Baja, 🐸
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mushrooms, frogges, swords, and swears. Demon Witch-Queen of the Bloodflower FC, bringing the noise and the funk to Crystal-Mateus
they/them. 🔞
they/them. 🔞
r/rpg never beating the allegations of being the absolute most worthless collection of puerile children to ever decide they had the wherewithal to think about table top role-playing games
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
r/rpg never beating the allegations of being the absolute most worthless collection of puerile children to ever decide they had the wherewithal to think about table top role-playing games
I do not understand why r/rpg exists
every thread is full of idiots *hell bent* on the notion that it is utterly pointless to discuss or understand issues relevant to rpg play socially or otherwise because “you just need to get on the same page as the table”
solves all issues
every thread is full of idiots *hell bent* on the notion that it is utterly pointless to discuss or understand issues relevant to rpg play socially or otherwise because “you just need to get on the same page as the table”
solves all issues
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I do not understand why r/rpg exists
every thread is full of idiots *hell bent* on the notion that it is utterly pointless to discuss or understand issues relevant to rpg play socially or otherwise because “you just need to get on the same page as the table”
solves all issues
every thread is full of idiots *hell bent* on the notion that it is utterly pointless to discuss or understand issues relevant to rpg play socially or otherwise because “you just need to get on the same page as the table”
solves all issues
“Why cant they find better candidates” I mean not excusing the Democrats here but my experience is that the personality profile of folks who want to be in charge of things largely maps to wildly toxic narcissism!
see also: being famous or known, in communities large and small!
see also: being famous or known, in communities large and small!
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“Why cant they find better candidates” I mean not excusing the Democrats here but my experience is that the personality profile of folks who want to be in charge of things largely maps to wildly toxic narcissism!
see also: being famous or known, in communities large and small!
see also: being famous or known, in communities large and small!
I do not always know what to do when I followed someone for Seemingly Pretty Good Takes and Similar Interests then it turns out they are wildly and intensely unhinged about something seemingly incongruous that goes real vile real quick
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I do not always know what to do when I followed someone for Seemingly Pretty Good Takes and Similar Interests then it turns out they are wildly and intensely unhinged about something seemingly incongruous that goes real vile real quick
Only one of these 2 candidates had to win against an opposition supported by their own party. Only one is call themselves an “anti-Mamdani” democrat on their fucking campaign website.
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Only one of these 2 candidates had to win against an opposition supported by their own party. Only one is call themselves an “anti-Mamdani” democrat on their fucking campaign website.
The CIA spook literally said Mamdani “doesnt belong in her party” like 3 days ago so maybe get your people on fucking message if you wanna be in coalition. He had to run against another Democrat after winning the primary for fucks sake!!
Came here to say this, but Jamelle Bouie has this covered. 👇
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
November 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The CIA spook literally said Mamdani “doesnt belong in her party” like 3 days ago so maybe get your people on fucking message if you wanna be in coalition. He had to run against another Democrat after winning the primary for fucks sake!!
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Square Enix now that we are unlocking glams for all in 7.4 I'd love to also propose this other idea that is unlocking level 1 racial gear and hempen clothes for everyone because those highlander pants and elezen sleeves would look really good on me thank you
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Square Enix now that we are unlocking glams for all in 7.4 I'd love to also propose this other idea that is unlocking level 1 racial gear and hempen clothes for everyone because those highlander pants and elezen sleeves would look really good on me thank you
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This right here, this exact sentence, is THE problem in American political journalism.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
November 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This right here, this exact sentence, is THE problem in American political journalism.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
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It’s a beautiful day for the end of the pagan year. Here on the farm we celebrate this as New Year’s Eve, tomorrow being the start of another turn of the Wheel. Blessings to all who also celebrate this day.
October 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It’s a beautiful day for the end of the pagan year. Here on the farm we celebrate this as New Year’s Eve, tomorrow being the start of another turn of the Wheel. Blessings to all who also celebrate this day.
Yeah I think about this a lot and my slow efforts to unlearn this behavior
Dice consumerism is something I really hate about this hobby.
October 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Yeah I think about this a lot and my slow efforts to unlearn this behavior
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See, the trick is that "the GM exists for the players' amusement, whose job is to ruin their plans for fun" and "the GM rules like a king, and the players exist to be their playthings" is that these SEEM like opposite maladaptive approaches to play, but they both result in the GM doing all the work.
October 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
See, the trick is that "the GM exists for the players' amusement, whose job is to ruin their plans for fun" and "the GM rules like a king, and the players exist to be their playthings" is that these SEEM like opposite maladaptive approaches to play, but they both result in the GM doing all the work.
This feels like the natural evolution of a ton of social issue arguments from Christian Nationalists that boil down to “the existence of non-Christians violates my religious freedom”
Exxon says it can't reveal how much pollution it makes because doing so would force it to “serve as a mouthpiece for ideas with which it disagrees.”
Which is just the "homework is against my religion" excuse, if the student saying it killed 8 million people a year.
Which is just the "homework is against my religion" excuse, if the student saying it killed 8 million people a year.
Exxon sues California over climate laws, alleging free speech violations
Oil firm asks court to block enforcement of laws that would require disclosure of planet-heating carbon emissions
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This feels like the natural evolution of a ton of social issue arguments from Christian Nationalists that boil down to “the existence of non-Christians violates my religious freedom”
Public ownership of all teams.
Completely fix baseball with five words.
October 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Public ownership of all teams.
Im actually frustrated at the replies to this in that theres people joking about broken it is in ways that miss how this reflects the nature of LLMs not doing what people say they do. Its not “making a game,” even a bad one, its making a series of images vaguely reflecting what a game looks like.
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Im actually frustrated at the replies to this in that theres people joking about broken it is in ways that miss how this reflects the nature of LLMs not doing what people say they do. Its not “making a game,” even a bad one, its making a series of images vaguely reflecting what a game looks like.
I think people talk shit on “Gen Z” wayyy to much on the prude discourse but anyone asserting any position on the “necessity” of sex/nudity/intimacy to the plot of anything is full of shit.
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I think people talk shit on “Gen Z” wayyy to much on the prude discourse but anyone asserting any position on the “necessity” of sex/nudity/intimacy to the plot of anything is full of shit.
Angel hair, gross-textured bad excuse for spaghetti (which is also bad.) Short textured noodles are usually the best. Long noodles belong in broth and nowhere else.
a second day of the same discourse? no. no thank you.
instead I need you to name your least favorite pasta shape
instead I need you to name your least favorite pasta shape
October 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Angel hair, gross-textured bad excuse for spaghetti (which is also bad.) Short textured noodles are usually the best. Long noodles belong in broth and nowhere else.
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a second day of the same discourse? no. no thank you.
instead I need you to name your least favorite pasta shape
instead I need you to name your least favorite pasta shape
October 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
a second day of the same discourse? no. no thank you.
instead I need you to name your least favorite pasta shape
instead I need you to name your least favorite pasta shape
Honestly I just feel like Ive been “strong” for too long and spent too much time and energy “improving” to whatever standard with no actual reward. I need a month or two of being dogshit. Of seeking and getting what I want, selfishly, and being petulant and weak when I cant.
October 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Honestly I just feel like Ive been “strong” for too long and spent too much time and energy “improving” to whatever standard with no actual reward. I need a month or two of being dogshit. Of seeking and getting what I want, selfishly, and being petulant and weak when I cant.
Gone Home
Disco Elysium
Kentucky Route Zero
Honestly that might be it
Disco Elysium
Kentucky Route Zero
Honestly that might be it
(honest question) what are the “good” video games? artistically i mean, not in a “i enjoyed this escapist slop” kind of way
Well. It's not Red Dead Redemption 2, but it's like one of three video games I'd genuinely consider good.
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Gone Home
Disco Elysium
Kentucky Route Zero
Honestly that might be it
Disco Elysium
Kentucky Route Zero
Honestly that might be it
About 80% of the vehicles available to normal retail motorists, including most of the most popular ones, should not be.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
About 80% of the vehicles available to normal retail motorists, including most of the most popular ones, should not be.
The more Ive thought about and seen dev response to discussions about it the more I think the ending of Expedition 33 is utter dogshit that retroactively ruins the game. Puerile pseudo-intellectual nonsense rooted in the same thought processes that make people think depicting evil is endorsing it.
October 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The more Ive thought about and seen dev response to discussions about it the more I think the ending of Expedition 33 is utter dogshit that retroactively ruins the game. Puerile pseudo-intellectual nonsense rooted in the same thought processes that make people think depicting evil is endorsing it.
I honestly find navel-gazing around the “nature” of fictional characters exhausting and pointless. They are fictional, components of a piece of art. They can be incredibly resonant, well-realized, and compelling but they are an expression, not an existence.
October 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I honestly find navel-gazing around the “nature” of fictional characters exhausting and pointless. They are fictional, components of a piece of art. They can be incredibly resonant, well-realized, and compelling but they are an expression, not an existence.
Im generally pleased with writing more focused on Theme than Lore but swear to god not every artsy horror narrative needs to be a tomato-in-the-mirror, actually-metaphorical meditation on grief
October 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Im generally pleased with writing more focused on Theme than Lore but swear to god not every artsy horror narrative needs to be a tomato-in-the-mirror, actually-metaphorical meditation on grief