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@xriskology Fear, greed and confirmation bias are great tools for running a con. I am less concerned about ASI than I am about fools making decisions based on word association programs.

@xriskology They have also said things like white collar work will be eliminated within 12 months months or that AGI is only a year or two away. Altman, Musk et al are just engaging in a Kansas City shuffle. Get folks worried about ASI while they continue to loot investors and taxpayers.

We need to talk honestly about this situation: The AI CEOs themselves have made a straightforward case for self-defense. They’ve publicly claimed that (A) ASI has a nontrivial chance of killing everyone on Earth, (B) ASI will arrive in 0-5 (maybe 10) years, and (C) they

I wasted my entire life because nobody told me this as a kid

@alexarriaga__ Also Horror in the High Desert and its sequel and Savageland.

@alexarriaga__ Noroi and Butterfly Kisses are both fun mockumentary horrors.

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ANDOR writer Dan Gilroy has released a statement critiquing the Trump administration and commenting on the parallels between the show and Disney’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. “As one of the writers on the Disney+ drama Andor, we spent six years thinking about a fascist takeover of a galaxy far, far away. Six years thinking about ordinary beings as an authoritarian regime comes in for the kill. Many people saw parallels between Andor and the real world. I see them as well, particularly in the events of the last week. Donald Trump’s tools of governance, coercion and intimidation, have found focus on Hollywood. Faced with a social media firestorm, fear, and an FCC head threatening “they can do this the easy way or hard way,” Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel for speaking his mind. I deeply disagree but acknowledge it was a difficult decision. If you believe otherwise, wait until fate knocks on your door and demands you choose between conscience and hardship — because if you work in this industry that day is coming. The suspension bought time, but not much. Disney now stands at a crossroads: terminate Kimmel’s contract and become pavement for the road to a brave new Trumpian world; or stand for the First Amendment and take the onslaught. There’s not much at stake, just free speech, the oxygen that sustains life in this town. Trump’s aim is to control what we make and say. The concept seems far off and abstract. Neither is true. Is it hard to conjure a new oversight office or cabinet seat? Is it difficult to picture Trump toadies deplaning at LAX with binders of banned topics and mandated alternatives? You’ll meet them when you have to pitch for approval or get grilled about subversive co-workers. Regardless of how the jack-booted attack on Jimmy Kimmel is resolved, this isn’t a skirmish. It’s a siege. The first thing Putin did after taking power was silence shows that criticized him. Artists are censored first because they fear us most. The fact this isn’t new doesn’t diminish the shock of the last few days. The majority in Hollywood believed their job was entertainment — the bolder souls attempted to inject theme and commentary — but for everyone this has suddenly become Westworld real. Whether you’re reading this on line at Blue Bottle or killing time before your 3 o’clock Zoom or staring at a glowing screen unable to sleep, we have all become characters in a story where our actions carry actual weight and consequence. Our industry faces the most sophisticated, venomous, creeping evil in America’s history. There’s no standing above this conflict. No impartial observers. If you’re on the sidelines you’ve made a choice and must live with it. Their goal is to instill fear, to make you feel helpless, hopeless, to break you down. Don’t let them. Educate yourself. Organize. Speak truth to authority. Because the story’s not written — the pen is in your hand.”

@GaryD20Games @Rasilio2112 Probably the best balance of detail versus complexity for a random sampling of players if you want to move away from more traditional D&D type of play. Lethal as written though, definitely makes violence a choice.

@Galaxy_Tokens @Rasilio2112 Basic Roleplaying I've been meaning to check out.

So, what are our thoughts on systems that use stress, damage thresholds, and wound mechanics instead of the more traditional Hit Point systems? Any games out there that do this particularly well? 🎲🧐

@Rasilio2112 @GaryD20Games *parrying. Rolemaster does a lot of this but comes off as intimidating (it’s really not bad, just front loaded for difficulty). Harn wasn’t bad either as I recall. Basic Roleplayin/runequest et al are good for using a combination of HP/wounds.

@Rasilio2112 @GaryD20Games While not my favourite method HP work when people remember that they represent luck, strain, and defensive ability. Systems that track wounds and stress should also have active defenses like pairing and other ways to mitigate risk in combat. WFRP has handled this pretty well imo.

@uncle_deluge Apophenia probably describes the act of assigning meaning/pattern to it. don’t know if there’s a name for the actual practice/method though

What is this phenomenon I'm trying to describe where they break down words vaguely into their composite sounds (television = "tell-lie-vision") and talk about it like they've stumbled onto some grand linguistic conspiracy? I can't think of other examples but I know there are tons

@CaptGraybeard13 A curse of correctness. Those who serve him slowly come to believe that he is right in all things, even when presented with proof he is wrong. It starts with those who spend the most time with him but spreads until he rules a kingdom of absolutely loyal but delusional subjects.

Okay #ttrpg community I need some ideas. I need some effects of a cursed crown. What would a cursed crown do to a ruler and the kingdom? Long term and slow burn effects.

@Majora__Z Thanks for this! I wonder how often the examples people have to work from are either poorly understood replicas or ceremonial/decorative examples mistaken for the practical tool. I suspect that the style of fighting with these might have been pretty distinct as well.

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@GaryD20Games Mechanics set the tone and pace of a game as well as informing players of what to expect in play. It all interacts too much to separate cleanly. I think of it more as mechanics being the bones and roleplaying provides the muscle.

Which is more important, rules and mechanics or roleplay and story? 🤔🧐

@DungeonNoir Stormbringer 4th edition and Stormbringer 4th edition : ) Not RPG settings but I wish they were: Malazan, in GURPS or Rolemaster (probably 2e, maybe RMSS) Earwa (R Scott Bakker) in Riddle of Steel of Balde of the Iron Throne.

Pick an obscure (dead) setting and a (nearly) equally obscure ruleset that you are dying to run together

@ForestedDepth @Ganglosaxonnne I’m curious about the horse decap, i suspect that the story is embellished but weird things do happen when people are swinging sharp stuff. I would love to see less dramatic demos of various unusual weapons! Most of what I can find out there is in the History Channel hype vein.

@Galaxy_Tokens @Ganglosaxonnne Hmmm. Could be. I'd love to see a mythbusters on this

@ForestedDepth @Ganglosaxonnne So long as the wood tapers well toward the blade it might be not an issue. Blade cuts, wood acts like a wedge widening the path opened by the obsidian, like the geometry of an axe.

@Ganglosaxonnne I think those reproductions are built wrong. The wooden part is too thick. Reportedly the real ones could cut the heads off of horses, so the wooden part MUST have been narrow enough to pass through the opening made by the blades.

@A_DungeonDelver I did forget to take into account the target’s size (I’m usually a GM so default target is PC sized). In the case of the Tarrasque (50’ long, incl tail?) it’s probably around 15’ or so wide. So if the wall is centered over its body call it 20-22ft to dodge with a 3-5ft margin.

@A_DungeonDelver If the area of the wall is 135 sqare feet then i think it may not be that hard to get out of the way. A roughly square wall would be 11.6 ft on a side. The most movement you would need to dodge it would be say 7’ just to be safe. Unless I misunderstood the size.

Want some fun with math and 1e AD&D? YES. YES YOU DO! Ever wonder how much damage a Wall of Iron spell does if you drop it on someone? YES, YES YOU HAVE! So let's figure it out! 🧵

@DungeonNoir Black Mountainside, The Empty Man, Spring are all (relatively) recent and have good cosmic/lovecraftian vibes. From Beyond is a fun one from the 80s.

Good Lovecraftian horror movies to watch? So far seen Mandy, The Void, Thing....any suggestions very much appreciated.

@Grand_DM The editions are far enough apart to be completely different systems. I would use the same approach I do with any new system: describe the tone and intent of the campaign and the system being used. Provide examples of differences in method and outcome. Run pre-gens as a tutorial.

Risk and failure can exist in any edition, but 5E built itself on heroic arcs and destined victories. For many players, that’s all they’ve ever known. Shifting to older #dnd styles isn’t just a rules change. It’s a philosophical leap. What helps bridge that gap?