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I now believe that the only single slim hope for America is that Trump is old and already having dementia. If he were 20 years younger and...

I now believe that the only single slim hope for America is that Trump is old and already having dementia. If he were 20 years younger and Republican politicians wouldn't have to think about what will happen to them when he's gone already, there would be no hope for American democracy.

As a German, I know understand how the Nazis took over here. It wasn't our people being evil, or ignorant, or complacent. It was cowardice.

You are a disgrace!

#uspol #nazis #fascism #trump #donaldtrump

Random idea for a stupid #StarWars game while frying noodles:Answer questions about dialog lines from Star Wars from memory."What's...

Random idea for a stupid #StarWars game while frying noodles:

Answer questions about dialog lines from Star Wars from memory.

"What's the first time someone says 'Skywalker'?"
"What's the first instance of 'Blast them!'?"
"How many cases of 'I have a bad feeling about this'?"

I think I'd be pretty good at it. 😆 ✨

Ich wurde gefragt nach Empfehlungen um eine RPG-Blog Seite zu starten, bin aber selber gerade auf der Suche nach Alternativen.Blogspot...

Ich wurde gefragt nach Empfehlungen um eine RPG-Blog Seite zu starten, bin aber selber gerade auf der Suche nach Alternativen.

Blogspot (Google), Wordpress, und Substack sind ja alle geächtet. Und Hetzner für Hosting scheinbar auch fragwürdig. (Und IONOS ist scheiße.)

Hat irgendjemand Empfehlungen zu teilen?

#pnpde

Trying to relearn the rules of #ScumAndVillainy after two years took me over a week.Relearning #Dragonbane took me an hour!I remember why I...

Trying to relearn the rules of #ScumAndVillainy after two years took me over a week.
Relearning #Dragonbane took me an hour!

I remember why I was so taken with it when I first read it. It's only 80 pages, and the main structure of attributes, skills, and hit points is very conventional, making it easy to see the big picture. But its combat, magic, and advancement mechanics still promise a very different and much faster play experience than D&D.

#ttrpg

My main problem with #ttrpg rulebooks is that I generally start with making my own setting and then trying to find a rules system that will...

My main problem with #ttrpg rulebooks is that I generally start with making my own setting and then trying to find a rules system that will work with it, and the artwork always distracts me from my plans by pulling my mind into its default setting.

Dragonbane should be a great system for a Hyborian Age campaign, but the art is making this really difficult for me.

I'll probably have to extract the Quickstart rules and clip out all the art before I could give them to any players.

We have this wall painting from Pompeii.Even ancient Romans would have said these modern reconstructions look garbage. 😄

We have this wall painting from Pompeii.

Even ancient Romans would have said these modern reconstructions look garbage. 😄

Attempts at replicating the paint jobs on ancient marble statues always looking pretty crap might be because the traces of pigments that can...

Attempts at replicating the paint jobs on ancient marble statues always looking pretty crap might be because the traces of pigments that can be recovered from the surface of authentic statues are only from the very first coat of paint.

Given that we have plenty of mosaics, and actual paintings on wood from Roman-period Egypt that have a lot of detail and shading, it seems almost certain that the final paint job on the statues would have been much more elaborate as well.

#archaeology #history

I just can't find much interest in "kill a lot of things to make lots of money" campaigns, but that's what most fantasy...

I just can't find much interest in "kill a lot of things to make lots of money" campaigns, but that's what most fantasy RPGs are based around. And most fiction that isn't about killing the dark lord before he summons the demon invasion.

But "Please can you end the haunting of this village for a bit of money we can spare" plots still can work great in a high fantasy setting without need for endless carnage.

Mushishi and Princess Mononoke being great examples.

And you can still play a warrior.

I never really figured out how to make that into engaging adventures or even long term campaigns.But now I am considering to just make it...

I never really figured out how to make that into engaging adventures or even long term campaigns.

But now I am considering to just make it about "weird shit is coming through from the other side, and usually the holes are made by something on this side. Go make it stop."

This still allows players to pursue a wide range of approaches, from being mighty warriors with blessed swords, but could also be done by characters who are largely nonviolent and cautious.

And it's so much more actionable.

A long, long time ago, when I started working on #Kaendor, I knew with certainty that I didn't want it to be about a dark lord or a...

A long, long time ago, when I started working on #Kaendor, I knew with certainty that I didn't want it to be about a dark lord or a demonic invasion threatening to destroy the whole world. It had been overdone 15 years ago, and still is, and it really only sets players up for lots and lots of combat until the dark lord or arch demon is dead.

So, for a long, long time, I tried to make it about exploring old ruins for ancient knowledge about magic and history. Which never really got to make work.

Something, something Conan the Barbarian and Planescape, and something, something Dragonbane...

Something, something Conan the Barbarian and Planescape, and something, something Dragonbane...

Working on my space opera is coming along so well.But the onset of pre-summer weather keeps stirring the itch to grab some paper and draft...

Working on my space opera is coming along so well.

But the onset of pre-summer weather keeps stirring the itch to grab some paper and draft up some fantasy again.

Traveller seems to be quite popular with the RPG Greybeards on the Internet these days.Great to see an interest in retro Space Opera games....

Traveller seems to be quite popular with the RPG Greybeards on the Internet these days.
Great to see an interest in retro Space Opera games. But too bad I really don't see the appeal of this particular game...

Oh, god...My stupid neighbor is again on her lawn tractor, mowing the football field size pasture next to their house that nobody ever goes...

Oh, god...

My stupid neighbor is again on her lawn tractor, mowing the football field size pasture next to their house that nobody ever goes on.
For the third time this month!

This is going to continue every week until October.

Though I think, and excuse the expression, this could have dug deeper into the subject of digging down indefinitely.It reminds me of a song...

Though I think, and excuse the expression, this could have dug deeper into the subject of digging down indefinitely.

It reminds me of a song about digging down forever by the German band Knorkator.

"Show me the way down.
I hate the day. I hate the light.
Show me the way into the dark.
No mirror for my face."

Oh boy! Jacob Geller made a half hour video about men digging holes!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iQ8dpu-W4k#JacobGeller

Oh boy! Jacob Geller made a half hour video about men digging holes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iQ8dpu-W4k

#JacobGeller

Made some really good progress writing a history timeline for the spread of hyperspace drive technology in my Space Opera universe...

Made some really good progress writing a history timeline for the spread of hyperspace drive technology in my Space Opera universe tonight.

It's only 700 years and including 8 species, so not very long. But I am quite proud of the diversity of civilizations when they were discovered, and how that shaped their spread into space, and their current position in interstellar society. Some adapting and catching up very well, others not so much.

I think pro-Wrestling would be a strong contender. The most passionate and authentic form of stage performance.But not that American big TV...

I think pro-Wrestling would be a strong contender. The most passionate and authentic form of stage performance.

But not that American big TV crap. It would have to be Mexican or Japanese or something even more obscure.

Torea-Luchador!

#VtM #WoD #ttrpg

#VtM question:What would be the funniest, but still believable subculture for a Toreador to really get into?#WoD #ttrpg #vampire

#VtM question:

What would be the funniest, but still believable subculture for a Toreador to really get into?

#WoD #ttrpg #vampire

To sell the illusion, the airship would have a fixed altitude fairly high. And I think in that situation, nobody would notice if the map is...

To sell the illusion, the airship would have a fixed altitude fairly high. And I think in that situation, nobody would notice if the map is actually at half scale. Just put double the numbers on the airship instruments, and it could convincingly pass as a 128x128 km map. 😄