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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 11h

This is why I have long maintained a policy of not installing social media apps on my phone.

Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 16h

Prominently featuring in the story of the Witch of Endor!

I claim that footnotes[^1] are an under-utilized typographical tool for TTRPG texts, one that I have increasingly adopted[^2] for my forays into DIY elfgamin...

Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 1d

I'm a big fan of footnotes in general, but I think they can work well in roleplaying games despite the challenges. They're a great addition where they're used in Burning Wheel.

idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 1d

A formatting hot take: idraluna-archives.bearblog.dev/footnotes-in...

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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 1d

There's always John Hodgson's The History of Northumberland, which includes a 166 page footnote because he figured out that Hadrian built the wall.

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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 1d

Wish the owners' politics were better, but the stores are clean, the products are good, and the employees seem to be treated better than any of the other regional convenience stores.

Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 1d

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Curb Your Malthusiasm 2.0 @manucleardevice.bsky.social · 2d

"This Whole Thing Smacks Of Gondor," i holler as i overturn my uncle's funeral pyre and turn the 4th Age of Man into the 4th Age of Shit

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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 2d

My wife's a med school graduate who never managed to get a residency spot. This is correct.

Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 4d

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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 7d

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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 8d

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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 9d

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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 9d

Fantastic!

Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 10d

Nothing bad can happen. It can only good happen.

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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 13d

Buy that Tamanrasset River property now while it's cheap!

Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 14d

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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 14d

Deja Entendu
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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 14d

Looking forward to getting my grubby hands on it!

Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 15d

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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 15d

I doubt it, Rome went through every Greek model army it met like a hot knife through butter.

A few things recently happened in the discourse that raised the question, “what do critics owe us?”, in various forums across the TTRPG space. I have a response, but to understand it we must meande…

Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 15d

The former - the entire contiguous landmass with the exception of Africa.

Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 15d

Nova is one of the community's most valuable reviewers and I think this is a great look at what a review means.

Idle Cartulary @idlecartulary.itch.io · 15d

I wrote a little about criticism today. idlecartulary.com/2025/09/25/w...

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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 16d

If it's an Odd-like, that does make it pretty easy to convert to other systems. I've been thinking about moving the focus of my creative efforts in that direction - just adding some alternate rules and expansions to Cairn to support my setting.