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One thing I tell my kids as I introduce them into horror movies is that you have to allow horror to do its work. Mute it, ridicule it, etc, and sure it can become ridiculous. You have to open yourself to the possibility of fear. Let it in. 😆

Discords. Good idea. Now I need to find some... 😆 I'll need to look into Start Playing

Every character has to have a reason to be engaged in the story, and each player needs to be able to lean into driving the game forward. 👍

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ItMoM is one of my favorite horror movies. It isn't a perfect movie, but I saw it as a teen in the 90s and it was the first "meta" narrative I experienced. Blew my mind.

So I've almost exclusively GM'd...to various levels of success (and always D&D, no one's wanted to do horror), and I'd like to be a player for once. See how the other side lives. 😆 I can't find anything locally and if I try to start something...guess who will end up running the game.

Ray Richards @rayrichards.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

@thirdfloorwars.bsky.social question... I'm looking to get into a CoC or DeltaGreen online game. What would be your advice?

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The only #starwars show I think was just bad...was Boba Fett. There was no reason for that show to have been...what it was. Acolyte was uneven (both in story and acting) but it had story potential, conflicted jedi, and awesome saber battles.

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Ray Richards @rayrichards.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Now that Kathy is transitioning out, it's time @infinata.bsky.social ...for my big pitch! Let me tell the story of 20K years ago: The Great AI Slop Saga...where the GFFA is trust into chaos and war as everyone is attached to galactic social media and have fried their collective minds. 🤔😉👍

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Ray Richards @rayrichards.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

There's no priesthood trying to claim the official truth of the Light. The closest we get are the Whitecloaks.

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Ray Richards @rayrichards.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I've started my reread and I'm in the beginning of book1, and had a thought that WoT is one of the few fantasy worlds where there is no actual religion. The Light and Shadow exist in real terms...but there are no churches or sects or even religious observances in the same way we have.

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Ray Richards @rayrichards.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

In all honesty though, an exploration of WoT and the gender dynamics would be interesting. As a young man, the honor culture defined in the world spoken to me about what it means to be a man, brotherhood, purpose, etc. It also showed the dangers of taking that too far.

Ray Richards @rayrichards.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Moraine - your gender expert 😉👍

Ray Richards @rayrichards.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

#starwars Sometime in the next decade, a group of fans is going to make a complete version of the EU Thrawn trilogy. 😆 youtu.be/SGJC4Hnz3m0?...

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STAR WARS: Beggar’s Canyon | A Luke Skywalker Fan Film (Between ESB & ROTJ)

YouTube video by Star Wars: Lost Legends

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#spoilers . . . . . . Where were the Demos? Gorgons, dogs, bats...why was the upside down, Vecna, the Abyss...empty of any other creatures? Why was the Abyss empty of any vines at all? Still some big Lore questions out there (ignored or left purposefully unanswered)

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#spoilers . . . . . . Given the Mind Flayer particles flew up out of the kids...the Hive Mind *could* still be alive. The Mind Flayer was shown as a cloud even in the finale, so spider-zilla could have been another one of so many creatures Who knows how many of those things existed on that planet

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Eleven's fate - ...I'm torn here. I get why they did it. I get that it's the real sacrifice of the finale. But...it doesn't sit quite right with me. Of course that very sentiment is voiced by one of the character so... 🤷‍♂️😆 ...ok 8/10.

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My #strangerthings5 finale score is 8.5/10. The show overall had some missteps I feel started with how S3 ended..and it hampered the storytelling and pacing. Emotional pay off for characters - 9.75/10 Big Battle - 7.5/10 Effective use of secondary baddies - 1/10 Wrapping up lore - 6.5/10

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aliii✨✨ @gigixmelo.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

That's why they wrote Mike out of the show after S3. 😉😆

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yall….oh my god???? #strangerthings5

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“Eleven will return in Avengers: Doomsday” on the screen

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My hot take is that like high level dnd campaigns, they are now leveled up so much with a fortress HQ, resources, and hirelings...the DM (writers) can't put them in enough danger. 😄

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Where do you think celebrity comes from these days??? 🤔

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I'm still pissed off about Ewoks. 😉

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I find reading Sanderson's novels easier than listening to them. The difference in prose stands out more to me in audio. 😆

I just get a hankering for the first half of the series...up through book 7. Dumai's Wells is 🔥 First trilogy (1-3) is a great 2nd trilogy (4-6) is peak The slog (7-10) has really great moments 11 is RJs last and a return to form The Sanderson trilogy (12-14) is as good as one could expect

Could be because I first read them in them in the 90s when I was a teen...and it's like visiting old friends...

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I've decided that I will be restarting my reread(audio) of #thewheeloftime instead of finishing the last 75% of book 14. It's been over a year since I started my reread and...I feel like don't need to dwell on the ending. I think I'd rather go back and visit the beginning

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Book 10 was the only WoT by Jordan that I didn't read when it was published. I read it was basically the same chronology as the 9th book but different perspectives and...I just waited until book 11 and then read them both. It was a good idea.

Trigger Warning: There is a single chapter in the final book that as an audio book is 9 entire hours long. 😆

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Would have been interesting to see Palpatine reach out to a mature adult Anakin because he was a genuine threat as he rose to power within the Jedi. Anakin's ambition and power were a possible threat...so Palpatine decides to manipulate and corrupt him to keep him under control.

Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

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for the holidays: I went blog mode on my modern Star Wars pet peeve: people quoting Kylo Ren like he’s right kotaku.com/star-wars-la...

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Most Famous Line Is Still Misunderstood

The real duel of the fates is between me and everyone who keeps taking this quote out of context

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LF can't even seem to decide whether learning the Force is like the Xmen...the powers manifest innately at some point...or like a samurai where the techniques need to learned and mastered to connect to the Force. Or even how much M-count matters vs anyone being able to learn. It feels like a mess.

I think most fans would support this (i mean it's basically EU Luke's Jedi)...but it would require LF committing to moving beyond what George Lucas said the Jedi/Force ways were meant to be. Reforming the attachment rule for example is in direct conflict with what Lucas laid out (stupid as it was).

Not sure how big a contingent it is. 🤷‍♂️ But it was at the tail end of the EU and had kinda gotten to the point where fans were asking "hasn't this family been through enough?" / "how many galactic governments can fall/rise in one lifetime" 😆

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I appreciate that Daisy has tip-toed up to the role that Mark held from when the ST was announced until very recently...as the primary Star Wars ambassador. I hope she really gets to shape Rey and I hope her movie ends up in her being the "Iron Man" of SW, showing up all over the NJO.

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Funny enough, there are EU fans who feel like Jacen going Sith was also the moment the EU jumped its tracks (well maybe him killing a certain someone anyway).

I've been waiting for this... 😆

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If she isn't Mara Jade Skywalker then leave her alone. IMHO.

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In the theater I didn't like it because the hype had me wanting something it wasn't. But upon rewatch, I really dig it...even if I wish the finale was a bit stronger. But the late 70s late night show gimmick is good. Also a good horror flick for teens to get into horror. Not too scary.

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I wonder if LF will ever confirm or deny the theory that Force Ghosts can only appear to those who knew them in life. Certainly seems that way so far.

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They have all the magical powers (11, 8, Will). They know all the lore. The bad guy has to avoid them or be destroyed. Like dnd they spend most of their time elaborately arguing over the next plan to the exhaustion of the DM. Also the PCs are awkward romantically because cross-PC romance is icky

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a man is standing in front of a book titled advanced dungeons and dragons

Got me a #strangerthings #dnd theory. In S5 they have reached high level play and the DM can no longer sufficiently put them at risk. They have a fortress (the radio station). They have hirelings (Murry, etc). They can avoid the physical impediments (tunnels to move where they want at will).

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ALT: a man is standing in front of a book titled advanced dungeons and dragons

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I came here to type those exact same 3 letters. 😆😆😆😆

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But "stories" only work when contrasted by tentpole saga movies with numbered episodes. The NJO era should start a new saga with a new episode I...IMHO (unless they want to continue to make the Skywalkers the main characters then epX, sure).

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What I don't think will work is releasing one off movies that are unrelated to each other. I'll confuse people (see R1) and hurt the IP long term. The "starwars story" branding was a decent idea if they wanted to do that.

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At a min, they should be aligning the movies/shows to an era. They could even reserve eras for certain media. Like Old Republic is told via gaming content.

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