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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd.

@flintlock.bsky.social
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Neither OSR nor Storygaming but international socialism

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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What's your not at all nuanced ttrpg take that sounds like a troll but you actually believe it? Mine is that the RPG community would be way less annoying if people were willing to have a few fistfights outside conventions to get it out of their system.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Theoretically if I was to run a beginner friendly Kriegsspiel (proper, not FKR) online would any moots be interested? Actually fuck it, we don't really need to be moots, just not actively despise each other.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is not my most nuanced take but it's one of the ones I'm proudest of.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My most nuanced RPG take is that you shouldn't be allowed to write combat rules if you've never been in a real fight.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I am currently coding a PROPER video game to put all my video game preferences into practice. It's going to blow the video game world apart and start a new wave of iron man strategy games and I will be feted as a genius and gamers will throw flowers in my path (It's a ZX Spectrum game. In BASIC).
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If every game should have an easy mode, it is equally valid for me to insist on an iron mode man in every game. Not having permadeath in Stardew Valley is oppressing me.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I think that it's notable that the games that do use proper rng (*) like Darkest Dungeon and FTL have reputations of being really difficult; more than they actually are with decent risk management.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How does John Crace manage to be so relentlessly unfunny? It's almost impressive. Sheer probability means he should have stumbled across a good joke by now. His nickname for Burnham is (wait for it) "Mr Congeniality" because some people find him easy to work with. That's it. That's the joke.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Look everyone, I broke this all down LISTEN TO ME FOR I AM FUCKING WISE.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Seriously people, this isn't that complicated.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A lot of designers don't seem to realise that "5% chance of fumble" is slapstick levels. (If you want your game even vaguely heroic 99-100 at the *most*)
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is PROPER muscular Christianity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycBq... (Being Britwrestling Kingdom are of course nice liberal CoE types with a woman vicar).
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Kingdom Wrestling | End Game 2026 | Wrestling Church
YouTube video by Kingdom Wrestling
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The only one of these lads I'm not confident I could batter is Joshua Abbotoy and that's because he looks like he might be a biter.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The early 00s really were a weird time. Not only were the Moldy Peaches considered viable rockstars, they were considered suitable for a film soundtrack that wasn't about scrappy record store employees fighting The Man.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The guy from Toy-Box is just the worse. His best friend writes about getting a "tickles in my tummy" because she's in love with him. She suggests a date. " Aloha baby, let's go to the beach". His response? "Yeah, girls in bikini are waiting for me (uh-huh)" Sir, you are an insensitive galoot.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I am going to assume this post is about Rifts and will ignore anyone telling me otherwise.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
MUST WE THROW THIS FILTH AT OUR POP KIDS. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvjL... The only fey indie boy band that's ever come close to the horniess of 90s pop is James.
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B*Witched - C'est la vie (Official Video)
YouTube video by BwitchedVEVO
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
While I'm rexploring pop music of the 90s, I am I feel by Alisha's Attic is a fucking banger. Live version recommended for the somehow both hot and terrifying dancing from the blonde singer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5shb...
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Alisha's Attic - I Am, I Feel (Live NRK Wiese 1996)
YouTube video by Trygve Østbye
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pfft. I made mixtapes for girls I liked but was also extremely afraid of.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I haven't seen anything "kid friendly" so filthy since I noticed quite how much Rotten Rose gets tied up, put in stocks and covered in mud in Maid Marion. Dirty dirty boy, Tony Robinson.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
People talk about the kinky undertones of Barbie Girl but I just watched the video for "My Oh My" and well, my oh my. They might *just* have got away with the kidnap if it hadn't been followed by Lene tied to the mast being whipped with a big grin on her face. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG0A...
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Aqua - My Oh My
YouTube video by AquaVEVO
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
All I'm going to do with choosin Texas discourse is tell you to go listen to Bryan Andrews. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTZa...
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Bryan Andrews - Yeehaw
YouTube video by BryanAndrewsVEVO
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Also, no Americans, the parade issue has not in fact arisen because of Trump. (Also seen several suggesting that a united Ireland is a bad idea because Trump said he liked it. At this rate they'll be giving us a rousing chorus of Billy Boys by tomorrow).
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Orange Order want to march through Catholic areas for exactly the same reason the NF used to march through areas with a large number of BAME people.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You, minion, are too fucking saucy.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
9 games that shaped me. Largely chosen on whim and would change if I did it tomorrow.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wait, so if I read that right the charges against Daniel Thomas have been reduced from "criminal damage with an intent to endanger life" (maximum: life) to a simple low criminal damage charge (maximum: 3 months). Not beating the "probably an informant" theory there, Tommo.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Not just rules. It's the same fuckers who never read briefs and try to bluff it on the day. And then they whine about me never giving casting them as the main protaganists. Yeah, there is absolutely favouritism here, but it's not about who my mates are.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I think this is linked to the idea that the mainstreaming of TTRPGs is a good thing and that more people in the hobby is a de facto goal. Neither of which I think actually has much evidence for being true.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I genuinely think things are now worse than they were in the late 80s/early 90s. Not saying there wasn't a lot of shit back then, but we're now at a point where people are saying racist shit that would have got you a kicking in any of the pubs I drank in, especially the old Irish bloke pubs.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Flintlock's "I reckon Tommo's a grass" theory hits the political mainstream. It's not as conspiratorial as it sounds. Charlie Sargent of Combat 18 is confirmed to have been passing info over to the Met. And there is strong circumstantial evidence that their other top man Wilf Browning was as well
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
People are being stupid and unfair on this. (Stephen quite obviously isn't a JRM supporter or any kind of conservative. Stop being cunts). I'm genuinely not sure how this is supposed to work though. JRM's tradcath cultural nationalism just isn't the current dominant trend on the far right.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I see other antifascists have the same suspicions I do. "Either Danny Tommo is an uncannily lucky man, or he is protected state property with a mission to cause as much chaos and unrest as possible. " - FLAF
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We also had a special assembly with rock band Brussel Spaceship playing a gig. The best way I can describe them is "what if the Wonder Stuff but evangelical Christians using the power of indie rock to spread the good word." They're on Bandcamp now - brussel-spaceship.bandcamp.com
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Brussel Spaceship
Brussel Spaceship were an indie/rock band active between 1986 and 1993, formed in Oxford, but famous for being from Chichester/Bognor Regis in West Sussex on the south coast of the UK. Also look out ...
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This was a sixth form assembly but one of my mates played 15 Years by the Levellers on his guitar after saying "this song is about alcoholism and I dedicate it to the English department. He latter went on to find minor indie fame as the lead singer of King Adora".
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Also comes dangerously close to implying that the Bosnians were at fault for Serbian expansionism. (It's a really dangerous analogy for Unionists to be using *for their own sake*)
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Increasingly sure Tommo is a police informer. Occam's Razor and all.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I know it's the Guardian but this is a decent article by Taj Ali. (The Asian Youth Movement are one of the UK's unsung heroes. Really inspiring work).
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I think it's very unfair this post turned up in the ttrpg feed.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Also relevant and going on here. I care about whether my neighbors like me. I care about whether the kids from the local community centre like me. Liberals? Not as such, I'm afraid. You only become relevant through annoying me.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Much of the UK left tried doing things "properly" like this and I'm afraid I have to pass on the message that people like the OP are lying and will not in fact hold their noses and support the left if you go through the "proper political channels".
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is the "Book of Revelation" problem in reverse. Also, it's "hoi polloi" not "the hoi polloi".
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Drop a THREAT. "Late as in the late Dentarthurdent. It's a sort of threat, you see. I've never been terribly good at them myself, but I'm told they can be terribly effective."
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Games I Want to Run but I'm Sure Nobody Will Want to Play: Reign of Terror. It's the French Revolution, but with secret societies and it uses Tarochi cards. Apocalypse. It's a game about the rapture run by fundamentalist Christians. You're already doomed. Nightbane. Shut up.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Can't believe the Lib Dems are stealing the "people's militia" policy off the Communist Party of Great Britain smh.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Look, much as Spotify are awful, their 90s mix for me has The Beautiful South, Therapy? and Billie Piper which is pretty accurate.
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's unfair to say the Commodore had no worthwhile programs. This one greatly improved the quality of the machine.
Spectrum Simulator for the C64
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Chaos for the ZX Spectrum
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Question for constitutional law nerds. How is it legal for Piddington to hold a non binding referendum but not for Holyrood to do the same?
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Flintlock. Why do all these nerds follow me? I'm not a nerd. @flintlock.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Has Ash Reagan announced another party switch yet or is she still holding out for Reform?
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