Ludovic Chabant
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Gamedev on Unreal Engine (cinematics, cameras). Ex-Frostbite Engine gamedev. TTRPG nerd and occasional writer/illustrator. Even more occasional open source dev.
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I went through the thread and it's about 7 times more heated than it should be for some reason.
I think there's two perspectives clashing - game text as a recipe for an author-defined experience, or game text as an ingredient in a player-defined recipe.
I think there's two perspectives clashing - game text as a recipe for an author-defined experience, or game text as an ingredient in a player-defined recipe.
If this is the case, then what possible reason is there to drop 30 bucks on a 250 page PDF?
Like...
I'm buying the game because of the synergy between the premise and the text. If you can disregard the latter, then the former is fucking free
Like...
I'm buying the game because of the synergy between the premise and the text. If you can disregard the latter, then the former is fucking free
I am circling around a thing today, and I swear I'm gonna catch it. Lunging again:
Groups play some mix of the text of the game and their own view of the *promise* of the game, and the further you are into playing the promise, the less the details of the text matter.
AND
Groups play some mix of the text of the game and their own view of the *promise* of the game, and the further you are into playing the promise, the less the details of the text matter.
AND
February 16, 2026 at 10:50 AM
I went through the thread and it's about 7 times more heated than it should be for some reason.
I think there's two perspectives clashing - game text as a recipe for an author-defined experience, or game text as an ingredient in a player-defined recipe.
I think there's two perspectives clashing - game text as a recipe for an author-defined experience, or game text as an ingredient in a player-defined recipe.
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Still thinking about this quote.
"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'
The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.
www.pcgamer.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Still thinking about this quote.
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And now on to MEN IN BLACK, an extremely rewatchable movie that thankfully never became a franchise. Can you imagine if they made a bunch more of these and they fuckin sucked
February 16, 2026 at 12:31 AM
And now on to MEN IN BLACK, an extremely rewatchable movie that thankfully never became a franchise. Can you imagine if they made a bunch more of these and they fuckin sucked
Younger kid has been binge-watching the old House TV series lately, and given how much weird mental shit they attribute to syphilis, I’m thinking of all the billionaires who have had pedophile sex orgies together, and wondering whether it explains half of (gestures at the world) this shit
February 15, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Younger kid has been binge-watching the old House TV series lately, and given how much weird mental shit they attribute to syphilis, I’m thinking of all the billionaires who have had pedophile sex orgies together, and wondering whether it explains half of (gestures at the world) this shit
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douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
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Person of Interest is a great show that plays on themes of mass surveillance, artifical intelligence, right to privacy, the boundaries of doing good vs doing harm, but also
February 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Person of Interest is a great show that plays on themes of mass surveillance, artifical intelligence, right to privacy, the boundaries of doing good vs doing harm, but also
Fun fact about Man in the High Castle is that I was reading the book ages ago (back when ebook readers didn’t exist and I had to carry actual paper like a savage). When I had about 2 chapters left, I lost the book in the subway. Maybe I should buy it again and finish it at some point 😅
One of the brilliant aspects of THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE is that it shows how much fascists hate each other and pull the knives out.
February 15, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Fun fact about Man in the High Castle is that I was reading the book ages ago (back when ebook readers didn’t exist and I had to carry actual paper like a savage). When I had about 2 chapters left, I lost the book in the subway. Maybe I should buy it again and finish it at some point 😅
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You will not find a groovier #TTRPG game in crowdfunding than @olddog.games @johnharper.bsky.social @evilhat.bsky.social Blades '68 right now - check out our all-action #ActialPlay of it now!
youtu.be/E-Hsh6-rilg?...
youtu.be/E-Hsh6-rilg?...
Blades '68 : One Shot | The Alluvium Affair | Blades in The Dark | Actual Play
YouTube video by Unconventional GMs
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 7:18 AM
You will not find a groovier #TTRPG game in crowdfunding than @olddog.games @johnharper.bsky.social @evilhat.bsky.social Blades '68 right now - check out our all-action #ActialPlay of it now!
youtu.be/E-Hsh6-rilg?...
youtu.be/E-Hsh6-rilg?...
Guillotines for the landlords
if you asked me to diagnose the western game industry's current problem it would start with "landlords have absorbed basically all disposable income"
February 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Guillotines for the landlords
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Ken and Robin talk providing clues to players, the saint with the highest body count, and Ken's previously undocumented raid on NYC’s Strand Books.
Episode 686: Those are Saga Numbers « Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Ken and Robin talk providing clues to players, the saint with the highest body count, and Ken's previously undocumented raid on NYC’s Strand Books.
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cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is...
That’s my free time gone.
Can I remind everyone to watch seasons 1-4 but skip the last episode of Season 4 - Deconstruction of Falling Stars - and go straight to the last episode of Season 5 - Sleeping in the Light.
Than leave it for a year.
You’ll thank me.
That’s my free time gone.
Can I remind everyone to watch seasons 1-4 but skip the last episode of Season 4 - Deconstruction of Falling Stars - and go straight to the last episode of Season 5 - Sleeping in the Light.
Than leave it for a year.
You’ll thank me.
Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch On YouTube | Cord Cutters News
In a move that has delighted fans of classic science fiction, Warner Bros. Discovery has begun uploading full episodes of the iconic series Babylon 5 to YouTube, providing free access to the show just...
cordcuttersnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:27 PM
cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is...
That’s my free time gone.
Can I remind everyone to watch seasons 1-4 but skip the last episode of Season 4 - Deconstruction of Falling Stars - and go straight to the last episode of Season 5 - Sleeping in the Light.
Than leave it for a year.
You’ll thank me.
That’s my free time gone.
Can I remind everyone to watch seasons 1-4 but skip the last episode of Season 4 - Deconstruction of Falling Stars - and go straight to the last episode of Season 5 - Sleeping in the Light.
Than leave it for a year.
You’ll thank me.
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Friday the 13th Age is here.
Take 13% off all supplements and power up your campaign. New allies. New enemies. New legends waiting to rise.
Use code: fridaythe13thage
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Valid this weekend.
#13thAge #TTRPG #RPGSale
Take 13% off all supplements and power up your campaign. New allies. New enemies. New legends waiting to rise.
Use code: fridaythe13thage
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Valid this weekend.
#13thAge #TTRPG #RPGSale
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Friday the 13th Age is here.
Take 13% off all supplements and power up your campaign. New allies. New enemies. New legends waiting to rise.
Use code: fridaythe13thage
bit.ly/4rip3im
Valid this weekend.
#13thAge #TTRPG #RPGSale
Take 13% off all supplements and power up your campaign. New allies. New enemies. New legends waiting to rise.
Use code: fridaythe13thage
bit.ly/4rip3im
Valid this weekend.
#13thAge #TTRPG #RPGSale
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I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
For Valentine’s Day, I’m running a CoC scenario set in 1665 colonial French Canada: you play as one of the King’s Daughters, coming to the colonies to find a husband! Horrible things happen, including hopefully my players having to wear a bonnet and a ring if, you know, Temu delivers in time.
February 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM
For Valentine’s Day, I’m running a CoC scenario set in 1665 colonial French Canada: you play as one of the King’s Daughters, coming to the colonies to find a husband! Horrible things happen, including hopefully my players having to wear a bonnet and a ring if, you know, Temu delivers in time.
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It’s time for Yet Another Completely Unprofessional Unboxing, as I take a ramble through The Sauvage King, and get a feel of what lies within the newest addition to the Pendragon 6e line. 🤘😊 #chaosium #pendragon #ttrpgs
youtu.be/Q7ZEdsi0qX0
youtu.be/Q7ZEdsi0qX0
Pendragon: The Sauvage King
YouTube video by OrcusDorkus' RPG Shenanigans
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM
It’s time for Yet Another Completely Unprofessional Unboxing, as I take a ramble through The Sauvage King, and get a feel of what lies within the newest addition to the Pendragon 6e line. 🤘😊 #chaosium #pendragon #ttrpgs
youtu.be/Q7ZEdsi0qX0
youtu.be/Q7ZEdsi0qX0
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What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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Over on Facebook there's lately been a barrage of extremely long best-designer posts that contain extensive histories of the designers. A few of the designers have said they're great.
But the one I went over had incorrect details and implied things that weren't right.
Yes, it was AI slop.
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But the one I went over had incorrect details and implied things that weren't right.
Yes, it was AI slop.
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I've written on this a bit, the point is that ai can make a simulacrum of historical knowledge at the behest of some very malicious actors, and then it can propagate that vision ad infinitum and tirelessly.
February 11, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Over on Facebook there's lately been a barrage of extremely long best-designer posts that contain extensive histories of the designers. A few of the designers have said they're great.
But the one I went over had incorrect details and implied things that weren't right.
Yes, it was AI slop.
🧵1
But the one I went over had incorrect details and implied things that weren't right.
Yes, it was AI slop.
🧵1
The funny thing is that I legit think the best way to tear down any pro-genAI argument is to start with “sure let’s assume the hype is real” and extrapolate where that leads us. It only leads to super shitty places as far as I can tell.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 10:34 PM
The funny thing is that I legit think the best way to tear down any pro-genAI argument is to start with “sure let’s assume the hype is real” and extrapolate where that leads us. It only leads to super shitty places as far as I can tell.
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My doomer-worry about AI is not that the LLMs become omnipotent and take over the world but that the wealthy and powerful use it as a means to consolidate power and marginalize or lay off skilled workers and also everything about our technological and political and social life gets worse
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
My doomer-worry about AI is not that the LLMs become omnipotent and take over the world but that the wealthy and powerful use it as a means to consolidate power and marginalize or lay off skilled workers and also everything about our technological and political and social life gets worse
“Haunted Hotel” started as a sort-of-vaguely-entertaining animated series, but I grew to like it more as the writers found their stride a few episodes in. By the time you get to that great season finale, it’s funny and spooky and strangely touching. Abaddon of course steals the show.
February 11, 2026 at 5:31 PM
“Haunted Hotel” started as a sort-of-vaguely-entertaining animated series, but I grew to like it more as the writers found their stride a few episodes in. By the time you get to that great season finale, it’s funny and spooky and strangely touching. Abaddon of course steals the show.