I cannot in good conscience walk past both the $12 Palladium TMNT #ttrpg from the 90s & the $60 black & red rerelease from last year, then hate on D20 Transformers. Palladium recycled their house system & added Wujcik’s Bio-E to make the game. No love for Hasbro. But, I need to be honest w/myself.

#ttrpg nerd things. I genuinely think that World of Darkness 5e made some game lines impossible. Changeling 5e would have had C20’s nightmare dice, new lore, & fewer options. Mage 5e would have either been nerfed & hated by Mage players or not nerfed & the source of anger for other WoD players.

The Vampire: the Masquerade 6th Edition player playtest book is 178 pages long. It is also the best organized book in the entire World of Darkness line. I hope they keep this up. #ttrpg #vampirethemasquerade

Wizards of the Coast, child of Hasbro, is doing a great job addressing complaints & requests about their product line. If only they would address Hasbro's tendency to make the most evil, cruel, and unforgivable decisions possible. I'm watching the livestream from home. #ttrpg #gencon

One of my favorite parts of the 90s was the high chances of stumbling into something like Butter 08. Things like this would just happen. It was always a great experience to relax into these things and enjoy the ride. youtu.be/Qeb-0_rV9W8

butter 08 butter of 69

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"Phonetics On and On" by Horsegirl. My local record store was awesome enough to put one on hold for me. Bought a signed vinyl at their concert. Bought on digital for my car. I could name dozens more. This felt like a good chance to put some positive focus on newer music.

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 2w ago

Name physical media you purchased more than once.

Oh good. Apple just posted a trailer for their Neuromancer series. It's never a good time when corporate America gives mainstream America permission to enjoy a piece of media.

I’m surprised Christopher Nolan still has a career after demanding that audiences see Tenet in theaters during the pandemic. I still haven’t seen Tenet. I’m in no hurry to support his career by seeing The Odyssey. This is specifically a Nolan thing.

I've been online since the early 90s. I've seen a lot of communities for role playing games in the last 30+ years. The community and staff at Myth-Weavers is easily the best I've ever seen.

Myth-Weavers@myth-weavers.com · 2w ago

What's Old Is New Again! 🍏❤️🍏❤️🍏❤️ The new Myth-Weavers is now live, with our 20 years of content all in one home at last. We hope you enjoy, and don't hesitate to post issues to the Issue Tracker if you find anything awry. Keep on weaving those myths! 🍏❤️🍏❤️🍏❤️

This is far too beautiful to be sitting at under 4000 views. youtu.be/XSg_wzi9ZHE

digital underground - Blue View

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Cat aggro while playing Gran Turismo 7. Hands at 10 & 2. Back paws on my left shoulder. Front paws on my right shoulder. Fuzzy purring orange belly pressed against my face. A sweet orange cat begging for smooches. I still somehow won. He got his smooches, too.

I finally got a proper steering wheel frame for my PS5 racing rig. This is nice. It also doesn’t shake and wobble like that last setup did. Of course my first drive had to take place in that 1969 GTO.

Sometimes I miss the former Shin Megami Tensei: IMAGINE mmo. It would be nice to lose some time in there again.

I don’t feel good about Paramount in charge of the Nightmare on Elm Street remake. They can be extremely controlling. I worry about that big of a studio trying to put too much polish on the film. I am also hopeful that they prove me wrong.

This insert was inside the “In the Mouth of Madness” soundtrack. I’m kind of feeling this one.

I’ve been finding an unlikely amount of joy from In the Mouth of Madness lately. I even wore a shirt which asks, “Do you read Sutter Cane?” when taking my kid to see the Backrooms. Goodbye Sam Neill.

I was seriously thinking about how far I could tune this car up in #GranTurismo 7. Then I found the fun in having a muscle car with 666.13 performance points. #GranTurismo7

Right now, I can only access Bluesky on my iPad. Apple is vouching for my age on this device. Because Texas. This iPad is already my quarantine zone for other social media platforms. It’s the only device logged into them. It requires my fingerprint so that I can’t mindlessly open those other apps.

Shudder just added a bunch of horror movies based on expired copyright content. I just started watching "Bambi: the Reckoning." So far, it looks like one of the less awful movies of this type. #MutantFam

I felt horrible last night and went to bed much earlier than usual. This beautiful cat did not leave my side the entire night. He has received extra love and treats today.

I'm finally listening to Replicas by Tubeway Army, beginning to end. This might be a few decades late to the party. Maybe I was just waiting until the time was right. The hype always made a little bit of sense. Now it makes a lot of sense.

This might end up being my mantra for the rest of the year. youtu.be/zt1MqndNHHc

BAD OPERATION - "Workin' Real Hard To Let Go" (Official Video)

YouTube video by badoperation

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Helios is asleep on my chest in this exact position. #orangecat

I may not have Confessions 2 on vinyl. I do have 2 Confessions. “It’s great. It’s great.” @thrillkillkult.bsky.social #industrialmusic #waxtrax

It's the Friday before the 4th. The half indoor half outdoor cat friend has been successfully wrangled. He will be all indoor tonight. Helios is all indoor and will likely be clinging a little more then usual. I'm expecting some early fireworks tonight before the HUGE celebrations tomorrow.

The Teknebrae Tarot Kickstarter is now live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pix...

Damn. You would almost think they were dressed up like bananas

I moved most of my Twitch / #VTuber setup to a laptop that is actually usable. (Really, the only thing "wrong" with the old one was a slow HDD.) A handful of fonts need to be reinstalled. The rest came across fairly easily. I might try to livestream some games + tarot again soon™.

These bananas can't be beat. #hardcore #punk

Damnit. I thought it would be fun to match my shoelace colors to a personal hobby/interest then remembered that idiots are capable of ruining everything. A Google search bright bad news. Plain black it is.