On the other hand, I always see people who use the term tankies calling everyone who the US propaganda says is an oppressor an oppressor. It's so weird how that works out that way, that the colonized countries trying to get self-determination are the oppressors, and the western colonial and imperialist countries are the only ones with "freedom". They eat the propaganda right up.
Well at least here we can pretty easily see where the money goes by looking at the billions of dollars given to Israel and the military.
I'm so used to hearing that this technology is 10 years away, or whatever the old adage was, that i can't believe we've been seeing actual progress on this front in the last few years. Maybe it will actually happen eventually!
How so? I heard their protocol was better than Activity Pub, but I don't really know the details or what the difference is.
As someone who's only seen the first Alien and part of Alien 2, I really enjoyed it.
Nice! I've been slowly making my own playlists but it's messed up my algorithm when I want to listen to normal music with lyrics lol.
Everyone either seems angry or like a bot. Before I couldn't pull myself anyway, now I get bored a couple posts into the front page and then I just check it a few hobby subs that I hope can move here someday (mostly TTRPG ones lol).
I feel like I'm going to have to play in a Blades in the Dark game before I run one, but not sure how. But that would definitely be on my list.
I got the Avatar rpg forever ago and haven't had a chance to play it yet, either.
And Pathfinder 2E is definitely on the list.
Not sure if DnD 5e 2024 is different enough to count but if I can't get a game of that going in the new year, I probably have no chance of any of these other ones happening either, so I'll also say that one. Haven't even delved into the differences between that and the 2014 version yet, though.
Sounds like it's mostly just an education issue.
That's only because Israel didn't exist yet.
100% This moment can help galvanize people to the need to fix our Healthcare, but random acts of violence won't fix it, people organizing together will.
This book sounds absolutely fascinating. I love weird obscure, hobby history. It's why I really miss the history segments of The Great British Bake Off (even though some people apparently found them boring?). I'll definitely have to add it to my list of books to get.
I used to love this comic! Is still going?
Sounds fiddly lol. Not to knock it, everyone has their thing, I just don't think I've heard that one before.
I was going to guess Rifts because I've heard crazy things about their setting, too.
There's a YouTube channel that focuses on how to make cool atmospheric D&D environments like this. I think it's called AtmosSeeker? They're smaller than I think they should be.
Dems aren't allowed to say that because they are owned by the very same rich people lol
That's so cool!
Luke Crane bought Dungeon World and is going to make a 2nd Edition
Saw this on Reddit. Wondering what people think about it here.
I was surprised there was no mention of it here. This announcement comes from the Dungeon World+ Discord.
For some context, Luke Crane is most well known as the designer of the Burning Wheel rpg, and used to work at Kickstarter as VP of Community (and some controversies with it).
There's now a 2e channel/thread in the Dungeon World+ Discord where he's answering questions.
Any people familiar with Dungeon World here?
D&D Co-Creator Gary Gygax was Sexist. Talking about it is Key to Preserving His Legacy.
“Damn right I am a sexist. It doesn’t matter to me if women get paid as much as men… They can jolly well stay away from wargaming in droves for all I care.” -Gary Gygax, EUROPA 10/11 August-September 1975 Do TTRPG Historians Lie? The internet has been rending its clothes and gnashing its teeth
cross-posted from: https://ttrpg.network/post/7946465
From a blog post by Ben Riggs. I thought it was interesting.
-----------“Damn right I am a sexist. It doesn’t matter to me if women get paid as much as men… They can jolly well stay away from wargaming in droves for all I care.” -Gary Gygax, EUROPA 10/11 August-September 1975
Do TTRPG Historians Lie?
The internet has been rending its clothes and gnashing its teeth over the introduction to an instant classic of TTRPG history, The Making of Original D&D 1970-1977. Published by Wizards of the Coast, it details the earliest days of D&D’s creation using amazing primary source materials. Why then has the response been outrage from various corners of the internet? Well authors Jon Peterson and Jason Tondro mention that early D&D made light of slavery, disparaged women, and gave Hindu deities hit points. They also repeated Wizards of the Coast’s disclaimer for legacy content which states:
“These depictio
D&D Co-Creator Gary Gygax was Sexist. Talking about it is Key to Preserving His Legacy.
“Damn right I am a sexist. It doesn’t matter to me if women get paid as much as men… They can jolly well stay away from wargaming in droves for all I care.” -Gary Gygax, EUROPA 10/11 August-September 1975 Do TTRPG Historians Lie? The internet has been rending its clothes and gnashing its teeth
From a blog post by Ben Riggs. I thought it was interesting.
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“Damn right I am a sexist. It doesn’t matter to me if women get paid as much as men… They can jolly well stay away from wargaming in droves for all I care.” -Gary Gygax, EUROPA 10/11 August-September 1975
Do TTRPG Historians Lie?
The internet has been rending its clothes and gnashing its teeth over the introduction to an instant classic of TTRPG history, The Making of Original D&D 1970-1977. Published by Wizards of the Coast, it details the earliest days of D&D’s creation using amazing primary source materials. Why then has the response been outrage from various corners of the internet? Well authors Jon Peterson and Jason Tondro mention that early D&D made light of slavery, disparaged women, and gave Hindu deities hit points. They also repeated Wizards of the Coast’s disclaimer for legacy content which states:
“These depictions were wrong then and are wrong today. This content is presented as it was orig
MerrySkeptic Explains the Differences Between Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
Well they already tried suing them when they began accepting girls and changed their name the first time to Scouts BSA, but that didn't work. But truthfully the two organizations have different missions and methods.
Historically, a lot of girls who joined GSUSA thinking it was going to be Boy Scouts for girls were disappointed and would leave. GSUSA is more about empowering girls through community engagement and exploring careers. Yes there can also be camping, hiking, etc but these are more or less optional components, up to each troop to integrate. Rank advancement is based on age and grade level, while awards are based on merit.
Boy Scouts is much more focused on outdoor skills and citizenship. These are integrated into the program in that advancement in rank is based solely on merit and demonstrating proficiency with these skills. You can spend six years in Boy Scouts and never make it past Tenderfoot.
So for girls who want more emphasis on the outdoors built into their pro
What Do People Think of Daggerheart So Far?
I've been invited to join a game of Daggerheart. I like the critical role people, but otherwise know nothing about the game. I haven't read much about it or anything yet. And I haven't seen a thread about it on Lemmy yet, so I'm wondering what the different opinions on it so far are.
People enjoying it? Not liking it? Mixed reviews, making it a sort of niche game? Any good or bad comparisons with other fantasy ttrpg's?
Green Roofs Can Save Cities Money
Modeling shows green roofs can cool cities and save energy::Extensive greenery coverage on building rooftops could significantly reduce temperatures at the city scale and decrease energy costs, according to a new study.
It's a cross-post from lemmy.world. Hope I'm doing it right.
Android App that Implements Scaled Sort ?
One of the more interesting updates I saw mentioned in release notes for Lemmy v0.19 was scaled sort. So that posts from smaller communities can get bumped up more in the feed.
I currently use Sync, and it's great, but doesn't seem to have implemented this yet. Is there another mobile app for Android that does?
Thanks!
A Guide to Placing Rsources on Fictional Worlds
I saw an interesting post on Reddit related to worldbuilding and I thought I'd reproduce it here for the fediverse. It's from /r/Userfaulty and it's about where natural resources would appear normally in the world. It might not be completely accurate but it's a great start and inspiration.
A Guide to Placing Resources on Fictional Worlds
Resource
I recently watched a great video on youtube by Artifexian where he showed how to place Fuels and Metal Ores on a fictional world. But I was left in a lurch. What about stones? What about valuable gems? What else should I at least make a note of that could be of strategic importance? Well...I did the digging and below is my abstract, I haven't taken geology classes in 20 years, guide to placing resources on your fantasy world maps. If you find something below that I grossly misjudged then let me know and I will try to fix it but keep in mind that these don't need to be accurat
How Many RPG's Are Being Made Because of the WotC OGL Debacle?
I just discovered Kobold Press's Black Flag Role Playing system and Tales of the Valorant game being made. I had no idea that was a thing.
Added with the ones I did know about:
I wonder how many other RPG's are being made as a result of that debacle.
It does seem like a lot. WotC really shot themselves in the foot spawning all this new competition, didn't they?
