Royce Shatzel
@rrshatzel.bsky.social
He/him, 30, writer, lover of books, talks a lot. Feel free to DM me!
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good is having a character with enough personality to give the player something to bounce off of (doomguy 2016 and no other, BJ in wolfenstein:tno), but not too little as to give them nothing, and not so much the player feel like the worst backseat driver in the world is telling them how to play
May 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
good is having a character with enough personality to give the player something to bounce off of (doomguy 2016 and no other, BJ in wolfenstein:tno), but not too little as to give them nothing, and not so much the player feel like the worst backseat driver in the world is telling them how to play
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In a short 400 years we went from knowing we were the center of the universe to knowing that we are just one planet in one of billions of solar systems in our galaxy and our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies and I do think we haven't quite dealt with that...
May 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In a short 400 years we went from knowing we were the center of the universe to knowing that we are just one planet in one of billions of solar systems in our galaxy and our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies and I do think we haven't quite dealt with that...
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People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
April 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
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Anecdotal, but I'm definitely noticing an uptick in advocacy for violence here. About which I'll say only this: Promoting violence on social media is the work of trolls and fools, those eager to bait others into implicating themselves in the age of surveillance or fools rushing to the gulag.
March 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Anecdotal, but I'm definitely noticing an uptick in advocacy for violence here. About which I'll say only this: Promoting violence on social media is the work of trolls and fools, those eager to bait others into implicating themselves in the age of surveillance or fools rushing to the gulag.
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new article. it's about what cozy and wholesome games are, why shitty people like them, and why I really liked I Was A Teenage Exocolonist.
docseuss.medium.com/i-was-a-teen...
docseuss.medium.com/i-was-a-teen...
i was a teenage exocolonist (and so can you)
I’ve realized that I’m much better at discussing broad ranging theory than individual games, just because it’s easier to find ten games…
docseuss.medium.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:23 AM
new article. it's about what cozy and wholesome games are, why shitty people like them, and why I really liked I Was A Teenage Exocolonist.
docseuss.medium.com/i-was-a-teen...
docseuss.medium.com/i-was-a-teen...
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Hey folks, it's been a week since I published my GOTY video, and I wanna give one last little push to get it in front of people's eyeballs, I worked very hard on this one so signal boosts are hugely appreciated, quoting the original post would be especially helpful. Thanks!
February 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Hey folks, it's been a week since I published my GOTY video, and I wanna give one last little push to get it in front of people's eyeballs, I worked very hard on this one so signal boosts are hugely appreciated, quoting the original post would be especially helpful. Thanks!
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🌟7 DAYS LEFT🌟
... For my enamel pin pre-order! Thank you all for your incredible support. The pins will be available in our store after fulfillment is done for international readers or folks who need more time! ♥️
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
... For my enamel pin pre-order! Thank you all for your incredible support. The pins will be available in our store after fulfillment is done for international readers or folks who need more time! ♥️
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
February 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🌟7 DAYS LEFT🌟
... For my enamel pin pre-order! Thank you all for your incredible support. The pins will be available in our store after fulfillment is done for international readers or folks who need more time! ♥️
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
... For my enamel pin pre-order! Thank you all for your incredible support. The pins will be available in our store after fulfillment is done for international readers or folks who need more time! ♥️
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
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its very funny we made a slightly improved magic 8-ball and everyones like this is litearlly my god now
January 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
its very funny we made a slightly improved magic 8-ball and everyones like this is litearlly my god now
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I'd like to give you three pieces of advice.
One. Start using Signal. Start now. Set it up with your personal and professional contacts. Do this when you don't need it, so it is set up *if* you need it.
Two. Find out who the activists in your local communities are. I don't mean the political party
One. Start using Signal. Start now. Set it up with your personal and professional contacts. Do this when you don't need it, so it is set up *if* you need it.
Two. Find out who the activists in your local communities are. I don't mean the political party
November 6, 2024 at 11:19 AM
I'd like to give you three pieces of advice.
One. Start using Signal. Start now. Set it up with your personal and professional contacts. Do this when you don't need it, so it is set up *if* you need it.
Two. Find out who the activists in your local communities are. I don't mean the political party
One. Start using Signal. Start now. Set it up with your personal and professional contacts. Do this when you don't need it, so it is set up *if* you need it.
Two. Find out who the activists in your local communities are. I don't mean the political party
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Just released the new layout for my comic site!!!
flabbergastcomic.com
The mobile version is seeming to have issues but it looks great on desktop!
flabbergastcomic.com
The mobile version is seeming to have issues but it looks great on desktop!
Flabbergast! Webcomic
A D&D inspired comic about pirates!
flabbergastcomic.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Just released the new layout for my comic site!!!
flabbergastcomic.com
The mobile version is seeming to have issues but it looks great on desktop!
flabbergastcomic.com
The mobile version is seeming to have issues but it looks great on desktop!
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Hey folks, I've added TACTICAL BREACH WIZARDS to my Steam Curator page
This game is god damn genius, it takes turn-based strategy gameplay and kinda transmogrifies that into more of a puzzle game about how to most efficiently throw the bad guys out of windows
store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/...
This game is god damn genius, it takes turn-based strategy gameplay and kinda transmogrifies that into more of a puzzle game about how to most efficiently throw the bad guys out of windows
store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/...
Tactical Breach Wizards on Steam
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to ...
store.steampowered.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Hey folks, I've added TACTICAL BREACH WIZARDS to my Steam Curator page
This game is god damn genius, it takes turn-based strategy gameplay and kinda transmogrifies that into more of a puzzle game about how to most efficiently throw the bad guys out of windows
store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/...
This game is god damn genius, it takes turn-based strategy gameplay and kinda transmogrifies that into more of a puzzle game about how to most efficiently throw the bad guys out of windows
store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/...
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Anyway if you don’t know me, hi. I do investigative deep dives, debunk propaganda, and go undercover in conservative spaces.
Learn a thing or two here:
youtu.be/W2I-59uDtIk?...
Learn a thing or two here:
youtu.be/W2I-59uDtIk?...
TRANS PERSON INFILTRATES A HATE CHURCH
YouTube video by Dead Domain
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Anyway if you don’t know me, hi. I do investigative deep dives, debunk propaganda, and go undercover in conservative spaces.
Learn a thing or two here:
youtu.be/W2I-59uDtIk?...
Learn a thing or two here:
youtu.be/W2I-59uDtIk?...
Happy New Year to all of you lovely people! May this year be the year you need it to be!
January 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Happy New Year to all of you lovely people! May this year be the year you need it to be!
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Maus author Art Spiegelman’s next comic will be about Gaza, in collaboration with Joe Sacco. He thinks he will struggle to find a publisher in the United States.
“I’ll finish this thing or die trying.”
“I’ll finish this thing or die trying.”
Art Spiegelman Won’t Shrink Back From Controversy
The artist has illustrated more than one contentious New Yorker cover in his career, chronicled in a new film, and his next project will be no less gutsy.
hyperallergic.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Maus author Art Spiegelman’s next comic will be about Gaza, in collaboration with Joe Sacco. He thinks he will struggle to find a publisher in the United States.
“I’ll finish this thing or die trying.”
“I’ll finish this thing or die trying.”
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Getting mine Immediately, so sickkk
Fibonacci Death Spiral t-shirts and hoodies are now available!? Perfect for... now! coreybrickley.etsy.com
December 25, 2024 at 4:17 AM
Getting mine Immediately, so sickkk
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No kids should be without presents for xmas www.toysfortots.org
Home - Toys for Tots
Give a Child Hope Delivering hope to children at Christmastime and beyond! Through the gift of a new toy or book, Marine Toys for Tots' programs deliver
www.toysfortots.org
December 3, 2024 at 9:53 PM
No kids should be without presents for xmas www.toysfortots.org
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Hey folks, it's a Steam Sale day!
Who wants a good old recommendation thread? Because I got some gems to recommend. But first, some advice. Don't buy anything you're not sure you'll play soon, it's not a good deal if it's just gonna sit in your backlog unplayed, and there'll be other sales. Anyway!
Who wants a good old recommendation thread? Because I got some gems to recommend. But first, some advice. Don't buy anything you're not sure you'll play soon, it's not a good deal if it's just gonna sit in your backlog unplayed, and there'll be other sales. Anyway!
November 27, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Hey folks, it's a Steam Sale day!
Who wants a good old recommendation thread? Because I got some gems to recommend. But first, some advice. Don't buy anything you're not sure you'll play soon, it's not a good deal if it's just gonna sit in your backlog unplayed, and there'll be other sales. Anyway!
Who wants a good old recommendation thread? Because I got some gems to recommend. But first, some advice. Don't buy anything you're not sure you'll play soon, it's not a good deal if it's just gonna sit in your backlog unplayed, and there'll be other sales. Anyway!
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hey, nerds, ADIOS, my CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED video game about a man who decides to stop disposing of human bodies for the mob, is the LOWEST DISCOUNT it will EVER GO! 45% off! less than the cost of a wendy's mushroom burger meal!
store.steampowered.com/app/1271400/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1271400/...
Save 45% on Adios on Steam
A pig farmer decides he no longer wants to dispose of bodies for the mob. What follows is a discussion between him and his would-be killer.
store.steampowered.com
November 28, 2024 at 6:37 AM
hey, nerds, ADIOS, my CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED video game about a man who decides to stop disposing of human bodies for the mob, is the LOWEST DISCOUNT it will EVER GO! 45% off! less than the cost of a wendy's mushroom burger meal!
store.steampowered.com/app/1271400/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1271400/...
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The New York Times has been credibly accused of *inventing* the current anti-trans moment in the Democratic party.
They have been publicly whipping up anti-trans sentiment, intentionally and with consistency, for literal years now.
Do not reward them with views and clicks.
They have been publicly whipping up anti-trans sentiment, intentionally and with consistency, for literal years now.
Do not reward them with views and clicks.
NYT is almost always going to focus on the the worst framings about the trans community. The sooner folks accept that and move accordingly, the better.
November 26, 2024 at 3:35 PM
The New York Times has been credibly accused of *inventing* the current anti-trans moment in the Democratic party.
They have been publicly whipping up anti-trans sentiment, intentionally and with consistency, for literal years now.
Do not reward them with views and clicks.
They have been publicly whipping up anti-trans sentiment, intentionally and with consistency, for literal years now.
Do not reward them with views and clicks.
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Fun fact: Years ago I also postulated something called "McKean's Inversion" (because she already had a law named for her), which is:
"The adjective a person says they are is frequently the thing they are not."
eg: "I'm a funny guy," "I'm a classy gal," etc
whatever.scalzi.com/2011/08/11/m...
"The adjective a person says they are is frequently the thing they are not."
eg: "I'm a funny guy," "I'm a classy gal," etc
whatever.scalzi.com/2011/08/11/m...
November 27, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Fun fact: Years ago I also postulated something called "McKean's Inversion" (because she already had a law named for her), which is:
"The adjective a person says they are is frequently the thing they are not."
eg: "I'm a funny guy," "I'm a classy gal," etc
whatever.scalzi.com/2011/08/11/m...
"The adjective a person says they are is frequently the thing they are not."
eg: "I'm a funny guy," "I'm a classy gal," etc
whatever.scalzi.com/2011/08/11/m...