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How can my mind go from absolutely loving an idea, to finding it to be completely bland and uninspiring, and back to loving it in 15...

How can my mind go from absolutely loving an idea, to finding it to be completely bland and uninspiring, and back to loving it in 15 minutes?

And doing the whole dance two or three times every day?

(Currently at "everything I did for the last two weeks was pointless" right now.)

And why does deconstruction make no sense and seems to talk about nothing? Because I grew up in a world where Structuralism no longer has...

And why does deconstruction make no sense and seems to talk about nothing?

Because I grew up in a world where Structuralism no longer has any significance.

I used to take a few classes on Buddhism, and all of us struggled with the contradictory statements about souls and reincarnation.If the...

I used to take a few classes on Buddhism, and all of us struggled with the contradictory statements about souls and reincarnation.

If the soul is not permanent and reincarnation does not actually happen, then why so many words on souls and reincarnation?

As young 21st century Western European students, this was very confusing. Because, unlike the Buddha's disciples, we did not start from the basis that reincarnation of a permanent soul is a given. We did not need convincing that it's false.

I believe perhaps the biggest problem with understanding classic and famous philosophical texts and concepts is that these works were...

I believe perhaps the biggest problem with understanding classic and famous philosophical texts and concepts is that these works were created to refute or banish existing preconceptions about a subject. Which we now no longer have.

We read a philosophical work and ask "but what is this supposed to be useful for?" Because all we have is the tool, but not the thing it was meant to fix. Which confuses us about what the whole point of the tool is supposed to be.

#philosophy

I have never seen a #ttrpg rulebook that understands how horses work.

I have never seen a #ttrpg rulebook that understands how horses work.

Bad #ttrpg advice:😬

Bad #ttrpg advice:

😬

I had to boot up an old Windows 10 partition after many years. Of course it needed lots of updates, which it downloaded in the background...

I had to boot up an old Windows 10 partition after many years. Of course it needed lots of updates, which it downloaded in the background while I was doing my stuff.
Now I am done with the Windows stuff and told Windows to install the updates. It failed twice to install the updates and had to start over.

Not one day goes by on which I regret having switched to Linux 12 years ago.

Dragonbane uses the same 6 attributes with scores from 3 to 18 as D&D.But its approach is "assign in order". Roll your first...

Dragonbane uses the same 6 attributes with scores from 3 to 18 as D&D.

But its approach is "assign in order". Roll your first score, pick the attribute it goes to. Roll the second score, pick the attribute that one goes to. And so on.
At the very end, swap any two of the scores if you want.

It's certainly an interesting variant of "straight in order" or "assign as desired". But does it really add anything? Is it actually fun? Or just more frustrating?

#ttrpg #Dragonbane #dnd

"In conclusion: Sailor Moon's greatest power is her ability to love anyone. And is that not peak bisexuality?" 😆 🌈

"In conclusion: Sailor Moon's greatest power is her ability to love anyone. And is that not peak bisexuality?" 😆 🌈

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LupBdY3yKc#queer #lgbt #SailorMoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LupBdY3yKc

#queer #lgbt #SailorMoon

"This country is a bundle of perverse incentives."- Robert KennedyThe first time I heard Kennedy speak out a fundamental truth...

"This country is a bundle of perverse incentives."
- Robert Kennedy

The first time I heard Kennedy speak out a fundamental truth that hit's it exactly on the head.

#uspol

Making a Sword & Sorcery world based around lay mystics making pilgrimages to increasingly more out of the way and heretical shrines to...

Making a Sword & Sorcery world based around lay mystics making pilgrimages to increasingly more out of the way and heretical shrines to personally experience their divine power is turning out to be quite fun.

Populating the world with holy sites that few people ever think about going to, and the obastacles and dangers that lie on the path to get to them, or even inside of them, opens up really cool new approaches to designing "dungeons" and "monsters".

#ttrpg

China releases video of American hostages:"The Chinese negotiators have been very kind to us. They have been treating us very...

China releases video of American hostages:

"The Chinese negotiators have been very kind to us. They have been treating us very well..."

#uspol #fascism #tyranny #Trump #DonaldTrump

Sketching out a new Sword & Sorcery world, I found this immensely helpful to read...

Sketching out a new Sword & Sorcery world, I found this immensely helpful to read again.

https://udan-adan.blogspot.com/2017/11/localism-adventure-as-microclimate.html

#ttrpg #worldbuilding #SwordAndSorcery

I don't use GM screens because they block my view of the table and are a barrier for talking with the players.But I think I really...

I don't use GM screens because they block my view of the table and are a barrier for talking with the players.

But I think I really should get a clear desk pad for all the common reference and random tables. There's even some that are double layer, so you can just roll them up with all the notes and sheets staying in place.

#ttrpg #gamemastering

Life with ADHD is hard.Another day has passed, and I still haven't got around to killing even just one nazi or billionaire. 😔

Life with ADHD is hard.

Another day has passed, and I still haven't got around to killing even just one nazi or billionaire. 😔

The idea of player characters in my #IronKaendor RPG campaign concept being disciples of a mystery cult and on a pilgrimage to visit sacred...

The idea of player characters in my #IronKaendor RPG campaign concept being disciples of a mystery cult and on a pilgrimage to visit sacred shrines to experience the divine on a lifelong quest for enlightenment did make me think about the main story in Knights of the Old Republic.

KotOR without futuristic tech would be an amazing aesthetic for vibrant Sword & Sorcery. Blend it with Morrowind and 🤩 ✨ 🤩

My idea to set up a #Dragonbane campaign as a pilgrimage to visit holy sites and experience the mysteries of the divine to gain...

My idea to set up a #Dragonbane campaign as a pilgrimage to visit holy sites and experience the mysteries of the divine to gain enlightenment (get new Heroic Abilities) calls for revisiting the Pointcrawl campaign structure.

The PCs' goal is to visit obscure shrines in hard to reach places (no more insights to gain from the popular pilgrimage sites they are assumed to have seen a dozen of already), and so they will follow roads and landmarks, passing predictable choke points.

#ttrpg

As it turns out, Bella is not the name of the chihuahua across the road, but the white cat living next door.So I will fall back to referring...

As it turns out, Bella is not the name of the chihuahua across the road, but the white cat living next door.

So I will fall back to referring to the chihuahua to its default name Goblin. 🐕

Things that should be really easy to look up with a simple online search, but actually aren't:What's the release date of...

Things that should be really easy to look up with a simple online search, but actually aren't:

What's the release date of Dragonbane?

Really not a complicated question. The game is still in print and it was only two years ago.