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PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected]

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💛 I make tools for GMs for 5e, A5e, and Free5e 🤍 I do developmental editing and design. 💜 I broadcast TTRPG news and support indie devs and artists. 🖤 I chat about funding and publishing TTRPG books. http://Homebrewandhacking.com

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PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · Dec 6

"I followed this profile" reaction table (2d6)

Hostile
2- You're selling AI or investment opportunities
3- You're on BS to talk about US politics
4- You expect me to auto follow back

Unfriendly
5- You don't use alt-text
6- You haven't filled in your profile

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PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 6h

I quite liked Heart of Darkness by this designer. This naval horror game should be good.

bsky.app/profile/navy...

PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · Sep 4

Now that I've traumatised a non-zero portion of my readership...

Heart of Darkness by @navypink.itch.io is a 4-10 5e DnD adventure I backed on kickstarter.

I am a lazy hack GM that enjoys running modules. I can, have and will make up my own stories but see first sentence.

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The book heart of darkness by Navypink with map and a cute lil handwritten note

PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 6h

The Bronze Age just keeps getting cooler.

Punt
Sea people
International trade networks

There's a lot to like

PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 6h

That does sound like he considers Germany home.

Apparently Spain and China don't like dual citizenship!

PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 9h

An Eastenders marathon should cure them. 😀

PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 9h

Anglophiles I take on a case by case basis.

I apologise for my poor communication. I quite like Americans*, and coming from the 80s, I _can_ see why people over romanticise the US. 😀

*the government is a different story

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PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 9h

Huh...

Moved here in 2012, as the Cameron government was kicking into high omnishambles, and... likes it better than the USA.

Really hard to navigate this cultural shift. Some of my contemporaries are ardent americanophiles and I can understand why.

youtu.be/M1QvVnjiegE?...

How I View the US After 13 Years Living in Europe

YouTube video by Evan Edinger

youtu.be

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Spooky Saba 🏳️‍🌈 @ace-of-dragons.bsky.social · 21h

are you an artist who takes TTRPG character commissions? would you like to be in a starter pack?

let me know below! 🫶🏻 I'm hoping to put this together in the next few days~ 🩷

#DnD #SupportArtists

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PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 23h

Short of physically setting it on fire, there are few _worse_ uses for $40bn then AI.

It's costing billions and maybe making millions, so that's less than a 0.1% return on investment for the companies _shilling_ AI.

Companies using AI? Short term wage reductions but then they have to hire again.

PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

Ohhh it's ash fall... damn that's evil...

PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

*looks up*

Is... is that snow? 😀

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PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

So good! I'm quite a keen amateur, but the fact that I can cross-check what he says with other sources makes me more confident in his work.

I've got to find time to see the latest one on starfish!

PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

Vancouver Island was absolutely stunning when I visited (back in... '05) SO MANY Bookshops. Loved it. And you have cougars! #SoBlessed :)

PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

Sure, there's a periodic memetic scourge ("discourse") where people argue things like "YA fiction isn't real writing".

People are always welcome to disagree with me, but my personal experience as a person who is no longer young, is that I quite enjoy reading it and think it's very valuable.

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PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

And the blurst (best-worst) part of this is if Venture Capital had thrown as much money into TTRPG at this rate as they are doing AI?

They'd have a MUCH better return on investment.

Seriously, they're not seeing 0.1% returns.

Dragon Cobolt @dragoncobolt.bsky.social · 1d

i have amazing money trick you give me 10 million dollars, I will turn it into 1 million dollars of TTRPG sales

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PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

Young Adult fiction is harder to write and often better to read than regular fiction. People who look down on it don't appreciate good stories and fun times from people who are competing with smart phones.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

If a government did things that I disagreed with but otherwise maintained solidarity with marginalised groups then I would be prepared to consider them on the merits. Pragmatism is important, and the perfect is the enemy of the good.

But actively harming minorities to court fascists isn't ok.

PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

Good question, is Polanski splitting the "leftist" vote?

I'd argue no. The minimum requirements to be considered a "leftist" are to be standing in solidarity with marginalised groups.

This "Labour" government has thrown trans kids and disabled people under a bus. I don't consider them "leftist".

Sky News (Mirror) @skynews-m.bsky.social · 1d

Is Zack Polanski squeezing the Labour vote? Sky's Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy discuss the polls post conferences and assess who the winners and losers are. Listen to #PASAA wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
https://trib.al/M1dnPFD

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PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

I am in awe of your wisdom. :)

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PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

I'm quite a critical thinker.

That doesn't mean that I disagree with, or even dislike, you or your work.

If I'm finding it interesting enough to talk about, that's like the top 10% of things I like. So... good job?

Stuff I dislike or find uninteresting I just don't talk about. It's not for me. 😀

moonlight-at-dawn
Why did "be critical of your media" turn into "find all its flaws and hate it" why did people become allergic to FUN
sayitwithsarcophilus
Because people confuse "critical as in critical thinking" with "critical as in criticizing something," so they think that "look for something bad, no matter how far-fetched" is what "being critical" means.
QUEER PRIDE
prismatic-bell
They also don't realize that "literary criticism" means...
Okay. What literary criticism IS, is like taking a mechanical clock apart to see all the gears and learn how it fits together and approach your next clock with more knowledge of what makes it tick.
What they THINK literary criticism means is, you take the clock apart and beat all the pieces with a hammer, then scream at it because it doesn't tick for you the way it used to.
izhunny
OMG SOMEBODY PUT IT IN WORDS

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PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

I know you're writing for non DnD systems but you haven't specified level range.

I really liked heart of darkness because it seemed designed to minimise my prep time.

Do you have a different design philosophy working for 3 very different systems?

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Viktor | The Crown of Jarajakti on Kickstarter @navypink.itch.io · 1d

The Crown of Jarajakti is a naval horror adventure for #DnD, #Bludgeon, and #Shadowdark that combines a tense dungeon crawl with elements inspired by the diverse cultures of Indonesia ❤️🤍

Back it now on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/161...

A WIP illustration of Barong, a figure from Balinese mythology. His lionlike face with large round eyes and protruding fangs is framed by a golden crown.

A WIP illustration of a crowned naga, a snakelike figure from Javanese mythology.

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PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

That's fair.

PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

Cannot tell a lie, you are correct.

PJ Coffey - They/Them @[email protected] @homebrewandhacking.bsky.social · 1d

Huh...

Tattoo Archaeologist is an actual job...

youtube.com/shorts/2cRO0...

An Otzi Mystery Finally Solved!

YouTube video by Miniminuteman

youtube.com

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