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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

About once a week I think about how the Animorphs are technically Transformers.

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Max Brooke @maxcbrooke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This week's Fiction Primer delves into one of my favorite topics in mecha media: control systems. Read on to learn about how characters from the worlds of Arbelos, Swarmworld Arcturus, and Harness control their very different machines! www.wildplumgames.com/fiction/fiction-primer-control-schemes

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Fiction Primer: Control Schemes — Wild Plum Games

Precipice is a game that focuses on “Jumping into the cockpit,” and that means you need to have an idea of what the cockpit looks like. We’re asking you to imagine piloting the mech when you plot you...

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Restoration Games @restorationgames.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The wait is over. The battle for Middle-earth begins. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨™: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜’𝙨 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙩 is live now on Kickstarter! Get the Limited Edition with the epic three-dimensional terrain available exclusively in the campaign. Back now at TheKingsGambit.com

The Lord of the Rings: The King's Gambit board game with castle model and game boxes.

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Re: freelancing, mom was like, "It would be good to find a job that lets you pay into Social Security so that you'll have something when you retire!" I laughed.

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The tension of seeing a rare job opening I check most of the boxes for but also feeling the immediate ”ugh I don’t want to be in this field anymore.”

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ines 💥 semi-wristed @inesvisual.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

calling all artists for their insight: what do you do to keep your hand/arm/shoulder from pain when working? what is your setup, how do you keep your posture, what are you paying attention to when you sit and hold your body to draw?

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Ana Voltz 🏳️‍⚧️ @anavoltzart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’m all set up in … Sioux Falls, SD!! Swing by and say hello if you’re in the area and want to chat about dinosaurs or spaceships!

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We can’t allow this man to get within striking distance of a viable presidential candidacy.

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Sam Gregor-Stewart @samgregorstewart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

So as my buddy @maxcbrooke.bsky.social continues developing his new Precipice minis game, he's got people writing some utterly sweet fiction. Check out the newest set of stories, that feature mechs in Renaissance Italy by Michael Gernes! I absolutely love them. www.wildplumgames.com/fiction/harn...

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Harness Chapter 1: Sparring — Wild Plum Games

Orlondo swept his right leg back and elevated his poleaxe’s butt end above his head in his overhand grip. As he did, his foot harness’ plates softly clanked together. His stance angled the weapon’s he...

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Max Brooke @maxcbrooke.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Chapter 3 of Michael Gernes' Harness kicks off with a cannon-fire at dawn. As shot rains down and great harnesses clash, who will survive the battle on the hillside? www.wildplumgames.com/fiction/harn...

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Harness Chapter 3: Ruins — Wild Plum Games

Orlondo had half finished lacing his doublet when heard the trumpet blow. He blinked, and not just from the water running down his face. The orange blaze of the sunrise dazzled his eyes as it emerged ...

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One of the funny things about old Transformers advertising is that they kind of imply that transforming the toy is a puzzle you have to solve, like they don't tell you how to do it and you just gotta hope you can figure it out.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/09/2026

Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/

Comic. [Person with long hair pointing to diagram with Tyrannosaurus Rex standing next to a person.] PERSON: We now believe the primary prey of Tyrannosaurus Rex was these humans who kept standing next to it for scale.

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Considering what Pokemon scalpers are like here, in this reality, imagine what they must be like in the Yu-Gi-Oh! world, where they routinely print only four copies of some cards, you can credibly go to school to learn how to play, and occasionally your tournament opponent will send you to hell.

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Genuinely 90% of the clearance fiction shelves at this Half Price Books are Dean Koontz.

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Max Brooke @maxcbrooke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Here's the Precipice Dev Update for the week. Read on for the next chapter of Harness, plus a playtest report with musings on rapid iteration and encounter design in Precipice! www.wildplumgames.com/blog-updates/dev-update-9172026

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Dev Update (9/17/2026) — Wild Plum Games

In this week’s Dev update, we return to the world of Harness. Plus, what’s going on with encounter and mission design?

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Max Brooke @maxcbrooke.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Excited for more medieval/renaissance mecha action from Michael Gernes' Harness setting? In Chapter 2: Raised Up, Orlondo weighs his oaths and his desires as he dons the great harness Gatewatcher for the first time, and faces his first test as champion. www.wildplumgames.com/fiction/harn...

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Seriously, who is your favorite Kamen Rider?

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Stephne Tate @quailtea.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Looks like New Mexico’s state parts got tricked about their new mascot, this is almost certainly AI. Notice the hands- the left has human nails. The right hand has both human nails and dog nails, at the same time

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Max Brooke @maxcbrooke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today's Mechanics Update is a look under the hood of Encounter Design in Precipice (aka what you're doing *besides* throwing giant robot punches). Find out what's working, what's getting revamped, and when playing cards are a better table randomizer than dice! www.wildplumgames.com/blog-updates...

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Mechanics Update: Enigmatic Encounters — Wild Plum Games

From the start, unpredictability has been key to the scenarios (called “encounters” in the game) within Precipice . In the early stages of design, these included various rollable tables of results fo...

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Max Brooke @maxcbrooke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We've got another Precipice Dev Update. This week's theme is the Precipice itself: how it's represented mechanically in our latest Mechanics Update, plus how it functions in various worlds in this week's Fiction Primer. Plus, pictures of primed minis! www.wildplumgames.com/blog-updates...

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Dev Update: Precipice (9/10/2026) — Wild Plum Games

Precipice design moves ahead, and this time, the main focus is the forthcoming revamp of encounters! Plus, two kinds of primer: a new Fiction Primer about a few ways the Precipice may manifest on var...

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Max Brooke @maxcbrooke.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today, we have another Precipice Fiction Primer. This time, we delve into how the Precipice functions across different worlds, including some of its common manifestations. Plus, more Dubious Max Original Graphics! www.wildplumgames.com/fiction/fiction-primer-precipice-manifestations

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Fiction Primer: Precipice Manifestations — Wild Plum Games

The Precipice intersects with countless worlds, but its interactions with each one are unique. Read on to find out more about the way the realm beyond manifests across a number of worlds!

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy Star Trek Day to all who celebrate! I hope you too experience something other than bij.

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Watching Star Trek IV last night reminded me how much the crew of a Trek show feeling like a family matters to me. I think maybe that’s part of where I struggle with SNW these days. Most live action NuTrek, actually.

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I know they paired Star Trek IV with “City on the Edge of Forever” because of time travel, but I like to think of it instead as “the time McCoy did too much LDS” and “the time we heard about Spock doing too much LDS.”

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Of all the timelines I wish this were, I wish it were one where Columbo and Benoit Blanc could cross over the most.

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Frank Cvetkovic (from comics) @gofrankgo.bsky.social · 03/01/2024

BENOIT BLANC: I know what you are. EDWARD CULLEN: Say it. Out loud. Say it. BENOIT BLANC: As impossible and asinine as it may sound to say out loud, as of late, I have become no stranger to impossible and asinine affairs. I do believe that you are one of those... those... vampiric creatuhs.

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Max Brooke @maxcbrooke.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Did Tuesday's first Harness story leave you wanting more of this world of chivalry, intrigue, and giant combat armor? If so, check out this Interview with Michael Gernes about creating this setting for Precipice! www.wildplumgames.com/blog-updates/world-interview-introducing-michael-gernes-harness

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World Interview: Introducing Michael Gernes’ Harness — Wild Plum Games

When I set out to make Precipice , the first person I approached for world design was my longtime collaborator and Star Trek: Into the Unknown co-designer Michael Gernes.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hey wow the devs who made Zero Company are being mistreated what a shock

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Star Trek video game where you can date the starships send tweet.

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🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

if you watch it you tell WB to keep making more Potter stuff and you show them that directly funding JKR’s transphobia, that she LITERALLY uses to strip trans women’s rights away, is not a dealbreaker how could i ever feel safe around someone who buys her the boots she uses to step on my neck?

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In case you missed it (or were waiting for the whole thing), all four chapters of the story introducing my mecha setting Swarmworld Arcturus (part of the Precipice universe of @maxcbrooke.bsky.social ) are up! www.wildplumgames.com/swarmworld-a...

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Swarmworld Arcturus — Wild Plum Games

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Geoff Engelstein - The Universe Explained with Cookie out now! @gengelstein.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

One of my all-time favorite rules, from Pea Ridge (1980). The designer's great-great-grandfather fought in the battle, and if his unit takes damage you roll a die to see if he survives. If he dies, the designer is never born, and the game doesn't exist, and so automatically ends in a draw.

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Sorry, I can’t hear you over the fact I am playing “The Death of Optimus Prime” on every speaker in my house at full volume.

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Transformers: Optimus Prime Injured

ALT: Transformers: Optimus Prime Injured

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Sabermane @homelessrobot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Nightcrawler: Voe is me! I am un blue furry twink elf-devil! No von vill ever love someone like me! Storm: Have you been on the internet even once?!?

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

So the 1999 Star Wars Episode I Pepsi machine that has been sitting outside the Mt. Washington fire station for 27 years has been stolen, apparently by a nuisance streamer who adverstises his heists on his channel.

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Once I was at a Circuit City and had saved enough money to but either Star Wars: Force Commander or Star Trek: Armada. I chose poorly.

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Max Brooke @maxcbrooke.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

What's up in Precipice this week? Come to read about how Arms can make the mech, stay for updates on the Precipice Preview Kit and more! www.wildplumgames.com/blog-updates/dev-update-precipice-8202026

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Dev Update: Precipice (8/20/2026) — Wild Plum Games

This week, we’ve got news on Robot Arms, a catch-up on the fiction of Arbelos and Swarmworld Arcturus before we dive into the world of Harness, and an update on the status of Precipice Preview Kits.

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Max Brooke @maxcbrooke.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Not every mech in Precipice will have arms, but if you ever spend time thinking about big metal robot hands (or mounted particle cannons), this is the post for you. Plus sneak peaks of @javiroque.bsky.social's archtypes and a sculpt for the M-Trak's ancestor! www.wildplumgames.com/blog-updates...

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Mechanics Update: Arms Race — Wild Plum Games

Arms can be an important aspect of mech design. Through its arms, a mech interacts with the world. And so the choice of what to put on those arms signals a great deal about the mech’s history, purpose...

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I have significant availability in the coming months if you have need of game design, writing, editing, or playtesting services!

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

What's the deal with nonprofits listing positions on job boards with a salary that are actually volunteer positions with no compensation? Is there a non-cynical reason for this?

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Max Brooke @maxcbrooke.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

What's the word on Precipice this week? Well, we've been busy! Check out this update for info on the 4th Swarmworld Arcturus story by @pikorito.bsky.social, an update on mech cores in Precipice, and a preview of our next featured world! www.wildplumgames.com/blog-updates...

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Dev Update: Precipice (8/13/2026) — Wild Plum Games

The machine keeps moving forward as we bring you the fourth Swarmworld Arcturus story (the capstone of this arc), an update on how mech cores have evolved through playtesting, and a preview of an upco...

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We’re finally watching SNW s3. (We canceled Paramount+ because of all the fascism. Don’t worry, checked out discs from the library.) I truly don’t care about the Gorn stuff* but “Wedding Bell Blues” was pretty okay!

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Brian G. aka urbanbohemian 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com · 12/08/2026

I'm so tired. 😑 A direct link to the setting (next to last from the very bottom): www.twitch.tv/settings/sec... And more details in their Account Settings FAQ: help.twitch.tv/s/article/tw...

From Twitch's Frequently Asked Questions

What are "generative AI content models," and what does it mean for my content to be used to train them?

Generative AI content models are AI tools that can help create or synthesize content outputs like text or images when given instructions or prompts because they are also trained on content. When you allow training, that means that your content may be used for future Gen AI model improvements. An example of what happens when you allow your content to be used for training a GenAI content model is that your audio might help refine models that create speech to text, which would help improve captions at Twitch but would also help improve captions across Amazon.

From Twitch's Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly does opting out cover? What doesn't it cover?

If you opt-out and decide to not allow your channel content to train Generative AI content models, your streams, VODs, clips, stream chats, and pictures and text on your channel will not be used in future training of a model developed by Amazon whose purpose is to generate or synthesize text, audio, images, or video.

Opting-out of training generative AI content models does not opt you out of all AI or machine learning uses at Twitch. For example, Twitch will still run AutoMod, which helps keep our community safe, but does not retain your data and use it to produce content. Twitch may also still use your data to run AI-supported features, like captions, which automatically generate captions for your Clips but does not retain your stream or your clips to train a model that can generate new content.

From Twitch's Frequently Asked Questions

If I opt out, will other AI-powered features like Captions or safety tools still work on my channel?

Yes. There are two important differences between Generative AI content models and AI-supported features at Twitch.

1) AI-supported features at Twitch do not retain your content and then use it to train models that create new videos, images, or text.

2) Twitch users have separate controls for many of the AI-supported features we're releasing. For example, streamers can turn on AutoMod and can adjust captions settings.

From Twitch's Frequently Asked Questions

Why can't I opt-out of all AI uses at Twitch?

Where AI works to help you create content or to help viewers understand your content, you do have controls over how it is used, and you can manage those in your settings.

Other AI works differently. Some of it runs the service itself, the same way our servers and our code do. Some of it keeps the service secure. And some of it, like AutoMod, protects the whole community. Turning those off for one person would weaken safety and security for everyone else on the platform, so they are not individual settings.

What channel content (clips, chat, metadata, etc.) is eligible to be used for generative AI training?

Your stream and the stream's chat, your VODs, your Clips, Highlights, and any text or images on your Channel may be used. If you chat on someone else's stream, their opt-out preferences govern if that chat can be used for training.

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Max Brooke @maxcbrooke.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This week, we post the finale of Swarmworld Arcturus part 1 by @pikorito.bsky.social. In a place beyond their understanding, Maris and Komodo find a cyclopean gravesite occupied by something... unprecedented and uncanny. Read on! www.wildplumgames.com/fiction/swar...

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Swarmworld Arcturus 4: Beithir — Wild Plum Games

Maris, safe in the control sphere at Komodo’s heart, surfaced a few moments after the faun’s head. The transition from murky ocean depths to stark, hazy light forced Maris to blink away the ghosts tha...

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Wren-egade @wrenouttatime.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Home safe from #stlv! I didn’t ultimately take very many photos, but I am still going through them. I also neglected to take photos of my Saturday shirt. In any event, here are two of the shirts I had made for the event and my first Star Trek convention cosplay!

Person standing in a booth made to look like an action figure package labeled Star Trek. They are wearing a Niners baseball uniform from Deep Space Nine.

Person wearing a yellow shirt which reads “Like a snake through the tube” said shirt has a small cartoonish snake on it as well.

Person wearing a cream colored shirt with the text “Experience Bij” on it underneath a scowling photo of Captain Kavok the Klingon.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 09/08/2026

if they're drinking nounwine it's fantasy. if they're snorting a verb it's sci fi

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Brandon Perdue @pikorito.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Heading home from #STLV today! We saw some of the greats: Kate Mulgrew. Garrett Wang. Jeffrey Combs. George Takei. Fernando from Brazil. William Shatner.

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Max Brooke @maxcbrooke.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Chapter 3 of @pikorito.bsky.social's Swarmworld Arcturus is up! Maris continues her journey, and continues to learn about the (still nameless) faun. www.wildplumgames.com/fiction/swar...

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Swarmworld Arcturus 3: Komodo — Wild Plum Games

Maris splashed through another shallow pool, submerged nearly to her knees. Grime and sweat matted her dark hair; the messy bun she’d started the day with was thoroughly compromised. Dirt from the nam...

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