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He/him. Manchester, UK. Chess arbiter, teacher and Dungeon Master. Got out of The Bad Place a long time ago and am trying not to be feral online for financial reasons.

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Your irregular reminder that catering for allergies & dietary restrictions is part of running an inclusive event.

Which @tmip.bsky.social continue to raise the bar on with each event they run โค๏ธ

11.08.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hear you. I think it might be because it's used so much comparatively that it ends up being utilitarian. I've heard people suggest healing magic leaving scars but I think the average adventurer would quickly start to look like Deadpool ๐Ÿ™ƒ

11.08.2025 05:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What do you think it is about them that fails to satisfy you? I often think they're too cheap- particularly when it comes to lifting curses or other effects beyond restoring hit points.

10.08.2025 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hate when an irrational dislike for someone turns out justified, it tries to falsely convince me Iโ€™m a better judge of character than I am. Today itโ€™s Joe Wicks, whoโ€™s now promoting disordered eating and anti-science, ableist bullshit.

10.08.2025 06:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 139    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This looks fantastic! Sending encouragement your way!

10.08.2025 07:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Recently reminded of this Kevin Crawford AMA, and it remains everything.

10.08.2025 01:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 403    ๐Ÿ” 129    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Collaborating with my sister in law to write a D&D arc for three of her brothers and I'm so excited. #dnd5e

10.08.2025 06:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Children can and do play the clarinet so, as a reasonable woodwind player and full grown adult, I thought I'd have a go.
My lips are numb.

08.08.2025 09:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Government style ad in watercolour. Image of a burglar stealing a painting from the wall of a home. Tagline: "It's not theft... if you say you're using it to train your AI algorithm". Body text: "Theft is now legal, so we can boost the economy by eliminating jobs. If that doesn't make any sense, ask a chatbot to explain it to you." HM government logo in the corner.

Government style ad in watercolour. Image of a burglar stealing a painting from the wall of a home. Tagline: "It's not theft... if you say you're using it to train your AI algorithm". Body text: "Theft is now legal, so we can boost the economy by eliminating jobs. If that doesn't make any sense, ask a chatbot to explain it to you." HM government logo in the corner.

Did a new one

07.08.2025 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2508    ๐Ÿ” 982    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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hi. looking to speak to folks in the games industry getting put through the wringer in the job application process rn. unpaid labour, multiple interviews only to get ghosted, sham job listings, scams, AI screening, any and all of that kinda stuff. DM or email at lukeATaftermathDOTsite, thank you!

07.08.2025 21:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 388    ๐Ÿ” 242    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fucking love opossums because I too am messy, spiky, unapproachable, and will fake my death when I get stressed out

02.08.2025 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I took a whole Battenberg cake once. Wasn't practical, but was a delight cutting slices and handing them down the row.

03.08.2025 06:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

maybe sailing ships should have been the extent of human ambition. or maybe I'm too master and commander-pilled

03.08.2025 01:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wis save to have the sense to shut your eyes

01.08.2025 13:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Person on the tannoy at Manchester Piccadilly was born to wield it.

01.08.2025 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"ChatGPT is great for brainstorming!"

Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.

31.07.2025 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15799    ๐Ÿ” 4145    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 243    ๐Ÿ“Œ 168

This is really personal, but I like my SF tech weird. I have a degree in Physics and way too much SF tech based on real-world stuff is just a bit too... wrong. Go weird. Don't try to be plausible- you're making stuff up, it's called fiction and it's *good*.

31.07.2025 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I'm sorry. That's a lot.

31.07.2025 06:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
31.07.2025 02:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11494    ๐Ÿ” 3112    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 62    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
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UK Users Need to Post Selfie or Photo ID to View Reddit's r/IsraelCrimes, r/UkraineWarFootage โ€œIf visibility of r/IsraelCrimes is being restricted under the Online Safety Act, itโ€™s only because the state fears accountability,โ€ moderators say.

Age verification is creating an information desert.

The Online Safety Act sets every UK user to child as default.

Teenagers? Blocked. Adults? Content denied unless we do age checks with unregulated companies.

It's not just porn! News is being scrubbed from view โ›”

www.404media.co/uk-users-nee...

30.07.2025 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 267    ๐Ÿ” 187    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
[quoting a tweet from isabelunraveled in which she rails against depressing books that get branded as โ€œgreat writingโ€]

[quoting a tweet from isabelunraveled in which she rails against depressing books that get branded as โ€œgreat writingโ€]

A key point in Fahrenheit 451 is that books were banned because they made people depressed and uncomfortable. The novel's protagonist, Montag, is taken into custody after he reads a poem that makes a woman cry because she realizes the emptiness of her life.

29.07.2025 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7953    ๐Ÿ” 2638    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 152    ๐Ÿ“Œ 260

I used to have a "tavern notices" section in the Discord listing current events.
Consequences of party actions, NPCs continuing out their storylines, foreshadowing etc.

28.07.2025 09:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hello, I'm a chess player in a film. I can beat anyone in mere moves, and do not spend any time thinking. I talk constantly while playing. My opponent is surprised to find themself in checkmate. I am probably drinking heavily. I do not know how to set up a chessboard.

28.07.2025 05:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

warhammer lore: this is skulletrax the world raper. he has killed over 10 billion orphanages

tumblr girlies: im going to draw him getting his beautiful hair brushed by his battle brother

27.07.2025 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1285    ๐Ÿ” 152    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

I donโ€™t give a fuck about your chiropractic cures and homeopathic crystals, in this house we believe in constantly questioning our prior assumptions but only acting on them if they meet the rigorous demands of overturning currently proven practices to at least five sigma

28.07.2025 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 888    ๐Ÿ” 64    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I really hope over the next couple of days I see people reskeeting how to call Visa and Mastercard, post about their call experiences, and keep up with being loud about how unacceptable this present situation is. If we let them think they got us off their backs, it will get so much worse.

28.07.2025 02:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 259    ๐Ÿ” 179    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"They" (plural) is such a dangerous word in stupid mouths.

24.07.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We don't. "Choosing" people is more accurate. And I choose to tell you to fuck off.
Neo nazis don't get to use me as a pawn and edgy atheists who think they know my scripture better than I do can fuck off as well.

24.07.2025 19:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I can ๐Ÿ™ƒ

24.07.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Twitter screenshot of @SNeurotypicals:

Neurodivergent screening tests will be like "do you struggle with wearing socks" and ND people will be like "nope does not describe me, for you see I have a System" and folks that is what the question is getting at

Twitter screenshot of @SNeurotypicals: Neurodivergent screening tests will be like "do you struggle with wearing socks" and ND people will be like "nope does not describe me, for you see I have a System" and folks that is what the question is getting at

Aha, found it

22.07.2025 12:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2038    ๐Ÿ” 402    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 115

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