John
@rulexero.bsky.social
TTRPG enthusiast, 3d artist/illustrator/graphic designer, digital art teacher. Bad cat apologist. He/him.
I'm fascinate by the idea of a lobster fence. It's probably much less interesting than I'm imagining but moving freight-sized amounts of stolen perishables implies some serious logistics.
A whopping $400,000 shipment of lobster was stolen after leaving a Massachusetts shipping facility, headed for Costco stores, according to the freight company’s president. on.nbcboston.com/xLIyHqg
$400,000 worth of lobster stolen en route to Costco stores, shipper says
A whopping $400,000 shipment of lobster was stolen as it was headed for Costco stores, according to the lobster company's president.
on.nbcboston.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'm fascinate by the idea of a lobster fence. It's probably much less interesting than I'm imagining but moving freight-sized amounts of stolen perishables implies some serious logistics.
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So much good stuff coming into the public domain!
Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...
web.law.duke.edu
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
So much good stuff coming into the public domain!
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I am in no way trying to be a buzzkill, but one thing I would love to see more of in 2026 are conversations about time, labor, & the fact that artists in many mediums are held to truly unsustainable expectations of pace and output. I'm thinking specifically about ttrpgs, but it applies broadly.
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I am in no way trying to be a buzzkill, but one thing I would love to see more of in 2026 are conversations about time, labor, & the fact that artists in many mediums are held to truly unsustainable expectations of pace and output. I'm thinking specifically about ttrpgs, but it applies broadly.
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Check out the underground observatory dungeon schematic, here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stjerne...
A thought on RPG location design ... I am so so tired of tombs and ruined castles. The real world in infinitely more inventive. Consider instead the first "modern" observatory in Europe - Uraniborg - a pre-telescope astronomy island, including the "underground observatory" Stjerneborg ...
December 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Check out the underground observatory dungeon schematic, here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stjerne...
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I've been talking about Castle Automatic a lot, but I want to make sure I pull the camera back and talk about the game system it's built for, HIS MAJESTY THE WORM, too. Gonna make a 🧵 about the core game's principles and add to it over the coming week.
(First post below!)
(First post below!)
December 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I've been talking about Castle Automatic a lot, but I want to make sure I pull the camera back and talk about the game system it's built for, HIS MAJESTY THE WORM, too. Gonna make a 🧵 about the core game's principles and add to it over the coming week.
(First post below!)
(First post below!)
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The new preface to this great and depressing scholarly book gets into the explosion of sports betting and “prediction markets” since 2012’s 1st edition, plus well-meaning games-for-change types trying to harness dark patterns for good. Everyone within 30 feet of gamedev should read it.
December 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The new preface to this great and depressing scholarly book gets into the explosion of sports betting and “prediction markets” since 2012’s 1st edition, plus well-meaning games-for-change types trying to harness dark patterns for good. Everyone within 30 feet of gamedev should read it.
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Make a bond movie casual
Leafraker
Leafraker
Make a Bond movie casual
Topaz Are Kind of Durable
Topaz Are Kind of Durable
Make a Bond movie casual
-xoxo Russia
-xoxo Russia
December 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Make a bond movie casual
Leafraker
Leafraker
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My gritty little Xmas story about a star, an ex con and the true spirit of the holiday
And blood. Lots of blood
reckonreview.com/star-of-wond...
And blood. Lots of blood
reckonreview.com/star-of-wond...
Star of Wonder – Reckon Review
reckonreview.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
My gritty little Xmas story about a star, an ex con and the true spirit of the holiday
And blood. Lots of blood
reckonreview.com/star-of-wond...
And blood. Lots of blood
reckonreview.com/star-of-wond...
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have a merry Christmas or else
December 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
have a merry Christmas or else
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Well, happy anniversary to one of the finest of festive exchanges
December 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Well, happy anniversary to one of the finest of festive exchanges
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if bari weiss had tried to do 9/11 there'd be three towers now
December 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
if bari weiss had tried to do 9/11 there'd be three towers now
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New post: How a Roleplaying Game like D&D Could Make Rounds Play Better
• Making retreat practical like in 1974
• "Join me, and together, we can rule the galaxy"
• 6 seconds of simultaneous effects, just like AD&D
dmdavid.com/tag/rpg-desi...
• Making retreat practical like in 1974
• "Join me, and together, we can rule the galaxy"
• 6 seconds of simultaneous effects, just like AD&D
dmdavid.com/tag/rpg-desi...
RPG Design: How a Roleplaying Game like D&D Could Make Rounds Play Better
Since D&D dropped the declaration phase in favor of cyclic initiative, it has let one round blur into the next without any phases that trigger between rounds. Still, each round represents a sho…
dmdavid.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New post: How a Roleplaying Game like D&D Could Make Rounds Play Better
• Making retreat practical like in 1974
• "Join me, and together, we can rule the galaxy"
• 6 seconds of simultaneous effects, just like AD&D
dmdavid.com/tag/rpg-desi...
• Making retreat practical like in 1974
• "Join me, and together, we can rule the galaxy"
• 6 seconds of simultaneous effects, just like AD&D
dmdavid.com/tag/rpg-desi...
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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[to the tune of Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmastime]
simpsons
maggie
marge homer lisa bart
simpsons
maggie
marge homer lisa bart
December 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
[to the tune of Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmastime]
simpsons
maggie
marge homer lisa bart
simpsons
maggie
marge homer lisa bart
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AI Bro from yesterday blocked me. I get that he was upset that people mocked his profession and said it was bad and useless.
There’s no way that would ever happen to me, someone with a theater degree
There’s no way that would ever happen to me, someone with a theater degree
December 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
AI Bro from yesterday blocked me. I get that he was upset that people mocked his profession and said it was bad and useless.
There’s no way that would ever happen to me, someone with a theater degree
There’s no way that would ever happen to me, someone with a theater degree
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man I love avocados but I really wish they weren't so hard to cut
December 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
man I love avocados but I really wish they weren't so hard to cut
Just bought this. Read and loved a short story Chris wrote (name escapes me! Sorry Chris!) Looking forward to it.
I've been taking the marketing for The Mouth Of Winter very seriously, so you should take the book very seriously.
(Genuinely though it's pretty good, you should read it)
https://loottheroom.itch.io/advent2025
(Genuinely though it's pretty good, you should read it)
https://loottheroom.itch.io/advent2025
December 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Just bought this. Read and loved a short story Chris wrote (name escapes me! Sorry Chris!) Looking forward to it.
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are you jewish and do you think you can gather 2-5 players for TTRPG playtest that must take place in the next 48 hours? if so, send me a DM!
December 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
are you jewish and do you think you can gather 2-5 players for TTRPG playtest that must take place in the next 48 hours? if so, send me a DM!
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Jake Paul won't see your mean skeets about him, but your friends who got beaten up by a professional boxer will.
December 21, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Jake Paul won't see your mean skeets about him, but your friends who got beaten up by a professional boxer will.
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it is good that Mitt "47% of the US are Takers" Romney wants to tax the rich. But Mitt Romney did not just develop deep generosity of spirit which makes him believe in a robust social safety net.
Mitt Romney is smart enough that he's having guillotine nightmares.
Good. Yes. More.
Mitt Romney is smart enough that he's having guillotine nightmares.
Good. Yes. More.
December 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
it is good that Mitt "47% of the US are Takers" Romney wants to tax the rich. But Mitt Romney did not just develop deep generosity of spirit which makes him believe in a robust social safety net.
Mitt Romney is smart enough that he's having guillotine nightmares.
Good. Yes. More.
Mitt Romney is smart enough that he's having guillotine nightmares.
Good. Yes. More.
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"The garage?
Hey, fellas, the garage.
Ooh, la-di-da, Mr. French man."
"What do you call it?"
"A car hole."
Hey, fellas, the garage.
Ooh, la-di-da, Mr. French man."
"What do you call it?"
"A car hole."
December 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"The garage?
Hey, fellas, the garage.
Ooh, la-di-da, Mr. French man."
"What do you call it?"
"A car hole."
Hey, fellas, the garage.
Ooh, la-di-da, Mr. French man."
"What do you call it?"
"A car hole."
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BARI WEISS: Tonight's 'Things That Matter' topic asks, 'Is there a God?'
ROSS DOUTHAT: God is absolutely real, and He is a centrist.
LINDA YACCARINO: I think this is the sort of question we shouldn't be afraid to ask! Thank you for saying it!
ALEX KARP: *bloody cocaine nose* I am your God
ROSS DOUTHAT: God is absolutely real, and He is a centrist.
LINDA YACCARINO: I think this is the sort of question we shouldn't be afraid to ask! Thank you for saying it!
ALEX KARP: *bloody cocaine nose* I am your God
December 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
BARI WEISS: Tonight's 'Things That Matter' topic asks, 'Is there a God?'
ROSS DOUTHAT: God is absolutely real, and He is a centrist.
LINDA YACCARINO: I think this is the sort of question we shouldn't be afraid to ask! Thank you for saying it!
ALEX KARP: *bloody cocaine nose* I am your God
ROSS DOUTHAT: God is absolutely real, and He is a centrist.
LINDA YACCARINO: I think this is the sort of question we shouldn't be afraid to ask! Thank you for saying it!
ALEX KARP: *bloody cocaine nose* I am your God
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Spotted a 60-something man on the beach reading Olivia Nuzzi’s “American Canto.” His wife is nearby. She has Mar-a-Lago face and is wearing a trucker hat that says “Sun. Yoga. Champagne.” She’s been watching a live cam feed of her front door on a comically large tablet for the last 20 minutes.
December 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Spotted a 60-something man on the beach reading Olivia Nuzzi’s “American Canto.” His wife is nearby. She has Mar-a-Lago face and is wearing a trucker hat that says “Sun. Yoga. Champagne.” She’s been watching a live cam feed of her front door on a comically large tablet for the last 20 minutes.