Brian Armitage

Follows Jesus. Posts about God, geekery, mental health, and pro wrestling.

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I love roleplaying games, and I try to add to everyone's enjoyment when I play. If you're looking for a player for your #ttrpg, have a listen and see if I might fit!

#dnd #actualplay

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#heelcena. That is all.

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Imagine that your ideal candidate wins this year's election. They enact all kinds of awesome reforms.

Then, in four years, someone who stands against everything you believe in gets elected.

That person will be immune from criminal prosecution for anything they do as president.

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Sometimes what looks like laziness or carelessness is actually hopelessness or low self-esteem.

If I believe deep down that my efforts inevitably fail, my goal subconsciously becomes not to complete the actual task, but to do just enough that I won't be shamed for not trying.

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@ayesharascoe Before the Sunday Story about the economics of video games, had you heard the term "pay to win?" You described those early Warframe transactions as "paying to win instead of playing to win."

It would be delightful if you happened upon that description yourself. 😁

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I really badly need a cover of "Death Was Arrested" in the style of Bad Religion's "Sorrow." Preferably with an Irish accent.

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I'm running Sentinel Comics RPG at this month's All-Inclusive RPG Night. It's a great event, especially for newcomers to roleplaying games. It starts at 6:00 this Friday at Game Kastle on Garfield Ave. https://t.co/tbdFa51ULf

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@HeathMullikin So true. And when you're making progress in an area where you still have things to grieve, it can all collide in disorienting ways. Godspeed, Heath.

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@MattWhitmanTMBH @smartereveryday That's the plan!

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My daughter saw @smartereveryday's supersonic baseball cannon videos, then got to work crafting a paper version. Work in progress.

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@AlexaBliss_WWE Just watched it. Really moving.

I think you did a great job honoring your friend.

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Look at these adorable freaking pins from @LorebirdArt. So. Cool.

https://t.co/kSlxuql3mW

[Peter Chiykowski @rockpapercynic]

A.I. photos are flooding social media and contributing to an Internet where we can't believe what we see.

Spotting A.I. 📷s is an important media literacy skill.

It takes a few seconds to spot a fake and stop the spread of disinformation. Let's learn how! 🧵(1/5)

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Non-sexual friendships can be incredibly intimate and committed. Friends can truly be family.

I think our culture needs this idea pretty badly.

https://t.co/E29fJGazHE

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Honorable mention:

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Who is your favorite character from space who isn’t in Star Wars or Star Trek?

[Voodoorusty, Face of a 6, Heart of a 10 💙💚 @voodoorusty]

Who is your favorite character from space who isn’t in Star Wars or Star Trek?

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I fell in love with roleplaying games in 1997. It was still a niche hobby then, and widely misunderstood.

Today, YouTube's featured playlist is an invitation for the world to explore TTRPGs.

I freaking love it.

https://t.co/rA2c1NgyoO

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On the latest episode of @NPRItsBeenAMin, @AnnaDeavereS talks about how to be a good guest in someone else's culture. This is something I think about a lot as I find myself surrounded with people I love and disagree with.

https://t.co/iqxYKYvbmJ

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I like "evangelistic" as a theological term to replace "evangelical," which has become a political term.

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

It’s past time to learn to distinguish between the term evangelicals as a political sect and evangelistic people who preach Christ and only Christ and believe to their bones he’s the single solitary Savior of the world and the totality of all Christianity has and needs to thrive. Count me among the latter.

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I wanna find a girlfriend who's into TTRPGs, but I'm afraid we would get into stupid fights about in-character stuff.

“I can't believe you took the kobolds' side. They tried to kill my familiar!”

“Well, maybe if you didn't send him into their lair—”

“Oh, now it's MY FAULT?”

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Remember that show where a single mom takes over a struggling small business and forms a found family with the former owner and his adopted son? And they work hard to overcome brutal competition, theft, and their own hangups?

It was called TaleSpin.

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