Icosahedral Misfortune
@procrastin28052.bsky.social
Sweary Xennial nerd. Loves dogs and gaming. Tabletop and SF&F. Stationery magpie. Archer. Sometimes moany. Has a chronic illness. Marooned in a future I have no wish to participate in.
These messages will self-destruct in a couple of months. Or whenever.
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"Of course they mix everything up. Look at what they have to work with, huh? Basic Set, Dungeon Fantasy, and hundreds of sourcebooks and licenses. GURPS GMs take what they want and leave the rest. Just like your salad bar."
-Egg Shen. Big Trouble in Little China.
-Egg Shen. Big Trouble in Little China.
More fool him. I used to have an estate car. It wasn’t tall. It wasn’t wide. It could fit down British roads, park in normal spaces, and didn’t obstruct visibility. It could carry my family and a FOUR FOOT LENGTH OF PIPE! Checkmate, you SUV wankers!
I enjoyed this justification of having an enormous car. A THREE FOOT LENGTH OF PIPE
December 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
More fool him. I used to have an estate car. It wasn’t tall. It wasn’t wide. It could fit down British roads, park in normal spaces, and didn’t obstruct visibility. It could carry my family and a FOUR FOOT LENGTH OF PIPE! Checkmate, you SUV wankers!
Whilst we all gaze into the fist of Lammy, I‘m idly wondering what the opening chapter of a sequel to Michael Molcher’s I Am The Law might contain.
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Whilst we all gaze into the fist of Lammy, I‘m idly wondering what the opening chapter of a sequel to Michael Molcher’s I Am The Law might contain.
The last decade has taught me that whatever the “British public” thinks, it’s highly likely that the opposite position is the better option.
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
When Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.
But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The last decade has taught me that whatever the “British public” thinks, it’s highly likely that the opposite position is the better option.
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Mr. Beast is one of those celebrities or shows in the background of a dystopian story to give you an idea of how completely the broken society has become. You can't convince me he's real.
a man in a tuxedo is being attacked by two women in a movie and they are talking about a dollar .
ALT: a man in a tuxedo is being attacked by two women in a movie and they are talking about a dollar .
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Mr. Beast is one of those celebrities or shows in the background of a dystopian story to give you an idea of how completely the broken society has become. You can't convince me he's real.
I know it’s just random bad luck, but I feel like I'm trapped in a reality where nothing fucking works. Every new app or update errors out and websites glitch into uselessness. Services are just broken, but when I try to sort anything out, I get stymied by chatbot loops or Not My Problem cunts.
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I know it’s just random bad luck, but I feel like I'm trapped in a reality where nothing fucking works. Every new app or update errors out and websites glitch into uselessness. Services are just broken, but when I try to sort anything out, I get stymied by chatbot loops or Not My Problem cunts.
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Just catching up with the budget coverage in the papers.
November 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Just catching up with the budget coverage in the papers.
DnD5E Traveller? Hope people enjoy it, but it's not for me. Just the thought of playing any more 5E makes me pucker up like I'm sucking on a lemon.
Now, if they had announced a fantasy game based on their 2d6 Traveller rules, I'd be all in, even though I already have Sword of Cepheus.
Now, if they had announced a fantasy game based on their 2d6 Traveller rules, I'd be all in, even though I already have Sword of Cepheus.
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
DnD5E Traveller? Hope people enjoy it, but it's not for me. Just the thought of playing any more 5E makes me pucker up like I'm sucking on a lemon.
Now, if they had announced a fantasy game based on their 2d6 Traveller rules, I'd be all in, even though I already have Sword of Cepheus.
Now, if they had announced a fantasy game based on their 2d6 Traveller rules, I'd be all in, even though I already have Sword of Cepheus.
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OBR says lower net migration will hurt overall productivity
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
OBR says lower net migration will hurt overall productivity
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« First Citadel Compendium », 1983
by John Blanche (British artist, born 1948)
Cover illustration for "The First Citadel Compendium", by Bryan Ansell
#GamesWorkshop, 1983
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #JohnBlanche #TTRPG #FRPG #wargame #fightingfantasy #CitadelMiniatures
by John Blanche (British artist, born 1948)
Cover illustration for "The First Citadel Compendium", by Bryan Ansell
#GamesWorkshop, 1983
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #JohnBlanche #TTRPG #FRPG #wargame #fightingfantasy #CitadelMiniatures
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
« First Citadel Compendium », 1983
by John Blanche (British artist, born 1948)
Cover illustration for "The First Citadel Compendium", by Bryan Ansell
#GamesWorkshop, 1983
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #JohnBlanche #TTRPG #FRPG #wargame #fightingfantasy #CitadelMiniatures
by John Blanche (British artist, born 1948)
Cover illustration for "The First Citadel Compendium", by Bryan Ansell
#GamesWorkshop, 1983
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #JohnBlanche #TTRPG #FRPG #wargame #fightingfantasy #CitadelMiniatures
In my mind Stranger Things, Big Trouble in Little China, and Buckeroo Banzai are all set in the same universe, and I shan’t be persuaded otherwise.
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In my mind Stranger Things, Big Trouble in Little China, and Buckeroo Banzai are all set in the same universe, and I shan’t be persuaded otherwise.
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While the Carers Allowance Overpayment scandal is obviously incredibly important, it's also worth paying attention to the bigger picture.
Carer's Allowance is £4331.60 a year and requires you to provide at least 35 hours of care (most do more).
Minimum wage for 35 hours is £20,512.80 a year.
Carer's Allowance is £4331.60 a year and requires you to provide at least 35 hours of care (most do more).
Minimum wage for 35 hours is £20,512.80 a year.
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
While the Carers Allowance Overpayment scandal is obviously incredibly important, it's also worth paying attention to the bigger picture.
Carer's Allowance is £4331.60 a year and requires you to provide at least 35 hours of care (most do more).
Minimum wage for 35 hours is £20,512.80 a year.
Carer's Allowance is £4331.60 a year and requires you to provide at least 35 hours of care (most do more).
Minimum wage for 35 hours is £20,512.80 a year.
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Some Man'o'War today! I scraped a win, my Chaos Dwarfs scoting 19 Battle Honours vs the 15 my Dwarf opponent got.
Its one of the first wargames I ever got so I have a lot of warm feelings for it.
#bruhammer #oldhammer #manowar #warhammer
Its one of the first wargames I ever got so I have a lot of warm feelings for it.
#bruhammer #oldhammer #manowar #warhammer
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Some Man'o'War today! I scraped a win, my Chaos Dwarfs scoting 19 Battle Honours vs the 15 my Dwarf opponent got.
Its one of the first wargames I ever got so I have a lot of warm feelings for it.
#bruhammer #oldhammer #manowar #warhammer
Its one of the first wargames I ever got so I have a lot of warm feelings for it.
#bruhammer #oldhammer #manowar #warhammer
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I remain forever disappointed in “online safety” advice for families being about banning phones and social media.
And very rarely about having conversations, explaining risks and reflecting as adults on what we trust
The adults are the ones who need the most advice, in my opinion
And very rarely about having conversations, explaining risks and reflecting as adults on what we trust
The adults are the ones who need the most advice, in my opinion
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I remain forever disappointed in “online safety” advice for families being about banning phones and social media.
And very rarely about having conversations, explaining risks and reflecting as adults on what we trust
The adults are the ones who need the most advice, in my opinion
And very rarely about having conversations, explaining risks and reflecting as adults on what we trust
The adults are the ones who need the most advice, in my opinion
Got forced into playing a Running Man style game called Trains, Planes, and Aladdin Sane. I had to escort Bowie across a decaying American urban sprawl whilst being chased by Reagan-headed robot spiders. No more Camembert after 8pm.
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Got forced into playing a Running Man style game called Trains, Planes, and Aladdin Sane. I had to escort Bowie across a decaying American urban sprawl whilst being chased by Reagan-headed robot spiders. No more Camembert after 8pm.
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Products that are possibly dangerous, defective, or compromised are pulled from sale all the time, and yet AI chatbots are left to continue chatting shit to suicidal teens. The double standards of accountability due to rich cunts wanting a return on investment boils my piss.
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Products that are possibly dangerous, defective, or compromised are pulled from sale all the time, and yet AI chatbots are left to continue chatting shit to suicidal teens. The double standards of accountability due to rich cunts wanting a return on investment boils my piss.
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I dunno, buddy, maybe if it didn't encourage young folks to kill themselves, or drink all the potable water, or pollute the Infoverse with fallacies, or add glue to recipes, or be that guy who lies rather than admits a mistake, or, and this is important, buddy, or IF WE WERE GIVEN A FUCKING CHOICE!
Microsoft Exec Asks: Why Aren't More People Impressed With AI?
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's head of AI, vents after the company receives backlash for saying 'Windows is evolving into an agentic OS.'
uk.pcmag.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
I dunno, buddy, maybe if it didn't encourage young folks to kill themselves, or drink all the potable water, or pollute the Infoverse with fallacies, or add glue to recipes, or be that guy who lies rather than admits a mistake, or, and this is important, buddy, or IF WE WERE GIVEN A FUCKING CHOICE!
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Damn Johnson. Damn them all.
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Damn Johnson. Damn them all.
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It's here! 🐉
From the pages of DRAGON Magazine in 1991: an ad for the new 'black box' version of the Basic Rules - the first edition of D&D I ever called my own. So, this particular red dragon image is quite nostalgic to those early days of getting into the hobby.
From the pages of DRAGON Magazine in 1991: an ad for the new 'black box' version of the Basic Rules - the first edition of D&D I ever called my own. So, this particular red dragon image is quite nostalgic to those early days of getting into the hobby.
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It's here! 🐉
From the pages of DRAGON Magazine in 1991: an ad for the new 'black box' version of the Basic Rules - the first edition of D&D I ever called my own. So, this particular red dragon image is quite nostalgic to those early days of getting into the hobby.
From the pages of DRAGON Magazine in 1991: an ad for the new 'black box' version of the Basic Rules - the first edition of D&D I ever called my own. So, this particular red dragon image is quite nostalgic to those early days of getting into the hobby.
My Golden Retriever’s excitement this morning at realising the weather is shite is a joy to behold. Bum wiggling, paw tapping impatience to walk in the cold, damp and high wind.
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
My Golden Retriever’s excitement this morning at realising the weather is shite is a joy to behold. Bum wiggling, paw tapping impatience to walk in the cold, damp and high wind.
I got excited at the news of a new Stargate show, but then I remembered what timeline we’re in. Not to be a relentlessly moany old arsehole, but I’ve lost all faith in new shows. It’ll either be crap second screen dross, or it’ll be awesome and cancelled after a single short season.
November 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I got excited at the news of a new Stargate show, but then I remembered what timeline we’re in. Not to be a relentlessly moany old arsehole, but I’ve lost all faith in new shows. It’ll either be crap second screen dross, or it’ll be awesome and cancelled after a single short season.
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Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.
I bet the replies to this over on that digital shithole are Totally Normal.
If the UK government was really serious about online safety they would have banned Twitter/X instead of implementing the Online Safety Act. That would've removed a major source of extremist hate but preserved small website communities and forums that offer safe aid and advice.
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I bet the replies to this over on that digital shithole are Totally Normal.
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Buying books this Christmas? I am and I'm not using Amazon. Billionaire Bezos can get in the bin.
Use your local bookshop or @bookshop.org
Use your local bookshop or @bookshop.org
a cat is reading a book about military strategy .
Alt: a cat is reading a book about military strategy .
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Buying books this Christmas? I am and I'm not using Amazon. Billionaire Bezos can get in the bin.
Use your local bookshop or @bookshop.org
Use your local bookshop or @bookshop.org
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maybe this is a boomer take but not everything needs access to the internet. arguably most things are not improved by being online, including humans
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
maybe this is a boomer take but not everything needs access to the internet. arguably most things are not improved by being online, including humans