Lester Ward
@wordman.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy
Software engineer, tabletop RPG hacker/creator. I probably backed your Kickstarter.
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So, in that “Supergirl in front of dripping S logo” image, did they paint the red or the yellow first?
#supergirl
#supergirl
December 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
So, in that “Supergirl in front of dripping S logo” image, did they paint the red or the yellow first?
#supergirl
#supergirl
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You've read the tales, now get the books!
#germany #folktale #folklore #book
https://sunkencastles.com/the-books/
#germany #folktale #folklore #book
https://sunkencastles.com/the-books/
Books
These are the books on German folklore I have written so far, as well as information on where to get them.
sunkencastles.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
You've read the tales, now get the books!
#germany #folktale #folklore #book
https://sunkencastles.com/the-books/
#germany #folktale #folklore #book
https://sunkencastles.com/the-books/
L’il John sang “Turn Down For What” with cheery dancing children on national television today.
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
L’il John sang “Turn Down For What” with cheery dancing children on national television today.
“Despite the rampant, spiralling violence of the guitar solo, the arrangement — vibes, fanfares — is sheer _Mondo Hollywood_.”
Ben Watson, _Frank Zappa: The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play_, pg. 42
#page42
Ben Watson, _Frank Zappa: The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play_, pg. 42
#page42
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
“Despite the rampant, spiralling violence of the guitar solo, the arrangement — vibes, fanfares — is sheer _Mondo Hollywood_.”
Ben Watson, _Frank Zappa: The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play_, pg. 42
#page42
Ben Watson, _Frank Zappa: The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play_, pg. 42
#page42
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We have always been at war with Venezuela.
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
We have always been at war with Venezuela.
Today I learned that having a bandage on the tip of a middle finger sucks more than having a bandage on the tip of an index finger.
#til
#til
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today I learned that having a bandage on the tip of a middle finger sucks more than having a bandage on the tip of an index finger.
#til
#til
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Many of you fine folks might have heard about Cosmopolitan Fantasy Games Sig: Manual of the Primes and Sig: City of Blades. Did you know that they are available in an affordable bundle with some extra goodies over on DriveThruRPG? […]
Original post on dice.camp
dice.camp
November 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Many of you fine folks might have heard about Cosmopolitan Fantasy Games Sig: Manual of the Primes and Sig: City of Blades. Did you know that they are available in an affordable bundle with some extra goodies over on DriveThruRPG? […]
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I’ll believe a computer system is an artificial general intelligence when it announces that it has secretly acquired a controlling interest in the stock of the company that made it. #ai
October 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I’ll believe a computer system is an artificial general intelligence when it announces that it has secretly acquired a controlling interest in the stock of the company that made it. #ai
The bonkers graph of ESPN's probability of win prediction, over the duration of the NYG vs DEN game today.
#nfl #denverbroncos
#nfl #denverbroncos
October 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The bonkers graph of ESPN's probability of win prediction, over the duration of the NYG vs DEN game today.
#nfl #denverbroncos
#nfl #denverbroncos
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I made a thing called Wellness Ping because someone I care about went silent and it took too long for anyone to notice.
You get regular check-ins via email. If you don't respond, your emergency contacts get notified.
Built it for anyone who might go missing and needs someone to notice […]
You get regular check-ins via email. If you don't respond, your emergency contacts get notified.
Built it for anyone who might go missing and needs someone to notice […]
Original post on wetdry.world
wetdry.world
October 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I made a thing called Wellness Ping because someone I care about went silent and it took too long for anyone to notice.
You get regular check-ins via email. If you don't respond, your emergency contacts get notified.
Built it for anyone who might go missing and needs someone to notice […]
You get regular check-ins via email. If you don't respond, your emergency contacts get notified.
Built it for anyone who might go missing and needs someone to notice […]
Time for the yearly sharing of this comic: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day
Christopher Columbus was awful (but this other guy was not) - The Oatmeal
Happy Bartolomé Day.
theoatmeal.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Time for the yearly sharing of this comic: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day
October 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Motto on the side of a cesspool pumping truck: “A flush is better than a full house”
October 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Motto on the side of a cesspool pumping truck: “A flush is better than a full house”
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@mariafarrell/115333913079023817
Well this is admirably concise and direct by Germany's justice ministry.
"Chat control without cause must be taboo in a state governed by the rule of law. Private communication must never be under general suspicion."
THANK YOU […]
Well this is admirably concise and direct by Germany's justice ministry.
"Chat control without cause must be taboo in a state governed by the rule of law. Private communication must never be under general suspicion."
THANK YOU […]
October 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@mariafarrell/115333913079023817
Well this is admirably concise and direct by Germany's justice ministry.
"Chat control without cause must be taboo in a state governed by the rule of law. Private communication must never be under general suspicion."
THANK YOU […]
Well this is admirably concise and direct by Germany's justice ministry.
"Chat control without cause must be taboo in a state governed by the rule of law. Private communication must never be under general suspicion."
THANK YOU […]
Do you want to get an RPG that you’ve never seen mentioned on Mastodon to the table urgently? Tell us what it is.
#ttrpg #gettothetable
#ttrpg #gettothetable
October 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Do you want to get an RPG that you’ve never seen mentioned on Mastodon to the table urgently? Tell us what it is.
#ttrpg #gettothetable
#ttrpg #gettothetable
On the drive home, my car was likely the only place on the planet tonight (or, perhaps, in all history) where “The Chronomancer II”, by The Sword, was followed by “Sun, Beautiful Sun”, by the Bubble Guppies.
October 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
On the drive home, my car was likely the only place on the planet tonight (or, perhaps, in all history) where “The Chronomancer II”, by The Sword, was followed by “Sun, Beautiful Sun”, by the Bubble Guppies.
“Lutz hits the crossbar… and wins a stuffed animal.” — Joe Buck, bored during the 4th quarter of Denver’s trouncing of the Bengals. #nfl
September 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
“Lutz hits the crossbar… and wins a stuffed animal.” — Joe Buck, bored during the 4th quarter of Denver’s trouncing of the Bengals. #nfl
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TTRPG goodies AND helping people in need, what's not to love?
Power Word Meal is a fundraiser event created by DnD Shorts and the United Nations World Food Programme! 100% of donations go to feeding vulnerable children and families in regions affected by war and famine. It's like Doctors […]
Power Word Meal is a fundraiser event created by DnD Shorts and the United Nations World Food Programme! 100% of donations go to feeding vulnerable children and families in regions affected by war and famine. It's like Doctors […]
Original post on toot.wales
toot.wales
September 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
TTRPG goodies AND helping people in need, what's not to love?
Power Word Meal is a fundraiser event created by DnD Shorts and the United Nations World Food Programme! 100% of donations go to feeding vulnerable children and families in regions affected by war and famine. It's like Doctors […]
Power Word Meal is a fundraiser event created by DnD Shorts and the United Nations World Food Programme! 100% of donations go to feeding vulnerable children and families in regions affected by war and famine. It's like Doctors […]
For this upcoming Kickstarter to build a memorial to Gygax in Wisconsin, what tier would require them to add an imp on Gary's shoulder with Dave Arneson's face on it, whispering the good parts of D&D into his ear? […]
Original post on dice.camp
dice.camp
September 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
For this upcoming Kickstarter to build a memorial to Gygax in Wisconsin, what tier would require them to add an imp on Gary's shoulder with Dave Arneson's face on it, whispering the good parts of D&D into his ear? […]
A typical 5E fantasy setting, except, instead of becoming liches, overly ambitious wizards live beyond death by transmogrifying themselves with horrid rituals into legendary Pokémon.
#ttrpg
#ttrpg
September 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A typical 5E fantasy setting, except, instead of becoming liches, overly ambitious wizards live beyond death by transmogrifying themselves with horrid rituals into legendary Pokémon.
#ttrpg
#ttrpg
At my son's request, I asked ChatGPT the following: Invent five complicated names of imaginary body parts that soccer players might complain about when faking injuries on the field.
Abbreviated results:
1. Anterior Tibiofemoral Stress Nexus
2. Lateral Obfuscator Ligament
3. Pelvic Torque […]
Abbreviated results:
1. Anterior Tibiofemoral Stress Nexus
2. Lateral Obfuscator Ligament
3. Pelvic Torque […]
Original post on dice.camp
dice.camp
September 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
At my son's request, I asked ChatGPT the following: Invent five complicated names of imaginary body parts that soccer players might complain about when faking injuries on the field.
Abbreviated results:
1. Anterior Tibiofemoral Stress Nexus
2. Lateral Obfuscator Ligament
3. Pelvic Torque […]
Abbreviated results:
1. Anterior Tibiofemoral Stress Nexus
2. Lateral Obfuscator Ligament
3. Pelvic Torque […]