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Abstruse

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Freelance columnist on tabletop games and roleplaying games (credits: EN World, Ain't It Cool News, Zombie Orpheus), video producer/streamer (Gamer's Tavern Media), and podcast editor/producer (EN Live, Scary Basement, Gamer's Tavern). Opinions are my own. Pronouns: He/him

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Abstruse , to random
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For the next 24ish hours, here are the rules:

  • If a story sounds too good (or funny) to be true, it probably is.

  • Ignore all big news stories - esp. about celebrities or political figures - unless you can verify from TWO mainstream sources minimum.

  • Photos/video isn't proof anymore

Abstruse OP ,
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If you want to pull a prank:

  • Make sure it is actually a prank. At the end, everyone should be aware of what is and isn't real and EVERYONE should be laughing. If anyone is upset or offended, you failed

  • Remember Scalzi's Law: The failure state of "clever" is "asshole". Don't be an asshole.

Abstruse , to random
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Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles for February 25, 2024 - giveaways, deals, and fundraisers for , , , , , , , , , and more! https://www.enworld.org/threads/freebies-sales-and-charity-bundles-for-february-25-2024.702818/

Abstruse , to random
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Protip: If you see someone talking about some "big story" about Dungeons & Dragons on YouTube that sounds like a massive huge giant story that everyone should be talking about...

...check and see if any actual industry news outlets are talking about it. Because 9 times out of 10, it's complete bullshit.

Abstruse ,
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@Alphastream @darjr @btmoo Got into a discussion about this on a Discord server.

It was the D&D fiction team, not the D&D rules/game book team.

And they were part of the layoffs from Hasbro, not fired.

Frankly, considering the guy says in the video they were laid off and not fired AND this guy's done this clickbait crap in the past, Hasbro/WotC should start sending C&Ds for defamation since they're knowingly lying.

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Does anyone else's kids narrate like they're streaming for an audience when they play video games or is it just mine?

#Kids #VideoGames

Abstruse ,
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@Tim_Eagon I'm 44 and I did that as a kid even though streaming didn't exist. Granted, I did it in my head rather than out loud...

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