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This, right here. The publishing industry has become deranged, and nearly every author is anxious about whether they'll ever get another book deal again. Sales are the only metric of success that publishers recognize. Pirating books poses a direct existential threat to authors' careers as authors.
Look, I am very small potatoes as an author. I make too little in royalties to live off them. But I can tell you the reason I got to write my 2nd book was bc the sales of the 1st were very good. That's what else you're eating into by pirating, our ability to keep writing what you claim to love.
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Well if it isn’t @michellicopter.bsky.social joining us for a Lost Transmission!

Chilli cook offs! Cannibal cults! It’s all happening.

@jessjewell.bsky.social @masquewren.bsky.social @jasoncordova.bsky.social @fkth.bsky.social

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The Great Degoya County Chili Cook Off | Lost Transmission | Public Access: Part 8 | RPG Actual Play
YouTube video by The Bad Spot
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November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
wondering why Germans in 1939 didn't say anything about their fascist takeover?
Maybe they were on a platform (say... like Discord maybe?) where they weren't allowed to "talk politics".

1/3
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
wondering why Germans in 1939 didn't say anything about their fascist takeover?
Maybe they were on a platform (say... like Discord maybe?) where they weren't allowed to "talk politics".

if you're suppressing people fighting for the US to return to a Democratic Republic, you're supporting fascism...
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Actually Sparkling Wine was the name of the Doctor. You're thinking of Champagne which only comes from the Monster region of France
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A really different take on "How I Could Just Kill a Man" from Cypress Hill on @npr.org 's Tiny Desk Concerts.
The live horns make it feel like something else, like the edges are rounded off a bit. It's still B though, and really cool to hear
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Cypress Hill: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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November 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Hey PAXu folks!!
Pandemonium Books and Games will be selling our Mystery #TTRPG "HINT" in Booth 3701 at PAX Unplugged 2025 in Philadelphia, PA November 21-23. #PAXU
you get to buy it in print and get all the digital downloads too (book PDF, maps, character sheets, and pre-gens)
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We have another Tales From the Tavern Q&A with Scott from @ZealZaddy about their latest #TTRPG crowdfunding campaign, A Midwinter's Terror. Check it out here
shadomain.com/tales-...
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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It’s #SelfPromoSaturday – What have you unleashed?
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#TTRPG #Podcast #Stream #Art #Release #NewRelease #Stream #ActualPlay #Kickstarter #Backerkit #DMsguild #DriveThruRPG #KoFi #itchio
November 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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We got a second Clinton Blowjob Scandal before The Winds of Winter
November 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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ALT Text benefits everyone

Alt text helps with accessibility, identifying/explaining elements you might not get to in your posts and makes your posts/work more discoverable - Make sure to toggle it on to “require alt text” in your settings
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
i get almost cannibal vibes from this. kinda.,
oh wow that’s crazy

oreos with bits of

of oreos. in them

Real Bits of Oreos
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
my current favorite #TTRPG recorded play!
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Commentary: Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process https://theonion.com/not-sure-how-they-deal-with-criminals-in-your-town-but-round-here-we-use-a-restorative-justice-process/
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Well this should be a short meeting, since the files don't exist, right?
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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In your experience, what kind of table brings out the best roleplaying — structured, chaotic, cozy, brutal, something else? Why do you think that?

#IndieTTRPG #BeyondDnD #TTRPGTalk #TabletopStories #TTRPGPrompts #WeirdAndWonderfulGames #NotJustDND
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Today at Shadomain we discuss what makes a TTRPG "narrative"? Is it the presence of a combat subsystem? Join our discussion!
shadomain.com/what-m...
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
28% doesn't seem bad compared to most malls, at least in New England. If you want to fix this, maybe call the troops on Amazon and Walmart?
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores

You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This goes out to all the Real Estate developers in NYC.
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Living Colour - Open Letter (To A Landlord) [live]
YouTube video by LivingColour
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November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Same for tabletop game designers.
as a writer, you meet two types of hopefuls: people who like to write and people who want to be writers. It's the former who actually succeed – you need to love this, not as a means to an end but for itself entirely.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Proud to be the 11th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for A Midwinter’s Terror! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/z...
A Midwinter’s Terror
The snows have begun to fall. Lanterns burn against the winter dark… and you uncover the secret of a centuries-old cult preparing for the “holy birth” of something that should never be born. An advent...
www.backerkit.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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I think a lot about the story Carl Reiner told: he’d have been a sewing machine repairman if not for a free WPA drama class. That led to other theater work, to Sid Caesar, to Mel Brooks, and all the rest. All because of one free class paid for by a government that felt the arts were worth teaching.
you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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To be very clear, The Gauntlet is an unabashedly queer-centric publisher, our games put themes of queerness and gender front and center, and our founder and operator (me) is a gay POC. Our values are in every single page of our games.
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM