Reminder that today is an economic blackout. Don't buy from chains or big box stores!
However! You are still encouraged to shop at local and small businesses, and you can, of course, still buy medicine, food and emergency supplies.
Good explainer here:
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For the most part, I cut those people from my life back in 2016. My mother is a holdout, and she's been oddly quiet of late. If she ever brings it up, I'll hopefully say, 'You said you couldn't vote for a Democrat. Sorry, but you are partially to blame. What are you doing to fix this mistake?'
Okay, so I wouldn't refuse to play D&D 5E and I think it's a great game. But I've been playing some version of D&D since the mid 80s and I'm just kinda over the usual tropes by now.
I played an earlier version of this and had a blast. This new version looks even better!
Photo of highway in NJ with signage “Musk stole your tax data” on pedestrian overpass.
Route 4 in Paramus, NJ, yesterday. Posted on Facebook by John Weir @jweirdo.bsky.social.
Dunno why, but this song has been in my head for weeks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5ar...
A quote from my current WIP:
"These members are trying to reverse engineer what sex is. So far, they have rediscovered shady back rubs and awkwardness."
Why haven't I noticed this before?
Honestly, thanks for playing!
Zippy the Wonder Gremlin.
He started out in a D&D adventure as comedy relief. He was harmless and cute, so the team made him their mascot. Levels later, turns out this was the BBEG's familiar faking silliness to earn their trust and guide the party where the BBEG wanted them to go.
Why I love editing Paranoia sometimes. I had to say to a designer, "These two terms you created are easily confused by the reader. Did you mean that? If so, carry on."
Looking for a palette cleanser after a big campaign?
Paranoia is cooperative RPG, but it isn’t, set in a sci-fi utopia, that really isn’t.
Traitors, mutants and fellow Troubleshooters all need terminating!
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Finally gave in and paid for a #Dropout membership. After watching a few episodes of Make Some Noise, Game Changer, and the new Um, Actually, I am super happy I did. Plus supporting independent creators and all that jazz.
Finally, a AI creation I can get behind. Kermit the Frog and his banjo singing Gin & Juice. youtu.be/VxsG7k1mgn4?...
You can't call yourself INDUSTRIAL either and be a bigot!
Protip for game designers out there. When you are done writing a piece (like a section or chapter), don't immediately edit it. Wait 1-2 days so you approach editing with fresh eyes. There have been many times when I did this and said, 'Why the hell did I write that?'
Their faith lets them worship power while they’re offended by mercy. It’s not Christianity they’re practicing.
Damn, FCCCP *was* one of the sides in CINO. Well said. Please take this free termination code authorising one summary execution of the clone of your choice. Please don't use it on me, as I'm already way behind on my writing. :)
I'm still going through S1, but I'm already seeing CPU, IntSec, and Romantics at least.
"Praise be"? That sound suspiciously like FCCCP. Which isn't a big deal since it obeys Friend Computer but sorry, I simply must terminate you for it. No offense, it's just the rules and that I like terminating people. Oh, forget that last bit.
The latest edition, Paranoia Perfect Edition, returns to using Commies in the foreground--as it should.
These days, it's a bit complicated. I'm a Yank and I'm the lead designer for the new Paranoia edition, but Paranoia is published by Mongoose (UK), so I have to slap in lots of British English like *colour*, *barmy* and *Bob's your uncle*.
Good catch! I helped write stuff for that game, and it was a blast. The way they handled computational magic was amazing. There's a new edition coming out, too!
Yeah it is! I'm catching up on S1 of Silo, and I'm already seeing Romantics (Flamekeepers), IntSec (Justice), CPU (IT), and more. Great to see!
