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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm planning a truly unhinged magic the gathering holiday party this year, and figured I need maaaybe 300-500 treasure tokens, because reasons. (Un)fortunately(?) the most cost effective way to get them was to buy 4000 of them. I am about to have a comical overabundance of treasure.

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RollingNomads @rollingnomads.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Dice Envys Pre Launch Kickstarter is live! If you sign up now, you'll get a VIP enamel pin when the project is backed! The set includes the Standard d10, Hunger d10, and numbered d10s. Sign-up for updates now at www.kickstarter.com/projects/dic... #vtm #vampirethemasquerade @diceenvy.bsky.social

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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I really hope this takes off. There needs to be a creative storefront marketplace that actually bans genai and drop shipping, and I hope it's a 100% ban. Etsy is completely ruined and not artist friendly. Much luck to Fybe! fybe.art

Screen cap of the front page of the Fybe website. It reads;
Fed up with AI?
A new marketplace is in town.
Fybe is here, and there’s no Gen-AI or dropshipping allowed.

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daryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

there's no other way to frame this except that ai companies and users are fundamentally against human society in every way

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 27/07/2026

Watching people use AI makes me feel like I’m actually losing my mind. “Oh, there’s a tool that burns through natural resources, causes sickness in poor populations, was built on the back of an incredible theft of the work of people, and makes nothing of actual value or substance? Sign me up!”

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

At my 1st MtG Prerelease last night, I had a rough time. Not enough creatures in any 2 color combos, so I had to splash in a 3rd and still kept losing. 2 Guys tried mansplaining at me and couldn't fix it. This morning though? 241 dmg at my boyfriend over coffee in one attack phase. All better.

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Today I'm being interviewed on camera for a documentary about a fandom I was very active in almost 20 years ago. Crazy to think how much it's affected the trajectory of my life, and who I have and haven't stayed in touch with, versus the people I thought I would back then.

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I really hate not working, but on the plus side I've come out of my stress fueled burn out enough to work on my novel, redo our garden, and start cooking and exercising again. The healing wasn't my choice, but I will take it.

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

You ever start telling a story, then realize you have to back up for context? I've done that so much, I now have 365 years of world building for the novel I'm writing. Oops?

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

If I had a nickel for every time a company that laid me off had to pay to have me come back and train my replacement, I'd have three nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened thrice, right?

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I miss getting to make new tabletop accessories. Sad I never got to make my mtg multideck bag design into a real product. I just really like the process of designing, working with manufacturers, iterating, getting samples, and then releasing a thing and seeing other folks get excited about it.

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Collin is DMing a few games of We Be Goblins for the Titmouse Foundation's Dirty 20 Charity Event in Burbank on 1/31/26. Badges are $75, and include food tickets, a shirt, and your choice of games at up to 3 tables throughout the day. It's not too late to sign up! tabletop.events/conventions/...

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

This morning, the owner of Dice Envy announced company wide layoffs. I'm now in search of admin, operations, assistant, or product development type work. Happy to work remotely or in the Burbank/ North Hollywood area of California. I'd love to stay in the TTRPG world, but happy for any leads!

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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

It's a new year, and I am begging y'all to put captions on your streams. Don't know how? I got you. Here's a thread of captioning options for your streams. With the exception of Meld that does not have a caption plug in (yet). These should work on other stream software.

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Are black Friday scams and fraud up for all small businesses like crazy this year? We usually get one or two, but my current count is in the 40s, and several of our small business friends have similar problems. it's rough out here.

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alex 🗡️ lfw! @aldermancy.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

it's so much easier to gift shop for freaks and nerds. why don't you try getting a hyper-specific interest with a ton of niche handcrafted accessories to support it and then maybe you'll get some treasure?? hmm???

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GamerMomLuna ✨🌙 @gamermomluna.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Just a reminder that there are LOADS of small businesses, BIPOC-owned businesses, LGBTQ+-owned businesses, women owned businesses who would appreciate your holiday shopping dollars so much more than any big box retailer ever will.

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Diana Fay @dianaoftherose.com · 21/10/2025

❣️For all my tabletop streamer friends out there who haven’t yet heard, Twitch has just announced a brand new Tabletop Creator Club! These clubs are a way to connect with other streamers in your niche, for everything from APs and TTRPG discussion to collectible card games and mini painting. (1/3)

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Man, I feel like I've barely had time to come up for air this year. How is it October already? But also, how is it still 2025?

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Dice Envy @diceenvy.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

DE TV @ 3PM PST TODAY YOUR HOPES YOUR FEARS YOUR DICE twitch.tv/diceenvy

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Ridiculous and appalling that Open Ai, amongst other GenAi companies, think they can dictate how THEY use OUR works. No, Open Ai, it should not be authors and copyright holders opting out of your exploitative models. It should be you, Open Ai, asking authors and copyright holders to opt IN.

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OpenAI's new Sora video generator to require copyright holders to opt out, WSJ reports

OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator that creates videos featuring copyrighted material, unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Great news! JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Trick or treat bags and Advent Calendars have arrived at @diceenvy.bsky.social and our office is tiny and so so full already. We ordered HALF the boxes we'll need this year, arriving tomorrow, and I have no idea where we'll put them. All of my tetris stress dreams have come true. 🥲

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Dice Envy @diceenvy.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Fall season about to hit the shop like

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Robert / Zeboyd @zeboydgames.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

If "AI" was as valuable as they say it is, they wouldn't be selling it to you. They'd be using it themselves in secret to make the next Minecraft, the next Avatar, the next Hello Kitty and then they'd sell that to you. They're trying to sell you a sick goose, while pretending it lays golden eggs.

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Dice Envy @diceenvy.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Happy 9th Birthday, Dice Envy!! We're officially all about Minecraft and NOT into Paw Patrol anymore because THAT'S FOR BABIES.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/06/2025

Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York

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Dice Envy @diceenvy.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

❤️ TWO CALENDARS?! 💜 That's right, 2025's Advent Calendars bring double the dice - one for the Naughty list, and one for the Nice! The perfect holiday gift for your favorite dice goblin 🎲 Pre-order yours diceenvy.com/products/advent-calendar #dice #rpg #dnd #diceaddict #newdice

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Dice Envy @diceenvy.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

May's 10-Piece Monthly Sub Box! Hark! The harrowed vampires sing... Daybreak threatens their bloodless king. diceenvy.com/products/sub... #dice #rpg #dnd #diceaddict #newdice #subbox

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Dice Envy @diceenvy.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

May's Metal Monthly Sub Box! Morninglord: "In the dawn, beauty reigns, and the way is clearer." diceenvy.com/products/sub... #dice #rpg #dnd #diceaddict #newdice #subbox #praiselathander

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I know some of my bluesky moots are TTRPG Kickstarter manager types. Do any of you have openings rn for new projects?

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Booo, boo I say, re: Jeremy Renner not playing himself in Knives Out 3.

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Candace the Magnificent 🔜 PAXU @thecandacemarie.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Are you a UK-based podcast with a focus on nerdy stuff (movies, video games, TTRPGs, web/tv shows, books etc)? @12sidedstudios.bsky.social is looking for recos! If you want to be considered shoot an email here: Jasper@12sidedstudios.com‬

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St. Simeon the Holy Fool @simeonthefool.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Knowledge is knowing that ~60% of LLM output is inaccurate. Education is learning *which* 60% of LLM output is inaccurate. Wisdom is understanding there’s no use for a tool that’s 60% inaccurate.

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Dice Envy @diceenvy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Must go faster. MUST GO FASTER. Get your zoomies on with our latest Dice Envy Original set, Warp Speed Delta! diceenvy.com/products/warp-speed-delta-dice #dice #rpg #dnd #diceaddict #newdice #dicecollector #dungeonsanddragons #gottagofast

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Woof, got our first tariff invoices in today. They suck as much, if not a little more than we expected. (bonus suck from the fees the shipping companies tacked on for having to generate the invoice)

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AdamMakesTTRPG @adammakesttrpg.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

The Hasbro OGL fiasco. The fragmentation of social media. The onslaught of AI slop. The ever-evolving threat of tariffs. Attempted rollbacks of safety nets. It's a minor miracle any small-time creators are left in this industry. Send best wishes to a #ttrpg creator today because times are tough.

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I feel like @diceenvy.bsky.social CEO transitions are cursed. When Dave took paternity leave and handed the reins to @aabria.bsky.social, the pandemic struck. When he first talked to me about taking over, suddenly all of LA was on fire. And now I've begun running things: tariff hell. Cursed. 😮‍💨

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Just returned from Dark Library: Paris 1925, an interactive musical experience in one of Gertrude Stein's salons, with a cast of literary greats to rub elbows and clink glasses with. I cannot recommend it highly enough, if you're in the LA/ North Hollywood area. www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-libra...

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Dark Library: Paris 1925

It’s Paris, 1925. Enjoy a cocktail with Paris’ most celebrated (and complicated) expats, amongst them Hemingway, the Fitzgerald's, and more.

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Jasper William Cartwright @jwcartwright.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I'm a GM for Critical Role now! I can't tell you how hard our team at @12sidedstudios.bsky.social and Paragon Pictures have worked to pull this together. We are going to BLOW. YOUR. MINDS! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQs5...

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Now Introducing, Thresher! A Two-Part Underwater Horror Epic

YouTube video by Critical Role

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 05/04/2025

Supply chain analysis, particularly for small scale shops, is basically impossible. Nobody knows what’s gonna break.

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Christopher Bird @mightygodking.com · 03/04/2025

Steve Jackson Games posted this to their blog and the post is getting so many hits their site is effectively crashed but the point is worth repeating

" On April 5th, a 54% tariff goes into effect on a wide range of goods imported from China. For those of us who create boardgames, this is not just a policy change. It's a seismic shift.
At Steve Jackson Games, we are actively assessing what this means for our products, our pricing, and our future plans. We do know that we can't absorb this kind of cost increase without raising prices. We've done our best over the past few years to shield players and retailers from the full brunt of rising freight costs and other increases, but this new tax changes the equation entirely.
Here are the numbers: A product we might have manufactured in China for $3.00 last year could now cost $4.62 before we even ship it across the ocean. Add freight, warehousing, fulfillment, and distribution margins, and that once-$25 game quickly becomes a $40 product. That's not a luxury upcharge; it's survival math.
Some people ask, "Why not manufacture in the U.S.?" I wish we could. But the infrastructure to support full-scale boardgame production – specialty dice making, die-cutting, custom plastic and wood components – doesn't meaningfully exist here yet. I've gotten quotes. I've talked to factories. Even when the willingness is there, the equipment, labor, and timelines simply aren't."

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Jasper William Cartwright @jwcartwright.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

12 Sided Studios is looking for a Production Assistant! Initial 3 month term. All levels of experience welcome. To work on an array of exciting projects. Fill out the form below: docs.google.com/forms/d/1chz... If you have already filled it out no need to do it again. Thanks folks

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Folk&Myth @folkandmyth.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Vampire the Masquerade: Black Pentecost Season Finale is tonight, 9pm! @kuvenet.bsky.social @yaboibig.bsky.social @mostfacinorous.bsky.social & Darlingcreepshow have to answer for their mess... @bleakseason.bsky.social #vamily #vampirethemasquerade

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Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷 @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk · 30/01/2025

The US Copyright Office has declared that generative AI art and text generated by prompts cannot be copyright protected. (Read more: The Verge)

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Keith Ammann 🔜 Gamehole Con @themonstersknow.com · 30/01/2025

In The Monsters Know What They’re Doing and MOAR! Monsters Know What They’re Doing, I reverse-engineered hundreds of #DnD monsters to help DMs plan their combat encounters. Now, in Making Enemies (Oct. 7), I explore everything that goes into creating #TTRPG monsters from the ground up. #booksky

The cover of Making Enemies: A huge, pearlescent arthropod bursts out of a subterranean crevice and drives one of its large barbed claws through a dwarf fighter's abdomen. Another dwarf cowers in fear.

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Dice Envy @diceenvy.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

DICE TRAY GIVEAWAY DE TV @ 3PM TODAY twitch.tv/diceenvy

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Maria Perry @mostfacinorous.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Today we're launching wearable dice trays, and I'm so proud and excited. I've developed products before, like the Advent Calendars and some of our themed metal dice, but this is my first 'solving a problem' product, and the first one I got to take creative lead on! diceenvy.com/products/cro...

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Crossbody Dice Tray

Made of black vegan leather and velvet, our Crossbody Dice Trays are deep enough to hold our Chonky d20s and have a removable strap that adjusts from 38" to 70" long.

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