Captain Chaos
@captainchaos.myatproto.social
“In the Fyres of Struggle let us bake New Men, who Will Notte heed the Old Lies.”
A dude in circumstances who does things. He/him
A dude in circumstances who does things. He/him
Pinned
Return of the Mack
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This is easily one of my favorite videos ever put on the information superhighway. My man is on a ship and he's confronted with the dilemma of enjoying an icy treat but also enjoying an all time banger and figures out the hardest solution for both problems. Please watch it if you're down
Me from Saturday at a fancy tapas place doing birthday stuff because yesterday my actual birthday was driving and then getting stranded at an airport
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Me from Saturday at a fancy tapas place doing birthday stuff because yesterday my actual birthday was driving and then getting stranded at an airport
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It makes perfect sense that the grimy bartender, the street hustler, and the courtesan all have low physical defense but impeccable social defense. You might be able to beat them up, but you can't trick them. On their turf, they're more likely to intimidate you than the other way around.
I have always been a huge fan of the social defense mechanic in Earthdawn that there's a streamlined way to address social checks involving NPCs. I also like systems that reward player engagement Exalted 1E did this
D&D lacks strong mechanics for social interactions, a glaring oversight that spawns from the game's origins. Most abilities in D&D are at least combat-adjacent, dominated by a "rule of cool" that lets you throw fireballs but can't figure out a way to describe how you'd address a crowd.
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It makes perfect sense that the grimy bartender, the street hustler, and the courtesan all have low physical defense but impeccable social defense. You might be able to beat them up, but you can't trick them. On their turf, they're more likely to intimidate you than the other way around.
Earthdawn is the best fantasy TTRPG ever made period hands down. Fun fact I played in a campaign that went 17 years run by OP from middle school until the final session which was my bachelor party
Earthdawn is a high fantasy game that features not just physical and magic defense but social defense, a measure of your character's ability to navigate social settings without being tricked, goaded, or humiliated. Some of its most powerful player jobs are non-combat classes like the Troubadour.
Earthdawn – FASA Games, Inc.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Earthdawn is the best fantasy TTRPG ever made period hands down. Fun fact I played in a campaign that went 17 years run by OP from middle school until the final session which was my bachelor party
Shadowrun is where my handle on here comes from the old sourcebooks were written like chat logs (well BBS but it reads the same) and Captain Chaos was the mod of the main server that dealt with all the shadowrunners
Shadowrun is a cyberpunk RPG that only needs a pile of D6s. Players work as underworld criminals in a neon, chrome-and-magic filled dystopia.
Mages put their bodies on the line to power their spells. Hold onto that illusion you've created for too long and you'll black out when you let it go.
Mages put their bodies on the line to power their spells. Hold onto that illusion you've created for too long and you'll black out when you let it go.
Shadowrun Getting Started
The official store for games such as BattleTech, Shadowrun, Dragonfire, Leviathans, Valiant Universe, Cosmic Patrol as well as other card, dice, and tabletop games.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Shadowrun is where my handle on here comes from the old sourcebooks were written like chat logs (well BBS but it reads the same) and Captain Chaos was the mod of the main server that dealt with all the shadowrunners
I just wrapped up playing a CoC game where for the first time in like 30 years I did not fail a single sanity roll it was wild
Call of Cthulhu is a horror RPG with a sanity-loss mechanic that makes players less powerful as they encounter more of the arcane. It is an excellent way to explore ideas of trauma and the fear of the unknown.
Call of Cthulhu RPG - Call of Cthulhu Rules - Chaosium Inc.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I just wrapped up playing a CoC game where for the first time in like 30 years I did not fail a single sanity roll it was wild
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This is part of the runaway success of games like Baldur's Gate 3, a curated D&D experience that can't get derailed because the DM didn't plan for you to talk to that background character and turn Fuzzbottom the one-legged goblin into your party mascot.
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This is part of the runaway success of games like Baldur's Gate 3, a curated D&D experience that can't get derailed because the DM didn't plan for you to talk to that background character and turn Fuzzbottom the one-legged goblin into your party mascot.
It me. He talking bout me
A good friend of mine encounters this problem at his local game store. He runs introductory games, and it often takes a long conversation before someone will even think about playing something besides D&D. They want the brand, with all its Mercer-inspired baggage, more than they want the experience.
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It me. He talking bout me
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You and your friends do not have a professional production studio to design your sets, paint your miniatures, and review your story drafts. Their show is to tabletop gaming what pornography is to actual sex.
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
You and your friends do not have a professional production studio to design your sets, paint your miniatures, and review your story drafts. Their show is to tabletop gaming what pornography is to actual sex.
I have always been a huge fan of the social defense mechanic in Earthdawn that there's a streamlined way to address social checks involving NPCs. I also like systems that reward player engagement Exalted 1E did this
D&D lacks strong mechanics for social interactions, a glaring oversight that spawns from the game's origins. Most abilities in D&D are at least combat-adjacent, dominated by a "rule of cool" that lets you throw fireballs but can't figure out a way to describe how you'd address a crowd.
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I have always been a huge fan of the social defense mechanic in Earthdawn that there's a streamlined way to address social checks involving NPCs. I also like systems that reward player engagement Exalted 1E did this
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Other game systems have ways of scaling a player's abilities to a challenge, making it clear that there are times when partial success is the best you can achieve or that sometimes, a task is flatly impossible. Flexible systems create more player agency, and they invite more excitement.
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Other game systems have ways of scaling a player's abilities to a challenge, making it clear that there are times when partial success is the best you can achieve or that sometimes, a task is flatly impossible. Flexible systems create more player agency, and they invite more excitement.
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I feel like ranting. Let's talk about tabletop role-playing, why D&D is a terrible system, and why Hasbro's success has choked better games out of the space.
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I feel like ranting. Let's talk about tabletop role-playing, why D&D is a terrible system, and why Hasbro's success has choked better games out of the space.
My flight home got delayed so I'm spending most of my birthday today at the airport lol
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
My flight home got delayed so I'm spending most of my birthday today at the airport lol
We're out with our nieces and we just met our youngest one who is 10 and a Homestuck fan. She's also a giant Warhammer nerd istg I might cry
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We're out with our nieces and we just met our youngest one who is 10 and a Homestuck fan. She's also a giant Warhammer nerd istg I might cry
My brother found our ancient family album which I thought had been lost for at least 25 years: here's me showing off my Tetris high score in 1990
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
My brother found our ancient family album which I thought had been lost for at least 25 years: here's me showing off my Tetris high score in 1990
Ok is it a thing that the SK army just has dudes who got idol experience to do shit like this? I have no idea but if so that's fucking dope
[4K] 헌트릭스(HUNTR/X) – 골든(Golden) Cover by Korean Soldiers Full Cam | 251017 칠곡낙동강평화축제 #성국 #서호 #송재원
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November 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Ok is it a thing that the SK army just has dudes who got idol experience to do shit like this? I have no idea but if so that's fucking dope
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so like the knights of ren are apparently just a bunch of non-force sensitive guys who followed around this dude who had a lightsaber called ren but then kylo killed ren and destroyed the lightsaber so they're just the cuck squad now this is actual canon
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
so like the knights of ren are apparently just a bunch of non-force sensitive guys who followed around this dude who had a lightsaber called ren but then kylo killed ren and destroyed the lightsaber so they're just the cuck squad now this is actual canon
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I've been in a slump of bad books. The last 3-4 I've read have been duds. Tell me the last thing you read that you really loved. I'm talking "this was so good, and I need to tell someone about it."
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I've been in a slump of bad books. The last 3-4 I've read have been duds. Tell me the last thing you read that you really loved. I'm talking "this was so good, and I need to tell someone about it."
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When Marissa Berenson crumples into open despair when her dying son asks his parents not to quarrel so they can be reunited in heaven...this was a crime against humanity.
I don't think there's a father on earth capable of sentiment in his heart who would not be brought low by this scene.
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
When Marissa Berenson crumples into open despair when her dying son asks his parents not to quarrel so they can be reunited in heaven...this was a crime against humanity.
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NORMALIZE CALLING YOUR MMO CHARACTERS YOUR "TOONS" AGAIN
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
NORMALIZE CALLING YOUR MMO CHARACTERS YOUR "TOONS" AGAIN
One of the top three hardest laughs I ever had was seeing PJ's King Kong in theaters and the full theater went silent when Kong fell but my friend started laughing with his infectious laugh and the whole theater immediately started laughing as Kong fell to his death you had to be there
Shout out to the person in my screening of Predator: Badlands yesterday who muttered, "Goddamn..." under the breath when Elle Fanning crushed someone's head in between her legs
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
One of the top three hardest laughs I ever had was seeing PJ's King Kong in theaters and the full theater went silent when Kong fell but my friend started laughing with his infectious laugh and the whole theater immediately started laughing as Kong fell to his death you had to be there
It's hilarious to me that one of my favorite horror films since Hereditary was directed by this guy
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
It's hilarious to me that one of my favorite horror films since Hereditary was directed by this guy
This would have absolutely been my away message for AIM had it dropped in like 1999
🎶Can't breathe, vision's gettin' blurry now
Nosebleed, never been so worried, how
Am I supposed to handle the pressure?
It would've been better if I were anybody else!🎶
Nosebleed, never been so worried, how
Am I supposed to handle the pressure?
It would've been better if I were anybody else!🎶
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
This would have absolutely been my away message for AIM had it dropped in like 1999
🎶Can't breathe, vision's gettin' blurry now
Nosebleed, never been so worried, how
Am I supposed to handle the pressure?
It would've been better if I were anybody else!🎶
Nosebleed, never been so worried, how
Am I supposed to handle the pressure?
It would've been better if I were anybody else!🎶
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
🎶Can't breathe, vision's gettin' blurry now
Nosebleed, never been so worried, how
Am I supposed to handle the pressure?
It would've been better if I were anybody else!🎶
Nosebleed, never been so worried, how
Am I supposed to handle the pressure?
It would've been better if I were anybody else!🎶
I fucking love poker this is such a weird thing to say
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I fucking love poker this is such a weird thing to say