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MrHen
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 8h
Check it out and support indie game dev:

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Ambition by The Press Betwixt - Gamefound
Ambition is a tales & tactics TTRPG for 2-4 Ambitious and a River by Yanni Panagiotopoulos. Reach for Heaven from underneath, Strive for whats beyond it, and Shape the continents into the image of you...
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 8h
You like witches? Cause they got witches.
Witch Arcana rules text from Ambition An illustration of a witch and her familiar
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 9h
Locked in. @thepressbetwixt.itch.io
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Yanni 🧿 AMBITION HAS LAUNCHED @theurbanavian.bsky.social · 18h
WE'VE REACHED LAUNCH FROM UNDERNEATH

It has been 4 sleepless nights getting the page ready for today. There's still work to be done but we made it. I'm nervous, exhausted, and unfathomably excited.

Come get your copy of Ambition, lets see how far these wax wings can fly.

#AmbitionTTRPG
Ambition by The Press Betwixt - Gamefound
Ambition is a tales & tactics TTRPG for 2-4 Ambitious and a River by Yanni Panagiotopoulos. Reach for Heaven from underneath, Strive for whats beyond it, and Shape the continents into the image of you...
gamefound.com
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 17h
fry from futurama is holding a bunch of money in his hand and says shut up and take my money
Alt: fry from futurama is holding a bunch of money in his hand and says shut up and take my money
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 18h
Gah, I'm at work... I swear this is my first task when I get home tonight. Those rewards look amazing. I need the Art Bible... 🤩
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The Press Betwixt @thepressbetwixt.itch.io · 18h
💜 AND WE’RE LIIIIIIIVE 💜

gamefound.com/en/projects/...

#AmbitionTTRPG #TTRPG #TTRPGs #TTRPGSky #Crowdfunding
Ambition by The Press Betwixt - Gamefound
Ambition is a tales & tactics TTRPG for 2-4 Ambitious and a River by Yanni Panagiotopoulos. Reach for Heaven from underneath, Strive for whats beyond it, and Shape the continents into the image of you...
gamefound.com
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 5d
I wish corporate training resources would enable the speed controls for the sake of accessibility. The videos go too slow for me to pay attention to them. I want it at 1.25x or 1.5x. I'm sure others would prefer it at 0.75x.

Please let us control how we best consume training materials.
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The Press Betwixt @thepressbetwixt.itch.io · 7d
We’re officially ONE WEEK AWAY from the Ambition Gamefound Campaign! 💜💜💜

Don’t forget to follow at ttrpg.link/Ambition !

#AmbittionTTRPG #TTRPG #TTRPGs #TTRPGSky #Tabletop #Crowdfunding
Ambition by The Press Betwixt - Gamefound
Ambition is a tales & tactics TTRPG for 2-4 Ambitious and a River by Yanni Panagiotopoulos. Reach for Heaven from underneath, Strive for whats beyond it, and Shape the continents into the image of…
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 11d
Ooh, Perfect Blue in theaters makes me jealous.
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 11d
I was charmed by Cat People. Not at all what I was expecting after watching Schrader's remake...
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 11d
The Sting is easily one of the best heist / con movies out there.
a man wearing a hat and tie is looking at the camera .
Alt: a man wearing a hat and tie is looking at the camera .
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 11d
🍩 + 🙊 + ⚾ + ✂️
Poster for Tangerine (2015) Poster for Speak No Evil (2022) Poster for Sugar (2008) Poster for The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
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The Press Betwixt @thepressbetwixt.itch.io · 13d
Ambition launches on Gamefound on October 14th! Join us as over the next month we reveal more and more about what it means to be Ambitious.

ttrpg.link/Ambition

REACH FOR HEAVEN FROM UNDERNEATH

#ambitionttrpg #ttrpg #indiedev #rpg #tarot
Ambition TTRPG Gamefound Trailer
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 14d
This can produce a feedback loop where criticism of the genre itself escalates that feeling of isolation and stubbornness.

It's an interesting example of an audience that sympathizes with exactly the character aspects that prevent them from engaging with the critique offered by the films they love.
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 14d
It's easy to understand how this appeals to film bros who recognize themselves as somewhere on that arc.

They fantasize about these characters because they want that glimpse at total power and control. They don't think it'll last forever - or that it won't pervert them.

But it still attracts them.
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 14d
Part of what makes "film bro" work as a target of critique is a kind of stubbornness that resists the lessons or morals intended by the filmmakers.

The protags in these movies often exhibit the same stubbornness. And they usually find validation in escalating their isolation.
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 14d
There are interesting reasons the film bro fandom has a hard time with the criticism, though. They often sympathize with aspects of their canon that are explicitly criticized by the films themselves. Tyler Durden or Travis Bickle are explicitly NOT heroic. They "get it" but then ignore the point.
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 14d
Having lived through multiple eras of nerd fandom purity testing, I guarantee that the film bros can handle it. Others are allowed to dislike the things you like. And they are allowed to find the entire aesthetic distasteful. And they have the right to avoid film bro movies.
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 14d
But mostly, it's a valid subgenre to critique. The film bro canon has common themes and perspectives that are worth analyzing. The found audiences of these films have a certain way about them that also invites critique.

That's a good thing. Otherwise the subgenre would be devoid of artistic value.
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 14d
It's amusing when people struggle to grasp that "film bro" is, in fact, a totally sensical way to classify movies. It's a term that shifts between positive, negative and ironic connotations depending on what films are catching hype this year (or whatever video essay most recently went viral.)
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 14d
Not exactly a swear, but my favorite regional pejorative from my home state is "cake-eater" and it's used to describe people from exactly one city.

Point being, if you get local enough it gets more creative again.
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 15d
ATV trail riding can be so much fun!
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 15d
If we're sticking with Lynch, then probably Blue Velvet
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MrHen @mxhen.bsky.social · 18d
🔥 + 🤖 + 👻 + 👨‍⚕️
Poster for Elemental (2023) Poster for I Am Mother (2019) Poster for Journey to the Shore (2015) Poster for The Details (2011)
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