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unboxed cereal @unboxedcereal.bsky.social · 2d

Personally I think there's significance in the fact that Mr. Rogers doesn't try to claim that his drawing is just as good as anyone else's, and instead he's honest that it's *not* a good drawing, and affirms that it's worth doing anyway. I think that's important.

The famous Mr. Rogers is drawing a simplistic house in red crayon. He says, "Do you like to draw with crayons? I'm not very good at it. But it doesn't matter. It's the fun of doing it that's important."

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · 2d

<insert xkcd average familiarity comic here>

(jk, I agree!)

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · 3d

The answer is neither A, B, nor C, that's for sure.

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💀🐺🌱ArtofMaquenda🍄🩸 @artofmaquenda.bsky.social · 15d

I wanted to share this funeral photography I captured in 2019 for a woman whose beloved Friesian mare had passed away. I still think about this experience often, it was such a privilege to be part of that moment. There was deep sadness, but also an incredible amount of love and even laughter.

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · 17d

Finally, theory for the rest of us.

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · 19d

Even IMDB knows!

Screenshot of the IMDB search where the one movie that it displays for Winona Ryder in the preview is Alien: Resurrection.

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · 26d

Really not convinced if even these guys want to use these products though.

Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Sep 10

Out of true interest: what are the traits you're talking about here?

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Sep 9

I tend to agree. But then I also see what many players enjoy about 5e's combat, which makes me think that a surprisingly large part of the audience for TTRPGs play them instead of videogames and not in addition to. And therefore like aspects that gamers would rather enjoy separately.

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Sep 8

Sick! That's amazing progress and the volume seems very sustainable. Did you change anything about you diet as well, or just increased movement overall?

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Sep 4

This goes for everything btw. Over the weekend we cleaned out my grandmas home and I found a lot of home-printed pamphlets on women's rights or neighborhood events from the 70s and 80s and they all looked super clean with very good layout. The pollution of our visual environment is a choice.

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Sep 2

A panel from Berserk where a ruler spits out a demon.

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Sep 1

Still from the Murder, She Wrote VR themed episode.

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Sep 1

Okay yeah this rules

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Sep 1

Yes! Really happy to see them as well. Now I'm thinking of starting a pattern jam...

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Sep 1

Just added the first pattern written by someone else to the OSR Adventure Pattern Language. It's "One, Two, or Three Exits" by @samseer.bsky.social, and it's a really good one!

#ttrpg #osr

ttrpg-pattern-language.vercel.app/one-two-or-t...

One, Two, or Three Exits

ttrpg-pattern-language.vercel.app

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Sep 1

Great! Here it is: ttrpg-pattern-language.vercel.app/one-two-or-t...

I added "stubs" for the non-existing ones. Should I add one for Give them the Map as well and then add the link to Comus's post there?

One, Two, or Three Exits

ttrpg-pattern-language.vercel.app

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Aug 30

Thank you so much for putting this together. I'll start running Mythic Bastionland in September, and this will help me out a LOT. Couldn't have come at a better time.

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Sam Seer @samseer.bsky.social · Aug 30

You've started something, you mad wizard. My contribution is below.

[An OSR Pattern] One, Two, or Three Exits

sam-seer.blogspot.com/2025/08/an-o...

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Aug 30

Would it be okay if I added it to the page and link back to your post?

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Aug 30

Oh my god, it's happening!

I love this, it's a great fit for the language. I also think you've managed to match Alexander's tone very well (e.g. "This is uncomfortable for both the Referee and Players." is so perfectly (Chistopher) Alexandrian).

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Aug 25

"wieder"

Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Aug 22

If you don't know it, this module for Knave has some fun Psychonauts vibes: ogrecollege.itch.io/questionable...

Questionable Morels by Ogre College

An Absurd, Surreal, Gonzo Style Hexcrawl Adventure

ogrecollege.itch.io

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Aug 19

Happy birthday! Your designs are so good. Love the variety! As someone who always wanted to improve the logos for his own small stuff, do you have a place where you talk about your process by any chance? Would be very interested in reading/seeing/hearing that!

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Jonas-Merlin Schumacher @jonasmerlin.bsky.social · Aug 18

Sweet! Can you maybe talk a bit more about your setup here? It seems interesting. You have some kind of projector hanging overhead I presume? And then use a VTT?

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