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8 people in a trenchcoat. We play DnD, stream video games, and art!
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⛔ No AI/NFTs/crypto. Do not contact us if you use AI in any way.
#TTRPG #TTRPGart
twitch.tv/dicefunctional | dicefunctional.carrd.co/ | [email protected]
⛔ No AI/NFTs/crypto. Do not contact us if you use AI in any way.
#TTRPG #TTRPGart
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IMPORTANT LINKS:
🎮 twitch.tv/dicefunctional
📺 youtube.com/@dicefunctional
👯 discord.gg/HnFSjA8u4U
📓 dicefunctional.carrd.co/
🚫TTRPG Anti-AI Blocklist: bsky.app/profile/did:...
IMPORTANT LINKS:
🎮 twitch.tv/dicefunctional
📺 youtube.com/@dicefunctional
👯 discord.gg/HnFSjA8u4U
📓 dicefunctional.carrd.co/
🚫TTRPG Anti-AI Blocklist: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Just to reassure anyone who has seen this and uses our TTRPG AI Blocklist, we do not use LLM / AI Detectors.
They're just not reliable, so for us it comes down to A) people who just outright admit it, or B) talking with other artists / writers and seeing if we can see telltales signs of AI use.
They're just not reliable, so for us it comes down to A) people who just outright admit it, or B) talking with other artists / writers and seeing if we can see telltales signs of AI use.
Just because I keep seeing those "I checked this piece and it's written by AI" - this is an old article of mine, before AI was available. So could we not?
February 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Just to reassure anyone who has seen this and uses our TTRPG AI Blocklist, we do not use LLM / AI Detectors.
They're just not reliable, so for us it comes down to A) people who just outright admit it, or B) talking with other artists / writers and seeing if we can see telltales signs of AI use.
They're just not reliable, so for us it comes down to A) people who just outright admit it, or B) talking with other artists / writers and seeing if we can see telltales signs of AI use.
No clue! But I can see it.
You take a person fascinated with the human mind, and more specifically, how the mind works with people who commit crimes violent or otherwise.
Give em some creativity, and a TTRPG system that lets me make and play something involving writing that aaaand...there you go.
You take a person fascinated with the human mind, and more specifically, how the mind works with people who commit crimes violent or otherwise.
Give em some creativity, and a TTRPG system that lets me make and play something involving writing that aaaand...there you go.
The fact they are plain people is what lets them be underestimated option enough to get away with things, too.
I also considered criminal Psychology, but never pursued it.
Wonder what the rate of TTRPG folk is that have that same pipeline?
I also considered criminal Psychology, but never pursued it.
Wonder what the rate of TTRPG folk is that have that same pipeline?
February 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
No clue! But I can see it.
You take a person fascinated with the human mind, and more specifically, how the mind works with people who commit crimes violent or otherwise.
Give em some creativity, and a TTRPG system that lets me make and play something involving writing that aaaand...there you go.
You take a person fascinated with the human mind, and more specifically, how the mind works with people who commit crimes violent or otherwise.
Give em some creativity, and a TTRPG system that lets me make and play something involving writing that aaaand...there you go.
"The status quo allows for horrible injustices, and needs to be combatted! To do so, I've killed a bunch of babies!"
"Wow, the baby killing guy has a point. But we still need to stop him!"
*Ten episodes later*
"We stopped him! Now for everything to go right back to the way it was!"
"Wow, the baby killing guy has a point. But we still need to stop him!"
*Ten episodes later*
"We stopped him! Now for everything to go right back to the way it was!"
Villains having a good point, but then they suddenly do something OOC monstrous because they need to give a reason for the heroes to defeat them.
Bonus points if the thing the villain was right about (eg. an injustice) is then never brought up again and addressed after the villain is defeated.
Bonus points if the thing the villain was right about (eg. an injustice) is then never brought up again and addressed after the villain is defeated.
February 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
"The status quo allows for horrible injustices, and needs to be combatted! To do so, I've killed a bunch of babies!"
"Wow, the baby killing guy has a point. But we still need to stop him!"
*Ten episodes later*
"We stopped him! Now for everything to go right back to the way it was!"
"Wow, the baby killing guy has a point. But we still need to stop him!"
*Ten episodes later*
"We stopped him! Now for everything to go right back to the way it was!"
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Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilding folks out there;
What is a trope that you are sick to death of and why?
I'll start; the concept of a genius criminal / serial killer / person responsible for a conspiracy. It's not just statistically incorrect, its dangerous representation.
#TTRPG
What is a trope that you are sick to death of and why?
I'll start; the concept of a genius criminal / serial killer / person responsible for a conspiracy. It's not just statistically incorrect, its dangerous representation.
#TTRPG
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilding folks out there;
What is a trope that you are sick to death of and why?
I'll start; the concept of a genius criminal / serial killer / person responsible for a conspiracy. It's not just statistically incorrect, its dangerous representation.
#TTRPG
What is a trope that you are sick to death of and why?
I'll start; the concept of a genius criminal / serial killer / person responsible for a conspiracy. It's not just statistically incorrect, its dangerous representation.
#TTRPG
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Lotta “art shouldn’t be political” takes going around (including from faculty at my art program) and I just have to say: wow fuck that
February 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Lotta “art shouldn’t be political” takes going around (including from faculty at my art program) and I just have to say: wow fuck that
Yeah im gonna say that I won't trust these guys with my ID
Apparently discord is leaking data like crazy. 600 000 000 users affected.
80.lv/articles/mes...
80.lv/articles/mes...
Message History of 600 Million Discord Users Can be Accessed For $5
A new report sheds light on a scraping service that lets anyone view your message history across different Discord servers.
80.lv
February 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Yeah im gonna say that I won't trust these guys with my ID
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We're experiencing a transformation in the popular understanding of how conspiracies and armies of minions come into being. I think a lot of the big narratives going forward are going to be about expecting geniuses or good reasons and finding none.
February 16, 2026 at 2:24 PM
We're experiencing a transformation in the popular understanding of how conspiracies and armies of minions come into being. I think a lot of the big narratives going forward are going to be about expecting geniuses or good reasons and finding none.
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in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
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The Chosen One.
I’m just over it. It’s too much for one set of hands.
I’m about hopecore team efforts these days.
I’m just over it. It’s too much for one set of hands.
I’m about hopecore team efforts these days.
Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilding folks out there;
What is a trope that you are sick to death of and why?
I'll start; the concept of a genius criminal / serial killer / person responsible for a conspiracy. It's not just statistically incorrect, its dangerous representation.
#TTRPG
What is a trope that you are sick to death of and why?
I'll start; the concept of a genius criminal / serial killer / person responsible for a conspiracy. It's not just statistically incorrect, its dangerous representation.
#TTRPG
February 16, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The Chosen One.
I’m just over it. It’s too much for one set of hands.
I’m about hopecore team efforts these days.
I’m just over it. It’s too much for one set of hands.
I’m about hopecore team efforts these days.
Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilding folks out there;
What is a trope that you are sick to death of and why?
I'll start; the concept of a genius criminal / serial killer / person responsible for a conspiracy. It's not just statistically incorrect, its dangerous representation.
#TTRPG
What is a trope that you are sick to death of and why?
I'll start; the concept of a genius criminal / serial killer / person responsible for a conspiracy. It's not just statistically incorrect, its dangerous representation.
#TTRPG
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilding folks out there;
What is a trope that you are sick to death of and why?
I'll start; the concept of a genius criminal / serial killer / person responsible for a conspiracy. It's not just statistically incorrect, its dangerous representation.
#TTRPG
What is a trope that you are sick to death of and why?
I'll start; the concept of a genius criminal / serial killer / person responsible for a conspiracy. It's not just statistically incorrect, its dangerous representation.
#TTRPG
AI is the future tho.
Damn like. Can't you tell. It's so obviously the future.
Making up bullshit data with nothing to base it off of? That's the future man. You just lie and hope things go well.
Damn like. Can't you tell. It's so obviously the future.
Making up bullshit data with nothing to base it off of? That's the future man. You just lie and hope things go well.
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 5:39 AM
AI is the future tho.
Damn like. Can't you tell. It's so obviously the future.
Making up bullshit data with nothing to base it off of? That's the future man. You just lie and hope things go well.
Damn like. Can't you tell. It's so obviously the future.
Making up bullshit data with nothing to base it off of? That's the future man. You just lie and hope things go well.
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If you live in the US, call your fucking representatives and tell them that repealing Section 230 is a horrible idea. If Section 230 is gone, you can kiss Bluesky goodbye.
Reminder that they're still trying to repeal section 230 (thereby making platform holders like bsky legally responsible for content posted by their users etc etc)
There is still a need for you to blow up your rep's phones on this if you enjoy being able to do things like "post" or "have an porn"
There is still a need for you to blow up your rep's phones on this if you enjoy being able to do things like "post" or "have an porn"
Complete Nonsense
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February 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
If you live in the US, call your fucking representatives and tell them that repealing Section 230 is a horrible idea. If Section 230 is gone, you can kiss Bluesky goodbye.
It's almost #ActualPlay time! We've got one last fight ahead of us before we face our final boss of the entire campaign. Excitiiiiiiing!
Session starts in about half an hour, tune in by 3pm CT at twitch.tv/dicefunctional!
Session starts in about half an hour, tune in by 3pm CT at twitch.tv/dicefunctional!
February 14, 2026 at 8:26 PM
It's almost #ActualPlay time! We've got one last fight ahead of us before we face our final boss of the entire campaign. Excitiiiiiiing!
Session starts in about half an hour, tune in by 3pm CT at twitch.tv/dicefunctional!
Session starts in about half an hour, tune in by 3pm CT at twitch.tv/dicefunctional!
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
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For as unpleasant and rough as the news and current events can be, I do still think that using them and other political events in our stories and TTRPG settings is extremely important.
Not just because they're topics that need to be discussed, but because they help you refine yourself as a writer.
Not just because they're topics that need to be discussed, but because they help you refine yourself as a writer.
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
For as unpleasant and rough as the news and current events can be, I do still think that using them and other political events in our stories and TTRPG settings is extremely important.
Not just because they're topics that need to be discussed, but because they help you refine yourself as a writer.
Not just because they're topics that need to be discussed, but because they help you refine yourself as a writer.
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We as a collective really need to demand better and more from our news/fan sites
I get it, it's hard out here and dnd gets clicks
But you could at least be ethical and aware of just what your promoting
Ttrpgs and other creative spaces are being actively harmed. We have to be better
I get it, it's hard out here and dnd gets clicks
But you could at least be ethical and aware of just what your promoting
Ttrpgs and other creative spaces are being actively harmed. We have to be better
Not only is it a poor showing from anybody creating material for DnD (or really any TTRPG tbh) to use AI generated content, writing a promotion for said AI generated content is a great indicator to *not* care about those promos.
Either they know what's in the content, or they simply don't care.
Either they know what's in the content, or they simply don't care.
February 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
We as a collective really need to demand better and more from our news/fan sites
I get it, it's hard out here and dnd gets clicks
But you could at least be ethical and aware of just what your promoting
Ttrpgs and other creative spaces are being actively harmed. We have to be better
I get it, it's hard out here and dnd gets clicks
But you could at least be ethical and aware of just what your promoting
Ttrpgs and other creative spaces are being actively harmed. We have to be better
Alright, so I was paying attention to Bell of Lost Souls, hoping that maybe they'd realize their mistake and try to correct it but uh.
Yeah no that doesn't appear to have happened.
I'll be putting them into the TTRPG AI Blocklist. Someone shilling for AI users is just as bad at this point.
Yeah no that doesn't appear to have happened.
I'll be putting them into the TTRPG AI Blocklist. Someone shilling for AI users is just as bad at this point.
Not only is it a poor showing from anybody creating material for DnD (or really any TTRPG tbh) to use AI generated content, writing a promotion for said AI generated content is a great indicator to *not* care about those promos.
Either they know what's in the content, or they simply don't care.
Either they know what's in the content, or they simply don't care.
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Alright, so I was paying attention to Bell of Lost Souls, hoping that maybe they'd realize their mistake and try to correct it but uh.
Yeah no that doesn't appear to have happened.
I'll be putting them into the TTRPG AI Blocklist. Someone shilling for AI users is just as bad at this point.
Yeah no that doesn't appear to have happened.
I'll be putting them into the TTRPG AI Blocklist. Someone shilling for AI users is just as bad at this point.
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As if this wasn't already a hard pass www.pcgamer.com/software/pla...
Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel
Discord is "experimenting" with an age authentication vendor whose major investors include Thiel's Founders Fund.
www.pcgamer.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:52 AM
As if this wasn't already a hard pass www.pcgamer.com/software/pla...
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Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilding folks out there;
I'm a firm believer in the idea that sometimes, the best thing you can do in your setting is present a mystery and not provide an answer, so-
What is your favorite oddity / mysterious occurrence to happen in your setting?
#TTRPG
I'm a firm believer in the idea that sometimes, the best thing you can do in your setting is present a mystery and not provide an answer, so-
What is your favorite oddity / mysterious occurrence to happen in your setting?
#TTRPG
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilding folks out there;
I'm a firm believer in the idea that sometimes, the best thing you can do in your setting is present a mystery and not provide an answer, so-
What is your favorite oddity / mysterious occurrence to happen in your setting?
#TTRPG
I'm a firm believer in the idea that sometimes, the best thing you can do in your setting is present a mystery and not provide an answer, so-
What is your favorite oddity / mysterious occurrence to happen in your setting?
#TTRPG
Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilding folks out there;
I'm a firm believer in the idea that sometimes, the best thing you can do in your setting is present a mystery and not provide an answer, so-
What is your favorite oddity / mysterious occurrence to happen in your setting?
#TTRPG
I'm a firm believer in the idea that sometimes, the best thing you can do in your setting is present a mystery and not provide an answer, so-
What is your favorite oddity / mysterious occurrence to happen in your setting?
#TTRPG
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilding folks out there;
I'm a firm believer in the idea that sometimes, the best thing you can do in your setting is present a mystery and not provide an answer, so-
What is your favorite oddity / mysterious occurrence to happen in your setting?
#TTRPG
I'm a firm believer in the idea that sometimes, the best thing you can do in your setting is present a mystery and not provide an answer, so-
What is your favorite oddity / mysterious occurrence to happen in your setting?
#TTRPG
Tonight, we're streaming a bit of chaos: Back Seat Drivers! Two of us drive but can't see the road, and two of us CAN see, but have no control over the course of our trip.
Stream starts in about 45 minutes! Join us at 7pm CT at twitch.tv/dicefunctional!
Stream starts in about 45 minutes! Join us at 7pm CT at twitch.tv/dicefunctional!
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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February 14, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Tonight, we're streaming a bit of chaos: Back Seat Drivers! Two of us drive but can't see the road, and two of us CAN see, but have no control over the course of our trip.
Stream starts in about 45 minutes! Join us at 7pm CT at twitch.tv/dicefunctional!
Stream starts in about 45 minutes! Join us at 7pm CT at twitch.tv/dicefunctional!
Aight real talk I was gonna do a ""Bad TTRPG Tip"", but I realized as I was writing it that it's actually kind of a fun worldbuilding idea.
Imagine if Elves (or really any long lived species) just didn't get concerned if they lose a limb, as given a few years, their body should grow a new one.
Imagine if Elves (or really any long lived species) just didn't get concerned if they lose a limb, as given a few years, their body should grow a new one.
February 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Aight real talk I was gonna do a ""Bad TTRPG Tip"", but I realized as I was writing it that it's actually kind of a fun worldbuilding idea.
Imagine if Elves (or really any long lived species) just didn't get concerned if they lose a limb, as given a few years, their body should grow a new one.
Imagine if Elves (or really any long lived species) just didn't get concerned if they lose a limb, as given a few years, their body should grow a new one.
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Indie game devs, when you use the slop machine in your game, it makes it clear to players that you don't give a fuck and just want money.
Draw crappy but genuine art instead.
Draw crappy but genuine art instead.
February 13, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Indie game devs, when you use the slop machine in your game, it makes it clear to players that you don't give a fuck and just want money.
Draw crappy but genuine art instead.
Draw crappy but genuine art instead.
Not only is it a poor showing from anybody creating material for DnD (or really any TTRPG tbh) to use AI generated content, writing a promotion for said AI generated content is a great indicator to *not* care about those promos.
Either they know what's in the content, or they simply don't care.
Either they know what's in the content, or they simply don't care.
February 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Not only is it a poor showing from anybody creating material for DnD (or really any TTRPG tbh) to use AI generated content, writing a promotion for said AI generated content is a great indicator to *not* care about those promos.
Either they know what's in the content, or they simply don't care.
Either they know what's in the content, or they simply don't care.