Nathan Rockwood
@larcenousdesigns.bsky.social
(He/Him) Teacher of Game Design at a high school; owner of Larcenous Designs, where I publish the GameMaster's Apprentice decks. Freelance writer, designer, editor, and consultant on tabletop RPGs. Find me at www.LarcenousDesigns.com!
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This Thanksgiving, we’re serving cons, cover stories, and a side of redemption. Watch the #Leverage and #LeverageRedemption marathon all week long, free on #ElectricNOW. electricnow.tv/devices
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This Thanksgiving, we’re serving cons, cover stories, and a side of redemption. Watch the #Leverage and #LeverageRedemption marathon all week long, free on #ElectricNOW. electricnow.tv/devices
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Good read.
I hope Brian’s right; but the key is planning NOW for how to use committees if the Dems get either house of Congress, and on to 2028.
I hope Brian’s right; but the key is planning NOW for how to use committees if the Dems get either house of Congress, and on to 2028.
I *think* the attempt to speedrun authoritarianism has failed. The new acute danger is greater political violence (Trump calling for hangings, etc). But the concerted danger is down the line, when MAGA realizes the bill for all this corruption will come due. www.offmessage.net/p/maga-disar...
MAGA Disarray And The Accumulated Debt Of Corruption
They'd bring America down rather than face accountability, but accountability is not optional.
www.offmessage.net
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Good read.
I hope Brian’s right; but the key is planning NOW for how to use committees if the Dems get either house of Congress, and on to 2028.
I hope Brian’s right; but the key is planning NOW for how to use committees if the Dems get either house of Congress, and on to 2028.
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s/warned/promised/
Definitely ruin the industry that thought it could profit on stolen creativity.
Definitely ruin the industry that thought it could profit on stolen creativity.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
s/warned/promised/
Definitely ruin the industry that thought it could profit on stolen creativity.
Definitely ruin the industry that thought it could profit on stolen creativity.
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Bad enough he was trying to steal the contractually-obligated bonuses for the developers of the game...
Bad enough his reasoning for doing so was he thought it made him look weak...
But how fucking pathetic do you have to be to ask ChatGPT for instructions on how to rip off your employees?
Bad enough his reasoning for doing so was he thought it made him look weak...
But how fucking pathetic do you have to be to ask ChatGPT for instructions on how to rip off your employees?
November 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Bad enough he was trying to steal the contractually-obligated bonuses for the developers of the game...
Bad enough his reasoning for doing so was he thought it made him look weak...
But how fucking pathetic do you have to be to ask ChatGPT for instructions on how to rip off your employees?
Bad enough his reasoning for doing so was he thought it made him look weak...
But how fucking pathetic do you have to be to ask ChatGPT for instructions on how to rip off your employees?
Don’t feed the clankers, don’t trust the sloppers! (This message brought to you by my disappointment in fellow teachers and “indie designers” who “only use ai because XYZ” or “in responsible ways”).
November 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Don’t feed the clankers, don’t trust the sloppers! (This message brought to you by my disappointment in fellow teachers and “indie designers” who “only use ai because XYZ” or “in responsible ways”).
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RE starbucks picket line--the relevant detail is "picket line, do not cross." Pass that along. Proclaiming that you are in no danger of doing so because you are too aesthetically pure to let Starbucks coffee pass your lips is...unhelpful and does not give the impression you perhaps imagine it does.
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
RE starbucks picket line--the relevant detail is "picket line, do not cross." Pass that along. Proclaiming that you are in no danger of doing so because you are too aesthetically pure to let Starbucks coffee pass your lips is...unhelpful and does not give the impression you perhaps imagine it does.
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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Even foxtrot is dunking on the Dems
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Even foxtrot is dunking on the Dems
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NJ, go vote like the education of your children and quality of your air and water and the cost of housing depends on it.
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
NJ, go vote like the education of your children and quality of your air and water and the cost of housing depends on it.
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If you never played Scarlet Hollow this is the perfect time!
It's Halloween, and the entire first Episode of Scarlet Hollow is free for you to explore on Steam.
Its branching narrative web is so intricate that you'll see less than 15% of the game in a single playthrough.
So get lost for a bit, and see where the road takes you.
Welcome home.
Its branching narrative web is so intricate that you'll see less than 15% of the game in a single playthrough.
So get lost for a bit, and see where the road takes you.
Welcome home.
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
If you never played Scarlet Hollow this is the perfect time!
Welcome to the wasteland! The GameMaster’s Apprentice 2e: Post-Apocalypse deck is available for purchase! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... #RPG #Fallout #MadMax
The GameMaster's Apprentice 2e: Post Apocalypse - Larcenous Designs, LLC | DriveThruRPG
Welcome to the Wasteland, Vault-Born!
The GameMaster's Apprentice 2nd edition (GMA2e): Post-Apocalypse Deck is a system-neutral deck of Post-Apoc-themed cards that can be used as either a supplement f...
www.drivethrurpg.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Welcome to the wasteland! The GameMaster’s Apprentice 2e: Post-Apocalypse deck is available for purchase! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... #RPG #Fallout #MadMax
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There are laws about how to interdict suspected criminals on the high seas.
There are laws about how to renovate federal buildings.
There are laws about how not to monetize the presidency.
There are laws. We should enforce them. And not normalize the flagrant violation of them in the newspapers.
There are laws about how to renovate federal buildings.
There are laws about how not to monetize the presidency.
There are laws. We should enforce them. And not normalize the flagrant violation of them in the newspapers.
October 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
There are laws about how to interdict suspected criminals on the high seas.
There are laws about how to renovate federal buildings.
There are laws about how not to monetize the presidency.
There are laws. We should enforce them. And not normalize the flagrant violation of them in the newspapers.
There are laws about how to renovate federal buildings.
There are laws about how not to monetize the presidency.
There are laws. We should enforce them. And not normalize the flagrant violation of them in the newspapers.
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Those men are super dangerous drug smuggling terrorists, which is why . . . we are letting them go.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Those men are super dangerous drug smuggling terrorists, which is why . . . we are letting them go.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
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Abolish. Fire. Prosecute.
ICE agents kidnapped a US citizen in Chicago because she didn’t “look” American to them. She even had her US passport on her. 🤬
ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn’t “Look Like” Her Last Name
She even had her U.S. passport on her.
newrepublic.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Abolish. Fire. Prosecute.
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When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.
October 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.
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This is pretty wild reading & if you like me are a gym enthusiast who knocks back a protein shake or 3 throughout the week & thought plant protein was better for your body than whey, probably important to read!
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This is pretty wild reading & if you like me are a gym enthusiast who knocks back a protein shake or 3 throughout the week & thought plant protein was better for your body than whey, probably important to read!
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We live in a country where the government honors insurrectionists who sacked the Capitol, and defines peaceful protest, even before it occurs, to be terrorism.
They know their position is weak, they know they are unpopular, which is why they are seeking to stamp out dissent.
They know their position is weak, they know they are unpopular, which is why they are seeking to stamp out dissent.
Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "
October 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We live in a country where the government honors insurrectionists who sacked the Capitol, and defines peaceful protest, even before it occurs, to be terrorism.
They know their position is weak, they know they are unpopular, which is why they are seeking to stamp out dissent.
They know their position is weak, they know they are unpopular, which is why they are seeking to stamp out dissent.
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A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.
“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”
Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money
Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.
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Kavanaugh stop
This is terrifying!
ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)
This is Trump’s America.
ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)
This is Trump’s America.
October 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Kavanaugh stop
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It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
October 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
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the fascists are so weak! never believe anything different! we will beat them!
October 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
the fascists are so weak! never believe anything different! we will beat them!
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It's now considered controversial to fight the KKK in a video game.
October 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It's now considered controversial to fight the KKK in a video game.