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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 2h

So an innkeeper may have a hundred guilder in his till, but is old Zhonglese coin, vesperran dollars, real elven art coins, the lead pieces of the dwarves and so on

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 2h

Vesperra uses paper notes, and copper coins, printed and minted on the back of a minters silver reserves. But in NuZhong where the silver rush is ongoing, the flood of foreigners has created a market with new coins. Anything worth one dollar may be called a Guilder - or "guild approximate"

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 2h

Bryznia trades in minted coins made from previous metal. The coin is it's own value. The new Arch Baron is slowly trying to establish a coin based on a hard to see mystical value based on the right magic schools. This "By eight Coin" has a floating value that makes it hard to by bread

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 2h

Nintya had copper coins, engraved and inlaid, and money lenders at the port would exchange your foreign currencies or ancient coins into this "universal" coin

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 17h

Well done comrade. Put your feet up for a bit. You deserve a short break

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Rayne Grimm ➡️Furpocalypse @raynegrimm.bsky.social · 1d

Seems there's been word that hashtags may not be functioning properly on bluesky as of late

If yall like my #TTRPGQuestion & #TTRPGPrompt posts do be sure to Give them a share if your up for it, it does really help me out and might help counteract the recent issues 😅

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 22h

In Caldera, the inland sea was so poisonous, that it was filled with hardy mutant fish and infernal seaweed.
In Arath, there was a lot of sea folk, all curious, or hostile, about the innovative humans and Thier underwater oasis

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 22h

In Nintya, the cursed coast was home to Thaal-Asah , mother of sea monsters, who spent her idle hours making new monsters and setting them free.
In Prospero, the seas were the end of the world so while populated with normal sealife, "things" from the chaos beyond used it as a back door

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 1d

Hrrm. My bad for the undereading.
Serious answer: 4th circle Earthdawn has some of the better, more energetic fight scenes, players juggling low and mid tier talents talents with Thier upper tier abilities.

Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 1d

Afternoon

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 1d

/points at nearly every superhero rpg in existence

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 1d

AI slop posts are beneath you comrade

Also... Please consider alt text

Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 2d

In Nintya, of the six forces, "unworld" was a corruptor. But apart from evil outcomes, arcanists considered it "dangerous but neutral"

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 2d

In Nintya it was fairly common. An overcrowded city where most people lived in the sewer will do that.
In Bryznia there is enough hedge magic to go around that if something is not severe, you will recover.
In Vesperra, the new world still has surprise ailments, and snake oil doctors make them worse

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Kurella De'vil is in the Details @kurellian.bsky.social · 2d

"motherfucker" is a gender neutral term

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Kayleigh McKee, Cheerer for the Dolls ⏬️ AnimeUSA! @ghaspey.bsky.social · 3d

I'll say it: I think its rly annoying and frankly amateurish that writers are constantly told their villains must be understandable or have sympathetic motivation to be interesting or realistic when all our big villains irl are in fact rich, stupid, selfish, trickster dillweeds and always have been

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Isa / EvilCleverDog @evilcleverdog.bsky.social · Aug 23

Using ChatGPT

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 2d

Chickpea Tandoori and garlic Naan suit you?

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 3d

In Vesperra, the new exciting field of "Psychopetry" tells people that dreams have hidden meanings deep in the soul. Just hand over thirty silver for a consult.

Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 3d

In Bryznia, dreams are just dreams, and many would mock you for reading more meaning into them. But there is a dream dimension, full of things that sliver, and if yours are pretty bad, you may get a visit from an expert in these matters

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 3d

few ideas have damaged the average psyche more than ‘the customer is always right.’ it should be a little bit humiliating, being a customer. you should walk into any service transaction knowing that the other person, and not you, is in control over whether you get your treats

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 3d

the Elves from Elfquest. The fae from Castle Falkenstein. The Androids From 1E Pathfinder

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 3d

Easy. Arch Baron Ronaldo True. He led the 'popular revolution' of the hard working Barons over the corrupt and unjust monarchy, and gave himself the Title 'ArchBaron'. Now his mob have taken over the church, destroying Libraries raising random Tariffs, supporting foreign tyrants etc

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Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 4d

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“I hate it when I’m trying to look up a good golem recipe and the rabbi prefaces it with ten paragraphs about his life in 17th century Prague. Like, I feel for you, Maharai, but there are anti-semites going unsuplexed while I’m searching for the ingredient list.”

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Spare Sidekick (They/Them) @sparesidekick.bsky.social · 4d

It's a parasite in one instance, where it adapted to living in sinus cavities, burrowing into the nerves and jangling the brain.