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Canadian in Silicon Valley. Tabletop roleplaying games. #TTRPG One-time Metafilter poster. He/him

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If nothing else they were licensed properties so it was the job of the licensee to get new art etc. Who can complain with these kind of results?

10.03.2026 21:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The art is on point, but don't be sending people to bid up that auction... just sayin'

10.03.2026 21:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

16 years, hard to believe, RIP

10.03.2026 20:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Minesweepers get driven around like kids to soccer practice??? They're too slow to get home on their own?

10.03.2026 18:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Too Much Fun The Commodore 64 (C64) is officially the best-selling desktop computer model of all time, according to The Guinness Book of World Records. It was also, from ...

Hey I've got the book for you

mitpress.mit.edu/978026254951...

10.03.2026 18:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is holding up a sign that says boom ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding up a sign that says boom

Eat the Reich.

10.03.2026 15:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In these trying times, take whatever wins you can.

I made it to the top of Old La Honda on Sunday.
I wasn't sure if I could, but I did.

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09.03.2026 22:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah basic reactionary 101 shit, honestly embarrassing to put his name to this

09.03.2026 21:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There so many things wrong with this op-ed from every angle you can imagine, but at its core it's also just factually wrong - complex coffee drinks are the norm and Starbucks produces every drink in roughly the same amount of time. They're not roasting fresh beans for you.

09.03.2026 21:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As an IR professor, it's depressing that this is outperforming all others as the best theory of US foreign policy

09.03.2026 21:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 10014 ๐Ÿ” 2429 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 167 ๐Ÿ“Œ 107

I'm the guy watching ebay for Japanese Traveller box sets, don't take life advice from me.

09.03.2026 20:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

All the more reason to own hard assets like copper ingots, seeds and unpublished role-playing games

09.03.2026 20:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Man this is a whole other possible timeline

Very Time Safari Inc vibes:

SAFARIS TO ANY YEAR IN THE PAST.
YOU NAME THE RPG.
WE TAKE YOU THERE.
YOU PLAY IT.

09.03.2026 20:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's a good suggestion but there are two ways out here:

1. The three clue rule (as suggested)

2. Don't have pass/fail rolls. You might roll for unexpected consequences, but failure makes too many dead ends.

09.03.2026 19:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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holy shit

09.03.2026 01:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 14098 ๐Ÿ” 3076 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 236 ๐Ÿ“Œ 600

There are some dudes that make me pause a second, and doublecheck, and still straight, but, like, I get it.

09.03.2026 01:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Which is why someone is doing a new 5e Traveller version ๐Ÿ˜‘

09.03.2026 01:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

God gives his lemonest battles to his sourest soldiers

09.03.2026 00:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Target truly has cards for every occasion

09.03.2026 00:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We decided to prune the lemon tree today and yeah it was maybe a little overdue

09.03.2026 00:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Madness, they just went and did it

07.03.2026 17:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If only we could remove level crossings...

07.03.2026 00:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our Caltrain usage from the south bay to The City has gone way up with the new electric trains. Huge win for the bay area. Faster, more frequent, smoother and outlets at every seat.

07.03.2026 00:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a ink drawing of a man tackling another man swinging a sword by grabbing him around the waist and putting his face in his crotch

a ink drawing of a man tackling another man swinging a sword by grabbing him around the waist and putting his face in his crotch

swordfighting tactics, germany, 16th century

19.02.2026 13:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 9245 ๐Ÿ” 2379 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 237 ๐Ÿ“Œ 800

Everyone saying this is just a cover for anti-lgbtq censorship is right BUT

It's also a way to prevent new entrants into online social media as only large incumbent companies can afford to comply with these onerous rules. It's anticompetitive.

06.03.2026 00:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 129 ๐Ÿ” 36 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

100% stolen valor

05.03.2026 22:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Abolish ICE.

05.03.2026 19:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 508 ๐Ÿ” 73 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also give away an artifact-level soul-eating magic sword at the end and players will forgive the dungeon of many sins

05.03.2026 18:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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There Is No Housing Affordability Without Building More Housing If we make it easier to build dense housing in cities, then the resulting supply boost will ease the cost burden on renters and put homeownership within closer reach for millions of households.

Every couple of months or so, someone puts out a piece of bad social science meant to undermine the case for more housing. For Roosevelt Institute, I wrote a blog post responding to the two most recent specimens. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/there-i...

05.03.2026 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 359 ๐Ÿ” 99 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

Traveller published a couple alien rpg supplements back in the 80's that basically said this - sure, you can play this alien race, but they don't behave or think like humans, so maybe think twice here

05.03.2026 18:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0