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Avery Alder, Buried Without Ceremony @lackingceremony.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Do you love any of the games that I have created? Whether it's Monsterhearts, Dream Askew, The Quiet Year, Going For Broke, or a deeper cut, now would be a great time to hit quote-tweet and tell your friends about it! It's been a slow month. 💕✨ store.buriedwithoutceremony.com

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Buried Without Ceremony

My name is Avery Alder, and for the past eighteen years I’ve been designing tabletop roleplaying games. These are games about community, relationships, doubt, queerness, and the collapse of civilizati...

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Seconded on all counts. - “Double-fisting” as possibly the only viable context. - Nostrils is normal. - Bowing in that sense I understand, but would never think to use.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Hmm… that sure looks familiar. 🤔 My friends met my recently adopted Jasper for the first time yesterday and the first thing they said as they came in the door was “holy crap that’s a big cat”.

Jasper, an orange and white cat, getting long on the floor, as he likes to do.

Jasper, an orange and white cat, getting long on his window perch. His lower third is hanging over the edge, and yes, he did start to fall moments after the photo was taken.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

@rangedtouch.bsky.social @ckunzelman.bsky.social A little delayed as I'm behind on my listening, but had I been up to date I wouldn't have had an appropriately timed afternoon sick in bed to spend making this. As requested... youtu.be/Em4nupjAo0U

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The Lord of the Year: The Two Caves

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Jasper’s Guide to Sitting Normally

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Hi @hankgreen.bsky.social. This is Jasper. He’s a big fan. We adopted him just over 2 weeks ago, and nothing has soothed him more than watching your videos. In the carrier on the way home, the first time he joined us on the couch, and the first time he used his bed were all to your dulcet tones.

An orange and white cat sleeping peacefully.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I am way more interested in at least a third of these than I am GTA. I can’t imagine that they aren’t all hurting themselves more by stacking like this to avoid just one game.

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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Today is the final day to back Realis on Kickstarter! In case you missed it, our latest update, @possibleworlds.bsky.social shared sample pages (featuring illuminations by @dancynrew.bsky.social!!), release timing info, and more! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

REALIS, the science fantasy TTRPG I’ve been working on for the last five years, is now live on Kickstarter! 55 Player Classes 150+ NPC Classes 29 Factions 20 Example Moons of Realis GMing and Prep Guidance Over 100 incredible illustrations from 17 artists! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

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Realis

A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker

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Alex Turnbull @alejandroturnbull.space · 22/02/2026

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan. darksky.org/news/two-sat...

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Satellite proposals threaten the night sky

In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Long time D&D DM here. Free and happy to discuss.

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Chad Toprak @chadtoprak.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

📣 Hey Australian gamemakers! Screen Australia's Games grants close in 2 weeks! A reminder to get your applications in! 🫶 🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100,000 🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30,000 📆 Applications close Thu 5 Mar, 5pm (AEDT) 👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...

An image featuring tiles of released games funded by Screen Australia.

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404 Media @404media.co · 10/02/2026

NEW: Ring has introduced "Search Party", a horrifyingly dystopian feature nominally designed to turn all of the Ring cameras in a neighborhood into a dragnet that uses AI to look for, in their commercial, a cute lost dog. With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.

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With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet

Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10/02/2026

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 18/12/2025

We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier. Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder. thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...

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Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder

“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Possible relation of the conjoined girls.

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it. So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:

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How to quit Spotify

This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Good lord. I’ve been thoroughly enjoying playing along with you, and just got to the part where you mention this. Please take care of yourself! And I know it’s never the same as doing it yourself, but if you ever need to offload any editing at all, hit me up.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I don’t know why, but the pointless little jump at the top of the stairs might be my favourite.

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Happy World Wombat Day! Sound on to listen to the very soothing munching noises of this chonky wombat...

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Sounds like you had a pretty similar experience to us. I think the road out of Jigow might have been the most fraught period of an often perilous campaign for us, including the time I died. 😆

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

I made shirts for our Call of the Netherdeep group, and one of the other players made us all custom steins. While we’d all played plenty, it was our first campaign all the way through with a consistent group.

Dark red t-shirt with “Bad Omens” text over a white moon being encroached upon by tendrils.

Rear collar of dark red t-shirt with white D20 line art and the character name “D’Voth”.

Glass drinking stein with black D20 line art divided by text “The Bad Omens”.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Cheers @dannyodwyer.bsky.social and all the @noclipvideo.bsky.social patrons for a fun night out. Great to meet all of you!

A photo taken in the streets of Sydney featuring Danny O’Dwyer and myself.

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Braith @braith.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

The VelociPastor 2 Trailer is now live. We’ve been working very hard on this movie. Sharing and liking the vid helps us out a lot if you have a second to spare 🙇🏻‍♂️

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The VelociPastor 2 | OFFICIAL TRAILER

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Perhaps their evolution represents a ghostly form gradually clawing its way back into the physical realm, thus taking on a more tangible nature. Or perhaps this is just another case of limb superiority propaganda being crammed down our throats by the pocket monster industrial complex.

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Holy shit someone uploaded the entire stage play adaptation of the Yakuza videogame series with English subtitles and it’s glorious and 500x better than the Amazon show youtu.be/Z2Msr4si6dU?...

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Nah, that’s just how you pronounce “noir”.

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juni/ico @aetherflo.ws · 10/10/2025

there's probably proper posts about this, but if any of ya'll use ipads, affinity photo 2, designer 2, and publisher 2 are free for a limited time! they're dupes of photoshop, illustrator, and indesign dl the app, make an account, start the trial, go to the account tab, and buy the license for $0

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BBBen and his Big Brass Band @bbbengames.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Attention fellow AUSTRALIANS! 🇦🇺 We now have an official petition to parliament to STOP MASTERCARD and VISA from its campaign of censorship, restricting what legal products we can buy. Please sign it now, and if you're not an Aussie, spread the word! www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 03/09/2025

It's been a while. Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs. store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...

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Australia Did It - Reveal Trailer

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I really liked Vampyr, but completely missed Banishers somehow. I’ll have to check it out. Maybe with some drugs on hand, just in case.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Absolutely here to vote for Most-Clothed-Rekha and BDG-Sponge.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Would you say you’re a general Australian of the year sort, or more of a local hero?

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

It might be my perfect builder. Just the right balance of challenge and creativity, physics and verticality, optimisation and consequences… Plus neat little beaver guys!

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I grew up with a lime green iMac, before graduating to a Mac Pro.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I used Evernote all the time many years ago. Every now and then I’ve logged in to find some old saved note, and each time it has told me I can use fewer and fewer devices, and must pay more and more money. It’s never been less appealing a product.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I was of course excited for your Andor coverage (perhaps as much as for the show itself), but fully support your decision, and am very sorry to hear the response wasn’t so understanding. I’m so keen for KOTOR II though, as one of my absolute favourite games. All the love and support to you all!

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Oh. Hello, Daggerheart… You’re a little early, aren’t you? #Daggerheart #TTRPG

Exterior of limited edition Daggerheart box set.

Interior of card compartment of Daggerheart set, dice set, and colourful tokens.

Open copy of Daggerheart RPG book and GM’s screen.

Close up of Daggerheart cards, including gilded edges.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

If nothing else, I think I’m pretty successfully nailing the game development experience.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

It has been 15 days since I boredom-stumbled my way into developing a game. In that time I have vastly expanded the scope in all directions, upgraded engine partway through, completely broken a build moments after not backing up, and implemented several practices that I should’ve had from the start.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Just doing our fuckin’ duty. 🫡

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

After a very enjoyable ~60 hours, I’ve wrapped up Avowed. A lot of fun, delightful characters, very satisfying overall plot, some truly great moments, and I really appreciate how it factored in so many of my choices in different ways (even seemingly minor ones). Highly recommend as a modern RPG.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I had a similar experience, except that I stumbled across the cave early and without context. Not liking my odds against them, and not knowing what they were up to, I left them there with the intention to return later. I let the governor know they were there, but never got back to it. My bad, Fior.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

#3 - Continuing on with reading The Sprawl trilogy along with @rangedtouch.bsky.social, now with actual trilogy! #25booksin2025

The book cover of William Gibson’s novel “Neuromancer”.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Correct. I shall happily join you on this hill.

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Stranger Davo @strangerdavo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Of course you are. Ska is no joking matter.

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