Alex V
word-wrangler at alexvalente.fyi
TTRPGs ~ books ~ comics ~ translation ~ big robots
he/him
- Reposted by Alex VDemocratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum. Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
- just your irregular reminder that @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social is really cool and skilled and you should follow all of their endeavours carry on
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- every year i tell myself i will budget better and not go very much all in for zinetopia/quest/month i will tell myself the same next year too
- Reposted by Alex VWanted to make a Black TTRPG Talent starter pack for a while but recovering from extreme exhaustion and personal stuff, I wanted to put this out there 💖 If I missed ya, please let me know. I want to include everyone i can and boost them ✨ go.bsky.app/KGqY1Kzat://did:plc:cjl3dcnqf4ifohq5xjozurn2/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lt5tk4tpzl2y
- Reposted by Alex VFun Fact, the original title for All's Fair was "Nasha Barridge Stopped a Fascist Regime by Wanting to Fuck Her Pathetic Boyfriend Crazy Style and You Can Too" All's Fair is a great title but I do appreciate that the original title captures the chaos and obsession with which the game was conceived
- Reposted by Alex VLiterally so excited to have my game be side by side with Dillins game and so nervous that the BackerKit is launching TODAY
- TODAY IS THE DAY! Just THREE HOURS until the launch of the campaign for Rise, Wizards! By @captainkrail.bsky.social and All’s Fair by @superdillin.bsky.social
- hey so @geckopirate.bsky.social is an incredible designer, in both flavour and mechanics, and Vralkast looks to be a terrific setting jamie is also terrible at self promo, because i can't just pay compliments so go check out the project yeah?
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- Reposted by Alex VCanadians! If you're looking for ways to aid the resistance efforts of Americans, @rachelgilmore.bsky.social compiled a resource of Canadian companies with ICE contracts. These are excellent targets for local resistance with international effects! 🧊 rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/a-list-of-...
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- this was a fast turnaround for some of the pieces, but i think we did pretty well - especially Rowan's incredibly detailed account of how the SWP is trying to weasel its way back again (we also namedropped some games and media)
- started running a group through the @stardustandsigil.bsky.social Hollow and both my own and player feedback is: blood and roses good, yes thank you (none of them took the 'mark kin as sacrifice' bait, alas, and climbed fences instead; this will have no consequences at all, of course)
- fun fact about this platform: if someone hatecrimes you in public with public information and you share that fact and information, *you* get suspended for three days
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- slightly diminish a game: spire - the city could fall
- apparently the character du jour patrick tomlinson is also a lovely lovely homophobe ...who left his email address in the open, like a very smart person
- i am about 3/4 through Hello Sunshine by @keezyyoung.bsky.social and i have cried, laughed and been utterly creeped out (i had to put it down very quickly as i was alone in the house) incredible writing of different voices, astounding art
- i really like everything about this game, and i still haven't found the time to fully sit down and let it pass through me like gamme radiation hopefully the print edition will get me to do so!
Infinite Revolution: Overdrive designer, @gwencie.bsky.social, is the first subject to enter a new gauntlet, er-- recurring series: The Rascal 7. Seven extremely serious, hard-nosed inquiries meant to drill down to the core of a game. This time: mecha, magical girls, and the guts of dead designs.
- Reposted by Alex Vstop being silly in front of me #art
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- everyone in my circles on here keeps talking about BreakoutCon, and that's great! but did you know there's an equally great event on the west side of the country too? lookit!
- that's my client pool! that's also a really good video! i can now point friends to it instead of getting lost on side quests when explaining why italian culture is ...like that
- just played through a fight in the Hollow designed by @jdragsky.bsky.social (with art by @nohr.se) and: - before we even got in, two Hunters were almost dead and two were broken - fight itself ended with a TPK & only 2 wounds left on entity - hate The Prince of Crows so much 15/10, doing it again
- in other TTRPG posting, ran another Big Gay Game Night at my local queer bookshop yesterday - Big Gay Orcs, by @gshowitt.bsky.social this time - and we had ceremonial orgies, swords as tokens of love, three boar moon t-shirts, goblin saboteurs, and one (1) survivor games continue to remain good
- gm voice: the character did not make it far @thebreadwyrm.bsky.social's crown of salt is so full of vibes, i am having a great time so far (accidental deaths by silly choices notwithstanding)
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- Reposted by Alex VDiscord wants to know how you feel about AI. Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
- "...and the Beast Mode is Upon You."
- Reposted by Alex VBackerKit experienced a phishing attack that targeted accounts with weak or externally compromised passwords. We have reset passwords on select accounts. If you’ve received emails that appear to be from BackerKit, please first verify they come from backerkit.com, s.backerkit.com or o.backerkit.com.
- this might be regular experience for most translators, but compared to: - the editor who wanted to be a writer and change *all the figurative language* - the publisher who decided, after accepting a manuscript, that actually no, editing was too hard and i had to pay for it i am positively shook
- Reposted by Alex Vimportant message to all bluesky users
- Every person on Bluesky should know: * Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever * Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies * Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured * Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic www.404media.co/the-200-site...
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- Reposted by Alex VY'all I'm FREAKING OUT. I wrote a game for two players about wanting to fuck each other so bad you save the world from fascism about it. Caro's art perfectly encapsulates the game and I have been itching so bad to be able to share it Please go pre save the campaign for this one PLEASE
- The campaign for Rise, Wizards! and All's Fair launches in less than one month! AND WE HAVE AN EXCITING UPDATE Behold, @seaexcursion.itch.io's cover design for @superdillin.bsky.social's All's Fair - a game about wanting eachother so bad you save the world about it
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- and while we're here, 2026 will be the year i continue NOT to read The Shepherd's Crown (I Shall Wear Midnight is a perfect book)
- i feel like if you're "building a community" to "advance your career" and "grow as a business" then you actually don't give a fuck about community and you need to log off and stop looking at people as things despite the stories you tell about yourself, ykno
- the gift of a good editor is a lovely way for this translator to start the year, amidst The Horrors
- setting my intentions for the new year, i guess
- yes i do think less of you if you use genAI tools no i don't think it makes anything faster or better please just take more time and make mistakes, i promise you we'll all be here when you're ready, making our own mistakes
- Reposted by Alex VWolf Moon 🌕
- you are in a room. the room has a door. you must exit the room. roll a die. 1. the door is too far 2. the door is too small 3. the door is locked 4. the door is a trap 5. the door is a jar 6. the door is a door is a door after you roll the die, stand up and leave the room. leave the die.
- Reposted by Alex VAlso, good grief: if you can afford it, support this man's Patreon. Everything he has written and produced has been great, and we need more of this.
- re: last quote post i am referring to this video, specifically, which is good and you should watch it
- people need to send some resources and cash to aaron so we can get the follow-up/parallel video essay about the OSR(etc) side of game, then more money for the LARP side, then more money just because, and so on
