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no lies, this is my actual take: The US government should have a non-profit microblogging, storefront, e-mail service and video hosting site

it should be an American right to have freedom to communication, commerce and creativity

The whole point of democracy is so one person's derangement does not become everybody's problem. It's social hygiene. The fact the richest men in the West are a mix of grotty twelve year olds and deranged apocalypse fanatics is a problem, and we should be honest about it.

George Soros isn't giving our intelligence to the Kremlin. The Republican Political Party is. bsky.app/profile/robe...

The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong, a review (I received a free digital ARC in exchange for honest feedback.) So, I read Julie Leong’s cozy fantasy The Teller of Small Fortunes early this year and wanted to do a book review for it, but never managed to find the words for it. This second book, set in the same world, and seemingly shortly after the first one, helped me figure out how to put it.

The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong, a review

(I received a free digital ARC in exchange for honest feedback.) So, I read Julie Leong’s cozy fantasy The Teller of Small Fortunes early this year and wanted to do a book review for it, but never managed to find the words for it. This second…

a screen grab of BlueSky's new notice that they want to use a third party service to verify I'm an adult.

I absolutely will not-- they want to use part of a social security number, a credit card, or a picture of my ID. So, looks like I won't be doing any direct messaging here.

Book Review: Sunward by William Alexander (I received a free ARC in exchange for honest feedback) Cozy fantasy has been all the rage since 2020. Cozy sci-fi seems to have had a harder time getting off the ground (punintended), despite the ultra trendy solar-punk aesthetic being ready made for that exact purpose. (Why aesthetic and not genre? Check out my two post series on dieselpunk- 1, 2).

Book Review: Sunward by William Alexander

(I received a free ARC in exchange for honest feedback) Cozy fantasy has been all the rage since 2020. Cozy sci-fi seems to have had a harder time getting off the ground (punintended), despite the ultra trendy solar-punk aesthetic being ready made for that…

That shocking feeling when I realized that just applying to MFAs and PhDs was going to cost me hundreds of dollars, when I take home less than 35k a year. That's a part of the hidden curriculum I didn't realize.

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Listening to Chappel and Sabrina at the gym so the girls, gays, and theys know I'm one of them

Me: *uses the words "Numinous" and "Liminality" in MFA app just to show that I've been to grad school before*

This article is really cool, and you should check it out! There's a lot of cool things in there!

The Duunaric Saga- Fantasy Novel WIP Everyone knows autocorrect causes more problems than it fixes. One time, however, it ended up being a power source of inspiration. I was trying to type the word dynastic into my phone notes for some reason, but between my own mistypes and autocorrect, and up with something more along the lines of “duyrnaric.” I thought it was a cool name, but nothing came of it.

The Duunaric Saga- Fantasy Novel WIP

Everyone knows autocorrect causes more problems than it fixes. One time, however, it ended up being a power source of inspiration. I was trying to type the word dynastic into my phone notes for some reason, but between my own mistypes and autocorrect, and up…

The Debts of Jack Quincy 4: A Genesys Solo Game (If you’re new to our Genesys setting demo and solo game here, you can check out the earlier posts: session 0, scene 1, scene 2, scene 3. If you want to check out the setting demo for yourself, I have it in this Google Doc.) Where we left off... Wind whips through the cockpit, tugging at Jack’s utility suit and whipping his hair in the wind, despite the helmet clasped tight beneath his chin.

The Debts of Jack Quincy 4: A Genesys Solo Game

(If you’re new to our Genesys setting demo and solo game here, you can check out the earlier posts: session 0, scene 1, scene 2, scene 3. If you want to check out the setting demo for yourself, I have it in this Google Doc.) Where we left off... Wind…

As end-of-empire scenarios go it is so much more dignified to get your capital city sacked by the Visigoths than to have a bunch of illiterate rich people in their 70s doing it through a series of incomprehensible tantrums because their brains were defeated by their phones.

That's an excellent reminder!

A Hero Forge miniature featuring a woman slightly hunched over in what looks like a wool button down shirt, canvas reinforced pants, black leather boots with knee-high brown leather spats, and a soft-cap with goggles. In one hand, she holds what looks like an old style cell phone, while the other holds a pistol. She has a bomber jacket on, with an antennae backpack on her back, and a metal crate and what looks like an unfolded metal flower on the ground behind her.

Had the character design itch again, this time for a dieselpunk JTAC type character. So here we have a Kais Radio Controller working on calling in coordinates for space and ground allies.

Signet of the Sea King- Heroic Fantasy Project (We now take a short break from the Iron Horizons demo because it’s been a very busy week and I’ve not managed to get through the next scene yet.) As someone who has been writing and worldbuilding a wide array of projects for a very long time, I’ve ended up with lots of ideas that found themselves without a world to call home.

Signet of the Sea King- Heroic Fantasy Project

(We now take a short break from the Iron Horizons demo because it’s been a very busy week and I’ve not managed to get through the next scene yet.) As someone who has been writing and worldbuilding a wide array of projects for a very long time, I’ve…

That sounds very neat! I'll have to check it out for sure!

Hello! And it's really cool! I work with the state-wide marine archaeology group, and we do shipwreck surveys in Lake Erie. Like for the past two years, we've been working on the wreck of the "City of Concord" with baseline trilateration!

The Debts Of Jack Quincy 3: A Genesys Setting Demo (If you're new to our Genesys setting demo and solo game here, you can check out the earlier posts: session 0, scene 1, scene 2. If you want to check out the setting demo for yourself, I have it in this Google Doc.) Flashback to Last Time We return to the adventures of Jack Quincy as he tries to pay off the family debt to the Jets and purchase his own tramp freighter!

The Debts Of Jack Quincy 3: A Genesys Setting Demo

(If you're new to our Genesys setting demo and solo game here, you can check out the earlier posts: session 0, scene 1, scene 2. If you want to check out the setting demo for yourself, I have it in this Google Doc.) Flashback to Last Time We…

I sent it to some of the underwater archaeology groups I volunteer with!

In light of the general fascistication of the US and AI infection of the internet, I'm finding more and more that I've started embracing intellectualism, not dumbing myself down, and seeking out classic works of art and poetry. Any recs I should add to the list?

Been working on getting stuff set up for my Genesys setting playtest in a few different places mostly!

The Debts of Jack Quincy 2: A Genesys RPG Solo Game I think we can jump to scene two. This one I’ll jump to the end of the Unmastered Play Guide to use the Scene Mechanic, which again uses a deck of cards to determine what the scene should be. I drew the 3 of Spades, which gives the result of an Easy Skill Challenge and Adversarial. An Easy skill challenge typically uses one…

The Debts of Jack Quincy 2: A Genesys RPG Solo Game

I think we can jump to scene two. This one I’ll jump to the end of the Unmastered Play Guide to use the Scene Mechanic, which again uses a deck of cards to determine what the scene should be. I drew the 3 of Spades, which gives the result of an…

The Debts of Jack Quincy: A Genesys Solo Game and Iron Horizons Demo Right, returning from last time when we did the pregame set up, it’s time to start the actual adventure. Let’s be cliche and start it at a bar aboard Forlorn Hope Station, the Angel Red. If you missed the last post, which includes both the Iron Horizons demo and campaign set up, you can read it here. Scene 1…

The Debts of Jack Quincy: A Genesys Solo Game and Iron Horizons Demo

Right, returning from last time when we did the pregame set up, it’s time to start the actual adventure. Let’s be cliche and start it at a bar aboard Forlorn Hope Station, the Angel Red. If you missed the last post, which…

Literally never would have gotten this done without Mike's class.

Iron Horizon RPG Demo Now Available! (Plus Solo Sample Adventure) Now that we finished the setting creation process and worksheet from the Expanded Player’s Guide, it’s time to start putting the material to the test! You can view the completed RPG demo (as a Google doc) here. I’d love to hear what any of you think of the material and for any feedback you have for the setting. I’m not going to put it on the Foundry quite yet, because it really isn’t ready.

Iron Horizon RPG Demo Now Available! (Plus Solo Sample Adventure)

Now that we finished the setting creation process and worksheet from the Expanded Player’s Guide, it’s time to start putting the material to the test! You can view the completed RPG demo (as a Google doc) here. I’d love to hear what…

That's a really good clarification point! I'd not considered much of that before. It makes a ton of sense though. I'm using the Genesys system, so there's plenty of dice and character sheet stuff. My last try was with The One Ring, which was really challenging.

Been working on a solo TTRPG playtest for Iron Horizons setting, and I realize my struggles with solo play in the past has been I've never been able to find the line between TTRPG solo play and just writing fiction.

Iron Horizons, Genesys RPG, Worldbuilding: Archetypes, Careers, and Talents We come now to the end of our journey. This is the sixth and final step on the Genesys expanded setting creation sheet and focuses on the game mechanics in the setting. That’s right, we’ve gone through more than ten thousand words of material without touching on a single game rule except for how planet sizes affect certain rolls. That’s it.

Iron Horizons, Genesys RPG, Worldbuilding: Archetypes, Careers, and Talents

We come now to the end of our journey. This is the sixth and final step on the Genesys expanded setting creation sheet and focuses on the game mechanics in the setting. That’s right, we’ve gone through more than ten…