Adam Ness (he/him)

Workout record from Zepp 8:40 time, 126 avg heart rate, 89 calories, 23 training load, 151 Max heart rate

#zepp #workout

Workout data for Adam. 8:36 working out, avg heart rate of 129, burned 91 calories, max heart rate of 147, training load of 25

#zepp 7 minute Workout

An old, white two story house with a small porch and a blue chair.

A half timber style building with "Horticultural Hall" written above the door.

The Lake Geneva Horticultural Hall, a half-timber building with beautiful gardens including pink and white flowers, and shrubberies.

A few more shots from Lake Geneva. It was interesting to find out that the first #GenCon was held barely a block and a half from Gary's House at the time.

A memorial tile in a brick sidewalk with a d20, and a dragon, and the words "In loving memory of E. Gary Gygax, Creator of Dungeons & Dragons Donated by His Family, Friends and Fans."

Found the monument. Nice day for it.

A photo from a 12 lane freeway towards Chicago wreathed in haze on an otherwise clear day.

Chicago, we are in you

A bunch of pastel sun dresses, denim skirts and cozy sweaters hanging next to black jeans with chains and pink punk fishnet stockings.

Apparently Hot Topic does CottageCore these days.

A few dozen morels in the bottom of a green Menards bucket

The rain yesterday was helpful...

A large group of protesters wearing spring jackets carrying signs such as "Prince would hate your policies", and "Nope"with a Trump wig over the "o". A tree and several 1800s style brick buildings are in the background.

A large group of protesters wearing spring jackets carrying signs such as "Ebooks have more spine than the GOP", and "If Congress won't, we the people will." Trees and several 1800s style brick buildings are in the background.

A large group of protesters wearing spring jackets carrying signs and an American flag. A tree and several 1800s style brick buildings are in the background.

A large group of protesters wearing spring jackets carrying signs such as "No Orange Hitler", and "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are Christian values". A tree and several 1800s style brick buildings are in the background.

In Northfield Minnesota too. About 500 people.

I dunno... Moose plushies would probably sell.

Yeah, I made the mistake of deciding to drive in to the store for something for my kid. Slow and steady. White knuckles the whole time.

I've never watched any Gundam anime. Where would be a good start?

Four dice on a blue background. The faces of the dice show 20, 10, 10 and 1. Text: Announcing Fate 5E 2024 Edition! Confused between Fate Core, Fate Accelerated, and Fate Condensed? Add a whole new ruleset to your worries with Fate 5E 2024 Edition! Now with over 160 additional classes, including: Conflicted Thief, Failed Stand-Up, Meme Paladin, and Revised Ranger_v6.3_final.doc! With streamlined, updated rules! We've consolidated Task Resolution and Immersive Roleplay into one action: Dice! Fate 5E 2024 Edition. It's just like all the other editions of Fate, but different!

Last year we announced we were merging the mechanical crunch of the d20 system with the narrative flexibility of Fate.
Some of you were skeptical of this move, and it turns out: you were right.
We've reflected.
We've deliberated.
We've acted.
So today we're proud to announce: Fate 5E 2024 Edition!

"Did you get my package?" texts an unknown number. "Wrong person," I reply. "Check your mailbox." Inside: a box with an antique key. "What's this for?" I ask. "The door that appeared in your basement." I laugh. My house doesn't have a basement. Yet there's now a door beneath my stairs, with keyhole. "Don't open it," comes another text. "I sent the key so you could lock it." Through it: rushing water and distant screams. The key fits perfectly. --- *Enjoyed today's story? Share your thoughts and follow us for more tiny daily tales.* #vcc365 #Mystery #Thriller #Suspense #Horror #Paranormal #Creepy #Scary #Supernatural

When life gives you lemons, make a lemonade.

Several of those could be done easily in existing systems (Traveler/Foundation, Wings of Fire/Epylion) and the 'mancer series is based on a blend of Unknown Armies and Mage, so...

Young Adult books:
- The Amulet series by Kazu Kibushi,
- The Wilderlore books by Amanda Foody,
- The Wings of Fire Books by Tui Sutherland
- Locke and Key (books and TV)

Urban Fantasy:
- The 'Mancer series by Ferret Steinmetz

Modern Sci Fi
- Old Man's War series - John Scalzi

So far we had

Classic fantasy/sci Fi:

- Anne McCaffrey's Pern books
- Out of the Silent Planet - CS Lewis
- Foundation series - Isaac Asimov

Conversation that came up at the lunch table: what is an IP (book, movie, TV series, video game, album, etc.) that has never been converted to an RPG, but definitely should be.

Not that ~I~ would, but has anyone pulled the list of that "we are clear on OPSEC" list of users, and group messaged them with, "We are discovered. Flee at once."

You know. Just to see what would happen.

Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. 1/

The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.

Know the difference: Tech bro [Picture of neck beard man holding an iPhone] Always consoom latest tech Elon Musk fanboi Basic coding skills Identifies as a geek and a hacker "lol, who reads books nowadays?" Disdains humanities and arts Careless about privacy Does all his tasks with AI Looks up to CEOs Tech Pro [Lantern jawed Chad with a laptop] Late adopter of tech Would happily Luigi Elon Advanced programming, networks, OSes, etc "I happen to have some knowledge," Avid book reader Often into humanities or/and arts Privacy psycho Too proud to use AI Looks up to Ted Kazinski

Something something Blockchain too

Post a ship that's not Star Wars or Star Trek.

A very sad looking Border Collie dog being groomed by a man with a beard in a green shirt and wearing a grey apron.

Doggo was unhappy with the bath, shampoo and brushing he received today.

I was about 10 years old, then by age 11 I realized I was wrong, and it was entirely the opposite.

My PC XT with a "Turbo" switch and CGA graphics remembers.

Ironsworn is fun as a solo game, and I think it would also work really well in a group with a DM with almost zero rules changes.

Scum and Villainy is really good, but it takes a bit to get used to the play style. Minimal establishing RP, and right to the action.

Introduce yourself with your top 5 #TTRPG picks!

Call of Cthulhu
Scum and Villainy
Ironsworn
Over the Edge
Dungeons and Dragons

Polymath by Hedgemaze Press Polyhedral dice font

I published my first update to my dice font, Polymath. Version 1.1 includes a couple of commonly requested features:

0 on d10: Show a 0 instead of a 10—perfect for d100 tables!
Blank dice: Skip the number and just show the dice shape!

hedgemazepress.itch.io/polymath-dic...

#ttrpg #font

Spending some quality time with the Rust book again. Even in languages that don't strictly enforce borrowing and mut references, it's worth thinking about how memory gets managed.