Pulp Herb
@pulpherb.bsky.social
Writer, gamer, model railroader, rail fan. In general I like cats more than people. I post writing, cat memes, and general shenanigans.
Stories: https://books2read.com/ap/nA70Ay/Herbert-Nowell
Stories: https://books2read.com/ap/nA70Ay/Herbert-Nowell
"Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously."
- G. K. Chesterton
- G. K. Chesterton
January 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
"Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously."
- G. K. Chesterton
- G. K. Chesterton
"Associate with those who will make a better man of you. Welcome those whom you yourself can improve. The process is mutual; for men learn while they teach."
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca
January 7, 2026 at 4:32 PM
"Associate with those who will make a better man of you. Welcome those whom you yourself can improve. The process is mutual; for men learn while they teach."
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca
"Friends live the lives we don't have the aptitude for, or taste, or courage. What matters is that they live an alternative to one's own life."
- Phillip Lopate
- Phillip Lopate
January 6, 2026 at 6:44 PM
"Friends live the lives we don't have the aptitude for, or taste, or courage. What matters is that they live an alternative to one's own life."
- Phillip Lopate
- Phillip Lopate
"If you can't explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood."
- Richard Feynman
- Richard Feynman
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
"If you can't explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood."
- Richard Feynman
- Richard Feynman
"Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed!"
- C. J. Cherryh
- C. J. Cherryh
January 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed!"
- C. J. Cherryh
- C. J. Cherryh
Today we continue the character a day with the first of a series of characters for Basic Fantasy I'm generating for a one shot next weekend.
We start with Maria, Priestess of Hera
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We start with Maria, Priestess of Hera
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January 4, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Today we continue the character a day with the first of a series of characters for Basic Fantasy I'm generating for a one shot next weekend.
We start with Maria, Priestess of Hera
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We start with Maria, Priestess of Hera
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"If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman."
- Margaret Thatcher
- Margaret Thatcher
January 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
"If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman."
- Margaret Thatcher
- Margaret Thatcher
I didn't just start with Holmes basic. I bought another RPG the same day for what in retrospect seems like a silly reason. But, since with started the challenge with Holmes let's create a character for the game I bought the same day.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I didn't just start with Holmes basic. I bought another RPG the same day for what in retrospect seems like a silly reason. But, since with started the challenge with Holmes let's create a character for the game I bought the same day.
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"To take your chance in the thick of a rush, with firing all about,
Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an' likin' to shout;
But to stand an' be still to the Birken'ead drill is a damn tough bullet to chew,"
- Rudyard Kipling, "Soldier an' Sailor Too"
Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an' likin' to shout;
But to stand an' be still to the Birken'ead drill is a damn tough bullet to chew,"
- Rudyard Kipling, "Soldier an' Sailor Too"
January 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
"To take your chance in the thick of a rush, with firing all about,
Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an' likin' to shout;
But to stand an' be still to the Birken'ead drill is a damn tough bullet to chew,"
- Rudyard Kipling, "Soldier an' Sailor Too"
Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an' likin' to shout;
But to stand an' be still to the Birken'ead drill is a damn tough bullet to chew,"
- Rudyard Kipling, "Soldier an' Sailor Too"
I know today a lot of people are starting resolutions. I'm not. Instead, today I started the process of picking my Groundhog Day Resolutions. Are you curious about why I'm doing those instead of New Year's Day? More in the next tweet.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
I know today a lot of people are starting resolutions. I'm not. Instead, today I started the process of picking my Groundhog Day Resolutions. Are you curious about why I'm doing those instead of New Year's Day? More in the next tweet.
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It's been nearly a decade since I wrote anything at "Places to Go, People to Be", but I think I'd like to get back to RPG blogging. So, I'm going to do the Character a Day Challenge for January to get back into the groove.
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January 2, 2026 at 3:25 AM
It's been nearly a decade since I wrote anything at "Places to Go, People to Be", but I think I'd like to get back to RPG blogging. So, I'm going to do the Character a Day Challenge for January to get back into the groove.
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"If you set out to be liked, you will accomplish nothing."
- Margaret Thatcher
- Margaret Thatcher
January 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
"If you set out to be liked, you will accomplish nothing."
- Margaret Thatcher
- Margaret Thatcher
"As my late mother famously observed, the one thing to be said for growing old is that every year there are a few more things I don’t have to give a rat’s ass about."
- Lawrence Block
- Lawrence Block
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"As my late mother famously observed, the one thing to be said for growing old is that every year there are a few more things I don’t have to give a rat’s ass about."
- Lawrence Block
- Lawrence Block
I just finished rereading Alexander Macris's book Arbiter of Worlds and the appendix on alignment has inspired some thoughts. The first thing that really struck me was in his suggested mapping of Palladium's alignments to the nine-fold alignment of AD&D on.
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December 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I just finished rereading Alexander Macris's book Arbiter of Worlds and the appendix on alignment has inspired some thoughts. The first thing that really struck me was in his suggested mapping of Palladium's alignments to the nine-fold alignment of AD&D on.
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"Every year there's a few more things I'm not sure of. I've decided that a wide-ranging uncertainty is the mark of the true maturity of man."
- "Everybody Dies" by Lawrence Block
- "Everybody Dies" by Lawrence Block
December 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"Every year there's a few more things I'm not sure of. I've decided that a wide-ranging uncertainty is the mark of the true maturity of man."
- "Everybody Dies" by Lawrence Block
- "Everybody Dies" by Lawrence Block
"Love your country, but never trust its government."
- Robert Heinlein
- Robert Heinlein
December 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Love your country, but never trust its government."
- Robert Heinlein
- Robert Heinlein
"I am a programmer. On my 1040 form, that is what I put down as my occupation. As a programmer, I write programs."
- Ken Thompson, father of Unix
- Ken Thompson, father of Unix
December 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"I am a programmer. On my 1040 form, that is what I put down as my occupation. As a programmer, I write programs."
- Ken Thompson, father of Unix
- Ken Thompson, father of Unix
"It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between."
- C. S. Lewis
- C. S. Lewis
December 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between."
- C. S. Lewis
- C. S. Lewis
"Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else." - Margaret Mead
December 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else." - Margaret Mead
"Small isn't just a stepping-stone. Small is a great destination itself." - Jason Fried
December 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Small isn't just a stepping-stone. Small is a great destination itself." - Jason Fried
"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention." - Kahil Gibran
December 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention." - Kahil Gibran
"It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it." - Dale Carnegie
December 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it." - Dale Carnegie
"A year from now you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"A year from now you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb
"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself." - Arianna Huffington
December 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself." - Arianna Huffington
"Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you." - Aldous Huxley
December 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you." - Aldous Huxley