Wil (He/Him)
@rivetgeek.aggregatecognizance.com
Tribes in the Dark is still taking late pledges!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dp9/tribes-in-the-dark-roleplaying-game
#TTRPG fiction first storygaming metagamer and senior #SQL DBA
https://linktr.ee/rivetgeek
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dp9/tribes-in-the-dark-roleplaying-game
#TTRPG fiction first storygaming metagamer and senior #SQL DBA
https://linktr.ee/rivetgeek
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I just heard that some people I don't know might be playing a TTRPG I don't play in a way that I wouldn't want to.
Let me rush to YouTube to make an hour-long video about my horror and rage...
Let me rush to YouTube to make an hour-long video about my horror and rage...
a woman in a red dress is making a surprised face with her mouth open .
Alt: a woman in a red dress is making a surprised face with her mouth open .
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I just heard that some people I don't know might be playing a TTRPG I don't play in a way that I wouldn't want to.
Let me rush to YouTube to make an hour-long video about my horror and rage...
Let me rush to YouTube to make an hour-long video about my horror and rage...
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Me & the other freelancers were talkin' 'bout the industry & one of 'em described it as "a subsidized humiliation kink" and I just
November 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Me & the other freelancers were talkin' 'bout the industry & one of 'em described it as "a subsidized humiliation kink" and I just
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#TTRPG creature idea: Hooded Cat Snakes
They pose little danger to humans, other then eating camp supplies.
Adventuring parties who keep a poor night watch might find them cudding for warmth during a cold night. However they make poor pets.
They pose little danger to humans, other then eating camp supplies.
Adventuring parties who keep a poor night watch might find them cudding for warmth during a cold night. However they make poor pets.
November 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
#TTRPG creature idea: Hooded Cat Snakes
They pose little danger to humans, other then eating camp supplies.
Adventuring parties who keep a poor night watch might find them cudding for warmth during a cold night. However they make poor pets.
They pose little danger to humans, other then eating camp supplies.
Adventuring parties who keep a poor night watch might find them cudding for warmth during a cold night. However they make poor pets.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Mountain Lion
Coyote
Elephant Seal
Mule Deer
Otter
Mountain Lion
Coyote
Elephant Seal
Mule Deer
Otter
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Black Bear
Alligator
Elk
Brown Bear
Bison
Moose
Black Bear
Alligator
Elk
Brown Bear
Bison
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Dog
- Cat
- Someone else’s cat
- A bird
- Devil’s Coach Horse
- Dog
- Cat
- Someone else’s cat
- A bird
- Devil’s Coach Horse
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Mountain Lion
Coyote
Elephant Seal
Mule Deer
Otter
Mountain Lion
Coyote
Elephant Seal
Mule Deer
Otter
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Ringmaster #ttrpg is a Descended from the Queen story game about a dark & supernatural circus.
Discover why you joined the circus, your relationship with the Ringmaster & the secrets of your troupe!
spotlessdice.itch.io
Physical copies available via IPR, Compose Dream Games and DriveThruRPG.
Discover why you joined the circus, your relationship with the Ringmaster & the secrets of your troupe!
spotlessdice.itch.io
Physical copies available via IPR, Compose Dream Games and DriveThruRPG.
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Ringmaster #ttrpg is a Descended from the Queen story game about a dark & supernatural circus.
Discover why you joined the circus, your relationship with the Ringmaster & the secrets of your troupe!
spotlessdice.itch.io
Physical copies available via IPR, Compose Dream Games and DriveThruRPG.
Discover why you joined the circus, your relationship with the Ringmaster & the secrets of your troupe!
spotlessdice.itch.io
Physical copies available via IPR, Compose Dream Games and DriveThruRPG.
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HOT TAKE: your TTRPG does not need a "What is an RPG?" section but it *does* need an explicit, unironic, exacting description of what the PCs and GM are expected to do in a given session of play.
(Presuming it's an RPG with PCs and GMs, of course)
(Presuming it's an RPG with PCs and GMs, of course)
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
HOT TAKE: your TTRPG does not need a "What is an RPG?" section but it *does* need an explicit, unironic, exacting description of what the PCs and GM are expected to do in a given session of play.
(Presuming it's an RPG with PCs and GMs, of course)
(Presuming it's an RPG with PCs and GMs, of course)
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I think about the challenge of an art form that needs to onboard total newbies because it’s a niche.
At the same time, there’s this desire for (different kinds of) complexity & sophistication, but we don’t have a sense of beginner/intermediate/expert even within one style/culture of play.
At the same time, there’s this desire for (different kinds of) complexity & sophistication, but we don’t have a sense of beginner/intermediate/expert even within one style/culture of play.
Are any modern-day RPG books written with the assumption that players and GMs are absolutely already familiar with what RPGs are and generally how to run them?
Just curious. Because much of the text of a well-written RPG rulebook is that kind of new-player introduction — and yet it’s… NOT the game.
Just curious. Because much of the text of a well-written RPG rulebook is that kind of new-player introduction — and yet it’s… NOT the game.
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I think about the challenge of an art form that needs to onboard total newbies because it’s a niche.
At the same time, there’s this desire for (different kinds of) complexity & sophistication, but we don’t have a sense of beginner/intermediate/expert even within one style/culture of play.
At the same time, there’s this desire for (different kinds of) complexity & sophistication, but we don’t have a sense of beginner/intermediate/expert even within one style/culture of play.
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If discovering a new adventure, setting, or game is so boring to you that you weigh the time in hours like work, I hope you can take that as a hint and find some other hobby you actually enjoy.
#ttrpg
#ttrpg
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
If discovering a new adventure, setting, or game is so boring to you that you weigh the time in hours like work, I hope you can take that as a hint and find some other hobby you actually enjoy.
#ttrpg
#ttrpg
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PROTIP from a creator "whose" (lol) broken $5.3 million on Kickstarter: This dude is full of shit, making up stuff to get mad at, and sounds like he's got an axe to grind.
This sounds less like advice and more like a grievance.
This sounds less like advice and more like a grievance.
over on threads they’re making up new derogatory terms for (checking my notes) guest cover artists, a normal and common thing
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
PROTIP from a creator "whose" (lol) broken $5.3 million on Kickstarter: This dude is full of shit, making up stuff to get mad at, and sounds like he's got an axe to grind.
This sounds less like advice and more like a grievance.
This sounds less like advice and more like a grievance.
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This evening's burrito: Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potato and deviled egg. Yes, it's time for leftovers.
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This evening's burrito: Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potato and deviled egg. Yes, it's time for leftovers.
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I think that somewhere along the way something in Stephen Miller got fundamentally damaged. This is neither an excuse nor a mitigating factor; the dude is genuinely fucking evil and he and everything he stands for should be fought against and stopped. But he is something beyond mere sociopathy.
Since Stephen Miller is in the midst of another of his Aryans-only trantrums, we should note that his family are 20th century immigrants from the shtetl of Antopol (Антопаль) then in the Hrodna gubernia of Russia. Applying his immigration rules, they would all have perished in the Holocaust.
Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I think that somewhere along the way something in Stephen Miller got fundamentally damaged. This is neither an excuse nor a mitigating factor; the dude is genuinely fucking evil and he and everything he stands for should be fought against and stopped. But he is something beyond mere sociopathy.
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The question is: have d20 conversions done harm to a game line or publisher. (Thanks @chrishanrahan.bsky.social for the pointer.)
Yeah, I think so. I think they've done damage to the original lines, which wasn't repairable when d20 died out. And I think they've done brand damage.
Yeah, I think so. I think they've done damage to the original lines, which wasn't repairable when d20 died out. And I think they've done brand damage.
A serious question: In the ~25 years that people/publishers have been converting their RPGs to be d20 system/5e-based, what examples are there of the conversion doing serious harm to the game line/publisher as a whole?
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The question is: have d20 conversions done harm to a game line or publisher. (Thanks @chrishanrahan.bsky.social for the pointer.)
Yeah, I think so. I think they've done damage to the original lines, which wasn't repairable when d20 died out. And I think they've done brand damage.
Yeah, I think so. I think they've done damage to the original lines, which wasn't repairable when d20 died out. And I think they've done brand damage.
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If your nerds and freaks like spaceshps or fighter jets (or even really teeny tiny RPGs), I can hook you up!
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
If your nerds and freaks like spaceshps or fighter jets (or even really teeny tiny RPGs), I can hook you up!
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Thanks Tanya! I’d like to direct folks to the @ttrpgkids.com website for a whole host of indie ttrpgs for younger players. It really is the perfect resource for discovering the ideal gifts.
www.ttrpgkids.com
www.ttrpgkids.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Thanks Tanya! I’d like to direct folks to the @ttrpgkids.com website for a whole host of indie ttrpgs for younger players. It really is the perfect resource for discovering the ideal gifts.
www.ttrpgkids.com
www.ttrpgkids.com
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This is a damn important thing to remember. It’s all well & good to avoid Black Friday from a place of comfort, or a place of ethics, which I applaud, but for folks taking advantage of sales to get things they need? No shame, only solidarity in working for better wages & quality of living for all.
It's such a grim thing that I and many other people have only ever used Black Friday as not a gift-buying time, but a time to get necessities that are only affordable once a year.
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This is a damn important thing to remember. It’s all well & good to avoid Black Friday from a place of comfort, or a place of ethics, which I applaud, but for folks taking advantage of sales to get things they need? No shame, only solidarity in working for better wages & quality of living for all.
Post your favourite "The Lord Of The Rings" character... wrong answers only.
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Post your favourite "The Lord Of The Rings" character... wrong answers only.
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Happy Black Pie Day!
I am a huge fan of the traditional media portrayal of black pie day - a day for friends to come together, hang out, play games and share pie in a low stress manner, but I think we sometimes forget the real meaning of Black Pie Day.
I am a huge fan of the traditional media portrayal of black pie day - a day for friends to come together, hang out, play games and share pie in a low stress manner, but I think we sometimes forget the real meaning of Black Pie Day.
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Happy Black Pie Day!
I am a huge fan of the traditional media portrayal of black pie day - a day for friends to come together, hang out, play games and share pie in a low stress manner, but I think we sometimes forget the real meaning of Black Pie Day.
I am a huge fan of the traditional media portrayal of black pie day - a day for friends to come together, hang out, play games and share pie in a low stress manner, but I think we sometimes forget the real meaning of Black Pie Day.
I'm all for blocking people for any reason, but sometimes I do have to wonder why when someone blocks me after what seems to be an innocuous reply. I know when I'm the asshole, but in these cases it's not clear so it makes it harder to not be the asshole in the future.
November 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I'm all for blocking people for any reason, but sometimes I do have to wonder why when someone blocks me after what seems to be an innocuous reply. I know when I'm the asshole, but in these cases it's not clear so it makes it harder to not be the asshole in the future.
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This is inevitability propaganda by an AI company made to make you feel like you must use AI & it's bullshit. This methodology is bullshit, for many reasons, not least of which is, it is reliant on common crawl, now blocked by many of the biggest content producers online graphite.io/five-percent...
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This is inevitability propaganda by an AI company made to make you feel like you must use AI & it's bullshit. This methodology is bullshit, for many reasons, not least of which is, it is reliant on common crawl, now blocked by many of the biggest content producers online graphite.io/five-percent...
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Cant wait for the next drop. Its gonna br like...
Amber Diceless 5e
Or some shit
Amber Diceless 5e
Or some shit
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Cant wait for the next drop. Its gonna br like...
Amber Diceless 5e
Or some shit
Amber Diceless 5e
Or some shit
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Another banger reminder of nine years ago.
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Another banger reminder of nine years ago.
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Every single time I try to explain it and it’s like no one fucking listens??
If anything, Dave is underselling it lol. This is hard hitting journalist from White House correspondent Corinne, who is delusional and also the singer of Freedom Pussy.
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Every single time I try to explain it and it’s like no one fucking listens??
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I had never seen this full comic - and god I love Kate Beaton.
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I had never seen this full comic - and god I love Kate Beaton.
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The people running the government social accounts should be held accountable for their hate speech.
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The people running the government social accounts should be held accountable for their hate speech.
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Hey, remember the tattoo on that dipshit in Maine? This is the sort of shit the original SS Totenkopf did. If the order comes down to start "liquidating" detainees, GEO Group will do it without question.
Private prison company GEO Group allegedly made immigration detainees work for no pay. Now it's at the Supreme Court trying to prevent the detainees from suing. bit.ly/4pfafj2
Supreme Court Considers Private Prison Case
A private prison company seeks a ruling that could help all government contractors evade liability.
www.brennancenter.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Hey, remember the tattoo on that dipshit in Maine? This is the sort of shit the original SS Totenkopf did. If the order comes down to start "liquidating" detainees, GEO Group will do it without question.