Doug Underhill

@dunderhill.bsky.social

(He/him) PCUSA pastor, game designer, writer, editor, coach; Tolkien, sharks, dogs, theology; the Bodhana Group and Bridge of Hope; only human art! Publications: https://douglasunderhill.wordpress.com/publications/ TTRPG Stuff: https://dunderhill.itch.io

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

It struck me just yesterday that "Fake Artist Goes to NY" rather neatly summarizes how GenAI operates. In this game, the real artists know what word they're drawing. The fraudster doesn't, and just mimics the real artists. Play happens one drawn line at a time, so it even mirrors the way 1/▶️

The more I think about it, the more I think LOTR Online nailed it. Hit points make the most sense as mostly morale, with a chance of wounds slipping through or being wounded when broken down. It makes the way they work in most #TTRPGs make sense, to me anyway

Newsom would represent a shift from the Clinton-onward "New Democrat" that used vaguely progressive rhetoric to sugar coat Reaganite policy; to "fuck you, we're literally repeating Trump 2016 politics but in a way that soothes liberal embarrassment."

nda🔞@ndasfw.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Gavin is pro-ice, anti trans, anti homeless, platforms Nazis like Steven Bannon and Charlie Kirk, compliments Marco Rubio, shares common ground with Ben Shapiro. If any of you act shocked once he pulls some other right wing stunt, you’re genuinely dumb.