Malcon was a delightful bright spot of library love today <3

Making NPCs Stand Out with Voice — Judy Black We're here again with some more tips on running your tabletop roleplaying game! This time I want to talk about dialogue and voice! If you're anything like me, you dream of being able to do really…

If you're like me, you have maybe 3 voices you give your NPCs in #dnd, so how do you make them all stand out? Here's some ideas I use!

KITTY CAT DICE!! tinyurl.com/Critcats

Going to Baldur's Gate in you #dnd game and don't have time to get locations ready? I got you with these shops, cafes, and more ready for use:

Delighted that I have found an in current use flip phone and am returning it to its owner. What a delightful old beast of a phone

Ha, got told to use AI for something at work that I can use my own brain so I'm just gonna ignore that request.

Take Action To Save Federal Funding for Libraries! Page 56 of Trump’s proposed budget calls for the destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The ONLY source of federal funding for libraries.

Trump's latest proposed budget is attempting to destroy federal funding for your local libraries and museums.

action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2026 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Social Media and Sanity — Judy Black Lately, I have been limiting my time on social media a lot. Which has been hard and sad. I have a lot of wonderful friends I met through the internet, and that I can only talk to online. I still…

Social media and sanity.

Coming soon: Good Society: A Jane Austen RPG – 2nd Edition Navigate the pitfalls of romance, reputation, manners, and marriage in the sumptuous new edition of this award-winning regency rpg.

A new edition of Good Society is set to grace the ton, and you can try it out for yourself now in our playtest edition!

Reputation and rumour & scandal have been transformed as never before.

Head to the latest update on the pre-launch page to download.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...

*sigh*
If your Kickstarter video/image is AI, I won't back it.
If your book has an AI cover, I won't read it.
If you're a public supporter of AI use for creative work, I will unfollow you.
I cannot stress enough how offensive I find AI use in the arts. It is outright theft, it is lazy, it is gross.

Highly recommend getting lost in a book for the day and getting nothing else accomplished

Lil walk for my lil mental health. Weather is so nice out

Ready for some magical chaos? Add these magic-based games to your next #dnd festival!

Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages A key issue is protections against layoffs from AI

New: 150 unionized ProPublica workers are on strike TODAY over AI, layoff protections, wages, and more.

They're asking readers to not visit ProPublica or engage with content on other platforms. It's the first work stoppage of its kind at the newsroom.

www.theverge.com/news/908401/...

NPCs with Teeth — Judy Black Continuing on with our February theme of tabletop game tips, let's move on to one of my favorite things: non-player characters! I adore adding in NPCs and my poor players have so many NPCs they run…

What makes a good NPC in a #dnd or #ttrpg game? Here's how I go about making mine:

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

Hey if you're a young adult in the US pay very close attention to the moment because in shockingly few years the popular account of who did or said or supported what right now will be at times unrecognizable. Don't let that break your brain or just you, as a person.

check yo self before you dox yo self

after a quick review of my timeline i feel the need to point to the sign

The Moon: oh wow you guys decided to come back

Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted

I Guess We're Just Waiting Around To See If This Demented Psychopath Kills Everyone | Defector There is a particular indignity that comes from living in America, derived from the experience of waking up in the morning to see reports that Donald Trump has said something profoundly evil, and then...

I guess we're just waiting around to see if this demented psychopath kills everyone: defector.com/i-guess-were...

Struggling with the work/WW3 balance.

YOU: Hi my name is [name]. I’m calling from [ZIP CODE]. YOU: Today, President Trump said that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran does not meet his deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. That rhetoric is extreme, dangerous, and disqualifying. 
FOR THOSE W/ DEM ELECTEDS: I’m asking [ELECTED OFFICIAL] to publicly condemn this rhetoric and use every available procedural tool to stop further escalation, including support for impeachment and urgent public pressure on congressional leadership. FOR THOSE W/ GOP ELECTEDS: I’m asking [ELECTED OFFICIAL] to publicly condemn this rhetoric, press the administration and cabinet to treat this as disqualifying conduct. YOU: Calling this what it is matters. Even if removal is difficult, elected officials should treat rhetoric like this as unfit and dangerous. YOU: [OPTIONAL COMMENTS]

Script.

Scheduling and interpersonal issues have been the big one

If you wonder why I am constantly posting about my books, it's because there is no other way to get the word out there. Even being on the "right" social media platforms is a complete gamble.

I write for an independent publisher and do ALL my own marketing. Even a single RT is a huge help.

Oh boy let me start my day by looking at the fresh horrors device.
Wow, wow, yeah those are some fresh horrors.

Folks, if you want to save the USPS, you have to use it.

Don't prove the point for them.

Protect your packages.
Insure them.
Adapt to the sabotage effects.

But.

Have patience with the workers.

Keep using them. Please.

What a beautiful moment.

Chickens at the End of the World by Judy Black A downloadable game

You're a chicken. The world is ending. Get to your safe house before the sky falls in this silly Honeyheist hack

🖤💜 Happy international asexuality day! 🖤💜🐀 (oldie but goldie)

Absolutely incredible Nutella ad.