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Geek, gamer, whingebag (he/him) 'Dicemechanic' on Discord. Blogs rarely at dicemechanic.wordpress.com If you're selling something or just an account for posting memes or cutesy pics, don't follow coz you're going to get blocked.
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Have started playing Shadowrun Dragonfall 1. Suddenly deckers seem much more important 2. I like the mild fantasy trappings. I'm not a fan of the dragon conspiracies and weird cults. Too close to Mythos for me

If anyone wants to join the Judge Dredd RPG trend, this one was just reduced to £28 AND it includes Judgement Day scenario. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12695812...

Spoil a children's favourite: Autopsy & Tim.

Shit. Need to stay off eBay...

Amazon is closing more loopholes about Kindle books so this is another good time for you to download all the stuff you rightfully own, before it’s forever stuck in a walled garden. The tool in the linked article work pretty well, and include... https://ludovic.chabant.com/blog/2025/02/22/184754/

Ian Fleming's original James Bond novels haven't aged well. For example, Moonraker - published almost exactly 70 years ago in April 1955 - features a villain who's a super-rich industrialist and rocket-maker seeking to cause chaos because he's a secret Nazi. Such a silly idea!

Starlink should be banned from European markets on national security grounds. Anything requiring Starlink should be shut out of the European market, and sanctions should be considered against all relevant actors. kyivindependent.com/us-threatens...

Please can everyone listen to Geek Gods: Sir Ian Livingstone at 4pm and midnight please? Tell everyone about it too. Radio 4 Extra : BBC Sounds thereafter.

Damn. I may have accidentally made some successful offers on Ghostbusters scenarios. Stupid eBay.

A large bosomed 20-something blonde lady with a penchant for cleavage has just followed my BSky account. Sorry dear, but the cut of that yellow dress was just too passe. Block

The only classic AD&D module I owned back in the day - bought discounted from UK TSR damaged stock mailing list!

RPG Red Hot Cyber Take I want different guns in my Cyber game. But not +1 ammo or +1 damage. I want +1 social with corporates coz I'm wielding the latest 2045 Prada Rose Gold 37mm Or -1 social with 'runners coz of my crass autorifle that has full auto but is fugly as sin THAT is cyberpunk 😜