Spare Sidekick (They/Them)
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NB ND Socialist Cyborg Zebra.
Food Tech, Forever DM and TTRPG dork.
Food Tech, Forever DM and TTRPG dork.
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
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Today I learned that if you turn a canoe upside down, you can wear it like a hat.
Because it's cap sized.
Because it's cap sized.
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Today I learned that if you turn a canoe upside down, you can wear it like a hat.
Because it's cap sized.
Because it's cap sized.
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
I mean if you keep squeezing people and taking away Thier options, as a group they will inevitably start realising a guillotine will solve Thier problems
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I mean if you keep squeezing people and taking away Thier options, as a group they will inevitably start realising a guillotine will solve Thier problems
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"The customer is a piece of shit until proven otherwise" is a much better ethos for commerce imo
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"The customer is a piece of shit until proven otherwise" is a much better ethos for commerce imo
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40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
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If you wear a t-shirt inside out, you're the only being in the universe *not* wearing that shirt
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If you wear a t-shirt inside out, you're the only being in the universe *not* wearing that shirt
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I notice a lot of magical Robes in D&D and I'm just going to reskin them all as ballgowns.
Ballgown of the Manta Ray
Ballgown of scintillating colours.
Ballgown of EYES
Ballgown of the Manta Ray
Ballgown of scintillating colours.
Ballgown of EYES
November 8, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I notice a lot of magical Robes in D&D and I'm just going to reskin them all as ballgowns.
Ballgown of the Manta Ray
Ballgown of scintillating colours.
Ballgown of EYES
Ballgown of the Manta Ray
Ballgown of scintillating colours.
Ballgown of EYES
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This is what they took from you
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is what they took from you
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
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Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
I embellished a little more in last night's game and now the plot makes less sense. Not sure if I should rewrite, revise or just plough through and hope none of the players notice
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I embellished a little more in last night's game and now the plot makes less sense. Not sure if I should rewrite, revise or just plough through and hope none of the players notice
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🕯️Manifesting 🕯️
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🕯️Manifesting 🕯️
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I am sadden by the passing of former vice president Dick Cheney, he died on such a busy day on a weekday, giving us little opportunity to celebrate.
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I am sadden by the passing of former vice president Dick Cheney, he died on such a busy day on a weekday, giving us little opportunity to celebrate.
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I absolutely hate "rule of cool" in TTRGs.
Like, bro. The GM is already doing enough work already without the added pressure of deciding if something a player did was cool enough to deserve a Scooby snack.
Like, bro. The GM is already doing enough work already without the added pressure of deciding if something a player did was cool enough to deserve a Scooby snack.
*says quietly* the rule of cool props up bad trpgs instead of people accepting they're bad and moving on to games that are actually good.
November 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I absolutely hate "rule of cool" in TTRGs.
Like, bro. The GM is already doing enough work already without the added pressure of deciding if something a player did was cool enough to deserve a Scooby snack.
Like, bro. The GM is already doing enough work already without the added pressure of deciding if something a player did was cool enough to deserve a Scooby snack.
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every science news article is like "chinese researchers invent cure for hurting your back getting out of bed" and every science policy news article is like "uncomfortable bed lobby successfully lobbies trump admin with $500 bribe"
November 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
every science news article is like "chinese researchers invent cure for hurting your back getting out of bed" and every science policy news article is like "uncomfortable bed lobby successfully lobbies trump admin with $500 bribe"
I keep telling my players
I only need 3 things in a character backstory.
A name - you may be surprised how often this is an afterthought
A reason to be adventuring
And a secret third thing - I do not care what form this takes, I just need to know you kinda like the character
I only need 3 things in a character backstory.
A name - you may be surprised how often this is an afterthought
A reason to be adventuring
And a secret third thing - I do not care what form this takes, I just need to know you kinda like the character
November 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I keep telling my players
I only need 3 things in a character backstory.
A name - you may be surprised how often this is an afterthought
A reason to be adventuring
And a secret third thing - I do not care what form this takes, I just need to know you kinda like the character
I only need 3 things in a character backstory.
A name - you may be surprised how often this is an afterthought
A reason to be adventuring
And a secret third thing - I do not care what form this takes, I just need to know you kinda like the character
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