Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to the Thorn Valley compilation album and Wet Leg’s self-titled album.🎵

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg

At this point, I’m dubious that George Santos is his real name.

At this point, I’m dubious that George Santo is his real name.

Stumbled across my Magic Trackpad this morning. I don’t think I’ve used it in a decade. Im looking forward to seeing if it still works.

A couple of months ago, I was lamenting how few books I read this year. Surprise! I read 21 books, and I may get one more book read before the end of the year.

Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Partida by Luces Lejanas and In Eternal Reminder Of Not Today: Live At Moers by Oxbow & Peter Brötzmann.🎵

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg

Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Teeth Marks by S.G. Goodman and Hideous Bastard by Oliver Sim (thanks, @zioibi).🎵

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg

Finished reading: Cosmic Pessimism by Eugene Thacker 📚 “Every person has a point beyond which life is no longer worth living. In this way we are all covert pessimists.”

Finished reading: Blindsight by Peter Watts 📚 My friend recommended this book during session zero for our upcoming Mothership game. A great read that fueled my imagination and sparked ideas for the game.

Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to _World Construc_t by Matthew Shipp Trio and Drone Mass by Jóhann Jóhannsson.🎵

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg

Hailing frequencies open.

I didn’t know Mastodon would become the place where people talk about Twitter.

Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Big Time by Angel Olsen and 2000 Fold by Styles of Beyond (thanks, @Angst_Xiety).🎵

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg

Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Diaspora Problems by Soul Glo and House Of Falling Ash by Chrome Ghost.🎵

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg

Mothership: Session Zero

Today we discussed the story we want to tell together and the themes we want to explore in our Mothership game. I include them below to spark ideas for your own game, which I can then steal (liberate), file off the registration number, and incorporate into my own game.

Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Souvenirs by Pale Blue Eyes and This Is What We Do by Leftfield.🎵

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“Hold on to each other as long as you can, for that is all we have.” —C.W. Longbottom

Mothership and Cosmic Horror

Last month we wrapped up our Xas Irkalla survival horror RPG. We had such a great time that we decided to run Mothership, a sci-fi survival horror RPG. Think Aliens or Event Horizon.

Tomorrow will be our session zero, where we’ll determine the story we want to tell, roll up characters, world build, and set expectations. As GM, my job is to facilitate that story into gameplay. While I’m happy to follow their lead, I would love to explore themes of cosmic horror. The closest role-playing game has to cosmic horror is the Cthulhu franchise, which seems more mystery-solving than anything else. Most people have an inkling about the Cthulhu Mythos, so the antagonists' motivations are known.

The challenge would be how to run a cosmic horror RPG where not only is the universe indifferent to humans, but motivations are alien and incomprehensible.

Spotted in the wild: a man pushing a baby stroller signing along to a Red Hot Chili Peppers song unironically.

Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Go Too by Stomu Yamash’ta and Inner Spirit by Bill Evans.🎵

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