George Mayhew
@scubaninja.bsky.social
Shepherd that moonlights as a computational biologist. TTRPG grognarf. Cypher fanatic and lover of indie publishers, scuba diving, history, science, art, literature, synth, death metal and prog. Collector of way more RPG stuff than I could ever use.
I had that book. Great find. But troubling that things I grew up with are now museum-worthy.
October 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I had that book. Great find. But troubling that things I grew up with are now museum-worthy.
That’s so early 2000’s.
August 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
That’s so early 2000’s.
Put me down for ten cases of bioluminescence.
July 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Put me down for ten cases of bioluminescence.
I was veeeery into horror comics in the 1970s. I still remember a few, though I would be challenged to find the titles. Probably explains why I am always looking for something weird to experience in books and games.
July 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I was veeeery into horror comics in the 1970s. I still remember a few, though I would be challenged to find the titles. Probably explains why I am always looking for something weird to experience in books and games.
It’s an adventure!
July 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It’s an adventure!
We have a dog. He’s not exactly a good herder. Sheep populations expand exponentially. I didn’t intend to have this many! We are having a sale this fall. Maybe get them back down to a handleable 30 or so.
July 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We have a dog. He’s not exactly a good herder. Sheep populations expand exponentially. I didn’t intend to have this many! We are having a sale this fall. Maybe get them back down to a handleable 30 or so.
Nah, the wool works like an insulator and keeps them a bit cooler. A couple degrees anyway. But direct sunlight for them is bad. They are basically vampires.
July 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Nah, the wool works like an insulator and keeps them a bit cooler. A couple degrees anyway. But direct sunlight for them is bad. They are basically vampires.
I completely agree. I’ve never sold anything I designed - and that was in the before time, when electrons weren’t owned by the corporations - so I’m not technically a designer. But as a GM, it does drive me a little nuts when I roll up with a cart full of options, and everyone picks 5e.
July 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I completely agree. I’ve never sold anything I designed - and that was in the before time, when electrons weren’t owned by the corporations - so I’m not technically a designer. But as a GM, it does drive me a little nuts when I roll up with a cart full of options, and everyone picks 5e.
I mean, to be fair, most of us started telling stories to each other in elementary or middle school. No rules. Usually. I think our addiction kinda grew from that. And whatever game got slapped down in front of us first was like throwing a bag of crack into the window of a crackhouse.
July 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I mean, to be fair, most of us started telling stories to each other in elementary or middle school. No rules. Usually. I think our addiction kinda grew from that. And whatever game got slapped down in front of us first was like throwing a bag of crack into the window of a crackhouse.
Hmm… still around. SL is, too.
July 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Hmm… still around. SL is, too.
60+ sheep deciding they don’t want to cooperate is a force to be reckoned with.
July 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
60+ sheep deciding they don’t want to cooperate is a force to be reckoned with.
Me: “Chill for an hour; you’ll love the spot I’m moving you to.” <Starts opening gate to the holding lot.>
Sheep: <knocking down fence and running for the adjacent pasture> “Frreeee! Ffrrreeeee, my Precious!! Om nom nom nom!!”
Me: “*sighs* fuck”
2/2
Sheep: <knocking down fence and running for the adjacent pasture> “Frreeee! Ffrrreeeee, my Precious!! Om nom nom nom!!”
Me: “*sighs* fuck”
2/2
July 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Me: “Chill for an hour; you’ll love the spot I’m moving you to.” <Starts opening gate to the holding lot.>
Sheep: <knocking down fence and running for the adjacent pasture> “Frreeee! Ffrrreeeee, my Precious!! Om nom nom nom!!”
Me: “*sighs* fuck”
2/2
Sheep: <knocking down fence and running for the adjacent pasture> “Frreeee! Ffrrreeeee, my Precious!! Om nom nom nom!!”
Me: “*sighs* fuck”
2/2
Right? It takes a village. Every. Single. Successful. YouTuber. Has an entire team backing them up. I cannot emphasize this enough. Creators do not have to do everything by themselves, because the necessary people with the right skill sets are out there. We all can help each other make things.
July 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Right? It takes a village. Every. Single. Successful. YouTuber. Has an entire team backing them up. I cannot emphasize this enough. Creators do not have to do everything by themselves, because the necessary people with the right skill sets are out there. We all can help each other make things.
You need to re-lyric Soft Cell’s Sex Dwarf (very NSFW and mildly off for some folks) to Space Dwarf. All the grognards will fall all over themselves.
July 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
You need to re-lyric Soft Cell’s Sex Dwarf (very NSFW and mildly off for some folks) to Space Dwarf. All the grognards will fall all over themselves.
It’s because everybody in charge has an elementary school equivalent maturity. Full stop.
July 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s because everybody in charge has an elementary school equivalent maturity. Full stop.
Free League is doing amazing things; and frankly I’ve never seen a bad title come out of them. Not that I’ve had the chance to play them all! I have a crew that I run Vaesen for and I’m all over Alien right now - need players for that. Dragonbane and Symbaroum are our funny/dark fixes.
July 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Free League is doing amazing things; and frankly I’ve never seen a bad title come out of them. Not that I’ve had the chance to play them all! I have a crew that I run Vaesen for and I’m all over Alien right now - need players for that. Dragonbane and Symbaroum are our funny/dark fixes.