CriticalChit

@criticalchit.bsky.social

Mental Health Clinician • TTRPGs • Board Games • Cats • Coffee • Cozy Rainy Day Vibes 🌧️☕️

1000% this. It’s exhausting, it’s difficult, it’s uncomfortable. All worthwhile work is. But closing the conversation, choosing to punish, be spiteful, and hold onto anger instead of being compassionate and forgiving when people fuck up? That’s not getting anyone anywhere.

Gailey 🍉@sarahgailey.bsky.social · last mo.

Tired of participating in the social contract, tired of leaving space for folks to learn and grow, tired of extending compassion, tired of choosing to nurture care instead of sharing grudges, tired of practicing rehabilitative mindset But! Bitch who cares, do it tired

I believe the one phrase that has hollowed out so many people's lives, killed dreams, and acted as a primary driver in our current perceived lack of creative/scientific endeavors is "Well, there's no money in that." It should never be about the money, and it sucks that we're all cursed for profit.

I don't think we tell people often enough what they mean to us, perhaps because we are simply caught up in everyday life or maybe for fear of being misinterpreted and making someone uncomfortable. Valid concerns, but also life is short and vulnerability can often catalyze greater connection.

I am really proud of myself for finally sitting down to make/build my own ruleset. Hopefully it will be good! If it isn't, I'm still really happy I have finally done it. I've loved the process so far 🥹

A picture of a notebook showing notes for a TTRPG game ruleset on a white desk A picture of a notebook showing a TTRPG ruleset on a white desk

Just because you watch certain media or play certain games doesn’t mean they’re your stories to tell. You have the privilege of watching another’s journey. Sometimes we don’t like the outcome, or certain decisions, but those are not our battles to fight. Those stories are, simply, theirs.

there’s a phenomenon that is prevalent in (and certainly not limited to) ttrpg spaces where people seem to really need their own tastes, opinions, and desires to be objectively correct moral facts. our spaces are much worse off for this.

I'm sorry, is my enthusiasm getting in the way of your jadedness? TOO BAD, BUDDY!! I like things, I like sharing those things with other folks that like those same things, & if you show up & find the need to snark our joy & excitement, we're going to BREAK OUT LAUGHING & leave you behiiiind! Bu-bye!

🖤🦇 My Lone Summer TTRPG Bundle 🦇🖤 28 solo & duet TTRPGs with darker themes, including zombies, vampires, occult noir, witchcraft, rituals, dark academia, gothic horror and more. Perfect for staying inside and avoiding the sun with your goth bestie 🖤 Live now and just $10 🦇 itch.io/b/3705/-my-l...

A dark, brown-toned photo of a leatherbound journal and a set of polyhedral dice lying on a dark fabric background. Overlaid is the text "solo/duets", "my lone summer (bundle)" with a yellow five pointed star. The image is designed to resemble the cover art of the 2 disc single of My Lone Summer (Shove It) by Deftones.