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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 04/10/2026

Proof that no one is reading these things: I omitted the link in the announcement, didn't notice until a week later... and no one said anything. argothald.com/2026/09/30/b...

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Baldur’s Gate 3 – Playthrough 18 – Meeting – The Argothald Journal

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 03/10/2026

Let's get some advice in part eleven of my fanfic based on my 18th playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3. argothald.com/2026/10/03/b... #BG3

A screenshot from the video game Baldur's Gate 3. In the foreground, a castle or fortress rests atop a rocky spire. In the background, a reddish light highlights distant mountains.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 03/10/2026

I was put into a TTRPG when I was baby by my parents, in order to escape the destruction of their Diplomacy game when their adjudicator exploded.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 30/09/2026

Part ten of my fanfic based on my 18th playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3 is the intersection of stories I've written for the past ten months. #BG3

A screenshot from the video game Baldur's Gate 3. A burly man (actually a Dwarf in the game) with a beard is looking up. His clothes and hair are glowing.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 27/09/2026

In part nine of my fanfic based on my 18th playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3, we learn that a little ambition never hurt anyone. argothald.com/2026/09/27/b... #BG3

A screenshot from the video game Baldur's Gate 3. A woman in an elaborate green brocade outfit is smiling, her arms crossed. In the background are bushes and trees, with a torch illuminating an outcrop of rocks at night.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 25/09/2026

In the context of "origin video game" = "the one that turned you into a life-long gamer," my answer would be The Prisoner on the Apple II. Except I was a gamer before that. The real answer is Diplomacy.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 24/09/2026

Perhaps there's a deal to be made in my eighth post in fanfic based on my 18th playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3. argothald.com/2026/09/24/b... #BG3

A screenshot from the video game Baldur's Gate 3. Three people are sitting around a round wooden table that has a couple of goblets on it. The woman to the left (a githyanki) is ewearing red, has olive skin and pointed ears. The woman in the middle (a halfling) is wearing yellow and is shorter than the other two. The woman on the right (and elf) is wearing blue, and also has pointed ears.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 23/09/2026

It's proportional to the _square_ of the distance from the point source, assuming an isotropic radial field. Which doesn't change your perspective at all. But you know me: honesty above all.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 21/09/2026

In the seventh post in my fanfic based on my 18th playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3, we learn what's been going on. argothald.com/2026/09/21/b... #BG3

A screenshot from the video game Baldur's Gate 3. In the foreground is a wood woad, a tree in roughly human shape. In the background is an outdoor scene with trees, rocks, and a distant sky.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 20/09/2026

That bumbling scientist was indeed enjoyable. And so was that human character who kept getting in the way.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 18/09/2026

We come to my sixth post in my fanfic based on my 18th playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3, in which someone accepts an invitation. argothald.com/2026/09/18/b... #BG3

A screenshot from the video game Baldur's Gate 3. To the left, a candlebra illuminates the face of the woman standing to the right. She has black hair tinged with gray, and is wearing a dress of a smooth gray fabric. There's a fancy silver necklace with a large blue crystal around her neck.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 16/09/2026

"Name a film with a desert." I almost thought I couldn't get around this. Then I remembered those hominid scenes at the beginning of the movie, which take place at the edge of a desert. So... 2001: A Space Odyssey

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 15/09/2026

In the fifth post in my fanfic based on my 18th Baldur's Gate 3 playthrough, a dryad asks a question. argothald.com/2026/09/15/b... #BG3

A screenshot from the video game Baldur's Gate 3. A dryad, with glowing green lines on her skin, is wearing a outfit that consists of skimpy vines. In the background is a vine-covered trellis.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 12/09/2026

In the fourth post in my fanfic based on my 18th playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3, the hirelings talk to other hirelings. argothald.com/2026/09/12/b...

A screenshot from the video game Baldur's Gate 3. A dark-skinned elf, with pointed ears and a shock of light brown hair, wearing leather armor, stands against a background of a lake, grasses, and hills.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 12/09/2026

Last night we played Jump Master and Solani. argothald.com/2026/09/12/l...

The box cover for the board game Solani. The name "Solani" is shown in the upper middle against a starry sky surmounted by a full moon. The lower part of the art depicts a stone wheel with Native American symbols on it, with desert mesas rising in the background.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 11/09/2026

A work-related gripe: There are three things a physicist will never do: Go faster than the speed of light. Make two electrons occupy the same quantum state. Put something back where they found it. There’s substantial experimental evidence for all three of these statements.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 11/09/2026

Recovering from acrophobia is a tall order, I'm afraid.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 09/09/2026

In the third post in my fanfic based on my 18th playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3, a couple of folks chat by a campfire. argothald.com/2026/09/09/b... #BG3

A screenshot from the video game Baldur's Gate 3. In a scene set at night, two women site cross-legged and stare at a campfire. The one on the left has dark hair and is wearing yellow. The one on the right also has dark hair, and is wearing purple.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 06/09/2026

The second post in my fanfic based on my eighteenth playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3. argothald.com/2026/09/06/b... #BG3

A screenshot from the video game Baldur's Gate 3. A woman wearing golden armor with red trim addresses three other women, wearing yellow, blue, and red clothing.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 03/09/2026

I'm starting a series of fanfic posts based on my eighteenth playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3. argothald.com/2026/09/03/b... #bg3

A screenshot from the video game Baldur's Gate 3. A wizened skeletal figure dressed in bandages and rags looks through an old book.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 28/08/2026

After Neill, Parton, Curry, and Cullen, finally the Angel of Death puts on his glasses and picks the right one.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 26/08/2026

Dammit, now I haven't got a Clue.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 26/08/2026

In my case, the first historical event I remember is the assassination of RFK. No, not RFK Jr. I'm talking about the one in 1968.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 23/08/2026

Last night we played Ark Nova. argothald.com/2026/08/23/l...

The box cover for the board game Ark Nova. In the upper center are a number of zoo animals, with an elephant's picture the largest. The name of the game is towards the bottom, underneath a upraised palm outlined as a constellation.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 17/08/2026

About five months ago, my friend Angela wrote an article on the location of stuffed toys in Baldur's Gate 3: argothald.com/2026/03/21/a.... Here's my supplement to that article: argothald.com/2026/08/16/m...

A screenshot from the video game Baldur's Gate 3. To the left is a character (Karlach) with red mottled skin, pointed ears, braided black hair, and wearing leather armor composed mostly of straps. She kneels over three stuffed bear toys.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 14/08/2026

"Open the pod bay doors please, Hal." You knew I was going to say this, didn't you?

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 12/08/2026

"Name your fav book or book series from childhood." The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet and its sequels The Michael Mars series by Poul Anderson Robert Heinlein's juvenile SF books

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 09/08/2026

Last night we played Chapter 3 of Soul Raiders and Wingspan. argothald.com/2026/08/09/l...

The box cover for the board game Wingspan. The artwork depicts a bird in flight against a cloudy sky background.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 07/08/2026

If you watched Strange New Worlds on Thursday night, you may understand the context of this blog post: argothald.com/2026/08/06/k...

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 07/08/2026

Which is harder to believe? That McConnell is still alive, or that he was rehabilitated?

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 06/08/2026

"Name physical media you purchased more than once." I purchased any number of titles on videotape, only to replace them with DVDs. I'll just pick one. Let's see. It should be an unpredictable choice. Something you'd never guess. How about... 2001: A Space Odyssey

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 05/08/2026

Yeah. My niece read those creepy sections in her Bat Mitzvah. I thought, "Yeah, this is what I want my 13-year-old niece to be reciting in front of an audience." Fortunately it's in Hebrew.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 01/08/2026

I'm lucky to have independent verification that the laundry I just washed is clean.

A black-and-white tuxedo cat is laying curled on top of a basked of as-yet-unfolded laundry.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 25/07/2026

Last night we played Vestige... or tried to. argothald.com/2026/07/25/l...

The box cover for the "swanky edition" of the board game Vestige. In the center of the image, a young women with blue-tinted hair and in a blue clothing holds a gun in the air. On the left is a smaller image of a man in a spiky vest.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 25/07/2026

The answer that screams in my mind is "Time in a Bottle," but I imagine that's a common answer.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 24/07/2026

My semi-review of Hades II: argothald.com/2026/07/24/h...

The opening screen of the video games Hades II. Against a dark green background, the light green words "HADES II" stand out.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 20/07/2026

Heavy leptons? Bah! There are plenty of those. For a physicist, the more interesting ones are those that are truly non-partisan: Neutral heavy leptons See one, and you win a Nobel Prize!

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 20/07/2026

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 19/07/2026

"Name a film you've seen 4 or more times." What will I pick? So many. So, so many. Out of that large list, I'll go with ... ... wait for it ... ... hold for suspense ... 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 18/07/2026

If we define bald as "having no hair" then I'm going to pick.... ... wait for it ... ... I'm certain you can't predict it ... ... HAL-9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 16/07/2026

"Name a song where the singer questions their sanity." And again, 2001: A Space Odyssey, with its famous rendition of "Daisy, Daisy." Is there nothing this film can't do? Well, I'll admit it's not much of a love story. Or is it...

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 16/07/2026

"Name a film with a messy breakup." Once again, 2001: A Space Odyssey. I'm beginning to appreciate that film more and more.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 15/07/2026

Name a film with a two person intimate conversation: Again, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 15/07/2026

2001: A Space Odsyssey. ... if you take a certain perspective ...

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 13/07/2026

"Verify your age." The name of the first Star Wars movie was Star Wars.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 11/07/2026

Last night we played Rocket Ranchers and bit of Vestige.https://argothald.com/2026/07/11/last-nights-game-rocket-ranchers-and-a-little-vestige/ Shuba helped.

A black-and-white tuxedo cat is sprawled on top of the board game mat and cards for Rocket Ranchers. His belly is exposed, in an attempt to get an off-screen human to pet it... and then claw at the human in retaliation.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 07/07/2026

Of all the posts I’ve written that fall into the “This matters only to Bill” category, this one is the most “This matters only to Bill”-est: a guide to my BG3 fanfic. argothald.com/2026/07/07/b...

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BG3 – A guide to my fanfic – The Argothald Journal

Of all the posts I’ve written that fall into the “This matters only to Bill” category, this one is the most “This matters only to Bill”-est.

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William Seligman @acorn.garden · 06/07/2026

The name of the first Star Wars movie is... Star Wars.

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