#Digest Group

[vintagerpg]

Grand Census (1987) is one of Digest Group Publications’ most important approved third-party Traveller supplements. It is certainly one that clearly displays their design chops — flipping through this, it’s no wonder that GDW would want to bring them in on future Traveller design work. DGP understood Traveller in a way few outside designers ever managed (compare to the pap produced by Judges Guild, for instance). There is a wealth of well thought out material here.

Contrary to the name, this isn’t a catalog of planets. Rather, its a book to help catalog planets. The first half is concerned with exploration and the initial contact of sentient alien species, complete with methodology, ethic and helpful equipment (and a lot of very nice, clean technical art by Rob Caswell. It is a guide for both how to run and how to play this sort of encounter and it is great for any science fiction game, I think, if only for the section on defining and determining sentience, which is a heck of a deep think.

The second half of the book is a replacement for and massive expansion of the Traveller world generator. Table after table allows you define a world’s culture, their laws, their taboos, their unusual behaviors. If I had this in 1987, I would have played with and tinkered with it constantly. The compulsion to do so in 2022 as I write this is strong, too, I gotta say. And again, this is tacitly aimed at Traveller, but the tools are essentially system agnostic. You could probably use it for fantasy games too. Honestly, it’s impossible for me to not see this book as somehow anticipating or influencing the abundance of tables that make up Stars Without Number.

#RPG #TTRPG #Tabletop RPG #roleplaying game #D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #GDW #Traveller #Game Designers Workshop #Digest Group #Grand Census

[catmask]

what is it about trying to learn health facts or hygeine or body care that after a certain point it tailspins into online fanaticism. why does my mom believe gut health powders meditation and sunlight mean she will never die or age. girl i just want to find a good yogurt brand

#we're trying different yogurts bc our kid (also has autism) is super super food picky #moreso than i ever was as a kid #forrest never had issues with food more sensory things like sound and heat/textile stuff #whereas i was super super picky BUT. i was always introduced to something of at least diff food groups #so even if i onyl atelike 6 things id always have One vegetable. One probiotic. One protein source. u get the deal #we only recently got our kid to start eating fish sticks and chicken and even beef! #so hes got protein down. before he only at chips and frozen mini pizzas. like thats literally it #and he eats bananas and strawberries. we got him vitamin/protein drinks for the time being so hes not nutrient deficient #and he likes those theyre chocolate #but we're trying to find a yogurt he doesnt mind bc he doesnt have like. any. digestive or fiber ro like anything ot help him #i dont want him to feel sick and sluggish all the time . we've had a lot of success with the drinkable yogurts #but talking abuot this made my mom start talking about gut health.......

[grimfantas]

you don't need morals, you need someone like you who can understand

#kingdom hearts #namine #vanitas #vaninami #? #there is no context for this drawing. its simply just an image #Veeeeeery loosely based off some concepts for an RP server (friend group) (same friend group as the sonic roleplays a year ago LOOOL) #... me and my boyfriend both roleplay some characters including these two #a reformed vanitas is so important to me but the scars are never going to heal as long as he's himself #I don't think he needs people to forgive him and justify what he did under xehanort's abuse #I think hee just needs people to love him anyways even with what he's done #i think vanitas and namine are more similar than they come on. Just on opposite ends of the spectrum. #the forever damaged and angry abuse victim and the digestible helpless victim #i kind of want to draw more and elaborate my thoughts but honeestlyyy. another time LOL

[ambrosiagourmet]

I have been reading through the Adventurer’s Bible character blurbs more closely for fic writing reasons and it is honestly incredible to me how much every single one of these characters have some detail or nuance or story implied in their history that makes me go a little insane

#hien/benichidori…….. #also dia holy shit dia #the canaries in general have so many wild little details but flecki & lycion in particular have grown on me a lot as I’ve digested more #of the details and stuff about them #in general shuro’s group’s dynamic is fascinating like all of these people. are a little messed up #the fact that maizuru is sleeping w/ shuro’s dad but also thinks shuro will be a better leader than himmm… #& also the way that shuro grew distant and lost respect for her once he found out about her and his dad #like those details but together paint SUCH an evocative picture. wowza

[stayatsam]

my DnD players have made the connection that i seem to put them in a lot of goop and stinky places

#flesh maze....going through a big mouth....slime from the ceiling #i had them walk down long hallways of wet moldy carpet once #i covered a whole kitchen in ooze #one group explored a giant digestive system #i didnt even notice until someone said hey. i think you like goop

[honeybabymp3]

yesterday I was gonna make a post about how the single thread separating us from “gaylors are enforcing gender norms by saying a woman in pants looks gay” is that the only people bothered by this are too scared of people who say dyke to start a fight with us so of course this is actually already happening on twitter

#og tweet getting ratio’d to hell and with good reason but djjdjfjf #like Yes the whole boyfriend taylor stuff always feels like 'this is the butchest woman twitter can handle before they start biting' #to be fair the og tweet didn't say butch or masc it just said dyke but still #at some point overly focusing the idea of what a gay woman looks like only on relatively feminine woman sucks cause #if we're focusing positivity only on the most easily digestible model of Anything we're still leaving out everyone who #doesn't fit into that mold and they remain the most stigmatized people who are still harmed looked down upon etc etc #even more stigmatized cause it's like 'why can't you be like one of those normal []' #(<-saying it like that cause it also fits with how people talk about mental issues lol and defs other groups) #but dude lesbians calling a woman a dyke as a compliment is not regressive we are NOT there yet #calling random people gay in a positive way is not regressive. you only think that cause you still think that being gay is abnormal #and that's on pointless gaylor discourse of the week!

[girlspecimen]

we’re also never getting anything mulan out of twst even tho it’s a classic because disney i think now realizes their portrayal of the huns was racist 💀 and bringing that back into the spotlight would be bad for business

#thoughts #really crazy how a disney movie focuses on the actual historical conflict between chinese hans and the huns like that’s crazy #i cannot think of any of their other movies that focus on real world events like that #and esp not anything as idk. charged as a settler conflict between 2 distinct ethnic-cultural groups whose descendants still live today #even if it was thousands of years ago like damn!!! #i have such mixed feelings on mulan and anastasia (not disney) animated films because like the characters there at least some of them were #it’s weird to see people who really lived in history contorted into easily digestible archetypes for a fictionalized story #weird always but esp weird in children’s animated movies that use magic and stuff. idk shrug #not saying all the villains in these stories were good ppl irl #but they were real people who were alive and it’s strange to see them made into caricatures of themselves in order to be villains #like rasputin was a weirdo and probably not a good guy like at all but the way he’s portrayed in anastasia is weird knowing he lived #in a time that he could be photographed. we have photos of this man lol

[oldschoolfrp]

Manhunt, a brand new/old adventure for MegaTraveller, by Philip Athans with Ian Stead cover art, released this week on DriveThruRPG:

Manhunt was projected for publication in 1990, but its publisher DGP closed their doors before Manhunt saw print. Now, the original manuscript, recovered from a 3.5 inch floppy, has been rehabilitated and polished for publication.

#Traveller #MegaTraveller #sci fi #Ian Stead #Philip Athans #Manhunt #spaceship #Digest Group Publications #DGP #GDW #Game Designers' Workshop #Far Future Enterprises #The Onnesium Quest

[depravity-disposed]

If someone asks me what Vore is, and why I’m into it, I’m giving the most basic / acceptable answer. I’m not GOING INTO DETAIL about how I find the process of Digestion incredibly erotic. Hell, I’m not even gonna mention digestion at ALL. I’m not gonna mention how the thought of being swallowed and slucied into chyme by my fav is an instant turn on.

I’m SURE AS HELL not finna explain why I perfer unwilling either.

#v ore #is there just a seperate “digestion kink w/o the Vore or is it just grouped together? #or just stomach sounds

[thinkingnot]

thinking about how the average age of getting electronics exposure has been getting lower and lower and how it probably contributed to tiktok blowing up as a platform

(a correlation)

#older people dont like it that much #and from small surveys ive taken of my teachers and parents and then grandparent #its how simultatenous the app is how its new things after new things without any time to fully digest the medias #while kids my age and especially gen alpha kids love it for that quick paced riddled with new content each lasting around 1-2 minutes #they grew up with smartphones at the age of 4-8 #gen z kids usually have their first electronics at 10-15 #the correlation between how late a kid has their first electronic and how much they enjoy tiktok #my peers are in two main catergories: prents gave them thei gizmos when theyre in the teens and those that got the old ipods or tablets #at 7-9 years old #the later group rate tiktok as one of the top three apps they use #the former sticks to televised programmes films and books #idk #ranble #personal #<- reblogs are ok if youd like #tiktok #it just hit me #there are of course anomalies to these simple surveys i conducted such as neurodiversity (me & maybe some peeps but none of us diagnosed #my short attention span is just natural my parents & every grown up that knew me attested to this for me #but surely not every gen alphas are neurodivergent? not in such big numbers if so why? what other causes are there? idk just sayin there is #a correlation #not causation

[vintagerpg]

So, as good as Rebellion is as a sourcebook, MegaTraveller never really did anything with the potential energy it contained. The metaplot doesn’t progress in a meaningful way, every new product just adds more and more details to the opening act and never moves on.

When sales started to drop off, GDW attempted to reinvigorate MegaTraveller with Hard Times, which advances the calendar six years in the future. The rebellion is dying down and, in fact, is a utter failure, because no single faction has triumphed. The Imperium is dead, replaced by many splintered, warring states. Because of this, the galaxy is rapidly decaying. Interstellar trade has collapsed, pirates are everywhere and many planets have been poisoned by the war and are slowly dying. Crime, poverty and violence are now a way of life.

I think this is deeply fascinating. It is just a total unraveling of the Traveller universe. It is shocking and sad and unnervingly plausible — leave it to a bunch of wargame nerds and military history buffs to simulate one of the most compelling portrayals of a civilization in collapse you can find in RPGs.

Which is not to say I want to play in that doomed universe! While Hard Times is fascinating and well done, it also removes all the shiny optimism that defined Traveller. True, the Rebellion threw all that into doubt, but there was still hope of a return to better days. Hard Times smashes that hope into a million tiny pieces. Is that narratively brave? Certainly! And I admire it for going so enthusiastically in that direction. But no, I don’t want to play there. We’ve got Fading Suns and Warhammer and all manner of other dark futures, so I prefer to keep my Traveller bright.

Folks felt that way at the time, too. MegaTraveller dwindled on another year. In 1993, GDW launched Traveller: The New Era, which is an even bigger misstep and basically the end of GDW, but that’s a tale for another time.

Should note, I really love Dave Dorman’s cover. Some serious Star Wars vibes.

#RPG #TTRPG #Tabletop RPG #Roleplaying Game #D&D #dungeons & dragons #Game Designers' Workshop #Digest Group #Traveller #MegaTraveller #Hard Times

[mariautistic]

the people who make sadstuck edits of bocchi the rock would not be able to survive watamote

#.txt #like. again theyre very different shows #but literally bocchi does what watamote does except instead of making you experience the girl have friends within 10 mintues of screentime #they make you wait like idk how many volumes until she gets like. an actual group of people she talks to in school #though overall watamote is just way more unhinged and raunchy whereas bocchi is like. more “wholesome” i guess? #which makes the parts where bocchi is more raunchy weirder in contrast #like csm and watamote are both in the same space in my brain not only bc i like them but also like #theyre both about being a weird teen with no actual understanding of sexuality outside of media depictions so like #raunchy jokes or moments for the most part end up being thematically coherent and contribute to the overall quality #where with bocchi it just ends up being a little weird #anyways what i mean to say is that bocchi is like a more digestable watamote

[userscuderia]

normalise muting your romantic rivals on twitter when they're giving your crush attention 

#cant take this any fucking more!! going to bite someone!! #this has happened too many times w my friend groups #develop crushes on people and talk to them and then they end up dating someone else #im going to digest battery acid actually #delete later #nico.txt

[petnews2day]

VAFO Group launches super-premium cat snacks

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#brit care #cat treats #digestive health #dry cat treats #functional treats #gut health #immunity #kitten treats #natural cat treats #natural treats #skin and coat #stress relief #urinary health #vafo group #Cats News

[dopebouquetwizard]

Blood Group

Do you know how important it is to know what group your blood type is. Did you know that your diet could be needing to be tweaked to improve your over all health and well being. I for one do understand for my own self the importance of knowing my own blood group. Certain foods and meats can trigger so many different issues in our bodies. I am not saying I know how it would affect you personally.…

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#animals #bloating #blood #blood group #digestive tract discomfort #food #HEALING #MIND #TRUTH #wheat and dairy intolerance #windy

[subsidystadium]

Why should Connecticut taxpayers help a multimillionaire who just bought a new soccer team?

Last week, I discovered that a new minor league soccer team was awarded to a Connecticut businessman, a so-called “multimillionaire tech entrepreneur” named Andre Swanston. According to NBC Connecticut, the new team will be called Connecticut United Football Club and will compete in MLS Next Pro, essentially the minor leagues of Major League Soccer. At the initial press conference, the team…

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#Andre Swanston #Antonio Felipe #Ballpark Digest #Community Investment Fund #Connecticut #Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis #Connecticut United Football Club #CTInsider #Fred Carstensen #Governor #Hearst Connecticut Media Group #MLS Next Pro #MLS Soccer #NBC Connecticut #Ned Lamont #Soccer #University of Connecticut