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it's an uncivil war @lucyksy.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Apparently it needs to be said.

Trans lives are more important than Harry Potter.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”

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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.

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kay slater @kslater.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

everyone hates AI. everyone loves the library

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hail Mary full of grace, in Paranoia you'll get shot in the face.

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Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 19/09/2026

USE ALT TEXT. JUST DO IT.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits D&D 5e (2014) Lancer Shadowdark Vaesen If this was TTRPGs run instead of played, the list would be quite different.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Through the power of research, and the power of phone-a-friend when research failed me, I have made an attempt. ...and partway through, chaos gremlin energy infiltrated said attempt. Which fits with the vibe of the sheet, so I'll take it.

An attempt at Sam's RPG Designer Theoryslop sheet, with "I used Paint to do this chaos :)" written in the multi-polar traits instead of any attempt at properly visualizing them. Fittingly, the Illustration skill is a -1.

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 13/09/2026

Information in TTRPGs and AP is hard enough to gather and parse without vibe-coded slop. I’m just very tired. I want folks who are doing good work drawing on their professional skills and expertise, without fanfare, to have the resources to do it right.

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 13/09/2026

I don’t normally do this: If you’re an archivist or metadata sicko who is doing working to preserve/collect/organize TTRPG materials and/or Actual Play & you’ll be at PAXU, let me know. If there’s already something brewing I don’t need to be involved unless it’s useful. But it needs to be there.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Decided to experiment with @rpgtrader.bsky.social 's new Accessories print-on-demand options - there's now a tear-off pad of DarkSpace Player Reference available via RPG Trader! Each 8"x10" tear-off pad of 60 reference sheets is $20. rpg-trader.com/products/863... @darkspacerpg.bsky.social

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DarkSpace Player Reference on RPG Trader

This document includes terminology that is unique to DarkSpace, along with terminology for ShadowDark RPG, and the abbreviations for various gear, weapon, and armor properties. It is intended to be pr...

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Allan Lorde @allanlorde.com · 13/09/2026

100%. For those unfamiliar, Van Halen had a line in their rider that essentially said “no brown M&Ms.” It was a way to see if the promoter had actually read the contract. They had a shitload of gear to tour with, so if they’re skipping one thing, it’s guaranteed they’re skipping something essential.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Amen. It’s uncomfortable, but it’s saved me from con crud and worse. Especially this year - I went to Gen Con and didn’t even have sniffles when I got home, so I’d consider that a win.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Children are people. When you have a kid, you make a person, and that person is not going to follow a script. If you think your kid is one thing and they're actually another, your job as a parent is to support them and set them up for success, not punish them for wanting different pronouns.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

After a few cons of GMing, I've started running the occasional game online via StartPlaying (along with games for friends), and I've got a few systems in the queue currently. Upcoming oneshots linked in the replies! startplaying.games/gm/librarykn...

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I keep hearing about this in the @alagamert.bsky.social Discord - excited to see more news!

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 31: Edge, Ability, Fair of Face - Why does a character think they have an edge? Beywell (human wizard) thinks that all the books she’s read means she’ll understand things in the real world! She’s not quite correct. As shown when she tried speaking Dwarvish the first time.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Pleasantly surprised to see that I was mentioned in this!

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 30: Pride, Emotion, Blessed - A game event that you are still proud of A player at my final Paranoia table of Origins 2026 hacked a display to show “a Pre-Whoops advertisement”. The looks on their faces when I described “a red background with a curved yellow M”? Priceless.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (book 5 of the Percy Jackson series) When Percy rejected the boon offered to him and instead held the gods accountable by making them claim their children, it showed me the power of advocating for others when you have the chance/leverage.

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Judd Karlman (he/him) @juddthelibrarian.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

You might find TTRPG’s at your public library at the Dewey # 793.93 Below I talk about the TTRPG's on the shelves at the library where I work. There is a playlist if you would like to hear me talk about books more.

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You might find TTRPG’s at your public library at the Dewey # 793.93

Below I talk about the TTRPG's on the shelves at the library where I work. There is a playlist if you would like to hear me talk about books more.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 29: Labour, Emotion, Works Hard - Thing you are most willing to work on for a game Understanding how the game ticks. Whether I'm the GM or a player, I want to know how the game works so that I can play a part in making sure our entire table has a good time.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 28: Devotion, Emotion, Loving & Giving - Game you have played the most! D&D 5e (2014), for sure. I'm playing a larger variety nowadays than I used to, but that's still what most of the games I'm playing in use.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Debated between Stayed A While and Visited for Colorado, since I was there for a week with family as a kid.

A map of the United States. Most states are marked as “Never been”. Georgia, Tennessee, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Vermont, and New Hampshire are marked “Passed through”. Colorado, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, and Maine are marked “Visited”. Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, Florida, Virginia, New Jersey, and New York are marked “Stayed a while”. Indiana and Ohio are marked “Lived there”.

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Aulet 🍂 @aulet.es · 26/08/2026

"LibreOffice 26.8 contains no generative AI features. Documents are not transmitted to remote services for processing, and no component of the suite requires network access to function. This is a deliberate position."

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 27: Hunger, Emotion, Far to Go - What do you hunger for most from a session? I love those conversations where it feels like the characters are real people, when we’re all digging deep into who they truly are and what that means.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 26: Regret, Emotion, Full of Woe - One game you regret not trying? I’ve owned Eat the Reich for over a year now and keep meaning to try it out, but I haven’t even gotten it off the shelf to read yet. Maybe in Feb once I finish my second year on ALA/RRT’s rainbow booklist?

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 25: Familiarity, Emotion, Full of Grace - One game you want to get more familiar with? FATE! I keep meaning to play and/or run FATE, and I still need to finish reading the rulebook.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 24: Distance, Emotion, Fair of Face - Your preferred distance in any type of RPG conflict? I prefer to fight at range for any sort of weapons conflict, or face to face for verbal conflict.

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gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

right like, there is a useful way to say "this argument isn't fully thought out" or even just "i disagree with your conclusions" without saying "you are stupid." and if you want to create a community of any kind, it is crucial to learn how to do that.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 23: Fortune, Instinct, Blessed - An enjoyable moment of good or bad fortune In our Friday night game, the party gained a boon… because we unintentionally revived an ancient red dragon who used to serve Tiamat. So, both good and bad simultaneously.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 22: Grit, Instinct, Works Hard - An enjoyable moment of grit PCs did or did not tough out One of the scenes in the Mandatory Fun mission for Paranoia involves the team being assigned to raise productivity of an algae chip factory to 110%. Some tried. One set the factory on fire.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 21: Charity, Instinct, Loving & Giving - Share an RPG charity past or present that moved you They’re gaming in general and not just RPGs, but definitely @tabletopgaymers.bsky.social

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 20: Promise, Instinct, Far to Go - Have the characters kept or broken more promises? Of the systems I’ve run this year… Paranoia: DEFINITELY broken DarkSpace: depends on the party - most kept promises, a couple broke them Defy the Gods: kept even if it meant endangering themselves

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I truly wish this wasn’t accurate to the experience of being female while having expertise… but it very much is.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I am a girl. I like reptiles and horror movies and science fiction and comics and TTRPGs, and for my entire life, every time I have entered a space, I have had to prove that I didn't "steal" it from the person* it rightfully belonged to. (*Boy, then man.)

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Complete the sentence: I own a ridiculous amount of Fun polyhedral dice Bird-themed objects Copies of the U.S. Constitution (and Declaration of Independence) Editions of Fluxx I refuse to call my quantity of books “ridiculous”, any good home needs at least a couple full bookcases.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 19: Desire, Instinct, Full of Woe - A huge risk taken because of desire? I’m playing a guest PC in a friend’s Curse of Strahd game, who ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ because ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️. Huh, wonder how those redactions got there? ;)

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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Here’s the thing about Y2K, the ozone layer, etc. The most leftist—in the sense of *valuing labor*—thing you can do is reject the brainwashing that tells you that heroism is running into a burning building and not the slow, patient, boring, unglamorous work of *preventing* disaster.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 18: Directness, Instinct, Full of Grace - A fast introduction of a new PC or player? When I was joining a group mid-campaign with Harika, she met the party via delivering a message to them. She was basically an NPC until she suddenly wasn't, it was wonderful.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 17: Intensity, Instinct, Fair of Face - A satisfying example of a character’s integrity. In one of my Defy the Gods games at Gen Con, the Sorcerer was offered a chance at their greatest wish if they kept the amulet... but chose to give it up to save their city from drowning.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 16: Composure, Associates, Blessed - One thing that will cause a character to lose their composure? If anyone hurts @jbratton.bsky.social’s Iskander and Harika is nearby, she will definitely lose her composure. And likely set them on fire.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 15: Endurance, Associates, Works Hard - How would you organize an endurance session of your favorite game? Not quite sure for this one… partially because I keep debating between a few different options for game systems.

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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I emailed a library asking for a small but annoying favour, and they did me a big favour and it's provided absolutely crucial data for a new project and publication, and slopAI could never and yay for humans, and librarians and archivists in particular.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 14: Regard, Associates, Loving & Giving - What is a game held in high regard you have yet to play? I keep meaning to play Blades in the Dark...

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 13: Strain, Associates, Far to Go - So far, what is the heaviest set of RPG things you have carried to play? My @suffsmusical.bsky.social tote bag for con GMing - a @teaweltzer.bsky.social 8-pocket dice bag, sourcebooks, accordion folder, GM screen, clock, cards, pencil bag…

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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 13/08/2026

If you really want to “save the children,” mean all of them.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 12: Loss, Associates, Full of Woe - Most things end. What is one RPG loss you still feel? In our Tuesday night game GM’d by @jbratton.bsky.social, @icarianpax.bsky.social’s witch was murdered by astral elves when they ambushed the party, and we couldn’t protect them.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 11: Tact, Associates, Full of Grace - A character made great by having or not having tact. Definitely Sparrow - human ranger with a level in rogue and a level in trickery domain cleric. She’s not tactful in the slightest but she uses that to her advantage.

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Rachel Knight @libraryknight.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

#RPGaDAY2026 Day 10: Secret, Associates, Fair of Face - A secret you hope comes out about a character? One of my characters (won’t say which since some who know them follow me here) is using a fake surname due to who their family is.

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