Modi won't back his Nobel Peace Prize bid, so the orange shitgibbon is angry.
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Modi won't back his Nobel Peace Prize bid, so the orange shitgibbon is angry.
That's one way to make the wealth trickle down.
I quit coffee in the early 00's and have been straight tea since. It's so much better. Even if it does have a steep learning curve.
The Friends apartment 'trick' is neat, but the rest of just madness.
Every time I walk past I'm tempted to pop in and tell the person behind the counter at my local Sharing Shed that they're 'missing an e'.
Back in the day we had Richard Prebble as 'Guest of Honour' at a school prizegiving. As he walked in with the teachers the school band serenaded them with the Imperial March. It took everything we had in us to not laugh at the spectacle.
"Is Hunter Biden's laptop the only thing keeping Joe alive?"
My only memory of 6th was watching a game between some Star Phantoms and a Chaos player with a Sorcerer, two CSM squads... and a Chaos Reaver Titan. It was absolutely as ridiculous as it sounds.
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 31: Reward The way rewards are handed out in a City Watch campaign will have to differ from the usual. For starters, personal equipment will largely be provided and maintained by the Watch.
Long story short, he's not been seen in public, or by the press, since that cabinet meeting. Nothing planned for this weekend, either. Nothing confirmed either way, so we're all just having some fun with it until we know.
From the Governors meeting? Gods, that was amazing. Especially as the camera panned around and you could tell which ones understood the irony of the situation.
You jest, but that exists and it kinda slaps.
Ahh, and that would explain the timing of this.
Just received a news alert and got all excited. But no, it's just a park closing due to high wind.
Even here in Aotearoa New Zealand.
I've been using The Mighty Crabjoys Theme from the new Superman movie as my focus music at work this week. It's both bouncy and punchy, and works well when looped.
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 30: Experience D&D can have a pretty simple gameplay loop: kill stuff, take the loot, and get some XP, but what if your players are skipping the first step?
Who can blame him? He had his heart on that bread-smashing squirle getting the ring-bearing role.
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 29: Connect With The City’s designation as a major trading port, it’s normal to see all sorts walking the streets on their way to do deals, conduct meetings, or just blow off some steam.
We're not allowed to include that because Phase 4... or Disney+... or whatever. But yes, absolutely.
Six to eight months seems to be the growing consensus. Sadly too late for Xmas.
But that's the claim that's made over and over again any time certain politicians talk about him control. But then I guess it's hard to spot the 'tyranny' when you assume you're part of the in-group.
I don't know if they'd ever use the term, but we have at least one here.
Make a book title better by adding Stephen King's to the title Stephen King's Microsoft 365 Excel for Dummies
What exactly are the second amendment-defending folks doing to push back on the current administration? Because from where I am it looks like they've either gone silent or signed up with ICE.
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 28: Suspense Not every adventure needs to be a sword-swinging, spell-slinging action fest. Sometimes you want to keep those weapons and wands sheathed and let the players think their way out of situations.
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 27: Tactic When so much of a game’s rules are designed for adventuring in the wilderness, how do you rework things for an urban setting?
In summary, "Tootie" shoulda farted more, so the name made sense. Anyway, thank y'all for coming to my TED Talk.
NZ Post refuses to send anything larger than a letter to America. Good luck ordering your Hobbit bath water from Hobbiton now!
One artist from Aotearoa (NZ) lost about 20% of her business basically overnight when NZ Post stopped shipping. This is a bloody nightmare all thanks to the orange shitgibbon.
In the grim dirtness of the far garden there is only war!
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 26: Nemesis Recurring villains are a fun part of running a D&D campaign. Being able to bring in a character with first hand knowledge of how the player characters operate is a great way to challenge them with a little meta knowledge.
The greatest irony being that ad using music without permission.
While they were filming here a colleague's daughter hung around his hotel just to get a selfie. She did and apparently he was very sweet. So thankfully not a Leto-style Joker.
I've not seen a single one of these, even through they film them here. I suspect my niece is a LOT more caught up though. Personally, I'm just happy they're supporting the local film industry.
Think of it this way. You know how a certain group of people get really excited about the Super Bowl each year, and there discussion and tie-ins with big brands and bars get booked out for watch parties? Yeah, it's like that but about zombies and it's for kids. Oh and the costumes are less goofy.
Enshitification personified
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 25 Challenges Physical and magical combat is a core part of D&D, but it gets a little murkier when you try taking non-combat routes.
Could be weird viral marketing for Bird of the Year
#ReleaseThePepperCut
The only way that interview could have gone better is if he ended by mentioning the young guy in the shooting was now a father. But I guess you have to save something for the convention speech.
I was okay with what I saw in the DoW3 trailer... then the Battlewagon rolled our of the Mek Workshop and I knew they were on the right track.
Today we are all sickos.
It's only whinging if you're on talkback. On Morning Report you're shedding light on a situation.
I guess it could be seen a good option by a bunch of guys who peaked being a high school bully.
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 24: Reveal It’s a common trope in both crime and fantasy, but a close ally of the heroes being revealed as a villain keeps getting used because it works. Well, when it's done right.
Well this is a weird way to find out I'm considered a "genocide supporter."
Pepper Raccoon has been hit particularly hard by this, having to refund thousands of dollars worth of sales. So if you're after some sweet NZ made threads or pins, you know what to do.
When I was at high school, one of the male teachers was about to get married so during assembly they threw a 'stag party' for him, with a male teacher donning a wig and dancing around his chair while all the kids laughed. Gods, the 90's was a weird decade.
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 23: Recent Except for very specific circumstances, a campaign setting will have existed long before the player characters head off on their first adventure. This history gives the campaign depth and richness.
I'm always a bit dubious about UK polling, especially when it's this far out from an election and they don't seem to be looking at an electorate level. I'm not sure how Corbyn's new party is affecting these numbers, if at all, either.
It's clear they like Adams because it's fun writing about his goofiness. If Mamdani wins they'll have to do actual reporting, and that's booooring.
I recently got to rewrite a zoo info page for the Longfin so spent a heap of time reading up on them. Truly fascinating creatures.
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 22: Ally A well-balanced group of characters can theoretically take on all challenges without too much difficulty. But what happens when they get thrown a curveball and need some help?
Especially if you're handing out bags full of home made, quality chips.
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 21: Unexpected Even in a big city, your chance of bumping into the same people over and over again is surprisingly high. That’s why it’s good to spice things up with Unexpected appearances.
You could swap out the book with Inquisitor and it would still work.
Just got my wife's bday presents sorted thanks to @pepperraccoon.com I won't say what I got (no spoilers) but there's a LOT more on offer than the t-shirts. You should seriously check it out if you're after something funky and like supporting conservation charities.
I'd check old photos of Trump's NYC apartment. There's probably a heap of it there.
The chair looks uncomfy, unless it comes with a back cushion, but the cabinet is great.
They're still trying to figure out how to spell 'Zohran Mamdani' in the most racist way possible.
Oh. My. Gods. Yes.
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 20: Enter How do character classes work in an urban environment where the player characters are investigating crimes? Why would a sorcerer with dragon blood running through their veins want to join the City Watch?
Kawau tūī, little black shag (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris). Painted with gouache. #birdart #naturalhistory #illustration
Kawau tikitiki, spotted shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus) in breeding plumage finished this week. Painted with gouache. These remarkable birds are facing localised extinction in the gulf near me. I think they’re amazing. Not sure how things work here but tēnā koe.
*lights the @wib.bsky.social signal*
Ironically, the racist liars have fewer issues than the rest. But they do have gradually ratchet up the madness, which is surprisingly easy when you're starting out nonsense.
I don't know if this has been confirmed either way, but some of those prominent decorations might have come from Alibaba.
Considering their average age, many of them are always playing softball. #Gottem
Too true. I have a video with millions of views on YouTube, but I also have a regular job because I know my limits.
I suspect this is more the people who quit their jobs to YouTube or Twitch stream full time. It always seems like a good idea until the algo changes and you have to resort to selling feet pics to make rent.
I did chuckle at how deeply they buried the bit about her not liking the series at all. While sitting next to a co-star. Who played Bond, and was married to a Bond girl. Dame Helen really don't give no fucks.
Especially if you get to fight the Pope.
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 19: Destiny Figuring out all the different sorts of places of worship within The City might not seem like a priority for a City Watch campaign, but like so many other aspects we’ve talked about it does help flesh out the setting.
I will give Microsoft one thing: they made it easy to disable CoPilot in Notepad.exe
Sounds like someone needs his benefits sanctioned for refusing work.
You're confusing at least one, if not both of those, with Malcolm McDowell. They're about the same age so it's an easy one to make. You might know Stamp as Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars Episode 1.
Make a band food: Flans Ferdinand
And that's why the Stargirl TV series was so great. Most of those characters in a modern setting, but still doing goofy stuff. It was great.
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 18: Sign This year’s proceedings have done a good job eliciting some lengthy responses from me. It’s been great and a Sign that I picked a good way to answer each prompt.
I did have a chuckle while watching the latest episode of Strange New Worlds when Scotty mentioned John Logie Baird. Aka The Father of Television.
God created Eve for a reason.
Ahh, Thomas Chatterton Williams. The expert on the downfall of America, reporting on it from his *checks notes* fancy house in the outskirts of Paris. More like Thomas Fabulist Williams. #Gottim
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 17: Renew The criminal syndicate has been defeated, the rampaging monster bought down, or the planar incursion repelled, so now what?
So many fabulous photos. I'm surprised @darthbluesky.bsky.social hasn't spontaneously appeared.
Looks like Jacqui's not catching a flight back to the studio like the rest of the crew.
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 16: Overcome What happens when the City Watch Overcome a powerful crime boss or group? Life could carry on peacefully and without further incident, but that sounds a bit boring for roleplaying purposes.
Oh, and not the Australian version which is their name for the bag inside a box of box wine. Or the popular backyard game Goon of Fortune. Australia can be a very silly country sometimes.
I think you're confusing "gooner" with "Gunner." *checks Google* Oh, FFS. I was referring to the youth slang version of the word. Ironically, Arsenal are the one football team I kinda tolerate. Mostly because their team logo is a cannon, and they have the best mascot.
There's a whole sub-genre of 'romance fiction' based around it, too.
Don't forget to refer to her by her correct name from now on #NickyNoBoats
More like "live gas"
My son walked into the room and said “I’m a Tyrannosaurus Cow!” And then roared a moo at me, so I drew this.
Sounds like he's for a Song 2 State Solution.
Goonie is a little too close to 'gooner.' If anyone doesn't know what that means, it's all the more reason not to use it.
Hmm, maybe if they made Tactical Therapy more men might actually attend it.
#RPGaDay2025 - Day 15: Deceive Kicking down a door, killing whatever is on the other side and taking its treasure might work fine in an ostensibly abandoned dungeon, but what if you need to Deceive instead of decapitate?