You see, that "innocuous little encounter-marked map dot" was the Fovoham Windflats. And while I'd remembered almost all the other battles thus far (and that the Chapter's end at Fort Zeakden was fast approaching), there was *one* teensy battle I'd forgotten about... #FFTactics

Now, you should know I’ve gone into this playthrough “unspoiled”—no guides, no YouTube vids, no streams, etc… And while I *did* play the heck out of it back on PS1, and *do* have a good memory for that kind of thing, there are, inevitably, gaps. FOR EXAMPLE: #FFTactics

Okay, finally in decent headspace and energy level to talk #FFTactics again. Only progressed a little since last time—I had left off after the second Milleuda fight.

"Abolish ICE" is the moderate position. "Try everyone involved in ICE for crimes against humanity" is the progressive one.

Just dropped a grocery bag containing the following: White Pepper Dry-Roasted Peanuts Minced Garlic Rice Vinegar Tomato Sauce and Thai Fish Sauce Guess which one shattered on impact? (Hint: It was the fish sauce) My kitchen smells *delightful* 🤢

This. 🧵 Echoes some thoughts I’d had knocking around in my head, but more eloquently put together than I could have managed. (I’m both proud and amused to have drawn the same parallel to the ‘haggling’ line from the apocryphal Churchill story 😆)

He's going to do it. It's just a question of how many atrocities we let him get away with before it happens. How many lives is it worth to deny him an "excuse"?

Given the timing, we consider this to be targeted harassment as punishment for exercising our First Amendment rights. We're still handing out free whistles. And we just got in hundreds of new yard signs. Keep resisting, Minnesota. We love you.

Oh man! Given that the pic is inside the titular ‘glass onion’ on the roof of the mansion, I *really* should’ve gone with “Avengers: DOME-sday!” Shameful pun miss!

yeah i'll vote for gavin newsom under extreme circumstances. like say we're on a life raft and need to decide who to eat first. or our plane crashes in the andes and we're figuring out who to barbecue for dinner. or if we're wagon-bound and stranded in a frozen pass over the sierra nevada mountains,

"Call me Sir Mix-Mael"

Random Thought: Good line for a #pathfinder2e Demoralize check "Pray to your god so I'll know who's next!!!"

Myludia Purplescale, Vesk Operative, believes in a diverse loadout. (She also carries a Talon). My fondest dream is for her to do the ‘extended disarming’ trope in a scenario. Soon as she can afford it, she’s swapping the Plasma Caster for a Reality Ripper. #Starfinder

GM of my #Starfinder Society game Tuesday: “Next up is one of these lovely ladies”. Me, singing: “Lovely ladies, coming to the camp / catch ‘em in the sticky trap and blind ‘em with the lamp! Lovely ladies, want to make us dead / Aim and Boost and take the shot and snipe ‘em in the head!” #LesMis

This medication may cause bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse; if they assail you, impale you, with monster truck force, discontinue use and contact your doctor immediately. #CAKE #TheDistance

Absolute legend.

Yes, this is obviously a terrible idea, for multiple reasons; but that’s the whole point. It’s not *supposed* to help; it’s supposed to appease idiot normies and liberals/“centrists”, without angering the regime by threatening actual inconvenience (and in fact offering them some sneaky new tactics).

GMs—if you and your group are down for a spooky, mysterious good time… GET THIS. It’s INCREDIBLE. Easily in my top five APs I’ve ever read/run/played—and that’s a *long* list! #Paizo #Pathfinder #SeasonOfGhosts #AdventurePath

After reading this I just stared at it, blinking, for a couple seconds, in awe.

Holy shit, the aura coming from this pic is incredible! 😲🤩👑💖🏳️‍⚧️💖🏳️‍⚧️💖🏳️‍⚧️💖🏳️‍⚧️ Adversor et admorsus ✊️ 🔥 #ResistAndBite #TransRightsAreHumanRights #LGBTQIA2 #NoMoreKings

Things are grim right now but as a reminder of who we are and why we fight, this is the US Women’s figuring skating champion.

The Democrats are not coming to save us.

Do you know how frickin pissed off you have to make Minnesotans for them to not only NOT help you, but HECKLE you?

Oh good, it's not just me.

excuse me sorry to interrupt but did i just overhear jonathan edward ross, 43, of carver county & working at the st. paul ICE field office being identified as who murdered renee nicole good yesterday?

They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time. Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief. Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time. Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.

Anyway, rant over. If you wonder why I didn't get around to calling out some obviously deserving target or other, the most likely example is that I would have, but simply ran out of fucks to give. And with that, I'm heading to bed. Catch ya all later.

And finally... FUCK calls for 'restraint' and 'decorum' and 'not giving them an excuse'. Excuse for WHAT?! FEDERAL TROOPS are ALREADY in our cities, ABDUCTING and MURDERING CIVILIANS! At what point exactly ARE we supposed to stand up for ourselves? When they come for the white male politicians?!

Thought I was done? Fuck the politicians. The ones who created DHS and ICE. The ones who could've shuttered them, but didn't. The open supporters of these fascists. The ones who feign opposition, but won't act because they think they'll eventually get a turn with the fascism. (They won't)

Fuck ICE. Fuck the thugs carrying out the abductions and murders. Fuck the cowardly officers ordering them from behind their desks. And fuck the administrators, paper-pushers, and support staff who think their hands are any less bloodstained. None of them should see the outside of a cell again.

Me tonight: "Hey, I finally have time to hop on BSky! I can update my #FFTactics progress, but first let's see what's goi... oh. Oh no. God FUCKING dammit." Very much not in the headspace for a gaming recap (or much other frivolity) on here at the moment. Will return when things suck less.

Had forgotten how frequently the shops update their inventory early on. Hope all the cash-grinding I'm doing to keep everyone's gear maximally up-to-date (usually with spares) isn't overleveling me. #FFTactics

Next challenge came with the two Milleuda fights--but not because they were hard. Rather, because the new translation made her so sympathetic, I could hardly bring myself to fight her at all. Eventually settled for minimum bloodshed, sparing all her allies. #FFTactics

My #FFTactics play continues--stalled a bit at Sand Rat's Sietch, trying to win quickly so Ramza wouldn't scold me (and to net the Brave bonus!). Finally brought three Black Mages (incl Ramza) and a Knight, won *just* after Delita's second turn, was sure I had it...

Psst! Generative AI is slop. Pass it on.

Another one where I have to stress that *literally* no exaggeration whatsoever is involved. You can play an actual spoon. You can play a Super Sentai hero. Not in a “if you stretch the definitions, and kind of squint at it funny” sense. You’re like, a living spoon. #Pathfinder

This is incredible!

orcas have the chance to do the funniest thing

Stunningly well-put.

“Maybe that bill will hurt some people…but that’s part of liberal democracy.” Well, that sounds like a pretty major FUCKING flaw with ‘liberal democracy,’ then! Smug asshole thinks it’s fine if our institutions hurt people, long as HE’S not the one on the chopping block. Adversor et admorsus 🏳️‍⚧️

I can see a couple other reasons for doing this: First, to simplify compatibility—though a unit still has two “Good” signs (four months apart), two “Bad” signs (plus/minus three months), and the “Best human, Bad monster” sign six months opposite. The Best/Worst thing was the easiest part. #FFTactics

(To clarify, I take no issue with monster romance—I’m quite eager to get my mitts on #Paizo ‘s #Pathfinder #MonsterMatch card game, for instance. My objection is to a game being okay with monster romance, but not with same-sex human attraction.) #FFTactics

Well, seems Steal Heart still won’t work on same-gender units, which doesn’t affect my gameplay (I’ve always favored women for my generic thieves), but is *severely* disappointing from a values perspective, especially since, again, romancing MONSTERS is apparently perfectly acceptable. #FFTactics

We were in first place in this film award voting. A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours. Now it's personal. Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS. Reshare? VOTE! www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...

Hey. Brakka’s good people. She’s got her own MA fund going, clearly could stand to make more progress—and yet is constantly sharing other people’s MAs as well. Let’s help her get this funded. Please? If you can’t afford to give, no shame, but Sharing is free. #MutualAid

"And I never say no." That... That's horrifying. Like, holy fuck, the person or persons who programmed these simulacrums need to be on a watchlist of some kind. This NEEDS to be regulated, full stop. Its potential for abuse & damage has already been demonstrated, it needs to be curtailed. #NoAI

Sweet! Noe gets to stick around and be the spoony Bard, I guess. BUT, I can Charm the pants (and Weapons, Armor, Shields and Accessories) off the ladies and gents alike, and give EVERYONE Hair Ornaments and Perfumes. Pretty Princess Orlandeu… a weapon to surpass Metal Gear. #FFTactics

Wondered about this before… did they ditch all the gender-coded mechanics? That last Compatibility type used to be “Best if opposite gender, Worst if same”, and same-gender targets (but not monsters!) used to be immune to Steal Heart. Do I not need my token dude to be a Bard? #FFTactics