Lady Hope
@ladyhope.bsky.social
Shaggy is the swinginest gymnast in school.
You definitely implied Democrats voted for RFK.
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
You definitely implied Democrats voted for RFK.
Democrats are a loose coalition of the people the GOP wants to kill. The GOP is a cohesive political movement.
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Democrats are a loose coalition of the people the GOP wants to kill. The GOP is a cohesive political movement.
The system is barely functional, but the physical act of reading the dice is very resonant with the game. I love it and would never wish it on my friends.
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The system is barely functional, but the physical act of reading the dice is very resonant with the game. I love it and would never wish it on my friends.
My favorite very bad core game mechanic was the d666 system from In Nomine. It's a 2d6 roll under target number system with a third die that determines degree of success or failure. The game has the players as angels and demons, and 111 or 666 on the dice means an intervention from God or Satan.
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
My favorite very bad core game mechanic was the d666 system from In Nomine. It's a 2d6 roll under target number system with a third die that determines degree of success or failure. The game has the players as angels and demons, and 111 or 666 on the dice means an intervention from God or Satan.
The experience of playing WoD in the 1990s when the game was kinda bad and nobody was ready for an RPG with themes makes me look askance at dice pools, but BitD is great and the Tomb Raider game in particular is full out awesome.
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The experience of playing WoD in the 1990s when the game was kinda bad and nobody was ready for an RPG with themes makes me look askance at dice pools, but BitD is great and the Tomb Raider game in particular is full out awesome.
... with a curve. Why can't I edit?
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
... with a curve. Why can't I edit?
I agree. D&D isn't D&D without the curve.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I agree. D&D isn't D&D without the curve.
Extreme rolls are rare, and outcomes fall into a space near the mean. The choices of the players reign, and the dice behave in a straightforward way that makes them useful as a tool for guiding the story as it goes. The dice chosen make each game what it is.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Extreme rolls are rare, and outcomes fall into a space near the mean. The choices of the players reign, and the dice behave in a straightforward way that makes them useful as a tool for guiding the story as it goes. The dice chosen make each game what it is.
In Dungeons & Dragons, the flat probability curve of 1d20+mod leaves characters at the will of the fates. That die and its merciless straight line is the tyrant that rules over everything.
A game like Powered by the Apocalypse and its 2d6 system gives a gentle bell curve.
A game like Powered by the Apocalypse and its 2d6 system gives a gentle bell curve.
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
In Dungeons & Dragons, the flat probability curve of 1d20+mod leaves characters at the will of the fates. That die and its merciless straight line is the tyrant that rules over everything.
A game like Powered by the Apocalypse and its 2d6 system gives a gentle bell curve.
A game like Powered by the Apocalypse and its 2d6 system gives a gentle bell curve.
The worst people are the ones who believe in the Rapture. So a regular Rapture would do me just fine.
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The worst people are the ones who believe in the Rapture. So a regular Rapture would do me just fine.
Are two of them Palpatine's two separate three eyed sons?
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Are two of them Palpatine's two separate three eyed sons?
Evangelical support for Israel is driven by antisemitism.
October 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Evangelical support for Israel is driven by antisemitism.
The New York Times is one of the main examples of a paper I can't trust on things I don't know because they lie to me about things I do know (mostly trans issues). Atlantic falls into that same space.
Which makes me sad. I likes the Atlantic before they went all in on transphobia.
Which makes me sad. I likes the Atlantic before they went all in on transphobia.
October 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The New York Times is one of the main examples of a paper I can't trust on things I don't know because they lie to me about things I do know (mostly trans issues). Atlantic falls into that same space.
Which makes me sad. I likes the Atlantic before they went all in on transphobia.
Which makes me sad. I likes the Atlantic before they went all in on transphobia.
Universal Dracula
Alien
Predator
Son of Dracula
Alien
Predator
Son of Dracula
October 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Universal Dracula
Alien
Predator
Son of Dracula
Alien
Predator
Son of Dracula
Hard and soft magic allow different stories to be told. If your fantasy story is also a mystery and magic was used by they who dunnit, you almost certainly need to explain the magic so the reader can participate in the mystery. The details of the magic become clues.
October 14, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Hard and soft magic allow different stories to be told. If your fantasy story is also a mystery and magic was used by they who dunnit, you almost certainly need to explain the magic so the reader can participate in the mystery. The details of the magic become clues.
The New York Times exists to provide cover for the fascists running the country, treating MAGA behavior like it is rational and within norms.
October 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The New York Times exists to provide cover for the fascists running the country, treating MAGA behavior like it is rational and within norms.
Do you want to be George R. R. Martin? Because "they had an emotional response to a character dying, better keep doing that" is how you become George R. R. Martin.
October 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Do you want to be George R. R. Martin? Because "they had an emotional response to a character dying, better keep doing that" is how you become George R. R. Martin.
Right-wing Christian support of Israel is antisemitism. It comes from a millennialist belief that there needs to be a Jewish nation to be destroyed for the Second Coming can happen.
It is a belief that the Jews need to die in the right place at the right time for their prophecy.
It is a belief that the Jews need to die in the right place at the right time for their prophecy.
September 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Right-wing Christian support of Israel is antisemitism. It comes from a millennialist belief that there needs to be a Jewish nation to be destroyed for the Second Coming can happen.
It is a belief that the Jews need to die in the right place at the right time for their prophecy.
It is a belief that the Jews need to die in the right place at the right time for their prophecy.
The Doctor Who decks were excellent for this.
September 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The Doctor Who decks were excellent for this.
Universes Beyond precons are particularly important because they get staple cards with thematic art out there. That helps a lot with making decks that "feel" right. If I want to build a Spider-Man deck, I want as much of the art in it as I can manage to be Spider-Man art.
September 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Universes Beyond precons are particularly important because they get staple cards with thematic art out there. That helps a lot with making decks that "feel" right. If I want to build a Spider-Man deck, I want as much of the art in it as I can manage to be Spider-Man art.