I like the official Pixelfed app, but it’s slow to load. I’m hoping that just due to a mass influx of people joining instances in a single day.
📋 This ain’t some corporate, assembly-line comic book crap. This is the MASTODON ULTIMATE COMIC BOOK STARTER PACK, the big kahuna of indie comic collections. We’re talking visionary artists, colorists, inkers, letterers, publishers, and webcomics–the best damn talent this side of anywhere!
Whew, what a day! I met with illustrator Buğra Batuhan Berah to discuss the 2025 timeline for VIKINGS vs SAMURAI, and interviewed Douglas Rushkoff, Richard Metzger, Arden Leigh, and James Curcio for Mage: The Podcast.
Sunday, I chat with the multi-talented James Curcio—writer, artist, & musician—about magic, the state of magic culture today, & how you can sprinkle magic into your Mage: The Ascension games. Got a question for James? Let me know, I’ll be sure to bring it up during our conversation!
Sunday I’ll sit down with the wonderful Arden Leigh, chaos magician & musician based out of LA. Grant Morrison called his “magical heir.” We’ll talk all things magic & share some tips on how to weave it into your Mage: The Ascension game. Any burning questions? Send them my way!
This Sunday, I’ll be sitting down with Richard Metzger, the author and TV host of Disinformation and The Magick Show. We’ll be diving into all things magic and chatting about how to bring it to life in your Mage: The Ascension game. If you’ve got any questions for Richard, send them my way!
Friday I interview Douglas Rushkoff, media theorist, writer, columnist, lecturer, graphic novelist, documentarian, and all-around nice guy about magic, where magic culture stands today, and how to bring magic to life in your Mage: The Ascension game. Let me know if you have questions for Douglas.
📺 What We Do in the Shadows (2019) - ★★★★★
I binge-watched all six seasons and loved every episode. I might even rewatch the series.
Finished reading: Psychic Self-Defense by Dion Fortune 📚
Spaceman Kaison and the Mystery of the Lunar Base!
In a universe of infinite adventure, one boy dares to go where no one has gone before!
Presenting… SPACEMAN KAISON AND THE MYSTERY OF THE LUNAR BASE!
🧑🏽🚀 Our hero, Spaceman Kaison, begins his daring mission: blast off from Earth, resupply his rocket at the cosmic crossroads of a space station, and uncover a secret mission on the mysterious Moon!
🚀 BLAST OFF!
Kaison’s rocket thunders into the sky, shaking with unimaginable power. The crushing force of liftoff pins him to his seat, gravity’s grip fighting to pull him back. Suddenly, 📡 Mission Control reports disaster! A navigational error threatens to send the ship hurtling to its fiery doom! 🖥️ But with nerves of steel, Kaison recalibrates the onboard computer, steering the rocket back on course. Victory! He soars into the weightlessness of space, feeling the thrilling freedom of zero gravity.
But danger lurks in the void! IMPACT! ☄️ An asteroid collides with Kaison’s ship, embedding itself deep in the hull. The clock is ticking—failure to repair it will spell doom in just one hour! 🛠️ With no time to waste, Kaison dons his space helmet, grabs his trusty toolbox, and ventures into the vacuum of space. Scaling his ship with the precision of a master engineer, he carefully removes the asteroid and fortifies his ship, making it faster than ever before! But wait—it’s TOO FAST!
Hurtling toward the space station at breakneck speed, Kaison faces his greatest test of skill. With a pilot’s instinct and split-second timing, he executes a flawless docking maneuver, saving both his ship and the space station. Inside, the crew refuels his ship, providing essential supplies—and a crucial ration of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! 💤 After a well-deserved nap, Kaison is ready for the final leg of his mission.
🌖 Destination: THE MOON!
What challenges will Spaceman Kaison face on the lunar surface? What secrets lie within the shadowed craters? Find out in the next thrilling installment of Spaceman Kaison and the Mystery of the Lunar Base! ➡
We’re using Fate Accelerated to tell our adventure.
🧑🏽🚀 Spaceman Kaison
Approaches
🛡️ Careful: Average (+1)
🧠 Clever: Fair (+2)
✨ Flashy: Fair (+2)
💪 Forceful: Good (+3)
⚡ Quick: Mediocre (+0)
🕶️ Sneaky: Average (+1)
Stress
▢ ▢ ▢
Consequences
Mild (2):
Moderate (4):
Severe (6):
Refresh
3
Aspects
High Concept: TBD
Trouble: TBD
Other Aspects: TBD
Stunts
🚀 Hold My PB&J: Once per session, I can automatically succeed at an Overcome action involving Flashy piloting, as long as the action is particularly bold or reckless (e.g., docking at breakneck speeds, pulling off a barrel roll under fire). This stunt comes with a complication—I must deal with stress or consequences to my ship afterward.
Cheese flavored Oreos aren’t bad. More salty than cheesy, and the saltiness brings out the sweetness.
Hosannas From The Basements Of Hell
🎵 Hosannas From The Basements Of Hell - Killing Joke
My favorite Killing Joke album is Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions. The Joke clawed their way back to the grit of post-punk’s raw marrow, but with a sharper edge. As for the second, it fluctuates, but currently it’s Hosannas From The Basements Of Hell. The album’s a bludgeon, a cudgel swung mercilessly, and it’s the track “Invocation” that I love the most—a hymn to chaos and war. “Mankind becomes the whore” indeed.
Finished reading: Tragedy, the Greeks and Us by Simon Critchley📚
Finished reading: The Hermetica by Timothy Freke 📚
Here’s my WINTER WONDERLAND mix for you and yours. Classics, and songs that might become your NEW favorites! ❄️🎄☃️🎧🎶