EmpanAIDA (she/her)

That's essentially my post Dragonmeet write-up

But to TL;DR,
- The new venue had breathing room. Wishing for signage next year
- Great array of vendors, including from the continent
- Props to @soulmuppet.co.uk for Muppetmeet
- Thanks to @taylorannnx.bsky.social for another POC-centered space

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TONIGHT

GM @michellicopter.bsky.social is joined by @nanosounds.bsky.social, @glowpinkstah.bsky.social, @lalionnecosplay.bsky.social, and Ken Cheng to play Jimmy Mothballs' Festive Staffing Agency Steals Christmas by @exstasisgames.bsky.social!

Join us and help raise funds for @jinglejam.co.uk!

Animated sprite of a female sniper wearing bunny ears and angel ear wings from Ragnarok Online

COOL KIDS (starting with @itslyssabish.bsky.social @urbanfriendden.bsky.social @thechindividual.bsky.social), post your og Ragnarok Online characters

View on central London and Thames from an airplane. Airplane wing in view

Londonnnnn

Going to squish ALL my friends (who consent to squishing) #Dragonmeet

Good old reboot? And test in other programs (like Discord, any recording app, etc) to see if it's a software or hardware issue.

Sometimes after a Windows update, audio settings are just completely wrong, mics are for some forsaken reason muted in system settings, etc.

Hope your gremlins bug off!

Aida on a cough with a fold-out map from Alien 2e RPG on top like a blanket

Keeping warm today, the best way I can. With the Alien Evolved/2e map from the Starter Set and by being smol.

(FreeLeague, could this maybe actually be a blanket in the future? Please?)

Wishing everyone a good-luck-cloudflare-is-having-problems DAY

Hey, POC TTRPG writers, designers, professionals who are based in CONTINENTAL EUROPE, (sorry, but specifically NOT the UK this time)

Please holler so I can be your friend 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

#juegosderol #lodelrol #pnpde #jdr #giocodiruolo #dutchdnd #dndnl #rpgdemesa #jogos #rpgpolska #ttrpg

Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons & Dragons to Be Racist The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”

Gift article from The Atlantic that overviews "fantasy racism" in D&D (and ofc why it's bad and why bad people prefer that)

If I could put you into my suitcase for the trip back, I would 😂

(assuming we could safely ship you back too)

It is earmarked for a special someone 😇

I will be partaking of Greggs for my breakfast needs while in the UK

Generations of people were discouraged from speaking & learning these languages. Externally by governments removing those communication avenues or internally to "pro-actively avoid discrimination"

I think I'll be putting some effort into learning one or the other so next time I can use them!

Also... I was indeed asked to contribute and I HAPPILY did. BUT

When I started recording, I got into THOUGHTS about how I don't know Aymara or Quechua, which are the indigenous languages that my ancestors would have spoken. Unfortunately there aren't reputable online tools to facilitate translation

Biggest congrats to Amaan and the team behind this story. To be part of this journey affirming that our different cultures and languages can positively influence and improve our stories, feels great

Open suitcase with one half filled with pre-packaged stroopwafels

Packing the essentials for Dragonmeet.

Oh, that's clever! I don't have one of those nail clippers with the swivel piece, but I know the type you're talking about

Love seeing positive message stickers when available <3

Jaaaa Oma!

I've heard about the razor blades but luckily haven't encountered any yet. Though ofc looking to prevent surprises

[Continental] European friends, have any good recommendations for small scrapers to remove stickers that are easy to toss in a purse? Bonus points for locally made brands versus Amazon/Shein stuff.

My nails are sore from pulling off racist & anti-immigrant stickers in my neighborhood.

AAAAAND I'll be spending some time representing @tumblethrupod.bsky.social as part of the Podcast Zone at Dragonmeet :)

I'll be at the hang-out and the panel 🙂

Any con I go to, there's this sort of weight on me that comes from being a very visible minority in a space. These spaces that center and uplift POC voices and work are critical and I'm glad they exist thanks to Taylor

Shoutout to the sponsors and partners for the above games, @montfordtales.com @threesailsstudios.bsky.social @lalionnecosplay.bsky.social @luckyleafteas.bsky.social and @soulmuppet.co.uk for walking the dang walk

Collage of promotional images from EUphoria streams showing headshots of performers. Of the 26 people shown, 23 are PoCs.

Imagine sponsoring more content that reinforces that our hobby and industry is only for white people when you could work with @euphoriaap.bsky.social and have equally talented tables that look like this

This is correct but also 10x more relevant for sponsored content. If you are taking money and only using it to pay white people, do better.
If you are GIVING money to a channel without stipulating some basic diversity in the end product, shame on you for the harm you are doing the TTRPG scene.

This discussion keeps happening, but ill keep saying it. Because I'm tired of seeing all white table, after all white table.

I'm also frustrated seeing majority white table with a single POC. It's entirely possible to put more than 1 person of a colour at a table. You can do it, I believe in you!

Actual play of 'Age of the Outage: Blackout' with five black performers. Black, yellow, red and green elements. A window for captions

Actual play of The Seal of Laddun Bay with 5 black and mixed-raced performers. Green and gold baroque elements. A block for captions

An actual play of Pasion de las Pasiones with 4 POC Latine performers. Red velvet and marigold elements. A black caption with captions

During the intersection of Black History Month in several European countries and Latin Heritage Month to highlight POC Latines in Europe, @euphoriaap.bsky.social has had multiple all POC tables.

So why is that, that, and that (yes, THAT one) TTRPG AP all white? What's the excuse there?

The DRAMA is happening now at twitch.tv/EUphoriaAP

Latine POC in Europe are not to be missed!

It means a lot to me to have people who can relate to this beautiful heritage AND understand being mostly without wider or nuanced representation of their own culture within Europe, while trying to integrate and contribute

Seguimos aquí ✊🏽

"smosh smosh smosh smosh"

Zehkhun's face maybe had a really nice glow afterwards? ;3

I get to roll physical dice when playing on Foundry VTT because it links the result. For my @tumblethrupod.bsky.social friends, it looks like THIS when I win

(This was my 2nd roll for making this video, lucky!)