Ratty Pumpkin
@rattypumpkin.bsky.social
Classic gothic horror, sci-fi, fantasy and mystery enthusiast. Lover of tabletop and video games old & new, but mostly old.
Hoping for the best for the world and vulnerable populations in these dangerous "interesting" times.
He/him/any
Hoping for the best for the world and vulnerable populations in these dangerous "interesting" times.
He/him/any
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The real problem with that meal is it needs a fitting drink. youtu.be/lpOktupkl0c?...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The real problem with that meal is it needs a fitting drink. youtu.be/lpOktupkl0c?...
Yeah, the equivalent companies today are making bank on kickstarters. But those come with their own pitfalls in the form of unexpected/hidden costs. I've heard of some (mostly board) game companies "borrowing from Peter to pay Paul" counting on every kickstarter to overfund & help pay for the last 1
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Yeah, the equivalent companies today are making bank on kickstarters. But those come with their own pitfalls in the form of unexpected/hidden costs. I've heard of some (mostly board) game companies "borrowing from Peter to pay Paul" counting on every kickstarter to overfund & help pay for the last 1
The tech wasn't there in a lot of ways. Nowadays PDF publishing is an accepted and even an expected standard (I remember TTRPG review show "Game Geeks" referring to DriveThruRPG as a new "alternative" way to get your RPGs somewhere around 2009 -11) & print-on-demand is easily accessible to everyone.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The tech wasn't there in a lot of ways. Nowadays PDF publishing is an accepted and even an expected standard (I remember TTRPG review show "Game Geeks" referring to DriveThruRPG as a new "alternative" way to get your RPGs somewhere around 2009 -11) & print-on-demand is easily accessible to everyone.
"The Mummy" (1932) was the 2nd Universal Monster film I ever saw, as after the "The Wolf Man" (1st movie I ever saved up money to buy on VHS) it was the 2nd I ever came across. A standalone film, the other Universal mummy movies follow a different mummy & mythology. Hammer films would conflate the 2
November 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"The Mummy" (1932) was the 2nd Universal Monster film I ever saw, as after the "The Wolf Man" (1st movie I ever saved up money to buy on VHS) it was the 2nd I ever came across. A standalone film, the other Universal mummy movies follow a different mummy & mythology. Hammer films would conflate the 2