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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 1d

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 1d

"What episode are you talking about, Jared?" Why, the episode whose link got tossed out when I uploaded our artwork, that's what episode!

The Heroes of Hovel’s Way. Chapter 18 – Earthen Spike Part 2 – Polygamerous Podcast Network

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 1d

The other is a that the full extent of how this hits Eremon doesn't really come through until the next episode, because Jared, the player, was a little too stunned to integrate it back into Eremon in the moment.

I really love this campaign, and I hope others enjoy listening to them.

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 1d

Its our AP, where @clight101.bsky.social puts @orikes.bsky.social and I thought hell. :)

Its been a while since we played this, but this was an especially interesting one. We were very close to actual full on disaster. One point of Lay on Hands makes a difference, apparently.

#TTRPGs #ActualPlay

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 1d

The V/H/S franchise has had ups and downs. V/H/S Halloween is aggressively stupid and I feel less intelligent already by the halfway point. Not in a fun way.

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Darryl Mott 💀 @gamerstavernshow.com · 2d

Quick reminder that Christopher Columbus was considered a vile, repulsive, evil man even in his own time. His actions as governor of Spain's New World colonies landed him in prison for his cruelty and violence.

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 2d

Today on Gnome Stew, I take a look at the Art of @koboldpress.com, an art book that looks back over the history of the small but fierce company and the art produced for their products over the years.

#TTRPGs #BlackFlag #5eSRD

A Look at The Art of Kobold Press

Kobold Press sent me a review copy of The Art of Kobold Press, a book showcasing the artwork used by the company over the course of its lifespan. That gives me the perfect opportunity to recall my con...

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Brennan Lee Mulligan @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social · 2d

Devastated to hear about Rob Wieland's passing - a wonderful, golden-hearted man, a brilliant writer and journalist, and a passionate advocate for games and the people who play and make them. Sending nothing but the utmost love and deepest condolences to his friends and family.

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 2d

I only met Rob Wieland in person at a couple of Gamehole Cons, but after the first time I met him, the next Gamehole Con I went to, I made sure to sign up for one of his games. I enjoyed every interaction I had with him, and I'm very glad I had the opportunity to meet him.

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 3d

I'm so tired of people that should be working together spending more energy against each other than against the people fucking them over.

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 6d

In 5 to 10 years, is every other horror movie going to be a torture porn movie set in the 2000s?

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 6d

You will soon stalk, hunt, and take down Prey in theaters:

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Prey Is Finally Getting the Theatrical Release Director Dan Trachtenberg Says It Was Made For - Reactor

The 2022 film is showing as part of a Predator double feature.

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 6d

It made a relevant point that acknowledges we live in 2025, but still rolled around in the gore rather than trying to be more "elevated" than the simple message required. Nothing wrong with elevated horror, just sometimes people really think they're making a much more profound point then they are.

Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 6d

I'm not going to spoil anything because this is a relatively new movie and if you like slashers, I think you should see this, especially if you, like me, thought it was just a cringeworthy movie that at best was going to be so bad its good.

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 6d

I'm not going say it was high art, but it was good at hitting all the right beats for a slasher movie, gave me a bunch of characters I actually liked so I cared when the blood letting started. It acknowledged that the modern world isn't like the 70s, 80s, or 90s when the slasher was evolving.

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 6d

Continuing on with my #31DaysOfHalloween movie watching, the next movie that I watched was Clown in a Cornfield. How did I not hear that this wasn't a terrible movie before I watched it? I was braced for something stupid, and it was actually what I wanted from Fear Street: Prom Queen.

#HorrorMovies

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 6d

Honest, I'm not usually this hard on just an inoffensive bloody slasher movie. This just felt like it was promising something with this title that it wasn't planning on delivering on. But . . . I didn't get so bored or angry at it that I quit watching, and I've done that to horror movies before.

Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 6d

Other than being based on a story from Stine's Fear Street books I'm not sure why this has the same branding. It barely touched on the setting, and when it did, it was so perfunctory it was almost insulting. And the killer reveal(s) wouldn't stop, and I had a hard time caring as they kept happening.

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 6d

On top of that, the Fear Street trilogy had a queer relationship at its heart, and the meta story made a meaningful swipe at feminist commentary by subverting the tropes associated with witches and curses in horror movies. Not to mention just weaving between eras was fun.

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 6d

I don't need a horror movie to justify itself if it's fun. This felt like it was trying too hard to be fun. They felt like they were really proud of how well they recreated the formula that they weren't really doing anything but maintaining the exact baseline they were shooting for.

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 6d

The one was a huge disappointment. They did a really god job of emulating an early 90s slasher flick. The aesthetic was on point. But I'm not sure what the point of just doing a relatively thin recreation of a 90s slasher, beat for beat really was. It wasn't even really a joyful recreation.

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 6d

After my Phantasm marathon to kick off #31DaysOfHalloween, the next movie I watched was Fear Street: Prom Queen. I really apreciated the Fear Street trilogy that Netflix did. I thought it was great that they could both reproduce and subvert horror tropes almost at the same time.

#HorrorMovies

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 6d

Ravager was too ambitious for what they could pull off. The transition to the "endgame" felt really rushed and undercut some of the deeper stuff they were playing with in the first half, but I still appreciate it for being its own weird thing and trying to accomplish what it set out to do after IV.

Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 6d

But having him stand there making menacing faces while they played dialogue over his appearance really underscored that they were working hard to keep him as an element in the movie. I have the upmost respect for what he pulled off as the Tall Man, so I understand the desire to give him a send off.

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Jared Rascher (He/Him) @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social · 6d

Angus Scrimm was really looking rough in this movie. I wasn't a fan of learning that the Tall Man wasn't as alien as he seemed, but the early interactions with him in the alternate reality as a fellow patient in the hospital was compelling.

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