In any rational society, here's how a conversation would go regarding government programs: Politician: This program makes no sense! Cut it! Historian: Here's the history of the issue, providing the rationale for the program. Here are the results. You can't hold office. (Politician removed)

One of the odd parts about being an old TTRPGer with an open mind is seeing the cyclical nature of what people want out of their games. Watching the interest rise again in dungeon crawls after a period of, "Out of the dungeon, into the streets!" is proof that everything old is new again.

If raw milk was better, pasteurization wouldn't have stuck. It would have faded like any other useless fad. You're not a pioneer. You're not done clever visionary who has seen through the lies of Big Germ Theory. You're a twit who doesn't know how shit works.

At this point, they might as well release the unredacted Epstein files. There's nothing in them that would sway Congressional Republicans or SCOTUS Federalists from protecting Trump.

I hate to ask - but could I get some help paying the real estate taxes for mom's house? I had a $1,200 heating bill that I had come do from winter and it wiped us out. They were due five days ago the taxes and am hoping to avoid a late fee if possible they're $850. linktr.ee/ravenpenny

Now, I'm assuming that Spencer Pratt is a liar. This is based on his politics, his money, and his public statements. Knowing that, he did say that if he lost the election, he would leave L.A. So, when he doesn't move, how much shit is he getting from Angelinos? How miserable can y'all make him?

Mini painting advice from YouTube summarized: Beginners! Start with these steps. Not this one, this one. Except this one. Or that, never do that. Do this until you're ready to move on to this, which you should never do. Sometimes you'll want to do this to achieve this look. NEVER do that. Instead,

As for the charitable giving, just give the money to the kids if you really want to feel better. Cut out the middleman. You don't need a cookie or a PDF in return. Do good for its own sake.

Speaking of eras we're better off getting past, "the Bible says," is not the compelling argument you think it is. If you're comforted by words from your holy scripture, that's nice for you. If you want to argue that your book overrules facts? Grow up. I'm serious. You're a child. Grow up.

You cannot do "higher order work" without doing "lower order" work to build the foundation the more complex tasks require. You cannot start with mastery, no matter what lies they told the "gifted" kids way back when.

Me: What's this brand I like talking about today? Me: Oh, big pack of their stuff for a deep discount? Nice. Me: Oh, it (slightly) benefits charitable giving? Cool. Me: Oh, and they have a partner sponsoring it? Who? Me: Me: Oh. (loses all interest, closes tab)

The most 80s of videos to me would be Huey Lewis and the News with "Power of Love." The News was iconic even then, and it's the opening song to one of the 80s' most memorable movies. youtu.be/wBl2QGAIx1s?...

Game: Wuxia psychic techomagic cyborg battles ranging across the entirety of known space. Characters throwing tac nukes, swords cutting through swaths of aliens, power unimaginable. Player: This sounds amazing! What's coming in this next update? Game: Fishing minigame.

I wouldn't think you would, since you already married him.

Favorite fantasy TTRPGs: Crunchy customisation: Pathfinder 2e 5e but not WotC: Tales of the Valiant Old school refreshed: Old School Essentials Old school vibes: Dungeon Crawl Classics British old school vibes: Troika! RP vibes: Daggerheart Tactical: Draw Steel Play along via quote repost!

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No Star Wars. No Star Trek. Name a favorite sci-fi franchise. Farscape, for sure.

Important, yes, but when are we going to talk about a Letterkenny TTRPG?

I know I was just posting about this last week, but to pick up where I left off, there's also Daggerheart, Fantasy AGE, Warhammer Fantasy RP, Fabula Ultima, Quest!, Icons, Scum and Villainy, Mutant Year Zero, Wildsea, Ultraviolet Grasslands, Marvel Heroic or FASERIP or Multiverse, DC Adventures...

Still need lots of help. Only $5 of $400 so far.

School speaker: Follow your dreams! Kid: In my dreams, I can fly! Speaker: Ok so not you but the rest of you...

So, I don't know how hard I have to stress how potentially damaging the live service/subscription model that Wizards is considering is to the hobby at large. We're at a point right now where people are realizing the peril of not actually owning anything as streaming services and operations...1/5

"It's Fidelity Month!" Hmm, ok, but based on the principle of, "you get a month because you don't get the year," that would imply that being a slut is the norm. (I'm here for it.) Same for "Family Values Month." You're saying the default is dysfunctional? I'm not arguing that it isn't, but still.

I'd assume anyone following me here would know this, but just in case someone snuck in: If you don't get a month, it's because you get the rest of the year.

Years ago, a professional wrestler I follow posted a list of dream matches he wanted and I loved the idea of manifesting this way so here I am with a list of project goals and a few folks (of many) I would like to work with in the future. #ttrpg

Did anyone tell the billionaires LARPing as post-collapse geniuses that their hoarded paper wealth will not actually count for anything in an actual post-collapse world? You can't pay your private army in stock options if there's no market. Galt's Gulch is neither realistic nor defensible.

One last bump, almost at the goal. funds to help me keep on track while I'm on unpaid time off of the day job slinging freight so that I can properly recover before going back. Got some small numbers of orders that I'm working on, but it's slow going with the fatigue of all this. gofund.me/9c78f6ea0

I have friends who disagree with one another on the relative merits of coffee vs tea. We can all still be friends. Unlike Russell T. Davies, I do not have both trans friends and TERF friends. The analogous situation would be if my tea-loving friends wanted to convert or murder my coffee klatch.

This is kinda vibes-based, but the differences between OSR and "modern" TTRPGs just seems neither that wide nor deep to me. Modern: Rules. OSR: Rulings. Modern: Dice are guides. OSR: Dice decide. Modern: Stories drive events. OSR: Events drive stories. Modern: Have fun! OSR: Have fun!

"You're having fun wrong!" No, I'm having fun differently than you. We have differing opinions regarding our subjective appreciations for and interests in this subject. Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

Hasbro is going to make Dungeons and Dragons a live service. Paizo institutionally supports a website which contains all of their rules for free.

Oh right, where were we on fantasy games other than BigDragon? Fantasy AGE, Vaesen, Symbaroum, Dragonbane (SO good), Ars Magica, Chivalry & Sorcery, Fantasy HERO, Kobolds Ate My Baby!, Mazes, Tiny Dungeons, Forbidden Lands (hell yes hexcrawl!), Shadowdark, Broken Empires, Hackmaster, Rolemaster...

I knew there was another reason I was forgetting about to give Hasbro/WotC the bird: resisting unionization. I know, I know, "but shareholders," or whatever the hell nonsense. I could not care less about the shareholders. Don't give a flying fuck about executive bonuses. I'm with labor, always.

To hit this point especially, I'm an introverted GenXer with a mortgage and a spouse. I was excited about more games than I'd ever get to play before the TTRPG Renaissance. I'm not merely spoiled for choice; I have to make heartbreaking choices on what games to even try to devote my limited time.

Seconded.

Dammit. I hate when the pick-me turns out to be one you'd actually want to choose. This post is about content algorithms.

I swear, if Ladyhawke isn't one of the most Blue Rose-coded feature films, I don't know what is.

I don't personally know Elno, Grimma Wormbrain, Count Peter Dracula, or any of those people, but the public images they present make me despise them. If that makes me para-anti-social, so be it.

At this point, releasing UFO documents to distract from the Epstein files isn't going to work. Might as well bring out representatives of the four supposed alien species on live TV. Even that won't do it, but at least we could get on with that in the meantime.

Welcome to my new YouTube channel where each week, I publish a video in which I do nothing, make nothing, review nothing, and have no takes that are more than lukewarm at most. But first, a word from my sponsors, Squarespace and Zocdoc.

My favorite TTRPG classes: 1. Dad-bod Roman Empire Enthusiast 2. Social Justice Philosopher Monarch 3. Smurf LARPer 4. Radical Squadron Kat Fancier 5. Dog

Warning: This animation shows graphic violence, gore, blood, intestines, corpses everywhere, seriously this is the most gruesome animation in TV history. American parents: 🤷 Warning: And a half second of a female-identified nipple American parents: NOT ON MY WATCH SICKOS

If you're a writer, write "I waited" without saying it. Mine: I imagined myself as the rock on which I sat, and let time and weather roll on past.

Me: Huh, this cartoon is getting rave reviews. Maybe I should check it out. Cartoon creator: The theatrical premiere of our conclusion will be respectfully dedicated to the memory of Charlie Kirk as a champion of free speech. Me: (throws the whole thing into the bin) Where trash belongs.

Ingmar Bergman's "Porky's II: The Next Day"

Add to the list of things Elno proved he knows nothing about: * history * Greek poetry * filmmaking * beauty * truth

Me: Ok, let's get ready for your vet appointment. Cat: Sure Me: Get dressed Cat: I'm in tux and tail hah Me: Now into your carrier Cat: Say what? Monkey, I will draw several blood samples from you before I submit to that thing.

I was lucky to receive an advance copy of the Cortex Prime rulebook back when it first released. It is the most flexible toolbox TTRPG I've ever seen with multiple proven releases in its history. Cam having the helm means the game is past being under-utilized. Get in now, never a better time.

Go listen to some of the madness. The climb to 20k begins!