(Inb4 yes, I understand that fighting said corruption is a priority, and believe in continuing to fight it. I also stand by finding joy in small things, hence my wordy set-up to what amounts to a 30-year-old meme)

Yes, the world is on fire. Chaos and corruption reign. But I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that joy is an act of rebellion. So with that in mind I invite you to not dwell on the horrors of the world today. No, we mustn’t dwell. Not today. We can’t! Not on Rex Manning Day!

There’s a big difference between “laughing with” and “laughing at.” I’m glad those players found the humor in it, and if you like, I don’t begrudge your enjoyment of it. All I know is that if I were sitting at that table, I would’ve been pissed with how that game was presented to me.

I still don’t like Dimension 20: On a Bus, for all the reasons I didn’t like it before. Hell, Brennan addresses the reasons it feels disrespectful *in the episode*, and tries to get something authentic out of Katie, and we get it for a second, but then it’s right back into the bit.

X-Men had always had religious extremists as villains, and I get why; it’s an stand-in for WBC & those like it, as X-Men is used as an allegory for queer folks. But shouldn’t there also be a different sect that see mutant abilities as miraculous, and a sign of the Second Coming?

Ah, there’s the Con Drop. I as wondering when that was gonna hit me this time.

They really missed a trick by not styling it as tra Ve ller

It might feel good, it might sound a little somethin’ But fuck the game if it ain’t sayin’ nothin’. —Chuck D

Back to the day job today. It’s funny how I spent my weekend little more than a block from where I’m standing, but for the difference in culture, feeling, and experience, I may as well have been on Mars.

Play tested Alphabet Alchemy this weekend. Group loved it, and got some great feedback about some tweaks. Spoke to someone who seemed interested in helping it get made. Spoke to someone else who was interested I potentially publishing it (pending a rough draft). Is… is this happening?

The capitalist ghouls who refer to what was once art as "IP" and "content" want nothing more than for you to convert from Producer to Consumer. Producers are competition. Consumers are profit.

My colleagues at @thepocketdragonpub.bsky.social are hosting another Power Word Unity event at PAX East! If you’re looking to socialize and network with other BIPOC folks in the TTRPG and Actual Play spaces, this is the event to be at! partiful.com/e/vnjUHQIdG1... #paxeast #paxeast2026 #ttrpg

“Be aware of your surroundings. Look at this neighborhood on screen. Are you going to park your nice car here?” Okay, fuckwit, I get it, you don’t live in the same neighborhood as me.

Attending a training module “Workplace Violence Preparedness.” Speaker: “Thank you for attending this training on how to prevent violence in the workplace” Me: “Prevent? Aw, man…”

Workplace Violence Preparedness Training? That feels a little silly. I’m always prepared to perform violence in the workplace.

My first game is up on my itch page. It’s a one-pager about trying to escape from your workplace after realizing it’s been taken over by *something.* It’s They Live meets Office Space. If it hits 50 downloads by Noon EDT on Tuesday, I will cosplay Nate from Baby Steps at PAX East this year.

This is the exact mindset of companies that command an oppressive majority (“but it’s not a monopoly lol”) of their industry. WotC, WWE, Adobe, the list goes on. They all have a vested interest in stifling any competition for fear of being innovated out of their position of power.

It’s not gonna be all at once, it’s gonna take some time. And I have a few decks I’d like one last game with. I might even keep 2 or 3 to play casually. But I’m more interested in sharing my games with the world than perpetuating this chase.

I started selling my Magic collection. Initially, it was to earn some $ for PAX, but I got thinking about what else would be worth selling these cards for. Charlotte. Vixie. My future. My game is part of my future. I’m gonna sell the rest of my cards, and fund Alphabet Alchemy with the proceeds.

Just walked by a conference room with a meeting labeled “TMO.” The room appeared to be empty. And I have played way too much League Of Legends to trust it.

I wonder if people who play Shrine decks in MtG realize that they are the real-life equivalent of that Tim Robinson “pay it forward” bit. I get it, you’re making 55 monks, 55 spirits, 55 counters, drawing 55 cards, milling 55 cards, tapping 55 creatures, killing 55 creatures, making 100 mana…

Dear WotC, I have to thank you for the TMNT set. Not because it’s good, or because it’s reignited my love for MtG. But by making such deep cuts as Pizzaface, The Mighty Mutanimals, and Ace Duck, I have a mighty need to play TMNT & Other Strangeness. Which you don’t own. Anyway, thanks again.

In a just world, we would have a movie or TV series of Booster Gold & Blue Beetle starring Bruce Campbell and Ted Raimi.

When did your obsession with hot toxic women begin?

I guess we know what DJ Khaled’s favorite game of the show will be

In the grand tradition of being inundated with promotional emails ahead PAX East, a dev has invited me to come try a game that plays itself. Pretty sure I don’t have to play that game. And not in a dismissive “beneath me” way, but if it’s already being played, do I have to play it?

The biggest difference between that and irl is computers, worse clothes, the rich don’t house us, and an even more slavish worship of the wealthy upper class in many sectors.

Being introduced to Bridgerton as a corporate henchman is a trip. Like I have the same orders as the servants; only speak when spoken to, make sure to use every labored professionalism possible when you do, can’t socialize with those above your class, and be grateful for the opportunity.

Inspired by my favorite TV show of all time, Mystery Science Theater 3000, I hereby declare that my content will no longer explain jokes. If you find my content funny or relatable, congrats. If you don’t, Google is free and Wikipedia exists. Look it up.

I’m tired of popularity being the only metric of validity. That something only matters if enough people like it, or even worse, if it makes enough money. We should be celebrating creators, as long as they aren’t hurting anyone, for their efforts in trying to change their own worlds if nothing else.

We'll be giving you a double helping of piping hot @zoupmachine.bsky.social led episodes on March 23rd! Enjoy one shots of Good Soup by @goosepoopgames.com and 16 Mice Make Soup by @rosielav.bsky.social with ALL STAR casts!

Finding out that Bruce Campbell has been diagnosed with a “treatable, but not curable” cancer may have been the straw that broke this camel’s back.

Maybe some of the unending sadness you feel has to do with the fact that billionaire nonces have been starving & blowing up children every day for the last 3 years and no one with power is doing anything to stop them. Maybe, if you help build a force that will do something, that sadness will end.

Wrestling fans are the worst part about wrestling. After feeling very meh about it at large this weekend, it did my heart a lot of good to see the support for Danhausen’s WWE debut from the his indie colleagues. I have my issues with WWE, but Danhausen has earned this paycheck. Keep it up 😈🦷🤼.

I would give any amount of money to prove that James, Tim, and Billy Gunn were all directly related.

The thought of a Honey Heist movie just hopped into my brain. It would be a delight.

I’ve been seeing a lot of Tom Noonan tributes over the last few days, but none of them mention this absolute masterpiece. Rest well, sir. May you surf the meat waves with abandon. #tomnoonan #rip #theyremadeoutofmeat

Ben Folds’ “Fired” might be a perfect song.

How about MJF’s entrance? “🎵Fu-uck ICE, Fu-uck ICE, Fu-uck ICE, Fuck ICE and Trump!🎵”

Wrestling has a long tradition of up-and-coming wrestling making guest spots as security guards. Why has there never been a stable of security guards fed up with taking wrestlers’ abuse and fighting back? Somebody get on this. TNA, you guys need new stories. This one’s a freebie, hire me for more.

Watching the death of thought with ai in realtime at work, as a guy continually prompts a model until it changes a single word in a paragraph, instead of just.. y'know, writing that word himself

Watching people use ChatGPT in public feels like environmental storytelling for a sci-fi horror movie. Like seeing extras drinking a new soda that will be revealed to contain a zombie virus at the end of Act 1.

I’m trying to imagine what a collaboration between The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle and Ben Folds would sound like. Not sure I’m emotionally equipped for that level of “Depressed Dad”-core.

Not gonna lie, I wasn’t super into the idea of Blades ‘68. Then I saw this, and I am so ready for it. Let’s go.

I think my creativity is broken. I need a new thing.

I hear WotC when they say “We have a magic school at home,” but Hasbro is big, powerful, and rich. Wizards, if you want to stand on principle, when Hasbro comes to tell you to make HP cards, do the right thing; leave. Reclaim WotC’s independence. Hasbro needs you more than you need them.

Whenever asked “what UB set would make you give up MtG?” I have always had an easy answer; “Harry Potter.” And now, it appears that Hasbro is teaming with Warner Bros to make new HP stuff. I wasn’t bluffing, WotC. The day you announce an HP UB is the day I sell my collection and never look back

“Keep politics out of my RPGs! Let’s just play Dungeons (buildings built by political powers to imprison criminals and dissenters) and Dragons (mythological creatures known for hoarding wealth and frequently used as metaphor for tyranny)!”

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