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Negative thought patterns, expectations, comparisons, self-doubt & self-criticism… You will overcome them eventually, so any time or energy ...

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Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · May 1

Negative thought patterns, expectations, comparisons, self-doubt & self-criticism…

You will overcome them eventually, so any time or energy spent on them is wasted.

So when you catch yourself having unhelpful thoughts, say "Not Today, Astaroth" and move on with enjoying life.

NOT TODAY, ASTAROTH

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Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 29

Showing my age here, but just randomly unearthed this... who else played this demo a hundred times?

I Quit My Job To Make Games

Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 24

For the #osr #nsr #ttrpg fans in the back

Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 22

More words about the who, what, and why of Foolish Endeavor.

Or, I Finally Beat Inspiral By Nerfing Workdays TLDR: Foolish Endeavor is how I will polish & publish Game Things in a personally sustai...

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Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 22

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ரமணன் @save.vs.totalpartykill.ca · Jan 22

Principia Apocrypha, the best introduction to OSR play, wouldn’t exist without David Perry. Exciting to see what he does next.

Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 22

More words about the who, what, and why of Foolish Endeavor.

@riseupcomus.bsky.social
@icastlight.bsky.social
@diyanddragons.bsky.social
@silent0siris.bsky.social
@weirdwonder.bsky.social
@themerrymushmen.bsky.social
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@3d6downtheline.com

Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 22

And many others, have each in your own way have inspired and contributed to feeling welcomed back into the fold, despite the doubt within, and turmoil without.

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Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 22

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Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 22

@evlynmoreau.bsky.social
@jst.bsky.social
@technicalgrimoire.bsky.social
@save.vs.totalpartykill.ca
@bastionland.bsky.social
@prismaticwasteland.com
@linkskywalker.bsky.social
@benlaurence.bsky.social

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Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 22

And I have to acknowledge the Real Ones who have kept my flame for this hobby burning through the dark times (why no, this is certainly not a shameless attempt to play by the rules of The Game, to claw my way back up out of the algorithmic oubliette...), in no particular order...

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Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 22

More words about the who, what, and why of Foolish Endeavor.

I Quit My Job To Make Games

Or, I Finally Beat Inspiral By Nerfing Workdays TLDR: Foolish Endeavor is how I will polish & publish Game Things in a personally sustai...

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Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 20

Much to my elation.

Other modern games in my notebook:

Tunic
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Lunacid
Animal Well
Isles of Sea & Sky
Reliquia Park
Can of Wormholes

Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 20

UFO50 is very much designed to evoke that style, like playing those games without a manual for reference, so you need to experiment.

Most of them seem designed to not necessitate manual note taking though, which is the assumption I brought to Valbrace. But it is very much a Notebook Game.

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Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 20

I enjoyed Valbrace (one of the games in UFO50) at first, but it got so much better after I whipped out my notebook, got methodical about it, and mapped some dang dungeons.

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Big Iron @big-iron.bsky.social · Jan 16

Honor his memory by doing something strange, unraveling a riddle within yourself, and working on your favorite projects.

David Lynch in sunglasses saying "i hope you all are having a lot of fun working on your favorite projects"

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Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 7

A nice surprise this morning - thanks to @sibkin.bsky.social, Principia Apocrypha is now available in a 日本語 translation!

どうもありがとうございます 🙇

lithyscaphe.blogspot.com/p/principia-... #osr #TRPG

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Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 2

And so, I started this thread still not knowing what to do.

I'm not going to follow your suggestion. Probably. I'm also likely not going to actually carry on discussion much here.

But words of understanding are appreciated, at least. And maybe... some creative problem solving😄

Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 2

I've long been silent about this, (and well, about many other things), and I've drafted various versions of this thread before, but now that Foolish Endeavor is "real" - largely thanks to lowering my expectations for myself -I've found speaking about these things easier.

Being a Person Out Loud.

Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 2

I'm trying to satisfy everyone's hopes. Most critical of all, myself.

So it's fair to say Principia Apocrypha has become a Sword of Damocles for me.

Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 2

I see PA as a "funnel" for folks newly hearing the term OSR into that understanding.

I can't do it without using the term.

I can't use the term without addressing the problems with the OSR-at-large.

I can't be too negative in that address without risking repelling people immediately.

Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 2

I want Principia Apocrypha to, foremost, elucidate the style of play associated with the term #OSR.

But I also want it to embody and reinforce the fact that the playstyle exists unto itself that cannot be somehow tainted the OSR-at-large being a shitshow.

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Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 2

Not to mention how to address the fact that a third of it comes from a name that leaves a bad taste in an increasing number of mouths, and repulses some folks I respect and whose comfort I value.

Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 2

But the hobbyscape has changed since 2018, and every time I consider getting editing for the 2E completed, or writing a new introduction, or even just a blurb for the itch page, I can never settle on language that feels like I'm doing the situation justice.

Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 2

I had planned to "re-launch" PA, leveraging its reach to get more eyes on Foolish Endeavor, by re-homing it on itch, restarting work on a (mildly edited) second edition, making a decent default at-cost POD option, and starting to look into a Fancy Print Edition.

Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 2

Time for a heart-dump.

For reasons, at least one of which should be obvious at this point in time, I've been unsure how (or whether) to touch Principia Apocrypha, for years now.

And I was only able to hit my goal of launching Foolish Endeavor by the end of 2024 by... not touching it.

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Foolish Endeavor | David Perry @foolishendgames.bsky.social · Jan 2

Socmed makes it easy to forget people are People. Hearing them talk to each other helps with that.