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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 12h

When someone comments on Game of Thrones content that the books are never coming out, I imagine them being handed a golden award amidst a standing ovation. Just offstage, their proud mother dabs her eyes with a handkerchief. World leaders stand by to offer handshakes and back-pats.

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 22h

Thumbing through the new Phantasy Star TTRPG, I found this little nugget.

This was EXACTLY the vibe I got from playing PS2 earlier this year. So much outside-the-box design that felt like it was just there to be different and weird. Even inputing commands in combat felt weird!

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 3d

There's a scene in Soul Blazer where a dog takes you on a guided tour of the animal village he lives in. Later, you shrink down and go into a crazy professor's table models to fight toy soldiers and bulldozers. Game's a trip.

Gameplay is a bit "clunky Zelda" but that's still pretty good.

Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 3d

I derive a lot of fun from games by accurately understanding and following rules. So I like systems where I feel I can adjucate fairly and consistently. I like being so familiar with a system that I can confidently do anything with it.

Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 4d

If all else holds, my meatspace group will be doing character creation for Obojima tomorrow, a charming 5e setting drawing inspiration from Studio Ghibli.

There is a small part of me, an evil little gremlin in my own heart, muttering, "Send them to Ravenloft in session 3."
#dnd #dnd5e #obojima

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 4d

The only reason I ever watch professional poker is to snicker at myself like a lunatic whenever people "have the nuts".

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 5d

Time for some wisdom everyone surely already knows:

1) There's almost no better way to spend time than at a good D&D table.

2) There's almost no worse way to spend time than at a bad D&D table.

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 5d

There's nothing quite like recording for three hours only to discover your screen capture was cropped incorrectly.

Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 6d

Then they don't have to take it. There are four other arrays on the table to choose from, which all players have equal access to.

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 6d

I've had several players take arrays less than the standard. Sometimes you want a 6 because it fits your character concept. Everyone gets the same opportunity, that's the key. Nobody ends up with stats they don't want, and nobody is ever "shit" at my table.

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 6d

Rolling is inherently fun because you get a wild array instead of the standard. I correct for unfairness by having all players roll an array, then everyone can pick from the arrays available to everyone. Sometimes players choose to be underpowered to get that one sweet 18 on the board.

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 7d

Big Damn FF Shuffle Update:
- President Deling is a fake!
- President Shinra is murdered!
- Bartz and Firion both caught chocobos!
- Sabin and Gau caught a stray cat!
- Cecil and Rosa do wet sloppy kisses!
- Black mages poison Tiamat!
- Black mages burn Burmecia!

Gettin' pretty exciting over here!

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 7d

Time to stream 12 Final Fantasy games at the same time:
youtube.com/live/0aA6G72...
#youtube #stream #finalfantasy #retrogaming

I couldn't decide which Final Fantasy to play, so I'm playing all of them.

YouTube video by Brickroad's Ridiculous Nonsense

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 8d

Last night I played the demo for Power Wash Simulator 2 and I can say this with confidence: I have never been more excited for a new release, ever.

EVER.

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 10d

Saved By the Flumph! It's our D&D 5e game set at magic school.
youtube.com/live/trVZKJo...
#youtube #stream #dnd #dnd5e

Saved By the Flumph • Episode 27

YouTube video by SaluteTheFlumph

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 11d

For the next six or so hours of my weird-ass life, I will be shuffling twelve Final Fantasy games together:
youtube.com/live/UdgdAb2...
#finalfantasy #retrogaming

Florida Man vs. Twelve Final Fantasy Games

YouTube video by Brickroad's Ridiculous Nonsense

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 11d

Back to work making a Minecraft Hardcore world worthy of my hard-working copper golem buddy:
youtube.com/live/qF37tiy...
#minecraft #hardcore #stream #coppergolem

Midnight Minecraft for Mystified Mannequins

YouTube video by Brickroad's Ridiculous Nonsense

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 13d

The copper golem in Minecraft is both a good idea, incredibly practical, and completely adorable. Such a handsome, hard-working boy.

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 13d

Tonight I am playing Final Fantasy VII, as well as eleven other FF games, all at the same time:
youtube.com/live/3cTMBFx...
#youtube #finalfantasy #ff7 #retrogaming

Final Fantasy VII (plus eleven other FF games, all at once)

YouTube video by Brickroad's Ridiculous Nonsense

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 14d

BAD NEWS: I died again in Hardcore Minecraft.

GOOD NEWS: The new world is much cooler.

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 14d

I hope they make another Minecraft movie.

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 15d

I have so much DayQuil in my body I'm starting to hallucinate that I'm playing twelve Final Fantasy games at once.
youtube.com/live/zXCz-8d...
#finalfantasy #retrogaming

Physically Ill Man Plays Twelve Final Fantasy Games At Once

YouTube video by Brickroad's Ridiculous Nonsense

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 16d

A couple years ago my boys and I placd every Weird Al song into an OBJECTIVE and DEFINITIVE tier list. Big pharma tried to silence us, but we still ended up with 17 songs in the S-Tier, which a kindly chatroom yakker organized into this handy playlist:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

All S-Tier Weird Al Songs - YouTube

All songs with an "S" rating on the Objectively Definitive Weird Al Tier List by Brickroad, Kefkafloyd, and "notabuttface" ShifterChaos95.

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 17d

I just said "WinAmp skins are still cool" and I goddamn meant it.

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Brickroad @brickroad.bsky.social · 18d

Another 8 hours in the can on this 12-game Final Fantasy shuffle:

- Cloud is dressed as a girl
- Cyan's family are dying from poison
- Garnet learned the difference between a broadsword and a dagger
- A robot and his pals are swimming around inside a priestess's body

#finalfantasy #retrogaming