MattMcThorn
@mattmcthorn.bsky.social
Matt, but on the Internet.
He/Him
SFF, Comics, and TTRPG enthusiast.
toomanythoughts.blog
He/Him
SFF, Comics, and TTRPG enthusiast.
toomanythoughts.blog
Possibly, yeah. I think another component might just be how meaningless "woke" has become, it effectively just means "bad" or "thing I don't like" at this point.
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Possibly, yeah. I think another component might just be how meaningless "woke" has become, it effectively just means "bad" or "thing I don't like" at this point.
Queer rep wasn't really there, but for the 2000s that's hardly unique. I remember one of the selling points of Pathfinder c. 2010 being that they included a lot more queer characters than D&D.
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Queer rep wasn't really there, but for the 2000s that's hardly unique. I remember one of the selling points of Pathfinder c. 2010 being that they included a lot more queer characters than D&D.
Bizarre given the chuds tend to gravitate more toward the TSR era. Plus, at least going off of remembered art, 3e and 4e both took a lot of pains to make it clear that women and POC belonged as adventurers. The execution wasn't always great (OA 2001), but there was at least an effort.
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Bizarre given the chuds tend to gravitate more toward the TSR era. Plus, at least going off of remembered art, 3e and 4e both took a lot of pains to make it clear that women and POC belonged as adventurers. The execution wasn't always great (OA 2001), but there was at least an effort.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
Agree 5 million percent
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Agree 5 million percent
My understanding is that Ed Greenwood intended the setting to be aggressively horny, but that it was rolled back hard by TSR.
poleandrope.blogspot.com/2009/06/faer...
poleandrope.blogspot.com/2009/06/faer...
Faerun After Dark
Somehow, it doesn’t seem honest to talk about the Forgotten Realms without talking about sex. On some level, the two will always be intertwi...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My understanding is that Ed Greenwood intended the setting to be aggressively horny, but that it was rolled back hard by TSR.
poleandrope.blogspot.com/2009/06/faer...
poleandrope.blogspot.com/2009/06/faer...
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we have to go back. to warn them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
we have to go back. to warn them.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Fucked Up
The Decemberists
The Joy Formidable
Chelsea Wolfe
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Fucked Up
The Decemberists
The Joy Formidable
Chelsea Wolfe
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Fleetwood Mac
DakhaBrakha (twice lol)
War of the Worlds
Polica
Last entry is between CMAT and Scissor Sisters and the funny thing is that at UKGE Chris said they figured that I was gay and I’m definitely not beating the allegations with those
Fleetwood Mac
DakhaBrakha (twice lol)
War of the Worlds
Polica
Last entry is between CMAT and Scissor Sisters and the funny thing is that at UKGE Chris said they figured that I was gay and I’m definitely not beating the allegations with those
November 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Fucked Up
The Decemberists
The Joy Formidable
Chelsea Wolfe
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Fucked Up
The Decemberists
The Joy Formidable
Chelsea Wolfe
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
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I hate it when my family argues about politics at Thanksgiving. My Independent Dad is yelling at my Covenanter cousin for allying with the king while my Fifth Monarchist uncle keeps making cryptic pronouncements about the Book of Daniel, and here I am, a Leveller.
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I hate it when my family argues about politics at Thanksgiving. My Independent Dad is yelling at my Covenanter cousin for allying with the king while my Fifth Monarchist uncle keeps making cryptic pronouncements about the Book of Daniel, and here I am, a Leveller.
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TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
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WRITER: Hello! I work very hard to craft diverting art and entertainment projects that I offer for sale; I do this so I can afford things like food and electricity.
THIS FUCKIN GUY: Oh my GOD can you not simply divest yourself of the wage-justifying paradigm, you are so cringe
THIS FUCKIN GUY: Oh my GOD can you not simply divest yourself of the wage-justifying paradigm, you are so cringe
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
WRITER: Hello! I work very hard to craft diverting art and entertainment projects that I offer for sale; I do this so I can afford things like food and electricity.
THIS FUCKIN GUY: Oh my GOD can you not simply divest yourself of the wage-justifying paradigm, you are so cringe
THIS FUCKIN GUY: Oh my GOD can you not simply divest yourself of the wage-justifying paradigm, you are so cringe
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The only way to save humanity and unite the people is more Sword & Sorcery paintings on the side of vans.
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The only way to save humanity and unite the people is more Sword & Sorcery paintings on the side of vans.
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
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Hello gays and theys, the end of the year approach-eth, so you know what that means:
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
Hello queers and fears, it's almost Pride Month and I've got a gift for you:
the first six months of the 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
I'm organizing this by month so click on through!
the first six months of the 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
I'm organizing this by month so click on through!
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Hello gays and theys, the end of the year approach-eth, so you know what that means:
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
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AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
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Joining the X-Men like
March 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Joining the X-Men like
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Not Evangelion but Happy 30th Anniversary to Ghost in the Shell, one of Mamoru Oshii's best and a film that changed my life.
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Not Evangelion but Happy 30th Anniversary to Ghost in the Shell, one of Mamoru Oshii's best and a film that changed my life.
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The Department of Unsubtle Metaphors continues to exceed expectations
President Trump walking past the flag at the Whitehouse which has fallen to the ground
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The Department of Unsubtle Metaphors continues to exceed expectations
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Here's an interesting blog post about RPGs other the D&D, what they do, and how different systems support and demand different sorts of play. Thirty years ago, this is what I wanted to see one day: lots of story-oriented RPGs on the shelves.
sagaofthejasonite.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/b...
sagaofthejasonite.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/b...
Beyond D&D: A Complete RPG Guided Tour Through Tabletop Design Philosophies
I’ve created this guided tour for GMs and players who’ve played D&D and want to explore what else tabletop RPGs can do. It features 12 games arranged in a specific sequence, designed to show th…
sagaofthejasonite.wordpress.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Here's an interesting blog post about RPGs other the D&D, what they do, and how different systems support and demand different sorts of play. Thirty years ago, this is what I wanted to see one day: lots of story-oriented RPGs on the shelves.
sagaofthejasonite.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/b...
sagaofthejasonite.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/b...
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happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day
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@adamreck.bsky.social goes TO. TOWN. on Marvel's 1776 #1.
"Straczynski expects us to be excited at the very mention of Benedict Arnold or the Continental Congress, which suggests the audience for 1776 is his fellow Chernow-reading Boomers or maybe Hamilton-obsessed millennials whose tastes intersect with an MCU-level understanding of Marvel Comics."
History fit for a presidential executive order in Marvel’s 1776 #1
A mysterious force dares to tamper with the threads of history. Captain America and a squad of Marvel heroes leap into action to safeguard the founding of the United States of America. The fate of the nation hangs in the balance at the dawn of the Revolution, as these heroes must navigate the treacherous waters of the past to ensure a future that remains untarnished.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
@adamreck.bsky.social goes TO. TOWN. on Marvel's 1776 #1.
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Knight: A warlock cursed me to fall in love with my magic sword.
Wizard: It’s a lady sword, right?
Knight: What? No. It’s a sword. It doesn’t have gender.
Wizard: Look, I’ll help you. Does it have eyelashes or, like, sword boobs?
Knight: what the fuck are you talking about
Wizard: It’s a lady sword, right?
Knight: What? No. It’s a sword. It doesn’t have gender.
Wizard: Look, I’ll help you. Does it have eyelashes or, like, sword boobs?
Knight: what the fuck are you talking about
November 10, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Knight: A warlock cursed me to fall in love with my magic sword.
Wizard: It’s a lady sword, right?
Knight: What? No. It’s a sword. It doesn’t have gender.
Wizard: Look, I’ll help you. Does it have eyelashes or, like, sword boobs?
Knight: what the fuck are you talking about
Wizard: It’s a lady sword, right?
Knight: What? No. It’s a sword. It doesn’t have gender.
Wizard: Look, I’ll help you. Does it have eyelashes or, like, sword boobs?
Knight: what the fuck are you talking about
It's a really bizarre decision, but I think it speaks a lot to just how much of a flop H2sh has been. Critical reception has been bad of course but I think this makes it clear it was impacting sales, I don't think they would have done this otherwise.
November 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
It's a really bizarre decision, but I think it speaks a lot to just how much of a flop H2sh has been. Critical reception has been bad of course but I think this makes it clear it was impacting sales, I don't think they would have done this otherwise.
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Alt: Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein leans poutily on a bench in a photograph styled to look like an oil painting. In lower case: “oh sure blame the guy whose fault it was” and an eye roll emoji.
November 8, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Alt: Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein leans poutily on a bench in a photograph styled to look like an oil painting. In lower case: “oh sure blame the guy whose fault it was” and an eye roll emoji.