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PresentTense
@presenttense.bsky.social
Husband and father. Elder millennial. Foodie and gin enthusiast. Critter, Jedi, Pokémon trainer, AFOL, LLama. DMs closed by the state. He/him.
I enjoy when people try to type “zhuzh.” So many fun attempts!
December 24, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I’ve been toying with supplementing the 2014 rules by adding weapon mastery as a standalone system tied to the weapons themselves. It does end up encouraging everyone to carry an arsenal to have different effects available, but it definitely expands the options for most martials.
December 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Quite the Cinderella run for hash browns to beat cinnamon rolls and waffles.
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Milky Wad
October 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Milky Wad
October 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Despite being an elder millennial, I have never watched an entire episode of the Simpsons.
October 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Speaking of cats, I’m reading Starter Villain right now, and I just reached chapter 3. Both Gandalf here and I appreciate the shoutout. (Although my 6-year-old K-pop Demon Hunters fan likes your cat’s name more.)
October 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Pink - Get the Party Started
October 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
October 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
After extensive research, I went with a Canon MG3620, which is very dumb and will drag dry print heads across the page if I ask it to, which is exactly what I wanted. No subscriptions, no expirations, no hassles.
September 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I draw upon the vast experience of @scalzi.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The Air is definitely half of a foldable iPhone 18. It’ll be $2k, but it will also replace a couple of devices for me.
September 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The worst part is, I’m a science fiction fan, and I’ve always thought a real-time augmented reality overlay would be great. But these LLM-powered ad delivery Groucho Marx glasses aren’t what I had in mind.
September 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Unfortunately, I have:
ABC: Sinclair
CBS: Tegna
Fox: Sinclair
NBC: Nexstar
September 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Mammothfirm
September 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Megarigid
September 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Magnumstiff
September 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Frankly, I think D&D could use to halve the number of character levels. Harmonizing character level and spell level for full casters would alleviate a lot of new player confusion.

Also, as a person who DMed a 165-session, 1-20 campaign, some of those level-ups just didn’t feel worthwhile.
September 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM