Please don't be AI bullshit Please don't be AI bullshit Please don't be AI bullshit Please, Affinity, please don't be AI bullshit

The overwhelming majority of the time, whatever problem you’re having at a ttrpg table can be solved by one simple trick. Having an adult conversation with your friends. Basically all of the ttrpg discourse is solved by having an adult conversation with your friends.

I've been promoting our next DMV tabletop game event, but this morning it feels wrong to post without comment. 🌸 Local communities belong to a place, and our place contains Washington, DC. Many game designers are federal employees or contractors by day. During a government shutdown, many of us 1/▶️

thank u Hades 2 for adding animal familiars 🐸💕

Regular reminder that behind damn near every large-scale "Automated" "AI" system is a team of underpaid and otherwise exploited humans. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I mostly agree with this, but more so: Any time spent on saying "they have incoherent politics" is probably better spent saying "what ideology, which policies, what social strategys have produced this violent nihilism, and what analogs do they have historically?"

I like Jimmy Kimmel. I really do. I have no issues with him. I'm talking about something very different. Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired. Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to. But you don't really want to. 🤷🏿‍♂️

No piece of fiction has done more damage to my brain (derogatory) than "Power connection: tiny little scuff marks around the edge of it. Every night he goes to plug it in to charge but his hands are shaking. You never see those marks on a sober man’s phone; never see a drunk’s without them."

If anyone knows what game / author [PUZZLE 2 SPOILERS] “paragon of inseparable gods” is referring do us a solid please. It’s not Agon or A Fool’s Errand #TTRPGPuzzleHunt2025

cancelling Disney+ and Hulu is well and good but it’s not a huge hit on an individual level but Disney adults? people who spend real money at the parks? you guys can make a dent, call ‘em up and tell them your vacation is postponed until they pull their heads out of their asses

personally I care way more about this than jimmy kimmel but hopefully people who care about kimmel realize how it’s connected to mahmoud

Beat Silksong’s final boss tonight…can’t wait to see what the rest of this game is like lmao

Robert Redford on Richard Nixon's death. Not much changes, I guess.

"We're going to have to learn to live with [radical right wing demagoguery with all its associated violence]" is: - An abdication of responsibility. - An abandonment of hope. - A position only available to those who feel safe enough with an ongoing catastrophe to begin the work of normalizing it

There should be no forgiveness for Ezra Klein, Gavin Newsom, or anyone else who whitewashed Charlie Kirk's image in the wake of his death. They participated in a cleanup job that is facilitating Kirk's status as a "martyr." They have had a hand in the harm the administration will do in Kirk's name.

One thing I'll say about DC not only canceling Red Hood, but recalling the first issue and refunding stores for buying it, is that you can still get Neil Gaiman's work through them. They still work with Otto Schmidt. Eddie Berganza worked there for years AFTER the formation of a policy that no women

if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved

truly one of the most unintentionally funny things i've ever seen someone post online about themself

This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for. But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem

From an Atlantic editor. I cannot get over how the entire centrist hivemind is attempting to wish into existence a person, and a movement, that does not exist. You are journalists, you are supposed to describe things as they are, not how you want them to be!

Los republicanos conforme han visto que el asesino de Charlie Kirk es un nazi de 4Chan, y no un puppygirl trans comunista de 16 años.

The first clue to the 2025 Blinking Birch Puzzle Hunt will be posted on Saturday, September 20th at 9am ET, along with the link to the Discord server. Solving these 8 puzzles will require your brain, your indie TTRPG collection, and your friends. Best of luck to you all.

God its so disingenuous to pretend that all CK did was “have horrible opinions”. The man co-founded an organization that’s sole function was to fight tooth and nail to indoctrinate children at school into violent white nationalism. He wasn’t even just a pundit. He was ceo of the baby Nazi factory.

motherfuckers you cannot make jokes about bringing back guillotines and then get angry when people use them

If you buy one of Gretchen Felker-Martin's books and/or sign up for her Patreon in the next 24 hours and reply to this post with a screenshot of the receipt, I'll draw a sketch of my cat Onion committing crimes on your behalf! (The drawing might not be good, but her book will be excellent, win-win!)

I feel it is my responsibility as your mainstream comic book friend to further explain that what dc is doing to Gretchen is unprecedented They haven’t only cancelled the series, they are refunding the comics that are already created and recalling the issue that is already sold.

George Floyd was a father too and Charlie Kirk called him a “scumbag.”

Okay, now do one for every person killed in Gaza this week, individually, by name

me fighting bosses in silksong: My body is a machine that turns pain into death. I know all the steps to this dance. You cannot touch me. I am a leaf on the wind but made out of razor blades me fighting three (3) generic goons in silksong: aaghghg shit fuck shit fuck shit fuck shit fuck shit fuck

Do you want to extremely late stage playtest my John Wick style assassins and revenge deckbuilder ttrpg? I'm looking to run a few online games in the next couple weeks. Flexible timing, 30-90 minutes long. This game is gonna be a a hit - come get in on it early. Hit me up!

"No ethical consumption under capitalism" is a statement meant to prime a conversation about the inherent exploitation of the system. It is NOT an excuse to break boycotts or pursue employment with arms companies or some shit. In the kindest way, pull your head out of your ass.

Tapping the sign

Genuinely teared up a little reading the incredibly kind words Lhuzie has to say about The Awards. Yes she interviewed me about it so it's not like the information was a surprise, but to have the labor involved in it recognized and valued so explicitly was just...idk really impactful

Liberals are starting to say shit like, "trans people asked for too much too fast," and I'll remind your souless asses that we actually didn't ask for anything. we were minding our own business and quietly improving our healthcare and you (cis) decided to do a pogrom against us for no reason.

Gladwell has always been the quintessential charlatan, using his capacity as a storyteller to worm his way into the hearts (and wallets) of bored audiences eager to hear that there's one cool trick that could unlock the truth of the world. Still, turning on trans ppl in an hour of need is a new low.

trains are so fucking cool dude

The August TTRPG Crowdfunding Retrospective is here! ttrpg-spider.blogspot.com/2025/09/augu... tl;dr: Money is still down compared to August 2024 but it's looking better than July 2025. I genuinely feel like the past 8 months of US economic fuckery are starting to catch up with us

That's DISNEY+ on the priority target. That means Star Wars, Marvel, and more. Though I know y'all love your 6 hour, mid as fuck TV shows that should've been a 2 hour movie.

Alright, my dearies. Here we go. Join us for the ride? www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...

Sex work is 1000% more honorable and socially beneficial than working as an ICE agent.

The Anthropic AI class action lawsuit used multiple libraries, so if you're an author, send your book titles and information confidentially to the lawyers: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au... This does not apply to illustrations. Thanks to my lit agency KOMM for the info.

Of course I also talk about the economic systems of board games. simonmcneil.com/2021/02/01/w...

Been seeing a lot of people compare the US to North Korea lately and I’m reminded of this tweet

The Devil Wears Prada really wants us to believe that Andy's boyfriend, the chef, has never had to miss a night out or an important event because he had to work late

DC-area folks! Pure Panic Comics and Games is hosting a little mini-con September 28th (almost exactly a month from now). Tables running games in both the morning and afternoon, vending all day, two panels. Be there or be square!

What is RPG writing but deleting and then re-adding the same text, over and over?

GRAND JURY NULLIFICATION! Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

i want to see sam altman set on fire in a public space