cogitate.bsky.social
@cogitate.bsky.social
Basically semi-controlled chaos.
Man, a Dredd television show would be so cool.
May 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Long time no post.

Okay, fun #Eberron world-building that crossed my brain space that has to do with the lifts in Sharn. They more or less work like the sky coaches, but run on tracks.
April 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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everybody loves a game 😉

game changer season 7 begins april 7th
10 episodes. No Game Samers.

The only way to begin is by beginning, so on April 7th - let's begin.
March 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Going to be working on converting another 5E adventure to #DrawSteel this weekend. Not one by @jamesintrocaso.bsky.social but one I loved running for my 5E group plus I'll get to homebrew some magic items this time around.
March 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Working is hard when you'd rather be pounding your head against a setting guide rather than spreadsheets
March 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It's only Wednesday and already emotionally drained from personal, work, and world stuff. So, some positivity:
- percolating ideas for my #Eberron supplement for #DrawSteel
- My Steam Deck should arrive this week
- I got my #WoW #TWW season 2 two-piece set bonus for my mage yesterday
March 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Emotional Support Cats. I know you need them.
March 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Me? Procrastinate on session prep? Never! #liesGMstellthemselves
March 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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I finally decided to start cultivating more and more this platform since Twitter has become a major contributor to the worsening of my mental health sooo... can I ask you to help me building back here some visibility? I make colorful maps with lots of detail, thanks if you want to share them! 🙏
September 18, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Got in a couple more games running Draw Steel. Sharn adventure this time. It was a blast, though Draw Steel definitely going to make me start paying more attention to the durability of the scenery. #Eberron #DrawSteel #extremePulp
March 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Pt. 2/2 ⬇️
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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“If the country is serious about improving government efficiency, the emphasis should be on curtailing contracting and making the civil service more accountable,” writes Stephen Macekura:
DOGE Won’t Deliver Government Efficiency
The problem of waste that really needs fixing is not the public employees but the private contractors—and Elon Musk is one of them.
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Courts *ordered* the Trump admin to stop its spending freeze

Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen

-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor

www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Courts Blocked Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze. Agencies Are Withholding Money Anyway.
Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — an...
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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This Week in #Eberron: In 918 YK a team of saboteurs caused the floating Glass Tower to fall, devastating lower Sharn and creating the district of Fallen. On 9 Olarune, people remember Crystalfall by carving beautiful towers of ice and dropping them in the Dagger River. #dnd #worldbuilding #DMtips
February 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"Now, I'm just a small-town solicitor from Nowhere, but magistrate, which is easier to believe? That my client is a heartless killing machine with no soul, or a noble creature thrust into a heartless world?" #realandtrueEberron
January 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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I think a lot of DM's, especially new DMs, and maybe some *players* don't realize that a meaningful percentage of your average session is, and should be, the players playing off EACH OTHER. They roleplay. They generate their own content and the DM can just watch and listen.
January 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Excellent advice, and works really well for Draw Steel since the design is focused on delivering distinct class fantasy.
Lots of folks gearing up to try Draw Steel for the first time, and they're looking for "the simple class." I think this says a lot about the game they're coming from, but I took the question seriously and had what I thought was a useful and novel answer.

www.twitch.tv/videos/23611...
Picking A Class In Draw Steel: Is There A
matthew_colville went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Just Chatting VOD now.
www.twitch.tv
January 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**

* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
While I've been happily enjoying my week off of work, today was struggling with the router. Things are all as they should be now, and now we watch Bridgerton.
January 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
#realandtrueEberronquote Alexei ir'Trevelyan, paladin of Dol Dorn: "I am a swordarm of the Vassals, and I promise you, we will have cheat day after you finish this obstacle course!"
January 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#realandtrueEberronquote Alexei ir'Trevelyan, paladin of Dol Dorn: "You must only keep the body sharp, but also sharpen your wit! Just as Dol Dorn blesses our bodies, so too must we beseech Aureon to bolster our words!"
January 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Alexei ir'Trevelyan, paladin of Dol Dorn: "Leg Day is part of my religion." #fakeEberronquotes
January 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
January 2, day two of clearing my head for the new year. I don't make resolutions, but I do like taking the time off work for some proper self reflection and work out what kind of year I want to have. Vibes, not checkmarks.
January 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Today's hot take (okay, maybe just lukewarm): R2-D2 was really the Sith Lord the whole time.
December 10, 2024 at 2:04 AM