I love this an unreasonable amount

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Guy just looked at this and said "hell yeah"

There's a part of me that thinks working on building a world to good for you to be part of might be the only possible act that could be called heroic. Also, that's probably not a good thing

Maybe I need that on a challenge coin

One of the happiest times of my life was very much like this

MasterTrainGrow Ryan Holiday Seven Habits for strategy, Getting Things Done for tactics,The Bullet Journal Method for record keeping, and The Daily Stoic for goals It's like a full-stack for a good life.

Dahl never asked us what house we were.

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Huh. Less than a minute of combat that resolves in exactly one decisive blow. Wonder if there's any gaming system that can model that well? Also, play #TOLoWaR

It does not surprise me in the least that a group of 18yo in 2025 believe it is possible to choose what to believe in. Mostly because they've had to do it over and over again their whole lives.

Yes. Because the gaming community that most commonly uses "Dungeon Master" is filled with spoiled brats that want to act out and then expect "daddy" to fix it for them, as their corporate-sponsored "How to DM" advice will show. The good news is you can be a Referee instead.

It's late and I'm in a flare but I'm going to do my best on this. Modern versions of the DnD rule sets are fragile. They're already trying to walk a tightrope of "challenging, but not too challenging" and one of "be special, but not too special" in pursuit of some notion of

WALKING WOUNDED CEO I think it's still the perfect inkblot movie. Growing up where I did, and how I did, I think it did a better job of capturing the actual experience of my generation than any movie I've ever seen, down to the dilemma of "be original and never start, or be performative and build

Short term: bearish. Long term: bullish Alternately, we have to take our medicine if we want to feel better

That's actually fairly common. Not in as many words, but I do wonder how much Autistic perfectionism can be traced to never being allowed to have a hobby we weren't ready to demonstrate on a moment's notice

Three of my grandparents were directly involved in WW2. My father's father fought at Guadalcanal. Of the 3, he's the only one whose service I can talk about. 😅

I've been told I'm no fun to argue with because I'm no fun to win against. I just go "huh, you're right" And switch teams 😄

A friend of mine who likes very different movies than I do once said I was his favorite reviewer to listen to because I could talk about why I didn't like a movie in a way that made him eager to see it. I try to carry that vibe forward.