@oakthorne
He/Him/His. Queer. Poly. Bear. Geek. Game designer. Author. Shipping trash. Waterdeep Enthusiast. Portland OR Oneiropolis Project: https://www.patreon.com/c/Oneiropolis DM's Guild Author: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Joseph%20Carriker
This kind of thinking really strikes me as the problem of what crowdfunding has become: it’s not Kick*Starting*, it’s Kick*Finishing*
And boy howdy does that reinforce systemic systems of privilege where only people who already have the capital to expend can meaningfully participate in the market.
Over 400 scientists have signed a letter calling for a moratorium on the deployment of age-verification technologies. The letter suggests the widespread deployment of untested AV tech is making the internet less safe.
www.politico.eu/article/age-...
People do realize that positioning any serious topic as a distraction from a different serious topic is you just saying you don't want other people talking about anything other than what you want to talk about, right.
Very happy birthday wishes to @nathanburgoine.bsky.social! Visit his site! Like his blogs! Buy his books! 🎂🍰🎉
There are just FIVE HOURS left to back the Mutants & Masterminds 4th Edition Kickstarter! Please spread the word!
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If you're designing adversaries and environments for Daggerheart, I can't recommend this guide by @rightknighttofight.bsky.social highly enough. And if you're running Age of Umbra they've designed some gnarly adversaries/environments for that as well.
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Felony conspiracy charges are increasingly being used to quash protest, says a legal scholar. They are “now really effective at going after social movements and coordinated action amongst activists.”
I am doing an online event with the legend that is @tkingfisher.com! We'll be talking about the new book Wolf Worm, the joys of paladins, what is her deal with terrifying horses anyway, and much more. Tickets here, and UK people can get a signed hardback too!
polymarket should be beyond illegal. all involved in its creation and upkeep deserve agony for the rest of their days
TOO CRINGE FOR BDSM GAY SEX CLUB. TOO BASED FOR TTRPG GAY FRIENDSHIP CLUB. JUST OKAY ENOUGH FOR GAY GROUP THERAPY CLUB.
once again I reiterate that I have never found a more effective barometer for "is this space safe for my fat cis body" than "show me your specific policies for creating a safe space for trans bodies"
it has a 100% success rate everywhere from doctors to waxing to clothing-optional soaking pools
Despite the lies the President and his administration want to tell, you can see and hear what happened for yourself when ICE ran rogue in our state.
No one is above the law — the Illinois Accountability Commission will hold them responsible.
A mock-up of a bookplate with the cover art from the fourth edition of Mutants & Masterminds with Steve Kenson's signature.
Limbering up my signing hand: As a thank you to our wonderful backers, we will be including a signed book plate with every print edition of the Mutants & Masterminds Hero's Handbook #TTRPG (both standard and special). If you haven't yet backed for a print book, now is the time! Just 48 hours to go!
Bombing known residential areas is a war crime and DoD knows this.
So do the officers flying the air assets dropping these bombs.
A lot of Americans need to face justice at the international level.
If the core platform of the DNC isn't joining the world court and serving justice, it is worthless.
NOTE
1 Pregnant because raped in custody
2 Moved to TX because the regime has anticipated a need to circumvent state laws regarding abortion, medical rights
3 the infants in question will likely be trafficked into evangelical adoption networks or be subject the consequences of a lack of medical care
...huh.
#sexism #fat #plus-sized
Fabulous! Yay Portland 👍👍
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#ICE #AbolishICE
Page decor illustrations consisting of page borders, page title decor and corner decor
7 black and white page divider illustrations featuring roses, swords and skulls.
30 colour illustrations of swords with various themes.
Colour illustrations of items you can find in a wizard's study - a gold key, potion bottle, scroll, scrying orb, herb bundle, staff, candle holder, a hat, a big tome and gold coins.
Did you know you can get all this plus ✨so✨ much more for free in my freebie library? 😍
Free for personal and commercial projects.
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It’s funny if you call PayPal or visa lines and bring this up asking why they claim “adult illustrations” is against their regulations but betting on the death of kids is totally fine. They don’t have an answer.
In fact yall should call them at least once a day with this :)
For years we said they’re going for a genocide of trans people and for years we were told to “stop being so dramatic.”
Now we’re at the point of human experimentation with the explicit goal of eradicating us.
Can we call the genocide a fucking genocide now?
Hey everyone going to GenCon, If you're *ANY* flavor of Brown or Black? Please be careful.
(We seriously need to start having conversations about having GenCon in a place that is this fucking fascist. but ya'll *keep* going back)
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/i...
I see he wages war the same way he lives the rest of his life:
Targeting schoolgirls.
I think if I'd gotten away with attempting a coup, suffered no consequences for it, then won an election four years later, got away with executing citizens in the streets and foreigners in boats, and successfully abducted a head of state, I too might think I could just bomb my way to regime change
Our President is, and always has been, a racist pedophile who attacks girls and murders children just because he can, and because to this point nobody has stopped him.
Just this week:
- Administration is caught hiding evidence Trump sexually assaulted a 13 year old
- Pentagon demands AI companies allow it to use AI for mass surveillance and killer robots
- Trump launches unconstitutional war against Iran
- Pro-Trump oligarch buys CNN
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
There is no amount of money in the world that would lead me to fight a Vietnamese refugee that grew up in Louisiana
(Also I really want to try a Korean style Po’ Boy)
I'm convinced that the US political divide is:
People who embrace diversity
People who like diversity but have one or two groups they'd like to eliminate or segregate, as long as it's quiet
People who are pants-pissingly terrified of a world in which everyone isn't identical to them
FYI for fellow narrative designers/game writers: the studio in question is Sentona Games and it’s my understanding they are currently interviewing to replace me. Be very careful with them. They were very nice to me and easy to work with right up until I needed the money I was promised.
A screenshot of a mobile Google search results page in dark mode for the query "Kansas trans". Under the heading "News about Kansas," there is a list of four news articles: An article from the Kansas City Star, published 13 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday". The thumbnail shows a sample Kansas driver's license. An article from The Independent, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas sends letters to trans drivers demanding the immediate surrender of their licenses over birthright law". The thumbnail shows small pride flags on desks inside a legislative chamber. An article from The Topeka Capital-Journal, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas invalidates IDs and birth certificates of transgender people". The thumbnail features a close-up of colorful pride flag stickers. An article from Erin In The Morning, published 16 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses". The thumbnail is a nighttime photo of a state capitol building illuminated in pink and red lights.
A day later and no major national news org has covered what they're doing in Kansas.
This is the flip side of the hyper focus on trans issues by the right. The national media ignores what's actually being done to trans people.
This erasure is what contributes to the persecution.
