A great story by @insideclimatenews.org on the inherent inequality in experiences of extreme heat, and its silent deadliness
September 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
A great story by @insideclimatenews.org on the inherent inequality in experiences of extreme heat, and its silent deadliness
This is where me calling it a "balancer" really fails it-it tunes things to my expected deadliness / the narrative, including for players who would be big "combat is a fail state" sign tappers.
My argument is even GMs who tap this sign have a deadliness expectation, mine is just more mathematical.
My argument is even GMs who tap this sign have a deadliness expectation, mine is just more mathematical.
September 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
This is where me calling it a "balancer" really fails it-it tunes things to my expected deadliness / the narrative, including for players who would be big "combat is a fail state" sign tappers.
My argument is even GMs who tap this sign have a deadliness expectation, mine is just more mathematical.
My argument is even GMs who tap this sign have a deadliness expectation, mine is just more mathematical.
Motherfuckers be walking past animals of this size and deadliness, like it ain't shit, because...I guess they haven't been tossed like a ragdoll into the ocean, with a broken neck and an exploded jugular yet?
So they assume it'll never happen?
So they assume it'll never happen?
September 26, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Motherfuckers be walking past animals of this size and deadliness, like it ain't shit, because...I guess they haven't been tossed like a ragdoll into the ocean, with a broken neck and an exploded jugular yet?
So they assume it'll never happen?
So they assume it'll never happen?
When I can start designing more flora, the range of their adorableness and deadliness will expand as well~ >:D
September 26, 2026 at 8:54 AM
When I can start designing more flora, the range of their adorableness and deadliness will expand as well~ >:D
It's like telling the residents of Hiroshima on August 7, 1945 they didn't know the deadliness of an atomic bomb.
September 25, 2026 at 11:24 PM
It's like telling the residents of Hiroshima on August 7, 1945 they didn't know the deadliness of an atomic bomb.
Flower of the day. A mass of Monkshood, also know as Wolf's bane (aconite). A highly toxic perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae),
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#photography #flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #ECK
September 25, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Flower of the day. A mass of Monkshood, also know as Wolf's bane (aconite). A highly toxic perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae),
#photography #flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #ECK
#photography #flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #ECK
Without looking at tropes dotcom or whatnot, what's something in your book/comic that *isn't* an established trope, but you treat like one?
That specific thing where someone meets their love interest for the first time and is completely struck by the other character's deadliness
That specific thing where someone meets their love interest for the first time and is completely struck by the other character's deadliness
Without looking at tropes dotcom or whatnot, what's something in your book/comic that *isn't* an established trope, but you treat like one?
Courtesy of an "Attack Dogs" and "Call Me Kimberly" beta reader who also loved "Appetite":
Courtesy of an "Attack Dogs" and "Call Me Kimberly" beta reader who also loved "Appetite":
September 24, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Without looking at tropes dotcom or whatnot, what's something in your book/comic that *isn't* an established trope, but you treat like one?
That specific thing where someone meets their love interest for the first time and is completely struck by the other character's deadliness
That specific thing where someone meets their love interest for the first time and is completely struck by the other character's deadliness
It is improving mind but it should be obvious that systems designed to mitigate the deadliness of two tonne vehicles that can get to 60mph in 5 seconds aren’t necessarily fit for purpose for cyclists
September 16, 2026 at 10:55 AM
It is improving mind but it should be obvious that systems designed to mitigate the deadliness of two tonne vehicles that can get to 60mph in 5 seconds aren’t necessarily fit for purpose for cyclists
one of my favorite tropes - one which I've only seen a few times - is when someone's deadliness is exhibited thru using a clearly ridiculous weapon to murder the shit out of some dudes, without remarking on how unsuited the weapon is.
September 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
one of my favorite tropes - one which I've only seen a few times - is when someone's deadliness is exhibited thru using a clearly ridiculous weapon to murder the shit out of some dudes, without remarking on how unsuited the weapon is.
i hope y'all know i have not stopped repeating this scene cuz oh my stars this is the hottest thing I've seen a character do yet 😍 i love love love danica's deadliness you don't understand
September 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
i hope y'all know i have not stopped repeating this scene cuz oh my stars this is the hottest thing I've seen a character do yet 😍 i love love love danica's deadliness you don't understand
Thoughts on #OSR deadliness this week at the Glyph and Grok.
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Thoughts On OSR Deadliness
I have not found it as advertised
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September 11, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Thoughts on #OSR deadliness this week at the Glyph and Grok.
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Samus is a near cosmic being, trained to the peak of skill and deadliness
And she also can't stop dropping her upgrades in increasingly comical ways
And she also can't stop dropping her upgrades in increasingly comical ways
September 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Samus is a near cosmic being, trained to the peak of skill and deadliness
And she also can't stop dropping her upgrades in increasingly comical ways
And she also can't stop dropping her upgrades in increasingly comical ways
(Deadliness in horror games, which I suppose is almost a kind of resource in a way, follows a similar rule for me, being scared of dying is very tense, but a soon as you've actually died and respawned more than a few times the horror immersion breaks entirely...)
September 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
(Deadliness in horror games, which I suppose is almost a kind of resource in a way, follows a similar rule for me, being scared of dying is very tense, but a soon as you've actually died and respawned more than a few times the horror immersion breaks entirely...)
I think that is covered by "However, this excerpt could be a part of realplay if the deadliness of this dragon had been properly signposted, and the players had plenty of choices that didn’t involve going head to head with this titanic threat."
September 9, 2026 at 8:35 AM
I think that is covered by "However, this excerpt could be a part of realplay if the deadliness of this dragon had been properly signposted, and the players had plenty of choices that didn’t involve going head to head with this titanic threat."
When people were then confronted with evidence of masks being effective or proof of the deadliness of the virus they searched for something to reconfirm their initial beliefs. It was then that the right fed them conspiracies involving nefarious, often left leaning actors.
September 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
When people were then confronted with evidence of masks being effective or proof of the deadliness of the virus they searched for something to reconfirm their initial beliefs. It was then that the right fed them conspiracies involving nefarious, often left leaning actors.
Anyway, when people talk about the deadliness of the OSR, I think about this sort of thing.
Sure, you still have 3 hp at level 1, but the principles of broadcasting danger (etc.) and a tendency to have open-world campaigns fundamentally change the experience the same genre of game.
Sure, you still have 3 hp at level 1, but the principles of broadcasting danger (etc.) and a tendency to have open-world campaigns fundamentally change the experience the same genre of game.
September 6, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Anyway, when people talk about the deadliness of the OSR, I think about this sort of thing.
Sure, you still have 3 hp at level 1, but the principles of broadcasting danger (etc.) and a tendency to have open-world campaigns fundamentally change the experience the same genre of game.
Sure, you still have 3 hp at level 1, but the principles of broadcasting danger (etc.) and a tendency to have open-world campaigns fundamentally change the experience the same genre of game.
Never forget Trump lying about the deadliness of covid and golfing while bodies plied up in refrigerated morgue trucks.
States begging for medical supplies and getting this response:
States begging for medical supplies and getting this response:
September 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Never forget Trump lying about the deadliness of covid and golfing while bodies plied up in refrigerated morgue trucks.
States begging for medical supplies and getting this response:
States begging for medical supplies and getting this response:
To play Devil's advocate, you could argue it makes the stakes initially a bit hard to take seriously. But that's a problem that gets quickly addressed by A) The closer focus on the main trio, and B) The sheer deadliness of America's Sweetheart Cyn. So. Audible shrug.
September 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
To play Devil's advocate, you could argue it makes the stakes initially a bit hard to take seriously. But that's a problem that gets quickly addressed by A) The closer focus on the main trio, and B) The sheer deadliness of America's Sweetheart Cyn. So. Audible shrug.
I don't think so.
Ophelia's got the deadliness of a black widow spider, the facecard of a goddess and the charm of the desire demons from Dragon Age.
Ophelia's got the deadliness of a black widow spider, the facecard of a goddess and the charm of the desire demons from Dragon Age.
September 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I don't think so.
Ophelia's got the deadliness of a black widow spider, the facecard of a goddess and the charm of the desire demons from Dragon Age.
Ophelia's got the deadliness of a black widow spider, the facecard of a goddess and the charm of the desire demons from Dragon Age.
This is SO good. Comedy, charm, excitement, intensity, and still with Swerve’s quiet (and not so quiet 🤣) deadliness around it.
“We can’t do that! That’s against the law!”
New Level reigning Swerve in was fantastic. And then - the tease!!!! 👀
They really did bring AEW up to a New Level!
“We can’t do that! That’s against the law!”
New Level reigning Swerve in was fantastic. And then - the tease!!!! 👀
They really did bring AEW up to a New Level!
September 3, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This is SO good. Comedy, charm, excitement, intensity, and still with Swerve’s quiet (and not so quiet 🤣) deadliness around it.
“We can’t do that! That’s against the law!”
New Level reigning Swerve in was fantastic. And then - the tease!!!! 👀
They really did bring AEW up to a New Level!
“We can’t do that! That’s against the law!”
New Level reigning Swerve in was fantastic. And then - the tease!!!! 👀
They really did bring AEW up to a New Level!
You have to go farther back in time than that. By the 40s/50s, childhood illnesses like chickenpox, measles, and mumps were seen as routing rights of passage for kids. Improvements in medicine had reduced their deadliness. Other illnesses, of course, were still feared.
August 30, 2026 at 4:57 PM
You have to go farther back in time than that. By the 40s/50s, childhood illnesses like chickenpox, measles, and mumps were seen as routing rights of passage for kids. Improvements in medicine had reduced their deadliness. Other illnesses, of course, were still feared.
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QUOTE BRITT'S POSTS
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SHOUTING FOR HELP ISN'T SAFE, FUN OR JUST
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Britt is affected by multiple disparities and the deadliness of people's apathy. Please help them survive. 600 outstanding on balance for shelter NEEDED TODAY
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SO QUOTE BRITT'S POSTS
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August 29, 2026 at 9:03 PM
QUOTE BRITT'S POSTS
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SHOUTING FOR HELP ISN'T SAFE, FUN OR JUST
SO QUOTE BRITT'S POSTS
Britt is affected by multiple disparities and the deadliness of people's apathy. Please help them survive. 600 outstanding on balance for shelter NEEDED TODAY
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We switched her to renal food a bit over a month ago, and her kidney numbers did improve a little, but something made her liver numbers and cholesterol go up, so I really hope it's not CKD because (deadliness aside), it would be a race to see what gives out first :(
I'm never going to be ready.
I'm never going to be ready.
August 27, 2026 at 5:16 PM
We switched her to renal food a bit over a month ago, and her kidney numbers did improve a little, but something made her liver numbers and cholesterol go up, so I really hope it's not CKD because (deadliness aside), it would be a race to see what gives out first :(
I'm never going to be ready.
I'm never going to be ready.
A rough indication of deadliness, how they fight, speed of movement, special abilities, likely lairs, unthreatened behavior, diet, what their parts might be used for if applicable, tendency to chase, willingness to keep fighting after injured.
August 26, 2026 at 3:31 AM
A rough indication of deadliness, how they fight, speed of movement, special abilities, likely lairs, unthreatened behavior, diet, what their parts might be used for if applicable, tendency to chase, willingness to keep fighting after injured.