Doc Steve
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Gamer, husband, father, and grandfather. Grizzled veteran of the Edition Wars. Our hobbies are better when everyone gets to participate. He/Him.
I was in an AD&D game that was supposed to be character focused. Made a Wizard with a deep background, only to have that background used against me at every opportunity.
Ended up offing my character and making the most generic fighter possible. Name? Firth Levall F'ter.
Ended up offing my character and making the most generic fighter possible. Name? Firth Levall F'ter.
Who was your least faveorite pc you've ever played as or had in a game you ran and what about them did you dislike?
Did you end up changing characters or sticking with it?
#TTRPGQuestion #ttrpg
Did you end up changing characters or sticking with it?
#TTRPGQuestion #ttrpg
a cartoon character with the words you 're the worst
Alt: Dipper pines with the words "you're the worst" on the screen as he slams the door on Pacifica
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January 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I was in an AD&D game that was supposed to be character focused. Made a Wizard with a deep background, only to have that background used against me at every opportunity.
Ended up offing my character and making the most generic fighter possible. Name? Firth Levall F'ter.
Ended up offing my character and making the most generic fighter possible. Name? Firth Levall F'ter.
I have stated that the 31st century era isn't my jam as a Star Trek fan, but I am very pleased that Starfleet Academy is resonating with folks.
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I have stated that the 31st century era isn't my jam as a Star Trek fan, but I am very pleased that Starfleet Academy is resonating with folks.
Slightly diminished an RPG
Participation Trophy
(Maybe that was too diminishing….)
Participation Trophy
(Maybe that was too diminishing….)
Slightly diminish an RPG
Trophy Dim
Trophy Dim
Slightly diminish an RPG
Trophy Silver
Trophy Silver
January 12, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Slightly diminished an RPG
Participation Trophy
(Maybe that was too diminishing….)
Participation Trophy
(Maybe that was too diminishing….)
if you see this, post an Archer
January 12, 2026 at 4:38 AM
if you see this, post an Archer
This is literally how my large dog plays with my much smaller cat.
January 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This is literally how my large dog plays with my much smaller cat.
I sometimes about Peter Jackson’s portrayal of Tolkiens works - why are all the Elves hardened badasses, but most of the Dwarves seemingly comic relief?
January 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
I sometimes about Peter Jackson’s portrayal of Tolkiens works - why are all the Elves hardened badasses, but most of the Dwarves seemingly comic relief?
It was so nice to hear Terry’s voice again. No matter if talking about Mage, Invisible Sun, or chatting with others, it was a joy listen to him. I really miss his takes on Mage right now. Especially now.
🎧 This episode travels back in time to PAX Unplugged 2024, where Terry Robinson captured interviews & loose, late-night conversations with creators & friends. This 1sr installment features interviews with folks from AED Publishing, The Bodhana Group, & more. Listen
PAX Unplugged Conversations, Part 1 – Mage: The Podcast
Mage: The Podcast
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January 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
It was so nice to hear Terry’s voice again. No matter if talking about Mage, Invisible Sun, or chatting with others, it was a joy listen to him. I really miss his takes on Mage right now. Especially now.
My father-in-law is just a few days from passing. The toughest man I've ever met, he survived being blown up in a mine and multiple cancers. It took a literal mountain of medical conditions in swift succession to finally bring this titan down. Swift journey's my friend. You will be missed.
January 7, 2026 at 1:21 PM
My father-in-law is just a few days from passing. The toughest man I've ever met, he survived being blown up in a mine and multiple cancers. It took a literal mountain of medical conditions in swift succession to finally bring this titan down. Swift journey's my friend. You will be missed.
Imagine doing this for a franchise when we need to clean up continuity - having a scholar from the future review the footage, critique the portrayal and lament about how they “got it all wrong”
Standard sword and sorcery fantasy film periodically interrupted by cutaways to an in-universe historian from a notional period hundreds of years after the depicted events explaining the film's various historical inaccuracies.
January 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Imagine doing this for a franchise when we need to clean up continuity - having a scholar from the future review the footage, critique the portrayal and lament about how they “got it all wrong”
I so want this movie to be made
Standard sword and sorcery fantasy film periodically interrupted by cutaways to an in-universe historian from a notional period hundreds of years after the depicted events explaining the film's various historical inaccuracies.
January 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I so want this movie to be made
I am going to say something controversial, but if we get a M5, I really want it to be a reboot.
Specifically I’d like it to mesh with V5 and W5. If that means altering the concepts of Paradox and Consensus so be it.
Specifically I’d like it to mesh with V5 and W5. If that means altering the concepts of Paradox and Consensus so be it.
January 4, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I am going to say something controversial, but if we get a M5, I really want it to be a reboot.
Specifically I’d like it to mesh with V5 and W5. If that means altering the concepts of Paradox and Consensus so be it.
Specifically I’d like it to mesh with V5 and W5. If that means altering the concepts of Paradox and Consensus so be it.
Already done.
Honestly, everything is fucked right now, so you might as well go ahead and preorder The Between.
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January 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Already done.
I’ll second Way of Kolinhar - such a great expansion even if it’s non-canon
Ascensions Right Hand and Book of Worlds for MtA
Umbra the Velvet Shadow and Book of the Weaver for WtA.
Ascensions Right Hand and Book of Worlds for MtA
Umbra the Velvet Shadow and Book of the Weaver for WtA.
What are your favourite #ttrpg splatbooks of all time?
Dirty Secrets of the Black Hand is the basis for my current V:tM campaign.
The Void Engineers splatbook for Mage: the Ascension.
Way of Kolinahr: The Vulcans for Last Unicorn's Star Trek: TNG game.
Dirty Secrets of the Black Hand is the basis for my current V:tM campaign.
The Void Engineers splatbook for Mage: the Ascension.
Way of Kolinahr: The Vulcans for Last Unicorn's Star Trek: TNG game.
What are your favourite #ttrpg splatbooks of all time?
I'll go first, as I have splatbooks on the mind. Not my first loves, or even what I loved about most in Vampire, but Dirty Secrets of the Black Hand and Time of Thin Blood. Both were big swings at a times where WW could have played safe.
I'll go first, as I have splatbooks on the mind. Not my first loves, or even what I loved about most in Vampire, but Dirty Secrets of the Black Hand and Time of Thin Blood. Both were big swings at a times where WW could have played safe.
January 4, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I’ll second Way of Kolinhar - such a great expansion even if it’s non-canon
Ascensions Right Hand and Book of Worlds for MtA
Umbra the Velvet Shadow and Book of the Weaver for WtA.
Ascensions Right Hand and Book of Worlds for MtA
Umbra the Velvet Shadow and Book of the Weaver for WtA.
Let's See:
Young Justice
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Star Trek: Enterprise (it needed to finish a 7 year run)
Babylon 5: Crusade (it never got a chance to course-correct)
Young Justice
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Star Trek: Enterprise (it needed to finish a 7 year run)
Babylon 5: Crusade (it never got a chance to course-correct)
Name your fav show that was cancelled too soon
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Let's See:
Young Justice
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Star Trek: Enterprise (it needed to finish a 7 year run)
Babylon 5: Crusade (it never got a chance to course-correct)
Young Justice
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Star Trek: Enterprise (it needed to finish a 7 year run)
Babylon 5: Crusade (it never got a chance to course-correct)
Prior to V5, we all knew that each WoD game was set in a parallel dimension that had similarities to each other.
But I am convinced that the same goes for each edition of Mage the Ascension.
But I am convinced that the same goes for each edition of Mage the Ascension.
January 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Prior to V5, we all knew that each WoD game was set in a parallel dimension that had similarities to each other.
But I am convinced that the same goes for each edition of Mage the Ascension.
But I am convinced that the same goes for each edition of Mage the Ascension.
Hi, I am the Snowplow that drifted into my lane head-on.
Introduce yourself with something that almost killed you.
Hi, I'm a the undertow from a slightly too big wave
Hi, I'm a the undertow from a slightly too big wave
Introduce yourself with something that almost killed you.
Hi, I'm Brian.
Hi, I'm Brian.
January 2, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Hi, I am the Snowplow that drifted into my lane head-on.
One of the things I really was disappointed was stripping the Tribes of their historical roots in Werewolf the Apocalypse 5e.
Oh W20 had issues, but V20 had them too - while there was an effort to correct them in V5, in W5 they were just excised.
The Tribes now feel very sterile to me.
Oh W20 had issues, but V20 had them too - while there was an effort to correct them in V5, in W5 they were just excised.
The Tribes now feel very sterile to me.
December 31, 2025 at 3:24 AM
One of the things I really was disappointed was stripping the Tribes of their historical roots in Werewolf the Apocalypse 5e.
Oh W20 had issues, but V20 had them too - while there was an effort to correct them in V5, in W5 they were just excised.
The Tribes now feel very sterile to me.
Oh W20 had issues, but V20 had them too - while there was an effort to correct them in V5, in W5 they were just excised.
The Tribes now feel very sterile to me.
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Quote with a robot that's not Star Wars or Transformers
December 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Quote with a robot that's not Star Wars or Transformers
Maybe as a director, but please keep him away from scripts…or at least tell him he has to actually have a cool mystery before spending all that time crafting a “mystery box” story around it.
Rewatched STAR TREK ‘09. We gotta get JJ out of director jail, man.
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Maybe as a director, but please keep him away from scripts…or at least tell him he has to actually have a cool mystery before spending all that time crafting a “mystery box” story around it.
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Gentle Reminder that you can enjoy a game without playing its older versions.
I love playing Monster of the Week even though I never played Monster of the Day or Monster of the Hour.
I love playing Monster of the Week even though I never played Monster of the Day or Monster of the Hour.
December 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Gentle Reminder that you can enjoy a game without playing its older versions.
I love playing Monster of the Week even though I never played Monster of the Day or Monster of the Hour.
I love playing Monster of the Week even though I never played Monster of the Day or Monster of the Hour.
Show me how your 2025 went.
December 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Show me how your 2025 went.
For me: Maybe a whole bunch of English-retools of shows like Battle of the Planets and Robotech.
Pure Anime? Either Silent Moebius or Ghost in the Shell.
Pure Anime? Either Silent Moebius or Ghost in the Shell.
December 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
For me: Maybe a whole bunch of English-retools of shows like Battle of the Planets and Robotech.
Pure Anime? Either Silent Moebius or Ghost in the Shell.
Pure Anime? Either Silent Moebius or Ghost in the Shell.
@pugsteady.com I have a Pugmire question - I get that it’s hinted that Mancers (like the other “magic” callings like Artisan and Shepherd) get their abilities from nanites.
But where do Ministers get their mojo from? Any hints in the text have gone over my head…
But where do Ministers get their mojo from? Any hints in the text have gone over my head…
December 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
@pugsteady.com I have a Pugmire question - I get that it’s hinted that Mancers (like the other “magic” callings like Artisan and Shepherd) get their abilities from nanites.
But where do Ministers get their mojo from? Any hints in the text have gone over my head…
But where do Ministers get their mojo from? Any hints in the text have gone over my head…