Bluesky is where all the coolest 50-somethings hang out and refer to the youngest posters (age 38) as kids

Or you're playing your game differently than other people and that's fine. Why is that so fucking hard for so many people to understand. Believing that your way is the One True Way is not a "nuanced TTRPG take," actually. 🙄

This is not solely a symptom of D&D, it happens in a lot of "Trad" role playing games, and in fact I first noticed it happening in a Vampire: The Masquerade LARP. The big problem here is that a lot of RPGs want the players to be in sole control of their PC's social interactions.

I've been low-key jealous all day about a college buddy who is now a professor of Sci Fi literature who is reading an advance copy of Anne Leckie's new book

I'm reading Terry Pratchett's "Pyramids" to my 11yo, and having to make some quick mental edits of the descriptions of Ptraci's outfit and occupation...

Huh, Iranian soldiers with basically $500 remote control planes are destroying billions of dollars worth of US Military hardware, civilians and soldiers in both Israel and Iran are dying, and gas prices jumped 30 cents in a single day, but at least some old guy who hates my government is dead.

I liked reading Mörk Borg when it came out, and Pirate Borg and CyBorg were cute, but if I see one more "Mörk <random nerd trope>" kickstarter, I'm going to go smash something with a crowbar. I swear these things are just being churned out of a mill at this point.

DFL organizing unit convention day!

Starting off Monday right... My favorite kind of PR.

I talked to a bunch of people about T.V. Odyssey at #ConOfTheNorth a few years back, but none of us could find any youtube clips from it! I'm so glad to see someone found one.

Some light work for a Friday.

We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”

me on my death bed in the 2050s: "All Star" isn't the song from Shrek, it's the song from Mystery Men!!!

I don't remember exactly what this was in reference to, but I was wrong... I'm *now* delving into the ugliest chunk of data modelling we've got in this code base.

One of the reasons that I prefer OSRenaissance to OSRevival, is that the scholars and artists of the Italian Renaissance thought that they were uncovering lost secrets of the Romans and Greeks, but—mostly—they weren’t. They were inventing whole new disciplines, sciences, and arts.

It's a little bizarre that the word "Doxxed" has become so watered down that now it seems to mean "Said his name out loud."

Getting back into knitting with some nice simple chunky socks.

#zepp #workout

#zepp 7 minute Workout

A few more shots from Lake Geneva. It was interesting to find out that the first #GenCon was held barely a block and a half from Gary's House at the time.

Found the monument. Nice day for it.

Chicago, we are in you

Apparently Hot Topic does CottageCore these days.

The rain yesterday was helpful...

I've never watched any Gundam anime. Where would be a good start?

Last year we announced we were merging the mechanical crunch of the d20 system with the narrative flexibility of Fate. Some of you were skeptical of this move, and it turns out: you were right. We've reflected. We've deliberated. We've acted. So today we're proud to announce: Fate 5E 2024 Edition!

When life gives you lemons, make a lemonade.

Conversation that came up at the lunch table: what is an IP (book, movie, TV series, video game, album, etc.) that has never been converted to an RPG, but definitely should be.

Not that ~I~ would, but has anyone pulled the list of that "we are clear on OPSEC" list of users, and group messaged them with, "We are discovered. Flee at once." You know. Just to see what would happen.

Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. 1/

The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.

Something something Blockchain too

Post a ship that's not Star Wars or Star Trek.

Doggo was unhappy with the bath, shampoo and brushing he received today.

Introduce yourself with your top 5 #TTRPG picks! Call of Cthulhu Scum and Villainy Ironsworn Over the Edge Dungeons and Dragons

I published my first update to my dice font, Polymath. Version 1.1 includes a couple of commonly requested features: 0 on d10: Show a 0 instead of a 10—perfect for d100 tables! Blank dice: Skip the number and just show the dice shape! hedgemazepress.itch.io/polymath-dic... #ttrpg #font

Spending some quality time with the Rust book again. Even in languages that don't strictly enforce borrowing and mut references, it's worth thinking about how memory gets managed.

Had to make a Ginger Rogers "come at me" gif from VIVACIOUS LADY (1938). #TCMParty

Delving back into the ugliest chunk of data modeling we've got in this code base.

Just called my state senator and asked him to explain the math to me. How can 880 million dollars be removed from Energy and Commerce without cutting healthcare. I look forward to seeing those numbers.

Now even raw, uncut, American capitalism is “leftist globalist thinking.”

Absolutely dead serious: D&D nerds are exactly who you want doing this kind of work. Last year, in more optimistic times, I even wrote a little guide for DMs who want to get involved in local politics: Roll for Climate Initiative: A Dungeon Master’s Guide to Running for Local Public Office

Last night we watched a video about the Halting Problem and Busy Beavers (youtu.be/pQWFSj1CXeg?...) and this morning my kid has implemented a general purpose Turing Machine in Scratch.

My grandma made homemade tortillas for us. We asked her to write down the recipe. - Add flour. Look at the bowl. - Add water. Mix. Look again. - Pinch of salt - Add Crisco or Manteca. Listen to the bowl. Look again. Flatten the tortillas and put them in the iron skillet. Eat.

Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender.

Brindlewood Bay is Deal of the Day on @drivethrurpg.com! A rare opportunity to get the game on sale—50% off! Please repost! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

The midweek blizzard was inconvenient, but it's left behind some pretty landscapes.