Nick
@nickjustageek.bsky.social
Indie TTRPGs Geek, found in the DMV area
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Alignment: Progressive Lefty
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Known weaknesses: spicy food, cats, dad jokes
Posts about: #TTRPG #AudioDrama #AudioBook #recipe #Cooking #AirFry #Netflix
Pronouns: He / Him
Profession: Programmer
Alignment: Progressive Lefty
Handiness: Lefty
Known weaknesses: spicy food, cats, dad jokes
Posts about: #TTRPG #AudioDrama #AudioBook #recipe #Cooking #AirFry #Netflix
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Nick
@nickjustageek.bsky.social
· Nov 17
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It's 2am and I really want some chocolate
This Sounds Serious 🏥 Mushie At Home | Relatable Animation Meme | Original Audio: technodaddy
YouTube video by Under Studio
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December 18, 2025 at 7:46 AM
It's 2am and I really want some chocolate
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NPC dialogue is a uniquely exemplar about the utility of AI and subsequently immersion. You play your first rpg and bemoan that 9/10 townsfolk say something banal like "good season for crops".
in rpgs, npcs in town shouldn't have infinite dialogue trees
they should have one line about the weather, or a passing comment on how peculiar the king has been acting lately, maybe something about a rumor that the nearby cave hides a fearsome beast, or be a kid looking for their cat
they should have one line about the weather, or a passing comment on how peculiar the king has been acting lately, maybe something about a rumor that the nearby cave hides a fearsome beast, or be a kid looking for their cat
December 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
NPC dialogue is a uniquely exemplar about the utility of AI and subsequently immersion. You play your first rpg and bemoan that 9/10 townsfolk say something banal like "good season for crops".
December 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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My dog actually
December 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
My dog actually
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Ronald Reagan kicked off his 1980 presidential campaign with a speech in Neshoba County, Mississippi, where 3 civil rights workers were murdered by the KKK.
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Ronald Reagan kicked off his 1980 presidential campaign with a speech in Neshoba County, Mississippi, where 3 civil rights workers were murdered by the KKK.
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America has always been a fascistic hellhole to non-white people, and we need to fucking come to grips with that.
Ignoring it got us here.
Ignoring it got us here.
December 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
America has always been a fascistic hellhole to non-white people, and we need to fucking come to grips with that.
Ignoring it got us here.
Ignoring it got us here.
My Dudes, The easiest way to add flavor to your life is make rice in a rice cooker and add ¼ tsp garlic and onion powder.
I totally understand why many many of us men don't prep vegetables, especially onions
But I'm telling ya You're missing out.
I totally understand why many many of us men don't prep vegetables, especially onions
But I'm telling ya You're missing out.
Folks going their entire lives without having garlic or onion powder in the house
December 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
My Dudes, The easiest way to add flavor to your life is make rice in a rice cooker and add ¼ tsp garlic and onion powder.
I totally understand why many many of us men don't prep vegetables, especially onions
But I'm telling ya You're missing out.
I totally understand why many many of us men don't prep vegetables, especially onions
But I'm telling ya You're missing out.
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No need to break POV to have narrative tools.
Pools can be in-character (like secrets acquired, favors due).
Even scene authoring can be immersive. PC historian or architect. They say maybe there's a Prohibition era extra exit. Roll skill for the guess.
The line is arbitrary.
#TTRPG #RPGDesign
Pools can be in-character (like secrets acquired, favors due).
Even scene authoring can be immersive. PC historian or architect. They say maybe there's a Prohibition era extra exit. Roll skill for the guess.
The line is arbitrary.
#TTRPG #RPGDesign
December 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
No need to break POV to have narrative tools.
Pools can be in-character (like secrets acquired, favors due).
Even scene authoring can be immersive. PC historian or architect. They say maybe there's a Prohibition era extra exit. Roll skill for the guess.
The line is arbitrary.
#TTRPG #RPGDesign
Pools can be in-character (like secrets acquired, favors due).
Even scene authoring can be immersive. PC historian or architect. They say maybe there's a Prohibition era extra exit. Roll skill for the guess.
The line is arbitrary.
#TTRPG #RPGDesign
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December 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
#FabulaUltima #TTRPG campaign pitch
The entire party is indebted to a supernatural power. They've gathered you all together to complete a task that will both pay off your debt and save the world.
How very convenient…
The entire party is indebted to a supernatural power. They've gathered you all together to complete a task that will both pay off your debt and save the world.
How very convenient…
Random #TTRPG idea: the party where all warlocks of the same patron. On death their soul was claimed. Now their patron has a new task for them. They will be reincarnated and their new life they fulfill a prophecy in return they will be freed of their debts
December 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
#FabulaUltima #TTRPG campaign pitch
The entire party is indebted to a supernatural power. They've gathered you all together to complete a task that will both pay off your debt and save the world.
How very convenient…
The entire party is indebted to a supernatural power. They've gathered you all together to complete a task that will both pay off your debt and save the world.
How very convenient…
#Audiobook review - A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
This is a charming and cozy book
There's a single narrator, and it's pretty easy to follow along
Give us a read if you enjoy world building, there is not really any action adventure in this story
This is a charming and cozy book
There's a single narrator, and it's pretty easy to follow along
Give us a read if you enjoy world building, there is not really any action adventure in this story
December 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#Audiobook review - A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
This is a charming and cozy book
There's a single narrator, and it's pretty easy to follow along
Give us a read if you enjoy world building, there is not really any action adventure in this story
This is a charming and cozy book
There's a single narrator, and it's pretty easy to follow along
Give us a read if you enjoy world building, there is not really any action adventure in this story
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If you're writing a TTRPG please, please don't make me stat out/track stas for npcs and enemies. Let the narrative guide them, ot let me assign them a si gle track/clock for how long I want them to stick around. A little game prep is fine, but statting npcs is my personal hell.
December 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
If you're writing a TTRPG please, please don't make me stat out/track stas for npcs and enemies. Let the narrative guide them, ot let me assign them a si gle track/clock for how long I want them to stick around. A little game prep is fine, but statting npcs is my personal hell.
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Just discovered that DuckDuckGo lets you block sites from all future search results and this is going to fix me.
December 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Just discovered that DuckDuckGo lets you block sites from all future search results and this is going to fix me.
Can we bioengineer this to be an alternative to balding?
I'd rather gain more mouth then the alternative
I'd rather gain more mouth then the alternative
December 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Can we bioengineer this to be an alternative to balding?
I'd rather gain more mouth then the alternative
I'd rather gain more mouth then the alternative
I've been itching to run or play some Apocalypse World.
I can't wait for this new edition.
I want to do a Blame! Manga inspired game.
I can't wait for this new edition.
I want to do a Blame! Manga inspired game.
December 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I've been itching to run or play some Apocalypse World.
I can't wait for this new edition.
I want to do a Blame! Manga inspired game.
I can't wait for this new edition.
I want to do a Blame! Manga inspired game.
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Why is Enchantment evil in #ttrpg ? I cover some of the reasons here.
www.ofgodsandgamemasters.com/blog/why-is-...
#dnd #talesofthevaliant #5EFeed
www.ofgodsandgamemasters.com/blog/why-is-...
#dnd #talesofthevaliant #5EFeed
Why is Enchantment Evil? — Of Gods and Gamemasters
This is obviously the companion piece to my “Why is Necromancy Evil?” article. Go read that at https://www.ofgodsandgamemasters.com/blog/necromancy-why-is-it-evil then come back. I'll wait. Done? ...
www.ofgodsandgamemasters.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Why is Enchantment evil in #ttrpg ? I cover some of the reasons here.
www.ofgodsandgamemasters.com/blog/why-is-...
#dnd #talesofthevaliant #5EFeed
www.ofgodsandgamemasters.com/blog/why-is-...
#dnd #talesofthevaliant #5EFeed
My once a week Old man yelling post
This video demonstrates once again that conservatism is about enforcing a social hierarchy.
They struggle to find an actionable policy goals because those have always been secondary to conservatism
This video demonstrates once again that conservatism is about enforcing a social hierarchy.
They struggle to find an actionable policy goals because those have always been secondary to conservatism
MAGA & Reform Have a Problem.
YouTube video by Tom Nicholas
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December 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My once a week Old man yelling post
This video demonstrates once again that conservatism is about enforcing a social hierarchy.
They struggle to find an actionable policy goals because those have always been secondary to conservatism
This video demonstrates once again that conservatism is about enforcing a social hierarchy.
They struggle to find an actionable policy goals because those have always been secondary to conservatism
#TTRPG campaign pitch
Now that you've accidentally read a manual of the between places, finding your way back isn't as straightforward as coming here was
Touchstone: Pan's Labyrinth.
Now that you've accidentally read a manual of the between places, finding your way back isn't as straightforward as coming here was
Touchstone: Pan's Labyrinth.
Instruction manuals be like
YouTube video by Rich Black Guy
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December 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#TTRPG campaign pitch
Now that you've accidentally read a manual of the between places, finding your way back isn't as straightforward as coming here was
Touchstone: Pan's Labyrinth.
Now that you've accidentally read a manual of the between places, finding your way back isn't as straightforward as coming here was
Touchstone: Pan's Labyrinth.
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like his complaint is literally that there are people who believe in things, believe those things are right, and believe in those things regardless of whether they are popular.
December 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
like his complaint is literally that there are people who believe in things, believe those things are right, and believe in those things regardless of whether they are popular.
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really just proof that fashion styles keep cycling through different variants of the same pattern
Part 224 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Egyptian faience beaded dress dating from The Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, reign of King Khufu, ce 2551-2528 BC
Egyptian faience beaded dress dating from The Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, reign of King Khufu, ce 2551-2528 BC
December 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
really just proof that fashion styles keep cycling through different variants of the same pattern
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none of the systems for compounding wealth and privileging the already-privileged exist in poor nations with different social hierarchies
billionaires only become billionaires by being well-suited to an environment already disposed toward enriching them
billionaires only become billionaires by being well-suited to an environment already disposed toward enriching them
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
none of the systems for compounding wealth and privileging the already-privileged exist in poor nations with different social hierarchies
billionaires only become billionaires by being well-suited to an environment already disposed toward enriching them
billionaires only become billionaires by being well-suited to an environment already disposed toward enriching them
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If you've somehow missed @setpeicegames.bsky.social replies to my mini "barf forth apocalyptica" threads over the past several days, you're only getting part of the picture. I've missed a few, so I'm thinking of playing catch-up. Anyone want to give me a one-word prompt to spin off of?
#AW3rd #ttrpg
#AW3rd #ttrpg
December 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
If you've somehow missed @setpeicegames.bsky.social replies to my mini "barf forth apocalyptica" threads over the past several days, you're only getting part of the picture. I've missed a few, so I'm thinking of playing catch-up. Anyone want to give me a one-word prompt to spin off of?
#AW3rd #ttrpg
#AW3rd #ttrpg
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Every month, bio/chem/med scientists all over the world publish white papers detailing scientific discoveries that would transform how we live. The mRNA technology that led to the epoch-defining COVID vaccine was sitting in journal web servers for years before being dusted off to save millions.
December 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Every month, bio/chem/med scientists all over the world publish white papers detailing scientific discoveries that would transform how we live. The mRNA technology that led to the epoch-defining COVID vaccine was sitting in journal web servers for years before being dusted off to save millions.
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The idea that people would gamble less if they had higher incomes is hilarious. Literally royalty would famously get into gambling debt in the 1800s
I've said before that any attempt by regulate predatory gambling apps is gonna result in endless shrieking about how you're depriving these poor young men of their only opportunity to get ahead in life by not letting them feed their life savings to a virtual plinko machine
December 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The idea that people would gamble less if they had higher incomes is hilarious. Literally royalty would famously get into gambling debt in the 1800s