Daniel Clark
@danlovatclark.bsky.social
Writer and game dev. Former: Fantasy Flight Games. Available for Freelance. He/him.
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Excited to share that the complete set of stories and audio of the Tales of the Unicorn Clan I narrated is now available to download! Please check them out and enjoy! 🌸 www.legendofthefiverings.com/the-collecte...
The collected Tales of the Unicorn Clan and L5R is available to download now
The collected Tales of the Unicorn Clan is available to download now free at DriveThruFiction.com.
www.legendofthefiverings.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Excited to share that the complete set of stories and audio of the Tales of the Unicorn Clan I narrated is now available to download! Please check them out and enjoy! 🌸 www.legendofthefiverings.com/the-collecte...
Catching up on Crowd Control on Dropout and saw a game I worked on mentioned as bringing together a married couple! (And breaking up a different married couple.) What power games can have, to be dunked on mercilessly by talented comics years later.
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Catching up on Crowd Control on Dropout and saw a game I worked on mentioned as bringing together a married couple! (And breaking up a different married couple.) What power games can have, to be dunked on mercilessly by talented comics years later.
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Remember when Howard Dean said "yeah" weird and it ended his primary campaign. Just thinking about this for no reason.
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Remember when Howard Dean said "yeah" weird and it ended his primary campaign. Just thinking about this for no reason.
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We are excited to bring you the complete Tales of Unicorn Clan with stories from @jmreynolds.bsky.social, @ohnospooky.bsky.social, @evandicken.bsky.social and @danlovatclark.bsky.social.
Download the complete series to read or listen to now:
www.legendofthefiverings.com/the-collecte...
Download the complete series to read or listen to now:
www.legendofthefiverings.com/the-collecte...
The collected Tales of the Unicorn Clan and L5R is available to download now
The collected Tales of the Unicorn Clan is available to download now free at DriveThruFiction.com.
www.legendofthefiverings.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We are excited to bring you the complete Tales of Unicorn Clan with stories from @jmreynolds.bsky.social, @ohnospooky.bsky.social, @evandicken.bsky.social and @danlovatclark.bsky.social.
Download the complete series to read or listen to now:
www.legendofthefiverings.com/the-collecte...
Download the complete series to read or listen to now:
www.legendofthefiverings.com/the-collecte...
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THINGS THAT ARE MANLY: Loving animals.
The bond between a man and his dog, or a man and his horse, is an iconic image in the myth of the man. I contend that a loving and respectful relationship with all animals, and indeed all of nature, is peak manliness.
The bond between a man and his dog, or a man and his horse, is an iconic image in the myth of the man. I contend that a loving and respectful relationship with all animals, and indeed all of nature, is peak manliness.
February 4, 2025 at 3:57 AM
THINGS THAT ARE MANLY: Loving animals.
The bond between a man and his dog, or a man and his horse, is an iconic image in the myth of the man. I contend that a loving and respectful relationship with all animals, and indeed all of nature, is peak manliness.
The bond between a man and his dog, or a man and his horse, is an iconic image in the myth of the man. I contend that a loving and respectful relationship with all animals, and indeed all of nature, is peak manliness.
THINGS THAT ARE MANLY: Intelligence.
This one is a little fraught for me, because I'm still carrying "jock vs. nerd" trauma from school. But popular conceptions of manhood clearly celebrate the visionary, the scholar, the inventor. Part of this is just lionization of excellence.
This one is a little fraught for me, because I'm still carrying "jock vs. nerd" trauma from school. But popular conceptions of manhood clearly celebrate the visionary, the scholar, the inventor. Part of this is just lionization of excellence.
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
THINGS THAT ARE MANLY: Intelligence.
This one is a little fraught for me, because I'm still carrying "jock vs. nerd" trauma from school. But popular conceptions of manhood clearly celebrate the visionary, the scholar, the inventor. Part of this is just lionization of excellence.
This one is a little fraught for me, because I'm still carrying "jock vs. nerd" trauma from school. But popular conceptions of manhood clearly celebrate the visionary, the scholar, the inventor. Part of this is just lionization of excellence.
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You cannot separate the current nightmare we now inhabit from the collapse/crisis in how rich, powerful middle-aged men perceive masculinity, especially their own insecurities.
I’m sorry, but a goofy looking guy who grew up a privileged son of a pediatrician and has a phd in social theory from the university of Goethe and started in tech by investing an inheritance left to him by his grandfather talking about being a “dude” is very, very funny to me.
November 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
You cannot separate the current nightmare we now inhabit from the collapse/crisis in how rich, powerful middle-aged men perceive masculinity, especially their own insecurities.
My Adventures with Superman says "be gay, do crimes."
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
My Adventures with Superman says "be gay, do crimes."
So my favorite thing about Crusader Kings is that the way the game is structured encourages some really unusual or even perverse behaviors on the part of the actors within the game. You find yourself saying "of course I have to murder my two nephews," because it's how you achieve your goals.
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
So my favorite thing about Crusader Kings is that the way the game is structured encourages some really unusual or even perverse behaviors on the part of the actors within the game. You find yourself saying "of course I have to murder my two nephews," because it's how you achieve your goals.
@graceholdinghaus.bsky.social told us about this (apparently real!) thing one day, and the immediate consensus of everyone in the room was "that sounds like an Arkham Horror plot."
So Grace and the team put it into Mansions of Madness.
And now I guess you can read a book about it!
So Grace and the team put it into Mansions of Madness.
And now I guess you can read a book about it!
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
@graceholdinghaus.bsky.social told us about this (apparently real!) thing one day, and the immediate consensus of everyone in the room was "that sounds like an Arkham Horror plot."
So Grace and the team put it into Mansions of Madness.
And now I guess you can read a book about it!
So Grace and the team put it into Mansions of Madness.
And now I guess you can read a book about it!
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The City We Became (2020) - NK Jimisin
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The City We Became (2020) - NK Jimisin
Hey it turns out that they took the Lore Compendium I wrote for Twilight Imperium: Thunder's Edge and made a video out of it! Mostly it's got tons of great Twilight Imperium art. youtu.be/qYmKvzR3Cw4?...
Twilight Imperium: Lore Compendium
YouTube video by Fantasy Flight Games
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November 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Hey it turns out that they took the Lore Compendium I wrote for Twilight Imperium: Thunder's Edge and made a video out of it! Mostly it's got tons of great Twilight Imperium art. youtu.be/qYmKvzR3Cw4?...
Seeing people talk about Mamdani choosing the Chinese version of his name has me staring deep into myself and realizing I am so cis I've only ever accepted names others give me. Even my Chinese name: 孔大龍 was assigned to me by my professor in college.
(Fortunately it's rad af.)
(Fortunately it's rad af.)
November 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Seeing people talk about Mamdani choosing the Chinese version of his name has me staring deep into myself and realizing I am so cis I've only ever accepted names others give me. Even my Chinese name: 孔大龍 was assigned to me by my professor in college.
(Fortunately it's rad af.)
(Fortunately it's rad af.)
On top of being great on every other axis, Slow Horses has incredible needle drops.
November 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
On top of being great on every other axis, Slow Horses has incredible needle drops.
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I suspect that the techbros who read the SFF stories about robots rebelling decided that the moral of the story was "design them so they won't" and they think that's actually possible and desirable.
side point but the idea that if you make a human grade robot intellect it will do whatever you say without protest seems underexamined
Even if you were willing to buy that an LLM/Gen AI tool has human-like intellect, you’re still left with the fact that an LLM doesn’t NEED a job to remain alive under capitalism, but a human does.
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
November 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I suspect that the techbros who read the SFF stories about robots rebelling decided that the moral of the story was "design them so they won't" and they think that's actually possible and desirable.
Watching Band of Brothers for the first time and oh yeah, I can see how this can warp a man's personality forever.
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Watching Band of Brothers for the first time and oh yeah, I can see how this can warp a man's personality forever.
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If you need to explain to an idiot why Tolkien would have despised these goons, I have already grabbed a picture of the relevant passage (and I doubt I was the first):
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
If you need to explain to an idiot why Tolkien would have despised these goons, I have already grabbed a picture of the relevant passage (and I doubt I was the first):
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Tolkien is not perfect but he did, in fact, hate the fucking Nazis.
DHS just posted a Lord of the Rings meme as an appeal to join ICE
October 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Tolkien is not perfect but he did, in fact, hate the fucking Nazis.
Taking another swing at Fallout 4 lately, and so as I drove through Boston today I was heard muttering "probably Super Mutants on that overpass. Watch out for ghouls in the Big Dig tunnels."
Couldn't find Diamond City radio on the dial, tho'.
Couldn't find Diamond City radio on the dial, tho'.
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Taking another swing at Fallout 4 lately, and so as I drove through Boston today I was heard muttering "probably Super Mutants on that overpass. Watch out for ghouls in the Big Dig tunnels."
Couldn't find Diamond City radio on the dial, tho'.
Couldn't find Diamond City radio on the dial, tho'.
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Just sitting here inventing a tax code that has a veneer of truthiness but mostly serves the laws of my dramatic necessity, as one does. #amwriting
October 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Just sitting here inventing a tax code that has a veneer of truthiness but mostly serves the laws of my dramatic necessity, as one does. #amwriting
All Under Heaven is very cool, but also it crashes constantly and may be unplayable. Frowny face emoji.
October 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
All Under Heaven is very cool, but also it crashes constantly and may be unplayable. Frowny face emoji.
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One thing that has helped me as a game designer over the years is that early on, I spent several years working as a part-time clerk in a game store, and I spent a lot of time watching people shop in that store... (yes, this is in reference to another post, but only sort of, so I'm not quoting it).
October 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
One thing that has helped me as a game designer over the years is that early on, I spent several years working as a part-time clerk in a game store, and I spent a lot of time watching people shop in that store... (yes, this is in reference to another post, but only sort of, so I'm not quoting it).
I don't miss my job but right now I miss my People and I am feeling a Feeling about it.
October 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I don't miss my job but right now I miss my People and I am feeling a Feeling about it.