Who am I to judge the worth of TalkSpear, the spear that launches itself into your brain and is slowly removed by a goblin bit by bit daily over several months. TalkSpear is valued at more than a trillion dollars. Some people have come to depend on it! Sure it vibrates your skull to slush, but

Damnit Your Party, please don't fail at the first test of "Do you have the courage of your convictions". I need a left leaning alternative on the social policy stuff as well as foreign and economic!

Obviously funny since the Vampire in Die is an "abusive relationship" metaphor (in both directions!)

Damn. Truly an incredible visionary

I got so used to enemies Level Scaling I was unready for the Ghost of the Dispossessed to completely wreck my ass in the mushroom fields. The Night is scary again!

Important that Companion consent is bring protected!

EXCLUSIVE: DIE returns to the table with Loaded comic run and RPG quickstart Another roll of the bones.

EXCLUSIVE! Rascal was able to chat with @kierongillen.bsky.social about the announcement of DIE: Loaded -- a new chapter in the DIE series, and a refreshed quickstart. The first issue will be available at comic shops and online retailers on Wednesday, November 12.

Dr Doom laying out the case against The Superhero Genre specifically and Kings in particular is impassioned, elegant, pointed and persuasive. The fact that he's doing Dark Magic does not undermine it at all, despite what the comic thinks

Starmer's position of "Palestine...but in a months time" is the most Bristish-ass "we don't want to upset anyone, but I'm going to count to 10..." response I'm shocked that France and Germany are on board. Will this mean substantial aid in the next 30 days? Who knows.

Also good

Discord offering me "Discord Orbs" is true cowardice- "DiscOrbs" is right there.

I can't believe that The Peacemillionaire isn't a base card in the currently released Gundam TCG. There's more important stuff to be shocked about.

I like it when people call Dr House "Greg".

GAME STUDIES STUDY BUDDIES - Discussing books of academic game studies for a general audience. JUST KING THINGS - Reading the works of Stephen King in publication order. SHELVED BY GENRE - Reading selected works of genre fiction, including Ursula K. LeGuin, William Gibson, Junji Ito, and more. patreon.com/rangedtouch

It's my birthday! If you wanna celebrate with me, try listening to one of the podcasts I do with my pals at @rangedtouch.bsky.social, which you can hear for FREE via rangedtouch.com -- and if you support us at patreon.com/rangedtouch you get all sorts of bonus episodes and other goodies.

The best thing about listening to a @rangedtouch.bsky.social podcast (especially bonus eps) is the 40mins before they talk about whatever they are supposed to. It's excellent - all criticism exists in context. And this is the podcast that gives you the context in the main show!

So it's the lack of through-fare that is working against it? Characters don't seem to have coherent motivation and can change on a whim to fit the story being told? And lack of consistency in the big picture as well? Are these naturally occurring aspects of a show which is about transformation?

Can you highlight more specific elements or examples of "muddy mess"? I'm not really a Dr Who Watcher, but I'd be interested in getting an idea about what makes an episodic anthology show muddy

I would pay a crisp £50 to watch a @rangedtouch.bsky.social adaptation of a Brandon Sanderson book. A great Patreon spend.

Not a Metal Gear podcast? Would definitely continue to support and promote either

GAME STUDIES STUDY BUDDIES - Discussing books of academic game studies for a general audience. JUST KING THINGS - Reading the works of Stephen King in publication order. SHELVED BY GENRE - Reading selected works of genre fiction, including Ursula K. LeGuin, William Gibson, Junji Ito, and more. patreon.com/rangedtouch

Hello! Ranged Touch is a podcast network touching on various aspects of popular culture. A selection of currently running shows is below, and everything we do and have done (including a completed Actual Play series and a longform series on the webcomic Homestuck) can be found at rangedtouch.com

If you've ever wondered about Friends at the Table, now is a great time to give it a listen. We're just fully kicking off a totally new season with no previous listening required!

Aren't the characters in Glengarry supposed to be terrible? I've always read the show as being a fairly direct criticism of The Anerican Dream, that makes these men into repulsive creatures in the name of competition - is this too much of a counter-reading?

Will the Nationalisation of a Steel Plant - seemingly to protect employment and a home-grown resource - lead to the promised but as yet unseen nationalisation of Rail and Energy? We can but hope.

The end of Devil May Cry (the series) is bonkers in the best way

Atomfall makes a pretty fun anime twist, as a old lady wit a fun hat tells me her philosophy

This was a delightful listen. Between this and Remap I feel I'm completely covered in my gaming perspectives. Excited for it to be continued!

Atomfall thoughts;
The very English- there are guns but they're very basic and not really designed for murder- makes combat very tense
The lack of the magic arrow that tells you were to go is, I think, pretty fun!
I do hate the swarms

After playing the opening section of Atomfall, I'm now convinced all enemies should whistle a jaunty tune as they patrol

Ed Elric discovering the subtext of his show has become text. Original FMA is excellent.

Seems like making a human rights reports and choosing to not include women, disabled people and LGTBQ+ in it implies a certain perspective on who counts as "human". This is bad, I think.