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There's a lot to criticize in 4E, from how classes and races were split up to bad MMs to having a boring armor system (again), but that's not usually what people complained about. They parroted dumb complaints with little direct knowledge, and for it they should be pursued by hounds across the moor.
having played 4e, it ain't really all that, especially the early monster manuals. The internal drama at WotC really hamstrung what could have been an okay game.
13th Age was better.
13th Age was better.
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
There's a lot to criticize in 4E, from how classes and races were split up to bad MMs to having a boring armor system (again), but that's not usually what people complained about. They parroted dumb complaints with little direct knowledge, and for it they should be pursued by hounds across the moor.
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Can we do with more nuance? Sure. I've gone to length before describing how AI generated assets can end up in games without even the devs knowing about it, because that shit is like digital asbestos and it's poisoning asset libraries.
But as a customer? If I say I don't want it, I don't want it!
But as a customer? If I say I don't want it, I don't want it!
two men are sitting at a table in front of a sign that says ' fx ' on it
ALT: two men are sitting at a table in front of a sign that says ' fx ' on it
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Can we do with more nuance? Sure. I've gone to length before describing how AI generated assets can end up in games without even the devs knowing about it, because that shit is like digital asbestos and it's poisoning asset libraries.
But as a customer? If I say I don't want it, I don't want it!
But as a customer? If I say I don't want it, I don't want it!
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The only truly ethical response that a self-described artist can make. Anything else is a betrayal of one's colleagues.
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The only truly ethical response that a self-described artist can make. Anything else is a betrayal of one's colleagues.
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Mild take:
The vilification of "virtue signalling" was a political project designed to make even the most subtle reminders of what decency is uncouth and it fucking worked.
The vilification of "virtue signalling" was a political project designed to make even the most subtle reminders of what decency is uncouth and it fucking worked.
September 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Mild take:
The vilification of "virtue signalling" was a political project designed to make even the most subtle reminders of what decency is uncouth and it fucking worked.
The vilification of "virtue signalling" was a political project designed to make even the most subtle reminders of what decency is uncouth and it fucking worked.
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If you are okay with this, if you think this is justified, if you think people living on the street have brought this upon themselves, if you think this is good leadership, you may be able to fool yourself that you care about others but you don’t fool me
Newsom launches statewide task force to clear homeless encampments
Newsom launches statewide task force to clear homeless encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the creation of a statewide task force aimed at dismantling homeless encampments on state property and expanding access to shelter and services. The State Acti…
ktla.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If you are okay with this, if you think this is justified, if you think people living on the street have brought this upon themselves, if you think this is good leadership, you may be able to fool yourself that you care about others but you don’t fool me
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[liberally] if a rural county goes red by one vote, every resident should be hit in the face with a frying pan once a day for four years.
August 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
[liberally] if a rural county goes red by one vote, every resident should be hit in the face with a frying pan once a day for four years.
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it is not about sports. it has never been about sports. it is about banning trans people from public life entirely AT BEST, and at worst, forcing them into situations that will endanger their lives. this is why we don't play along with the "just asking questions" sports bullshit
🚨 BREAKING | Labour is set to impose a sweeping ban on trans people using any "single-sex space".
In EHRC guidance that Labour is set to approve, trans people will be barred from accessing toilets, gyms and changing rooms that match their gender.
(Source: @TheTimes)
In EHRC guidance that Labour is set to approve, trans people will be barred from accessing toilets, gyms and changing rooms that match their gender.
(Source: @TheTimes)
August 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
it is not about sports. it has never been about sports. it is about banning trans people from public life entirely AT BEST, and at worst, forcing them into situations that will endanger their lives. this is why we don't play along with the "just asking questions" sports bullshit
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This argument used to be about stuff like universal healthcare and now it’s about specific groups of people deemed an acceptable loss
I am so fucking sick of this vile argument that fighting anti-trans hate is making perfect the enemy of good.
Forcing trans people out of society isn’t “good”!! It’s fucking evil!
“Once that is done” means “let a bunch of people that I deem less important die in the meantime”. No! Fuck you!
Forcing trans people out of society isn’t “good”!! It’s fucking evil!
“Once that is done” means “let a bunch of people that I deem less important die in the meantime”. No! Fuck you!
August 8, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This argument used to be about stuff like universal healthcare and now it’s about specific groups of people deemed an acceptable loss
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Shocking Video Captures Calm Police Officers Handling Situation Nonviolently
July 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Shocking Video Captures Calm Police Officers Handling Situation Nonviolently
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i think of this whenever someone has some shit to say about abstract art
July 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
i think of this whenever someone has some shit to say about abstract art
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Roll20, which owns DriveThruRPG, told Rebel Scum's designer (@9thlevelgames.bsky.social) that allowing their "hateful content" and political speech on its platform constituted a "slippery slope."
DriveThruRPG delisted a tabletop game about revolutions over “hateful” politics
Rebel Scum's censorship reveals the limits of Roll20's apolitical guidelines.
www.rascal.news
June 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Roll20, which owns DriveThruRPG, told Rebel Scum's designer (@9thlevelgames.bsky.social) that allowing their "hateful content" and political speech on its platform constituted a "slippery slope."
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As marines descend on LA, as Trump moves closer and closer to martial law, it will be tempting to victim-blame. To equivocate. To find some reason the protesters deserve what’s coming. They don’t.
What I Saw in LA Wasn’t an Insurrection. It Was a Police Riot.
As Trump mobilizes the marines to quell an “insurrection” in LA, it’s essential to be clear about how the protests started and what actually happened.
www.thenation.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
As marines descend on LA, as Trump moves closer and closer to martial law, it will be tempting to victim-blame. To equivocate. To find some reason the protesters deserve what’s coming. They don’t.
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We love LA
Fuck ICE
Be safe
Fuck ICE
Be safe
June 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
We love LA
Fuck ICE
Be safe
Fuck ICE
Be safe
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Why even have a brain, any ideas, any ability to express them, any kind of communication with other people, any desire to solve problems or invent anything, any reason to learn, any use for your eyes or your heart, or any reason to teach or create
April 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Why even have a brain, any ideas, any ability to express them, any kind of communication with other people, any desire to solve problems or invent anything, any reason to learn, any use for your eyes or your heart, or any reason to teach or create
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February 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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problem gambling disproportionately affects impoverished people and, respectfully, those who promote it should be chased across moorlands by hounds.
A craze for betting is sweeping over America. It should be celebrated, not feared econ.st/4fYTrIL
December 5, 2024 at 6:19 PM
problem gambling disproportionately affects impoverished people and, respectfully, those who promote it should be chased across moorlands by hounds.