Eight death-metal miniatures games from OptimisticNL inspired by, and compatible with, the artpunk tabletop roleplaying game Mörk Borg.
Bundle of Holding: Forbidden Psalm
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Eight death-metal miniatures games from OptimisticNL inspired by, and compatible with, the artpunk tabletop roleplaying game Mörk Borg.
Bundle of Holding: Forbidden Psalm
K-9 author posted super cute chibi art of Kagari earlier this year, which led to conversations about what his hair colour even is anyway. This is my answer!!
Suits like a charm | K-9 | Fujimaru/Kagari | <500 words | rated G
Summary: Fujimaru dyes Kagari's hair for him.
Read it on Dreamwidth or on AO3.
Suits like a charm | K-9 | Fujimaru/Kagari | <500 words | rated G
Summary: Fujimaru dyes Kagari's hair for him.
Read it on Dreamwidth or on AO3.
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As a fan of Golden Age Detective stories I have incidentally read a huge variety of locked room mysteries, even though I don't especially like them more than other mysteries. Occasionally some of them are quite fun, actually, but as you read more and more of them a distinct pattern emerges, and you start just immediately going... Okay, was the murder actually done before the room was locked, or after it was unlocked?
And especially after reading two of John Dickson Carr's exasperating mysteries that are shrouded in heightened spookiness intended to make you wonder whether the solution is supernatural or faked to just LOOK supernatural, only for it to turn out that the corpse was stolen from the locked room before it was locked by the last guy in there, and then that the guy was killed by the last guy to leave before the room was locked (in this case before he was left alone on top of a tower with people watching the entrances).
This must get old even quicker for real fans of the locked room. My impression, without doing any tabulation, is that roughly 95% of locked room murders in GAD are done either before the room was locked or after it was unlocked. This has to take some of the excitement out of it, even if the fan is occupied in theorizing which person did it and exactly how.
And especially after reading two of John Dickson Carr's exasperating mysteries that are shrouded in heightened spookiness intended to make you wonder whether the solution is supernatural or faked to just LOOK supernatural, only for it to turn out that the corpse was stolen from the locked room before it was locked by the last guy in there, and then that the guy was killed by the last guy to leave before the room was locked (in this case before he was left alone on top of a tower with people watching the entrances).
This must get old even quicker for real fans of the locked room. My impression, without doing any tabulation, is that roughly 95% of locked room murders in GAD are done either before the room was locked or after it was unlocked. This has to take some of the excitement out of it, even if the fan is occupied in theorizing which person did it and exactly how.
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Tea friends, I haven't forgotten you. Spent some of yesterday mixing up a few tea blends and gathering up bagged options.
The one thing cold weather is good for is chopping down one's unread book stash.
( Reading )
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( Flight Rising )
The one thing cold weather is good for is chopping down one's unread book stash.
( Reading )
( Icons )
( Flight Rising )
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- 1. Vitamin D cuts heart attack risk by 52%. Why?
- (tags:vitaminD heart )
- 2. Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset
- (tags:politics USA )
- 3. Evidence beats ideology: What Hampstead Ponds tells us about trans inclusion
- (tags:LGBT transgender UK )
- 4. Who Goes Nazi? (A newspaper article from 1941)
- (tags:nazis history viaKenny )
- 5. Why was the Puppet Masters movie so bad?
- (tags:movies heinlein scripts writing )
- 6. I have no mouth and I must scream at Black people: Scott Adams, 1957-2026
- (tags:dilbert history politics obituary )
- 7. Following the link about a "running a bookshop" holiday, I was recommended the game "Tiny Bookshop"
- (tags:games books shops )
- 8. A Crisis comes to Wordle: Reusing old words! |
- (tags:words game doom )
- 9. Did people drink water in the Middle Ages?
- One of the oddest myths about the Middle Ages is that people did not drink water.
(tags:water history ) - 10. Inside the Salford secondary school where every pupil gets a job when they leave (because they're properly supported)
- (tags:school children )
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AO3 Tag Wranglers continue to test processes for wrangling canonical additional tags (tags that appear in the auto-complete) which don't belong to any particular fandom (also known as "No Fandom" tags). This post overviews some of these upcoming changes.
In this round of updates, we began adjusting existing canonical "No Fandom" tags to add or remove new subtag and metatag relationships. We also continued to streamline creating new canonical tags, prioritizing more straightforward updates which would have less discussion compared to renaming current canonical tags or creating new canonical tags which touch on more complex topics. This method also reviews new tags on a regular basis, so check back on AO3 News for periodic "No Fandom" tag announcements.
None of these updates change the tags users have added to works. If a user-created tag is considered to have the same meaning as a new canonical, it will be made a synonym of one of these newly created canonical tags, and works with that user-created tag will appear when the canonical tag is selected.
In short, these changes only affect which tags appear in AO3's auto-complete and filters. You can and should continue to tag your works however you prefer.
New Canonicals
The following concepts have been made new canonical tags:
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- Best Friend's Brother as Love Interest
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- Matriarchy
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- Male Omegaverse Omega Characters
- Political Marriages
- Romantic Tension
- Resolved Romantic Tension
- Reverse Cowgirl Position
- Standing Sex
- Non-Consensual Sedation
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- Tongue Fucking
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Subtag/Metatag Revisions
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trailer_spot Feb. 2nd, 2026 11:05 am)The Devil Wears Prada 2 HD720p 19MB
ensemble cast expands with new faces including Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Patrick Brammall, Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen, Pauline Chalamet, B.J. Novak, and Conrad Ricamora, while fan favorites Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman reprise their roles as Lily and Irv.
First trailer for the sequel, twenty years after the first film. It follows Miranda Priestly's (Meryl Streep) struggle against Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt), her former assistant turned rival executive, as they compete for advertising revenue amidst declining print media while Miranda nears retirement. Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci also return. Among the new cast additions are Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux and Lucy Liu. Again directed by David Frankel (Collateral Beauty, Hope Springs, Marley & Me).
Tuner HD720p 26MB
Interesting looking crime thriller drama about a gifted young piano tuner (Leo Woodall), for whom his sensitive hearing is both a blessing and a curse. Together with his mentor (Dustin Hoffman), he travels around New York taking care of instruments that require his unique talent. This task compels the otherwise quiet Niki to interact with people, including Ruthie (Havana Rose Liu), to whom he finds himself immediately attracted. Events take a dangerous turn, when some dubious characters realize that Niki's gift could also be used to open safes. Directed by Daniel Roher (Navalny).
Masters of the Universe HD720p 35MB
First trailer for a new live-action movie based on the Mattel toy franchise. After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) back to Eternia where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor (Jared Leto). To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela (Camila Mendes) and Duncan/Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba), and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe. Alison Brie, James Purefoy, Morena Baccarin, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Charlotte Riley and Kristin Wiig are also part of the cast. Directed by Travis Knight (BumbleBee, Kubo and the Two Strings).
I know nothing about previous incarnations. But much of this looks as if it's "AI" generated.
I Love Boosters HD720p 21MB
Colourful, high-energy teaser trailer for this comedic drama about a crew of professional shoplifters (Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu) that take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven (Demi Moore). It’s like community service. Lakeith Stanfield, Eiza González, Will Poulter and Don Cheadle are also part of the cast. Written and directed by Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You).
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die HD720p 31MB
A second trailer for this darkly comedic sci-fi action thriller in which a man (Sam Rockwell) claiming to be from the future takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world. Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chandhry, Tom Taylor and Juno Temple are also part of the cast. Directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Mexican, Rango).
Just as wacky as the first trailer. Just imagine Sam Rockwell in top Sam Rockwell form. Or a Terry Gilliam movie.
ensemble cast expands with new faces including Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Patrick Brammall, Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen, Pauline Chalamet, B.J. Novak, and Conrad Ricamora, while fan favorites Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman reprise their roles as Lily and Irv.
First trailer for the sequel, twenty years after the first film. It follows Miranda Priestly's (Meryl Streep) struggle against Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt), her former assistant turned rival executive, as they compete for advertising revenue amidst declining print media while Miranda nears retirement. Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci also return. Among the new cast additions are Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux and Lucy Liu. Again directed by David Frankel (Collateral Beauty, Hope Springs, Marley & Me).
Tuner HD720p 26MB
Interesting looking crime thriller drama about a gifted young piano tuner (Leo Woodall), for whom his sensitive hearing is both a blessing and a curse. Together with his mentor (Dustin Hoffman), he travels around New York taking care of instruments that require his unique talent. This task compels the otherwise quiet Niki to interact with people, including Ruthie (Havana Rose Liu), to whom he finds himself immediately attracted. Events take a dangerous turn, when some dubious characters realize that Niki's gift could also be used to open safes. Directed by Daniel Roher (Navalny).
Masters of the Universe HD720p 35MB
First trailer for a new live-action movie based on the Mattel toy franchise. After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) back to Eternia where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor (Jared Leto). To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela (Camila Mendes) and Duncan/Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba), and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe. Alison Brie, James Purefoy, Morena Baccarin, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Charlotte Riley and Kristin Wiig are also part of the cast. Directed by Travis Knight (BumbleBee, Kubo and the Two Strings).
I know nothing about previous incarnations. But much of this looks as if it's "AI" generated.
I Love Boosters HD720p 21MB
Colourful, high-energy teaser trailer for this comedic drama about a crew of professional shoplifters (Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu) that take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven (Demi Moore). It’s like community service. Lakeith Stanfield, Eiza González, Will Poulter and Don Cheadle are also part of the cast. Written and directed by Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You).
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die HD720p 31MB
A second trailer for this darkly comedic sci-fi action thriller in which a man (Sam Rockwell) claiming to be from the future takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world. Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chandhry, Tom Taylor and Juno Temple are also part of the cast. Directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Mexican, Rango).
Just as wacky as the first trailer. Just imagine Sam Rockwell in top Sam Rockwell form. Or a Terry Gilliam movie.
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Blessings of this season to anyone wants them.
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caseficexchange Feb. 2nd, 2026 06:51 pm)
casemod posting in caseficexchange Feb. 2nd, 2026 06:51 pm)You guys did the unthinkable… We have no unmatchables!
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- Commissioner Clawseau
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My plan today was to get a 20 lb bag of rice from the local farmers market, and then take BART to the other side of the hills and bike "the three bears" aka Bear Creek loop. However, the rice vendor said they didn't send him any big bags of rice this week, and I saw on the BART website that they were trimming vegetation between the two BART stations I needed and single-tracking the trains, so I didn't want to do that.
Instead, I decided to bike to 99 Ranch the long way (over Grizzly Peak) and get rice there. I texted a friend who lives up that way that I would get there approx 1:30 and did he want to meet up. It was a gorgeous day for a ride, sunny and just warm enough not to need a jacket.
Biking over the hill and seeing the flowering plum and cherry and magnolia trees is a touchpoint of the year for me. I was distressed last year that I missed spring hill rides entirely because of my injured ankle, so it was a treat to see all the flowering trees today, even if February 1 seems unreasonably early.
My friend and I texted each other updates from our respective journeys and did manage to meet up. I got to 99 Ranch at 1:28 after 2 1/2 of riding, so I was pleased about estimating accurately (without a mapping app). I got a 20 lb bag of rice for $12.90 instead of $40 at the farmers market, with the cost of a long beautiful ride and hauling it home (the flat way) for 7 miles. I'll take it!
I also spotted some Sterilite ClearView plastic storage drawers on the sidewalk with a FREE sign when I was fairly near home. They were the old style ones similar to the ones I have. I had looked for more online and now they only sell stacked units, not single ones. So I stopped and picked one up and strapped it to the back rack. I'll have to scrub the top of it, but it's nice to find something that's not available in stores.
Happy Imbolc to all!
Instead, I decided to bike to 99 Ranch the long way (over Grizzly Peak) and get rice there. I texted a friend who lives up that way that I would get there approx 1:30 and did he want to meet up. It was a gorgeous day for a ride, sunny and just warm enough not to need a jacket.
Biking over the hill and seeing the flowering plum and cherry and magnolia trees is a touchpoint of the year for me. I was distressed last year that I missed spring hill rides entirely because of my injured ankle, so it was a treat to see all the flowering trees today, even if February 1 seems unreasonably early.
My friend and I texted each other updates from our respective journeys and did manage to meet up. I got to 99 Ranch at 1:28 after 2 1/2 of riding, so I was pleased about estimating accurately (without a mapping app). I got a 20 lb bag of rice for $12.90 instead of $40 at the farmers market, with the cost of a long beautiful ride and hauling it home (the flat way) for 7 miles. I'll take it!
I also spotted some Sterilite ClearView plastic storage drawers on the sidewalk with a FREE sign when I was fairly near home. They were the old style ones similar to the ones I have. I had looked for more online and now they only sell stacked units, not single ones. So I stopped and picked one up and strapped it to the back rack. I'll have to scrub the top of it, but it's nice to find something that's not available in stores.
Happy Imbolc to all!
I have ambitions of writing up monthly music roundups. We'll see how long I last, lol.
First, to make sense of my music listening at all (and reading, and movie watching, and...) it's important to know that my brain ties media really closely to the season and the weather, so whatever time of year I first read/watched/heard that thing, that's when I want to do so again. At this point I'm familiar enough with how this works that I can explicitly identify music that will make my brain happy for various scenarios. "Cold and sunny? Time for Endless Summer Vacation again."
Themes of the month
1. Women of hip hop! I returned to my old favorites Glorilla and Doechii (discovered January 2025). I also listened to a TON of music by other artists. I went through several Megan albums, Cardi B's most recent album, and then spread out and explored albums by a bunch of newer artists like Monaleo and KenTheMan.
2. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants by Oasis (discovered January 2020). It turns out my fancy earbuds combined with being able to download music in higher quality means I can hear more things. In fact I found out in January why "Fuckin' in the Bushes" has that title. Overall this will never be an absolute favorite, but Gas Panic and Where Did It All Go Wrong are always great, Roll It Over is solid even though it was better live, and I guess I'm warming up to Go Let It Out. Also I don't care if Put Your Money With Your Mouth Is is nonsense fluff, it's a vibe, don't @ me.
3. Love and War by Fleurie, an album apparently designed specifically to make fanvids to, or possibly to use for end credits. (Or even to get sampled by Kendrick Lamar, just to cross some streams.) I first heard it in December and listened to it some more this month. Is "cinematic emo soprano" a genre? Great stuff.
Top artists (by # of streams)
1. Oasis
2. Megan Thee Stallion
3. Glorilla
4. Cardi B
Favorite songs:
* girl, get up by Doechii featuring SZA. This one really grew on me: that mellow beat, SZA singing the refrain on the chorus, and of course Doechii doing her thing. "I'll address it on the album." Yesssssssssss, I cannot WAIT.
* S/O to Me by Latto. I'm really conflicted about this one, because I love her flow and the theme of forging her own path, but OTOH the whole verse about how she doesn't like women and specifically doesn't want to hear about "post-partum or menopause" feels pretty gross. A very mixed bag. Still one of the songs I listened to the most this month.
* Accent by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Glorilla. Dark heavy beat with very silly subject matter. Just a fun time.
* Wrong One by Glorilla featuring a bunch of other female rappers. Glorilla and her girl group!! Again, just fun.
New artist to follow:
YK Niece, entirely for Goin On and specifically the "way way bigger" line. I love it so much.
First, to make sense of my music listening at all (and reading, and movie watching, and...) it's important to know that my brain ties media really closely to the season and the weather, so whatever time of year I first read/watched/heard that thing, that's when I want to do so again. At this point I'm familiar enough with how this works that I can explicitly identify music that will make my brain happy for various scenarios. "Cold and sunny? Time for Endless Summer Vacation again."
Themes of the month
1. Women of hip hop! I returned to my old favorites Glorilla and Doechii (discovered January 2025). I also listened to a TON of music by other artists. I went through several Megan albums, Cardi B's most recent album, and then spread out and explored albums by a bunch of newer artists like Monaleo and KenTheMan.
2. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants by Oasis (discovered January 2020). It turns out my fancy earbuds combined with being able to download music in higher quality means I can hear more things. In fact I found out in January why "Fuckin' in the Bushes" has that title. Overall this will never be an absolute favorite, but Gas Panic and Where Did It All Go Wrong are always great, Roll It Over is solid even though it was better live, and I guess I'm warming up to Go Let It Out. Also I don't care if Put Your Money With Your Mouth Is is nonsense fluff, it's a vibe, don't @ me.
3. Love and War by Fleurie, an album apparently designed specifically to make fanvids to, or possibly to use for end credits. (Or even to get sampled by Kendrick Lamar, just to cross some streams.) I first heard it in December and listened to it some more this month. Is "cinematic emo soprano" a genre? Great stuff.
Top artists (by # of streams)
1. Oasis
2. Megan Thee Stallion
3. Glorilla
4. Cardi B
Favorite songs:
* girl, get up by Doechii featuring SZA. This one really grew on me: that mellow beat, SZA singing the refrain on the chorus, and of course Doechii doing her thing. "I'll address it on the album." Yesssssssssss, I cannot WAIT.
* S/O to Me by Latto. I'm really conflicted about this one, because I love her flow and the theme of forging her own path, but OTOH the whole verse about how she doesn't like women and specifically doesn't want to hear about "post-partum or menopause" feels pretty gross. A very mixed bag. Still one of the songs I listened to the most this month.
* Accent by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Glorilla. Dark heavy beat with very silly subject matter. Just a fun time.
* Wrong One by Glorilla featuring a bunch of other female rappers. Glorilla and her girl group!! Again, just fun.
New artist to follow:
YK Niece, entirely for Goin On and specifically the "way way bigger" line. I love it so much.
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(tcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily Feb. 1st, 2026 09:06 pm)
tcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily Feb. 1st, 2026 09:06 pm)
This 56-page annual came out alongside the 52-page JLE annual, while JLA and JLE continued their monthly schedule. A new Justice League Quarterly super-sized comic was in the scripting stages. Giffen and Dematteis were writing all of the above. And the premise of this comic is… “Ha ha, wouldn’t it be ridiculous if the Justice League brand were OVEREXTENDED?”
( I mean, imagine Batman or somebody declaring that EVERY hero was a Justice Leaguer! )
It's run a bit differently to FTH. You donate in one of 3 tiers - $5, $10, or $20. For the lower tiers you don't get much, or any, choice, just an HR fanwork assigned to you as thanks for the donation. For the $20 tier you get a bit more choice and can specify the type of fanwork (art, fic, podfic, vid, etc.), and can give a brief prompt for the creator. But this isn't an auction - you can't put in bids for a specific creator's work. The mod assigns you, like a matchmaker.
Anyway, if you'd like to donate, here's the post: donations form here
To complete the form you'll need to have already donated. I did most of the form then jumped sideways to do the donation to one of their listed orgs, then I completed the form. Seemed to work okay.
Anyway, if you'd like to donate, here's the post: donations form here
To complete the form you'll need to have already donated. I did most of the form then jumped sideways to do the donation to one of their listed orgs, then I completed the form. Seemed to work okay.
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(beccaelizabeth Feb. 2nd, 2026 03:55 am)
beccaelizabeth Feb. 2nd, 2026 03:55 am)I am looking at the prices in the Stronghold Builder's Guide again
and I don't know what they were thinking
but it's hilarious to try and imagine
just how much Basic Bedroom Suite I could afford
for 800gp.
I think 1gp may have made it to £1,000gbp the other day, with the gold price gone so up.
I am trying to imagine how to spend £800,000 in a bedroom.
That room comes with spectacular amenities, and probably specialist staff...
Actually useful: all these bedrooms and bedroom suites specify the existence of a privy even if they don't draw one on any map anywhere. Seriously, there isn't a symbol for it that I could see. What is it with game map makers pretending the loo doesn't exist.
But it means other DnD products that specify 'bedroom' can be read to also mean 'and privy' because this book defines it so.
... I am once again trying to translate DnD suggested Throne card keeps into Pathfinder useful maps and costs and definitions. Pathfinder lets you buy toilets, so if they're not listed they don't exist, but DnD is giving bundled definitions.
Pathfinder also has the possibility of running water plumbing through the whole town (if you install some Decanters of Endless Water) and has magic item baths (clean water you can specify the temperature of) and toilets (also self cleaning).
Both settings have routine adventures set in sewers *but map nothing that connects to a sewer*.
It's ridiculous.
Pathfinder at least has sewer connection as a buyable option. It just doesn't draw it.
And yet I find forum jokes about The Obligatory Dungeon Toilet
as if that is commonly drawn at all
and like
yes?
if you are mapping every five foot square
one at least will explain the waste disposal situation
or lack thereof.
But these are maps that commonly imply a bed is a minimum of five feet wide and ten feet long.
and I don't know what they were thinking
but it's hilarious to try and imagine
just how much Basic Bedroom Suite I could afford
for 800gp.
I think 1gp may have made it to £1,000gbp the other day, with the gold price gone so up.
I am trying to imagine how to spend £800,000 in a bedroom.
That room comes with spectacular amenities, and probably specialist staff...
Actually useful: all these bedrooms and bedroom suites specify the existence of a privy even if they don't draw one on any map anywhere. Seriously, there isn't a symbol for it that I could see. What is it with game map makers pretending the loo doesn't exist.
But it means other DnD products that specify 'bedroom' can be read to also mean 'and privy' because this book defines it so.
... I am once again trying to translate DnD suggested Throne card keeps into Pathfinder useful maps and costs and definitions. Pathfinder lets you buy toilets, so if they're not listed they don't exist, but DnD is giving bundled definitions.
Pathfinder also has the possibility of running water plumbing through the whole town (if you install some Decanters of Endless Water) and has magic item baths (clean water you can specify the temperature of) and toilets (also self cleaning).
Both settings have routine adventures set in sewers *but map nothing that connects to a sewer*.
It's ridiculous.
Pathfinder at least has sewer connection as a buyable option. It just doesn't draw it.
And yet I find forum jokes about The Obligatory Dungeon Toilet
as if that is commonly drawn at all
and like
yes?
if you are mapping every five foot square
one at least will explain the waste disposal situation
or lack thereof.
But these are maps that commonly imply a bed is a minimum of five feet wide and ten feet long.
(twistedchick Feb. 1st, 2026 10:04 pm)
twistedchick Feb. 1st, 2026 10:04 pm)This is a prayer for Imbolc.
This is a prayer for when roads flood.
This is a prayer for the lingering dark.
This is a prayer for resistance.
We spark the fires to beg the light to return, but we never really know if it will work. The road may flood; this could be the year it all falls apart. The February rains may be too much. We fire up the forge to bend hard metal to our will, but we never really know if it will work. The road may flood; this could be the year that it all falls apart. The February rains may be too much. We write the poem to express what’s inside, but we never really know if it will work. The road may flood; this could be the year it all falls apart. The February rains may be too much.
Imbolc is a chance we take, a chance we take in the dark.
This is a prayer for when things fall apart. This is a prayer for when roads flood. This is a prayer for Imbolc. This is a prayer for the lingering dark and this is a prayer for resistance.
Brigid, the Goddess of poetry, invented keening for those times when no words were enough. Shall we now keen? Brigid, the Goddess of smith craft, invented forges for those times when small flames were not enough. What shall we now forge? Brigid, the Goddess of healing, invented beer for those times when water couldn’t cure the deep thirst. What shall we now toast? Brigid stands in the February rain, a warm flame in her hand, watching the roads flood. She will neither look away from the flood nor extinguish the flame.
Imbolc is a chance we take, a chance we take in the dark.
This is a prayer for when things fall apart. This is a prayer for when roads flood. This is a prayer for Imbolc. This is a prayer for the lingering dark and this is a prayer for resistance.
The shepherd goes out despite the rain. The shepherd is the resistance. Without the shepherd, the ewe will miscarry, die in the mud, bleed to death, deliver the lambkin still. The shepherd sees the rain, throws on her cloak, and cuts through the meadow. But she never really knows for sure if it will work. The road may flood; this could be the year that it all falls apart. The February rains may be too much. But she still wades towards the ewe. Brigid sees and holds her flame.
Imbolc is a chance we take, a chance we take in the dark.
This is a prayer for when things fall apart. This is a prayer for when roads flood. This is a prayer for Imbolc. This is a prayer for the lingering dark and this is a prayer for resistance.
It’s Imbolc! It’s pouring rain in the lingering dark. The roads have washed away. The ewes are miscarrying, the forge fires going out. The poets are throwing down their pens, the yeast has failed the hops. Who are you in these times? What’s Imbolc to you or you to Her? Resistance thrives in the lingering dark and flash floods bring forth new paths. Put on your cloak and wade through the mud. The Goddess Brigid is holding her flame. The Goddess watches and weighs.
Imbolc is a chance we take, a chance we take in the dark.
This is a prayer for when things fall apart. This is a prayer for when roads flood. This is a prayer for Imbolc. This is a prayer for the lingering dark and this is a prayer for resistance.
-- by Hecate Demeter.
This is a prayer for when roads flood.
This is a prayer for the lingering dark.
This is a prayer for resistance.
We spark the fires to beg the light to return, but we never really know if it will work. The road may flood; this could be the year it all falls apart. The February rains may be too much. We fire up the forge to bend hard metal to our will, but we never really know if it will work. The road may flood; this could be the year that it all falls apart. The February rains may be too much. We write the poem to express what’s inside, but we never really know if it will work. The road may flood; this could be the year it all falls apart. The February rains may be too much.
Imbolc is a chance we take, a chance we take in the dark.
This is a prayer for when things fall apart. This is a prayer for when roads flood. This is a prayer for Imbolc. This is a prayer for the lingering dark and this is a prayer for resistance.
Brigid, the Goddess of poetry, invented keening for those times when no words were enough. Shall we now keen? Brigid, the Goddess of smith craft, invented forges for those times when small flames were not enough. What shall we now forge? Brigid, the Goddess of healing, invented beer for those times when water couldn’t cure the deep thirst. What shall we now toast? Brigid stands in the February rain, a warm flame in her hand, watching the roads flood. She will neither look away from the flood nor extinguish the flame.
Imbolc is a chance we take, a chance we take in the dark.
This is a prayer for when things fall apart. This is a prayer for when roads flood. This is a prayer for Imbolc. This is a prayer for the lingering dark and this is a prayer for resistance.
The shepherd goes out despite the rain. The shepherd is the resistance. Without the shepherd, the ewe will miscarry, die in the mud, bleed to death, deliver the lambkin still. The shepherd sees the rain, throws on her cloak, and cuts through the meadow. But she never really knows for sure if it will work. The road may flood; this could be the year that it all falls apart. The February rains may be too much. But she still wades towards the ewe. Brigid sees and holds her flame.
Imbolc is a chance we take, a chance we take in the dark.
This is a prayer for when things fall apart. This is a prayer for when roads flood. This is a prayer for Imbolc. This is a prayer for the lingering dark and this is a prayer for resistance.
It’s Imbolc! It’s pouring rain in the lingering dark. The roads have washed away. The ewes are miscarrying, the forge fires going out. The poets are throwing down their pens, the yeast has failed the hops. Who are you in these times? What’s Imbolc to you or you to Her? Resistance thrives in the lingering dark and flash floods bring forth new paths. Put on your cloak and wade through the mud. The Goddess Brigid is holding her flame. The Goddess watches and weighs.
Imbolc is a chance we take, a chance we take in the dark.
This is a prayer for when things fall apart. This is a prayer for when roads flood. This is a prayer for Imbolc. This is a prayer for the lingering dark and this is a prayer for resistance.
-- by Hecate Demeter.
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