John Bultena🧙♂️🔮 ➡️Mordheim
@onlyplaywizards.com
📖UC Merced writing professor & TTRPG Educator
🎧More Than Metal podcast
🚀 @AbraxasPrecipic.bsky.social #TheExpanse #RPG
👕 @CauldronNTower.bsky.social
📚Academic Librarian
🎼Vinyl collector
📝Dysgraphic
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🎧More Than Metal podcast
🚀 @AbraxasPrecipic.bsky.social #TheExpanse #RPG
👕 @CauldronNTower.bsky.social
📚Academic Librarian
🎼Vinyl collector
📝Dysgraphic
linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards
Pinned
Greetings new followers & members of Blue Sky!
I am John aka OnlyPlayWizards
Currently I:
Teach courses exclusively on TTRPGs at UC Merced
Run @abraxasprecipic.bsky.social The Expanse RPG Actual Play
Proprietor of @cauldronntower.bsky.social for the RPG minded
An avid collector of vinyl
I am John aka OnlyPlayWizards
Currently I:
Teach courses exclusively on TTRPGs at UC Merced
Run @abraxasprecipic.bsky.social The Expanse RPG Actual Play
Proprietor of @cauldronntower.bsky.social for the RPG minded
An avid collector of vinyl
Janet Leigh
February 12, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Janet Leigh
#nowspinning The Birthday Massacre - Violet
Remember hearing this & being seduced. Fun band live. Glad to see this reissued.
#vinyl #birthdaymassacre #gothrock #Discogs
Remember hearing this & being seduced. Fun band live. Glad to see this reissued.
#vinyl #birthdaymassacre #gothrock #Discogs
February 12, 2026 at 5:59 AM
#nowspinning The Birthday Massacre - Violet
Remember hearing this & being seduced. Fun band live. Glad to see this reissued.
#vinyl #birthdaymassacre #gothrock #Discogs
Remember hearing this & being seduced. Fun band live. Glad to see this reissued.
#vinyl #birthdaymassacre #gothrock #Discogs
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what makes something "vulnerable to AI" is not the capacity of machines but the credulity of management.
Of course, it is also true that historians jobs may in practice be vulnerable to AI, because a lot of people who control the money for historian jobs probably haven’t thought much about where history comes from, either.
February 11, 2026 at 8:39 PM
what makes something "vulnerable to AI" is not the capacity of machines but the credulity of management.
PUBLIC EXECUTIONS THIS WEEKEND! Bring the whole family!
Long time wargame buddy, Dave Akers, knocked out this guillotine for the Central Valley #Mordheim League.
Give him a follow: www.instagram.com/dave_akers_c...
#warhammer #miniatures
Long time wargame buddy, Dave Akers, knocked out this guillotine for the Central Valley #Mordheim League.
Give him a follow: www.instagram.com/dave_akers_c...
#warhammer #miniatures
February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
PUBLIC EXECUTIONS THIS WEEKEND! Bring the whole family!
Long time wargame buddy, Dave Akers, knocked out this guillotine for the Central Valley #Mordheim League.
Give him a follow: www.instagram.com/dave_akers_c...
#warhammer #miniatures
Long time wargame buddy, Dave Akers, knocked out this guillotine for the Central Valley #Mordheim League.
Give him a follow: www.instagram.com/dave_akers_c...
#warhammer #miniatures
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Not that anyone I know is saying it, but one...concern...I have is that "LLMs help with workflow" gets used to describe "LLMs help me read badly, both more and more quickly."
And if the response is "LLMs aren't _meant_ to improve reading ability", that's fine! But maybe: it's still important.
And if the response is "LLMs aren't _meant_ to improve reading ability", that's fine! But maybe: it's still important.
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Not that anyone I know is saying it, but one...concern...I have is that "LLMs help with workflow" gets used to describe "LLMs help me read badly, both more and more quickly."
And if the response is "LLMs aren't _meant_ to improve reading ability", that's fine! But maybe: it's still important.
And if the response is "LLMs aren't _meant_ to improve reading ability", that's fine! But maybe: it's still important.
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Nice to get some hobby time tonight. Enjoying the new setup. Working on my New Antioch for Trench Crusade.
February 11, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Nice to get some hobby time tonight. Enjoying the new setup. Working on my New Antioch for Trench Crusade.
#nowspinning Hällas - Panorama
A new journey for a new year! Congrats on the new release!
#vinyl #hällas #rock #Discogs
A new journey for a new year! Congrats on the new release!
#vinyl #hällas #rock #Discogs
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 AM
#nowspinning Hällas - Panorama
A new journey for a new year! Congrats on the new release!
#vinyl #hällas #rock #Discogs
A new journey for a new year! Congrats on the new release!
#vinyl #hällas #rock #Discogs
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Co-signed
No. Hard no. No fucking way. Never. Ever. Ever.
Hasbro and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed a multi-year deal starting in 2027 to produce Harry Potter film and television series dolls, role play, action figures, collectibles, interactive plush, board games, and more to be revealed later this year - bwnews.pr/45UKdKL
February 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Co-signed
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Todd Howard (Bethesda): "People say, “Oh, you were doing Elder Scrolls for a long time, and then you went post-apocalyptic.” So, actually, when I started, it was doing [The Terminator: Future Shock]. So, we would do Terminator, Elder Scrolls, Terminator, Elder Scrolls. So, we were actually doing..."
February 11, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Todd Howard (Bethesda): "People say, “Oh, you were doing Elder Scrolls for a long time, and then you went post-apocalyptic.” So, actually, when I started, it was doing [The Terminator: Future Shock]. So, we would do Terminator, Elder Scrolls, Terminator, Elder Scrolls. So, we were actually doing..."
It is a lack of self facing criticism: MAGA is Trump, where Dems are not Clinton & can cut him out.
The reason MAGA has made the gross miscalculation that Democrats would rush to defend Bill Clinton has everything to do with the fact that they fundamentally believe everyone else is secretly like them.
Everyone is as cruel, craven, incurious, and racist as them and they want to 'expose' us for it.
Everyone is as cruel, craven, incurious, and racist as them and they want to 'expose' us for it.
February 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
It is a lack of self facing criticism: MAGA is Trump, where Dems are not Clinton & can cut him out.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Big ups to Adam Neal for a killer show & being the coolest dude. Cannot wait to see Savage Master again!
Thanks to Bailey for taking this great photo.
@savagemaster.bsky.social
Thanks to Bailey for taking this great photo.
@savagemaster.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Big ups to Adam Neal for a killer show & being the coolest dude. Cannot wait to see Savage Master again!
Thanks to Bailey for taking this great photo.
@savagemaster.bsky.social
Thanks to Bailey for taking this great photo.
@savagemaster.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Art by • Todd Lockwood
February 8, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Art by • Todd Lockwood
One of the most fun bands I've seen live. Oakland really showed up not just with a crowd but with a lot of love. Savage Master brought one of the best sets I've ever seen/heard.
#heavymetal
#heavymetal
February 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
One of the most fun bands I've seen live. Oakland really showed up not just with a crowd but with a lot of love. Savage Master brought one of the best sets I've ever seen/heard.
#heavymetal
#heavymetal
Week 2 of the Central Valley Mordheim League commenced yesterday. Big 4 way game of The Pool: Dwarves vs Cult of the Possessed vs Restless Dead vs Marauders of Chaos
Dwarves held strong & took home the wyrdstone
#mordheim #warhammer #miniatures
Dwarves held strong & took home the wyrdstone
#mordheim #warhammer #miniatures
February 7, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Week 2 of the Central Valley Mordheim League commenced yesterday. Big 4 way game of The Pool: Dwarves vs Cult of the Possessed vs Restless Dead vs Marauders of Chaos
Dwarves held strong & took home the wyrdstone
#mordheim #warhammer #miniatures
Dwarves held strong & took home the wyrdstone
#mordheim #warhammer #miniatures
#nowspinning Fili Bibiano's Fortress - Death Is Your Master
Heavy metal par excellence!
#vinyl #filibibianosfortress #heavymetal #Discogs
— with fortr
Heavy metal par excellence!
#vinyl #filibibianosfortress #heavymetal #Discogs
— with fortr
February 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
#nowspinning Fili Bibiano's Fortress - Death Is Your Master
Heavy metal par excellence!
#vinyl #filibibianosfortress #heavymetal #Discogs
— with fortr
Heavy metal par excellence!
#vinyl #filibibianosfortress #heavymetal #Discogs
— with fortr
February 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Gearing to have a heck of a weekend with my co-host, Bailey Crowe.
Mordheim
Savage Master
Food & drinks
New More Than Metal episode recordings
Pumped!
morethanmetal.podbean.com
Mordheim
Savage Master
Food & drinks
New More Than Metal episode recordings
Pumped!
morethanmetal.podbean.com
More Than Metal | Cauldron & Tower
Chatting heavy metal, the culture around it, and more with John Bultena and Bill Crowe.
Produced by Cauldron & Tower
Opening theme by Tucker Thomasson
morethanmetal.podbean.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Gearing to have a heck of a weekend with my co-host, Bailey Crowe.
Mordheim
Savage Master
Food & drinks
New More Than Metal episode recordings
Pumped!
morethanmetal.podbean.com
Mordheim
Savage Master
Food & drinks
New More Than Metal episode recordings
Pumped!
morethanmetal.podbean.com
"Social skills are shot to shit when paranoia starts to hit." - Velvet Acid Christ, "Lysergia"
1. What I'm about to post is going to sound egotistical - because it is - but it has a point, so please go with it for moment:
I've learned over time that, at least in my own communities, I can no longer rely on how people approach and treat me as an indicator of their own personality.
I've learned over time that, at least in my own communities, I can no longer rely on how people approach and treat me as an indicator of their own personality.
February 5, 2026 at 9:11 PM
"Social skills are shot to shit when paranoia starts to hit." - Velvet Acid Christ, "Lysergia"
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Desolation Plains - Celestial Sorcery
Desolation Plains returns with Celestial Sorcery, a new album steeped in arcane ambience and otherworldly lore.
Available on our fine tape cassette system™️ available tomorrow (Friday) at 3:33pm on our bandcamp.
weregnomerecords.bandcamp.com/album/celest...
Desolation Plains returns with Celestial Sorcery, a new album steeped in arcane ambience and otherworldly lore.
Available on our fine tape cassette system™️ available tomorrow (Friday) at 3:33pm on our bandcamp.
weregnomerecords.bandcamp.com/album/celest...
February 5, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Desolation Plains - Celestial Sorcery
Desolation Plains returns with Celestial Sorcery, a new album steeped in arcane ambience and otherworldly lore.
Available on our fine tape cassette system™️ available tomorrow (Friday) at 3:33pm on our bandcamp.
weregnomerecords.bandcamp.com/album/celest...
Desolation Plains returns with Celestial Sorcery, a new album steeped in arcane ambience and otherworldly lore.
Available on our fine tape cassette system™️ available tomorrow (Friday) at 3:33pm on our bandcamp.
weregnomerecords.bandcamp.com/album/celest...
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Hey check it out! I'm gonna write some old school pinball instrumentals as an add-on to Goodman Games' Pinball Crawl Classics! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/g...
Old-School Adventures & Pinball Crawl Classics! Project Update: Pinball Soundtrack Cassette Add-On! Livestream Today!
That's right, baby! We're doing a cassette tape!! We're very pleased to announce that our favorite musician Loot the Body is creating a pinball themed soundtrack - which yo...
www.backerkit.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Hey check it out! I'm gonna write some old school pinball instrumentals as an add-on to Goodman Games' Pinball Crawl Classics! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/g...
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It's Cardboard Time! Episode 128 (AND a bonus episode) is now live (tinyurl.com/mrzmbxe5). On today's episode, we chat about our trip to Orcacon and all the wonderful people we saw out there. On the Bonus Episode, you can hear about our Honeymoon adventures until the audio gets cut off!
February 4, 2026 at 12:39 AM
It's Cardboard Time! Episode 128 (AND a bonus episode) is now live (tinyurl.com/mrzmbxe5). On today's episode, we chat about our trip to Orcacon and all the wonderful people we saw out there. On the Bonus Episode, you can hear about our Honeymoon adventures until the audio gets cut off!