My annual traveling turkeys post! What do you do when a New World bird visits the Mughal court? Paint it in miniature, of course! This essay by Neha Vermani follows the Muslim reception of our feathered friends. www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...

In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.

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They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!

In the US, Catholic sisters return Wisconsin land to Ojibwe tribe in a historic first. The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have transferred a lakefront property to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa for the same $30,000 they paid in 1966. buff.ly/iXOhxHj #ShareGoodNewsToo

An intentionally destroyed #BronzeAge #sword found in a burial at Blaubeuren-Asch. Bronze Age weapons deposited in burials were often bent or hacked into pieces before placed into the grave, in this way they 'died' with the owner. Dating 9th century BC. 📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg 🏺

When I worked at a bookstore, I quickly learned that people cannot tell the difference between Xmas music and any Baroque or Elizabethan music album that doesn't get too organ-ish. I used this to my advantage. One customer caught on... AND THANKED ME

This paper is fascinating and I'm *not* just saying that bc it cites me (though, that's nice....) www.academia.edu/145087922/Wh...

Daily bunny no.3135 found a cool pinecone

prologue sneak peak

They draw power from the BOG

Last night my play group for Cold Sun were lacking two of their three warriors so of course they follow the trail of some bandits, encounter the bandits, lead the bandits back to their caravan, and get robbed by bandits.

What it looks like in the notional offices of @pelgranepress.bsky.social when changes from daylight to standard time between Europe and North America are out of sync

Disappeared for 10 days to write a wargame. Getting back to my Cold Sun stuff soon.

Buff & surreal librarian: www.patreon.com/posts/shelve...

Lola got about 3 feet out the door today. Good walk I guess?

Hey folks I am opening emergency commissions. My partners ebike was just stolen and they use it for work daily. I'll draw anything (Not hateful). My strengths are monsters, mice & maps. More examples below. Varied price points available. Please comment / message if you're interested.

On the subject of Much Ado About Nothing, I did recently(ish) write an essay about it and why it's one of my favorite films to watch: whatever.scalzi.com/2023/12/07/t...

これは貸しです。 Introducing Kashi 貸し, a guide to why "Ghibli-inspired" media without Japanese creatives is harmful. It includes links to learn more about Orientalism, Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, and Japanese culture. Learn. Share. Change. kashi-info.carrd.co

quietly stares out the window ...I was the first person to post fanart of Jade on the forum when the update showing her dropped. I was the first. it was me. I've carried this secret for a million years. No one will ever believe me, and I'll never be able to prove it. I just live with it

I asked Al to write me a story and she, being dead for approximately 152 million years, said nothing

Can you build a community around your #ttrpg project? 🌊🙌 Join us tomorrow, 6:30 PM EST, when Kimi Hughes of Golden Lasso Games will chat with us about how to create a community around your ttrpg project and what to do once you've got everyone together. discord.gg/9SMWdMQ4z...

Northern lights above the Arctic Circle in Alaska

Speak of the devil

If you don't like hummingbirds, tune me out for the next week or so! I was lucky to be tipped off on the location of a ruby-throated hummingbird nest. I will be posting a series of shots taken over about two and half weeks, starting with this one of momma sitting in her nest on June 16th #birds

Had an awesome time with @chaoticwholeso.me: The Table Talk Show! We chatted about: 🍽️ CHEW: The #TTRPG 🪵 Handmade #tabletop accessories 🍕 Wild food-based powers (they're real... in-game) The VOD is up now — and yep, there’s a 20% off #discount code in there too 👀 youtu.be/jlOBNlY3R-k?... #dnd

ENDLESS PATROL. ONE MORE CLEAR NIGHT. DON'T YOU LOVE ME, PILOT?

ENNIE Award voting is live! Care to toss us a vote? 🙏 vote.ennie-awards.co... 🌟 Best Art, Interior - Fablemaker's Deck of Many Things 🌟 Best Monster/Adversary - Big Bads Box Set 🌟 Best RPG-Related Product - Humblewood: For Want of A Nail 🌟 Fan-Favorite Publisher - Hit Point Press 🧵 1/2

If you've learned of us from ORIENTATION: A Psycho Patrol Zinelet, you should be made aware that HYPERMALL: UNLIMITED VIOLENCE is indeed a real tabletop game that you can buy and play now. And you should!

You can also use my affiliate link here, it helps me out a lot! drivethrurpg.com/product/5284...

COLD SUN is live on DriveThru! To celebrate this expansion, and Cold Sun passing 1500 downloads, both the DriveThru and itch.io pages are 50% off through August 1st! robert-cambias.itch.io/cold-sun

Happy birthday to Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes! Born on July 5, 1958.

happy independence day to those who celebrate, pls enjoy dumpster diving bald eagles with me

Wow. The EPA has placed 144 employees on administrative leave after the workers signed a public letter criticizing EPA leadership for disregarding scientific expertise and rolling back environmental and public health protections.

Could T. rex swim? Kinda ... Evidence suggests dinosaurs like tyrannosaurs were probably best suited to a version of the doggy paddle. 🧪🦖 www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

I think you can call the paleolithic-neolithic-bronze age a “morbid” time, definitely “weird” — humans cohabitating with giant sloths and sabertooths. It felt like that’s what a fantasy world filled with monsters ought to look like, and is the inspiration for Cold Sun (see my pins)

I swear the job market is trying to destroy me

Rules Clarifications + some typos I found - COLD SUN robert-cambias.itch.io/cold-sun/dev...

COLD SUN is #lookingforartists for an upcoming sourcebook. If you have experience with #paleoart, love alien worlds, or are just excited to contribute, drop me an email at [email protected] or respond to this thread with your socials! You can also find me on the #TTRPGRisingTide discord.

COLD SUN is #lookingforartists for an upcoming sourcebook. If you have experience with #paleoart, love alien worlds, or are just excited to contribute, drop me an email at [email protected] or respond to this thread with your socials! You can also find me on the #TTRPGRisingTide discord.

A review for Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy. anim-ttrpg.itch.io/eureka-urban... #ttrpg #indiettrpgs #rpgs

Eureka: 800 Years of Progress has just launched, containing a short story and one Mundane Trait for use in-game! #rpg anim-ttrpg.itch.io/eureka-800-y... "800 Years of Progress" is a short story about friendship, sickness, aristocracy, and cooking. If commoners do it every day, how hard can it be?

The Jurassic Park area of Universal Studios Japan is very well themed

Making complete ecosystems (to ruin, with drought)

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It’s Free RPG Day! Go support your LGS, and once you get home, check out this bundle with Cold Sun and 85 other games all free! If you get the games free, you get them as they are: but pay $1 or more to claim the games and get them forever. That includes updates, changes, everything! Forever!

It’s Free RPG Day! Go support your LGS, and once you get home, check out this bundle with Cold Sun and 85 other games all free! If you get the games free, you get them as they are: but pay $1 or more to claim the games and get them forever. That includes updates, changes, everything! Forever!