Picard: It's a computer simulation of thoroughbred horse racing called Umamusume Pretty Derby. The program was quite popular in the 21st century.
Riker: Mm. 'Pretty' is accurate. That Goldship is quite something.
Picard: I hadn't noticed. I enjoy the simulation's tactical qualities.
Riker: Yes, sir.
It is #internationalwomensday and just to mention for those that don't know me in person... that the magazine is edited by a woman.
That's me, Kat.
I've been playing TTRPGs for long then I care to think about and it is a great hobby for everyone with lots of great voices!
tenchi masaki from tenchi muyo dressed in a grey schoolgirl uniform walks through a scifi scanner thingie
a computer screen showing his skeleton and a DNA strand, captioned dialog reads "everything looks okay"
the space cop or whatever says "but did you know your frame is very masculine?"
tenchi says "uh, i... have a father who's a man"
it's a pleasant surprise if you find a crossdressing character in a 90s anime and the joke being told is funny
My final Design Diary for The Awards 2026 is live, and it's really not even a design diary. I'm just making some final decisions and gathering all of my thoughts for what The Awards will look like when it launches next month
ttrpg-spider.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...
TTRPG SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT:
CW: CSA materials
I've just heard from a trusted source (with evidence linked below)
that @ colbosch. bsky. social was arrested in June last year for possession of CSAM.
Sharing this info so that others can look into it for themselves and keep themselves safe.
I don't know this guy, but many of you do. I did the research - he's facing 15 years for CSAM, some of the victims in the abuse materials were ID'd by NCMEC.
I'm willing to forgive an awful lot, but never child abuse or pedophilia.
![[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.]
From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes:
NEWSREADER:
Extraordinary images here
of an expat in Dubai
[The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly]
…Having their first ever geopolitical thought.
[CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones].
CLIVE MYRIE:
To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent
DAVID JONES:
Clive, this is momentous
It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: ‘Dubai Is Brilliant’.
[Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same]
You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self.
It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts.
CLIVE MYRIE:
Which are…?
DAVID JONES:
You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes,
I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa.
CLIVE MYRIE:
And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days?
DAVID JONES:
I think we can expect to see:
“I Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To”
CLIVE MYRIE:
Mmm.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreibu6vuc7ofetq5hla3gfcknocotbfl3yk2ajczk6qfd2hnjxrav6q)
[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.] From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes: NEWSREADER: Extraordinary images here of an expat in Dubai [The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly] …Having their first ever geopolitical thought. [CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones]. CLIVE MYRIE: To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent DAVID JONES: Clive, this is momentous It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: ‘Dubai Is Brilliant’. [Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same] You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self. It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts. CLIVE MYRIE: Which are…? DAVID JONES: You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes, I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa. CLIVE MYRIE: And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days? DAVID JONES: I think we can expect to see: “I Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To” CLIVE MYRIE: Mmm. [Ends]
The March Mecha Newsletter features Girl Frame and an interview with the creator @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social! Girl Frame is a PBTA game about lesbian pilots, forced into half-living mech suits and sent by their Handler to kill eldritch beings from outside reality.
It's incredibly well-written.
The idea's out there today that the job of an op-ed page is to publish pieces making the case for (as well as against) every topic or proposal that's in the news, "even if the policy is bad." This may seem reasonable and it's a thing I struggled with when I was an op-ed editor, so I have thoughts. +
There is nothing brave about blindly following orders to bomb schools full of children. This is a defence the nazis used. It didnt apply to them either.
50 children died
Doing this with Hard Wired Island but editing the quote to make it look like one of the ones on the KS page where I'm quoting someone who actually hated it as a bit
it's all just art. "porn" is just art that makes you horny, in precisely the way that "horror" is art that makes you scared and "metroidvania" is art that makes you write video essays
hi, we haven't had a job interview in over three years and we keep getting job rejections before the interview stage. any financial support would be appreciated. paypal.me/letao venmo.com/u/pleonastic...
Although I never posted the art, some time ago I did work with Hit Point on one of their Big Bads!
Check out their new Kickstarter which collects the Big Bads into one awesome book!
You best start believing in the American century of humiliation… because you’re living in it!
This seems extremely cool!
A Season’s Oath, a Wanderhome actual play series of hope, exploration, and deep magic. A folkloric journey with a rotating cast of Travelers who weave in and out of a road that will lead to many forgotten and sacred places all over the land of Haeth. #ttrpg #ActualPlay #Wanderhome #PastoralFantasy
zohran increased the number of snow shovelers from 500 to 1,400 for this blizzard, paying them $30/hour to shovel sidewalks with at least a four-foot berth so that wheelchairs and strollers can get through. he didn't overhaul city government to do it, he just used the power given to him and did it!
Besson: so dracula is fighting the muslims on the behalf of the christian god
Besson: but the christian god fails to save his wife, so now he's mad
Frank Herbert: hmm seems to me that maybe there's another religion here that's being proven superior
Howdy friends, we're going through some changes with our program. We'll still be in your feed biweeky as always, but while some members step away the rest of us will be keeping up with oneshots and mini-series while our main show goes on a hiatus.
open.spotify.com/episode/4luK...
We have another Casting call for everyone.
Now, onto our next game! Weight of Winter:
System: Under Hollow Hills
GM: Grey
Session 0: TBD by cast availability
Game call time: 3/21 2pm Central
More info in the form: tally.so/r/81KJxo
i don’t know why everyone calls him meat boy when he’s clearly a cactus demon
Any of y’all #ttrpg fans have a source for the quote “There are two families of TTRPGs. There’s ‘Roll high for more damage’ and there’s ‘write sad feelings on an index card’.” ?
I am running for Congress because we urgently need leaders who will stand up for our rights. We need leaders who understand that treating human beings like human beings is a moral obligation, not a political question. We need leaders who will work hard to help humanity, not serve the elite. I am a first-generation college graduate, the mom of a young daughter, a proud union member, and a public defender. I have personally experienced many of the challenges that working class people face, and I understand the urgency they demand.
SCOOP — Tom Suozzi has a Democratic primary challenger in the NY-3 congressional race.
Danielle Welch (@daniwelch.bsky.social), a public defender, has officially declared her candidacy.
Welch gave me this comment about launching her campaign:
People on Bluesky: “sPoRtS aReN’t PoLiTiCaL”
The United States men’s national hockey team: *parties in their dressing room with Kash Patel*
The first page of Ultimates 21, out next week.
Are you reading all the Bloggies nominations this year? Do you wish you had even MORE blog posts to read? Fear not! I've written a theory article about the Principle of Least Effort as it pertains to design, play, and discourse. Read it here:
clawhammergames.com/it-would-be-...
