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I want to do a joke about reverse Batman’s origin story where he gave birth in Law Alley one fateful night but knowing comics I presume there’s already been a six-issue arc about it written by Frank Miller or some shit

I don't know whether it is the #1 Catherine O'Hara accomplishment but the fact that she invented a manner of speaking that no other person in human history has ever attempted for Schitts Creek and made it seem realistic that her character would talk that way felt like a comedy miracle to me

NYC TTRPG book club! a week from today! we're reading and discussing HEART: THE CITY BENEATH! come chat with us at @boshis.place!

Calling ALL TTRPGirls! Casting is now open for a heckin' great program of games to be LIVESTREAMED throughout March. Check out the from, get the low-down on the games, and sign up to celebrate all intersections of womanhood with European women and femmes. buff.ly/8UdRaWn

great piece packed with only-on-The-Verge lines • "There isn’t a lot of reliable information out there about how to buy a gas mask, especially for the specific purpose of living under state repression." • "3M does not provide product information on which filters are best for government repression"

I tried to write a manifesto. (All the cool kids are doing it.) Now I re-read it, I can see it's mostly swearing at imaginary enemies and this weird bit where I go after Denis Villeneuve. I don't think I'm a manifesto sort of guy

I talk at length about celestial laws, primaris space marines, Egyptian handbags, Arkham Horror, 3.5's Search mechanics, and reimagining Atlantis as a great and horrible machine that will kill you without a thought. Patrons get it a week early here: www.patreon.com/posts/gettin...

Ok, I could *really* do with a vague idea of how many people might be interested in this event, otherwise finding a suitable venue is a nonsense. I've set up a temporary event page here: ti.to/tabletop-unc... If you're conceptually interested, please click through and register your interest!

Before you post making fun of Greg Bovino for being short, remember: he won't see it. Not unless you hold him under the arms and pick him up to see the big computer

this is still the best thing ever posted on twitter

Just in case it needs saying, we are against fascism in general, and this bullshit specifically. standwithminnesota.com

once again the social media wretch chafes under the weight of our corporate yoke

We're looking for GenCon 2026 GMs! We won't be going ourselves, on account of the *fucking everything* right now. But if you're going, and fancy getting paid money to run multi-table games, please fill out this freelancer form. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Hey @taylorannnx.bsky.social great to see you’re getting work as The Priestess in the new 13th Age book. Hope the gods of light are forthcoming and cooperative

In which I talk at length about how games are made here in the RRD swamp, and the difficulties of making our next one be about pirates www.patreon.com/posts/148772...

"What's your favourite Beatles album, then?" "Tough one! I think I'd have to say... The Best of The Beatles"

Having a lovely time with Arkham Horror at the moment. Built an Alessandra Zorzi deck that lets me play like Bugs Bunny in a dress, real "Coo-ee boys!" shit. Last session I convinced a Deep One to go get a VP for us on a distant location because I asked him nicely

MADE FROM REAL DRILL *no extra drill needed

Talking to my cat: perfect boy. Handsomest boy. Gorgeous boy yes so resplendent and sleek! How’d you get so handsome? Gosh what a fellow you are! Talking about my cat: yeah this dumb piece of shit won’t stop puking on my coat

Thought the basic jet pack was a bit small #warmongers

This is why you can't afford RAM anymore

LEX ECCLESIASTICA: ADEPTA SORORITAS ROLEPLAYING IN THE 41st MILLENNIUM is now out for free! Using the Resistance system from Heart/Spire, step into the grimy boots of the Sisters of Battle and bring THE GOOD WORD to THE BAD PLANETS hipolita.itch.io/lex-ecclesia...

Alas, I have become what I most feared: ten draculas.

As briefly mentioned in yesterday's newsletter, I'm fiddling with the design for a lightweight TTRPG system. It's set me wondering – what are folks' favourite TTRPG systems, and what do you like most about them? Is it particular mechanics? Layout? Supporting elements? Setting? Something else?

Space Gits has rules for if your model is wearing headphones (or carrying a boombox) so this felt like a natural first member of my gang

reimagining lambs of tartary as something less immediately charming

Why are flamingos pink? A lot of people think it's caused by their diet, but in fact it's because all flamingos are girls

wow, I hadn't seen anything about the play before either, this is gonna be a hell of a ride

Strange Days was, indeed, strange. And I think I'd prefer to make it stranger and put it in a foreign language to smooth over the rough edges

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If you’re after something to distract you for the next few days, try this. A grid of 2025 things – all you need to do is put them into 45 categories of 45 things each. Rather restful. thomaswc.com/2025.html

Faintly scared of all the Nintendo princesses/princess analogues. Peach, Rosalina and Pauline because they’re glamorous and powerful and competent and Daisy because she looks like she’d set my pubes on fire while I was asleep as a joke

Slow start in the RRD swamp this year

I removed instagram a few weeks ago cos I was getting a bit habitual and unhealthy with it, and: crumbs if my phone isn’t boring now, that dork Zuckerberg can sure put together a good attention pipe

Working @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social is just like fuuuuuck i have psychotic posts due tomorrow.....shit need a surrealism by 5pm......uggghhhh my insane thoughts report for the meeting.....

Everything DIE for $15! That's: - The massive corebook - A map-based scenario about previous lovers (the "Ex-Crawl") - Couple's therapy as an explicit wargame - Ersatz Yu-Gi-Oh - 6 other scenarios ranging from upsetting to innovative to upsettingly innovative

Ever since I changed my phone’s wallpaper to be my own huge face, 1) I chuckle a little every time I unlock it and 2) I always know which phone is mine

I love the way violent movement is depicted in Everett True

Skill issue. Be gayer

We were singing on the last tube, about twelve of us who’d met drunk on the platform after Christmas parties. Unimpressed woman leans over to me and says: “Who sang that originally?” “Oh,” I say, “it was Frank Sinatra.” “Cool. Maybe you should let him handle it.”

Father-in-law got this in a cracker. What the merry hell is it do you reckon

I'm Sar and I do TTRPG illustration and comic work - you can check out a bunch of free comics on my site: sarcousins.co.uk and I'm also open for personal commissions, email me about your ideas!

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