Zupancic! at the Disco
@zupancia.bsky.social
American writer/teacher/parent and professional gamemaster in Georgia-the-country. Polisci, anthro, linguistics, data analysis, jokes. Third-generation Wokeist. he/they. My kink is karma.
My GM profile: https://startplaying.games/gm/ninesides
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Professional Game Master - Neal Z | StartPlaying
Hello! I'm Neal, and I've been playing and running RPGs since high school. I love roleplaying and entertaining, and I've pursued a career in adjacent fields such as theatre and education, but with the...
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Hi, I'm a professional GM. I run D&D 5e and Star Trek Adventures, and occasionally other systems as well.
My profile is here - startplaying.games/gm/ninesides
Come and play!
My profile is here - startplaying.games/gm/ninesides
Come and play!
Voyager 5x21: Juggernaut. One of my favorite episodes of the season, but the reason is subtle and perhaps easily missed. I think the episode is drawing an analogy between B'Elanna's rage and the Malon's toxic waste, and it really works for me.
May 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Voyager 5x21: Juggernaut. One of my favorite episodes of the season, but the reason is subtle and perhaps easily missed. I think the episode is drawing an analogy between B'Elanna's rage and the Malon's toxic waste, and it really works for me.
Continuing on Voyager rewatch. I really enjoyed Dark Frontier, even though the episode title is kind of offputting. My favorite parts were how outraged the Doctor was at Seven's parents, and how Janeway never lost faith in Seven. Also really enjoyed Janeway's scene with Naomi Wildman.
May 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Continuing on Voyager rewatch. I really enjoyed Dark Frontier, even though the episode title is kind of offputting. My favorite parts were how outraged the Doctor was at Seven's parents, and how Janeway never lost faith in Seven. Also really enjoyed Janeway's scene with Naomi Wildman.
My Thursday night custom nautical campaign is entering its epic second arc: The Quest for the Seals!
Level 7 characters are being recruited to join a crew of privateers on a search for seven legendary items to help combat an ancient evil that threatens everyone.
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Level 7 characters are being recruited to join a crew of privateers on a search for seven legendary items to help combat an ancient evil that threatens everyone.
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Join Whispers of the Waves: Quest for the Seven Seals (Level 7-20) - Foundry VTT / D&D Beyond / Discord - Dungeons & Dragons 5e | StartPlaying Games
"Seven seals for seven seas,
Seven lords, but none for me!"
- old pirate saying, source unknown
An ancient force threatens the Sword Coast. Eldritch evil has arisen from the murkiest depths of the s...
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April 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
My Thursday night custom nautical campaign is entering its epic second arc: The Quest for the Seals!
Level 7 characters are being recruited to join a crew of privateers on a search for seven legendary items to help combat an ancient evil that threatens everyone.
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
Level 7 characters are being recruited to join a crew of privateers on a search for seven legendary items to help combat an ancient evil that threatens everyone.
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
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Wow if that’s the case it could have some SERIOUS implications for Democratic political tactics! Almost like the leaders following the polls while the polls are following the leaders, which hands all agency to the sole faction of American politics which openly disregards polling! Curious!
April 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Wow if that’s the case it could have some SERIOUS implications for Democratic political tactics! Almost like the leaders following the polls while the polls are following the leaders, which hands all agency to the sole faction of American politics which openly disregards polling! Curious!
I've decided to take matters into my own hands... just going through the replies and following everyone who cracks wise, to brighten up my feed
GUY NAMED LIKE "THE SQUAT TO PISS MOTHERFUCKER": Led Zeppelin only has songs named "Stairway to My House" or "Stairway to My Friend's House". These guys just love going on the stairs.
BLUESKY USER SINCE NOV 2024: That's not true. That's not true. That's not FUCKING TRUE. That's not FUCKING TRUE.
BLUESKY USER SINCE NOV 2024: That's not true. That's not true. That's not FUCKING TRUE. That's not FUCKING TRUE.
April 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I've decided to take matters into my own hands... just going through the replies and following everyone who cracks wise, to brighten up my feed
I have noticed this as well. Very Serious Vibes on here. It's like the Eeyore of social media sites
April 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I have noticed this as well. Very Serious Vibes on here. It's like the Eeyore of social media sites
let's pretend it's not the end of the world
April 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
let's pretend it's not the end of the world
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american politics is being in a car pointed toward a cliff having to choose the "slam on the accelerator" party or the "ease on the accelerator" party and if you mention brakes or steering away from the cliff everybody loses their god damn mind at you
March 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
american politics is being in a car pointed toward a cliff having to choose the "slam on the accelerator" party or the "ease on the accelerator" party and if you mention brakes or steering away from the cliff everybody loses their god damn mind at you
maybe I'm confused here. the "evidence" that online leftists helped elect Trump is that Russia was "said" to be helping Bernie Sanders?
so by implication anyone who supports progressive candidates is a fascist?
this seems... incorrect?
so by implication anyone who supports progressive candidates is a fascist?
this seems... incorrect?
If online leftists actually cared about antifascism they would take stock of the fact that we have a decade's-worth of evidence that their online behavior--including the bullying--has been manipulated by foreign powers in order to elect Trump, who is a fascist. They'd then change their behavior.
March 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
maybe I'm confused here. the "evidence" that online leftists helped elect Trump is that Russia was "said" to be helping Bernie Sanders?
so by implication anyone who supports progressive candidates is a fascist?
this seems... incorrect?
so by implication anyone who supports progressive candidates is a fascist?
this seems... incorrect?
Voyager Season 5: Night, Drone, and Once Upon a Time were fantastic episodes. The plots and performances were very affecting. In the Flesh was also very good, and felt very Trek, with the success of diplomacy. This stretch of five episodes might be the best so far.
March 28, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Voyager Season 5: Night, Drone, and Once Upon a Time were fantastic episodes. The plots and performances were very affecting. In the Flesh was also very good, and felt very Trek, with the success of diplomacy. This stretch of five episodes might be the best so far.
A longish blog post about D&D combat encounter length, with a bonus encounter map at the end!
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Balancing Combat for Length in D&D 5e
Why and how to consider how many rounds your combats should last
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March 27, 2025 at 6:44 AM
A longish blog post about D&D combat encounter length, with a bonus encounter map at the end!
ninesides.substack.com/p/balancing-...
ninesides.substack.com/p/balancing-...
Voyager rewatch: I notice I sometimes feel more compelled to respond to the episodes I don't like, rather than the ones I do like. So let me just go over the last batch, because there were some really good ones.
March 26, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Voyager rewatch: I notice I sometimes feel more compelled to respond to the episodes I don't like, rather than the ones I do like. So let me just go over the last batch, because there were some really good ones.
Two things:
1. Republicans having no standards is not a good justification for Democrats having poor standards
2. Reminding everyone about Hillary Clinton every time Republicans do something bad strikes me as counterproductive for the Democrats' brand. Can we just be done with 2016, ffs?
1. Republicans having no standards is not a good justification for Democrats having poor standards
2. Reminding everyone about Hillary Clinton every time Republicans do something bad strikes me as counterproductive for the Democrats' brand. Can we just be done with 2016, ffs?
The staggering Atlantic report about the administration’s sloppy preparation for military action is hands-down the most obvious demonstration that the right’s rhetoric about Clinton’s server was bullshit.
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Opinion | The final nail in the ‘but her emails’ coffin
The Trump administration’s Signal scandal puts the rhetoric about Clinton’s security lapses in perspective.
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March 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Two things:
1. Republicans having no standards is not a good justification for Democrats having poor standards
2. Reminding everyone about Hillary Clinton every time Republicans do something bad strikes me as counterproductive for the Democrats' brand. Can we just be done with 2016, ffs?
1. Republicans having no standards is not a good justification for Democrats having poor standards
2. Reminding everyone about Hillary Clinton every time Republicans do something bad strikes me as counterproductive for the Democrats' brand. Can we just be done with 2016, ffs?
Voyager 4x17: Retrospect
Well, this episode aged poorly.
Having lived through this period of time I get that it was about the danger of therapists producing false childhood memories. It was ripped from the headlines and a reasonably well-informed person would have known what it was about...
Well, this episode aged poorly.
Having lived through this period of time I get that it was about the danger of therapists producing false childhood memories. It was ripped from the headlines and a reasonably well-informed person would have known what it was about...
![Malpractice cases
During the late 1990s, there were multiple lawsuits in the United States in which psychiatrists and psychologists were successfully sued, or settled out of court, on the charge of propagating iatrogenic memories of childhood sexual abuse, incest, and satanic ritual abuse.[33]
Some of these suits were brought by individuals who later declared that their recovered memories of incest or satanic ritual abuse had been false. The False Memory Syndrome Foundation uses the term retractors to describe these individuals, and has shared their stories publicly.[34] There is debate regarding the total number of retractions as compared to the total number of allegations,[35] and the reasons for retractions.[36]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:erwcgvaakzo4mxjo7sgjyfef/bafkreiadkw46whmeegjxosraxzfri2mpbelj2p4v3pk744ew6ctjoyjpsm@jpeg)
March 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Voyager 4x17: Retrospect
Well, this episode aged poorly.
Having lived through this period of time I get that it was about the danger of therapists producing false childhood memories. It was ripped from the headlines and a reasonably well-informed person would have known what it was about...
Well, this episode aged poorly.
Having lived through this period of time I get that it was about the danger of therapists producing false childhood memories. It was ripped from the headlines and a reasonably well-informed person would have known what it was about...
I'm pleased to say that the next few episodes after Year of Hell are quite good. Random Thoughts was fun and I always like to see Tuvok solve crimes. Concerning Flight was okay - lighthearted and fun. Moral Coil was excellent and had the emotional impact of some of the better Season 2 episodes.
March 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I'm pleased to say that the next few episodes after Year of Hell are quite good. Random Thoughts was fun and I always like to see Tuvok solve crimes. Concerning Flight was okay - lighthearted and fun. Moral Coil was excellent and had the emotional impact of some of the better Season 2 episodes.
Made it through Voyager's Year of Hell. Couldn't get over how bad it was.
This was the episode that made me stop watching the show in the 90s. I can see why. The premise makes no sense - why would Voyager try to cross Krenim space without permission? They've always avoided doing that before.
This was the episode that made me stop watching the show in the 90s. I can see why. The premise makes no sense - why would Voyager try to cross Krenim space without permission? They've always avoided doing that before.
March 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Made it through Voyager's Year of Hell. Couldn't get over how bad it was.
This was the episode that made me stop watching the show in the 90s. I can see why. The premise makes no sense - why would Voyager try to cross Krenim space without permission? They've always avoided doing that before.
This was the episode that made me stop watching the show in the 90s. I can see why. The premise makes no sense - why would Voyager try to cross Krenim space without permission? They've always avoided doing that before.
I've reached Season 4 of Voyager. This is approximately when I stopped watching the show when it first aired. And oh, boy, do I see why. The only other show I can think of that fell off this hard was Sliders. I have so many thoughts. But in short: sexing the show up with a catsuit was terrible.
March 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I've reached Season 4 of Voyager. This is approximately when I stopped watching the show when it first aired. And oh, boy, do I see why. The only other show I can think of that fell off this hard was Sliders. I have so many thoughts. But in short: sexing the show up with a catsuit was terrible.
Voyager rewatch, Season 3, episode 16. That Borg reveal at the end... bone-chilling. Still loving this show.
March 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Voyager rewatch, Season 3, episode 16. That Borg reveal at the end... bone-chilling. Still loving this show.
Session 1 tonight! Only two slots left!
Descent into Avernus is quickly becoming a contender for my favorite 5e module. Join us and find out why...
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Descent into Avernus is quickly becoming a contender for my favorite 5e module. Join us and find out why...
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Play Dungeons & Dragons 5e Online | Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus + Chains of Asmodeus (1-20)
Would you risk your soul to save a city?
In this campaign, you begin as investigators in Baldur's Gate looking into a series of murders. The shocking truth behind these crimes will bring you all the ...
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March 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Session 1 tonight! Only two slots left!
Descent into Avernus is quickly becoming a contender for my favorite 5e module. Join us and find out why...
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Descent into Avernus is quickly becoming a contender for my favorite 5e module. Join us and find out why...
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
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This absolutely worthless piece of shit needs to be completely destroyed. Everything needs to be taken from him, and he needs to be left to die in a cage.
Elon Musk is on the verge of tears as he contemplates his imploding empire.
March 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
This absolutely worthless piece of shit needs to be completely destroyed. Everything needs to be taken from him, and he needs to be left to die in a cage.
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Today is International Women's Day. I want to urge everyone to celebrate and examine the impact that women have in society and our power to effect positive change. A shoutout from me to the great women fighting the good fight - Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum, US Senators Elissa Slotkin...
March 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Today is International Women's Day. I want to urge everyone to celebrate and examine the impact that women have in society and our power to effect positive change. A shoutout from me to the great women fighting the good fight - Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum, US Senators Elissa Slotkin...
Just rewatched Tuvix. What a masterpiece. @thekatemulgrew.bsky.social gave a tremendous performance. There's a good reason this is one of Trek's most talked-about episodes.
It's not just the moral dilemma - which itself is great - but what elevates the episode is how Janeway carries it.
It's not just the moral dilemma - which itself is great - but what elevates the episode is how Janeway carries it.
March 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Just rewatched Tuvix. What a masterpiece. @thekatemulgrew.bsky.social gave a tremendous performance. There's a good reason this is one of Trek's most talked-about episodes.
It's not just the moral dilemma - which itself is great - but what elevates the episode is how Janeway carries it.
It's not just the moral dilemma - which itself is great - but what elevates the episode is how Janeway carries it.