Nicole Brookus
@nbrookus.bsky.social
Gamer, maker, geek, gardener, retired software developer and sound engineer. She/her. I mostly post pictures of nature, a few cats, and TTRPG things.
All photographs are my own except reposts.
All photographs are my own except reposts.
Would it be a stupid #ttrpg campaign idea to have the whole thing be a escort quest, but one of the players is the character be escorted?
December 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Would it be a stupid #ttrpg campaign idea to have the whole thing be a escort quest, but one of the players is the character be escorted?
@support.bsky.team Is there a way to mute words in embedded links? The usual options to mute keywords aren't working and there are a lot of spam bots farming affiliate links.
December 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
@support.bsky.team Is there a way to mute words in embedded links? The usual options to mute keywords aren't working and there are a lot of spam bots farming affiliate links.
“If we don’t entertain the possibility that the patient is right, then we might overlook the true cause of their problem."
The alternative is routinely assuming the patient is wrong, which explains a lot about US healthcare.
The alternative is routinely assuming the patient is wrong, which explains a lot about US healthcare.
NEW: The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contam...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“If we don’t entertain the possibility that the patient is right, then we might overlook the true cause of their problem."
The alternative is routinely assuming the patient is wrong, which explains a lot about US healthcare.
The alternative is routinely assuming the patient is wrong, which explains a lot about US healthcare.
Reposted by Nicole Brookus
Two very perfect Amanita muscaria grows side-by-side in a wonderful coastal pine forest
📷 Canon 5D Mk III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/2.8, 1/80, ISO 320
Stack of 60 images
10/23/21
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
📷 Canon 5D Mk III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/2.8, 1/80, ISO 320
Stack of 60 images
10/23/21
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
December 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Two very perfect Amanita muscaria grows side-by-side in a wonderful coastal pine forest
📷 Canon 5D Mk III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/2.8, 1/80, ISO 320
Stack of 60 images
10/23/21
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
📷 Canon 5D Mk III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/2.8, 1/80, ISO 320
Stack of 60 images
10/23/21
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
I'm having fun with Blender today. #miniaturepainting #ttrpg
December 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I'm having fun with Blender today. #miniaturepainting #ttrpg
Catkins of a hazelnut shrub, Corylus sp., probably Corylus americana. My 4 little plants have grown into a formidable but unfortunately I've never had a single nut. #pentax K3-III D-FA 100mm macro #gardening #shrubs #naturephotography
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Catkins of a hazelnut shrub, Corylus sp., probably Corylus americana. My 4 little plants have grown into a formidable but unfortunately I've never had a single nut. #pentax K3-III D-FA 100mm macro #gardening #shrubs #naturephotography
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Hi all!
I'm casting my paid mockumentary about YouTube drama culture ($500 CAD, about 3-4 minutes of dialogue, self-tape from home). Looking for a trans woman to play JENNA, an indie TTRPG creator whose Kickstarter blows up and then falls apart. Details + sides:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I'm casting my paid mockumentary about YouTube drama culture ($500 CAD, about 3-4 minutes of dialogue, self-tape from home). Looking for a trans woman to play JENNA, an indie TTRPG creator whose Kickstarter blows up and then falls apart. Details + sides:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
JENNA EVERLY - Full Role Information
JENNA EVERLY - Full Role Information Project: A ~45 minute mockumentary about YouTube drama culture. Everything is fictional, meaning fake creators played by actors, fake Kickstarter, and fake screens...
docs.google.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Hi all!
I'm casting my paid mockumentary about YouTube drama culture ($500 CAD, about 3-4 minutes of dialogue, self-tape from home). Looking for a trans woman to play JENNA, an indie TTRPG creator whose Kickstarter blows up and then falls apart. Details + sides:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I'm casting my paid mockumentary about YouTube drama culture ($500 CAD, about 3-4 minutes of dialogue, self-tape from home). Looking for a trans woman to play JENNA, an indie TTRPG creator whose Kickstarter blows up and then falls apart. Details + sides:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
🌱📷 Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) plus photo bomber. I transplanted to my garden from a small division in the wild. It grow about 1 meter tall, lingers until the first hard freeze, and like most mints requires ruthless destruction to keep in check. #gardening #wildlfowers
December 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🌱📷 Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) plus photo bomber. I transplanted to my garden from a small division in the wild. It grow about 1 meter tall, lingers until the first hard freeze, and like most mints requires ruthless destruction to keep in check. #gardening #wildlfowers
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Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
I regret giving up my basic sewing machines for one you have to reboot. And need a professional to service.
November 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I regret giving up my basic sewing machines for one you have to reboot. And need a professional to service.
📷 Hopefully the toe will heal soon and I can get back out taking photos. In the meantime I've been scrolling through last year's. Sweetgum tree (Liquidambar styraciflua) branches. #naturephotography #trees
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
📷 Hopefully the toe will heal soon and I can get back out taking photos. In the meantime I've been scrolling through last year's. Sweetgum tree (Liquidambar styraciflua) branches. #naturephotography #trees
Hey DM's:
My players solved their big goal. They still want a final boss battle despite successfully doing and end run around him.
Is it okay to actually 99%plan on a TPK *and* have a cliffhanger for the final session? It seems poignant and interesting to me, but would it just be evil? #dnd #ttrpg
My players solved their big goal. They still want a final boss battle despite successfully doing and end run around him.
Is it okay to actually 99%plan on a TPK *and* have a cliffhanger for the final session? It seems poignant and interesting to me, but would it just be evil? #dnd #ttrpg
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I love the framing of this as an #accessibility issue. Like most things created to be accessible to some, it's good for everyone. arstechnica.com/security/202...
This hacker conference installed a literal antivirus monitoring system
Organizers had a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived.
arstechnica.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I love the framing of this as an #accessibility issue. Like most things created to be accessible to some, it's good for everyone. arstechnica.com/security/202...
What could possibly go wrong with tech bros taking a "move fast and break things" approach to sunlight?
This is a VERY long piece about solar geoengineering that starts, scientifically speaking, badly, but gets better, but still has a few issues.
The Strange and Totally Real Plan to Blot Out the Sun and Reverse Global Warming
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
What could possibly go wrong with tech bros taking a "move fast and break things" approach to sunlight?
I am grateful for quality of anti-tracking tools provided to customers.
I my weather app I just got an ad for a private jet. The ad pushers really have no idea who I am.
I my weather app I just got an ad for a private jet. The ad pushers really have no idea who I am.
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I am grateful for quality of anti-tracking tools provided to customers.
I my weather app I just got an ad for a private jet. The ad pushers really have no idea who I am.
I my weather app I just got an ad for a private jet. The ad pushers really have no idea who I am.
A local farms getting in those last peppers before winter. #gardening #harvest
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A local farms getting in those last peppers before winter. #gardening #harvest
Reposted by Nicole Brookus
Hairdressing scissors inspired by the Japanese sword.
A collaboration with the scissor manufacturer Joewell.
#scissors #matsuzawa #joewell
A collaboration with the scissor manufacturer Joewell.
#scissors #matsuzawa #joewell
November 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Hairdressing scissors inspired by the Japanese sword.
A collaboration with the scissor manufacturer Joewell.
#scissors #matsuzawa #joewell
A collaboration with the scissor manufacturer Joewell.
#scissors #matsuzawa #joewell
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I'm super excited to start a Daggerheart campaign - as a player!
If it continues to be successful, I predict the dice companies will be making special d12s the way they do d20s now.
#ttrpg #daggerheart
If it continues to be successful, I predict the dice companies will be making special d12s the way they do d20s now.
#ttrpg #daggerheart
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I'm super excited to start a Daggerheart campaign - as a player!
If it continues to be successful, I predict the dice companies will be making special d12s the way they do d20s now.
#ttrpg #daggerheart
If it continues to be successful, I predict the dice companies will be making special d12s the way they do d20s now.
#ttrpg #daggerheart
Reposted by Nicole Brookus
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
📷 Black and white #photography #pentax #monochrome is not something I do often, but it's humbling to be reminded the process is about light, not color.
November 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
📷 Black and white #photography #pentax #monochrome is not something I do often, but it's humbling to be reminded the process is about light, not color.
This is one of those games that just sticks in my head. It's a perfect Halloween treat.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a blood-curdling 55% off in the Steam Halloween sale!
A perfect time to play our folk horror adventure game inspired by movies such as The Wicker Man & the works of M.R. James, with a little pinch of Twin Peaks and Lovecraft.
store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
A perfect time to play our folk horror adventure game inspired by movies such as The Wicker Man & the works of M.R. James, with a little pinch of Twin Peaks and Lovecraft.
store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
November 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is one of those games that just sticks in my head. It's a perfect Halloween treat.