Josh D | Vaulted Pyramid

A 40+ roll doesn't bend logic, it only means they know the maximum degree possible with the logic on hand and what's in their memory banks. It's not like they were digging through space archeological records and found something others had missed.

Unless specifically modified, protocol droids are programmed for etiquette and translation, not obscure galactic history, so they wouldn't have much additional data here beyond the standard information anyone would have access to.

I would not have had them roll to see what they knew about the mysterious prior civilization to begin with. They wouldn't be particularly mysterious if any random protocol droid could have a database of information on them!

The daughter scene is the one I would have preferred included. The turret scene was one I didn't miss, as it breaks some of the tension by making it clear the xenos are coming. In contrast, the characters assume they're safe in the TC, and then the xenos are just fucking there. It hits different.

Also, big fan of the xenomorph acid blood being incredibly inconsistent and purely a narrative device.

Sorta accidentally watched the Theatrical Cut of Aliens after basically only watching the Director's or TV Cut for most of my life. I'm usually an Extended/Director's Cut kinda guy, but barring maybe one of the additional scenes, I think this might be the better version of the film.

A reminder that HEARTWORM is out now on Steam! Please check it out if you can, we put so much work into it

You are absolutely correct. I’m *mostly* talking about PDFs here, but the difference between digital ownership and licensing is absolutely a factor in the conversation.

I’m holding my phone in my hand right now as I’m viewing this digital conversation we’re having.

One of my favorite arguments is around the claim that “digital products have less value”. Says who? Why do we think that? Our capitalist hellscape places a value on work and all the work went into making that digital product. The cost of manufacturing the physical copy is negligible in comparison.

I’m so unbelievably excited about this game that I’m gnawing at the leash of my work day waiting for it to end so I can jump in.

Tarps off and all set for #GenCon 2025!

Even with some stuff missing, we're ready to get you whatever you need when it comes to #IndieRPGs!

We have Zines, Hellwhalers, Painted Wasteland, Moonlight on Roseville Beach, and more!

Oh

And we also are the only retailer for #MythicBastionland so....

If there’s one lesson to take to heart in this strange modern world it’s that you should never say anything on a Discord server with more than like 5 of your close friends that you would be upset about if it was publicly shared elsewhere. That shit ain’t private and is a manufacturing plant of drama

Riverview Ridge: A One Page Slasher by Unenthuser A Modern Horror One Page Slasher Scenario

Riverview Ridge is live! Serving as my entry to the 2025 One Page Dungeon Contest, your players will be stranded in a ghost town scrambling to scavenge the supplies needed to escape while being hunted down by a bloodthirsty killer.

unenthuser.itch.io/riverview-ri...

Maybe we should change that hahah. Can confirm, a new print run is in the works. We're tweaking a few things before hitting the reprint button though, so it's currently sitting on the to-do list while the LH Deluxe Edition is in progress. Hopefully sometime later this year.

Riverview Ridge: A One Page Slasher by Unenthuser A Modern Horror One Page Slasher Scenario

Riverview Ridge is live! Serving as my entry to the 2025 One Page Dungeon Contest, your players will be stranded in a ghost town scrambling to scavenge the supplies needed to escape while being hunted down by a bloodthirsty killer.

unenthuser.itch.io/riverview-ri...

The Bureau by Goblin Archives, Unenthuser, Zach Hazard Vaupen // Emo Sludge An Operation Manual for Liminal Horror

The Bureau is a desert island game for me. Its damn near perfect. It's got all the core mechanics from Liminal Horror - with MORE character and gameplay options. The layout is impeccable, the vibes are so rich & the book is so easy to reference at the table. And THE ART! it has so much personality.

Orchard of the Owlfather by Unenthuser An incursion of thrilling theft for Trophy Gold

Threw together a quick submission to the Appx. N Jam. Orchard of the Owlfather, a two-set incursion for Trophy Gold about stealing the feather of a car-sized owl.

unenthuser.itch.io/orchard-of-t...

A crowdfund tip: if you are trying to fund a brand new system, you *have* to give us some indication of how the game plays. A QuickStart is great, but even a 2-sentence summary of the mechanics is better than nothing. “An innovative d10 based game” tells us almost nothing of the intended experience.

The exact reason I don’t really want to own a house haha. I spent much of my childhood in constant state of helping repair the family house, so that doesn’t appeal to adult me.

@goblinarchives.itch.io has been making one for Liminal Horror. Much more of a “here’s an actually useful document for making scenarios and hacks” instead of just a licensed version of the rules.

I’ve never had a particular desire to own a house, but I do want to host late-90s era Martha Stewart Halloween parties, and I can’t do that in an apartment.

Is it not still harassment?

I'll bet your next move is to go in on the "false flag" angle since you keep dragging Repzion into this. Don't you think that if the FBI thought someone was intentionally wasting their time to "punish an enemy" that they'd do something about it?

"Why is the rest of the harassment not found or shown?" The FBI sure seems to find and substantiate the harassment, they just couldn't find the perpetrators or chose not to prosecute. As for the bomb threat, is a troll threat and better or worse than one you would deem to be "legitimate"?

Gamergate Part 01

There’s a 172 page FBI report on just events that transpired between 2014 and 2015, including a shooting threat made against Utah State University where Anita was set to give a speech.

vault.fbi.gov/gamergate/Ga...

A clickbait leech joining in on the harassment is a case in point example of “targeted harassment campaigns for monetary or political means” born out of the GG playbook. That’s the shit I’m talking about.

Well, try “death threats and doxxing”. But, this goes way, way beyond Anita. But you’ve been lied to and manipulated, which is understandable. But it has driven you into my comments for some reason when you should probably start getting mad at the ones who were doing all that lying and manipulating.

I’m not really talking about games at all here. More so the tactics of targeted harassment and just outright lying that were born out of GamerGate and then weaponized by folks like Steve Bannon, becoming folded into the right wing playbook.

For the second, there is no centrist position in US politics. If you’re between center-right and a far-right parties, then you’ve already picked a side! There is no moral grandstanding to be had.

For the first, Gamers™️ learning an ounce of sense would have left them left susceptible to the type of intentional manipulation that rose from GamerGate and put us on the path of this current hellhole.