GenCon’s only a 3 hour drive, but next year’ll be the first time I’ll be able to afford it. (Been wanting to go since the Lake Geneva days, never been able to.)
12.03.2026 01:28
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Technically, our “local” (GAMA run) is games in general—TTRPG, CCG, board—but, seems to be heavier on board & CCG the last few years. I think Catalyst, Chaosium, & Kobold Press are the biggest TTRPG regulars, with some SJGames years.
(Spending the next year saving for GenCon 2027 for my first time)
12.03.2026 01:26
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Pretty much exactly why I only attend one a year, that's 30 minutes from my house (inc. walking from the place I park with my work pass). That's a moderately big one (~1/4 of a GenCon).
12.03.2026 00:46
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No comment.
11.03.2026 23:05
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Still out there.
I’d love to, ideally, sell at least 32 copies of the Societies book between 1/26 & 6/26 (seems like a fair target).
Please check it (and/or all of them) out.
#worldbuilding #fantasy #nonfiction
#ttrpg
03.03.2026 16:15
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I will be at PAX East this month. Both as part of a crew facilitating a workshop on freelancing as a marginalized individual, and running Tactics Memoriam at a con for the first time.
Find my table at the Red Bull Tavern Saturday and Sunday, and together we’ll face the gravity of being.
11.03.2026 01:03
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Fun Fact: White guys like Ogles brought the first Muslims here (as slaves). And a number of those Muslims fought in the Revolutionary War.
So, I guess, Mr. Ogles, the question is: If they don’t belong here, why’d your ancestors bring them here (against their will)?
09.03.2026 23:56
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Fanart of T'Lyn from Star Trek: Lower Decks.
Left: T'Lyn on a Vulcan ship, with her Vulcan grey and white crew uniform. She is standing with her left arm behind her back and doing a Vulcan salute with her right hand.
Top Right: T'Lyn rearranging the pieces on a 3D chess board and looking sideways conspiratorially. She is in the Cerritos' nar and in her Starfleet uniform.
Bottom Right: T'Lyn wielding a Larpa while on Orion, wearing her yellow Orion outfit, looking hella angry.
Happy International Women's Day from my fav out of control Vulcan. 🖖
#StarTrek #StarTrekLowerDecks #lowerdecks #T'lyn
08.03.2026 23:10
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Updating the apocryphal quote (variously, and erroneously, attributed):
“When fascism came to America it was wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."
08.03.2026 21:03
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She was quick to thank the PiC for “bringing back TikTok,” so doubt it. Just not happy that her vote has consequences in how people treat her.
08.03.2026 20:17
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Doubt it. She was very quick to thank Cheetolini for “bringing back TikTok”
08.03.2026 20:16
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There’s too much on the list from Star Wars (Main Title & Cantina Band) to Queen (Somebody to Love), Fleetwood Mac (the entire Rumors album) to The Eagles (Hotel CA), ABBA (Dancing Queen) to Heart (Barracuda) and Aerosmith (Walk This Way).
08.03.2026 02:24
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Did laundry, swept the house, filed taxes …
The rest of the day is free for writing & reading.
07.03.2026 18:34
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If Claude is conscious, then Anthropic is guilty of enslavement (on top of the IP theft, destruction of minority communities, environmental damage, etc.) …
(Are you really sure you want Claude to be conscious with that in mind?)
07.03.2026 18:11
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Black-and-white ink illustration of an ancient stone grave chamber. A skeletal figure with spiked hair lies on a carved stone bier with one arm raised. Broken stones and debris surround the tomb, and a tall latticework structure fills the back wall, casting dense cross-hatched shadows across the chamber. A green badge in the top left corner reads “Funded in 48 hours!”.
Funded in 48 hours — thank you!
Ahu’s First Patrol has reached its Kickstarter goal, and I’m incredibly grateful for the support.
Stretch goals are now active. If unlocked, the book will gain 10 additional interior illustrations.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
#dnd #gamebook
07.03.2026 12:11
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Harper to the judge: "Your driver's license doesn't list your height and weight at birth. It doesn't list where you used to live. It identifies who you are now."
06.03.2026 20:21
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Seen outside my office (public part of the floor).
I was tempted, then thought, “No, that’s how the faeries get you.”
On the other hand, that’s how the faeries get you …
06.03.2026 16:33
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So let me get this straight ...
1. US bombs Iran
2. Oil price goes up a bit, benefitting Russia's petrostate
3. Russia gives Iran targeting info
4. Oil price shoots WAY up
5. US unsanctions Russian oil
06.03.2026 22:10
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Exactly the thought behind the ”OTOH”. 😁
06.03.2026 17:06
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Seen outside my office (public part of the floor).
I was tempted, then thought, “No, that’s how the faeries get you.”
On the other hand, that’s how the faeries get you …
06.03.2026 16:33
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But, but, it’s been scientifically proven that cutting diagonally gives you more sandwich! 😁
(Ok, I don’t cut my sandwiches at all, usually. Only grilled cheese gets cut.)
06.03.2026 14:45
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Very much have issues with capitalism.
But, my inner tween & teen who lived/gamed through the Satanic Panic is also kinda happy that “professional GM” is a thing.
It’s a definite internal tension.
06.03.2026 13:39
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The image shows a rectangular Roman dice tower (turricula) made of four copper alloy (bronze) plates with punched cut-out Latin letters and cut-out decorative patterns. At the bottom front is a stepped exit chute with small bronze bells attached to the opening. The tower is a Roman anti-cheating device. It has an open top and is hollow inside except for three staggered, downward-sloping plates, designed to randomize dice as they fall, ensuring unpredictable dice rolls. When the dice rolled out of the exit chute they rang the bells! There is a decorative dolphin either side of the stepped exit chute. The top of the front plate has two decorative pine cone finials. Height 25 cm. There is a single die shown next to the stepped base to illustrate how it was used.
The front inscription reads:
PICTOS VICTOS
HOSTIS DELETA
LVDITE SECVRI
Translated as: ‘The Picts defeated, the enemy has been destroyed, play in safety’.
Around the top of the three remaining sides, a second inscription made with cut out letters reads:
‘UTERI/FELIX/VIVAS’ translated as ‘Use happily; may you live well’.
Found at a Roman villa at Froitzheim in Germany in 1985.
Roman anti-cheating gaming accessory!
This Roman ‘turricula’ (dice tower) was used to ensure a fair roll of the dice! 🎲🎲🎲
Dice dropped into the top, tumbled over sloping internal levels, and appeared randomly below.
From Froitzheim, Germany, AD 300-400
📷 LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn
#Archaeology
05.03.2026 13:39
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Threads thread:
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Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here
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My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you.
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“I have usernames older than you.”.
Holy shit
06.03.2026 01:05
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