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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 6h

every TTRPG GM has had some variant of this conversation in their brain while designing scenarios

Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 20h

WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass

WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you

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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 1d

Alternately, they say yes and are confused when sandwiches are placed before them

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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if it'd help me sleep on flights though

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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 1d

In other "nah, I'm good" news:

Screenshot of a YouTube thumbnail for an eleven-hour long video entitled "The Complete Wheel of Time Plot Explained on a Whiteboard."

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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 2d

I just finished Silksong! The endgame thing said 83% completion, but I looked at the cheevos I don't have yet and, uh, yeah, I'm good.

Is this the largest Metroidvania world out there? It's been years since I played Dread and I remember that being pretty big, but man, Silksong is DENSE too.

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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 2d

Just realized that vampires, werewolves, and zombies all operate on MLM rules

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 5d

sure, "everyone should give money to me" is a popular sentiment, but you're not supposed to, like, say it out LOUD

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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 5d

I generally approach my life choices by whether or not someone watching me from a movie theater would shout "Don't do *that*, you idiot!" at the screen

Squint @squint.bsky.social · 5d

*investigators find me, now a pile of organs and marrowless bones*

Look here sarge, guy had almost a whole mag of silver bullets but didn't use 'em.

*Sarge shakes his head*

Tryna skate by just using one, eh? Seen it a dozen times. Death by cheapass.

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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 5d

*I shoot a werewolf*

Hmm, maybe I don't NEED to double-tap this werewolf. I mean, silver is trading at all-time highs and besides these things are really time-consuming to m—

*I am mauled to death in my moment of cheapass-induced hesitation*

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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 8d

Going to my first hockey game ever on Halloween night in DC! Capitals vs. Islanders. Looking forward to it!

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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 9d

Hmm time to go see what kinds of hard drive enclosures are out there nowad—excuse me?

Screenshot of a product demonstration image on Amazon. The product is a multi-bay hard drive enclosure, and it is sat atop a computer desk next to a mug which reads "Don't Fucking Procrastinate."

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nina milkwalkermoto 🎃 @spacecoyote.com · 14d

halloween mode activated

Space coyote version of The Milkwalker to go with my "Nina Milkwalkermoto" Halloween name

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nina milkwalkermoto 🎃 @spacecoyote.com · 15d

re: the Simpsons Movie 2 poster, anyone else notice this? (my drawover on the right)

Left image: the Simpsons Movie 2 poster, featuring Homer's hand grabbing a donut revealing a grease stain. Right image: I drew Homer using the donut and grease stain as eyes

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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 18d

Current POV: British Royal Navy Harrier at my local aerodrome

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Cybershell @cybershell.bsky.social · 19d

Underrated benefit of being an OG youtuber is you constantly get "Holy shit, you're old" comments.

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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 19d

In Silksong, Hornet has a slapping animation, used occasionally during NPC dialogue

Someone mod in a "Slap Mode" which replaces all non-special needle attacks with Hornet's slap plz

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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 20d

They know where their bread is buttered

it's buttered on the ham & cheese and pepperoni pizza

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Squint @squint.bsky.social · 20d

At least they're available. In the US the only meat pie you can readily get is chicken pot pie. While that is indeed tasty, if you want a pie that uses any other kind of meat, you have to go find an English or Irish-themed pub.