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the switch from ‘a girl worth fighting for’ to coming upon the decimated village in mulan is THE MOST kick-in-the-teeth mood change IN ALL OF CINEMA

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Wait, Eowyn is Denethor's most pertinent narrative parallel? Please you must explain this!

How dare you read my secret tags those are private URR... MM alright you get a sneak peak of a longer essay- DENETHOR AND EOWYN'S NARRATIVES... are literally the same up until the very end... They are both in a position of suffocating responsibility and gendered demands, tied to duties that force them to watch on, agonised, as loved ones die around them (Boromir and Theodred). Duties, by the way, of care and 'stewardship' to things that they both love and yet also feel caged by (Minas Tirith and Theoden though you could argue Eowyn is also caring for Rohan as a whole). But they are also angry with some family members, misunderstood, frustrated with their attitudes towards both their relationship AND the war (Faramir and Eomer). Yet at the same time they still hold to their duties, bitterly, but nobly and dauntlessly, until they believe all hope is lost and only then they make a defiant act of gender AND responsibility rebellion that they intend to be the end of their lives. Denethor- DENETHOR IS LITERALLY 'BURNED WITH THE HOUSE' but he does it before he has leave to do so. Aragorn still had need of it! And self immolation to protect yourself from 'defilement' is a common feminine narrative in many cultures. And that's only one of MANY of Denethor's very feminine traits but THAT is for a trans denethor post that I still haven't written which will just be @illegalstargender 's literal thesis. Anyway I'll leave you with this;

Eowyn:

"All your words are but to say: you are a woman, and your part is in the house. But when the men have died in battle and honour, you have leave to be burned in the house, for the men will need it no more. But I am of the House of Eorl and not a serving-woman. I can ride and wield blade, and I do not fear either pain or death."

Denethor:

"Or why should I sit here in my tower and think, and watch, and wait, spending even my sons? For I can still wield a brand."

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Crips for eSims for Gaza Bundle is now live!

new charity bundle to help Palestinians stay connected is now up on itchio! Features 200+ video games, TTRPGs, zines, and tools. Priced at $16 USD because each purchase will fund an eSIM. Don't sleep on this bundle!

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since mrs, ms, and mr are all descended from the latin word magister, i propose the gender neutral version should be mg, short for "mage"

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This is the worst timeline. (x)

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South of Midnight

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Artist: Raël Lyra / João Bragato

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woooooaahh, happy birthday to me, time to put all my ttrpgs on sale over on itch!

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Void production concept art

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THEME: TTRPGs for Trans Rights in Ohio

This is a special rundown of some of the tabletop games found in the TTRPGs for Trans Rights - Ohio Bundle currently being offered on Itch.io! The offer ends on May 3rd, 2025.

Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes, by Nerdy Pup Games.

Play misfit outlaws fighting against the authoritarian Powers That Be in a hyper-saturated, film-grained, retro dystopia. Save the future with the power of friendship, whoopass, and explosions! Features sticker-based character advancement, effortless cinematic vehicle action, and player-driven Ride-or-Die system usings d4s, d6s, d8s, d10s, and d12s.

Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes is colorful, with art that pops off the page and plenty of ready-to-use scenarios to jump-start play as soon as you sit down at the table. Dive into a post-apocalypse full of young punks in a world you build yourself, with plenty of tools to help you create settlements, beasts, gear, and much much more. If you like car chases and vehicle stunts, this is probably a game for you, with purposefully-designed vehicle scenes written into the game.

Songbirds 3e, by snow.

"Moon's haunted."

Songbirds 3e is a tabletop roleplaying game about undeath, supernatural powers, and the blue dreams of the moon. In the game, you create a strange survivor of the world who was chosen (or cursed) by Death. Spirits aren't able to pass on to the afterlife and grow monstrous with each passing day. You know the songs to send them on. You have the abilities that help you find them. You are the canary in the coal mine.

Songbirds 3e has received a great amount of critical acclaim as a beautiful, mysterious, tantalizing game that blends eldritch fantasy dungeon crawls with pieces of sci-fi blended in. It's inspired by Into the Odd, Persona 5, Blades in the Dark, Red Giant, Disco Elysium, Fallout New Vegas, and much much more.

Sound Check, by Misha.grifka.

Sound Check is a game about being in a band. Rehearse, party, get interviewed and get intimate - but don't forget, it's all leading up to one thing: the Big Show. Each player will have their own musician with a unique playbook, but everyone works together to tell the story of an up-and-coming band, in any musical genre you like.

Running on the Firebrands system, Sound Check will explore the story of your band through a series of scenes, using trope-centred playbooks to build a character with strong beats and clear direction. This game has one of my favorite kinds of mechanics: a stress track that eventually brings you to an explosion, which is an action that adds narrative tension and conflict, such as making an enemy out of a friend, or having an emotional breakdown. If you want drama and heightened emotion, you want Sound Check.

Dinocar, by Dinoberry Jam.

Imagine a world almost entirely the same as our own, except someone's magical wish to meet the dinosaurs came true. But after the welcome party, what were they all to do? Well, they went on to have regular modern lives alongside our own; bills to pay, families to feed, jobs to work. Most unfortunately of all, though, they have cars to drive–and none of them are really any good at it.

That’s what happens when you’re a 12-foot tall reptile with big legs and tiny arms, it’s just really hard to fit into a compact economy-size sedan and even harder to operate the dang thing.

In Dinocar, you and as many friends as you can gather will work together to map out a snippet of that world. You’ll paint a map, draw landmarks, slap buildings into place, and take turns going on chaotic road trips and commutes. At the end of a game of Dinocar, you’ll have a story to tell and a wonderful map to either frame on the wall or stick to the fridge.

Dinocar feels fun & whimsical, and feels perfect for folks who don't like to get messy, as well as kids.

The Stone Flesh Gift, by ATypicalFaux.

A silhouette blocks the stars, darker than the space it drifts through. Several amber eyes encased in crystal peer out from the shadows. When dappled in light from the closest sun, the remnants of petroglyphs can be seen carved across its hull, hewn from a single black stone harder than steel. The ship has no comms, no transponder, just a pulsating thump within a membrane running through the stone like a vein of ore. A glistening docking umbilical gently sways as it’s pulled behind the vessel, stretching toward anything that approaches, looking to touch, to connect.

The Stone-Flesh Gift is a 40-page TTRPG module with a focus on exploration and body horror, to be played with the Mothership sci-fi horror RPG. The players will wade through the innards of a lost ceremonial offering, an ancient alien bio-engineering factory and living ship called The Gift, as they work to avoid its dangers, discover its secrets, and plug their brains directly into its organs to feel their thoughts.

This is the only item on this list that isn't a game in itself, but instead a supplement for a game - but if you like space horror, The Stone Flesh Gift is a title I've seen time and time again. It's great for folks who love body horror, and gritty stories of addiction and disease.

In Conclusion...

If any of these games look interesting to you, get them for a steal by picking up the TTRPGS for Trans Rights Bundle on Itch.io!

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What are we supposed to do now? By ‘we’ I mean UK based trans women and transfems. How are we meant to continue? Knowing the country hates us. The law refuses to accept our existence. Everyone wishes we would just shut up and disappear. How are we supposed to live like this? I know I can’t.

Let me tell you a very funny story that might make you feel better.

Not long ago I called the su*cide hotline feeling exactly the way you describe. The volunteer on the other end was an older cis lady, and I was like, "Hey, I'm trans - all this stuff is happening, the government says blah blah blah, the court says XYZ, and I feel like I'm living in this really hostile country that hates me, and it sucks!" I told her how angry I was, how much all this makes me hate by fellow human beings, how much I wouldn't care if Britain sank into the sea or was burned away to ashes along with all its inhabitants, and how ashamed I am of feeling such venom and cynicism.

And there was a bit of a pause.

And the volunteer lady says, "What's trans?"

I - Joker makeup bursting from the pores of my face - explain to her what being transgender is. She has questions like, "So, what was the legal process like, what do you have to do?" and I'm like "Oh HO HO HO! Let me tell you the hoops I had to jump through!" and she's like "Wow, that sounds so difficult?" and I'm like, "HEE HEE HEE I haven't even gotten to the difficult bit yet!" I'm ranting, I'm pacing my living room like a tiger, quoting Merchant of Venice and Coriolanus down the phone to this woman on the su*cide hotline, like "If you prick us do we not bleed?! If you tickle us do we not laugh?!" "I banish you, and here remain with your uncertainty!" (She's like "I remember this Shakespeare from school!") It feels like I'm vomiting up this black sludge of hate that I've built up, like people spit on me and I've absorbed all that spit and now I'm burning with it.

So at the end of all this the volunteer lady's like well yeah of course you feel angry, that makes perfect sense! Anybody with a heart would feel the way you do! Of course you feel cynical and bitter and despairing! And she tells me that she hasn't seen any of this, but it's shocked her. She thinks this court case sounds like a really backwards step; she thought Britain was progressive. And I'm like, "I used to think that too, and the loss of that illusion hurts."

But then she goes well look - these judges and politicians, they live in a bubble. They don't really know what life is like for ordinary people like me and you. There are plenty of people in Britain like her, who just don't really pay attention to this stuff. There might be some who throw things at me in the street and treat me poorly, but there are also a lot of people who are just... normal? And fine? And who are just doing their own thing, and who are appalled to discover this kind of thing is happening? And I'm like oh yeah - I guess if the country was destroyed all those people would go too... It's not true that everyone wants us to disappear.

And she says she's going to go home and look all of this up because it sounds like trans people are really being mistreated, and she's like "Thank you for telling me all this. I hope you feel better."

And I'm like yeah you know what, I kinda do. It helped to have someone else go, "I understand how you feel." So, y'know, we've got one more ally at least.

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look at me. listen. you need to take that six foot something transfem and you need to lay her on your chest and stroke her hair gently and rub her back and hold her tight like a beloved stuffed animal. do you understand me. you need to hold the tall girls in your life like you would anyone else. LISTEN to me

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Pair sketch commissions are back ‼️

I'll be open until the 4th of May or until slots run out. More info + form in the link!

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i wish i could remember who made the recommendation to "make a list of all the different ways someone could feel about a topic in your fictional setting and then make each of them a character" because it is a great technique and is also extremely fun

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Stampede Wasteland Settlement Finale

And the final results are in!

Looks like its Orbital Saint relics and an Orbital Orthodoxy citadel that keeps the settlement safe, which is going to play very interestingly with some of the other results!

So, final roundup of what our settlement looks like:

Medium sized town, not too small, not too big

In our town, you can find: Bazaar & Black Market & Foundry, Oasis & Stables, and a Monastery (and look at how nicely that lines up with the relics and citadel!)

Some important figures in town include an unhinged cyberneticist, and a merchant "prince"

Visually, the town is cramped, full of tight alleyways and sudden dead ends, and is wild, overgrown, and eaten up by the Wastes slowly reclaiming it

The signature elements of the town are the hundreds of Orbital Saint shrines (maybe scattered throughout those alleys and dead ends!), as well as a massive half-broken glass dome that covers the town

What's weird about the town? Each inhabitant is nocturnal and has the mark of a tech-devil. Maybe that's why the Orbital Orthodoxy set up shop in town with their citadel? There's some very fun tension shaping up between the tech-devil detail (one of which can also be found shackled within the monastery), and all the Orbital Saint and Orthodoxy elements!

Outside the town, the local geography is filled with petrified forests and migrating sinkholes (travel must extra dangerous)

And lastly, the town is protected by the previously mentioned relics and the citadel!

Put all those details together and you have the foundation for a fascinating location for your game of Stampede Wasteland. It is honestly just a fun minigame itself creating a settlement, and the way different details fit together or create tension with each other can lead to super surprising hooks!

Hope you all enjoyed exploring some of these tables! I'll throw together a masterlist of all the settlement polls sometime later, just for convenient linking.