If you're wondering why creating faceless monsters you can kill without remorse because you feel you *have* to kill something is bad, please read this article I wrote ⬇️ & do read the *whole* article, not just what's available for free.

www.rascal.news/ttrpgs-and-t...

"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out

pick up a pencil and a napkin

One of the many things worth thinking about re: Steam's ban on Horses is how it highlights is the centralization problem caused by having such a monolithic (and maybe mono-something-else) retail giant.

Independent studios with even humble commercial aspirations are chained to Valve's whims.

Existing disability services are deeply underfunded, aggressively audited, means-tested constantly, and can be labyrinthine to even access or maintain without assistance. As someone who spent two decades as a cog in that system, concerns about fraud are overblown compared to the real existing need.

ORC BUTLER: there is a time for poison, but it would earn you no praise to kill him in secret, sir
ELF BUTLER: on the contrary, sir, be like the earth herself, and sour from within the man who dared cross you
ME: I will stab him with my envenomed spear ROTLIMB
ORC & ELF BUTLER: excellent choice, sir

Puritanism

My friend Ellie is in dire need of help again and I’m giving consults on ttrpg design for every donation at and above $20.

Donate to her wife’s cashapp here (fastest): $HaylieHedden

Car key is on the fritz
Tire is out (hole)
And the AC is out in Texas heat.

extra moves for gundam-specific stuff, thanks to @tabloidsores.bsky.social for writing these

published something for this at the last minute, will be away from social media all day, have fun

What’s the cover art that got you started in the TTRPG hobby? Here’s mine:

Crawler/Carrier for a someday-project of mecha megastructure megadungeon vibes. Hopefully set in the skeletonized and overbuilt corpse of Earth from @notwritinggames.bsky.social's "RIG" universe.

I wanted something rugged, capable of traversing multiple built terrains, and uh, a carrion eater.

like this would be party-collapsing if Democrats were in power it's just fucking maddening Republicans get to be unconscionable monsters and it's just baked in

your regular reminder that buying Harry Potter stuff gives money to Rowling and she uses that money directly and in large quantities to fund attacks on trans people

no ethical consumption under capitalism and all but “don’t buy Potter stuff” is an extremely easy baseline to follow

If my article earns $875 more, I can pay off one of my medical bills

It’s So Fucking Easy to Have Standards by @edgarallanbro.bsky.social

"And when they bury me in my beloved Virginia, I want the people throwing dirt on my casket to know that I had the wherewithal not to profit off of other peoples’ misfortune"

Read Will's thoughts on saying "no" right here:

this was good shit

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...

Since it hit my timeline and I'm feeling up to it, let's talk about Burnout.

We are going to touch on two parts of burnout that I don't see very often.

One: how long does recovery take

Two: under stimulation burnout. (Yeah it's a thing)

Buckle up, and share this for someone who needs to see it