Thread-time; I recently picked up a copy of the seminal game "Weapons of the Gods" from EOS press and I am going to post my analysis as I read through the text.
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RPG Designer, Publisher, Bureaucrat, Canadian, Acadian, Bi, Podcaster and coffee-lover.
I really appreciate that my OSR-inspired game Dragon's Dungeon is letting me play around and try to make fun yet lightweight tactical skirmish combat and strong flavourful character classes. Some lovely stuff has emerged over the playtests.
Mars Watch | PBTA space military + survival horror, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/wun...
Mars Watch | PBTA space military + survival horror
An almost tenth-anniversary second edition of award-winning RPG The Watch by Ash Kreider, with a new setting and playbook
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⚠️ Accessories are here! RPG Trader just got a big upgrade. Creators can now offer print-on-demand physical accessories for their games - alongside digital downloads & print books. Cards. Dice. Maps. GM screens. Tiles. Character sheets. Game boxes. And it all happens directly through RPG Trader.
Iran threatens ‘complete and utter annihilation’ of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi — regime posts video with satellite imagery of ChatGPT-maker's premier 1GW data center
Iran threatens ‘complete and utter annihilation’ of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi — regime posts video with satellite imagery of ChatGPT-maker's premier 1GW data center
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued this specific threat in a video update.
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Dice Exploder is back next week, and it's gonna be my last season (at least for now). One more ride, it's been a great time.
Transcript: New Episodes Next Week + An Announcement - Dice Exploder
Listen to this announcement here. Hello. It's me, Sam Dunnewold, and I am here with a quick announcement. Next week, Dice Exploder is back with a new season of episodes,...
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Hey friends, Been threatening this almost from the beginning, so more than a decade later we're finally getting to it! We've posted the first episode of the Indie Game Talk Club, a monthly (for now) podcast. If you know IGRC you'll dig it. Huge thanks to our friend @olddog.games for the sick logo!
Welcome to the Indie Game Talk Club
We’ve been threatening to do a podcast for years. That time has finally come. Let us know what you think: email us at hello@indiegamereadingclub.com. Meet your hosts, Paul Beakley and Dusey (…
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One of my all-time favorite rules, from Pea Ridge (1980). The designer's great-great-grandfather fought in the battle, and if his unit takes damage you roll a die to see if he survives. If he dies, the designer is never born, and the game doesn't exist, and so automatically ends in a draw.
Back in Stock! Apocalypse World 2e (softcover) (our last copies ever!) www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
I have used Google Gemini exactly once; to determine if I can disable it. Fortunately it is possible and I am now back to Google assistant on my phone.
One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.
Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared.
dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it
-why is it the ONLY unforgivable sin?" And then she told me, "I finally figured it out. The Holy Ghost is that part of God that lives in everybody, and the way you sin against it is by not loving everybody with all your heart, for exactly who they are."
Dolly Parton - Travelin' Thru [Official Music Video]
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RIP Dolly Parton ❤️ Here's a lovely Dolly story: We worked together on "Transamerica." She told me that the bible passage that used to puzzle her the most was, "the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men." She said, "How the heck do you sin against the Holy Ghost, and-
New (to me) free public domain art resource just dropped: fineartfree.com No login!
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Browse and download 500,000+ classic paintings free. Public domain art from top museums. Free for any use.
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⚠️ Public Announcement ⚠️ We have turned off physical orders to the U.S. on our website until further notice.
We are a small, family run business based in Abbotsford, BC. Many of our products are designed or made here in Canada. Want to buy TTRPG dice, books, and gaming accessories without the headache of US customs and tariffs? Want to buy products in Canadian dollars? Shop Adventure Dice!
trying to add "no bilingual packaging" to a trade deal with Canada at the 11th hour is hilarious, it's like trying to add "and ban handguns" to the US side of the agreement
I am just going to put this here for no particular reason. www.kickstarter.com/projects/Jag...
Coming soon: Lonely Timbers - Tire-toi une bûche
A TTRPG about french-canadian lumberjacks in the early 20th century. Un JDR des bûcherons québecoises du début du XXe siècle.
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Canada will match the U.S.’ new tariffs dollar for dollar in order to protect Canadian workers, farmers, families, and businesses. We take this step confident that it is in the best interests of Canada.
For over a year, Canada has worked intensively and in good faith with the United States to negotiate a new comprehensive trade deal. We have been pragmatic, patient, and persistent. Our goal has always been to get the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any time frame.
Here’s the latest on the Canada-U.S. trade dispute, courtesy of the #CBC. #ShopCanadian #BuyCanadian #ShopIndigenous #ShopLocal #USBoycott www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
New U.S. tariffs in effect after trade talks fail, Carney says Canada plans to match levies | CBC
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I got my house Pride right here. #FuckTimHortons #NoTerfs #TransLivesAreHumanLives Everything about this cross marketing steaming pile of turd makes me want to vomit. They're doing this during Canadian Pride month.
Here’s the thing about Y2K, the ozone layer, etc. The most leftist—in the sense of *valuing labor*—thing you can do is reject the brainwashing that tells you that heroism is running into a burning building and not the slow, patient, boring, unglamorous work of *preventing* disaster.
Jessica Price@delafina777.bsky.social · 3w agoI think a lot of people would have died without the work of people like you. The power grid could have gone down, air traffic control, supply chains, medical equipment, water infrastructure… You prevented a disaster. That is heroism. Heroism doesn’t always have to be running into a burning building
Love how this dude discovered the cheat codes of "what if I listened to constituents" and "what if I modeled good behavior" and "maybe I behave like a normal person should." These are apparently dark secrets that have been hidden from other politicians.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3w agoI'm listening, I'm learning. Safety first, NYC.
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We talk about game design, especially tabletop roleplaying and story games. We're professional designers ND Paoletta and Will Hindmarch. We're glad you're here.
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