Icosahedral Misfortune
@procrastin28052.bsky.social
Sweary Xennial nerd. Loves dogs and gaming. Tabletop and SF&F. Stationery magpie. Archer. Sometimes moany. Has a chronic illness. Marooned in a future I have no wish to participate in.
These messages will self-destruct in a couple of months. Or whenever.
These messages will self-destruct in a couple of months. Or whenever.
Pinned
"Of course they mix everything up. Look at what they have to work with, huh? Basic Set, Dungeon Fantasy, and hundreds of sourcebooks and licenses. GURPS GMs take what they want and leave the rest. Just like your salad bar."
-Egg Shen. Big Trouble in Little China.
-Egg Shen. Big Trouble in Little China.
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Damn Johnson. Damn them all.
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Damn Johnson. Damn them all.
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It's here! 🐉
From the pages of DRAGON Magazine in 1991: an ad for the new 'black box' version of the Basic Rules - the first edition of D&D I ever called my own. So, this particular red dragon image is quite nostalgic to those early days of getting into the hobby.
From the pages of DRAGON Magazine in 1991: an ad for the new 'black box' version of the Basic Rules - the first edition of D&D I ever called my own. So, this particular red dragon image is quite nostalgic to those early days of getting into the hobby.
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It's here! 🐉
From the pages of DRAGON Magazine in 1991: an ad for the new 'black box' version of the Basic Rules - the first edition of D&D I ever called my own. So, this particular red dragon image is quite nostalgic to those early days of getting into the hobby.
From the pages of DRAGON Magazine in 1991: an ad for the new 'black box' version of the Basic Rules - the first edition of D&D I ever called my own. So, this particular red dragon image is quite nostalgic to those early days of getting into the hobby.
My Golden Retriever’s excitement this morning at realising the weather is shite is a joy to behold. Bum wiggling, paw tapping impatience to walk in the cold, damp and high wind.
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
My Golden Retriever’s excitement this morning at realising the weather is shite is a joy to behold. Bum wiggling, paw tapping impatience to walk in the cold, damp and high wind.
I got excited at the news of a new Stargate show, but then I remembered what timeline we’re in. Not to be a relentlessly moany old arsehole, but I’ve lost all faith in new shows. It’ll either be crap second screen dross, or it’ll be awesome and cancelled after a single short season.
November 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I got excited at the news of a new Stargate show, but then I remembered what timeline we’re in. Not to be a relentlessly moany old arsehole, but I’ve lost all faith in new shows. It’ll either be crap second screen dross, or it’ll be awesome and cancelled after a single short season.
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Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.
I bet the replies to this over on that digital shithole are Totally Normal.
If the UK government was really serious about online safety they would have banned Twitter/X instead of implementing the Online Safety Act. That would've removed a major source of extremist hate but preserved small website communities and forums that offer safe aid and advice.
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I bet the replies to this over on that digital shithole are Totally Normal.
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Buying books this Christmas? I am and I'm not using Amazon. Billionaire Bezos can get in the bin.
Use your local bookshop or @bookshop.org
Use your local bookshop or @bookshop.org
a cat is reading a book about military strategy .
Alt: a cat is reading a book about military strategy .
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November 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Buying books this Christmas? I am and I'm not using Amazon. Billionaire Bezos can get in the bin.
Use your local bookshop or @bookshop.org
Use your local bookshop or @bookshop.org
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Here's some solid financial advice; learn from the mistakes of all these AI companies. Never invest in a solution looking for a problem.
November 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Here's some solid financial advice; learn from the mistakes of all these AI companies. Never invest in a solution looking for a problem.
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maybe this is a boomer take but not everything needs access to the internet. arguably most things are not improved by being online, including humans
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
maybe this is a boomer take but not everything needs access to the internet. arguably most things are not improved by being online, including humans
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your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
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Washed and cleaned the car, replaced a knackered fuse, got myself an apple tree, stopped my elderly mother from being telephone scammed, and started reading through my copy of GURPS ConX. A fulfilling day so far.
Then I twisted my knee, broke a glass, and lost the tin opener.
Then I twisted my knee, broke a glass, and lost the tin opener.
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Washed and cleaned the car, replaced a knackered fuse, got myself an apple tree, stopped my elderly mother from being telephone scammed, and started reading through my copy of GURPS ConX. A fulfilling day so far.
Then I twisted my knee, broke a glass, and lost the tin opener.
Then I twisted my knee, broke a glass, and lost the tin opener.
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You guys wanna see a dead body?
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You guys wanna see a dead body?
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It's painful because it's true.
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It's painful because it's true.
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every morning Keir Starmer calls an aide into his room at 6.30am to film him doing bicep curls
"leak this to the Daily Mail" he says between grunts. "say that friends of Keir are concerned about how strong he is right now"
the aide nods, holding up the phone. it's not filming. it's never filming.
"leak this to the Daily Mail" he says between grunts. "say that friends of Keir are concerned about how strong he is right now"
the aide nods, holding up the phone. it's not filming. it's never filming.
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
every morning Keir Starmer calls an aide into his room at 6.30am to film him doing bicep curls
"leak this to the Daily Mail" he says between grunts. "say that friends of Keir are concerned about how strong he is right now"
the aide nods, holding up the phone. it's not filming. it's never filming.
"leak this to the Daily Mail" he says between grunts. "say that friends of Keir are concerned about how strong he is right now"
the aide nods, holding up the phone. it's not filming. it's never filming.
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My Bond, cold-ish take, is I just don't want Amazon Bond. Just don't want it. Amazon has never shown the care needed to steward something as well loved as Bond. Yes they'll employ good people, but they'll fuck it, because they're run by execs who thought up putting Amazon brand Vodka on subscription
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My Bond, cold-ish take, is I just don't want Amazon Bond. Just don't want it. Amazon has never shown the care needed to steward something as well loved as Bond. Yes they'll employ good people, but they'll fuck it, because they're run by execs who thought up putting Amazon brand Vodka on subscription
This problem with the Bond franchise seems to stem from the relatively recent need for every single thing to be explained and reasoned. I really believe this is a detriment to modern entertainment.
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This problem with the Bond franchise seems to stem from the relatively recent need for every single thing to be explained and reasoned. I really believe this is a detriment to modern entertainment.
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Basic Roleplaying: Creatures releases later this week!
Meanwhile, Forever GM Mark Morrison takes his first dip into the depths of what this supplement means for those in the Gamemaster chair!
www.chaosium.com/blogtable-ta...
Meanwhile, Forever GM Mark Morrison takes his first dip into the depths of what this supplement means for those in the Gamemaster chair!
www.chaosium.com/blogtable-ta...
Table Tales - BRP Creatures: something monstrous this way comes
I won’t lie to you. When I saw Jason Durall's sneaky photo of a huge stack of the new Basic Roleplaying: Creatures book making its pre-release debut at Essen, my first thought was “I can’t wait to…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Basic Roleplaying: Creatures releases later this week!
Meanwhile, Forever GM Mark Morrison takes his first dip into the depths of what this supplement means for those in the Gamemaster chair!
www.chaosium.com/blogtable-ta...
Meanwhile, Forever GM Mark Morrison takes his first dip into the depths of what this supplement means for those in the Gamemaster chair!
www.chaosium.com/blogtable-ta...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Indulging myself in the glamourous world of replacement tumble dryer shopping. It’s quite depressing how many of the offerings boast “Wi-Fi enabled” or “smart appliance.”
Lol. I barely trust it not to shrink my t-shirts, why the fuck would I want it connected to the internet?
Lol. I barely trust it not to shrink my t-shirts, why the fuck would I want it connected to the internet?
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Indulging myself in the glamourous world of replacement tumble dryer shopping. It’s quite depressing how many of the offerings boast “Wi-Fi enabled” or “smart appliance.”
Lol. I barely trust it not to shrink my t-shirts, why the fuck would I want it connected to the internet?
Lol. I barely trust it not to shrink my t-shirts, why the fuck would I want it connected to the internet?
Trying to curate my #TTRPG shelves by having less games but more complete collections. Filling the gaps with reasonably priced eBay stuff and print on demands.
I just got a POD in which the text disappears into the sloppily glued spine. Grrrr.
I just got a POD in which the text disappears into the sloppily glued spine. Grrrr.
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Trying to curate my #TTRPG shelves by having less games but more complete collections. Filling the gaps with reasonably priced eBay stuff and print on demands.
I just got a POD in which the text disappears into the sloppily glued spine. Grrrr.
I just got a POD in which the text disappears into the sloppily glued spine. Grrrr.
I don’t want any of the rubbish functions Bluesky is trying to implement. I just need a button to switch off reposts from individual accounts.
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I don’t want any of the rubbish functions Bluesky is trying to implement. I just need a button to switch off reposts from individual accounts.
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This art by John Berkey is fantastic. That's a sci-fi TTRPG campaign setting right there.
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This art by John Berkey is fantastic. That's a sci-fi TTRPG campaign setting right there.
TIL Dutch’s real name is Alan.
[Thread] All the times Arnold Schwarzenegger almost reprised his role as Major Alan “Dutch” Schaefer (Predator, 1987) in another Predator movie, but oops, he didn't.
You could make a movie just about that.
1/38
You could make a movie just about that.
1/38
a close up of a man 's face with the words if it bleeds below it
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words if it bleeds below it
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November 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
TIL Dutch’s real name is Alan.
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Terrified Pixie, neighbour's dogs are howling non-stop and three completely freaked foxes at the top of the road.
No more fucking garden fireworks. Organised displays only.
😡
No more fucking garden fireworks. Organised displays only.
😡
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Terrified Pixie, neighbour's dogs are howling non-stop and three completely freaked foxes at the top of the road.
No more fucking garden fireworks. Organised displays only.
😡
No more fucking garden fireworks. Organised displays only.
😡