FORGED Not Born
@forgednotborn.bsky.social
Indie game designer, platinum-selling TTRPG creator, & fascist-punching military veteran.
SCIF-bound by day, I provide RPG stories & tips, sage advice on sages & geeky terrain projects the rest of my time. Political views are socialist & spicy.
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SCIF-bound by day, I provide RPG stories & tips, sage advice on sages & geeky terrain projects the rest of my time. Political views are socialist & spicy.
He/Him
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Alt: Gif from the D&D movie showing Chris Pine's character dancing and playing the lute.
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Feel free to brag about your awesome GM here!
JD Vance really, really liked this guy, too. Its a shame.
Kevin Couch, who was named senior vice president of artistic programming at The Trump Kennedy Center earlier this month, has resigned from his role.
Kevin Couch, senior official at Trump Kennedy Center, abruptly resigns
Kevin Couch, who was named senior vice president of artistic programming at The Trump Kennedy Center earlier this month, has resigned from his role.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:37 PM
JD Vance really, really liked this guy, too. Its a shame.
Mmmm... spread them 'Bama cheeks a little more....
January 30, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Mmmm... spread them 'Bama cheeks a little more....
Anytime I see people just now awakening to where we are in 2026, I remember this quote from Parenti:
“You will have no sensation of a leash around your neck if you sit by the peg. It is only when you stray that you feel the restraining tug.”
~ Michael Parenti
“You will have no sensation of a leash around your neck if you sit by the peg. It is only when you stray that you feel the restraining tug.”
~ Michael Parenti
January 28, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Anytime I see people just now awakening to where we are in 2026, I remember this quote from Parenti:
“You will have no sensation of a leash around your neck if you sit by the peg. It is only when you stray that you feel the restraining tug.”
~ Michael Parenti
“You will have no sensation of a leash around your neck if you sit by the peg. It is only when you stray that you feel the restraining tug.”
~ Michael Parenti
GM: So what are you playing?
Me: My guy's a big, burly halberd fighter. Going with a very offensive build. A real late medieval badass. Low-fantasy, just a hardcore killer.
GM: Cool, so like an actual gritty, realistic soldier? Nice, I can totally picture him!
Me: We're on the same page.
My guy:
Me: My guy's a big, burly halberd fighter. Going with a very offensive build. A real late medieval badass. Low-fantasy, just a hardcore killer.
GM: Cool, so like an actual gritty, realistic soldier? Nice, I can totally picture him!
Me: We're on the same page.
My guy:
January 28, 2026 at 10:14 PM
GM: So what are you playing?
Me: My guy's a big, burly halberd fighter. Going with a very offensive build. A real late medieval badass. Low-fantasy, just a hardcore killer.
GM: Cool, so like an actual gritty, realistic soldier? Nice, I can totally picture him!
Me: We're on the same page.
My guy:
Me: My guy's a big, burly halberd fighter. Going with a very offensive build. A real late medieval badass. Low-fantasy, just a hardcore killer.
GM: Cool, so like an actual gritty, realistic soldier? Nice, I can totally picture him!
Me: We're on the same page.
My guy:
Hey, little pro-tip for everyone here:
If you cut or smash your finger, and you wear a ring on said cut/smashed/pureed/eviscerated finger...
Take the fuckin' ring off immediately. As in while the blood is leaking.
Wounds tend to swell, and wounds to the fingers like to swell more angrily.
If you cut or smash your finger, and you wear a ring on said cut/smashed/pureed/eviscerated finger...
Take the fuckin' ring off immediately. As in while the blood is leaking.
Wounds tend to swell, and wounds to the fingers like to swell more angrily.
January 25, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Hey, little pro-tip for everyone here:
If you cut or smash your finger, and you wear a ring on said cut/smashed/pureed/eviscerated finger...
Take the fuckin' ring off immediately. As in while the blood is leaking.
Wounds tend to swell, and wounds to the fingers like to swell more angrily.
If you cut or smash your finger, and you wear a ring on said cut/smashed/pureed/eviscerated finger...
Take the fuckin' ring off immediately. As in while the blood is leaking.
Wounds tend to swell, and wounds to the fingers like to swell more angrily.
I lost a friend group of 20+ years because of their support for fascism & hate.
It was strange, seeing a group of punk and goth 90's kids change that much.
I moved across the country shortly after high school, and really only chatted online or via brief phone calls and text groups afterwards.
It was strange, seeing a group of punk and goth 90's kids change that much.
I moved across the country shortly after high school, and really only chatted online or via brief phone calls and text groups afterwards.
January 25, 2026 at 8:34 AM
I lost a friend group of 20+ years because of their support for fascism & hate.
It was strange, seeing a group of punk and goth 90's kids change that much.
I moved across the country shortly after high school, and really only chatted online or via brief phone calls and text groups afterwards.
It was strange, seeing a group of punk and goth 90's kids change that much.
I moved across the country shortly after high school, and really only chatted online or via brief phone calls and text groups afterwards.
This is your friendly hag checkpoint.
Post your best witchy images or suffer her baleful glare!
Post your best witchy images or suffer her baleful glare!
January 25, 2026 at 7:47 AM
This is your friendly hag checkpoint.
Post your best witchy images or suffer her baleful glare!
Post your best witchy images or suffer her baleful glare!
Vie, Lucius! I rolled foramen mediocris magnitudinis, and needed foramen magnum to pass.
Once again, the gods shove mutinium in my culus.
Once again, the gods shove mutinium in my culus.
January 25, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Vie, Lucius! I rolled foramen mediocris magnitudinis, and needed foramen magnum to pass.
Once again, the gods shove mutinium in my culus.
Once again, the gods shove mutinium in my culus.
A few years ago, during the previous admin, I worked for DHS and helped research and draft the Strategic Intelligence Assessment on domestic extremists.
Guess what our 'worst case scenarios' brushed on when it came to hate groups infiltrating federal law enforcement?
Guess what our 'worst case scenarios' brushed on when it came to hate groups infiltrating federal law enforcement?
January 25, 2026 at 5:52 AM
A few years ago, during the previous admin, I worked for DHS and helped research and draft the Strategic Intelligence Assessment on domestic extremists.
Guess what our 'worst case scenarios' brushed on when it came to hate groups infiltrating federal law enforcement?
Guess what our 'worst case scenarios' brushed on when it came to hate groups infiltrating federal law enforcement?
Slightly diminish a game:
Baldur's Gait
Baldur's Gait
My Lunch With Master
Slight diminish a game:
kill poppies for seitan
kill poppies for seitan
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Slightly diminish a game:
Baldur's Gait
Baldur's Gait
When that quiet morning arrives,
And phones buzz shore to shore,
And each of us, chanting, cries,
"The fucker is no more!"
We should not move quiet to resume our lives.
We must scream out! Rise up in praise!
We make them hear our jubilant cries.
And force them to bear our wrathful gaze!
And phones buzz shore to shore,
And each of us, chanting, cries,
"The fucker is no more!"
We should not move quiet to resume our lives.
We must scream out! Rise up in praise!
We make them hear our jubilant cries.
And force them to bear our wrathful gaze!
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 AM
When that quiet morning arrives,
And phones buzz shore to shore,
And each of us, chanting, cries,
"The fucker is no more!"
We should not move quiet to resume our lives.
We must scream out! Rise up in praise!
We make them hear our jubilant cries.
And force them to bear our wrathful gaze!
And phones buzz shore to shore,
And each of us, chanting, cries,
"The fucker is no more!"
We should not move quiet to resume our lives.
We must scream out! Rise up in praise!
We make them hear our jubilant cries.
And force them to bear our wrathful gaze!
I dare say tribunals may now be edging towards the "moderate" position.
January 25, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I dare say tribunals may now be edging towards the "moderate" position.
People need to stop confusing non-violent protest movements with a lack of violence from the oppressors.
THEY will hurt people. Kill people.
THEIR violence is, sadly, the point, & its the contrast between the two, forced into the faces of the American public, that weakens the oppressor's grip.
THEY will hurt people. Kill people.
THEIR violence is, sadly, the point, & its the contrast between the two, forced into the faces of the American public, that weakens the oppressor's grip.
January 24, 2026 at 10:15 PM
People need to stop confusing non-violent protest movements with a lack of violence from the oppressors.
THEY will hurt people. Kill people.
THEIR violence is, sadly, the point, & its the contrast between the two, forced into the faces of the American public, that weakens the oppressor's grip.
THEY will hurt people. Kill people.
THEIR violence is, sadly, the point, & its the contrast between the two, forced into the faces of the American public, that weakens the oppressor's grip.
Of all the media I've ever seen or read depicting the aftermath of a battle, the Non Nobis Domine scene from Brannagh's Henry V is still the most powerful.
Ruin, waste, anger, weariness, and the terrible cost. Most films breeze over this part.
Beautiful & terrifying.
youtu.be/ZmYcpUtvR9U?...
Ruin, waste, anger, weariness, and the terrible cost. Most films breeze over this part.
Beautiful & terrifying.
youtu.be/ZmYcpUtvR9U?...
Henry V - Non Nobis Domine (1080p)
YouTube video by Funposter
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January 24, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Of all the media I've ever seen or read depicting the aftermath of a battle, the Non Nobis Domine scene from Brannagh's Henry V is still the most powerful.
Ruin, waste, anger, weariness, and the terrible cost. Most films breeze over this part.
Beautiful & terrifying.
youtu.be/ZmYcpUtvR9U?...
Ruin, waste, anger, weariness, and the terrible cost. Most films breeze over this part.
Beautiful & terrifying.
youtu.be/ZmYcpUtvR9U?...
Excuse me, I've got to go mow my YASSS...
January 23, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Excuse me, I've got to go mow my YASSS...
Will no one warn these poor tourists that Emirikol the Chaotic roams these streets!
Run, you fools!
Run, you fools!
January 23, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Will no one warn these poor tourists that Emirikol the Chaotic roams these streets!
Run, you fools!
Run, you fools!
While any opportunity to remove Nancy Mace from public office (& sight) is a plus, replacing her with a much more qualified candidate, AND an actual veteran, AND who apparently intimidated Drunky McHegseth is just.... chef's kiss!
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
Nancy Lacore served in the Navy for 35 years as a helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve.
abcnews.go.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:32 AM
While any opportunity to remove Nancy Mace from public office (& sight) is a plus, replacing her with a much more qualified candidate, AND an actual veteran, AND who apparently intimidated Drunky McHegseth is just.... chef's kiss!
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
In Iraq in the summer of 2007, Brits guarded the small, tucked away compound at Basrah COB where I worked. They manned the gate from a close clustering of T-walls, sandbags, and hesco barriers. One night, just after I drove through, a massive rocket landed in a nearby break area.
January 22, 2026 at 9:17 AM
In Iraq in the summer of 2007, Brits guarded the small, tucked away compound at Basrah COB where I worked. They manned the gate from a close clustering of T-walls, sandbags, and hesco barriers. One night, just after I drove through, a massive rocket landed in a nearby break area.
There is no war in Bai Sing Se.
Iceland, maybe, but not Bai Sing Se.
Iceland, maybe, but not Bai Sing Se.
January 22, 2026 at 2:01 AM
There is no war in Bai Sing Se.
Iceland, maybe, but not Bai Sing Se.
Iceland, maybe, but not Bai Sing Se.
"Most of you would probably be speaking German now."
Said by an illiterate rube to a crowd.
In Switzerland...
Tens of millions of you morons voted for *this*.
Said by an illiterate rube to a crowd.
In Switzerland...
Tens of millions of you morons voted for *this*.
January 22, 2026 at 12:15 AM
"Most of you would probably be speaking German now."
Said by an illiterate rube to a crowd.
In Switzerland...
Tens of millions of you morons voted for *this*.
Said by an illiterate rube to a crowd.
In Switzerland...
Tens of millions of you morons voted for *this*.
If you voted for this, fuck you, but I welcome you to change your mind.
If you didn't vote at all, fuck you x2, and I hope you understand you're just as responsible for this as MAGA.
If you use Bluesky to spew doomer-ism nonsense (he'll never leave office; we can't win) fuck you infinity plus one.
If you didn't vote at all, fuck you x2, and I hope you understand you're just as responsible for this as MAGA.
If you use Bluesky to spew doomer-ism nonsense (he'll never leave office; we can't win) fuck you infinity plus one.
an older man with a beard is wearing a white tank top and making a funny face .
Alt: Samuel L. Jackson in a t-shirt giving his most 'motherfucker-ly' face to the viewer.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:07 PM
If you voted for this, fuck you, but I welcome you to change your mind.
If you didn't vote at all, fuck you x2, and I hope you understand you're just as responsible for this as MAGA.
If you use Bluesky to spew doomer-ism nonsense (he'll never leave office; we can't win) fuck you infinity plus one.
If you didn't vote at all, fuck you x2, and I hope you understand you're just as responsible for this as MAGA.
If you use Bluesky to spew doomer-ism nonsense (he'll never leave office; we can't win) fuck you infinity plus one.
Iceland enters the chat.
Alright friends, sorry I'm late. Is there anything I should know before we begin?
Alright friends, sorry I'm late. Is there anything I should know before we begin?
January 21, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Iceland enters the chat.
Alright friends, sorry I'm late. Is there anything I should know before we begin?
Alright friends, sorry I'm late. Is there anything I should know before we begin?
For all.... 82 of you who find me vaguely interesting...
I know my posts are all over - RPGs, terrible puns, poetry, anti-AI stuff, politics.
Please bear with me, as I find it impossible to separate politics from our hobbies.
Being 'non-political' in this era is just surrendering human decency.
I know my posts are all over - RPGs, terrible puns, poetry, anti-AI stuff, politics.
Please bear with me, as I find it impossible to separate politics from our hobbies.
Being 'non-political' in this era is just surrendering human decency.
January 15, 2026 at 10:08 PM
For all.... 82 of you who find me vaguely interesting...
I know my posts are all over - RPGs, terrible puns, poetry, anti-AI stuff, politics.
Please bear with me, as I find it impossible to separate politics from our hobbies.
Being 'non-political' in this era is just surrendering human decency.
I know my posts are all over - RPGs, terrible puns, poetry, anti-AI stuff, politics.
Please bear with me, as I find it impossible to separate politics from our hobbies.
Being 'non-political' in this era is just surrendering human decency.