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Queer TTRPG designer. Lead writer, player, and GM at Let's Be Legendary Podcast. I make games about struggle, revenge, and painful revelations. Find community, find love, keep living. https://www.darkmirrormedia.com https://darkmirrormedia.itch.io
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I didn't wanna post this cuz I've been feeling a lot of shame but I'm reminding myself there are people who don't want me suffering in silence. I could use some help surviving til payday on the 7th. My PayPal is -$50, a bank account is -$150 and I have $20. Anything helps. ko-fi.com/theleonamaple

Nice. r/DnDHomebrew banned AI content now. Glad to see more communities getting on board with saying no to slop.

I’m still far away, and even if July is a month away, it’s coming up fast. If I don’t get the money, I’ll have to go back to my parents and sell the house to avoid the mortgage payments I can’t afford. And with how long it’ll take, I’m giving myself until June 15th to see if I need to do it.

DANDELION 🌼 #DragonAge #DorianPavus #dafanart #zazrichart

"According to new projections published by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in December, by 2028 more than half of the electricity going to data centers will be used for AI. At that point, AI alone could consume as much electricity annually as 22% of all US households." Fucking fuck

if you know anyone who is like “speed cameras are fine, just don’t speed” remind them that any time we give cops the ability to search us extrajudicially, they’re gonna fuckin do it

🕚The Doomsday Clock is ticking down and emotions run high in Apocalypse Keys from @evilhat.bsky.social Will your team of agents find the Keys before the villainous Harbingers unlock the Doors of Power and bring about the apocalypse? tabletopbookshelf.com/products/apo... #ttrpg

Do not give this woman a dime of your money. 1. Do not watch the new show. 2. Do not stream any of the movies (yes, that includes Fantastic Beasts) 3. Do not buy any of her books. She has a pen name Robert Galbraith. www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...

Reach out to me confidentially.

Talofa Games is hiring a Contract QA for Monster Walk, a mobile fitness RPG blending cozy monster collecting with daily walking! 🛰️ Remote, Contract (PT ± 3 hours) 🛠️ Made in Unity 📋 Familiarity with Jira Work with @talofagames.bsky.social‬ and apply:

turn your human sludge into human-made art with a new type of poem... the SLUDGE BLOCK (it's in the public domain!!) #poetry #indiettrpg

You love #ttrpg (me too) so why not take a few minutes to check out @sotirispitelis.bsky.social Evergreen and his other games? sotiris-pitelis.itch.io

With the help of some other collectors on Itchio and novelists who love trans dudes in gay situations, this collection is about to surpass *200* entries. Wowsa!

"youth gender medicine is safe, effective, and comparable to other mainstream medical treatments."

I feel like most of my followers know this but because I see a lot of cis folks who have a specific blind spot for it: This includes the theme park. I don't care if you want Butterbeer or want to get a wand or are already there so why not just walk in. It's all Her. Everything with the name is Her.

Tabletop Bookshelf is looking for professional writers to contribute sponsored reviews of tabletop RPGs and solo games from our shop collection. Interested? Complete the application form below - spaces are limited! forms.gle/ivRtRGQjZdqv...

Beneath all the propaganda, all the nice words about human rights and equality and international law, this is it. This is the material manifestation of Western values.

Reminder that I’m happy to help you move your Substack newsletter to a self-hosted Ghost newsletter that you fully own and control (and that scales more cheaply than Substack if you’re monetized.)

FTFY

“In mainland China, the portion of patients going to ER with COVID more than doubled in the last month — from 7.5% to more than 16%. The portion in hospital for COVID also doubled, to more than 6%” The new “razor blade throat” variant seems to cause more severe cases…and it’s already in the US 🧵

It is the 5th anniversary of the release of The Company: Corporate Survival Horror the worlds only role playing game the game that literally changed my whole life (derogatory) To celebrate, the pdf is free* *it’s always fucking free

I will never stop recommending @hatchlingdm.itch.io's games to people, but ESPECIALLY this series - accessibility in TTRPGs is so important, and having your mechanics revolve around learning sign language is fantastic. Check out Underisles, and its predecessors folks!

We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games! Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI. You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:- www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal

It made SO MUCH SENSE for the second version of the LUMEN system to get rid of dice entirely. @gilarpgs.bsky.social found how to make his system 100% better. He found the core of the game. Interview incoming: www.youtube.com/@farirpgs

This Memorial Day let’s remember Aaron Bushnell.

Tabletop folks: please recommend me solo games where one plays as the devil (or a solo game where one could easily play as the devil). Willing to lightly adapt systems but looking for a kind of specific thing in that it needs to be a solo game. Thanks!

Fabulists & futurists & fantasy writers, oh my! Don't miss out on the 2025 Autumn Online Workshop, where the strange, the weird, and the unknown are all welcome. Apply here: tinhouse.com/workshop/aut...

As someone said a while ago, it's not a content boom, it's a taste collapse. The people who think AI can replace the human touch haven't consumed a single meaningful piece of work in their adult lives.

Hope anyone in need or homeless sees this

Here's a long thread of *verified* civilians trapped and hungry in Gaza. Their accounts are constantly deleted, so I'm linking to direct pages. Please give, repost, and find others to help. Most on Bluesky are real people in desperate need, and we’re their only lifeline. I'll post more next week.

Israel was perhaps politely informed that massacring that entire ambulance crew execution-style and then lying about it looks bad so it *checks notes* didn't target yet another doctor but precision-bombed her nine young children instead. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...

I wrote about the hate campaign against Bella Ramsey and how it follows the playbook to use fandom to push an anti-queer, anti-trans, anti-woman agenda by attacking diversity in pop culture. And also, how it makes it exhausting to be a queer woman on the internet.

Cannot recommend Sonya enough. I don't have any projects at the moment but if you do please hit her up for work. You won't regret it.

Finished this diaper cover in about 2 hours, and I think this'll be my go-to pattern for the rest of them. It was so simple. Using this pattern: www.etsy.com/listing/1188...

Went to @roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social to buy a gift for someone else and also bought myself something, obviously #booksky

That's right, my free covid science zine is BACK for 2025 baybee, because respiratory viruses sure didn't go anywhere! Biggest change: I simplified ALL the dang text to make everything easier to follow. READ ON to learn WHY WE MASK, then print & share to your heart's delight!

"I want to support indie creators, but I dont have the money for it." Good news! Support is not at all limited to financial contributions! Give that book a glowing review. Invite your friends to play that cool game. Hoot and holler about how much you love that movie. Hype the good shit up!

I’m not just randomly online at 4 AM I’m awake because I have to be. Between the constant buzzing of drones, the fear of sudden bombing, and the fact that internet barely works at night sleep isn’t really an option.

GOOD

The visual downgrade from the original movie to this one truly cannot be understated. Just flat-out empty.

Can’t believe I have to say this but kindly don’t follow me if you think saying the R slur is cool in this day and age. You are not on the left or a good person actually if you’re calling people who don’t uncritically support the dems the r slur lmfao

I would also say that every time you lovingly reference HP in your own books, such as giving your MC a HP-themed tattoo they like or referring to "dementors" or chatting about Hogwarts houses, you're reinforcing the artistic legacy that encourages people to buy. Yes, even if you're queer yourself.

The treatment of Palestinians on here has been deplorable. To the point where it feels very, very intentional. Things need to change. These people are hanging on by a thread.

Luddites weren't anti-tech. They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker. I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.

Please read. We hoped that one of the many members of the Bluesky community from Gaza could be first to share this letter, but we were worried that their account would get taken down if they did. This letter is for @moderation.bsky.app , Bluesky leadership and the wider community here. Thanks!

Every time you buy a Harry Potter product, you are financing the dismantling of trans rights