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Apropos of nothing:

If I haven't turned off replies, anyone is welcome to respond to my posts. I know the difference between social media and a private group chat, so I'm not going to go all Surprised Pikachu and pretend you're intruding on my privacy just because you replied to an open post.
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Please refer to my bio, but I reiterate. It is February.

Ya'll gonna have to play my shit. Post the screenshots. Link me the APs. All of that. If ya need some assistance, I can facilitate that, but I'm honestly tired of getting slept on.

Go to fallonmyblade.itch.io and pick a game. I'll wait. TY.
February 2, 2026 at 3:39 AM
only one person in the comments knew this was an undertale reference lmao
Spotted on walk:
February 2, 2026 at 3:08 AM
WIP TTRPG update:

Figured out a combat action economy that I think I'm satisfied with (nothing groundbreaking, just meets my needs).

Now I need to pick an initiative system. Once again, tons of options exist!
Trad roll-for-order?
Team turns, go around the table?
That thing Feng Shui 2 does?
🤔
February 1, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Something I remember noticing in Donkey Kong Country (SNES) as a kid is that the level design rewarded boldness. Like, you'd have a sequence of dangerous jumps/cannons, but if you always made your move at the first opportunity, each step of the sequence would sync up perfectly with each other.
February 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Solo But Not Alone 6 is live.

Get the games, so many the games, give money charity yay! mental health so important, help people help people.

games? good ones.

itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
Solo But Not Alone 6! by Peach Garden Games and 74 others
Solo But Not Alone 6!: 90 items for $10.00
itch.io
February 1, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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They call this Incredibly Niche Content but tbh I don’t know a single EarthBound fan who doesn’t also love TMBG

youtu.be/JzHwnaK1c7c?...
They Might Beat Giygas (Mashup Album)
YouTube video by idiokit
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Thinking out loud here:

- I want you to be able to move and melee attack, but casting or shooting requires you to more or less stay put.
- I want off-turn reactions, but I want them to cost some of your on-turn action economy
- Some amount of object manip can accompany your action, but not a lot
Current WIP TTRPG conundrum:
Combat

Specifically, deciding on a turn structure/action economy. Like, the possibilities are endless, how do you even decide?
January 31, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Playing donkey kong country and shaking my head no whenever Diddy Kong throws a wooden barrel at a Krusha or Klump at top speed and the impact sends them bodily flying off screen with a blood-chilling "AUGH" so people know i dont approve
January 31, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Link to the Past still fucks.
TMNT 4 still fucks.
EarthBound still fucks.
Super Mario World still fucks.
Oregon Trail still fucks.
Mega Man X still fucks.

I'm tired of the braindead narrative that older games were just primitive attempts at modern games, loved only due to lack of alternatives.
very funny to watch a movie with a meticulous and loving 20 minute long silent film sequence that recreates many of the best special effects of the era and then come home and read this bethesda interview
January 31, 2026 at 6:16 PM
"Well done."
January 31, 2026 at 5:23 PM
and it's so exhausting
January 31, 2026 at 2:51 PM
January 31, 2026 at 5:48 AM
dr pepper save me

save me dr pepper
January 30, 2026 at 7:40 PM
January 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
car no start :(
January 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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I have been laughing at this for a solid five minutes.
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Current WIP TTRPG conundrum:
Combat

Specifically, deciding on a turn structure/action economy. Like, the possibilities are endless, how do you even decide?
January 29, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Not a fan of how the rebuttals consistently decline to actually contest anything, opting instead to vaguely imply that the substance is irrelevant because the source is dismissable. Way too reminiscent of very familiar Protect The Family tactics. Not a fan.
Not a fan at all.
Paid the dollar.

*sigh*

Yeah, the writing falls short of what I'd like to have seen for reporting of this type, but that doesn't negate the material facts (which I've seen nobody thus far dispute or rebut). More neutral writing wouldn't make it not-bad.
January 28, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Just tore my actual last pair of pants, so, uh, help?
If you don't need miniatures, here's my Paypal for direct donations. Help a sick guy out here, please. Goal is $1000, I'm at about $200 (not counting food/meds - I'll worry about those later).
Pay Colonel Bosch's Mech Hanger
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January 26, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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I'm in here :3 Leon's game in there. (points frantically) Cover WIP reveal in there too.

It's coming along swimmingly and working with the Hat has been such a lovely time! I'm excited!
Time once again for The State of the Hat! With the latest updates on:
Designers & Dragons: Origins
Streets of Jade
Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts
Blades '68
Dagger Isles
Monster of the Week: Mystic Marginalia
Umdaar
Abyssal
Rangers of a Broken World
Godkiller
Tian Deng
Project Perseus
and more!
State of the Hat - January 2026
YouTube video by Evil Hat Productions
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January 27, 2026 at 9:55 PM
lord help me i'm getting the urge to blog about the "games are art" topic
January 27, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Oh fuckin' great!

One of my hard drives on my pc just died.. just fucking dandy.

Uhh.. buy my games please?

cobblepath-games.itch.io
CobblePath Games
cobblepath-games.itch.io
January 26, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Story time!

Back in the day, I was very deeply into Pathfinder 1e. They had a Rules Questions forum where people could ask and answer. I was very good at it, not just answering but explaining how the rules interacted to *produce* that answer.

Then there was the old guard.

1/4
January 27, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Solo But Not Alone 6!

Do it, buy the games.

What, are you afraid of an amazing deal with a huge variety of games? What, you worried you won't find one you like in a bouquet of journaling games, meditations, dungeon crawls, and more?

Scared of helping @takethis.org bring mental health supports?
January 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM