jess 🔜 PAX West, probably

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im sorry, hello mr and mr d&d man, are the two of u not aware that the blood war was a war between the baatezu and the tanar'ri? i do not understand why u would change the title of an official d&d product from "the great war" to "the blood war" if not to actually invoke THE blood war?

next week at Gencon, possum creek will be hosting our yearly unofficial pizza party in the Omni Severin lobby on Thursday July 30th at 7pm! come hang out, eat cheap pizza, play little games, and gossip

the omni severin lobby

*EARLY HEADS UP!* I’ll be at Gencon again this year! Next weekend- July 30th- Aug 2nd!! ART SHOW #52 Also honored to be the guest spot artist for the official merch this year!!! Will post pics over the next few days!! AAAAAA!!!

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I'll be at Gen Con this year with the prototype for my storytelling game Interstellar Incident—find me to try it out, especially if you're a publisher looking for something cooperative, richly narrative, and highly approachable.

MAKEUP DRAMA For years Urban Decay sold the gold standard of makeup setting spray products, Urban Decay All Nighter. All Nighter was created in a manufacturing partnership between UD and Skindinavia, who holds the patent for the formula. After 15 years UD chose to end the partnership and...

To collect some data for this card project that will be helpful down the road, I would love to know which cards are people’s favorites So! If you want to help me out drop a reply with your favorites, either as a list or circling the image is fine. Tier em out if you like but whatever’s easiest

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We should all be extremely suspicious of anyone assuming stances that are pro-tech or pro-AI but also anti-"screens". "Screentime" as the term we've adopted for discussing problematic phone or computer use, or children access to tech, makes us vulnerable to wearables pretending they solve something.

Guess what, folks? After a long, blessed spring/summer lull, COVID-19 is picking up again in Indianapolis (and elsewhere), just in time for #GenCon. The ventilation at ICCLOS is NOT adequate to handle Gen Con's crowds. Do yourself and others a favor: use azelastine and MASK UP.

Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA@michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 2w ago

As of July 20, the US has 10 COVlD outbreaks. ✴️1 in 243 Americans estimated actively infectious ✴️200,000 estimated new daily infections ✴️Enduring outbreaks persist in Texas + Guam ✴️Outbreaks in the Bay Area (CA), NV, ID, CO, KS, KY, SC, HI Details in Alt text. pmc19.com

The US has 10 hot spots. There are major outbreaks across much of Texas (high/very high). Houston, denoted by the light blue county in the southeast (Harris) has 1-2 week reporting lags so may be worse than noted. Hardin county, two counties over to the east/northeast, has BA.1 Omicron-level transmission. The Texas surge is bleeding into estimates for western Louisiana. 

The Guam surge persists, and there are 7 other outbreaks: the Bay Area of California (Alameda, high); northeastern Nevada (Washoe, high); southeast Idaho (Bannock, very high); northern/western Colorado (Mesa to Routt, high/very high); central Kansas (Reno, high); north central Kentucky (Jefferson to Fayette, high/very high); southern South Carolina (Jasper, high), and Hawai'i (Kauai, very high). The Kauai outbreak is similar to BA.1 Omicron-level transmission.

Been thinking lately about how TTRPG adventure fantasy looks and feels different if we were to use black music and art for clear aesthetic and influence with representation. Before we start: you there, the one who is going to shove a bunch of references or ppl in my face! Don't do that.

Our very own Jason Keeley has granted us all with the greatest gift; a JIMOTHY companion! This was just for a bit of fun, but now you can take Jimothy with you on your adventures in Pathfinder AND Starfinder! Scoop that little guy up! Get the fun rules: https://bit.ly/4fH7ViN

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Bosco's Marvelous Miss Gender was fantastic, I would see it if it comes to your city. If you have a car, I'd drive a couple hours if it comes to a city nearby. It's in the absolute top tier of drag performer stage productions for me, perhaps even THE top show. I love Bosco so much.

Okay, I finished off PF2 Shaz's build and spells last night. She is a wizard (School of Gates) with the Spell Trickster, Rogue, and Acrobat archetypes, loaded up with spells that primarily target AC so she can use rogue tumble behind to make enemies off-guard against her spells.

jess 🔜 PAX West, probably@tectonomancer.bsky.social · 9mo ago

What would you do converting this character from PF1 to PF2? What class and archetypes would you use?

Screenshot of a full page of PF1 stat block. It's extremely text-dense (too much for the character limit of alt text, sorry!!). The short character bio, character name, and character classes are as follows:

Your name is Shahrazad El-Amin. You tolerate “Shaz” for short. You were born an air genasi princess on the Prime Material of Faerun, but a life without freedom was of no interest to you. You are a member of the Revolutionary League. You worship Akadi, elemental goddess of air and freedom. You are a dangerous arcanist, specialized in rays, divinations, stealth, and disabling devices. 

SHAHRAZAD EL-AMIN
Female air genasi rogue 3/evoker (wind listener) 3/arcane trickster 3

The character is a wizard evoker with the admixture subschool, the "Combat Casting, Extra Traits (Magical Knack, Reactionary), Feint Partner, Improved Initiative, Scribe Scroll, Weapon Finesse" feats, and the following skill bonuses " Skills Acrobatics +10, Athletics +5, Bluff +12, Disable Device +24, Disguise +8, Escape Artist +16, Heal +10, Perception +18, Sense Motive +13, Sleight of Hand +16, Spellcraft +15, Stealth +25, Use Magic Device +13; Knowledges Arcana +15, Civilization +15, Nobility +15"

I am a judge candidate for the 2027 Ennies and voting closes tomorrow. I did maybe a subpar job of selling myself in my application, so I'm going to talk rq in this thread about myself and my history with RPGs (boring, I know). vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/

Before voting, please take the time to familiarize yourself with the products and judges. Clicking on a product's title will take you to its publisher's websites, allowing you to learn more about that product.

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It’s really cool how you simultaneously feel like the high-level, Mythic, superheroes you’ve become, while still facing legitimately challenging threats and obstacles that *feel* appropriate to heroes of your stature. No “DC 40 to Climb the masonry walls” here! Make like Superman and punch reality!

jess 🔜 PAX West, probably@tectonomancer.bsky.social · 3w ago

* Navigate the multiverse through the sheer power of your force of will alone * Close a portal by shattering the threads connecting two planes with your sword, fuck off wizards * Kiss Areelu Vorlesh (her mouth is full of locusts tho)