Steve Kenson ❌👑
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(he/him) tabletop gamer, game designer, superhero fan, anti-fascist, geek, witch, polyamorous, and queer 🏳️🌈 partners with @christopherpenczak.bsky.social and @adamsartwell.bsky.social 💖 stevekenson.com • patreon.com/stevekenson
This has been most of my experience in the TTRPG hobby: if I was interested in a game, odds were that I was the one buying it, learning it, and then offering to run it. (Sometimes insert “designing it” in place of buying/learning.)
But, like advocates of many other past times, they find that their options are constrained. It’s not a question of whether they *want* to be GM, or *choosing* to but rather that their options are often that if they don’t GM, there won’t be a game.
January 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
This has been most of my experience in the TTRPG hobby: if I was interested in a game, odds were that I was the one buying it, learning it, and then offering to run it. (Sometimes insert “designing it” in place of buying/learning.)
Countless times, the promise of a GM has been “Don’t worry about game systems, I’ll teach or explain them to you as we play. Just tell me what you want your character to do.” That gets many reluctant players to the table.
January 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Countless times, the promise of a GM has been “Don’t worry about game systems, I’ll teach or explain them to you as we play. Just tell me what you want your character to do.” That gets many reluctant players to the table.
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"It wasn't murder, and if you say it was murder we will kill you, which again will not be murder."
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
"It wasn't murder, and if you say it was murder we will kill you, which again will not be murder."
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Hey guess what if the Executive branch can ban Congressional oversight we don't have a balance of powers in this fucking country.
This memo, drafted in secret, is an attempt by DHS to block members of Congress from conducting oversight of ICE facilities, as is their duty under federal law.
We'll be back in court to demand the govt explain this effort to get around our win on behalf of members last month.
We'll be back in court to demand the govt explain this effort to get around our win on behalf of members last month.
Day after Minneapolis shooting, Noem ordered new restriction on congressional oversight
The Trump administration revealed the new policy late Saturday after three lawmakers were blocked from entering an ICE facility in Minnesota.
www.politico.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Hey guess what if the Executive branch can ban Congressional oversight we don't have a balance of powers in this fucking country.
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This is a very, very good concise refutation of both the dishonest right and the grifty centrist people who make the temperature point.
WELKER: Do you bear any responsibility to bring down the temperature?
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 PM
This is a very, very good concise refutation of both the dishonest right and the grifty centrist people who make the temperature point.
These sure sound like questions Tom Homan should be answering under oath.
WELKER: Where is that $50,000? Did you keep it?
HOMAN: I didn't take $50k from anybody & that's a question for the FBI. Bottom line I did nothing illegal.
WELKER: But was there $50k in the bag?
HOMAN: I'm not addressing it
WELKER: But did you keep the money?
HOMAN: $50k is ridiculous
HOMAN: I didn't take $50k from anybody & that's a question for the FBI. Bottom line I did nothing illegal.
WELKER: But was there $50k in the bag?
HOMAN: I'm not addressing it
WELKER: But did you keep the money?
HOMAN: $50k is ridiculous
January 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
These sure sound like questions Tom Homan should be answering under oath.
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It's World Snake Day!
Okay, not yet. But you can celebrate early with my new adventure for ICONS!
Scalemaster is out to sabotage World Snake Day--but which supervillain is egging him on?
Available now from
@adinfinitumadv.bsky.social
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#ttrpg
Okay, not yet. But you can celebrate early with my new adventure for ICONS!
Scalemaster is out to sabotage World Snake Day--but which supervillain is egging him on?
Available now from
@adinfinitumadv.bsky.social
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#ttrpg
January 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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My assignment for Winona Nelson's SmArtschool class: Choose a favorite book and illustrate a cover for it.
I picked "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller, and my goal was to capture a similar bittersweet tone as the novel has.
I picked "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller, and my goal was to capture a similar bittersweet tone as the novel has.
January 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
My assignment for Winona Nelson's SmArtschool class: Choose a favorite book and illustrate a cover for it.
I picked "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller, and my goal was to capture a similar bittersweet tone as the novel has.
I picked "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller, and my goal was to capture a similar bittersweet tone as the novel has.
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Filing a report about Twitter on the App Store actually works, everybody do it
January 11, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Filing a report about Twitter on the App Store actually works, everybody do it
Yes, if the left’s “hateful rhetoric” doesn’t stop, we’ll have no choice but to keep murdering them until it does.
WELKER: What do you see in that video?
HOMAN: I've said from March -- if the hateful rhetoric doesn't decline there's going to be bloodshed. And unfortunately I was right. You gotta put yourself in the mind of the officer.
HOMAN: I've said from March -- if the hateful rhetoric doesn't decline there's going to be bloodshed. And unfortunately I was right. You gotta put yourself in the mind of the officer.
January 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Yes, if the left’s “hateful rhetoric” doesn’t stop, we’ll have no choice but to keep murdering them until it does.
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There’s a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross’s legal expenses for murdering Renee Good.
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
January 11, 2026 at 7:53 AM
There’s a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross’s legal expenses for murdering Renee Good.
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
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I'm sorry, while building and maintaining a functional society we simply do not have time to patiently debunk the results of the "research" performed by listening to Joe Rogan to the full satisfaction of the dumbass army currently self-deputized as the non-governmental approver of every decision.
January 11, 2026 at 12:25 PM
I'm sorry, while building and maintaining a functional society we simply do not have time to patiently debunk the results of the "research" performed by listening to Joe Rogan to the full satisfaction of the dumbass army currently self-deputized as the non-governmental approver of every decision.
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Heated Rivalry but they’re members of two rival adventuring parties
January 11, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Heated Rivalry but they’re members of two rival adventuring parties
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At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
I would like "Nazis are not a civility problem" incorporated into the Constitution, since the lesson of Neville Chamberlain has apparently not sunk in here across the pond.
The problem is not civility! The problem is that a man shot a woman in broad daylight, on video and may well get away with it because he is the armed goon of a mafia state that no longer believes in justice, but only in power.
That is not a civility problem! Nazis are not a civility problem!
That is not a civility problem! Nazis are not a civility problem!
January 10, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I would like "Nazis are not a civility problem" incorporated into the Constitution, since the lesson of Neville Chamberlain has apparently not sunk in here across the pond.
Ah, I see we're at the "You can't quit on principle because you're FIRED!" level of petulance from these self-important assholes.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Ah, I see we're at the "You can't quit on principle because you're FIRED!" level of petulance from these self-important assholes.
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If there are *any* Democrats in Congress who will still vote to keep funding this administration when it is using that money to terrorize our cities and refusing to allow congressional representatives their clear right to observe their activities, then those reps need to be primaried into retirement
I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.
@zeteo.com
@zeteo.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
If there are *any* Democrats in Congress who will still vote to keep funding this administration when it is using that money to terrorize our cities and refusing to allow congressional representatives their clear right to observe their activities, then those reps need to be primaried into retirement
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Apple are notoriously puritanical with app store rules, even for apps that might perhaps have legal, consenting adult content once in blue moon.
But not for X.
But not for X.
January 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Apple are notoriously puritanical with app store rules, even for apps that might perhaps have legal, consenting adult content once in blue moon.
But not for X.
But not for X.
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It’s #StarTrekAdventures Saturday, and this week, it’s The Return of the Galloway’s Shoulders—sorry, I mean Archons. The Return of the Archons. Join me on a trek through TOS episodes, hunting for scenario seeds for the awesome Trek #TTRPG game from @modiphius.bsky.social.
STA Saturday — “The Return of the Archons”
It’s Saturday, so this is me sitting down and re-watching TOS-era episodes of Star Trek with the goal of finding ideas—what I’m calling scenario seeds—for Star Trek Adventures as put out by Modiphi…
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January 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
It’s #StarTrekAdventures Saturday, and this week, it’s The Return of the Galloway’s Shoulders—sorry, I mean Archons. The Return of the Archons. Join me on a trek through TOS episodes, hunting for scenario seeds for the awesome Trek #TTRPG game from @modiphius.bsky.social.
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Hey, I know a lot of you use Discord.
You need to get on this survey and make it damn clear to them that this would be the absolute wrong direction. The last thing we need is the slop-spewing environment-chewing plagiarism bots invading there, too.
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?
You need to get on this survey and make it damn clear to them that this would be the absolute wrong direction. The last thing we need is the slop-spewing environment-chewing plagiarism bots invading there, too.
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?
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January 10, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Hey, I know a lot of you use Discord.
You need to get on this survey and make it damn clear to them that this would be the absolute wrong direction. The last thing we need is the slop-spewing environment-chewing plagiarism bots invading there, too.
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?
You need to get on this survey and make it damn clear to them that this would be the absolute wrong direction. The last thing we need is the slop-spewing environment-chewing plagiarism bots invading there, too.
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?
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A time-honored tradition: Republicans offering buts and prayers
January 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM
A time-honored tradition: Republicans offering buts and prayers
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...