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@dmsteve.bsky.social
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He/him | TTRPG/D&D, gaming, fitness, Olympic lifting, cooking - and one day, all at once. | Cohost on two-time Gold ENnie winning podcast Asians Represent! | 🇻🇳🇨🇦

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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 9h
The optimist in me sees people decry the Arkansas anti-welfare ad as “racist against white people” and says “Well, wait. Let’s talk about that feeling and how we can connect (and contrast) that feeling with the feelings of marginalized groups.” And then we talk about intersectionality and-
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Redundant” 😒 Is WOTC planning on giving community management in part or in full to AI tools? We know how the C suite at Hasbro feels about AI.
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Jes the human @jesthehuman.itch.io · 24/09/2026
If you're not watching our Hellwhalers Charity Stream, WYA?? Join @helpactionneeded.bsky.social @thecandacemarie.bsky.social @dmsteve.bsky.social and @ameliasom.com 🐋 www.youtube.com/live/iH0www8... or twitch.tv/jesthehuman
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Daniel Kwan @danielhkwan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Putting a call out for TTRPG artists! Doing an initial discovery for an artist to work on a new cyberpunk, body horror action game I'm designing. Please link your portfolio! NO AI.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
They Deadfall on my Arcana until I Unleash.
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Jes the human @jesthehuman.itch.io · 09/09/2026
SAVE THE DATE for our Trans Lifeline HELLWHALERS Charity Stream on Sept 23 AND 24! 👀 With @helpactionneeded.bsky.social @dmsteve.bsky.social @thecandacemarie.bsky.social and @ameliasom.com Sept 23 & 24 🐋 5:30 PT
trans lifeline charity stream - hellwhalers - sept 23 and 24 @ 5:30 PT 
photos of each of the tagged cast members
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Dear guy at the gym with Raybans while running on the treadmill, You're not sneaky, you perv. Sincerely, Everyone else at the gym
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 2026 update just went up for Manual of Gainful Exercise! 🧟‍♀️ Added 7 subclass workouts for Ravenloft: The Horrors Within 🧙🏽 Added 8 subclass workouts for Arcana Unleashed Still FREE on DMs Guild! Coupon code on product page. 🔗 Link below 👇🏽
Cover of the Manual of Gainful Exercise. Steve pictured at the top of a one-handed push-up, directly addressing the camera, hair (ponytail) in the wind. He's wearing a black tanktop with a bi-d20 logo, black short shorts, and black chucks. Mithril Best Seller and DMs Guild logo on the cover.Grave Domain (CR 6-8)
| Barbell | Circuit | | Gym / Olympic Platform |

Pull of Death:
Death by Deadlifts (rx 135 lbs // 95 lbs)
Rest 3 minutes
Return to Life - 3 rounds
10 deadbugs
10 bird dog
10 single leg psoas leg liftsVestige Patron (CR 5-9)
| Weighted vest | Running | TABATA | Gym / Outdoors |

With your vestige companion (weighted vest):
Walk 5 min (Start: 00:00)
Run 3 min (05:00)
Walk 2 min (08:00)
Run 5 min (10:00)
Walk 3 min (15:00)
Run 3 min (18:00)
Walk 2 min (21:00)
Run 5 min (23:00)
Walk 5 min (28:00, End: 33:00)

Place weighted vest weights under heels, or do on raise heels:
TABATA 40s on/20s off, 10 minutes
Bodyweight squat to standing calf raise
Enchanter (CR 12)
| Bodyweight | Chipper | Gym / Home / Outdoors |

Bolstering Belief:
400 push-ups (any variation)
Take a selfie with your new, amazing pump.

Not a joke workout. Spend a few minutes planning how you’ll do this. Example: 10 (standard) push-ups every minute for 40 minutes; 5 kneeling push-ups every 30 seconds for 40 minutes; 20 wall push-ups every 2 minutes for 40 minutes. Avoid going to failure unless you’re near the end. It’s too mentally taxing! Treat this as endurance, not raw strength!
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I have free will. I can just order 20 Swedish meatballs at IKEA.
20 Swedish meatballs with gravy on a probably too small plate. Four 🇸🇪 Sweden flags on toothpicks in it. A cup of black coffee too.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
If we’re watching media that engages with fictional oppression and I point out the similarities to real life (systemic) racism, and your response is “Can we not talk about that and just enjoy it as a movie?”, that’s white fragility.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New donation centre, same me. 70th donation!
Steve in a black tank and jean shorts. 💎, 🪩, and 🎐 censoring donation site and blood bag.
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Jonaya Kemper @violetriotgames.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Dark Sun is a setting with slavery at the CORE. You can make a game that has these themes... but you better respect the fact that this is a thing happening right now, and a thing that echoed in the souls of the very real world and you should go beyond sensitivity readers.
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Jonaya Kemper @violetriotgames.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I mostly agree with this, and I'd go further in one place. If you're going to have things like slavery in a game, you owe it to your players to know the purpose of it being there and to not half ass it. Let's talk about the horror of what it really is and what it means. Or don't do it at all.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Beer is a valid breakfast food.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Extremely drunk guy at this airport bar slurred an order for another beer. Waiter asked “Are you sure? Are you going home today or catching another flight?” And he just said “it’s okay, I’m Irish” in the most mid-West American accent. Masterful gambit, sir.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I’m working on a new solo deck building game.
A box of Kinder Cards. They are like a kinder surprise but no toy and instead a cookie sandwich with the white chocolate as the middle. They come in “booster” backs out of the box.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
In terms of de-colonizing your D&D, I asked: What if instead of *getting* magic items, you became the *steward* of a magic item? And... I was shocked. Apparently that is not appealing to some people. I mean fair, but also... that's just not my experience. I gotta think more... 🤔
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Can I ask for some silly help? 🥺 I want to expand my “I miss my wife” folder. Here’s a few from my current collection.
Fish I miss my wife cigarette and red bull and credit card let’s go. Various wolf I miss my wife memesDr. Eggman and Tails sit in silence looking over Green Hills, he clearly yearns. No other text. (Reference to “I miss my wife, Tails.”)Kinger from The Amazing Digital Circus drawn as Omniman from Invincible saying “I tink I kiss my wife.” 

Fuck this is a crazy reference.
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KP Upadhyayula @kp11studios.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
So, I can now call myself an Ennie winning Author and consultant!! Huge congratulations to the Crooked Moon team for winning Product of the Year as well as a sweep of others!! The fact I could contribute by including Desi inspired folk-creatures especially feels so meaningful to me!
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I took this picture and later when I sent it to the group chat I went, “Wait, is this AI generated?” Bitch, YOU took this picture like two hours ago! Anyways, tomahawk steak in Warsaw.
Tomahawk steak cooked medium rare in a wood cutting board, sliced into pieces. Grilled veggies underneath it and two cups of aioli and chimichurie sauce. I think it looks AI because the light is so clear and the contrast is so high that it has that almost over edited AI glaze to it. But no. It’s just a picture from my phone.
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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
What's the deal with games needing monsters you can kill with no remorse? I keep seeing TTRPGs touting this in their marketing ... There was Obojima, a while back; now Deathbringer with its pig-faced orcs. I genuinely don't get this! What desire is being served here---and whose? 1/
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Using generative AI to distance a creative work from the Asian influences that real humans experienced, absorbed, and then shared is a kind of colonization I don’t think any of us have words for - yet.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
For the propose of the Command spell, do you consider “puppy play” one word or two?
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I’m waiting until Arcana Unleashed comes out to publish a new version of Manual of Gainful Exercise. ...But for now, check out these Horrors Within workouts! 👻
Shadow Sorcery (CR 11-16)
| Barbell | Gym / Olympic Platform |
Summon Shikigami of the Ten Shadows Technique: Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General Mahoraga:
Using one movement, accumulate total weight for each round, for 8 rounds.
After the round, do not repeat movement.
16 min timecap
100 kg // 220 lbs
200 kg // 440 lbs
[300, 400, 500, 600 kg]
700 kg // 1540 lbs
800 kg // 1760 lbs
Hexblade Patron (CR 8-10)
| Barbell | Gym / Olympic Platform |
Hexblade curse:
6 x 6 deadlifts @ +50%, with 6s pause at top
Grave Domain (CR 6-8)
| Barbell | Circuit | | Gym / Olympic Platform |
Pull of Death:
Death by Deadlifts (rx 135 lbs // 95 lbs)
Rest 3 minutes
Return to Life - 3 rounds
10 deadbugs
10 bird dog
10 single leg psoas leg lifts
Undead Patron (CR 18)
| Bodyweight | Running | Gym / Outdoors |
Undead endurance of the Shadow Monarch - Anyway, anyhow (120 min timecap):
100 pushups
100 situps
100 bodyweight squats
10 km run

NOTE: Doing a movement to completion will cut down on transition time, but might be too taxing on your nervous system. I’m also a poor runner so I knew 10km would be too much to unbroken. My strategy was 5 sets of 2km, with 25 pushups, situps, squats in between as my “rest”. It was crucial to track my run time to make sure I could complete on time.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
€20???????? I should’ve just gotten a few beers. Sheesh.
A sad chicken caesar salad and a cup of coffee under harsh airport light. The dressing is an especially pallid colour; there are cubes of ham that have an anemic pink tone to them, too.
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I thought @neillyleftistcook.bsky.social was joking when she said the latest Leftist Cooks video was over 5 and a half hours long (30 minutes into the video premiere), but here we are approaching hour 6 and still going strong. Absolutely incredible work from both women. youtu.be/K35FtbuyTh4?...
youtu.be
Why Don't Fascists Eat Vegetables?
YouTube video by The Leftist Cooks
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I’m struggling on how to tell coworkers that it makes me feel disrespected when they give me AI generated replies to my (human written) messages. If this is less work for them, I guess I’m in theory okay with it??? But… the negative feeling remains. 😔
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
At the end of the term I asked my college creative wriing students to submit anonymous thoughts on AI. No real surprises: Mood ranges from resignation to despair, capitulation from embittered erosion of standards to total, feelings of betrayal from deep to furious. 1/
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
On a scale of 1-10, how professional is it to write a poem as part of a formal business consultant report?
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Yesterday I tried it again. 1h33m. Did 10km first fully (70m30s). Then took 5 min break and then PU, SU, squats in order (17m30s). I felt AWFUL after lol. But today I continue to feast and rest. I’ve eaten so many eggs today lmao.
Steve taking a selfie on a treadmill. He’s SO tired lol. Treadmill shows distance = 6.25 mi (10km). Steve taking an elevator selfie. Black tank top and grey sweater around his waist.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
So this workout sucked lmao. 1h47m, tho I probably could’ve done it faster. I broke it into 5 even sets, but should’ve taken advantage of my squats and pushups being really strong. But man that run… 💀
Undead Patron CR 18
Undead endurance of the Shadow Monarch:
Anyway anyhow (120 minute time cap)
100 pushups
100 sit-ups
100 body weight squats
10 km runScreenshot from Solo Leveling. 

Daily quest: strength training has arrived

Goal
100 pushups
100 sit-ups
100 squats
10km runningMirror selfie in an elevator. Steve in a pride D&D tank top. He looks exhausted lol.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The feedback survey for D&D Beyond Drops opened today. In general, I don't like this direction. I don't like D&D pushing recurring subscription fees and I especially don't like when content is gated behind it. Here's the link if you also want to say your piece. survey.alchemer.com/s3/8854560/D...
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
69th donation. nice.
Steve donating blood. Donation site censored with an 🍆 and donation bag and sample censored with a 🍑 and 🫦. He’s masked and wearing a sleeveless sweater vest and grey sweatpants.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Shadow Sorcery workout. You know it’s GOTTA reference Divine General Mahoraga. Surprisingly, pretty doable. Takes a bit of planning though. 😤
Shadow Sorcery (CR 11-16)
Summon Shikigami of the Ten Shadows Technique: Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General Mahoraga:

With one movement, accumulate total weight in order. No repeat movements. 
16 min timecap

100 kg // 220 lbs
200 kg // 440 lbs
300, 400, 500, 600, kg
700 kg // 1540 lbs
800 kg // 1760 lbsScreen shot of Mahoraga from anime Jujutsu Kaisen. Jacked white demon with four wings for eyes and a halo made of 8 handles. Gym selfie of Steve. Hairs getting long haha! A little is coming out of the low ponytail and full frames left side of face. Black tank top and has post workout glow and pump and glisten.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Maybe I'll change my mind, but the new D&DB drops frustrate me. Unless you sub, you don't get these spells, feats, backgrounds, etc. Even if I'm sharing a campaign with you, I *can't* share them with you. You *must* subscribe. Maybe these will be included in books later but...
A screenshot of D&DB "drops" thus far. Includes the "pact seeker" background. Also several feats like "fey pact" nd "fey sentienel". Some spells, too like "astral flood" and "sticks to snakes".If I am a Master Tier Subscriber, Can I Use the Content Sharing Feature with Drops?
Updated 3 hours ago

No. Like past Subscriber Perks, drops are not eligible for Content Sharing.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
On Sunday, I visited Auschwitz and Birkenau. It left a hole in me. But I’m glad I did it.
A picture of a black sign with white text in the Auschwitz museum. It reads:
3. Droga śmierci
The road of death
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skittybitty @ittybittyskitty.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
since my most recent video came out i have wanted to try my hand at researching and coming up with a more thoughtful gerudo design grounded in a real life culture. i’m not a great illustrator, but i tried my best. here is a palestinian-inspired gerudo!
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💀 Rue Morgue 💀🗡️❤️‍🔥 🔜 Nightmare Weekend Raleigh 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @ilananight.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
We've just passed $20,000!
A screenshot showing the bundle has crossed $20,000.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
I hate that when an app tells me that there's a new AI feature, my options are "get started" or "remind me later". My response is "no, do not show again".
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Jes the human @jesthehuman.itch.io · 05/04/2026
If you're not watching our D&D Charity Stream of The Ratchelor, WYA?? We're raising funds for Trans Lifeline with @philistulok.bsky.social @improvandrpg.bsky.social @juliciel.bsky.social @dmsteve.bsky.social @krissyincolor.bsky.social &me 🔴 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOa6... or twitch.tv/jesthehuman
Photos of everyone tagged in the post on our Ratchelor Charity Stream Overlay
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Kiiro Keishi @kiirokeishi.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
‘It’s the friends you go on those journeys with’ My drawing for @paulscottcanavan.com ‘s MIR mentorship course. It was tough, it was a big leap in my skillset as an artist but I came away with a lot of good advice for moving forward and some new friends! #kiirokeishi #fantasyillustration
A harpy boy in taureg garb riding on the head of a crocodile as it explores a swampy river between broken and moss covered trees.
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Jes the human @jesthehuman.itch.io · 27/03/2026
Y'all aren't ready for this D&D charity stream of The Ratchelor with @philistulok.bsky.social @thecandacemarie.bsky.social @dmsteve.bsky.social @improvandrpg.bsky.social @4evergmjustin.bsky.social @philistulok.bsky.social @juliciel.bsky.social @thecandacemarie.bsky.social and me April 5 🌹 12 PDT
photos of everyone who is tagged plus a graphic of roses overhanging text that says the Ratchelor charity stream
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Spencer Wan @spencerwan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This was the last trailer we made together at Studio Grackle. It never felt right to say it before the release, but I closed the studio a year ago. Thank you to @supergiantgames.bsky.social for always supporting us, and being the best creative partner I could’ve ever asked for. Credits below:
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I feel like I should do something hilarious for my 69th donation. Maybe I'll see if they can give me a blood transfusion while I donate. I'll workshop it.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
68th donation. 🎉
Steve in blue and white stripped overalls. He’s giving a big thumbs up while donating in a maroon recliner. Flowers and mushrooms censor donation site and visible donated blood in tubes or bags. He’s wearing a black KN95 mask.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I wish I had the time and energy to sit down and write down all of my thoughts (in a clear and concise way) on how races -> species was a positive move, but never addressed the inherent colonialist views of D&D, which IMO is why "races" was a "problem" in the first place.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Got inspired to try a new workout. It’s called “400 pushups”. Here’s the breakdown: 400 pushups Went pretty well!
Gym selfie. Steve looks VERY tired and sweaty but chest and shoulders are swollen. Wearing a D&D pride tank. Screenshot of a time keeping app. 60 second timer for 40 cycles,40 minute workout. Google do. Screen shot. It just says 400 pushups.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
I did it. I ran 5km in 30 minutes. I’m on the 9th and final week of a training program. Long C19 still weighs on me (HR skyrockets after only a minute and doesn’t recover properly), but I feel more resilient and tolerant of cardiovascular stress. 🥹
Terrible picture of Steve’s treadmill and his watch lol. Even though it’s supposed to show you valuable numbers, it must be in the middle of changing. Some numbers don’t show up at all. Steve giving a 🤙🏽 on his treadmill. He’s SO sweaty and tired lmao. Steve after another workout and taking a mirror selfie. Dumbbells around him. Black tank and black joggers. Hair is in a high ponytail but most of it has fallen out. Still sweaty. Looks great in the shoulders and chest.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I wonder if there's a lot of JJK inflation fetish art.
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DM Steve @dmsteve.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
imo in dnd: 1 is 1. 2 is basically 1. 3 is definitely 3. 4 is 3. 5 is 5, I think. I think 6 is also 5. 7, 8, 9, and 10 are 10, I think. 11 I think is also 10. 12 is 12, 13 is 14, and I think 15 is definitely 15. 16, 17, and 18 are all 18. 19 is also 18. And 20 is obviously 20.
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