Basheer Ghouse
@basheerghouse.bsky.social
He/Him, Nebula-Finalist and Ennie Gold winning RPG writer, developer, and cultural Consultant.
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Spent the entirety of the last two weeks pretending I was Anthony Bourdain
Here is a link to the full compilation and a retrospective at the end:
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
#OVER/UNDER
Here is a link to the full compilation and a retrospective at the end:
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
#OVER/UNDER
Over Under Anthony Bourdain Compilation
docs.google.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Spent the entirety of the last two weeks pretending I was Anthony Bourdain
Here is a link to the full compilation and a retrospective at the end:
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
#OVER/UNDER
Here is a link to the full compilation and a retrospective at the end:
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
#OVER/UNDER
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If you're having #over/under fomo, want a recap, or left mid-game, you can read about what happened on my public timeline here: app.mural.co/t/oneshots51...
O/U Timeline
app.mural.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
If you're having #over/under fomo, want a recap, or left mid-game, you can read about what happened on my public timeline here: app.mural.co/t/oneshots51...
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This was the coolest shit. Going through the logs Kara shared and then testing the fully functional program was the highlight of the game's back half. Felt like dead-eyed officers optimizing the sacrifice of your friends/planning horrific bloodshed in a war room. Huge props to Kara.
For @samsorensen.bsky.social's #OVER/UNDER I created WEATHERVANE, an in-universe themed combat simulator. Using it, our faction was able to predict the outcome of any battle with a high degree of confidence. It helped us price mercenary contracts and go into any combat knowing the expected outcomes.
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 AM
This was the coolest shit. Going through the logs Kara shared and then testing the fully functional program was the highlight of the game's back half. Felt like dead-eyed officers optimizing the sacrifice of your friends/planning horrific bloodshed in a war room. Huge props to Kara.
RPing the actual experience of having weird shift times in #over/under by travelling for a buddy's wedding party and having to catch up on what the fuck is happening at work when I get to the hotel. Wild first couple days.
October 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
RPing the actual experience of having weird shift times in #over/under by travelling for a buddy's wedding party and having to catch up on what the fuck is happening at work when I get to the hotel. Wild first couple days.
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I’ve been called a terrorist since I was seven years old.
Today changes nothing for me but I remember the first time the face of that accusation reared its head at me and mine, and the violence it has excused as recently as a week ago.
My empathies to those who are new here. I wish this on no one.
Today changes nothing for me but I remember the first time the face of that accusation reared its head at me and mine, and the violence it has excused as recently as a week ago.
My empathies to those who are new here. I wish this on no one.
September 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I’ve been called a terrorist since I was seven years old.
Today changes nothing for me but I remember the first time the face of that accusation reared its head at me and mine, and the violence it has excused as recently as a week ago.
My empathies to those who are new here. I wish this on no one.
Today changes nothing for me but I remember the first time the face of that accusation reared its head at me and mine, and the violence it has excused as recently as a week ago.
My empathies to those who are new here. I wish this on no one.
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they didn't do this when democratic lawmakers were targeted by a gunman. the mainstream media barely peeped when a Kyle Rittenhouse fan did a mass shooting at a Portland protest. Democrats and the mainstream media are just terrified of conservatives to the point where no one else's lives matter
September 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
they didn't do this when democratic lawmakers were targeted by a gunman. the mainstream media barely peeped when a Kyle Rittenhouse fan did a mass shooting at a Portland protest. Democrats and the mainstream media are just terrified of conservatives to the point where no one else's lives matter
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A lot of people tend to forget that sex between men in Canada was only decriminalised in 1969.
“The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation” - Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Justice Minister (later Prine Minister). Only 56 years ago.
A lot we considered normal today are RECENT.
“The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation” - Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Justice Minister (later Prine Minister). Only 56 years ago.
A lot we considered normal today are RECENT.
September 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
A lot of people tend to forget that sex between men in Canada was only decriminalised in 1969.
“The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation” - Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Justice Minister (later Prine Minister). Only 56 years ago.
A lot we considered normal today are RECENT.
“The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation” - Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Justice Minister (later Prine Minister). Only 56 years ago.
A lot we considered normal today are RECENT.
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Redux of an old post of mine that was borderline unreadable, but which had a nugget of wisdom worth salvaging.
There are two totally different types of hexcrawl and nobody else seems to have pointed this out before.
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...
There are two totally different types of hexcrawl and nobody else seems to have pointed this out before.
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...
How Do You Handle the "Inside" of a Hex? (George Lucas Special Edition)
[Context for this post: this is a re-write of an old post of mine I wrote back in 2021. I wasn't happy with my explanation, and it's filled ...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com
September 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Redux of an old post of mine that was borderline unreadable, but which had a nugget of wisdom worth salvaging.
There are two totally different types of hexcrawl and nobody else seems to have pointed this out before.
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...
There are two totally different types of hexcrawl and nobody else seems to have pointed this out before.
knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...
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This is the best product listing copy I’ve ever read
August 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is the best product listing copy I’ve ever read
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I have no earthly recollection of how I managed to pull this shit off.
#fantasy #black&white #art and #ttrpg
Some artwork of a stance from everyone's favorite swordsmen, and the least elitest medieval Italian- Fiore de Liberi.
Some artwork of a stance from everyone's favorite swordsmen, and the least elitest medieval Italian- Fiore de Liberi.
August 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I have no earthly recollection of how I managed to pull this shit off.
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Beatdown vs. Boogie Woogie (Convict Colosseum)
January 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Beatdown vs. Boogie Woogie (Convict Colosseum)
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When I take commissions from WOTC and other medium to large corporations, I don't make overtures about how them hiring me - a queer woman of color - uplifts my peers or my causes.
It uplifts ME personally, and that is really cool, but this isn't world saving or transformative in any way.
It uplifts ME personally, and that is really cool, but this isn't world saving or transformative in any way.
July 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
When I take commissions from WOTC and other medium to large corporations, I don't make overtures about how them hiring me - a queer woman of color - uplifts my peers or my causes.
It uplifts ME personally, and that is really cool, but this isn't world saving or transformative in any way.
It uplifts ME personally, and that is really cool, but this isn't world saving or transformative in any way.
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I saw a comment in this thread - which Grant responded to perfectly - about how we shouldn't criticize this since some of the teachers are POC.
Sure, don't rock POCs for their hustle. But it doesn't change the fact that this does NOT help our industry or marginalized workers as a whole very much.
Sure, don't rock POCs for their hustle. But it doesn't change the fact that this does NOT help our industry or marginalized workers as a whole very much.
Two grand and change for a weekend of courses? And you get a special douche jacket to identify you as having more disposable income than the povvos who could only pony up a grand?
Weird business. Whole thing squicks me out. Reminds me of pick-up artist seminars.
Just play games with each other.
Weird business. Whole thing squicks me out. Reminds me of pick-up artist seminars.
Just play games with each other.
July 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I saw a comment in this thread - which Grant responded to perfectly - about how we shouldn't criticize this since some of the teachers are POC.
Sure, don't rock POCs for their hustle. But it doesn't change the fact that this does NOT help our industry or marginalized workers as a whole very much.
Sure, don't rock POCs for their hustle. But it doesn't change the fact that this does NOT help our industry or marginalized workers as a whole very much.
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Be ready to tell people who may be your friends or people you love when they're out of line.
Help marginalized folks defend their spaces. Platform them.
But also: don't presume that one marginalized voice from a specific lived experience or identity represents everyone from that demographic.
Help marginalized folks defend their spaces. Platform them.
But also: don't presume that one marginalized voice from a specific lived experience or identity represents everyone from that demographic.
July 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Be ready to tell people who may be your friends or people you love when they're out of line.
Help marginalized folks defend their spaces. Platform them.
But also: don't presume that one marginalized voice from a specific lived experience or identity represents everyone from that demographic.
Help marginalized folks defend their spaces. Platform them.
But also: don't presume that one marginalized voice from a specific lived experience or identity represents everyone from that demographic.
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Recommend your marginalized peers to job postings, positions, and cool things that you think they'd be great in.
Build your lists. Be ready to direct folks to profiles, portfolios, social media accounts, etcetera.
Check yourself at every turn. Have you enclosed yourself in a white bubble?
Build your lists. Be ready to direct folks to profiles, portfolios, social media accounts, etcetera.
Check yourself at every turn. Have you enclosed yourself in a white bubble?
July 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Recommend your marginalized peers to job postings, positions, and cool things that you think they'd be great in.
Build your lists. Be ready to direct folks to profiles, portfolios, social media accounts, etcetera.
Check yourself at every turn. Have you enclosed yourself in a white bubble?
Build your lists. Be ready to direct folks to profiles, portfolios, social media accounts, etcetera.
Check yourself at every turn. Have you enclosed yourself in a white bubble?
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What has the potential to be transformative were things like Big Bad Con's Meet & Greet, or the Meet & Greet that occurred at UKGE 2025, or the POC Mentorship Program at GenCon.
"But I don't have the capacity for that stuff!" Maybe so, but you might surprise yourself over the things you CAN do.
"But I don't have the capacity for that stuff!" Maybe so, but you might surprise yourself over the things you CAN do.
July 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
What has the potential to be transformative were things like Big Bad Con's Meet & Greet, or the Meet & Greet that occurred at UKGE 2025, or the POC Mentorship Program at GenCon.
"But I don't have the capacity for that stuff!" Maybe so, but you might surprise yourself over the things you CAN do.
"But I don't have the capacity for that stuff!" Maybe so, but you might surprise yourself over the things you CAN do.
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If you want to support marginalized creators productively, consider supporting/creating:
+ Mentorship programs
+ Grants and micro-grants
+ Co-ops
+ Short term contractual positions
+ Part-time or full-time positions
+ Accessible spaces for play, dialogue, and design friendly to multiple timezones.
+ Mentorship programs
+ Grants and micro-grants
+ Co-ops
+ Short term contractual positions
+ Part-time or full-time positions
+ Accessible spaces for play, dialogue, and design friendly to multiple timezones.
July 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
If you want to support marginalized creators productively, consider supporting/creating:
+ Mentorship programs
+ Grants and micro-grants
+ Co-ops
+ Short term contractual positions
+ Part-time or full-time positions
+ Accessible spaces for play, dialogue, and design friendly to multiple timezones.
+ Mentorship programs
+ Grants and micro-grants
+ Co-ops
+ Short term contractual positions
+ Part-time or full-time positions
+ Accessible spaces for play, dialogue, and design friendly to multiple timezones.
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However because the humanities are largely done in plain language - a cutting edge work of history is entirely legible to a non-historian reader, even if they may not fully understand it - we've been dealing with the practitioners of 'vibe humanities' (in my case, 'vibe history') for a long time. 5/
July 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
However because the humanities are largely done in plain language - a cutting edge work of history is entirely legible to a non-historian reader, even if they may not fully understand it - we've been dealing with the practitioners of 'vibe humanities' (in my case, 'vibe history') for a long time. 5/
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OKAY! Here is is, Scrungaloids latest version with some really major (and super cool) reworks to action economy which feels really fun in play and totally eliminates the chain-trading common to alternating activation games like Kill Team.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Scrungaloids - The Game!
The irradiated wastelands and monolithic ruins of the far future support a varied and violent ecology. Untold species of infantry, battle tank, robot, and stranger things besides stalk each other thro...
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June 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
OKAY! Here is is, Scrungaloids latest version with some really major (and super cool) reworks to action economy which feels really fun in play and totally eliminates the chain-trading common to alternating activation games like Kill Team.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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hey guys if you’re a leftist and you spend all your time being utterly weird about me, specifically, maybe reflect on the fact that when Elon made his AI evil, in addition to becoming racist and antisemitic, it also immediately got utterly weird about me, specifically
July 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
hey guys if you’re a leftist and you spend all your time being utterly weird about me, specifically, maybe reflect on the fact that when Elon made his AI evil, in addition to becoming racist and antisemitic, it also immediately got utterly weird about me, specifically
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every episode of Versus Wolves is like:
Woolie: so what did you think of Call Me By Your Name?
John: oh. what? you meant— oh Woolie, I didn't watch that movie. I've been too busy legally petitioning the canadian government to change your name to John. I thought it was pretty clear you wanted that
Woolie: so what did you think of Call Me By Your Name?
John: oh. what? you meant— oh Woolie, I didn't watch that movie. I've been too busy legally petitioning the canadian government to change your name to John. I thought it was pretty clear you wanted that
This dude Eyepatch Wolf spent over a dozen minutes talking about how much he enjoyed watching "original Gundam" only to reveal he was referring to Gundam Seed the whole time to Woolie(hates Gundam Seed).
This is one of the most diabolical bits I've seen in a hot minute and I was dying of laughter.
This is one of the most diabolical bits I've seen in a hot minute and I was dying of laughter.
June 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
every episode of Versus Wolves is like:
Woolie: so what did you think of Call Me By Your Name?
John: oh. what? you meant— oh Woolie, I didn't watch that movie. I've been too busy legally petitioning the canadian government to change your name to John. I thought it was pretty clear you wanted that
Woolie: so what did you think of Call Me By Your Name?
John: oh. what? you meant— oh Woolie, I didn't watch that movie. I've been too busy legally petitioning the canadian government to change your name to John. I thought it was pretty clear you wanted that
What is The Beasts We Carry? A Live Action Horror Short
In a town haunted by fear, the real monsters wear familiar faces.
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In a town haunted by fear, the real monsters wear familiar faces.
LINK IN BIO!
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#filmmaker #thebeastswecarry #horrorfilm #horrorshort #interview #filmmakerinterview #entertainment #horrorcommunity #horrorfan
July 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Final 60 hours and they’re SO CLOSE! Less than $4000 to go!
What is The Beasts We Carry? A Live Action Horror Short
In a town haunted by fear, the real monsters wear familiar faces.
LINK IN BIO!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bea...
#filmmaker #thebeastswecarry #horrorfilm #horrorshort #interview #filmmakerinterview #entertainment #horrorcommunity #horrorfan
In a town haunted by fear, the real monsters wear familiar faces.
LINK IN BIO!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bea...
#filmmaker #thebeastswecarry #horrorfilm #horrorshort #interview #filmmakerinterview #entertainment #horrorcommunity #horrorfan
July 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Final 60 hours and they’re SO CLOSE! Less than $4000 to go!
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Listen. The only way you can become a good writer is by being a shitty writer and doing it anyways. You can’t magically become a good writer by having a machine do some of the work for you. That just makes you a fraud.
June 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Listen. The only way you can become a good writer is by being a shitty writer and doing it anyways. You can’t magically become a good writer by having a machine do some of the work for you. That just makes you a fraud.