You’re much closer to becoming disabled or homeless than you are to becoming rich and wealthy. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of. We need robust social supports & safety nets to ensure everyone is properly cared for.

Hobby time has really taken a hit this month, but I did manage to magnetize and base one of the smöl tanks. This is a set of treads and the short artillery barrel for the core set. My goal is to have 4 teams with 3 tanks each, and a 40cm square board to take to an upcoming game day.

Tired of this bullshit, anti-reason, fascist timeline.

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I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.

Here's your period reminder that "Luddite" does not mean "hates technology/progress". It means "hates how technology/progress benefit only the bosses while the workers get the shaft".

Do not underestimate the soft spoken, the kind, the gentle. It takes strength to be those things, sometimes more than you will ever know. If you look closely at someone who conducts themselves honorably, you will find something fierce inside.

Hodag does amazing art, at prices I can only describe as "ridiculously good." If you're in need of kickass black and white illustrations, consider dropping him a line.

God help me, but I've started reading actual, honest to God orbats* for the Peninsular Wars. Why? Simply because I want some idea of the number and size of 2mm scale troop blocks for these bases. (*Orders of Battle) www.napoleon-series.org/resources/th...

"what is their obsession with trans people even about" cuz trans people are the free-est motherfuckers on earth! they don't want the rest of y'all getting any ideas about having control over your own fucking destiny!!

Fucking incredible to lose to a sundowning racist gameshow host, one of the most humiliating political defeats in American history, and then put out a book like "no no no, you guys got it all wrong, I hate trans people too!"

Baccus — the premier 6mm miniature manufacturer — is having a sale. I _must_ keep reminding myself that the best way to save money is not to spend any.

If you happen to be canceling streaming services for whatever reason, maybe throw a few bucks to a creative's Patreon or Ko-fi. Many have monthly tiers starting as low as $1, which may not sound like much, but if they get enough sign-ups, it could be life-changing money for those living on the edge.

@maraviglia.bsky.social Since you seem to be familiar with Pendraken's 10mm miniatures range, I had a question. Do you think it would be possible to fit four 10mm scale infantry models on a 10mm square base? So, 5mm frontage per modelm How about a 15mm square base? Thanks.

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"I want a girl with a short skirt and a loooooong torso." Cake, when they come to Japan

Onto painting the first miniatures of my Epic Warpath Asterian Core box set from Mantic Games. I'm starting with the Marionettes, which I believe are their basic troop type. Citadel Aeldari Emerald for the body, Apothecary White for the weapons, and spots of Vallejo Game Color Hot Orange.

Went to his page and confirmed. #SavageWorlds is off the menu for me now. It sucks; #SWADE was fun and I loved messing around with it.

Rest In Piss Charlie KKKirk

The biggest reason my Bluesky presence has dropped off precipitously in the last few most is that checking the site feels like getting hit in the face with a firehose-strength stream of bad news. While I recognize it's important to stay informed simply don't have the spell slots to deal with it.

Let me guess. Bluesky mods suspended another Black/brown/queer account calling out fascism and/or white supremacy, rather than the fascist/white supremacist account. That about the gist of it?

Started assembling the Asterian Core box for Mantic Games' Epic Warpath. Each sprue (and there are 6x of them) makes 2x 30mm bases of Marionettes, 1x base of Phlogisters, 1x base of Cyphers, 1x base of Cypher Wardens, 2x Sky Razors, 1x Wraith, 1x Chroma/Chira vehicle, and 1x base of Command.

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Hey hey. We've been on hiatus for a bit, but we're back to streaming Upturned Table Weekly! Come hang out with Jeremy and I for half an hour as we talk TTRPG, boardgame, and wargame news Stream starts soon!

How many people's deaths does someone need to be responsible for before we feel relief at their death? Does it change if they didn't pull the trigger, they just gave the order? What about if their words inspired the murders? And if it's death by policy?

Entering the third day of a hyperfixation where I work on calculating the number of Napoleonic soldiers various sized 2/3mm infantry blocks represent and what size bases to mount them on so that the space each takes up is roughly equal to what it would be in real life.

Current thought: Why on earth do we refer to a nice thick ass as "cake"? I have never once seen cake bounce like that when dropped.

Fuck them all.

Don't know why I didn't realize this before. Of course "money" is the reason that the US won't do anything meaningful to stop school shootings. I should have figured that one out.

I played VANTAGE by Stonemaier Games yesterday. It's interesting. Basically a card and dice driven "choose your own adventure" experience. I enjoyed it. But while it DOES have win/lose conditions, think I'd consider it more of a toy than a game.

Solo journaling games can be challenging, so we sat down with Paul Czege to talk about his unique approach to these games. You can find more in his zine The Ink That Bleeds (available on our website) or on our blog. #journalinggame #journaling #roleplayinggames #ttrpg

It's been a while, but I'm back to more 2mm scale armies for the De Bellis Antiquitatus 3 historical wargame rules. The troop blocks for two more 100 BC-era armies arrived a few days ago; Early Germans (top) and Numidian & Early Moorish (bottom).

The interest I had in TRON: ARIES continues to disintegrate. At this rate, we're going to be in the negatives pretty fucking soon.

I've said it before, now I'm begging. Normalize knowing multiple systems again. If the system you're using isn't supporting your stories or playstyle, change it up. There's so many options out there. Expand your horizons.

Absolutely this. To modify or house rule a game — any game — before you've played it smacks of hubris.

This is very exciting to see! Making Star Crossed into a 1-player experience fun, and especially fun to play test. It's the part of the supplement I'm most proud of.

It's Friday! get yourself a comic! I have one for you!

For some of us who’ve been online a long time; do you ever think about the friends/people you knew a long time ago that just disappeared or maybe you hadn’t spoken to in a while to find they’re nowhere to be found? There’s so many people I catch myself wondering “hope they’re doing okay, I miss em”

It’s #FrostgraveFriday again … Let’s see your #Frostgrave adventures.

Hold the phone. I just remembered that I'd planned to use all those tan #LEGO pieces to make a company of desert-themed ST-08 Fat Snakes. (I like it more than the CHUB frame.) The ones in this photo were built back in 2014. I was building #MF0 frames at a breakneck pace back then...

Your reminder that Glaze and Nightshade are free standalone apps you can use to protect art or 3d renders you post online from style mimicry. If you got a RTX 2060 or beefier, Glaze takes a couple minutes on a roughly 1-2k image. With Nightshade you're looking at least 30min

Can't find a single thing wrong with this...

A trio of ST-07 CHUBs for Mobile Frame Zero: Rapid Attack. It's been almost seven years since I built frames for #MF0, but my kid busted out the #LEGO over the weekend so I threw these three together.

*Incredulous voice* "...is it Warhammer...?"

Seeing that Jared Leto is in it, I have absolutely ZERO interest in TRON: ARIES. 👎🏻 youtu.be/9S6Kx_DzQbA?...

The way the sky looks tonight, I wouldn't be surprised to see a tentacle-filled tear in the fabric of reality appear.

Damn, the animation here is fantastic.

#TTRPG AP Streamers! I'm curious. Say someone approached you to play a 4-hour, 4+ player, one-shot session of their RPG on your channel. How much would you charge, and about how big is your audience?

Well then. A 4:1 water to paint mix does NOT work like a wash, so we're doing the artillery gun for this SMÖL TANK the hard way — layering. This is Vallejo Game Color Cold Gray over Charcoal. The lack of blending makes it look cartoonish, but I think that's okay here.