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@harpydora.bsky.social

otherwise known as s. gates/august (they/them). voice and podcast dad for @ftlcast.bsky.social among other things.

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if you listen to no other FTL series (i should not invite that here but w/e) PLEASE listen to this one. jeff's game is so SO good and we are ON ONE playing it.

03.11.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's still time to snag this and play a round of Things Eldritch and Terrifying before Halloween ends!

31.10.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can still grab this anthology for half off until Halloween is over! That's three no-prep GMless games for you to enjoy this spooky season!

21.10.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Creature Feature Anthology by S. Gates/August A three-game bundle in zine format celebrating horror, monsters, and the creation thereof.

Hey, do you wanna play some TTRPGs about horror and sensuality and monstrosity this spooky season? Well, boy do I have a deal for you! Snag my horror anthology zine Creature Feature for half off until the end of the season! harpydora.itch.io/creature-fea...

16.10.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

I still get a little misty-eyed thinking about how so many of our friends and family came to our wedding and made it one of the best days of our lives. Any time I worry my friends don't like me, I think about how many people cared enough about us to come and hang out with us and I feel better.

16.10.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not to toot my own horn but I'm gonna repost this over here because we've played one of the games in here on the main feed a couple of times and both arcs (39 and 88) were really fucking good. Go listen to them if you haven't, then pick up CF for half off to play it yourself!

16.10.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Creature Feature Anthology by S. Gates/August A three-game bundle in zine format celebrating horror, monsters, and the creation thereof.

Hey, do you wanna play some TTRPGs about horror and sensuality and monstrosity this spooky season? Well, boy do I have a deal for you! Snag my horror anthology zine Creature Feature for half off until the end of the season! harpydora.itch.io/creature-fea...

16.10.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
Roberto, the great hammerhead shark, explores the ruins of an ancient museum destroyed by Typhon's storm. He holds a flashlight and carries a mysterious human spirit in his backpack, who accompanies him in silence.

The place, shrouded by the phenomenon called β€œcursed salt mist”, is covered in a permanent fog. Salt crystals sprout everywhere and a supernatural presence seem to lurk among the rubble.

The spirit that accompanies Roberto is liquid and translucent. Sometimes little tropical fish of extinct species float around him, as if attracted by his presence.

The museum's architecture is full of organic curves and ornate tiles. Decorated columns show a crab with a human face holding the moon between its pincers, an ancient symbol of a historical figure revered by the sharkfolk.

Roberto, the great hammerhead shark, explores the ruins of an ancient museum destroyed by Typhon's storm. He holds a flashlight and carries a mysterious human spirit in his backpack, who accompanies him in silence. The place, shrouded by the phenomenon called β€œcursed salt mist”, is covered in a permanent fog. Salt crystals sprout everywhere and a supernatural presence seem to lurk among the rubble. The spirit that accompanies Roberto is liquid and translucent. Sometimes little tropical fish of extinct species float around him, as if attracted by his presence. The museum's architecture is full of organic curves and ornate tiles. Decorated columns show a crab with a human face holding the moon between its pincers, an ancient symbol of a historical figure revered by the sharkfolk.

A cozy little shark bistro nestled among lots of plants.

A cozy little shark bistro nestled among lots of plants.

A little harbor village of Gourdlets among a cozy grove of trees, carrying out various cooperative activities related to fishing and recreation, there are little colorful fish and a shark swimming peacefully in the sea.

A little harbor village of Gourdlets among a cozy grove of trees, carrying out various cooperative activities related to fishing and recreation, there are little colorful fish and a shark swimming peacefully in the sea.

An allegory of the "Jaws" movie poster that caused damage and negative stereotypes to the image of sharks that persist to this day (I'm glad it's slowly changing, but it's still too slow to be considered forgivable). Now with a reversal of roles, with the human victim replaced by a simple wild shark and the terrible stereotyped shark replaced by a monstrous human skull seeming to want to devour the shark (this is the reality, we kill thousands of sharks every year, many of them killed for irrational reasons, who is the real cruel killer?)

An allegory of the "Jaws" movie poster that caused damage and negative stereotypes to the image of sharks that persist to this day (I'm glad it's slowly changing, but it's still too slow to be considered forgivable). Now with a reversal of roles, with the human victim replaced by a simple wild shark and the terrible stereotyped shark replaced by a monstrous human skull seeming to want to devour the shark (this is the reality, we kill thousands of sharks every year, many of them killed for irrational reasons, who is the real cruel killer?)

Hi hi #PortfolioDay! 🎨✨

I'm Requinoesis, someone who loves the ocean! I'm dedicated to creating a new insight into the imagery of sharks under pastel colors! 🌊🦈✨

You can see more of my art stuff here, if you want: linktr.ee/requinoesis

14.10.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 916    πŸ” 280    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

Can we make a list of the erotica and sex books they stole for this and tell people to buy and read those instead?

16.10.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
PPA

Oct. 15, 2025 PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION STATEMENT Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution. The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all. PPA

β€œThe Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

15.10.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6734    πŸ” 3069    πŸ’¬ 401    πŸ“Œ 359

If you're on SNAP and you need help, add your links below so I can boost them.

If you're not on SNAP, please share the replies and donate if you're able.

Link's not around so we do what we can, right?

15.10.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 529    πŸ” 575    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 26
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Ep 0058 - Martian Successor Nadesico (2000)

Happy Tuwednesday, Pilots! Here's the drop of our Martian Successor Nadesico episode featuring @thaliarchus.bsky.social! Listen in on a discussion of trope deployment, narrative reflection, and the game that Alice made in this episode, which is a Doozy! osgpod.com/posts/2025-1...

15.10.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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renee in the yuri fudanshi chaiR

16.10.2025 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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This is "debanking", and its a problem that has plagued sex workers for decades. It isnt right when its targetting sex workers and its not right when its targetting game devs and creators either.

Give paypros and your givt reps your grievances and demand that debanking of adult content stop

13.10.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2705    πŸ” 1880    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 6

My postviral condition is from a flu in 2011. I don't get into it when people try to deny the reality of long covid by asserting that flu "doesn't do that" because what is the point. But yeah.

14.10.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
2 risograph prints. one is a collection of images: a molted cicada shell and a bundle of plant stalks trailing off into tendrils & tied by a yellow ribbon over panels of train tracks surrounded by grass & trees under a reddish sky; the dark entrance to a tunnel; a shadowy crowd. the other shows foliage hangs around a looming cave mouthβ€”total darkness hides whatever may be inside. in a small panel above, slashes of red spill out into swirls of teal & ochre.

2 risograph prints. one is a collection of images: a molted cicada shell and a bundle of plant stalks trailing off into tendrils & tied by a yellow ribbon over panels of train tracks surrounded by grass & trees under a reddish sky; the dark entrance to a tunnel; a shadowy crowd. the other shows foliage hangs around a looming cave mouthβ€”total darkness hides whatever may be inside. in a small panel above, slashes of red spill out into swirls of teal & ochre.

risograph printed cover art for Side Story: an assemblage of panels showing glimpses into different scenes and symbols: ruins in an arch, a doorway over the sea, a ladder against a tree, a kite in the sky; dice, knucklebone, hourglass, clover chain.

risograph printed cover art for Side Story: an assemblage of panels showing glimpses into different scenes and symbols: ruins in an arch, a doorway over the sea, a ladder against a tree, a kite in the sky; dice, knucklebone, hourglass, clover chain.

a comet sweeps over scattered flames, suspended between a starry night sky & a nervous system. symbols (an eye, a sickle, a drop of blood, texts on a phone, a mushroom, lightning, a mirror, a bird) are arranged in small panels around the scene.

a comet sweeps over scattered flames, suspended between a starry night sky & a nervous system. symbols (an eye, a sickle, a drop of blood, texts on a phone, a mushroom, lightning, a mirror, a bird) are arranged in small panels around the scene.

a biological tree of life poster: small panels show examples of animals from different phyla, including spiralia (octopus, giant clam), chordata (birds, mammals, fish), amblacraria (urchins, sea stars), and porifera (sponges). behind them are curving branches of a symbolic tree, in shades of blue. other panel sequences show different cellular processes, and the sun & moon in endless procession.

a biological tree of life poster: small panels show examples of animals from different phyla, including spiralia (octopus, giant clam), chordata (birds, mammals, fish), amblacraria (urchins, sea stars), and porifera (sponges). behind them are curving branches of a symbolic tree, in shades of blue. other panel sequences show different cellular processes, and the sun & moon in endless procession.

i'm A, would love to draw some more collections of symbols & glimpses in any form (covers, posters, etc) #portfolioday

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08.04.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 334    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: suzanne.scott@utexas.edu.

13.10.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 384    πŸ” 608    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 35
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Random Access Histories by Weaver Walker A two player game of interleaved memories.

Weaver Walker's Random Access Histories is easily my favorite TTRPG hands-down. I've played it many times and had an amazing experience every time. It's very simple, but it evokes a lot of emotion in my experience. roswellian.itch.io/random-acces...

13.10.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

11.10.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8499    πŸ” 4803    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 176
13.10.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1878    πŸ” 459    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 11
AJ West β€’ 1h
Find your own holiday instead of stealing. Today is Columbus Day as designated by the federal government
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AJ West β€’ 1h Find your own holiday instead of stealing. Today is Columbus Day as designated by the federal government Reply 6

lol β€œfind your own instead of stealing” in defense of columbus day

13.10.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5791    πŸ” 1147    πŸ’¬ 125    πŸ“Œ 77
Bonus - Firebrands 1 - The Waiter's Come to the Table | Follow the Leader Join August, Bryan, and special guest Chia Contreras as we play Mobile Frame 0: Firebrands by Vincent Baker. On the planet of Bantral, three disparate factions vie for control of the colony. Will our ...

Join August, @roomwherepod.bsky.social and @cado.bsky.social as we play Mobile Frame 0: Firebrands by @lumpley.bsky.social On Bantral, 3 factions vie for control of the colony. Will our heroes find a way towards peace & unity, or will the conflict tear them apart?
ftlcast.podbean.com/e/bonus-fire...

13.10.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

08.10.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3784    πŸ” 1112    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 218

Californians, let’s call (916) 445-2841 to tell Newsom’s office to sign the following pro LGBTQ+ rights bills before the deadline:

AB 82/SB 497
AB 1084/SB 59
SB 418
AB 554
AB 728
AB 678
SB 590
SB 450

07.10.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 852    πŸ” 650    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 13
A pair of leather fox masks, one white with a heavily dirty patina and red detailing, the other black with white and bloody accents.

A pair of leather fox masks, one white with a heavily dirty patina and red detailing, the other black with white and bloody accents.

Closeup of the forhead detail on the white mask.

Closeup of the forhead detail on the white mask.

Side view of the white mask

Side view of the white mask

Closeup of the detailing on the black mask.

Closeup of the detailing on the black mask.

Okay, I couldn't NOT do a second round of fox masks after the first one was received so well. This time, branching out from Silent Hill f's canon desion with some that are a bit bloodier in keeping with Fox Mask's final confrontation. Both are available for sale, just dm to inquire.

07.10.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Forged in the Dark, you say?

07.10.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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✷ The Star Keeper ✷

07.10.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1917    πŸ” 643    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

So an anime girl with prosthetics was labeled "explicit sexual content", & then we learn that prosthetics are commonly labeled this way, & then we learn that automod has been outsourced to this ai company, & THEN we learn that the ai company might be using all our images to train ai & mods go silent

07.10.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 268    πŸ” 139    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

Many people wonder in 2025, how to deactivate the torment nexus. Well in this tutorial you are sure to find an answer for your question, and learn how to deactivate the torment nexus in 2025. We're going to get right to it but first I am excited to tell you about this video's sponsor, TormNex Pro

07.10.2025 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 725    πŸ” 301    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

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