I still cry when I remember that they were clearing them out at $5 a pop. I’ll cling to mine until the day it dies.

There are systems like Blades in the Dark that bypass all the planning phases and just let players jump into the interesting parts of the story. Better yet, it has mechanics to support this kind of play.

“Simulation” type RPGs can be done on computers these days with much more detailed and satisfying tactical combat, but narrative-focused games that play more like an episodic show is where the really interesting TTRPG stuff is happening in my opinion.

It doesn’t get much buzzier than a crumhorn consort.

Ted Cruz is the most pathetic member of Congress, and that’s really saying something.

Pack a book. Everything from hammock backpacking to week-long glamping festivals, I’ve never regretted bringing one along.

Bath is the coolest city I’ve ever been to; it started my lifelong interest in Roman history.

“Encounters” is such a funny way to phrase it. Like he was traveling through the woods on a quest and had to roll on the random table upon which a pack of wolves was also an option.

That whole Air album is amazing.

Miserere mei, Deus

Miserere (full title: Miserere mei, Deus, Latin for “Have mercy on me, O God”) is a setting of Psalm 51 (Psalm 50 in Septuagint numbering) by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri. It was composed during the reign of Pope Urban VIII, probably during the 1630s, for the exclusive use of the Sistine Chapel during the Tenebrae services of Holy Week, and its mystique was increased by unwritten performance traditions and ornamentation. It is written for three choirs, two of five and four voices respectively, with a third choir singing plainsong responses, each singing alternately and joining to sing the ending in one of the most recognised and enduring examples of polyphony, in this case in a 9-part rendition.

Play music, read a book, draw something, play a game, or watch a movie.

If you haven’t read the book, I highly recommend it. It may be my favorite novel.

The piggies saw someone in trouble and decided to pile on?

And they wonder why people hate them.

The Wild Robot is well worth a watch. It looks like a kids movie, but I think the themes work just as well if not better for adults.

They should really call it backthengammon.

The mk2 has a cupola and machine gun.

I could tell by your first comment that you didn’t care to know about how others think.

Ignorance is a lot easier than educating yourself, so I can see why you’d choose the easy path; I’m just disappointed that you decided to be incurious instead of learning something.

But I’m sure your “highschool rebel” understanding of anarchism is truly accurate, thanks for the notes. Or you could explain what mental gymnastics I’m performing? This is all basic anarchist theory that you can confirm with a five minute read of a wikipedia article summary.

Please don’t take this the wrong way, but you should read some anarchist political theory if you want to address their actual beliefs.

This is exactly the kind of communal structure that anarchists advocate for: a voluntary collective where everyone agrees to contribute to furthering certain goals, values, and objectives.

OP is not coercing players to be in their game or to do things their way; they’re saying “this is the game that I run, take it or leave it,” and the players can join if they share the same goals.

I think it’s funny that I have the exact same rule zero: I’ll reluctantly play 5e, but I won’t run it.

Communal resources seems to go against that

Mutual aid is a fundamental principle of (most types of) anarchism, as is freedom of association.

In other words: if the PCs don’t like it, they can make their own game with their own rules.

My favorite is when I search for something and nothing comes up, but I search again and it brings up a hundred results. So I have to search everything twice if there are no results just to make sure.