Jon
@runagame.bsky.social
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Jon
@runagame.bsky.social
· Jan 28
Jon Lemich
mediaprophet.itch.io
Some stuff about me:
I don't mind when people debate with me in replies on my posts, as long as it's in good faith and with the intent to learn or explore.
Check out my games here mediaprophet.itch.io
I used to write runagame.net but got too busy.
No fascists.
I don't mind when people debate with me in replies on my posts, as long as it's in good faith and with the intent to learn or explore.
Check out my games here mediaprophet.itch.io
I used to write runagame.net but got too busy.
No fascists.
Screw off WaPo.
Editorial board says Trump is allowed to foment insurrection because it's protected speech, and the J6 rebellion wasn't a criminal result of his words.
That's like saying a robber's "hand over the cash while I'm still calm" was free speech, and the teller was *just being generous*.
Editorial board says Trump is allowed to foment insurrection because it's protected speech, and the J6 rebellion wasn't a criminal result of his words.
That's like saying a robber's "hand over the cash while I'm still calm" was free speech, and the teller was *just being generous*.
January 9, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Screw off WaPo.
Editorial board says Trump is allowed to foment insurrection because it's protected speech, and the J6 rebellion wasn't a criminal result of his words.
That's like saying a robber's "hand over the cash while I'm still calm" was free speech, and the teller was *just being generous*.
Editorial board says Trump is allowed to foment insurrection because it's protected speech, and the J6 rebellion wasn't a criminal result of his words.
That's like saying a robber's "hand over the cash while I'm still calm" was free speech, and the teller was *just being generous*.
It KILLS ME that with any other tech, we would demand to know the cost per unit of output - dollars and environmental impact - but AI investors DGAF!
OK, in 1965 it cost $100 to solve a function on a computer you can solve in Excel today for a fraction of a cent - but we weren't using them as TOYS!
OK, in 1965 it cost $100 to solve a function on a computer you can solve in Excel today for a fraction of a cent - but we weren't using them as TOYS!
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
It KILLS ME that with any other tech, we would demand to know the cost per unit of output - dollars and environmental impact - but AI investors DGAF!
OK, in 1965 it cost $100 to solve a function on a computer you can solve in Excel today for a fraction of a cent - but we weren't using them as TOYS!
OK, in 1965 it cost $100 to solve a function on a computer you can solve in Excel today for a fraction of a cent - but we weren't using them as TOYS!
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Frey: So, they are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly: That is bullshit.
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Frey: So, they are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly: That is bullshit.
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"Get the fuck out of Minneapolis" mayor tells ICE after an agent shoots and kill a woman. "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I wanna tell everybody directly, that is bullshit". www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Minnesota woman fatally shot by ICE agent during raid, video shows
Mayor says that ICE claims that incident was self-defense are not true and tells ICE to ‘get the fuck out of Minneapolis’
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"Get the fuck out of Minneapolis" mayor tells ICE after an agent shoots and kill a woman. "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I wanna tell everybody directly, that is bullshit". www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Mayor Frey is demanding ICE to leave the city and state immediately. We stand by our immigrant and refugee communities – know that you have our full support.
January 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Mayor Frey is demanding ICE to leave the city and state immediately. We stand by our immigrant and refugee communities – know that you have our full support.
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Wishing the best for Samuel and Emilio at Ludic Pen, both of whom live in Venezuela. They have created and contributed to several Ironsworn-related works. In particular, check out the Ancient Wonders supplement! It's amazing.
www.drivethrurpg.com/product/5053...
More info in the quoted thread.
www.drivethrurpg.com/product/5053...
More info in the quoted thread.
January 7, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Wishing the best for Samuel and Emilio at Ludic Pen, both of whom live in Venezuela. They have created and contributed to several Ironsworn-related works. In particular, check out the Ancient Wonders supplement! It's amazing.
www.drivethrurpg.com/product/5053...
More info in the quoted thread.
www.drivethrurpg.com/product/5053...
More info in the quoted thread.
Most of the current conflict between the world's two remaining superpowers seems to be about who should control the great crucible that contains a million tiny suns that can forge from sand the components of a superintelligent demigod whose resource demands are eschatological in their mammon greed.
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Most of the current conflict between the world's two remaining superpowers seems to be about who should control the great crucible that contains a million tiny suns that can forge from sand the components of a superintelligent demigod whose resource demands are eschatological in their mammon greed.
Middle Class and Mid-Income are different. If you want a number, Pew defines it as between 2/3 and 2x median income, but it's better to define it qualitatively.
To me, the middle class are people who can afford to buy TIME (household help: nannies, maids). The more time you buy, the more MC you are
To me, the middle class are people who can afford to buy TIME (household help: nannies, maids). The more time you buy, the more MC you are
January 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Middle Class and Mid-Income are different. If you want a number, Pew defines it as between 2/3 and 2x median income, but it's better to define it qualitatively.
To me, the middle class are people who can afford to buy TIME (household help: nannies, maids). The more time you buy, the more MC you are
To me, the middle class are people who can afford to buy TIME (household help: nannies, maids). The more time you buy, the more MC you are
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Which leads me to the corollary conclusion:
If you are a game whose desired gamescape is creativity, preparation, curiosity and exploration and their application.
If you still insist in having tactical skirmish combat be a part of that.
The desired gamescape elements HAVE to impact said combat.
If you are a game whose desired gamescape is creativity, preparation, curiosity and exploration and their application.
If you still insist in having tactical skirmish combat be a part of that.
The desired gamescape elements HAVE to impact said combat.
January 5, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Which leads me to the corollary conclusion:
If you are a game whose desired gamescape is creativity, preparation, curiosity and exploration and their application.
If you still insist in having tactical skirmish combat be a part of that.
The desired gamescape elements HAVE to impact said combat.
If you are a game whose desired gamescape is creativity, preparation, curiosity and exploration and their application.
If you still insist in having tactical skirmish combat be a part of that.
The desired gamescape elements HAVE to impact said combat.
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Since Trump overthrew Maduro he hasn't shut the fuck up about bombing Mexico & Cuba and stealing Greenland. He feels emboldened. We need a wall of resistance and a backlash like he's never seen or he'll keep marauding looting and pillaging his way to the 4th reich.
January 5, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Since Trump overthrew Maduro he hasn't shut the fuck up about bombing Mexico & Cuba and stealing Greenland. He feels emboldened. We need a wall of resistance and a backlash like he's never seen or he'll keep marauding looting and pillaging his way to the 4th reich.
Because I left Twitter, folks can't see my history of advocacy for this. In every session 0, I ask what your character would risk their life for. That’s exactly what adventuring is. So why would you do it? What's more important than your own life? Your answer drives the conflict and sets stakes.
Reframing my GM mindset from “challenge comes from threatening the PCs’ lives” to “challenge comes from threatening their goals” has made my experience at the table more fun.
The tension can come from the chance of them completing their goals rather than the possibility of death.
#ttrpg
The tension can come from the chance of them completing their goals rather than the possibility of death.
#ttrpg
January 5, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Because I left Twitter, folks can't see my history of advocacy for this. In every session 0, I ask what your character would risk their life for. That’s exactly what adventuring is. So why would you do it? What's more important than your own life? Your answer drives the conflict and sets stakes.
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“Well… we can’t just keep filing impeachment articles all the time.”
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
How are voters meant to understand how serious things are if in lieu of shouting fire AND going into building with hoses, you're simply posting fire safety suggestions on social media?
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
“Well… we can’t just keep filing impeachment articles all the time.”
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
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Hello I have played more TTRPG systems on-mic than any performer in the history of TTRPGs and Actual Play, and more TTRPG systems than most players period, AMA
www.partyofonepodcast.com
www.partyofonepodcast.com
Home - Party Of One
An actual play podcast focused on two-player roleplaying experiences. Every week, Jeff Stormer sits down with a friend to play a two-player TTRPG.
www.partyofonepodcast.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Hello I have played more TTRPG systems on-mic than any performer in the history of TTRPGs and Actual Play, and more TTRPG systems than most players period, AMA
www.partyofonepodcast.com
www.partyofonepodcast.com
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Boycotting Constitution Hall because the DAR won’t let Marian Anderson sing has costs. It may end opera. Is that worth it? By Megan McArdle, 1939
December 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Boycotting Constitution Hall because the DAR won’t let Marian Anderson sing has costs. It may end opera. Is that worth it? By Megan McArdle, 1939
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Wait till you read how he was fucking hired
December 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Wait till you read how he was fucking hired
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
Democrats can’t run against Trump anymore. What are they going to run FOR?
December 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Democrats can’t run against Trump anymore. What are they going to run FOR?
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Post-doc positions:
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
uni-freiburg.de
December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Post-doc positions:
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
The GOP is redefining affordability to their base as “taxes.” IMHO this is an attempt to set someone up for 2028 so they can say they’re gonna cut tariffs & taxes to make everything more affordable. That’s a clearer plan than anything the centri-crats are willing to commit to, so it might even win.
The fact that the public *overwhelmingly* wants the actual price level to fall, and for prices to go down across the board is important info about public opinion, but also more than a little tricky to try to implement!
December 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The GOP is redefining affordability to their base as “taxes.” IMHO this is an attempt to set someone up for 2028 so they can say they’re gonna cut tariffs & taxes to make everything more affordable. That’s a clearer plan than anything the centri-crats are willing to commit to, so it might even win.
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quest item ass cat
December 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
quest item ass cat
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very proud of the whole game changer team!
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
very proud of the whole game changer team!
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BOOM! 10x funded. 4 days remain.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Update 12: Boom! 10x! · Apocalypse World: Burned Over
Boom! 10x!Well my friends, I just watched our total roll on past $180,000, our final stretch goal, 10x our original goal. In addition to bigger bonuses for Annika, Bret, Elliot, and Josh, this means t...
www.kickstarter.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
BOOM! 10x funded. 4 days remain.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
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Apropos to a post I'm not going to quote: no, you are not fucking obliged to battle the fucking right on fucking social media, or go to where they are. Why make yourself miserable shouting at bots (who don't care) or trolls (who get off on your misery). Make your fucking social media enjoyable, FFS.
December 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Apropos to a post I'm not going to quote: no, you are not fucking obliged to battle the fucking right on fucking social media, or go to where they are. Why make yourself miserable shouting at bots (who don't care) or trolls (who get off on your misery). Make your fucking social media enjoyable, FFS.
The Democrats are falling into a serious trap. Especially with Gavin Newsom.
The 2028 GOP candidate will either be Trump — in which case it’s a Civil War, not an election — or someone else from the GOP who will say, “Trump was wrong. My plan is to CUT taxes.”
So stop running against Trump!
The 2028 GOP candidate will either be Trump — in which case it’s a Civil War, not an election — or someone else from the GOP who will say, “Trump was wrong. My plan is to CUT taxes.”
So stop running against Trump!
December 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Democrats are falling into a serious trap. Especially with Gavin Newsom.
The 2028 GOP candidate will either be Trump — in which case it’s a Civil War, not an election — or someone else from the GOP who will say, “Trump was wrong. My plan is to CUT taxes.”
So stop running against Trump!
The 2028 GOP candidate will either be Trump — in which case it’s a Civil War, not an election — or someone else from the GOP who will say, “Trump was wrong. My plan is to CUT taxes.”
So stop running against Trump!
I think it’s fine if the Democrats want to run on affordability as long as they campaign on a clear and plausible solution. You can’t win just by saying the other guy did it it’s not my fault. Vote for me.
December 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I think it’s fine if the Democrats want to run on affordability as long as they campaign on a clear and plausible solution. You can’t win just by saying the other guy did it it’s not my fault. Vote for me.