Arek Schneyer
@arekschneyer.bsky.social
Writer, Dungeon Master, Gamer, and avid Sci-Fi and Fantasy reader. Cat lover, sword owner, and riddled with ADHD.
He/Him.
He/Him.
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Lol at the folks online acting like people moving on from D&D is some sort of unprecedented cultural shift, as opposed to the absolutely most predictable thing that could possibly happen. It has happened to every generation of D&D players since 1974.
March 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Lol at the folks online acting like people moving on from D&D is some sort of unprecedented cultural shift, as opposed to the absolutely most predictable thing that could possibly happen. It has happened to every generation of D&D players since 1974.
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We are barreling toward a full blown constitutional crisis.
Trump's announcement that he's ending thousands of aid contracts FUNDED BY CONGRESS is unconstitutional and illegal - and horrible for our security.
1/ A quick🧵on what's going on.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump's announcement that he's ending thousands of aid contracts FUNDED BY CONGRESS is unconstitutional and illegal - and horrible for our security.
1/ A quick🧵on what's going on.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump administration says it's cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts
The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked a judge’s order giving the Trump administration a midnight deadline to release billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid.
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We are barreling toward a full blown constitutional crisis.
Trump's announcement that he's ending thousands of aid contracts FUNDED BY CONGRESS is unconstitutional and illegal - and horrible for our security.
1/ A quick🧵on what's going on.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump's announcement that he's ending thousands of aid contracts FUNDED BY CONGRESS is unconstitutional and illegal - and horrible for our security.
1/ A quick🧵on what's going on.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Stick with whole jefferson madison hamilton thing? Or shall we ditch it all for this guy?
The "america needs to get over its dictator-phobia," monarchist, "black people were better off under slavery" defining intellectual of the Trump movement has his NYT moment:
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/m...
The "america needs to get over its dictator-phobia," monarchist, "black people were better off under slavery" defining intellectual of the Trump movement has his NYT moment:
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/m...
‘The Interview’: Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy is Done
The once-fringe writer has long argued for an American monarchy. His ideas have found an audience in the incoming administration and Silicon Valley.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Stick with whole jefferson madison hamilton thing? Or shall we ditch it all for this guy?
The "america needs to get over its dictator-phobia," monarchist, "black people were better off under slavery" defining intellectual of the Trump movement has his NYT moment:
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/m...
The "america needs to get over its dictator-phobia," monarchist, "black people were better off under slavery" defining intellectual of the Trump movement has his NYT moment:
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/m...
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Having run dozens of introductory demos of @hellomcdm.bsky.social's Draw Steel, I've thrown together a mini guide for how you can do it for your own friends. Even comes with six premade characters and an encounter for you.
championendeavors.com/getting-frie...
championendeavors.com/getting-frie...
Getting Friends to Draw Steel
A tutorial walking you through introducing new players to Draw Steel. Including a download with the resulting "adventure" and six premade characters
championendeavors.com
January 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Having run dozens of introductory demos of @hellomcdm.bsky.social's Draw Steel, I've thrown together a mini guide for how you can do it for your own friends. Even comes with six premade characters and an encounter for you.
championendeavors.com/getting-frie...
championendeavors.com/getting-frie...
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Here is my painted version of Zor'yal Lifeswallower from Kingdoms & Warfare by @hellomcdm.bsky.social, sculpted by the folks at @trenchworx.bsky.social
I painted it using the art as a guide for colors, and I'm pretty happy how this happy little horror turned out.
#miniaturepainting
I painted it using the art as a guide for colors, and I'm pretty happy how this happy little horror turned out.
#miniaturepainting
January 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Here is my painted version of Zor'yal Lifeswallower from Kingdoms & Warfare by @hellomcdm.bsky.social, sculpted by the folks at @trenchworx.bsky.social
I painted it using the art as a guide for colors, and I'm pretty happy how this happy little horror turned out.
#miniaturepainting
I painted it using the art as a guide for colors, and I'm pretty happy how this happy little horror turned out.
#miniaturepainting
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We gotta reject “Well, RFK jr. is right about some things” and accept “if we don’t confront the real problems with our systems, it becomes much easier for con artists like this guy to manipulate people.”
January 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We gotta reject “Well, RFK jr. is right about some things” and accept “if we don’t confront the real problems with our systems, it becomes much easier for con artists like this guy to manipulate people.”
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Draw Steel is great because you can randomly open your notebook three months later to see "Forbidden Lore" scrawled at the top of a page and get really intrigued for a moment.
January 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Draw Steel is great because you can randomly open your notebook three months later to see "Forbidden Lore" scrawled at the top of a page and get really intrigued for a moment.
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PSA for newbies:
Please include ALT text on your images.
This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people.
Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.
Also, please share this skeet, rather than liking it, to ensure the message gets delivered.
Thanks!
Please include ALT text on your images.
This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people.
Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.
Also, please share this skeet, rather than liking it, to ensure the message gets delivered.
Thanks!
November 16, 2024 at 12:18 PM
PSA for newbies:
Please include ALT text on your images.
This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people.
Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.
Also, please share this skeet, rather than liking it, to ensure the message gets delivered.
Thanks!
Please include ALT text on your images.
This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people.
Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.
Also, please share this skeet, rather than liking it, to ensure the message gets delivered.
Thanks!
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Lots of new followers. I don't really post here about anything interesting, but here's some dope Grace Cheung art for DRAW STEEL! The forthcoming RPG from MCDM.
This is the illustration for the Devil ancestry. First option in the book!
This is the illustration for the Devil ancestry. First option in the book!
November 13, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Lots of new followers. I don't really post here about anything interesting, but here's some dope Grace Cheung art for DRAW STEEL! The forthcoming RPG from MCDM.
This is the illustration for the Devil ancestry. First option in the book!
This is the illustration for the Devil ancestry. First option in the book!
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"I talked to a guy at my game store and his WotC rep said 4th Edition D&D was going to be a CCG."
November 17, 2024 at 10:34 PM
"I talked to a guy at my game store and his WotC rep said 4th Edition D&D was going to be a CCG."
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They stoked hatred and prejudice to score political points and show they were “doing something” in response to the attack.
I see the same thing happening today with the trans community. They are politically vulnerable and the subject of attack ads and bullying. It is shameful and wrong. /2
I see the same thing happening today with the trans community. They are politically vulnerable and the subject of attack ads and bullying. It is shameful and wrong. /2
November 17, 2024 at 6:20 PM
They stoked hatred and prejudice to score political points and show they were “doing something” in response to the attack.
I see the same thing happening today with the trans community. They are politically vulnerable and the subject of attack ads and bullying. It is shameful and wrong. /2
I see the same thing happening today with the trans community. They are politically vulnerable and the subject of attack ads and bullying. It is shameful and wrong. /2
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I would like to speak up today for the trans community.
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
November 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM
I would like to speak up today for the trans community.
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
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Breaking News: President Biden authorized the first use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia, U.S. officials said. His decision is a major change in U.S. policy.
Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles
With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of Russia.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Breaking News: President Biden authorized the first use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia, U.S. officials said. His decision is a major change in U.S. policy.
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FOLLOW if you're ready to ignore the poem so we can WIN THIS IN 2026!!!
November 17, 2024 at 2:39 PM
FOLLOW if you're ready to ignore the poem so we can WIN THIS IN 2026!!!
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Even for those of us who make a STUDY of understanding and organizing against Nazis don't need or want to be submerged in Nazi social media soup all the time.
When far right extremists are in the mix with the rest of us, they don't help us to understand their motivations. They just lie, lie, lie.
When far right extremists are in the mix with the rest of us, they don't help us to understand their motivations. They just lie, lie, lie.
I do not want to see Nazis or spend time trying to understand the motivations of Nazis and if that means that I am part of an “echo chamber” sign me up
also nobody calling it that has ever spent five minutes trying to get leftists to agree on anything
also nobody calling it that has ever spent five minutes trying to get leftists to agree on anything
It’s so funny and noticeable how only left leaning spaces get called “echo chambers.” Only left wing people get told we need to learn to see other people’s perspectives and understand their motivations. Do conservatives want to be understood, or do they want to dominate conversations?
October 19, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Even for those of us who make a STUDY of understanding and organizing against Nazis don't need or want to be submerged in Nazi social media soup all the time.
When far right extremists are in the mix with the rest of us, they don't help us to understand their motivations. They just lie, lie, lie.
When far right extremists are in the mix with the rest of us, they don't help us to understand their motivations. They just lie, lie, lie.
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In the week following the debate the New York Times ran 192 stories about Biden's performance and six about Project 2025. x.com/Will_Bunch/s...
July 6, 2024 at 2:20 PM
In the week following the debate the New York Times ran 192 stories about Biden's performance and six about Project 2025. x.com/Will_Bunch/s...
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There's a Reddit thread about BG3 hot takes, And I'm surprised and delighted to see so many people who hate Asterion.
It's exactly what I've been trying to explain to people. If you make something that people fall in love with? You have made something that many people will hate just as strongly.
It's exactly what I've been trying to explain to people. If you make something that people fall in love with? You have made something that many people will hate just as strongly.
June 17, 2024 at 3:04 AM
There's a Reddit thread about BG3 hot takes, And I'm surprised and delighted to see so many people who hate Asterion.
It's exactly what I've been trying to explain to people. If you make something that people fall in love with? You have made something that many people will hate just as strongly.
It's exactly what I've been trying to explain to people. If you make something that people fall in love with? You have made something that many people will hate just as strongly.
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I wrote about one of my favorite Star Trek characters (@jerilryan.bsky.social's Seven of Nine) and the trauma (and gifts) of immigration.
Thanks to @uncannymagazine.bsky.social for offering me space to write this!
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/seve...
Thanks to @uncannymagazine.bsky.social for offering me space to write this!
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/seve...
Seven of Nine Is a Third-Culture Kid - Uncanny Magazine
Content Note: Racism Seven of Nine is a third-culture kid. Those of us who leave one country for another at an early age recognize the beats: You’re one person, a whole, unconflicted person with a w...
www.uncannymagazine.com
June 5, 2024 at 10:04 PM
I wrote about one of my favorite Star Trek characters (@jerilryan.bsky.social's Seven of Nine) and the trauma (and gifts) of immigration.
Thanks to @uncannymagazine.bsky.social for offering me space to write this!
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/seve...
Thanks to @uncannymagazine.bsky.social for offering me space to write this!
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/seve...
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Every time I read articles about extremely wealthy people/companies engaging in unethical behavior to become even more wealthy, I think about this excerpt from the book the psychology of money.
The endless quest for more is so damaging, especially when pursed by those who already have enough.
The endless quest for more is so damaging, especially when pursed by those who already have enough.
June 2, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Every time I read articles about extremely wealthy people/companies engaging in unethical behavior to become even more wealthy, I think about this excerpt from the book the psychology of money.
The endless quest for more is so damaging, especially when pursed by those who already have enough.
The endless quest for more is so damaging, especially when pursed by those who already have enough.
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Hey SFF community, can we help boost this small press doing big things like publishing bold new work and translating/publishing a story by Ihor Mysiak, who was killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
[I know you already do a lot, @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com but a share from you will help]
[I know you already do a lot, @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com but a share from you will help]
Morning status: Day 69. 45%. Please help rally, time is moving quickly on this and I'm so tired. www.gofundme.com/f/a-small-pr... #SFF #SmallPress #SupportSmallPresses #SupportBoldIndies -E.
A Small Press - A Big Boost, organized by Atthis Arts
Hello, we are the small press Atthis Arts out of Detroit, Michigan.
TL;DR ~ Emily here. I … Atthis Arts needs your support for A Small Press - A Big Boost
www.gofundme.com
June 5, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Hey SFF community, can we help boost this small press doing big things like publishing bold new work and translating/publishing a story by Ihor Mysiak, who was killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
[I know you already do a lot, @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com but a share from you will help]
[I know you already do a lot, @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com but a share from you will help]
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A federal judge's reluctance to rule decisively even on minor matters has allowed Donald Trump’s criminal trial on illegally retaining classified material to become bogged down in unresolved issues.
Emerging Portrait of Judge in Trump Documents Case: Prepared, Prickly and Slow
Judge Aileen Cannon’s handling of court hearings offers insights into how the case accusing Donald Trump of illegally retaining classified material has become bogged down in unresolved issues.
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2024 at 7:34 PM
A federal judge's reluctance to rule decisively even on minor matters has allowed Donald Trump’s criminal trial on illegally retaining classified material to become bogged down in unresolved issues.
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As someone who is terminally online it brings me no joy to report the truth that showing up to a public meeting, calling an elected representative, writing a public comment for a regulation, and voting has more positive impact than 92,000 posts.
May 26, 2024 at 1:38 PM
As someone who is terminally online it brings me no joy to report the truth that showing up to a public meeting, calling an elected representative, writing a public comment for a regulation, and voting has more positive impact than 92,000 posts.
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In a small English village, a group of residents has unearthed the remains of a long-lost palace that had been home to Henry VIII’s grandmother. Historians from the University of York have verified their findings.
Amateur Historians Heard Tales of a Lost Tudor Palace. Then, They Dug It Up.
In a small English village, a group of dedicated locals has unearthed the remains of a long-vanished palace that had been home to Henry VIII’s grandmother.
www.nytimes.com
May 26, 2024 at 10:33 PM
In a small English village, a group of residents has unearthed the remains of a long-lost palace that had been home to Henry VIII’s grandmother. Historians from the University of York have verified their findings.
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Returning by popular demand: Ducks!
May 26, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Returning by popular demand: Ducks!