Sly Gryphon @sgryphon@qoto.org
Lead Consultant @Telstra, doing Internet-of-Things (#IoT), #dotnet, #blockchain, #DevSecOps. Certified Azure IoT Developer, MCSD: ALM, #PRINCE2, Scrum. Tabletop gamer.
Joined Oct 2020
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To everyone in the #TTRPG space freaking out over Hasbro's statement that #dnd is under-monetized:
They're talking about the D&D BRAND, not the GAME.
Yes, they're going to expand offerings for the #RPG and pressure players to sub to D&D Beyond more, but what they're mainly talking about is movies, TV shows, video games, t-shirts, action figures...you know, REAL money.
@thoughtpunks I have a review of a few #opengaming #tttrpg SRDs here: https://sgryphon.gamertheory.net/2022/06/04/open-source-alternatives-to-dungeons-dragons/
Including #Fate #OpenBasic #DungeonWorld #BladesInTheDark and #Gumshoe
Also mentions #DungeonsAndDragons #EclipsePhase #Ironsworn and #13thage
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(2) it made me realize that these new technologies for generating images and text and code are tools for artists with genuine ideas, not substitutes for them. It is comparable to when the camera was introduced and “real artists” who had learned to paint were shocked and threatened. Nevertheless, paintings were still valuable, and people who had artistic ability to do nice things with photography were valuable too, and now we live in a world saturated with photographs and we are no poorer.
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Grouchy old IT guy who complains if you don't support #ipv6, #openstandards, and #opensource. #amateurradio operator N3PB. I've used a #pdp8, managed a VM/CMS system and assorted Unix(-like) systems for 30+ years.
Folks in the #ipv6 world may recognize the Legacy IP Only warning sticker in the photo. I made those circa 2013 and many other people have printed their own version since then.
Freedom of the press? Sign the petition to the US Ambassador to #FreeAssange #WikiLeaks https://www.assangecampaign.org.au/petition-us-ambassador/
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Home Assistant Core 2022.12 🎉
#Matter support is here! Also, we have some beautiful new Tile card features, a full-blown local calendar, shiny new state colors, and you can now use your Shelly devices as Bluetooth proxies!
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2022/12/07/release-202212/
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Gloomhaven Role Playing Game Some awesome folks have worked on this! Announced! #ttrpg #rpg #gloomhaven
Unlike other RPG systems reliant on dice and set character build structures – Gloomhaven: The Role Playing Game will continue to uphold one of Cephalofair’s core mission statements – to “minimize randomness and reward player savvy”.
https://www.enworld.org/threads/gloomhaven-role-playing-game-announced.693626/
@JohnWSheldon most have some form of advancement.
Cortex, e.g. Firefly, is fairly flat, as most advancements just give additional options, but options themselves are very neutral, e.g. "upgrade X for the scene by downgrading Y". A lot of advancement is the same, e.g. increase stat A by decreasing B.. Past experience can grant bonuses, but it is limited.
Pendragon spans multiple generations, and while characters advance, when they die their young child takes over (kind of a reset).
Polaris: Chivalric Tragedy at Utmost North has two pairs of attributes: Ice & Fire, and Zeal & Weariness. As you gain experience Ice/Fire goes up and Zeal goes down (or Weariness, a negative, goes up). Usage varies during game, but a roll of Ice+Zeal might start at 1+4, but then after level up be 2+3. Transformation rather than advancement.
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Got some great news today!
My game For Her Lady's Hand (a Caltrop Core duet TTRPG inspired by bi badass Julie D'Aubigny) has been named to the Melbourne Queer Games Festival's Shortlist!
I’m thrilled to be included with so many truly fantastic queer games. Find the full selection of games on the shortlist here:
http://mqgf.com.au/2022/awards/
Award goodness continues on December 6. Who will win the MQGF’s Emerging Developer Award? We’ll find out in just a few days!
#TTRPG #QueerGames #GameDesigner #GamesIndustry #Award #BiPride #MelbourneQueerGamesFestival2022 #Writer
#IPv6 is now > 50% in the USA, from Google stats. Worldwide it is ~40%, and growing 5% per year. Australia is only about 30%. https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html#tab=per-country-ipv6-adoption
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@woozle @cheetah_spottycat @NexCarter public timeline for qoto is here : https://qoto.org/public
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Beyond powering Tor, when you become a monthly donor, you'll receive an exclusive Defenders of Privacy patch + gifts from the Tor Project throughout the year. Plus, we'll send you new Tor stickers January if you become a donor today! https://donate.torproject.org
Wow, it's like a bunch of lemmings @pawelpabich, @jstangroome, @rbanks54
At least @adrian was a few months ahead of the crowd (and @damianm has been here longer than I have)
I just want to know how @tatham has 140 posts and 216 followers in just 30 days!
#Thread and #Matter are almost here; my #SmartHome Google Nest Hub Max is broadcasting a Thread mesh network, and I have an #Eve smart plug ready to update the firmware on Dec 12. In the meanwhile, my latest blog post on #SmartBuildings and setting up a test #OpenThread border router is up: https://purple.telstra.com/blog/running-an-openthread-border-router
@georgetakei the Mastodon app has been banned in the past because it lets you connect to servers that don't have rules; but by that logic, email allows you so send/receive bad emails, and browsers allow you to visit bad sites.
List of #IPv6 services in Azure (from May this year): https://msandbu.org/ipv6-support-in-microsoft-azure/
I generally use Azure virtual servers, which support dual stack, with a public IP (which supports IPv6).
Lead Consultant @Telstra, doing Internet-of-Things (#IoT), #dotnet, #blockchain, #DevSecOps. Certified Azure IoT Developer, MCSD: ALM, #PRINCE2, Scrum. Tabletop gamer.
Joined Oct 2020
