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ErikTheBearik

@erikthebearik.bsky.social

He/him. Not actually a bear. #ttrpg enthusiast, witch lover, game designer.

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It occurred to me that one of the strengths over other Civ games is that the setting makes it a lot easier to roleplay. Civ always tends to feel very game-y to me, but SMAC feels more like a story simulator in the way a Paradox game usually does.

24.10.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A front facing image of an anglerfish

A front facing image of an anglerfish

When someone says something thalassophobic and you have to hit them with that sub-benthic stare.

24.10.2025 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think most of the target audience tried it once and then went back to DnD.

21.10.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

She's still preoccupied /
With twenty four-teen

21.10.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover for Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Cover for Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

I've been getting back into playing Sid Meier's Alpha Centauiri (directed by Brian Reynolds). It's definitely the game I come back to the most over the years, and each time I learn new things about it. It also grows more prophetic as time passes.

19.10.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We were all really busy that weekend

13.10.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A large mascot type costume of Woodsy the Owl, stomping across the earth

A large mascot type costume of Woodsy the Owl, stomping across the earth

on that dad weed gummies that make you a dad

13.10.2025 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 538    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 2

" you're no better than f Scott Fitzgerald"

07.10.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@mizunotic.bsky.social : we used to have mascots. We used to be a real country.

07.10.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You say that like it's a bad thing

03.10.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Erik @erikthebearik.bsky.social and I have a theory that Arin Hansen and Dan Avidan were supposed to voice the ship in the bottle and time capsule in Date Everything, but for whatever reason, it didn't happen. They are kind of conspicuously absent from a roster of a lot of beloved VAs...

16.09.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I MEAN

17.09.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're in the final stretch for the Tribes in the Dark #ttrpg Kickstarte. I've been putting some final tweaks on the text, and getting excited about the new art we'll be able to commission.

11.09.2025 05:46 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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09.09.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kim Kitsuragi was clearly written to appeal to straight cis white women, so true bestie.

05.09.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fandom wankery about Date Everything is 10x funnier if you've trained your brain to read DE as Disco Elysium.

05.09.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It sucks so bad, man.

31.07.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Politics, mostly

31.07.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of "One Day everyone will have always been against this"

Cover of "One Day everyone will have always been against this"

Omar El Akkad never misses

29.07.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Red Scare is the exception that proves the rule 🀣

29.07.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of "One day, everyone will have been against this" by Omar El Akkad

Cover of "One day, everyone will have been against this" by Omar El Akkad

It looks like today (or some day soon) might finally be the day:

27.07.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Companies will exploit any perceived weakness or vulnerability unless you force them not to.

23.07.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you don't want to ask for individual equity, ask for shared equity, where the workers as a whole control / own some percentage of the company.

23.07.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If your company refuses even a high level "this is income, this is expenses", you know they're screwed.

23.07.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Having been put in a similar situation where a company stopped paying me, the best solution is to obviously stop working there. If that's not feasible, you should ask for at least high level financial transparency and equity.

23.07.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The lesson of Vshojo, just like with every other traditional company that claims to be pro-worker, is that unless you're in a worker owned co-op or have a union, you're going to get screwed.

23.07.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Next time just set up a co-op or hire a manager, I guess.

23.07.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think operational costs / staff costs probably outpaced income, so eventually they were robbing Peter to pay Paul.

23.07.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
NobleJanobii:
well
i was talking to my coworkers about the horse gacha
and we got on the elevator
didn't realize it until it was too late but bernie sanders was on there 
so bernie now has cursory knowledge of the horse gacha ig

NobleJanobii: well i was talking to my coworkers about the horse gacha and we got on the elevator didn't realize it until it was too late but bernie sanders was on there so bernie now has cursory knowledge of the horse gacha ig

Today in fun working on Capitol Hill moments

21.07.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1058    πŸ” 420    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 15

Labubu is something a French yogi bear would say.

21.07.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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