Bud when speaking up has the same end result as meddling your mouth shut, only with more pain and awkwardness, keeping your mouth shut becomes the only viable choice. I no longer express interest in people for a reason, it’s safer, easier, and kinder to keep my mouth shut. So stop asking, yeah? 😅

… holy shit. Uh, very proud of that game, very proud of that crew, I’m pretty sure I’m speechless.

One of the best things about this season is the music we infused throughout the story Original theme and music by @beholdyourfate.bsky.social Original Tree Shanties by @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social (music, lyrics, and vocals) and @brianflaherty.bsky.social (lyrics & vocals)

My First Dungeon: The Wildsea placed THIRD at the 2025 Audio Fiction World Cup! 🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉 Thanks to everyone who listened. We're incredibly proud of the shanties we sang and the stories we told. Special thanks to @mythworks.bsky.social and @felixisaacs.bsky.social for making it possible

Live listening in the one shot discord and ..

Ok, #ListenToJonaya, and let's talk about this.

Any conversation about networking should include the fact that networking isn't a purely benign skill that works exactly one way. Different cultures and ethnicities have wildly different experiences. I must literally engage my double consciousness to interact with business worlds. Business me.

Networking is a social skill that has different rules and meanings in cultural contexts. During BLM many Black folks were basically mined for their experience, and the connections made were not always genuine even if they came from initially good ideas. Black creators were not seen as individuals.

One last thing. I will always challenge ideas of "value" in networking. This is in fact why I am not often interested in networking. It was just two weeks ago at an immersive summit where someone discounted me based on gender and race until they realized I was friends with who they wanted to meet.

To be honest last time Trump was elected, my (very brown) circle of Canadians all said "well, I'll suppose we'll stay away until next election, then we'll see". Most of us returned to travelling when Biden was elected. And then he got brought in again. Lesson learned for good. 1/2

Talking with people at a holiday gathering here in Toronto last night, and when it came up, most of us nodded that we likely won’t ever visit the United States again. It’s a weird feeling, and weird to acknowledge in a group.

We use terms like community, rising star, etc, in the scene without any of the work or intention that’s supposed to come with them. The idea that networking is about making friends is one of the reasons personal blowouts become industry news… you can’t have that many friends and *not* fail them.

I’m jealous of all of you multidisciplinary artists today, look at y’all and your wide ranging skills. Look at you achieving a lot through hard work and dedication. Being inspirations out there, I would NEVER. Be proud, I sure am.

Guess who’s working on New Year’s Eve until midnight again? This fella! Honestly I just offer at this point, why not?

MEET THE PRINCESSES!! @shenuque.bsky.social as Ameera of Equine Hollows @symphonyhorror.bsky.social as Winnifred of Golden Falls @danielleradford.bsky.social as Maid Adelaide of Midnight Meadows @bobigail.bsky.social as Geraldine of Glittering Thicket Art by @outridercreative.bsky.social

I am so, so excited for this to finally be heard. And honestly, I'm so excited to hear the parts I wasn't there for. This was one of the most unique and lovely roleplay experiences I've had. I'm sure everyone is going to blow me away

Yeah this interview is irresponsible. Before Trump we were already seeing Sarah Palin and other tea partiers behave exactly how he and his followers have, so much so they became his followers. Trump is a mascot, one they’ve worked towards for decades. My sympathy is limited here.

Want to play a game with me in 2026? Reply here, I’m trying to see something. 👀👀

"Oh I only play chaotic evil, that's just what's fun for me!" Ah, a fishmalk. I see. #vtm

OH. Twitter migration influx I hear. Well, I'm going to assume this is some sort of New Year's resolution so Happy New Year and... welcome to BlueSky! Quoting my own intro post because I'm tired.

Oh… followers. Hello! And also… why? Did I do something?

Oh wow, hi new friends! I'm Simon/WanderingDM. I've done narrative, adventure, and game design for TTRPGs, board games, and video games professionally since 2018. (VG since 2023) I love a whole bunch a things except AI, bigotry, and rampant capitalism. 🏳️‍⚧️rights are human rights and free Palestine!

Man I really do need a laptop... Time to budget! I mean maybe a *good* tablet could cut it? Maybe?

This is the very first time I’ve ever made mac and cheese. I think I did pretty swell, eh? The spoon was in the Mac for transit, I promise that’s just crusty corner cheese.

To keep up on bombing news, Russia has sent missiles to bomb the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Some citizens have head to bomb shelters. Fuck that Russian prick. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

To keep up on bombing news, Russia has sent missiles to bomb the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Some citizens have head to bomb shelters. Fuck that Russian prick. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Battle Buddies! I'm Going Solo in Exeunt Press's Eleventh Beast, a Solo Monster Hunting RPT! We are live, we have one giveaway announcements about the end of the Charity Drive, and a fun Solo RPG! Come Join me in the 18th Century as I stalk a beast! twitch.tv/TrooperSJP

Damn this has me wanting to run werewolf badly. Once I pitched “what happened to Chimaera?” maybe it’s time I bring that idea back… Hey, it’s not like anyone’s returning my calls, so… I’m gonna make some notes.

Also, if you’re a mutual who’s got some DDR5 lying around and wouldn’t mind pawning them off at MSRP, howdy. I doubt it honestly, but hey, no harm in asking.

All these powerful people waiting for a bubble to burst and not a one stepping up to pop it. Two RAM sticks at $1000? Bombing news every day? Inflation up again? News flash, if these bubbles get any bigger, NO ONE is going to have control over the wreckage.

Well… that post escaped containment fast.

Life is shit, father’s a prick, here we stay, it’s Boxing Day. 👍

Fun fact about Nigeria: they recently shut down a lot of car battery recycling outfits to conduct tests. Tests to study the large amount of lead being let off by these companies, poisoning the local populations. These companies? US automakers that refuse to start certification programs.

The United States trying to outlaw chest binders and, at the same time, deregulate all food and medication is a frightening thing. The messed up priorities are the point, they want more money for billionaires and more dead people. This accomplishes both aims. I’m going to go throw up now.

I’ve got to make a Hecata NPC sheet, get some planning done, and start getting everything ready to defrost for dinner on Saturday (family New Year’s). One of those things is not like the others, lol.

What’s your Christmas wish?

Good morning! If I another person trying to shame the rest of us for “working on the holidays” I may have to rant about 1) whose holidays? and 2) are you partaking in even a single service today, who’s working to make it happen for you? …I’ll find time to take a photo of myself in a Santa hat.

Ask me any question. Except that one. That’s the wrong question.

In the new year, you’re going to need a writing buddy, I have foreseen it. And that writing buddy shall be I. We shall do great things together my friend. GREAT things.

Oh I am probably not ready for how many people are going to be upset that a brown person is answering their questions on Christmas. Such a weird thing to complain about, but it always has to be a thing.

Makes a great Christmas present for your GM!

If *I'm* somehow part of your best of 2025 list, I honestly don't believe you. HOW? I was hibernating until September, that's literally impossible. What did you watch, anyway?

A lot of bleak stuff is happening right now, and I’m too financially rough to drown myself in it. Here’s some good stuff: - Yesterday I made buffalo wings. Everyone who knows me knows I love buffalo wings. - Dogs continue to be the best. - For many, the holiday season is coming.

This is all bringing me back to the “let’s defend Al-Qadim in his DMs!!” days. I can’t imagine what the others are going through— and yes, a lot of us know each other.

The thing is I’m not depressed like “oh the sea drowns” right now, I’m depressed in the “good grief this is embarrassing for us as a species” way. If I could roll back 20 years I’d have more Garden Salsa flavoured Sun Chips and a LOT of warnings to my fellow kid.

To be honest, when I see "it feels like [thing not from my culture but very popular]" in a description, I just assume slapdash theming with a desperate desire to feel current by using buzzwords. Which is wild to see constantly rewarded for the worst people.

Me: "I love being the token straight in a group." Friend: "Noordin you're BI?!?" Me: "And if I'm the closest we get to straight, that's a good group right there." Friend: "... I hate you."

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You'll notice I talk less about TTRPGs in general these days. Oh sure, I meme and joke, but thoughtful discourse in public? As I used to? Rarer. And that's for a reason.