I just migrated my account over to dice.camp from mastodon.social after 4 years, so it's time for a new #introduction. My name is Chris Dolunt (he/him). I'm a #solarpunk and I work in library technology.
I also enjoy writing #ttrpgs. I wrote "Nyambe" during the d20 boom and the original "Rippers" for #savageworlds. I've been nominated for and lost the Diana Jones, Origins, and Ennie awards.
I'm a canon NPC (Kargas Dolunt) in Blackmoor, and I'm running a 5E Blackmoor game for my family.
Hey, people know that you can get big bundles of tech books from humble bundle, right?
O'Reilly and No Starch Press among other publishers regularly offer big collections of epub/pdf books for like $20...
Hyperlanes makes converting the 200 or so alien species from Marvel comics to D&D 5E for our SciFi game a breeze:
Shi'ar
Warlike Avians
Ability Score Increases: Your CHA and CON scores increase by +1
Cultural Traits: Languages, Basic Training (Noble Sword), Warrior Culture
Physiological Traits: Super Strength, Pilot's Mind, Medium Size, Speed 30 ft.
Super Strength (weakened for balance). You have advantage on Strength checks, and your carrying capacity doubles.
https://www.ala.org/ convention wrapping up.
Things are pretty quiet at work because all our product people are out of town. #library
Most of rural Michigan is like a Kid Rock concert, but tucked away in there are the #LGBTQ resort villages of Saugatuck & Douglas.
Any #librarians or #LibraryWorkers out there on Mastodon? I'd love to follow more of my crowd.
Ms. Marvel spoilers
MCU: Ms. Marvel isn't inhuman and doesn't embiggen
Me: Boo! Hiss!
MCU: She's descended from djinn
Me: Woo! Yay!
~ Text based video game ~
You enter a dusty tavern; there is a dog in the corner
> look at dog
The dog is a good pupper; suchagoodboy
> who is a good boy?
The dog is a good boy
The dog rolls on its back; he wants belly-rubs
> rub belly
Receive + 10 happy
> scritch scritch
Receive + 10 happy
> very snuggles
You have reached the maximum happy for a human; become a dog? (Yes/Nnnyesss)
> _
We Need Diverse Books (a non-profit) and everylibrary (a library PAC) is holding a livestream of censored authors on YouTube and Facebook on July 4th.
LINK WARNING: You can sign up at the link below, but I suspect you'll end up on the PAC mailing list.
After much discussion with my family, we're going to end our #Blackmoor campaign, and start a SciFi game set in #Marvel comics space (not the MCU). Superheroes and magic will exist, but be limited.
We'll be using the Hyperlanes 5E #TTRPG, and I'll be homebrewing it with boardgames to make it play like a minis game for starship and ground combat, and like a trading game for space exploration.
The things I put up with to have a family game night...
Some more work news:
The Software and Information Industry Association named Political Extremism and Radicalism “Best Library Reference or Educational Database" of 2022.
It's nice to get a pat on the back every now and then.
Link warning, extreme political beliefs, which is the whole point of the database - https://www.gale.com/primary-sources/political-extremism-and-radicalism
Do you like Pathfinder adventures, but want to get away from the d20 system?
Pathfinder for Savage Worlds presents "Curse of the Crimson Throne" & the Advanced Player's Guide launching Tuesday on Kickstarter.
IE 11 is dead, EXCEPT for Windows 10 LTSC releases (including IoT), all Windows Server versions, Windows 10 China Government Edition, Windows 8.1, Windows 7 with Extended Security Updates (ESUs), the MSHTML (Trident) platform and COM controls on Windows, and of course IE mode in Microsoft Edge will be supported through at LEAST 2029. #InternetExplorer
#Solarpunk, Library Technologist, Former #TTRG freelancer. All views and opinions are my own. #fedi22
"Looking for a roadmap out of Dystopia."