Elizabeth Noble
@liz-noble.bsky.social
Game Master, compulsive storyteller, out of her depth.
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I mean… stating the obvious, but they don’t want you to pick the US.
They want you and your kids off somewhere far from their local polls.
They want you and your kids off somewhere far from their local polls.
December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I mean… stating the obvious, but they don’t want you to pick the US.
They want you and your kids off somewhere far from their local polls.
They want you and your kids off somewhere far from their local polls.
Hm… well, if “what if that girl who’s really mean to me wants to fuck me” follows the generational trends in bullying decreasing, you may be on to something…
December 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Hm… well, if “what if that girl who’s really mean to me wants to fuck me” follows the generational trends in bullying decreasing, you may be on to something…
Warner Brothers owning DC has only ever been an impediment to DC getting shit made.
December 4, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Warner Brothers owning DC has only ever been an impediment to DC getting shit made.
Thanks to the public domain, it's less work than you'd think!
December 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Thanks to the public domain, it's less work than you'd think!
No, the giant robot is *in* Moby Dick. Because the whale swallowed it.
December 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM
No, the giant robot is *in* Moby Dick. Because the whale swallowed it.
Pretty sure the whole Ultima series only happened because Richard Gariott put his phone number in the back of Akalabeth: World of Doom, and one of the dozen or so copies he sold ended up with California Pacific, who proceeded to make a deal to produce and sell more copies of the game.
Wild times.
Wild times.
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Pretty sure the whole Ultima series only happened because Richard Gariott put his phone number in the back of Akalabeth: World of Doom, and one of the dozen or so copies he sold ended up with California Pacific, who proceeded to make a deal to produce and sell more copies of the game.
Wild times.
Wild times.
Sometimes this was done as part of a like sweepstakes or reward thing, like first 100 people to beat the game and call in win a prize, and sometimes just as a neat thing. Probably helped some developers figure out how many people beat the thing.
And, some indie developers put in their home phones.
And, some indie developers put in their home phones.
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Sometimes this was done as part of a like sweepstakes or reward thing, like first 100 people to beat the game and call in win a prize, and sometimes just as a neat thing. Probably helped some developers figure out how many people beat the thing.
And, some indie developers put in their home phones.
And, some indie developers put in their home phones.
Was before my time, but I've heard stories.
And have seen Sierra games where the phone number was in the text of the actual game.
Though, there are also older games which sometimes had a phone number in them, often in the 'you win' screen, so you could call them up and tell them you won.
And have seen Sierra games where the phone number was in the text of the actual game.
Though, there are also older games which sometimes had a phone number in them, often in the 'you win' screen, so you could call them up and tell them you won.
December 4, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Was before my time, but I've heard stories.
And have seen Sierra games where the phone number was in the text of the actual game.
Though, there are also older games which sometimes had a phone number in them, often in the 'you win' screen, so you could call them up and tell them you won.
And have seen Sierra games where the phone number was in the text of the actual game.
Though, there are also older games which sometimes had a phone number in them, often in the 'you win' screen, so you could call them up and tell them you won.
Not to mention the old adventure games with dedicated phone lines to call for help, making things obscure and difficult to grind out pay to win phone calls…
December 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Not to mention the old adventure games with dedicated phone lines to call for help, making things obscure and difficult to grind out pay to win phone calls…
Depends on the kind of game.
100%ing adventure games was a thing. Often when deaths are funny and unique pieces of writing, you’re incentivized to seek out all the bad ends as well as the correct path
Which means the divide may be a PC/console thing, as consoles were more arcade and PCs adventure-y
100%ing adventure games was a thing. Often when deaths are funny and unique pieces of writing, you’re incentivized to seek out all the bad ends as well as the correct path
Which means the divide may be a PC/console thing, as consoles were more arcade and PCs adventure-y
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Depends on the kind of game.
100%ing adventure games was a thing. Often when deaths are funny and unique pieces of writing, you’re incentivized to seek out all the bad ends as well as the correct path
Which means the divide may be a PC/console thing, as consoles were more arcade and PCs adventure-y
100%ing adventure games was a thing. Often when deaths are funny and unique pieces of writing, you’re incentivized to seek out all the bad ends as well as the correct path
Which means the divide may be a PC/console thing, as consoles were more arcade and PCs adventure-y
Think it depends on the game…
One beats Castlevania, but one finishes Monkey Island.
And, of course, I’ve beaten Elden a Ring, but definitely haven’t finished it yet.
One beats Castlevania, but one finishes Monkey Island.
And, of course, I’ve beaten Elden a Ring, but definitely haven’t finished it yet.
December 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Think it depends on the game…
One beats Castlevania, but one finishes Monkey Island.
And, of course, I’ve beaten Elden a Ring, but definitely haven’t finished it yet.
One beats Castlevania, but one finishes Monkey Island.
And, of course, I’ve beaten Elden a Ring, but definitely haven’t finished it yet.
As though The Lord of the Rings wasn’t already about small animals…
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
As though The Lord of the Rings wasn’t already about small animals…
(Cain out here seeing his younger brother killing firstlings and getting mad blessings, and remembering that he is also a firstling...)
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
(Cain out here seeing his younger brother killing firstlings and getting mad blessings, and remembering that he is also a firstling...)
The punchline is "Carnism"!
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The punchline is "Carnism"!
On any dice roll the 'frozen mid swing' problem occurs, so we're just haggling about handling cost.
Thing is, game one roll/one sword swing is already such a low roll-to-story ratio that handling cost is going to be steep
If the dice represent a flurry, or a whole fight, then the tricks fit better
Thing is, game one roll/one sword swing is already such a low roll-to-story ratio that handling cost is going to be steep
If the dice represent a flurry, or a whole fight, then the tricks fit better
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
On any dice roll the 'frozen mid swing' problem occurs, so we're just haggling about handling cost.
Thing is, game one roll/one sword swing is already such a low roll-to-story ratio that handling cost is going to be steep
If the dice represent a flurry, or a whole fight, then the tricks fit better
Thing is, game one roll/one sword swing is already such a low roll-to-story ratio that handling cost is going to be steep
If the dice represent a flurry, or a whole fight, then the tricks fit better
I know... real mystery those people.
The point at which I stopped lying to my parents was not the moment of trying to reach out to them... it was just the moment at which I realized I did not care about them enough to put the effort into the bullshit.
Though, in my case, this wasn't about religion
The point at which I stopped lying to my parents was not the moment of trying to reach out to them... it was just the moment at which I realized I did not care about them enough to put the effort into the bullshit.
Though, in my case, this wasn't about religion
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I know... real mystery those people.
The point at which I stopped lying to my parents was not the moment of trying to reach out to them... it was just the moment at which I realized I did not care about them enough to put the effort into the bullshit.
Though, in my case, this wasn't about religion
The point at which I stopped lying to my parents was not the moment of trying to reach out to them... it was just the moment at which I realized I did not care about them enough to put the effort into the bullshit.
Though, in my case, this wasn't about religion
For some, there comes a point where the lies hurt to much.
For others, there comes a point where the truth will, hopefully, hurt enough.
And, I suppose, some strange handful want to have open, honest, and authentic relationships with parents.
For others, there comes a point where the truth will, hopefully, hurt enough.
And, I suppose, some strange handful want to have open, honest, and authentic relationships with parents.
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 AM
For some, there comes a point where the lies hurt to much.
For others, there comes a point where the truth will, hopefully, hurt enough.
And, I suppose, some strange handful want to have open, honest, and authentic relationships with parents.
For others, there comes a point where the truth will, hopefully, hurt enough.
And, I suppose, some strange handful want to have open, honest, and authentic relationships with parents.
Alternately:
Convoluted story filled with flashbacks and flashforwards that expects you to figure out the timeline by being familiar with the monthly fashion changes of the specific slice of history...
Convoluted story filled with flashbacks and flashforwards that expects you to figure out the timeline by being familiar with the monthly fashion changes of the specific slice of history...
November 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Alternately:
Convoluted story filled with flashbacks and flashforwards that expects you to figure out the timeline by being familiar with the monthly fashion changes of the specific slice of history...
Convoluted story filled with flashbacks and flashforwards that expects you to figure out the timeline by being familiar with the monthly fashion changes of the specific slice of history...
(as they rocket through years of story...)
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
(as they rocket through years of story...)
Historical drama that only makes sense if you already know the historical events inside out, because they refuse to ever give clear dates or explain the context...
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Historical drama that only makes sense if you already know the historical events inside out, because they refuse to ever give clear dates or explain the context...
Good thing this was written and not spoken, then.
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Good thing this was written and not spoken, then.
Me.
I’m sure they’ll stage a suicide.
My only hope is for an idiosyncratic detective who gets obsessed with minor inconsistencies hasn’t been bullied out of their job by a commissioner more interested in quotas and quick closed cases…
I’m sure they’ll stage a suicide.
My only hope is for an idiosyncratic detective who gets obsessed with minor inconsistencies hasn’t been bullied out of their job by a commissioner more interested in quotas and quick closed cases…
November 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Me.
I’m sure they’ll stage a suicide.
My only hope is for an idiosyncratic detective who gets obsessed with minor inconsistencies hasn’t been bullied out of their job by a commissioner more interested in quotas and quick closed cases…
I’m sure they’ll stage a suicide.
My only hope is for an idiosyncratic detective who gets obsessed with minor inconsistencies hasn’t been bullied out of their job by a commissioner more interested in quotas and quick closed cases…