Rob Wieland 🔜 GameHole Con!!!
@robowieland.bsky.social
Author, game designer, professional nerd. As seen on Geek & Sundry, Milwaukee Record, EN World, Nerdist and the Forbes website. Host of Theatre of the Mind Players, your friendly local actual play show.
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I am at #milwaukerhorrorcon this weekend with my fellow Theatre of the Mind Players talking about all the great horror games we've played over the years. Make sure to stop on by and enter for a chance to win a T shirt!
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Bluesky! How the devil are we
⭐We launched a new video james! VIDEO JAMES!!⭐
It's called Starless Abyss, and it's a Cthulhu-in-space deckbuilder. You should give it a try!
store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/...
⭐We launched a new video james! VIDEO JAMES!!⭐
It's called Starless Abyss, and it's a Cthulhu-in-space deckbuilder. You should give it a try!
store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/...
April 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Bluesky! How the devil are we
⭐We launched a new video james! VIDEO JAMES!!⭐
It's called Starless Abyss, and it's a Cthulhu-in-space deckbuilder. You should give it a try!
store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/...
⭐We launched a new video james! VIDEO JAMES!!⭐
It's called Starless Abyss, and it's a Cthulhu-in-space deckbuilder. You should give it a try!
store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/...
What is the goofiest souvenir that you ever bought with your own money?
October 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
What is the goofiest souvenir that you ever bought with your own money?
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The "AI" responses that Google gives about me and my work are consistently error-prone, which I know because I am me. If I know Google's "AI" responses give incorrect answers about things I know about, I can't trust it to give correct answers about things I don't know. So, no, I don't use it.
I’m surprised you don’t use ai answer engines in research you currently do with Google
October 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The "AI" responses that Google gives about me and my work are consistently error-prone, which I know because I am me. If I know Google's "AI" responses give incorrect answers about things I know about, I can't trust it to give correct answers about things I don't know. So, no, I don't use it.
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There used to be a whole internet like this, I tells ya. Websites as far as the eye could see.
Do you ever think about the fact that Wikipedia is the last good major website on the internet? You aren't bombarded with ads. It doesn't try to push video on you, and it doesn't redirect you to a scam site.
October 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
There used to be a whole internet like this, I tells ya. Websites as far as the eye could see.
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fuck ice airing commercials during dynamite, let em know:
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October 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
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My goals are simple: one, create the most lethal fighting force in the world and two, make them resent me specifically
September 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My goals are simple: one, create the most lethal fighting force in the world and two, make them resent me specifically
The latest edition of Why Your Defense Secretary Sucks
Pete Hegseth, a born loser, gathered our top military officials yesterday to deliver one of the most embarassing speeches in history. I broke down some of the choicest passages from it, including his NO FATTIES edict. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Pete Hegseth is f—king embarrassing
SFGATE columnist Drew Magary on America's secretary of war.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The latest edition of Why Your Defense Secretary Sucks
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i know a lot of ttrpg folks got started in a major way during lockdown, but i can't remember specific names. can anyone think of names? or maybe you are that person? i might have an interview opp
October 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
i know a lot of ttrpg folks got started in a major way during lockdown, but i can't remember specific names. can anyone think of names? or maybe you are that person? i might have an interview opp
My main take away from the excellent revolutions podcast is so many of them start when rich people get tired of following the rules set in place to stop the slaughter of rich people because of the previous revolution.
If the President can raise his own revenues and direct his own spending without congressional approval we are squarely in the only situation the Constitution was actually drafted to avoid: English civil war territory
October 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
My main take away from the excellent revolutions podcast is so many of them start when rich people get tired of following the rules set in place to stop the slaughter of rich people because of the previous revolution.
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If the President can raise his own revenues and direct his own spending without congressional approval we are squarely in the only situation the Constitution was actually drafted to avoid: English civil war territory
October 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
If the President can raise his own revenues and direct his own spending without congressional approval we are squarely in the only situation the Constitution was actually drafted to avoid: English civil war territory
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WRASTLEVANIA is launching soon! Sign up so you don't miss backing during the first 48hours to get your d2 "STEEL" Chair! https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/9th-level-games/Wrastlevania/launch_party
October 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
WRASTLEVANIA is launching soon! Sign up so you don't miss backing during the first 48hours to get your d2 "STEEL" Chair! https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/9th-level-games/Wrastlevania/launch_party
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ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants
Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"
October 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants
The only time anything like this ever happens is when you read a headline "Senator Dustbin recovers from 5th hip surgery, plans to run for re-election in the fall"
Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"
October 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The only time anything like this ever happens is when you read a headline "Senator Dustbin recovers from 5th hip surgery, plans to run for re-election in the fall"
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It's only two weeks until Doomsong hits Kickstarter in the form of THOU SHALT NOT SUFFER THE WYCCE! we have a preview page up and runnin, soif you are keen to help us out (or just want to see what is on offer) then pop on by, we appreciate your feedback!
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DOOMSONG: Thou Shalt Not Suffer The Wycce — Kickstarter
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October 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It's only two weeks until Doomsong hits Kickstarter in the form of THOU SHALT NOT SUFFER THE WYCCE! we have a preview page up and runnin, soif you are keen to help us out (or just want to see what is on offer) then pop on by, we appreciate your feedback!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cae...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cae...
No "Bow down before the one you Fiserv" joke? This is why you call me about this stuff first.
Tickets go on sale Wednesday, October 8, at 12 p.m.
Nine Inch Nails will play Fiserv Forum February 23
Tickets go on sale Wednesday, October 8, at 12 p.m.
milwaukeerecord.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
No "Bow down before the one you Fiserv" joke? This is why you call me about this stuff first.
For a guy who does so much stuff that his goons write off as "It's a joke, relax" the only time I think he brought people joy was over Labor Day weekend.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Trump posted another deepfake video overnight. How does that help the cause of getting a deal and opening the government?
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, the president uses social media for humor. He makes jokes. He does lots of things.
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, the president uses social media for humor. He makes jokes. He does lots of things.
October 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
For a guy who does so much stuff that his goons write off as "It's a joke, relax" the only time I think he brought people joy was over Labor Day weekend.
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At Geek Native, I talk to Brian Colin about the #VastGrimm #Kickstarter, the starter boxed set, Raptor Ruckus, printing #RPGZines, and more. #TTRPG
www.geeknative.com/205368/talki...
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Talking Vast Grimm, Raptor Ruckus, and the Creature Curation Printer with Brian Colin
Go behind the scenes with Brian Colin! Learn about the Vast Grimm – Escaping Stasis Kickstarter, the new modular format, expanding the lore, the impact of his industrial press, and a possible Raptor R...
www.geeknative.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
At Geek Native, I talk to Brian Colin about the #VastGrimm #Kickstarter, the starter boxed set, Raptor Ruckus, printing #RPGZines, and more. #TTRPG
www.geeknative.com/205368/talki...
www.geeknative.com/205368/talki...
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I wish Ezra would read his colleague @jamellebouie.net. Because he keeps making a point the centrist pundit class ignores: Trump barely won, and even then, only by convincing a sliver of low info morons to back him. Then he immediately abandoned those swing voters.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Opinion | Trump Has No Mandate to Destroy America
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I wish Ezra would read his colleague @jamellebouie.net. Because he keeps making a point the centrist pundit class ignores: Trump barely won, and even then, only by convincing a sliver of low info morons to back him. Then he immediately abandoned those swing voters.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Over on @forbes.com I spoke with @tedbushman.bsky.social about the Kickstarter for new expansions to The Last Caravan
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The Last Caravan Gears Up For Another Journey On Kickstarter
The Last Caravan expands with two new books on Kickstarter. We spoke with creator Ted Bushman about what he's most excited to make for fans with these expansions.
www.forbes.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Over on @forbes.com I spoke with @tedbushman.bsky.social about the Kickstarter for new expansions to The Last Caravan
www.forbes.com/sites/robwie...
www.forbes.com/sites/robwie...
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To all the fed employees potentially getting furloughed tonight, this sucks and I’m sorry even though I know a lot of you want the fight, so a tepid hell-yeah as well
October 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
To all the fed employees potentially getting furloughed tonight, this sucks and I’m sorry even though I know a lot of you want the fight, so a tepid hell-yeah as well
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It seems to me that the Big Beautiful Top Brass military meeting probably just pissed off the top brass & made them that much less amenable to doing whatever sort of fascist overreach Miller decides to try and use them for in the future.
If I were at that meeting I'd sure be feeling petty right now
If I were at that meeting I'd sure be feeling petty right now
September 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It seems to me that the Big Beautiful Top Brass military meeting probably just pissed off the top brass & made them that much less amenable to doing whatever sort of fascist overreach Miller decides to try and use them for in the future.
If I were at that meeting I'd sure be feeling petty right now
If I were at that meeting I'd sure be feeling petty right now
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An important thing to understand about Trump's base is that they believed our military occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan were mistakes, but they also thought military occupations in Chicago, LA, Portland, and DC were very legal and very cool.
President Trump hailed the use of military force to police American cities, telling generals and admirals in an address that it was important to quell “the enemy within.”
Trump Tells Generals the Military Will Be Used to Fight ‘Enemy Within’
Cuts to military leaders and a shift in strategy to the Western Hemisphere form the backdrop of the short-notice meeting.
on.wsj.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
An important thing to understand about Trump's base is that they believed our military occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan were mistakes, but they also thought military occupations in Chicago, LA, Portland, and DC were very legal and very cool.
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remember, 4-5 fun size candy bar wrappers in the garbage can can easily be covered by a crumpled paper towel
September 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
remember, 4-5 fun size candy bar wrappers in the garbage can can easily be covered by a crumpled paper towel
Over on @forbes.com I spoke with @matthewmercer.bsky.social @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social and the cast of @criticalrole.bsky.social about their new series premiering this week
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The New Cast Of Critical Role Talks Campaign Four Before The Premiere
The cast of Critical Role talks about the stories they want to tell, the ones they already see happening and the joy of playing with Matt Mercer and Brennan Lee Mulligan.
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September 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Over on @forbes.com I spoke with @matthewmercer.bsky.social @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social and the cast of @criticalrole.bsky.social about their new series premiering this week
www.forbes.com/sites/robwie...
www.forbes.com/sites/robwie...