My brothers and sisters in christ, to all the PbtA Devs, because we seem to be the only motherfuckers who do this, do not say "the playbooks are available online so we aren't putting them in the print book."
For the love of god, pay the extra 2 dollars a book to print them. Otherwise, in twenty years when every download link to them is gone forever because the internet is ephemeral, your game will be literally unplayable.
To my friends in the #TTRPG scene: Two of my works are included in this bundle, along with 500+ other items, all for $5 (or more, if you're feeling generous).
FYI: I'm not an organizer of this bundle. I'm just a contributor.
If you want some fun stuff for a good cause, it's right here.
https://itch.io/b/2383/ttrpgs-for-trans-rights-west-virginia
We fucked up, the internet was supposed to be a fun weird thing with hamsters dancing and now it’s a thing where you pay bills and your boss spies on you
We're looking in particular for translations! If you know of anyone who writes science fiction, fantasy, magic realism, slipstream, or some related genre in a South Asian language, please let us know!
https://www.blaft.com/blogs/news/call-for-submissions
Examining The Ways Punk Fashion Influenced Ai Yazawa’s NANA - Kat Schmidt explores the fashions that Ai Yazawa referenced while creating classic manga NANA, and the ways that iconic designers like Vivienne Westwood and the greater lolita scene impacted the work's overall style and visual language.
OK, the big experiment has begun. A ham radio group has funded the scanning of 4,000 manuals from the Great Manuals Plus Haul. Now, the experiment is - will people kick on a special link in the blog entry to help fund the other 20 PALLETS of manuals?
https://blog.archive.org/2024/04/24/a-happy-ending-for-some-manual-labor-and-a-call-for-support/
Elon Musk – Dead at 52 – Says There Is No Need for Misinformation Laws
https://theshovel.com.au/2024/04/23/elon-musk-dead-at-52-misinformation-laws/
I finally sat down and read this, which is not a short read, not about social media alone, and not good for bedtime:
“How social networks prey on our longing to be known”
https://janmaarten.com/polywork/
Fuck. If you weren’t already wary of tech, you will be. If you *were* wary, well, lots of good reference links all laid out in one place.
Might take that notice at the end for my own site.
Op-Ed: Your Value as a Manga Fan Is Not Measured by the Size of Your Collection: Victor Santiago discusses the ways money have entered fandom with the rise of social media, and how trends like Bookstagram have created toxic myths and preconceptions that need to be dispelled in the modern era.
Ramayana: The Anime Film that Changed Indian Animation Forever: Aniket Singh Chauhan examines 1992 film Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama, and the film's troubled production process. He uses this to segue into a discussion of how the film impacted the Indian animation landscape, as a whole.
"Ciro," the king said as he regarded his most dear and decorated knight in a quiet inner garden. "You've been at my side since I was young. You've seen my sons grow into men, you comforted me when my wife departed, you serve without complaint...
"And when I ask what you'd like, be it land or gold or anything else I can grant, you dodge the question like it is a spear at your head."
Ciro was quiet. There was no escape. Until finally-
"Anything, Your Majesty?"
"Anything, Ciro."
Ciro smiled. He was already kneeling.
"If you would have me..."
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