Today in: things I had no idea you even had to watch out for, holy shit

Since we're talking about contractors on video games, I thought I'd point out the importance of contractors/freelancers in TTRPGs as well. I'm using the award-winning Tian Xia World Guide as an example. The entire paragraph of authors are freelancers. Without them, the book wouldn't exist. 🧵

To everyone who's already donated money and/or time to this, you have my utmost appreciation and gratitude. If anybody out there has a moment to help me further signal boost, I'd appreciate it immensely if you could help me out with a repost or a share on your platform of choice. gofund.me/61871bbec

I'm trying to do cancer recovery updates more often, as a lot of people have asked me to, but it's clearly not going to be regular and weekly. For one thing, my memory just isn't good enough for that. For another, my memory just isn't good enough for that. www.gofundme.com/manage/help-...

For Labor Day, I wanted to talk about the success of Paizo's unionization. We formed United Paizo Workers in October 2021, won voluntary recognition, and ratified our first contract in 2023. This happened because of solidarity, good union training from CWA, and empowerment of the workers.

the horrors persist and so do my deadlines

Onigiri Mothra

My friend Andrew (@plaguecontrol.bsky.social‬) is having a rough go and could use some help. (TL;DR is he had a house fire and his insurance company is jerking him around.) Toss a few bucks his way. This could be any of us. gofund.me/e711cce7

Tracy Chapman’s self-titled, debut album hits #1 today in 1988. “It was a song about my parents,” she said about “Fast Car”. “My mother didn’t have a high school diploma. .. I think they came together thinking that, together, they’d have a better chance of making it.” @briankoppelman.bsky.social

New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download! California (by county/area) Chicago Colorado DC Metro Area (DMV) Massachusetts North Carolina Triangle Area NYC Philly Pittsburgh Portland, OR St. Louis Metro Area Washington State Please share! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Dan got a chance to catch up with Starfinder Creative Manager Jenny Jarzabski to get the inside scoop on @paizo.com 's brand new edition of Starfinder! www.thefandomentals.com/jenny-jarzab...

"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense

Listen, I am completely down with trolling, I so here for snark and lobbing insults, Walz’s “these people are weird creeps” line of attack gave me LIFE But Walz also made it clear that his disgust and contempt came from a place of deeply offended decency and that mattered

And all of those people are also taking on Trump with a real sense of moral clarity, a notion that decency both matters and does not preclude hitting back hard Have heard @timmiller.bsky.social express worries that the Newsom approach appeals to a much more venal side of people and honestly yeah

hello BlueSky I have broken my leg 😭 This is your PSA to be careful on stairs!

Now with a corrected link. www.gofundme.com/f/help-owen-...

key art I worked on for Starfinder: Afterlight ✨ I've been working at @epictellers.bsky.social for a few months now, and there'll be more exciting things to come soon! 👀 #starfinder #epictellersent #paizo

Long, wonderful story--with a few bonus tales in the comments towards the end.

me as a kid: wow I can't wait until we have robots and computers for everything me now: if this toaster makes me download an app I am slipping out into the night to start a new life as a mysterious figure occasionally glimpsed in the fog

Walter Richter, German Professor of Engineering, Short King, Chainsmoking Man of Stoicism, and now: Fairy God Mother (with Black Jack the Cat) Now in colour! #coc #callofcthulhu #ttrpg #ttrpgart

Walter Richter, German Professor of Engineering, Short King, Chainsmoking Man of Stoicism, and now: Fairy God Mother (with Black Jack the Cat) #coc #callofcthulhu #ttrpg #ttrpgart

Fritz biffed their downtime activity, so I said they were preoccupied with their 3 tamagotchi "children". #art #starfinder2e #starfinder #ttrpg #ttrpgart

Game journalists talking about new TTRPGs this year, don't forget about Starfinder 2e please!! It's a truly stunning science fantasy game built on the award-winning Pathfinder 2e engine. It was created by a super queer team. It deserves your attention!

Want to read for Uncanny? Small stipend, and as a writer you see what’s out there. Slushing can be intense but it teaches a lot ( for me in the past, both poetry & fiction benefited).

Hey ttrpg folks: I am looking for a character artist for an upcoming project! Ideally want to work w/ someone comfortable drawing high fantasy inspired characters. Open to a variety of styles, and if you have an easily attached image or link with your rates that would be greatly appreciated!

“Make them place more importance on personality” buddy they are, that’s why you’re not getting dates.

Too much "we're cooked" & not enough "we're not gonna take this shit"

If I was a man whose entire image was wrapped up in being a tough macho masculine guy and I was scared of the subway, you could not waterboard that shit out of me. How are they not crushingly embarrassed to admit this.

Suddenly very sad I’m not at GenCon 😭

Both because this was rather popular a couple weeks ago, and we've heard from Netflix/Sony we're getting more KPop Demon Hunters... I will definitely make more for this movie! Saja Boys monsters? Reluctant Demon archetype? Instant Ramen equipment?

No dying on Raia's watch. Check out the iconic lashunta technomancer coming to Starfinder Second Edition in today's blog! buff.ly/2VZ1yyR

Just realized I haven’t seen anyone post the Tom Lehrer-2 Chainz letter yet today.

As this obit mentions, Tom Lehrer gave up all copyright to his musical works. The lyrics, the music he wrote, and any audio and video he owned are in the public domain. What a mensch. A lot can be found on his website (which I've periodically backed up in the Internet Archive, including just now).

WCK can use your donations. They are on the ground in Gaza, doing what they can in the face of a staggering and ongoing crime against humanity.

That xkcd about "don't use what they sold you, bury it in the desert, wear gloves" is unfortunately always relevant.

The only thing Zemir has to fear is reality itself. Check out our Starfinder Second Edition witchwarper's iconic encounter in today's blog! buff.ly/kafdNg6

I found a non-exhausted list of Indigenous radio stations that you can donate to in order to keep them afloat after the defunding If anyone has a better list, please let me know, and I will happily repost it (I couldn't find anything on here)

btw did you know you can subscribe to PBS for only like $5/mo or a $60 one-time for a year donation, and get access to their Passport streaming service? They mail you a little live programming guide and everything, too. The 40-something seasons of NOVA alone are worth it.

Cozy night!

this is a teeny, tiny, teeny-tiny ask. it is not "purity politics" or whatever nonsense you wanna throw at it. it's basic. if you can't commit to this you pose a present danger to marginalized people, which means you can't complain if you don't get somebody's vote.

I did the huldrakin ancestry and the Isle of Arenway for this! Get some cool options for GMs and players and contribute to a great cause! Owen is in remission, but sadly his bills are not, and every little bit helps.

TIL Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense in a Chipotle

Going to play some casual Pathfinder 2e starting tonight. This is Knack a Thief and School of Reclamation Wizard. I think they are neat. #art #pathfinder2 #pathfinder2e #characterdesign #ttrpg #ttrpgart

shrimp Sunday

How about they stop supporting literal concentration camps first.

People have got to stop writing handwringing thinkpieces about how bad AC is for the environment and start writing handwringing thinkpieces on how bad private jets and GenAI are for the environment instead.

Thanks for the share! Marrow Eater, DnD 5e Mad Mage's Dungeon Fritz A200Q, Starfinder Walter Richter, Call of Cthulhu Horror on the Orient Express Darby Thundercleave, Pathfinder 2e Dwarven Kineticist #art #oc #ttrpg #ttpgart

Note to the Democratic Party: See a candidate discussing actual policy and how a shift in policy can improve daily life.

Feeling the love from the Green Ronin community as we navigate the Diamond bankruptcy. At the time of this posting, we are at 82% percent of our goal. If you aren't in a position to support the legal fund, sharing this with your network is a huge help: gofund.me/970ea49a

Even with odds at 45%, Iseph always gets the job done. Read about our Starfinder iconic operative in today's blog! buff.ly/S6rzp56