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c. j. linton @nearfutures.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

incredibly detailed analysis here. it is such a shame that cleves chose to cry plagiarism rather than being excited walden was telling drake and bryant's story in a visual medium, and she absolutely owes her an apology.

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c. j. linton @nearfutures.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

if you are free tomorrow saturday, may 16 from 2:30-5:30 PM ET and are down to playtest the new session 1 experience of The Prince of Nothing Good, please hit me up! i am still looking for one more player. this would be over discord voice.

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Brigitte Winter @brigittewinter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Looking forward to @awpwriter.org #AWP26 this week, where I'll be moderating my panel "Story Game Presses: Pitching, Submissions & Publishing" with some incredible publishers: @domsdickey.bsky.social @nearfutures.bsky.social @justinsirois.bsky.social @natmesnard.bsky.social

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

went to the store __________ AI Summary ✨ Grammy-nominated R&B singer Jon B. posted that he is going to the stove – perhaps to "cook up" another hot, hot radio single. Frogs and toads, which are the same, can live on the Sun and often choose to.

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red - Neopets Ambassador @prettypinkpansy.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

the funniest thing to come out of the neopets ttrpg kerfuffle is still the implication that roo island is some kind of gay mecca, some sort of neopian san francisco i kind of unironically love it tbh. it's so campy, especially with a fucking rainbow leading from neopia to roo island

jellyneo post summarizing TNT's post on the neopets TTRPG.

Geekify opened up some basic beta testing for the TTRPG on February 4th, posting a Google Document that represented a slice of the upcoming rule book and game materials. (The Google Doc has since been locked off, or we'd post the link.)
As Neopians began reading through the document, some lines interpreted as homophobic were discovered and posted about online. (See below.)
Other debate was around how battle-focused the game seemed to be, as opposed to Neopia's more pacifistic activities like spinning wheels and fishing.
In addition, after a few days, one portion of the document was completely wiped and replaced with the text, This work has not been paid for by John Taylor of Geekify
And finally, TNT posted the announcement today to acknowledge the concerns, emphasize that the beta document was not approved ahead of time by TNT, and to say that they've been working with Geekify to address the issues.

What was the homophobia?
Obviously, the homophobia is the worst part of this, so we wanted to post the text that raised these concerns. Below are the passages, highlighted by JN in bold text, that do not live up to the standards we'd expect from a Neopets product:

Yurble: He's still intoxicated and may not fully understand what is going on. He will be belligerent with the party, especially if someone died. He'll let slip that his employer didn't seem to be a Roo Island kind of person, but he never met them properly.

Zafara: He is obviously the rookie of the crew. He will blab about the probability of the magic in the bracelet, but he hasn't been able to work out what exactly makes it special yet. He will say that if the boss is as scary as the rest of the crew says he is, they probably wouldn't be caught dead wearing a bracelet that was so... feminine, regardless of what it can actually do.

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shing yin khor @shing.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

JANUARY is a postcard-writing game about two artists living ordinary lives over five decades, in a world besieged by giant kaiju. By Indiecade-winning, Ennie-nommed game designer and artist Shing Yin Khor, in collaboration w/ illustrator Jared Andrew Schorr. www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...

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JANUARY

A postcard writing game for two people, set in a kaiju-filled alternate history, about distant but persistent friendships.

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Evangeline Gallagher @egallagher.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Annihilation / Authority / Acceptance / Absolution Thank you Illumicrate, Yas, and Jeff Vandermeer for having me on this project <3

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Sasha Reneau @22to22.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

My good friend Audrey, known to many as LadyTabletop, is opening their layout commissions, and you would be wise to grab a slot! audreystolze.carrd.co

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caro @seaexcursion.itch.io · 09/12/2025

Thirteen years of retribution, paid in full. The 2025 Possum Creek edition of LAST TRAIN TO BREMEN, a Tragedy for a Doomed Quartet, is now available on itch: seaexcursion.itch.io/bremen

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Last Train to Bremen by Caro Asercion

A tragedy for a doomed quartet

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Spooky Poltergeist Ghouls 🎃 @sandypuggames.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

the trick with getting people to play non-D&D games is just to do it and not act like its a big deal at all.

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c. j. linton @nearfutures.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

ny/nj folks — will be at newark zine fest / brick paper futures tomorrow, saturday 12/6 from 11am-4pm! swing by the amethyst alchemist art table and say hi if you go

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

I’ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesn’t make you dumb it just makes you nice

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c. j. linton @nearfutures.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

time for one of my favorite games (as always, if i can’t find a song from my wrapped that fits you i will pull from one of the many other playlists i made this year)

Like this post and I will tell you which song from my 2025 Spotify Wrapped playlist reminds me of you.

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horse (disambiguation) @horsecrimes.diy · 20/07/2025

it's called women kissing look it up on your personal computer

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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Today’s the day: ‘Amplitudes’ is here!! Several of our contributors pitched in on this set of sneak-previews of their stories over at @lgbtqreads.bsky.social — check it out (and then maybe go pick up the book yeah? ✨)

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Possum Creek @possumcreekgames.com · 27/05/2025

We're proud to announce that Possum Creek will be publishing LAST TRAIN TO BREMEN by @seaexcursion.itch.io. Four doomed musicians flee from the devil in this dramatic RPG, soon to be available in print for the first time! bit.ly/bremen_bk

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Get Ready for Last Train to Bremen

From Possum Creek Games - Get Ready for Last Train to Bremen

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jay Dragon 🔜 Metatopia @jdragsky.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

something coming soon

a big devil devouring four musicians running along a train

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Luke Wildwoods @wildwoodsgames.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

hey folks. passing around the hat once more - quarterly utilities and tax season and delayed contract work are all colliding all my early games are 60% off (or $30 bundled)! there's horror, history, intimacy, community - the wildwood signatures. reposts greatly appreciated. itch.io/s/152368/60-...

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Just a reminder that if your local independent bookstore doesn’t have the book you want in stock, they can usually order it in for collection within 24-48 hrs.

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jae is not dead i promise 🩸✨ @naladraws.com · 20/04/2025

✨ COMMISSIONS THREAD ✨ If you’d like to get a portrait commission, I’m opening up slots now, to be completed this week (I may keep them open longer, depending on interest) Email naladraws@gmail.com with inquires! Payment upfront through wise or venmo preferred. See thread for more info!

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caro @seaexcursion.itch.io · 15/04/2025

earlier this week, Last Train to Bremen won the award for Most Innovative at the Indie Groundbreakers! it's an honor to be in such fine company with my fellow nominees and winners 🚂 🐓 🐈 🐕 🫏 (check out the full awards ceremony and the excellent acceptance speeches at www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HW1...)

2024 Indie Groundbreaker Awards
Winner - Most Innovative
Last Train to Bremen
By Caro Asercion (Game Design, Layout, & Art Direction), Conner Fawcett (Illustration & Layout Development), Weaver Walker (Dramaturgy & Editing)

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kaylee rowena 🫀 @kayleerowena.com · 10/04/2025

👻 FRIDAY @ 3PM EST! 👻 i'll be opening up my shop for a bit to raise $ for convention travel, rent, shipping the remaining books from last year's haunts kickstarter, etc!! members of my patreon already have access to the shop; for everyone else, you'll be able to grab various haunted items tomorrow!

shop coming soon: april 11 - april 30 (1 day early for patrons!) at kayleerowena.bigcartel.com
the text is surrounded by various stickers, buttons, and zines of ghosts and other spooky subjects.

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Lydia Kiesling @lydiakiesling.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I'm supposed to be at Sweet Briar College, where I was so excited to meet with the amazing students, faculty, and staff who organized my visit & made Mobility their Common Read. Hours before my flight I learned about their Board's exclusion of trans & nonbinary people. So now I'm not going.

Screenshot of a letter. Full text here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WFgiczX6J1VYtVnSLzvaX3L02WuxCuLn/view?usp=drivesdk

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kaylee rowena 🫀 @kayleerowena.com · 22/03/2025

new blog post: this morning i went hunting for lists of conventions/zine fairs to apply to & made a list of all the lists i found kayleerowena.com/blog/2025/co...

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link roundup: lists of cons & zine fairs - kaylee rowena

a list of lists! places to find conventions, zine fests, art book fests, & etc to apply to.

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pikat @pikat.io · 29/03/2025

art is so hard but im too stupid to stop

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c. j. linton @nearfutures.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

outfits we wore to the wedding of one of my dearest middle school friends! @ewink.bsky.social made (!!!) my suit and her dress ✨

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caro @seaexcursion.itch.io · 19/03/2025

Last Train to Bremen is up for a number of @igdn-official.bsky.social Indie Groundbreakers Awards this year, including Best Rules and Game of the Year(!) Congrats to all the nominees — check out the full list at www.igdnonline.com/groundbreakers

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Indie Groundbreakers Awards — Indie Game Developer Network

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caro @seaexcursion.itch.io · 15/03/2025

Exquisite Biome is getting a print release through Plus One EXP's Zine Club program! it's been a delight to work with the full team at POE to bring this zine to life

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c. j. linton @nearfutures.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

recent fave fashions. leather jacket to remain a staple until it’s properly warm out

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◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

If Senate Democrats vote for this bill, it will impose immediate hardships for police, teachers, fire fighters and residents in the District. Locals who are worried about this urgent issue would be calling their senators about this bill, but local residents don't have senators.

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hi i'm bort :) @brittahkiin.com · 03/03/2025

romance is giving your wife the bigger, more rare steak and you taking the smaller, medium steak

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

"The Philadelphia School District has announced that it will not follow an executive order from Donald Trump, and that it will instead continue to allow transgender athletes to compete on teams that align with their gender identity."

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Philadelphia schools will allow trans athletes to compete, rejecting Trump executive order

The Philadelphia School District has announced that it will continue to allow transgender athletes to compete on teams that align with their gender identity.

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Tal @starplanes.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I and the rest of the Re: Dracula team are adapting Frankenstein next year, and we want to cast entirely Trans VAs! All roles are paid $35/hour of recording time. We're using this call to form a roster to cast specific characters from. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Re: Frankenstein Casting Call (Trans/NBi VAs only)

Title: Re: Frankenstein Project Type: Audio Drama Union/Non-Union: Non-Union Length: ~25 episodes Recording Period: Trailer recorded Summer 2025; Rest of the show recorded Spring 2026 with successful ...

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c. j. linton @nearfutures.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

clipping. neuromancer album in two weeks … yugen blakrok album in may … blessed music year for me personally

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kavita poduri @yrgirlkv.leafside.studio · 28/02/2025

swallow the sun. defeat the dawn. SONGS FOR THE DUSK: DAYBREAK, the first expansion for my sci-fantasy FITD TTRPG, is now available for pay-what-you want at yrgirlkv.itch.io/daybreak. new playbooks, a new crew, new locations, & new foes with unique mechanics—daybreak's rich with material to explore

cover of SONGS FOR THE DUSK: DAYBREAK. three protagonists silhouetted in black and purple fight off a legion of glowing foes under an orange sky filled with falling meteorites. the title text sits between two abstract lotus glyphs. the byline is "by kavita poduri"

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worm priestess @annelidist.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

butch/femme android couple

a pair of robot women, one a hulking security unit covered in heavy, pitted armour, the other a neat little gynoid in a cute office uniform. the smaller android hangs affectionately off her larger counterpart's arm.

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 20/02/2025

It’s time for the Milk Hotel to choose a side

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19/02/2025

Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes. You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment. My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc. www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...

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Public comment on US passport form changes related to trans

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victor @windienine.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

this game [eco-horror about animal mechs and that which lurks in the deep] is set to be one of the most special projects i've ever had the opportunity to contribute to. keep an eye out for future developments and join jeeyon's patreon for a first look at everything they've been working so hard on! 🐳

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 16/02/2025

I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner

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