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Finally found a copy of this in a discount bin... what is generally considered one of the worst Dungeons & Dragons adventure modules ever published. It's reputation in D&D circles is on par with that of Plan 9 from Outer Space. Gonna dig in and see what all the fuss is about.

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HAPPY MARCH 25th!!! The Day Sauron Fell! And International Tolkien Reading Day!

People who've been to my house know that I have a lot of old Tolkien editions on my shelves. This is me w/ one of the best items from my JRRT collection: what is, to the best of my knowledge, the 1st paperback boxed set from Ballantine, with the iconic BREM art in
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cerebus666:
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rare:
That's a great book!
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For those who don't know, Hasbro now owns Dungeons & Dragons. Recently, a document was leaked from Hasbro, the "OGL 1.1", which will revoke and retroactively limit the rights of third-party vendors to create D&D content, superseding the first OGL (Open Games License) which has been around for decades, and has allowed third-party vendors to create amazing D&D adventures and products.

I'm old enough that
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20-mile bike ride though the Carolina marshes. Stopped off in a county park with a workout station and used my own resistance bands for a shoulder and arm workout. I stink. Coated with dried salt and sweat. But I’m also feeling good and happy. Growing old is NOT for sissies...

amorous:
🤗
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DEAR FUCKING GOD!!! A South African plutocrat, whose wealth is based on the dehumanization of Black People in his daddy's apartheid-era jade mine, posts a picture in which ALL THE BLACK PEOPLE ARE LEFT TO DIE, held at bay by armed guards????? JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!!!! Can't you brain-dead Musk-worshipping fucknuts hear him saying the quiet parts out loud??? That the gene pools worth saving from
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From my The Arts Fuse appreciation of Bob Fosse's CABARET, upon the occasion of the film's 50th anniversary:

_“Just another weekend in Weimar,” is how our very own Lord Haw-Haw, Tucker Carlson, described a drag event busted up by neo-fascists in Dallas the week of June 8, giving tacit approval to the act.

Fifty years after Bob Fosse’s Weimar-era musical Cabaret was released, which depicted
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OK... Mike's gonna be Grouchy McGrognard, here.

My problem with so many fantasy TV shows on now is that, as a Dungeons & Dragons player with 40 + years of experience, there are very few situations these TV writers can cook up that me 'n my D&D buddies haven't been in and handled a fuck of a lot better than the TV characters do.

Besieged
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I seem to be in the minority of critics who loved Wakanda Forever, but, here goes...

https://artsfuse.org/264301/movie-review-black-panther-wakanda-forever-faith-restored/

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You know in sitcoms and romcoms, when the "homely" girl suddenly becomes "hot" when she loses her glasses and lets her hair down? I have always dug those girls much, much more * before * they lose the glasses and the hair bun. This is Pugsly's teacher from The Addams family, upon whom Pugsly has a debilitating crush. I get where you're coming from, Pugsly.
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