it's still happening
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This week, the Brotherwise team will be heading to Salt Lake City to exhibit at Dragonsteel Nexus. Our booth is right next to the Gaming Hall, so make sure to stop by!
We also have a full slate of exciting events happening during the con, so sign up while you can!
We also have a full slate of exciting events happening during the con, so sign up while you can!
December 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This week, the Brotherwise team will be heading to Salt Lake City to exhibit at Dragonsteel Nexus. Our booth is right next to the Gaming Hall, so make sure to stop by!
We also have a full slate of exciting events happening during the con, so sign up while you can!
We also have a full slate of exciting events happening during the con, so sign up while you can!
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My nephew: Are you a girl or a boy?
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My nephew: Are you a girl or a boy?
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
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This is a sobering read that starts from a straightforward premise: look at how the poverty threshold is calculated in the US and see how well it holds up as an actual measure.
I expected it to be bad. It’s much worse, in ways it’s hard not to see.
I expected it to be bad. It’s much worse, in ways it’s hard not to see.
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This is a sobering read that starts from a straightforward premise: look at how the poverty threshold is calculated in the US and see how well it holds up as an actual measure.
I expected it to be bad. It’s much worse, in ways it’s hard not to see.
I expected it to be bad. It’s much worse, in ways it’s hard not to see.
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Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
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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!
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Some vaccines like COVID and flu don’t stop completely stop infection.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Some vaccines like COVID and flu don’t stop completely stop infection.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
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If I can ask y'all for some help, please read & just share the following?
Medical emergencies + 2yrs of unemployment + debt is a hell of a combo.
Any support would be a huge help. So far, through your kindness I've been able to pay off $3k of my $20,000 debt
gofund.me/5bfe73dd9
Medical emergencies + 2yrs of unemployment + debt is a hell of a combo.
Any support would be a huge help. So far, through your kindness I've been able to pay off $3k of my $20,000 debt
gofund.me/5bfe73dd9
Donate to Disabled Vet & Family Need Help After Job Loss, organized by Prakash Upadhyayula
My name is Prakash (aka KP), and I am a disabled veteran doing my b… Prakash Upadhyayula needs your support for Disabled Vet & Family Need Help After Job Loss
gofund.me
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
If I can ask y'all for some help, please read & just share the following?
Medical emergencies + 2yrs of unemployment + debt is a hell of a combo.
Any support would be a huge help. So far, through your kindness I've been able to pay off $3k of my $20,000 debt
gofund.me/5bfe73dd9
Medical emergencies + 2yrs of unemployment + debt is a hell of a combo.
Any support would be a huge help. So far, through your kindness I've been able to pay off $3k of my $20,000 debt
gofund.me/5bfe73dd9
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NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
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Excellent public health messaging from New York City!!
Be the happy peace sign waving emoji instead of the sick and sniffling emoji.
How can you do that?
Wear a mask! Ideally a respirator like an N95.
It’ll help keep you and your community safe.
Be the happy peace sign waving emoji instead of the sick and sniffling emoji.
How can you do that?
Wear a mask! Ideally a respirator like an N95.
It’ll help keep you and your community safe.
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Excellent public health messaging from New York City!!
Be the happy peace sign waving emoji instead of the sick and sniffling emoji.
How can you do that?
Wear a mask! Ideally a respirator like an N95.
It’ll help keep you and your community safe.
Be the happy peace sign waving emoji instead of the sick and sniffling emoji.
How can you do that?
Wear a mask! Ideally a respirator like an N95.
It’ll help keep you and your community safe.
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CW: Holocaust
IMO most white gentiles don't realize that they are way closer to a regular, everyday Nazi supporter than they realize. Most Nazi party members were regular people. BUT. This is not a callout. Because it means you are also much closer to the resistance than you realize.
IMO most white gentiles don't realize that they are way closer to a regular, everyday Nazi supporter than they realize. Most Nazi party members were regular people. BUT. This is not a callout. Because it means you are also much closer to the resistance than you realize.
November 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
CW: Holocaust
IMO most white gentiles don't realize that they are way closer to a regular, everyday Nazi supporter than they realize. Most Nazi party members were regular people. BUT. This is not a callout. Because it means you are also much closer to the resistance than you realize.
IMO most white gentiles don't realize that they are way closer to a regular, everyday Nazi supporter than they realize. Most Nazi party members were regular people. BUT. This is not a callout. Because it means you are also much closer to the resistance than you realize.
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So....after much deliberation and encouragement from loved ones, I've put together a GoFundMe after facing several financial burdens and medical debts...
Any help or sharing would really go a long way...
Thank you so much.
gofund.me/5bfe73dd9
Any help or sharing would really go a long way...
Thank you so much.
gofund.me/5bfe73dd9
Donate to Disabled Vet & Family Need Help After Job Loss, organized by Prakash Upadhyayula
My name is Prakash (aka KP), and I am a disabled veteran doing my b… Prakash Upadhyayula needs your support for Disabled Vet & Family Need Help After Job Loss
gofund.me
November 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
So....after much deliberation and encouragement from loved ones, I've put together a GoFundMe after facing several financial burdens and medical debts...
Any help or sharing would really go a long way...
Thank you so much.
gofund.me/5bfe73dd9
Any help or sharing would really go a long way...
Thank you so much.
gofund.me/5bfe73dd9
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@ilgingell.bsky.social joins me and Violet to talk about bringing monster training to the tabletop, discussing existing games in the space and how JourneyMon tackles the design puzzles of the genre!
We even dig up a monster catching TTRPG that predates Pokémon...
open.spotify.com/episode/2VLl...
We even dig up a monster catching TTRPG that predates Pokémon...
open.spotify.com/episode/2VLl...
Episode 10: Monster Taming feat. Imogen Gingell
open.spotify.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
@ilgingell.bsky.social joins me and Violet to talk about bringing monster training to the tabletop, discussing existing games in the space and how JourneyMon tackles the design puzzles of the genre!
We even dig up a monster catching TTRPG that predates Pokémon...
open.spotify.com/episode/2VLl...
We even dig up a monster catching TTRPG that predates Pokémon...
open.spotify.com/episode/2VLl...
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Editors have a really hard job, and the good ones can make something unreadable readable, and the great ones can make something unreadable into something good. But they're basically invisible, until someone tries to write without one.
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Editors have a really hard job, and the good ones can make something unreadable readable, and the great ones can make something unreadable into something good. But they're basically invisible, until someone tries to write without one.
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I don't know if this is a libertarian issue, this is basic understanding of the purpose of education issue.
The goal of testing, and thus grading, should be determining how well a person understands the material that has been taught, not how quickly one can read, write, or think.
The goal of testing, and thus grading, should be determining how well a person understands the material that has been taught, not how quickly one can read, write, or think.
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I don't know if this is a libertarian issue, this is basic understanding of the purpose of education issue.
The goal of testing, and thus grading, should be determining how well a person understands the material that has been taught, not how quickly one can read, write, or think.
The goal of testing, and thus grading, should be determining how well a person understands the material that has been taught, not how quickly one can read, write, or think.
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Oh my god.
I truly don’t have words.
I truly don’t have words.
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Oh my god.
I truly don’t have words.
I truly don’t have words.
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Oh, what a powerful life Alice lived! She will be among my beloved ancestors of spirit for all the ways she has blessed and transformed the many communities she was part of. Her loss is felt keenly, and so much wisdom is left in her wake. Thank you, Alice, for everything.
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Oh, what a powerful life Alice lived! She will be among my beloved ancestors of spirit for all the ways she has blessed and transformed the many communities she was part of. Her loss is felt keenly, and so much wisdom is left in her wake. Thank you, Alice, for everything.
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Did you know that you can get all of my Wretched & Alone games in one bundle for just £30?
Now you do.
itch.io/s/159400/wre...
Now you do.
itch.io/s/159400/wre...
WRETCHED & ALONE by Chris Bissette
A bundle by Chris Bissette, £30.00 for 6 games
itch.io
November 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Did you know that you can get all of my Wretched & Alone games in one bundle for just £30?
Now you do.
itch.io/s/159400/wre...
Now you do.
itch.io/s/159400/wre...
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN." www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN." www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to: