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Pub Landpenguin, floating somewhere in the Antarctic Ocean with Waddles and Rafters. Occassional trivia host, racing commentator and improv drama llama. Avid tea drinker and biscuit fiend. https://pinnaclelarder.com He/They/Bwark

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Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Jan 22

Today just feels like a day that I should reaffirm that I will do my utmost to ensure The Pinnacle Larder is a safe space for people from all walks of life.
As long as you're a decent human being, I will do my best to accommodate you... even if you forget to pronounce the i in aluminium.

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · 4h

Day 5 of the #Flailaversary is going to be starting later than usual.

Sleep was rough last night and self care is important. Look after yourselves and I'll post when I have a better idea of a start time for tonight.

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · 1d

We'll be back at 1700 to continue our possible world first, in our second first playthrough of Spyro: Year of the Dragon; rasing money for the amazing #charity that is Alzheimer's Research UK, and you're welcome to join us.

So grab your beverage of choice and pull up a chair:

twitch.tv/t1pster

T1pster - Twitch

Commentator, Improv Drama Llama, Biscuit Fiend and Avid Tea Drinker. Oh... on twitch? Landpenguin at The Pinnacle Larder, fostering a comfortable environment to explore video games.

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Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · 1d

But we're not even near half done. just look at some of the things we've got lined up for you if you donate.

You can set me an @taskmaster.tv style challenge, upgrade our Spyro Playthrough to 117%, vote on our next game, or (much to my chagrin) release the booty!

tiltify.com/@tipster/tip...

A white envelope with a red wax TM seal. Text off to the side reads "Your Time Starts Now...

Tipster must stop what they are doing and perform a task (to the best of their ability) for a maximum of 15 minutes. The task cannot overlap with other donation incentives and must be possible within the confines of the stream and current game."

A progress bar 80% of the way full, labelled "learning to drive".
A road warning sign with the silhouette of a flailing penguin accompanies the bar, with text saying "Next milestone: £50 to go"

An orange progress bar, 40% full, labelled "Release the booty shake". £100 is written in the middle of the bar. To the right is a penguin sticking its behind out with a label saying "Target: £250". Implying that £150 more is needed to reach the target.

A live display of a poll in progress asking "What next?". One is labelled "Lego Racers", the other is labelled "Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time".

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · 1d

Day 4 of 10 in our #Flailaversary #charity celebration.

Thank you to everyone who's donated so far! Between us, we've managed to fund 10 more hours of potentially life-changing research through @alzheimersresearchuk.org.

Even if you've just popped by to say hello, thank you for keeping me company.

An orange invitation with a white strip across the middle which reads "Celebrating 10 Years of Memories. You are formally invited to Tipster's 10th Flailaversary in aid of Alzheimer's Research UK. Saturday 11th October to Tuesday 21st October 17:00BST. donate.pinnaclelarder.com

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · 2d

We'll be back live shortly; and today, we might be performing a world first??!?

It's all for #Charity and we'll be raising money to help #Alzheimer's research.

So grab your beverage of choice, whether it's hot, brown, both, or neither; pull up a chair, and join us at the bar.

twitch.tv/t1pster

T1pster - Twitch

Commentator, Improv Drama Llama, Biscuit Fiend and Avid Tea Drinker. Oh... on twitch? Landpenguin at The Pinnacle Larder, fostering a comfortable environment to explore video games.

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Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · 2d

You've smashed through our £100 milestone for @alzheimersresearchuk.org; so that means we're going to be building the house of cardboard in the future (much to @jbhenryxiv.bsky.social's ire).

Next up: £250 and this little penguin will try and learn to drive. #Flailaversary
donate.pinnaclelarder.com

a penguin wearing a black hat and a pink bow tie is sitting in a box

Alt: a penguin wearing a black hat and a pink bow tie is sitting in a box

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Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · 4d

Please donate responsibly; and if you can't donate, there are plenty of other ways you can help out:

Spread the word, tell your friends, shout it to your neighbour Keith from the rooftops.

Heck, even just being there is going to help me in what is probably the biggest event I've done so far.

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · 4d

You're invited to my 10th Flailaversary!

Starting tomorrow at 1700, we'll be spending 10 days celebrating 10 years of memories; raising money for @alzheimersresearchuk.org

Donations are already open at donate.pinnaclelarder.com

Dress code is penguin casual. See you at twitch.tv/t1pster

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Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Sep 3

Yes and works for certain systems and groups.

If you're with a bunch of theatre kids playing Fate or Strange Place; yes and is usually the order of the day...

Whereas If you're playing dark heresy with wargamers, probably not

I'll always try to say yes, sometimes the and will be a but though.

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Jun 13

So I don't pay much attention to whether something has won an award, but I regularly look at nominees and shortlists to see what's out there.

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Apr 16

I just thought turning the shower on was a normal part of the postie summoning process.

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Apr 1

You only went and heckin did it!
Celebratory @crowdcontrol.live stream at the top of the hour for hitting our $500 goal.

Come help or hinder me as I thank our donors and try and get somewhere in minecraft; and raise some money for @translifeline.bsky.social while we're at it!

twitch.tv/t1pster

Twitch

Twitch is the world

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Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Mar 31

Our next goal is $750, but please donate responsibly; and if you can't donate, please still pop by, keep me vaguely sane and spread the word of the amazing work this charity does.

The Final Day of Court Proceedings starts at the top of the hour at twitch.tv/t1pster

Twitch

Twitch is the world

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Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Mar 31

We're continuing with Day 3 of our 🏳️‍⚧️ TransWrights ⚖️ #Charity Drive for Transgender Law Center playing Ace Attorney; and today we're going UNTIL IT'S DONE

If you can, please donate to help protect the rights of #Trans people across the US tiltify.com/@tipster/tra...

#TransRights #Fundraiser

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Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Mar 30

Oh heck you're amazing! 🏳️‍⚧️⚖️
So far we have raised $500 for Transgender Law Center, and we still have 3 days to go.

Day 2 starts in about 15 minutes, with stretch goals at $750 and $1000
tiltify.com/@tipster/tra...

To celebrate, here is some ART!

#charity #TransRights #AceAttorney

A hastily drawn piece of art showing Miles Edgeworth from the Ace Attorney series being given a piggyback by a yeti.

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Mar 29

Oh heck, here goes...
For the next 3-4 days, we will be live raising money for #TLC 🏳️‍⚧️

Please, only donate within your means, but if you can donate, here's the link: tiltify.com/@tipster/tra...

If you can't, please still pop by, flail and spread the word.

#charity #fundraiser #transrigths

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Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Mar 28

Oh heck, it's less than 24 hours to go until we kick off our #Charity stream proper.
Over $300 raised for #TLC so far, so we will be playing until we complete the game.

At $500, we will be adding on an April Fools stream with
@crowdcontrol.live
Donate at: tiltify.com/@tipster/tra...
#TransWrights

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Mar 13

Others say it allowed the NHS to self-regulate and gave it more freedom.
NHS Scotland and wales are accountable to their respective parliaments and assemblies after it got devloved under Blair (I think).
Northern Ireland has their own system that also includes social care.

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Mar 13

From what I know (and it isn't much), it's a company that gets all of the health spending and operates fairly autonomously. Some theorise it was a step towards privatisation as it effectively segmented running of england's health service under one non-government umbrella.

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Mar 11

I'd assume because its a lot easier to detect a rogue character in a telephone number than an email.

A not insignificant amount of errors made filling in forms are due to accidentally hitting two keys at once.

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Mar 5

Not in the day to day, but definitely had plot lines around a disease or an outbreak, and we've had players or well loved npcs catch them if unprotected.

Or if a player has picked some sort of cure, identify or treat disease skill; we'll put the odd encounter in there so they get to show that off.

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Feb 19

That said, there have been games where I have dwelled on what happened or a loose end and that has caused a creeping sense of dread; but that tends to be as a result of the themes of the game and my brain running wild with "what if?".

Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Feb 19

Not really, at least not the game itself and not "in the moment."

I think theres too much of a disconnect; the closest I've got in the moment is tension and surprise, but not terror.

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JB Henry @jbhenryxiv.bsky.social · Feb 16

Streaming to raise money for my local food bank! Come join us! Twitch.tv/jbhenryxiv

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Tipster @pinnaclelarder.com · Feb 12

A lot of the time it depends on the style we want from a game. How survivable do we want it? How much combat do we feel like having? How much should be decided by dice rolls, and how much by player choice?

Though sometimes a system has a cool idea I want to explore, like Blades in the Dark.

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