For you my friend...

Time to make cereal, and watch Saturday morning cartoons. It's X-men 97 Season 2 day! :D Woo! (Followed by some My Adventures with Superman S3 episodes I've been saving).

Visible Skill: Writing a good ability/move that seems interesting and fun to use and worth taking. Invisible Skill: a) writing an ability that fits in a box on a sheet with 7 other abilities and is clear and usable in a con playtest.

Justin Đoàn@soundaholism.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I've been thinking a lot about visible vs invisible skill layers. i.e every craft has outer layers of skills that laypeople can recognise, and inner layers that you need expertise and experience to perceive at all. Could y'all think of examples of visible vs invisible skills in your own discipline?

Rad

Been reading Blades '68 and can I say I'm way more impressed than I thought I'd be! There is a ridiculous amount of GM support here, and it takes some conceits that I might do by instinct when running games and polishes them up and puts them in easily digestible steps, in really interesting ways.

A friend asked me to run some Spell and Blade for him, so that's what I've been doing Monday Nights. Due to logistics we had to skip last week at the last minute, so he took the time to instead write a song about the group's exploits so far. He performed it yesterday. And it was amazing.

I'll try! A key thing in planetary survival stories (Scavenger's Reign, or Subnautica for ex.) is the characters learning and observing their surroundings. Is this part of the alien landscape wondrous, or is it hazardous, or both? 1/4

Tea Vampire@stras.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Say more about this learning about them bit <_<

Rest. May you dream of wolves- 2021

It me.

The only problem I have with The Pitt is the fact that we don't have a Pitt: Night Shift show already. No shade on The Pitt (though it's very heavy this season), but the night shift cast has so much charm and chemistry.

I feel called out ... but also <_<

TTRPG systems, at their core, are frameworks of creative restraints, posing imaginary exercises you wouldn't undertake otherwise. House-ruling games out the gate avoids the confrontation of expectations & robs you the opportunity of switching frameworks, making you default into a "standard game".

Mörkticia@morkticia.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hit me with your nuanced ttrpg take.

Somehow I'm not super shocked where I fall! This is a cool site (bluesky-map.theo.io) as much for seeing where you fall in clusters of interest, as to see which groups are close/related. Color me surprised that football (aka soccer) is so close to the TTRPG space — I wonder where the overlap is?

As a game designer most of the time the folks playing your game have no idea who you are, and vice versa. But sometimes, if you're very lucky — you can stumble across some strangers joy and creativity tied directly to your game. Someone made Scum & Villainy music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIg8...

Dizzy The Bard - The Black Frontier | Spaceship Engine Thrust Visualizer

YouTube video by Dizzy The Bard

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I have been a huge #SWoM fan for a decade now. I remember chasing down Eppy to play some early versions at Gencon and Metatopia back in the day, and being able to get a standalone copy is a real treat. It's a game that stretches my creative muscles, and helps me be a better player.

"Eppy-Deppy-Diah!" a thing I say at the end of every episode.@epidiah.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It's happening! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...

Apparently I'm a death wizard (notably not a necromancer)? I can work with that. It's not entirely off-brand for me.

This video game intro lives in my head rent free (and has for decades).

Wild Arms - PSX - Opening

YouTube video by gabyxdantex

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❄️Erika Sampaio🐲@erikailustra.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Quote with a title screen that's iconic to you: I had to put the video because this title screen is very "dramatic". And it is awesome! FF6 (USA version)

If you are excited about Apocalypse World: there's a new edition coming out! If you're smart, you'll note that there are some add-ons for extra playbooks (& a bundle for all extra playbooks). If you're like me instead, I'll add instructions on how to get them below.

lumpley@lumpley.bsky.social · 9mo ago

If you haven't, do watch the KS video. The animation segment is by Annika Sturmer and we're absolutely thrilled: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvno...

Last Night's Spell and Blade playtest: The party comes back together after a half year apart. They are called together by the cursetouched hunter, who is asking them to help her investigate some Ancient ruins she knows about from her days as a bandit.

My cats have a meaow that means "something is wrong, please fix". Usually this leads to an empty bowl, or a toy stuck somewhere, or a door closed when it shouldn't be. They're also very routine driven. Today, one of them made the meaow and led me to a sun spot.

repost if you're tired and you're not sure when you'll ever be not tired again

Did you know that you can fit ~40 standard sized playing cards, five dice, and a rules sheet printed on the back of a J-card inside a cassette case without posts? Do something with this knowledge.

I realized a while ago, that I can only personally "play to find out" (aka 'Choose your Bruce Willis' as it's put in this thread) for the most part. The games where I know the ending give me this urge to say "ok let's assume we're there now, because we will be, so what happens next?"

lumpley@lumpley.bsky.social · last yr.

I love to play games like this, personally. Part of the fun for me is not knowing whether I'll triumph or fall. I also love to play games where I do know, and we play to find out how it happens and what comes of it.

Game Industry

I've been a fan of Galen's work since... wow the old G+ forum days? Anyway this project looks rad. If it sounds like your jam - check it out!

Galen Pejeau@nightjargames.bsky.social · last yr.

WE ARE GO FOR LIFTOFF!!! Thank you all for getting us there in less than a day! I'll have an update and more for you all tomorrow morning, when I'm not putting my kiddo to bed, but thank you all from the bottom of my heart! Now let's smash some stretch goals and expand our universe!

Reminder Superman is not a power fantasy, he's an altruism fantasy. The idea of someone with godlike powers using them solely for good (with an antagonist who is a billionaire, who by definition do the opposite) was dreamt up by Jewish kids in the 30s and its just as if not more relevant now.