Calico Jesse

Just another Rpg geek. (he/him)
By day I’m a boring computer programmer.
I like #ttrpgs and #boardgames
I read a lot of #history

Pronouns: He/Him
Traveller Blog: https://blog.cosmictales.com/
Currently playing: Teen speedster in Masks. Heroics 101: https://twitch.tv/blinkingeye
Currently playing: Jaroslav the Barber-Surgeon in WFRP2

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2026-03-06 15:15:06 UTC

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“As this book is the exclusive precinct of the DM, you must view any non-DM player possessing it as something less than worthy of honorable death.”
—AD&D DM Guide
I forgot how weird this book really is.
Remember, the rules for combat are in the DM Guide. Players don’t need to know that.

2026-03-06 15:13:33 UTC

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… The 3d6 give a bell-shaped probability curve of 3-18, with 9-12 being the mean spread. SPADE 18 means absolute and unchangeable hate, while HEART 18 indicates the opposite. CLUBS or DIAMONDS can be altered by discourse, rewards, etc. Thus, CLUBS 12 could possibly be altered to CLUBS 3 by offer of a tribute or favor, CLUBS 3 changed to DIAMONDS 3 by a gift, etc.”
How did we lose the suit die?!?
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2026-03-06 15:13:33 UTC

Random conversation about which games are actually good at teaching new GMs how to run a game made me look back at AD&D’s DM Guide. Man is it weird in places.
“The author has a d6 with the following faces: SPADE, CLUB, CLUB, DIAMOND, DIAMOND, HEART. If, during an encounter, players meet a character whose reaction is uncertain, the card suit die is rolled in conjunction with 3d6. Black suits mean dislike, with the SPADE equalling hate, while red equals like, the HEART being great favor. …
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2025-09-29 03:42:15 UTC

You shouldn’t call them Nazis. They aren’t Nazis unless they come from the Nazi region of Germany. Anywhere else they are just sparkling fascists.
#USPol #Fascism

2025-08-30 21:35:04 UTC

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I found an article claiming people use them to buy drugs, but that seems ridiculously over hyped to me. Not that I’ve bought drugs illegally in forever, weeds been legal in my state for over a decade, but I feel like offloading bulky detergent bottles is not something most drug dealers would want to do. Cash is king.

2025-08-30 20:01:52 UTC

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why is it stolen that often? It’s neither expensive nor easily concealable.
I wonder if the loss in sales is worth the reduction in theft.