Jules McWyrm
@mcwyrm.bsky.social
#smallTownRedState
theater kid; micro-influencee; small-time software dev; never worries about his line;
willing to follow your #ttrpg account
theater kid; micro-influencee; small-time software dev; never worries about his line;
willing to follow your #ttrpg account
OMG. The full quote is *SO* much worse than you're imagining.
She says dude was into "very young teens" who could "pass for even younger than they were," but also says that these children "looked legal to a passerby."
sry; that's not even coherent.
She says dude was into "very young teens" who could "pass for even younger than they were," but also says that these children "looked legal to a passerby."
sry; that's not even coherent.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
OMG. The full quote is *SO* much worse than you're imagining.
She says dude was into "very young teens" who could "pass for even younger than they were," but also says that these children "looked legal to a passerby."
sry; that's not even coherent.
She says dude was into "very young teens" who could "pass for even younger than they were," but also says that these children "looked legal to a passerby."
sry; that's not even coherent.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Age yourself with gaming
November 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Age yourself with gaming
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1/ Complicated thoughts on this and the relationship between early D&D in general, that I'll try and get vaguely coherent.
Firstly, the idea that early D&D wasn't racist simply isn't arguable in good faith.
Firstly, the idea that early D&D wasn't racist simply isn't arguable in good faith.
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
1/ Complicated thoughts on this and the relationship between early D&D in general, that I'll try and get vaguely coherent.
Firstly, the idea that early D&D wasn't racist simply isn't arguable in good faith.
Firstly, the idea that early D&D wasn't racist simply isn't arguable in good faith.
I fooled around w/ the idea of a morose cowboy named "Kid Finnish."
And then, of course, there's always "Asymmetrical Bob."
And then, of course, there's always "Asymmetrical Bob."
While coming up with sample names for various comic book antagonist archetypes, I hit on “Loose Canon” for a reality-warping trickster and I’m inordinately proud of it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I fooled around w/ the idea of a morose cowboy named "Kid Finnish."
And then, of course, there's always "Asymmetrical Bob."
And then, of course, there's always "Asymmetrical Bob."
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Check this out! 👀
Launch!
GRAVITY is a one-shot-focused RPG about powerful people stuck in an increasingly bad situation. To maintain suspense, the game uses a rotating-GM system (stolen from Lovecraftesque and my previous game, Bleak Spirit) to ensure that nobody knows what the Threat is until the climax.
GRAVITY is a one-shot-focused RPG about powerful people stuck in an increasingly bad situation. To maintain suspense, the game uses a rotating-GM system (stolen from Lovecraftesque and my previous game, Bleak Spirit) to ensure that nobody knows what the Threat is until the climax.
Gravity: A Roleplaying Game
A one-shot TTRPG about powerful people in a bad situation.
www.kickstarter.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Check this out! 👀
I may be out of line, but I don't care how broadly folks define "rpg."
Go nuts - hide and seek is an RPG! Nothing is off limits!
Go nuts - hide and seek is an RPG! Nothing is off limits!
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I may be out of line, but I don't care how broadly folks define "rpg."
Go nuts - hide and seek is an RPG! Nothing is off limits!
Go nuts - hide and seek is an RPG! Nothing is off limits!
I ran a Bridlewood Bay session this weekend.
One of the PCs has Dale Cooper, and my dream scene was maybe the highlight of the session - cool dream sequence; I wish the session had popped a bit more.
We hit layer two and my PCs just happened to research local history in an antique bookstore ...
One of the PCs has Dale Cooper, and my dream scene was maybe the highlight of the session - cool dream sequence; I wish the session had popped a bit more.
We hit layer two and my PCs just happened to research local history in an antique bookstore ...
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I ran a Bridlewood Bay session this weekend.
One of the PCs has Dale Cooper, and my dream scene was maybe the highlight of the session - cool dream sequence; I wish the session had popped a bit more.
We hit layer two and my PCs just happened to research local history in an antique bookstore ...
One of the PCs has Dale Cooper, and my dream scene was maybe the highlight of the session - cool dream sequence; I wish the session had popped a bit more.
We hit layer two and my PCs just happened to research local history in an antique bookstore ...
A stunt vote isn't technically *nothing* so .. .yipee! I guess.
No actual policy wins, but at least there'll be plenty of fodder for the talking heads. Masterful work, folks.
No actual policy wins, but at least there'll be plenty of fodder for the talking heads. Masterful work, folks.
5) Dems showed (a) it's possible to get something out of "shutting down the government" despite what the pundits said, and (b) that they could hold together for 40 days. It's not a policy win, but it changes expectations for what they can do in the future, strengthening their negotiating position.
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A stunt vote isn't technically *nothing* so .. .yipee! I guess.
No actual policy wins, but at least there'll be plenty of fodder for the talking heads. Masterful work, folks.
No actual policy wins, but at least there'll be plenty of fodder for the talking heads. Masterful work, folks.
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I don’t care if Schumer voted no. If he’s unable to wrangle the caucus, he’s not an effective leader. I’ll continue to push for the caucus to elect a new one.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I don’t care if Schumer voted no. If he’s unable to wrangle the caucus, he’s not an effective leader. I’ll continue to push for the caucus to elect a new one.
This guy's inability to offer a substantive defense of his work and his organization tells you pretty much all you need to know, tbh.
Only if you don't know how to read.
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This guy's inability to offer a substantive defense of his work and his organization tells you pretty much all you need to know, tbh.
When my little one as 8, his teacher told him he could wear a costume for the school's Christmas music program.
He decided to dress as a vampire.
(Yeah, I know vampires wouldn't wear a cross, but it was his costume.)
He decided to dress as a vampire.
(Yeah, I know vampires wouldn't wear a cross, but it was his costume.)
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
When my little one as 8, his teacher told him he could wear a costume for the school's Christmas music program.
He decided to dress as a vampire.
(Yeah, I know vampires wouldn't wear a cross, but it was his costume.)
He decided to dress as a vampire.
(Yeah, I know vampires wouldn't wear a cross, but it was his costume.)
Help me out, folks. Am I crazy, or is there something going on here?
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Help me out, folks. Am I crazy, or is there something going on here?
You can't convince me this guy isn't intentionally trying to look goofy as hell.
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
You can't convince me this guy isn't intentionally trying to look goofy as hell.
Do this.
But be careful - I've had this setting disabled something like 5 times in the last year and have had to come back in and turn it on.
Idk why/how that's happening, but it does happen.
But be careful - I've had this setting disabled something like 5 times in the last year and have had to come back in and turn it on.
Idk why/how that's happening, but it does happen.
Alt text is very helpful for a lot of people (myself included) and there's an option to turn on a reminder to include it in the settings. 🖤
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Do this.
But be careful - I've had this setting disabled something like 5 times in the last year and have had to come back in and turn it on.
Idk why/how that's happening, but it does happen.
But be careful - I've had this setting disabled something like 5 times in the last year and have had to come back in and turn it on.
Idk why/how that's happening, but it does happen.
This is an interesting and insighful thread.
I have little to add. I don't play OSR games for the most part - I ran a Knave one shot last year; I once played a couple sessions of an OSE game. I rarely get sit around and bs about games w/ folks who take a similar interest in them.
I have little to add. I don't play OSR games for the most part - I ran a Knave one shot last year; I once played a couple sessions of an OSE game. I rarely get sit around and bs about games w/ folks who take a similar interest in them.
1/ I think you really see this in stuff round "rulings not rules".
It starts with a simple truism - outside a handful of outliers RPG rules are about telling you what you can do, not excluding anything not mentioned.
So you need a way of adjudicating actions outside that framework.
It starts with a simple truism - outside a handful of outliers RPG rules are about telling you what you can do, not excluding anything not mentioned.
So you need a way of adjudicating actions outside that framework.
theres this situation that occurs where two people can be talking about ttrpg rules and the role of rules, and the average person in this conversation talks about rules as "the content of the book" while others, especially osr people, use "rules" to mean "the thing telling me what to do"
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This is an interesting and insighful thread.
I have little to add. I don't play OSR games for the most part - I ran a Knave one shot last year; I once played a couple sessions of an OSE game. I rarely get sit around and bs about games w/ folks who take a similar interest in them.
I have little to add. I don't play OSR games for the most part - I ran a Knave one shot last year; I once played a couple sessions of an OSE game. I rarely get sit around and bs about games w/ folks who take a similar interest in them.
forward by Andy Tennessen
November 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
forward by Andy Tennessen
I expect there's going to be a lot of this but ...
Crossing a picket line means you go *work* in place of striking union members. It means you're a scab.
If the union calls for a *boycott*, we should all honor that. But a strike is not a boycott and does not imply one.
Crossing a picket line means you go *work* in place of striking union members. It means you're a scab.
If the union calls for a *boycott*, we should all honor that. But a strike is not a boycott and does not imply one.
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I expect there's going to be a lot of this but ...
Crossing a picket line means you go *work* in place of striking union members. It means you're a scab.
If the union calls for a *boycott*, we should all honor that. But a strike is not a boycott and does not imply one.
Crossing a picket line means you go *work* in place of striking union members. It means you're a scab.
If the union calls for a *boycott*, we should all honor that. But a strike is not a boycott and does not imply one.
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why is this mayoral election different than all other mayoral elections?
in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.
in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.
July 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
why is this mayoral election different than all other mayoral elections?
in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.
in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.
Does anyone understand why the 'R' is backward? Is that supposed to be a stylistic flourish, or is there some intended significance that I'm not picking up on?
Not really a crashout but probably worth putting here for uh, archival purposes
November 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Does anyone understand why the 'R' is backward? Is that supposed to be a stylistic flourish, or is there some intended significance that I'm not picking up on?
I finished up my October one-shots this past weekend (on Nov 2nd). In the past, organizing 4 one-shot tables in a month has been a source of real stress and angst, but this year it all just fell together.
I've got better at communicating and I've picked up some new organizational tools.
I've got better at communicating and I've picked up some new organizational tools.
November 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I finished up my October one-shots this past weekend (on Nov 2nd). In the past, organizing 4 one-shot tables in a month has been a source of real stress and angst, but this year it all just fell together.
I've got better at communicating and I've picked up some new organizational tools.
I've got better at communicating and I've picked up some new organizational tools.
It really sucks these folks keep dying in their beds; I wish it could be different.
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
November 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It really sucks these folks keep dying in their beds; I wish it could be different.
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
You can disable these, at least temporarily. Here's how:
Put a hand near the top of the robot and tip it backwards.
Pivot it around 180 degrees.
Release so it's now facing the opposite direction.
Walk away while it sits there beeping to itself.
Put a hand near the top of the robot and tip it backwards.
Pivot it around 180 degrees.
Release so it's now facing the opposite direction.
Walk away while it sits there beeping to itself.
November 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
You can disable these, at least temporarily. Here's how:
Put a hand near the top of the robot and tip it backwards.
Pivot it around 180 degrees.
Release so it's now facing the opposite direction.
Walk away while it sits there beeping to itself.
Put a hand near the top of the robot and tip it backwards.
Pivot it around 180 degrees.
Release so it's now facing the opposite direction.
Walk away while it sits there beeping to itself.