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POCGamer aka PanzerLion!

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CRIT Award Nominated Freelance #TTRPG writer and critic, Black and 🇨🇦. For all my content, contacts, & support: https://linktr.ee/pocgamer Cool things I've worked on: - Blue Planet Recontact - Night City 2045 - Hard Wired Island ⚠️ Harsh Language

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · Nov 24

Hey everyone! I'm Graeme, a BC based freelance #TTRPG writer and critic. Hit up the link below for my social media and links to the main POCGamer site. If you like what you see, consider supporting me on Patreon or ko-fi!

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 3h

The provincial Conservative Party is trying to introduce Trump and MAGA talking points into our political discourse in BC and I am so angry that these examples of prophylactic failure were elected.

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 4h

Pretty much! 😂

POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 5h

My physical copy of Neon Rain and some other Cypher stuff has been sitting with a "shipping partner" in Chicago for over a month now. Good times.

POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 5h

This. Time, effort, and a number of other factors all go into the pricing systems used by creators. Consumers generally only ever see the final product, not the hours and effort that goes into it. This is extra true of electronic content. An ebook or pdf is still a significant creative investment.

Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 5h

People get mad my ebooks are $2.99!

“It’s not *real*,” they say, like it didn’t take me at least a year to write.

People get mad my paperback books are $15, like it didn’t take me that time to write, someone to make the paper, print the books, pack and ship.

Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 5h

The huge numonopolistic corporations destroying lives to bring bad products at seemingly low prices has really fucked our perception of what it costs to run a business. Remember if you think something is affordable it's highly likely multiple people in the chain are being heavily exploited & harmed

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 5h

I do not believe so. I do use Canva to make the headers though, and the artist contributions are both original and AI made/augmented art. I try to avoid the latter ones. If the base image (before I added the dragon silhouettes) is AI, it's not an intentional use.

POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 5h

2/2...normal people are wont to do.

Sometimes the AI adds in some bone lengthening or shortening surgery too. Because why not? It's all told in absolutely deadpan too.

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 5h

AI stories have discovered human growth hormone, steroids, and body horror at the same time. The result? Stories where one character (either the father or brother) ends up injecting themselves with "more than a human can take" then spontaneously mutating Resident Evil style. You know, like...1/2

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 1d

It's the season... for #SCP fun! Check out my #SCPFoundation #TTRPG!

gbdw.itch.io/the-foundation

The Foundation by GBDW

An SCP Foundation tabletop RPG based on the Breathless System!

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 1d

The Face of Battle on Golarion

One of the big challenges with conflict is picturing what it might look like, especially in settings that are in technological transition. The last post covered the new Battlecry! book, and this is a direct follow up to that. So let’s dive into what large-scale…

The Face of Battle on Golarion

One of the big challenges with conflict is picturing what it might look like, especially in settings that are in technological transition. The last post covered the new Battlecry! book, and this is a direct follow up to that. So let’s dive into what large-scale combat on Golarion Might look like! CONTENT WARNING: This post includes links to YouTube videos containing cinematic recreations of historical battles.

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 1d

Apparently the best part is the Nine Inch Nails soundtrack. So there's at least that.

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 1d

I loved Tron as a kid. Tron: Legacy was the first movie in theatres that my missus and I went to when we were starting to date. I was initially excited about Tron: Ares, but everything I'm seeing about it right now? It's like the writers and creators hated Tron but loved the aesthetic.

Kevin Flynn Jeff Bridges GIF

Alt: Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn in Tron: Legacy saying "You're messing with my zen thing, man."

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 2d

There's that armoured humour!

POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 2d

Life. It just keeps on keeping on.

a man with a beard is sitting in the back seat of a car with his legs crossed and says life goes on man

Alt: The Dude sitting in the back of a car, white russian in hand, gestures upwards and says "Life goes on, man."

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 2d

2/2 They're not just "napkins". They are also the toughest, roughest, scour-your-butthole-clean through abrasion toilet paper that's ever been devised. And you get two to three of them per day to space out between actual napkin work and making sure you maintain acceptable levels of hygiene.

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 2d

This is a fun video, but what's not mentioned is the sheer amount of research and science that goes into Canadian rations. It's serious business, and each one is 2500 to 3200 calories (if you eat everything).

Also, that sheet of paper towel in every pack? 1/2

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnfU...

Canada vs USA MRE Taste Test Showdown!

YouTube video by Tyler Butterworth

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 2d

I haven't but it looks very cool!

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 3d

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Hit Point Press @ SHIFT Kickstarter! @hitpointpress.bsky.social · 3d

SHIFT RPG is LIVE on Kickstarter! Get the new rules-lite, narrative-driven system you can play in any setting you like!

Back SHIFT RPG on Kickstarter at any physical pledge tier in the first 72 hours and receive a FREE SHIFT dice set!

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Jordan, Made of Cartoons > SHIFT Kickstarter LIVE NOW @madeofcartoons.bsky.social · 3d

It's here! It's happening! SHIFT RPG is live on Kickstarter! Please take a look, and if you're interested consider backing early to get some really fun dice.

I'm so proud of this game, and so happy to finally see it launch officially!

Hit Point Press @ SHIFT Kickstarter! @hitpointpress.bsky.social · 3d

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 3d

Facts.

POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 3d

Looking forward to reading about how they keep having to "adjust" the AI because it keeps grinding out racist garbage.

Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 4d

Elon Musk announces xAI game studio will release a great AI-generated game before end of 2026.

Powered by Grok, the studio aims to revolutionize gaming with dynamic, photo-realistic experiences.

#xAI #Grok #AIGaming

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 4d

There's definitely aspects of nihilism in punk. I found it was more in that punk had scathing political and social critique, rejecting mainstream values that are oppressive than true "nihilism".

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 4d

Why do all these "punk" genres seem to forget that "punk" isn't a synonym for "alternative imaginings". Punk is about fighting back against the status quo in a system where oppression is normalized. And not just fighting back, but making some progress. Punk is fighting for a better tomorrow.

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 4d

6/5 The rest of the book? Geopolitical fever dreams and ideas generated by what I can only assume to be access to an amount of illegal stimulants that would make Tony Montana jealous.

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 4d

5/5...you come across hyper competent Israelis who dramatically out perform everyone else.

In this case, the authors were paying close attention to the then recent Yom Kippur War, where the Centurion variants of the IDF got famous, lending a direct contribution to the story.

So, yeah.

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POCGamer aka PanzerLion! @pocgamer.com · 4d

4/5...end unfolding culturally, they became a substitute military for a lot of people looking for "western" military success. So they glazed the everloving FUCK out of them. Best commandos. Best tankers. Best pilots. Best spies. And so in books from this era, there are sometimes instances where...

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