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Fully Automated is a free, open source tabletop RPG designed to help anyone write/play exciting adventures in a positive future.

Despite the name, Fully Automated! is human made. We proudly make our RPG the old-fashioned way: with a team of nerds banging on keyboards.

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FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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@andrewrgross

I should really tag @adamconover if I link to his stuff. Don't tell him this, but we're planning to ask him for a blurb for our game when it's done.

solarpunkpresents , to AcademicChatter group
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This episode’s guest is Dr Anne Pasek, Canada Research Chair in Media, Culture, and Environment, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies and the School of the Environment at Trent University. Dr Pasek is co-founder of the Low Carbon Research Methods Group, and she talks to Ariel all about what Low Carbon Research is (and can look like!), the “carbon footprint” of academic research, new innovative ways for research to respond to the climate crisis, the importance of zines, and even hosting her own solar server in her backyard!

https://youtu.be/lDQp6zvpRxo


@academicchatter @Aepasek

FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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@solarpunkpresents @academicchatter @Aepasek

This is a solid episode!

Most episodes are good, but this one in particular really clicked for us!

thoughtpunks , to random
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What took a bit for you to truly get but when you did it just clicked? What game or system was difficult at first but then made sense?

Bonus: What helped you understand it? What was the moment when it all made sense?

FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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@thoughtpunks I know this is a totally egocentric answer, but honestly I never clicked with a game system.

I worked on the game we made in some part to make the system that I always wished I could find.

I'm curious what people think of it.

Also, Reverse UNO card: what's your answer?

FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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@thoughtpunks Nice! I'm going to go look that up.

Jgbird , to random
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In my earlier days of birding, I had very little idea what I was doing. I met a few people, including a veteran birder named Rod who had seen every LA county rarity for decades. I helped him with bluebird box monitoring and was able to learn a lot about where and how to find birds, including several groups of cactus wrens in a local park. Hopefully one day I’ll be able to help someone in the same way.

FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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@Jgbird
It's so sweet and gratifying to participate in interest groups like this, where knowledge and culture are passed along from one person to another in this way.

bunvoyage17 , to coffee group
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We wanted to have a quiet afternoon and so we went to go to Kapej Coffee on the Brown Line. It is one of our favorite places in with some of the best in the city. In fact, the owner was roasting coffee fresh in a little alcove off the counter.

@dohappybelove made a and @seanbala started “The Lost Cause” by @pluralistic - a wonderful Sunday!

@coffee @bookstodon

A man lounging in an armchair reading a book, with a coffee cup and a takeaway beverage on the table next to him, in a cozy room with plants and decorative items on a fireplace mantel.
A hand holding a sketchbook with a watercolor painting of a colorful balcony in front of an actual fireplace, alongside art supplies and an iced coffee on a table.
A book titled “The Lost Cause" next to a white coffee mug with the word "Kapej Coffee" written on it on calligraphy. The setting is a a cafe with a plant and window in the background.

FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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@bunvoyage17 @dohappybelove @seanbala @pluralistic @coffee @bookstodon

That's a great book, and that sounds like a fantastic use of an afternoon!

FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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@bunvoyage17 @dohappybelove @seanbala @pluralistic @coffee @bookstodon

Since this got boosted I'll add that if any readers of "The Lost Cause" found themselves wanting to go on adventures in that setting (about fifty years later), that's a pretty good summary of the vibe of our tabletop RPG.

thoughtpunks , to random
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🎉 It's #FollowFriday. Lots of #TTRPG & #punk folks around. So tell us about them! 💖

NEED to know:
😎 indie tabletop game people
📽 sweet actual play streams
🧠 unique creators & punk minds
👽 random #geek, #queer, + #weird peeps too!

Who are they? Why do they rock?

Ink-sketch style filtered image with vignette focus showing copper or brass gaming dice on a rough blue background. #FollowFriday in bright yellow punk/zine stamp text in upper right. Off-white quote box at bottom with the text: Seize the power in your hands. Build your world the #TTRPG community. Join us in celebrating Follow Friday. Tell us all of those you love and their works, and why you love them so. #TTRPGCommunity
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    • FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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    @thoughtpunks Hi! We're an tabletop RPG!

    Our beta version is already available for free on our website (link in bio)!

    lex , to random
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    Another update to my list!
    still dominant, although I read quite a few novels I liked despite being rather dystopian lately.

    Added the category -adjacent for stories that have elements, but don't quite fit the genre, and ditched the category realism because who am I to judge that.

    Other than that, there's also , and and a generic category, including and general

    A colour-coded table of science-Fiction Books. The Dispossessed Ursula K. le Guin A half-built Garden Ruthanna Emrys A psalm for the wild-built Becky Chambers A prayer for the crown-shy Becky Chambers Ecotopia Ernesto Callenbach The Lost Cause Cory Doctorow The Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler The Parable of the Talents Octavia E. Butler Gamechanger L.X. Beckett Wenn es nicht passiert (german) skalabyrinth The Terraformers Analee Newitz Solarpunk Summers multiple Solarpunk Winters multiple Multispecies Cities multiple Solarpunk: ecological and fantastical Stories.. multiple The Ministry for the future Kim Stanley Robinson Walkaway Cory Doctorow Semiosis Sue Burke The Seep Chana Porter Planetfall Emma Newman To be taught, if fortunate Becky Chambers Sundiver Trilogy (first one) David Brin Lady Astronaut 1 + 2 Mary Robinette Kowal Wayfarer Quadrilogy Becky Chambers 2312 Kim Stanley Robinson Mars Trilogy Kim Stanley Robinson Binti Trilogy Nnedi Okorafor Noor Nnedi Okorafor The Memory Librarian Janelle Monáe Trisolaris Trilogy Cixin Liu Dogs of War & Bear Head Adrian Tchaikovsky Children of… Trilogy Adrian Tchaikovsky The Artemis Project Andy Weir The Martian Andy Weir Planetfall 2-4 Emma Newman
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    • FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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    @lex I really relate to this.

    I wouldn't want to gatekeep many great off-world solarpunk stories, but I happen to adore stories that take place in real places!

    I love @pluralistic 's "The Lost Cause" for being not only in Burbank, but IN Burbank.

    Not only are real settings more instructive, imo, but they also represent what I consider a facet of solarpunk: knowledge of a place and reverence for the uniqueness of lands.

    It's why we set our stories in real places (principally Los Angeles)!

    susankayequinn , to bookstodon group
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    New FREE Short Story: TOWER GIRLS 🌈🌱#solarpunk
    (Halfway to Better 2)

    A cute technician keeps breaking things in her too-shiny lab, then calling a fixer in for repairs. Zita’s a certified member of the International Guild of Repair Workers, Local 772, and she’s certain this hot girl is breaking her toys on purpose. But why? Something very sexy but very weird is going on…

    #ClimateFiction #ClimateCrisis #hopepunk #shortstory #SF #clifi #Scifi @bookstodon @solarpunks

    https://susankayequinn.com/books/tower-girls

    FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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    @susankayequinn @bookstodon @solarpunks I see a link to preorder the collection: can you share a direct link (or instructions) on reading the free sample in my browser?

    FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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    @susankayequinn @bookstodon @solarpunks

    Oh! Thanks for clarifying that! I'm looking forward to these!

    tylerzonia , to bookstodon group
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    Currently reading Death by Landscape, by Elvia Wilk, and really wishing I knew someone concurrently reading these essays so we can talk about them…

    & people, have you read Wilk’s essay, “Future Looks, Staring into the Sun”?

    @bookstodon

    FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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    @tylerzonia @bookstodon
    Do you have a link? I'm currently looking into their extensive bibliography on their website, but not seeing that title: https://elviapw.com/

    Anaphory , to Fiction
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    When there's a new RPG on the block claiming to do , I'm obviously interested. Recently, @FullyAutomatedRPG made its way to me via @fiction so I'm giving it a look. What does it want to do? It wants to be a kind of D&D for Solarpunk – a big kitchen sink game that becomes a cornerstone for the genre. That's… Hm, I like my RPGs written with a lightning focus on telling specific stories, so I feel like I'll be biased against , but let's see. 1/8

    FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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    @8petros @alxd @Anaphory @fiction Even if it's not your cup of tea, I really appreciate the examination & discourse!

    First: I think it's key to recognize that this is an OSR game. There are lots of great world building games and solo cozy games, etc, but this is meant to give a certain traditional experience. Mechanics are included where necessary - namely combat and progression - but it assumes the players are a group of friends looking to roleplay, get up to shenanigans, and make memories.

    FullyAutomatedRPG , (edited )
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    @8petros @alxd @Anaphory @fiction

    2nd, I think checking the solarpunk bonafides is a less productive analysis than asking what use it might serve.

    I think the reimagining of real places like my beloved Los Angeles is a worthwhile contribution to the genre. I think the character creator adds unique guidance for creating PCs that break a lot of RPG molds. And I think the playable adventures offer more substance and style than you might expect.

    Also: it's free. It's very, very accessible.

    FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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    @8petros @alxd @Anaphory @fiction

    Again, I think criticism is productive. If readers find omissions, I still consider that a way to contribute to their creative process. I hope that just as I can appreciate that this doesn't suit your tastes, you might find this worth recommending to ppl whose tastes you don't share. For folks looking for an OSR game that presents a positive version of anarchy, I think they'll find the themes of infrastructure, community, etc more present than you'd imagine.

    FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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    @alxd @8petros @Anaphory @fiction I haven't. I'll check it out right now!

    FullyAutomatedRPG ,
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    @alxd @8petros @Anaphory @fiction Oh, actually I do know this one.

    I'm sure it's good, but it's too dark for me. I'm a big softy. I like settings where the only queer strife is the burden of managing drama amongst one's exhausting network of current, former, and future lovers in the welcoming, convivial world we all deserve.

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