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Astropub

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like gastropub, without the G

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LeviKornelsen , to random
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I am always interested in what's part of someone's personal Star Wars canon - the works they personally consider a core playlist, which win the mental argument of what's "rightest" automatically in their head if there's a contradiction.

But!

I do not give the smallest shit about what anyone thinks the central "official canon" is; that is a deeply fucking boring way to try and power move the speaker's favourites to the top.

This makes fan discussions tricky.

Astropub ,
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@LeviKornelsen I don’t know why people get so worked up about what is and isn’t canon. I would rather have a story that’s so good that I give zero fucks if it’s canon or not.

Ailantd , to random
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The freighter, chartered to breach the blockade and deliver vital resources, was reportedly intercepted in a whirlwind of chaos where many crew members were murdered in cold blood and the cargo was destroyed.
Freighter 35 is currently underway.

Astropub ,
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@Ailantd working title for the short story: An unfortunately timed coffee break

Ailantd , to random
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Maintenance time for the 12-13 Rotor-Void hypothetically flying machine.
With a bit of luck it will finally fly.


From a fun online drawing session.

Astropub ,
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@Ailantd I’m guessing it only needs conjectural maintenance.

Ailantd , to random
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Thinking about trying to 3D model one of my designs as the next migration exercise.

Which one would you like to see in 3D?
Any favourite?

Astropub ,
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@Ailantd I always liked your Alcubierre warp ship, it’s partly why I started following on across the socials I’m on.

epidiah , (edited ) to random
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    Astropub ,
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    @epidiah I’m gonna go with teletype.

    Tim_Eagon , to random
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    A little gift to me, from me.

    Astropub ,
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    @Tim_Eagon best zine title ever

    robindlaws , to random
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    Astropub , (edited )
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    @robindlaws seems like a set up for a dungeon crawl

    BrianBinh , to random
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    I'm having a hard time making my current project, a weird sci-fantasy setting. It's in the same category as "Ultraviolet Grasslands", "The Electrum Archive", & "Vaults of Vaarn", but its most prominent features are an iridescent river & a titan's corpse. Doesn't quite roll off the tongue and doesn't abbreviate nearly as well as "UVG".

    I tried Opal River, but that's apparently a real thing already associated with kayaking.

    Astropub ,
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    @BrianBinh you could also try using words like celestial and pair it with geographic elements. If the corpse is big enough it could be something like “the guide celestial/titan range”, I’m sure you’ll come up with something good.

    ludopolitics , to random
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    Hi TRPG braintrust!

    What are some interesting CC-BY or otherwise open TRPG games that my students could potentially adapt into video games?

    Astropub ,
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    @SymbolicCity @ludopolitics I didn’t realise Vaults of Vaarn was CC, it’s excellent.

    Astropub ,
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    @SymbolicCity @Astropub @ludopolitics I have the hardcover at home and can check, but once the zines are CC, you can’t take it back. Copyright would only apply to previously unpublished material.

    Astropub ,
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    @SymbolicCity @Astropub @ludopolitics so it looks like the print version is “copyright Leo Hunt” and according to the website, the print edition collects zines 1-3 and includes different art. I’ve not gone through and compared them. Looks like your suggestion to work exclusively from the zines seems to be very much on point.

    Astropub , to random
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    @robindlaws so I was thinking about Mohilar and the Bogey Conundrum over coffee(no Roman Empire for me). I was wondering if you’ve written/discussed your thoughts as to leaving such a big in setting mystery up to the GM/table? You gotta admit it’s an interesting take for an investigation focused game. I’m curious about your thoughts on it.

    Astropub OP ,
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    @robindlaws @Astropub I figured it must have come up, I’ll poke around. It’s an interesting world building choice. It’s often taken for granted in a lot of world building that you need to fill in all the corners, but RPGs are different from all other types of media with the emergent world building at the table.

    LeviKornelsen , to random
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    Have been rereading a lot of stuff I loved when I was younger, and I'm reminded that I really liked the Robotech novels way back when. I recall them being pulpy and fun.

    I.... Am hesitant to try them out again.

    Astropub ,
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    @LeviKornelsen there’s something deeply cathartic about revisiting old media that you once liked, and realising it’s complete trash.

    LeviKornelsen , to random
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    Gonna go fly away in about half an hour, but: A stray thought:

    1. D&D DMs are often the ones who care about the rules most.

    2. People who care about the rules a lot often want to tinker with them.

    3. It's never been easier to become an small-press/indie designer.

    4. There's apparently a DM shortage.

    5. Obviously, they're all running off to make their own things.

    Yeah? Yeah?! No. Probably not. But maybe?

    Astropub , (edited )
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    @LeviKornelsen an option worth considering for 5. After thinking hard about the rules and tinkering, potential D&D DMs would rather play/run anything the fuck else. I mean maybe the problem isn’t a lack of DMs but that people just really don’t want to run D&D.

    LeviKornelsen , to random
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    An older post, copied over to the new blog:

    Huge chunks of early D&D were built using the wrong parts of the fiction they were sourced from.

    https://levikornelsen.wordpress.com/2024/02/04/the-wrong-parts-of-the-right-fiction/

    Astropub , (edited )
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    @LeviKornelsen having read many of the sources, I’m always particularly surprised when someone uses terms like “Vancian” or refers to Tolkien when complaining about how D&D presents material. After some discussion it often turns out they’ve never actually read the source material (seriously Tolkien!?!?). I particularly take umbrage with the term Vancian, which does an absolute disservice to Vance’s work by comparing it to a truly lesser effectuation.

    hishgraphics , to random
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    Well looky here. A lot of stuff that makes sense to me somehow.

    https://youtu.be/ixJ4r3zxPOo?si=nBfqVrPPbNqF8Lpf

    Astropub ,
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    @SJohnRoss @hishgraphics yeah, I was kinda thinking to myself(as someone with ADHD) that some of the problem they were discussing could be directly traced to issues I personally have with D&D.

    Tim_Eagon , to random
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    Mail call! Dracula in SPACE!!!

    Astropub ,
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    @Tim_Eagon excellent graphic design, some mothership modules just nail it.

    thoughtpunks , to random
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    Understand that even in most inexpensive housing markets housing assistance for the poor is closed to new applications and has a TEN YEAR waiting list. Plus multiyear waitlists for income based housing. Supply side, cities stop housing from being built.

    Homelessness is a manufactured crisis.

    Astropub ,
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    @thoughtpunks I’ve been homeless twice in my life, both as a child and an adult. One of the core problems in western economies is the homeless industrial complex. Many businesses and charities have no interest in ending poverty or homelessness because they make so much money off of solving it. This article is a good place to start https://californiapolicycenter.org/americas-homeless-industrial-complex-causes-solutions/

    salvaterra , to random
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    once here, I'm checking the triangular prism monolith

    Astropub ,
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    @salvaterra you’ll certainly find a big rainbow, but I don’t know what else.

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    Astropub ,
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    @SymbolicCity @pandatheist interesting. I’ve gotta admit that I’m getting fatigued with all the labels in ttrpg, it feels like it’s all getting a bit reductive. It’s nice to be able to find the style of game you like, but it also reduces your chances of exposing yourself to something new and different. I avoided OSR for years because I hate THAC0 and some AD&D2 design philosophy, I figured it was all just more of that. Knave is my favourite ruleset now, and I’m glad I gave it a shot.

    thoughtpunks , to random
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    🙏 Simple :
    🎲 What's your favorite retro ? [20+ years old counts.]
    🥰 What do you love about your fave classic RPG?
    💞 What's one of your fondest memories or favorite play moments?

    Astropub ,
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    @thoughtpunks be a hard choice between or . I would happily play either, but 2300ad probably win just by being the first game I paid for with my own cash.

    Astropub ,
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    @thoughtpunks With 2300AD it’s definitely the setting, I can’t think of any other games that capture a near future setting quite the same way. Lots of games skip the “boring” era of space exploration, but 2300 embraced it. Star Wars was just a cultural touchstone for my friends and I at that time. I’m not as big a Star Wars fan these days, but I’ve always loved the core rules.

    humanoidhistory Bot , to random

    Space shuttle concept art from Rockwell International, late 1970s.

    Astropub ,
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    @tsturm @humanoidhistory @nyrath at one point there was a plan to build a large polyhedral station called D20 in one of the Lagrange points. Unfortunately NASA’s budget got slashed, and it was determined that rolling for initiative was unnecessary on a planetary scale.

    Astropub , (edited )
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    @chgowiz @tsturm @humanoidhistory @nyrath unfortunately congress is full of narcissistic wretches incapable of thinking past the current news cycle.

    thoughtpunks , to random
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    what the hell is with this trend of calling clearly expensive hipster pubs "dive bars"? if you invited me out to a "dive bar" for a burger & drink and we rolled up to a place with a menu [and prices] like this, we may not be friends anymore [even if you're paying].

    Astropub ,
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    @thoughtpunks that food is clearly rubbish gastro pub, I support and share your sense of indignation.

    BrianBinh , to random
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    Brutalism gets a lot of hate, but I suspect it's mostly because the name sounds bad. It's named for its heavy use of unpainted materials like "béton brut" (French, "raw concrete"). It was a style built on post-WWII optimism about making a bigger better future, but everybody hears the name and thinks "Oh, grey dystopia!"

    If they had called it Nudist architecture, I bet it would be a lot more popular among folks who aren't architecture and design nerds.

    Astropub ,
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    @BrianBinh well, the issues I have with brutalism are it’s association with the “state” which should always be smashed. I also find Neoclassical architecture vulgar for the same reason.

    BrianBinh , to random
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    If you've been wanting to buy "Witches & War Rigs" because you want to play an old school in a world closer to 1914 than 1419, it's on sale at @DriveThruRPG right now for 40% off. Now is the time to pull that trigger. Wear diesel power armor and machine gun a dragon! You know you want to!

    Astropub ,
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    @BrianBinh I will have to add this to my list of games I wanna play, my regular group is nonplussed about a weird Great War setting, which is a bummer because I’ve also wanted to play Never Going Home.

    chgowiz , to random
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    That was WAY too flarghin' easy! Nextcloud running on my lil HP minidesktop Ubuntu Linux machine.

    Another step towards shedding Google...

    Astropub ,
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    @chgowiz I run Nextcloud and Foundry VTT off an old chromebox I picked up for $20, I have no idea what I’m doing but it all works.

    Astropub ,
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    @chgowiz I use Nebula from https://www.defined.net I’ve got it set up to reject all unauthorised access. I don’t have to worry about people attacking open ports

    Ailantd , (edited ) to random
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    Dune ornithopter collection!
    What's your fav?

    Astropub ,
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    @Ailantd bottom two are definitely cool, but the first one looks like an Citroën H van. I bet they get converted into food-thopters all the time, selling spiced lattes to tourists.

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