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Dave Percival

@tetrapod.bsky.social

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He/Him. Former Carpenter, occasional gamer + writer, proud dad and husband, hockey nut, fumbling gardener, and home cooking nerd.

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Dave Percival @tetrapod.bsky.social · Dec 9

I've had 40+ new followers today, and no idea why.

Anyways, if you're new here, hello!

I'm Dave, I mostly post about gaming stuff, cooking, and when the weather's nice, gardening.

I follow back chaotically, as the mood strikes. And I block alt right chuds.

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Friday Afternoon Tea @fridaytea.com · 1d

Happy #nationalcomingoutday! 🍵✨🦄

#tea #earlgrey #earlgay #queerownedbusiness

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Dave Percival @tetrapod.bsky.social · 11h

Okay. Coffee has been had, wordle is conquered, and cat has been pet.

Time to start work on Thanksgiving Dinner. The Menu:

Turkey w Stuffing
Roast Beef
Mashed Potatoes
Gravy
Lentils w Veggies
Roast Veggies
Roast Corn
Apple Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Bread
Homemade Pickles

🍽️

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Steven E Schend @seschend.bsky.social · 14h

Change “mage” to “wizard”

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 21h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 21h

"The chancellor approved it"

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Dave Percival @tetrapod.bsky.social · 12h

Oh, the game is traveller. I don't wanna name the module, because while it's got bugs, it's still good, and I'm not being fair in this "review".

Dave Percival @tetrapod.bsky.social · 23h

It's a classic game, but IMO better than palladium.

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Dave Percival @tetrapod.bsky.social · 23h

My brother loves it, it's one of his favourite games. I'm not a huge fan of it, but if you like big games with lots of bits and a decent amount of randomness, you'll probably love it.

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Dave Percival @tetrapod.bsky.social · 23h

Like, I'm digging the game, and I know typos and bugs exist. I've done a few myself.

But man, there are a LOT of em.

Like, it references a piece of tech a guy has... That's nowhere in the book.

Instead, it's in another adventure - that doesn't use it.

It was included in the wrong book.

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Dave Percival @tetrapod.bsky.social · 23h

It does dedicate two pages to a room by room writeup for this ship... With a key to a map that doesn't exist (it's in the core book).

Also, the game uses very specific rules for shipmaking... And these modifications don't fit those rules. Someone screwed up the math and no one caught it.

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Dave Percival @tetrapod.bsky.social · 23h

Rereading a module I bought that dedicates two pages to stats for a spaceship you'll see for a second but barely interact with (and uses recycled art), but doesn't give stats for the ship the PCs fly for 6 months.

Just "it is like the ship in the book, but with these changes."

Face palm moment.

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Dave Percival @tetrapod.bsky.social · 1d

I've got some venison sausage in my freezer. I'm gonna try making this. Thanks!

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Lithuanian Skeletor @tarheeldead.bsky.social · 1d

Crazy how much better of an approach this is than "welp there are real concerns about youth sports but uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" horseshit offered up by the Gallego, Buttigieg and Newsome types.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Dave Percival @tetrapod.bsky.social · 1d

The current edition is well put together and has a lot of support. Plus I think there are free quickstart rules available!