Christopher Phillips

I follow those who are of interest to me. You should also. Numbers are meaningless. I prefer interaction with followers. #realfollowers

@TroweTrove @mrlich Seconded

@mrlich Shadowdark.

Okay, I’m curious - is there a #ttrpg system out there that is: 1. Simple / easy to learn quickly 2. Flexible enough for pretty much any genre 3. Easy enough that the rules get out of the way of the role-play Whatcha got folks?

@CarlBovisNature The Purrgen

Name this cat. 🐈

@CarlBovisNature Calendar was very good work. No issues on shipping or arrival. Carl is a true professional and deserves your support.

Can I ask a favour please everyone?❤️ If you have ever bought something from me, can you reply to this tweet with a little review.🙏😀 Any pics of my products would be lovely too!😊 A few reviews from my wonderful followers will definitely help my little business.🙏🐦❤️⬇️

@zackpinsent Quite so

Proof that beauty has nothing to do with where you come from

@redwyrmofficial Also stolen. I should be on this kid's patreon I guess lol

Magic Item of the Week from the 8yo DM: The Earrings of Whispers "I think what he is saying is that you are about to die... but... you are amazing and I know you can win this fight. Just keep your eyes on his sword and make sure you remember your footwork. You can do it!"

@redwyrmofficial Stolen

Wyrmling Hot Take: The Druid assassin is the best assassin

@zackpinsent Hoping your mum is getting well soon

Just setting the record straight, I found this honestly hilarious

Ok, I’m off to the hospital to visit my Mum (long story). Anyway, the cab driver said ‘are you a clown or something to entertain the patients? Bye

@EricIdle A sake of two titties, certainly? (Apologies to @TaylorMali )

Oh really I’m an English Major. It was a Tale of Two Shitties.

@Towmiiee Cherokee.

The Korean writing system is the only writing system in the world that we know and can trace who exactly created it: King Sejong the Great. None other writing system can we point to a single creator

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@YoDanno @redwyrmofficial @DaddyRolleda1 is it wrong that I just saw an ad for a movie called "Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue" and immediately started building encounters?

@YoDanno You on that place where the skies are blue yet?

@ThomFuleri Thanks my friend

I turn my back to the wind
To catch my breath,
Before I start off again.
Driven on
Without a moment to spend
To pass an evening
With a drink and a friend I let my skin get too thin
I’d like to pause,
No matter what I pretend
Like some pilgrim —
Who learns to transcend —
Learns to live
As if each step was the end

Time stand still —
I’m not looking back —
But I want to look around me now
See more of the people
And the places that surround me now

Freeze this moment
A little bit longer
Make each sensation
A little bit stronger
Experience slips away… 🎶 Rush - Time Stands Still 🖼️ Erol Otus

@redwyrmofficial Stolen. 😁

The kobolds know what the adventurers are afraid of… #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg #ttrpgkids

@MuseumCommodore Morgan Freeman😄

Who is the mega movie star appearing 30 seconds into the opening credits of The Electric Company?

@tferriss From someone "in the industry": spot on. 👍

How To Become A Vip (And Other Tips) There is always one person who rolls up to the hottest joint in town and immediately gets a table, a handshake from the maître d', and the fastest service. But how? Unless you’re a celebrity, and sometimes even then, you’ll need to earn it. That’s why this is called “How to Become a VIP” and not “How to Be Treated Like a VIP.” In fact, I dislike the term VIP altogether and suggest a more accurate replacement: most favored customer (MFC) Rest assured, there are shortcuts to reaching this coveted status. Below are tips from chefs and restaurant managers in NYC, as well as lessons I learned during my own research. If you’re going to eat out, you might as well do it right. Pick and choose as you like: The To-Do List: • Go from Tuesday to Thursday. That’s when restaurants cater to the foodies and experiment with their menus. For the money-making days (Friday to Sunday), they stick to the majority- pleasing safe bets. • Focus on density. For you to become an MFC, restaurants have to first remember your name, so help ’em out. If possible, go for both lunch and dinner two or three nights in a row. Try everything on the menu. That will get attention. Becoming a lunch regular is a good investment and one of the shortcuts to MFC. • Order two dishes at your first visit. Will Schwalbe, while editor in chief of Hyperion Books, edited many of the biggest names in chefdom. In his words: “Ask your server to ask the chef two questions: First, ‘What does everyone order?’ and second, ‘What does almost no one order that you think everyone should?’ Then order both. Chefs want to show off their popular dishes but often have an item on the menu they’re really proud of, and really want people to try. I first did this at the Slanted Door in San Francisco. A cook actually came out to say hello because he thought it was so unusual.” • For your first two or three visits, sit at the bar, if possible. The bartender is your best friend and is beloved by all staff (can you say after-hours “shift drinks”?). If the restaurant isn’t slammed, and after you’ve had a bunch of dishes, ask the bartender if you can thank the GM (general manager), chef, or owner, indicating that you don’t want to interrupt them if they’re too busy. Keep it short, big fella. Also, IMPORTANT: Leave a cash tip for your bartender, even if you transfer the bill to a table. • For dinners, ask if you can be seated at or near “the pass,” where the final plating is done before dishes go to tables. This might also take the form of a “chef’s window/table/bar,” so feel free to ask for it. Don’t interrupt the chef, but go ahead and ask smart questions about the preparation of your dishes if a cook starts the conversation. • If you’ve built rapport, politely ask your server if you can get a quick tour of the kitchen or a peek behind the scenes after dinner. Say that you admire the work of cooks and would love to see what they’re able to accomplish in their kitchen. • Ask your server smart questions about the food. He or she may think you’re a fellow server (which earns bonus points) or a reviewer (ditto). Doing work on a notepad during your meal, especially if you’re at a fancier place, also raises eyebrows. When you start to get asked, “Are you in the industry?” your service will take a quantum leap, and you might eventually get labeled “super soigné” (pronounced “swan-yay”), or VIP, in the restaurant booking system. • Don’t tip dumbly. While undertipping is a no-no, the value of overtipping is overestimated. Tipping 40% once every few weeks won’t make you an MFC. C’mon, you wouldn’t be that easily bought, and neither will they. Tip at least 20% at all times. If the service sucks, and you feel 20% is too much, why the hell do you want to eat there in the first place? Last, if you have an outstanding experience, tip the maître d’ or host/hostess. In most places, a discreet $20 in the hand for a parting handshake will go miles. DO NOT do this on the way in, young gun. That’s a novice flub. • If you become a regular and get to know more about the chef, consider bringing him or her a small gift relevant to his or her interests. I’m not kidding. It works for most humans, and it’s a nice gesture to the person making your food. This stuff isn’t rocket surgery, folks. The Not To-Do List: • Don’t order just before closing time. The kitchen staff doesn’t like this any more than you’d like 60 minutes of surprise overtime. •Do not roll up with a “Do you know who I am?” vibe. That’s for DBs, which doesn’t stand for databases. Asking if so-and-so is working tonight is as far as name-dropping should go. • Do not treat servers like lackeys if you want to be treated like a VIP. If you want to be treated like a VIP, treat all staff like they’re VIPs.

Hey @spectrum! If you have people canvassing door to door in the Alabaster, AL area, you might want to train them what "No Soliciting" means. They've knocked on my door twice already.

@DragonsofWales And also that having crazy amounts of money doesn't always solve anything...

I suggest looking at Elon’s tweets (VERY occasionally) to remind yourself: no matter how tough your life is, now matter how badly you might have messed up, no matter how many times you’ve acted like an idiot, you will always be an infinitely smarter, better human being than him.

@YoDanno I thought I was the last surviving SC Yamato fan lol

ITS HAPPENING!!! 🤩

@MTBlack2567 @mikemearls Indeed. "Rewards for roleplay" seem to work for me. "Structured roleplay"? Maybe not.

@mikemearls I like those sorts of mechanics to be kept light. I’ve never enjoyed attempts to create “social combat” systems

If we call them roleplaying games, where are the rules for roleplaying? Many groups don't worry about mechanics that rely on how you portray your character. My experience is that having a structure that helps inspire players to roleplay makes for a better game.