Owen J. Ace

He/Him. Game Writer/Narrative Designer.
TTRPG writer/actual play performer/enthusiast.

[Owen J. Ace @aceofsquares]

@MrSantiZap Kevin Owens went full classic heel tonight (targeting Cody's ankle, antagonizing Michael Cole, insulting the host city), and I'm not sure how I feel about it.
Yes, it'll generate more heat, but I sort of enjoyed having a more morally ambiguous heel who was partially right.

[Owen J. Ace @aceofsquares]

Just found out that @joaquinwilde_ of the LWO (WWE's Latino World Order) is Filipino American ✊🇵🇭
And honestly? Getting mistaken for another ethnicity is one of the most Filipino things I can think of.

[Owen J. Ace @aceofsquares]

Here is my imminent problem:
I am soon going to a convention in the Eastern time zone.
My bedtime, as of late, is somewhere around 5am. Pacific.

This will not be jet lag. This will be full-on temporal displacement.

[Owen J. Ace @aceofsquares]

@pjmegaw i would take it even further and say you don't even neeeed to use the dmg's items. they're nice to have, for sure, but you can run a complete game without them!

[Owen J. Ace @aceofsquares]

WAIT. Solo Sikoa's real middle name is Yokozuna? That's hard as FUCK

[Owen J. Ace @aceofsquares]

I'll be at PAX U this weekend!

If you are a friend: Come say hi! Let's get food and/or play games!
If you are a stranger: Come say hi anyway! Or ask for a copy of my one-page RPG!
If you are an enemy: We don't have to do this here. Too many bystanders. Midnight, at the docks.

[Blair Hitch 🔜 PAXU @_CanadianMoose]

🐺TONIGHT 9PM EST - We're back with the PACK! It's 'Rage Across Texas' night, our #Werewolf5e series!

"The pack is wounded and out of safe options to heal. The world of darkness has closed in. What to do when there are no good options?" #TTRPG

#Twitch: https://t.co/EPiaVrzO9D

[Blair Hitch 🔜 PAXU @_CanadianMoose]

🏹TONIGHT 8:30PM EST - Join us for a special playtesting one-shot of #RangersOfABrokenWorld, created & GM'd by @CatlingGun w/ @EvilHatOfficial!

Meet our party of Rangers, divinely tasked to protect humanity from all horrors that stalk the land.

#Twitch: https://t.co/aKQ5Yb2VO6

[Blair Hitch 🔜 PAXU @_CanadianMoose]

🦴 TONIGHT, 8:30PM EST - Join us for more #MORKTOBER with an 'On the Bones of Batala' one shot, ran by @uptight_chiffon! #TTRPG #MorkBorg

"Something has awoken the God-Giant, & it hungers for the city resting on its rotted tongue!"

#Twitch: https://t.co/EPiaVrzO9D

[Owen J. Ace @aceofsquares]

I watched the 2018 Robin Hood movie. Not nearly enough people saying oo-de-lally. Bring back oo-de-lally.

[Blair Hitch 🔜 PAXU @_CanadianMoose]

🌿TONIGHT, 8:30PM EST - #MORKTOBER continues with another spooky season one shot - #MorkBorg: 'Pum-kin's Garden' ran by @omghollydee!

"People been disappearing a lot more than usual. The garden, that’s where they all go and ne’er come back!”

#Twitch: https://t.co/EPiaVrAlZb

[Blair Hitch 🔜 PAXU @_CanadianMoose]

🤖 TONIGHT, 8:30PM EST - Welcome to #MORKTOBER: #MorkBorg one shots all month long on HSC! Kicking things off with '#Cyborg: Laser City Murder-Run', ran by @aceofsquares!

"It's Hunger Games meets The Warriors, but with LASERS!" #ttrpg #twitchtv

#Twitch: https://t.co/EPiaVrzO9D

[Owen J. Ace @aceofsquares]

I'm afraid that all the racist memes and media attention are *teaching* other racists a new stereotype to ridicule/perpetuate, and a new boogeyman to fear (by design).
And unfortunately, making fun of a meme also *spreads* the meme.
Please be cautious & conscientious in posting.

[GM Connie Chang 🐸🌈 @byConnieChang]

As a Chinese person, I need you all to shut the fuck up, quickly, with your ironic little jokes about eating cats and dogs.

Defanging racism through irony inoculates society against its sting and makes Black and Asian people more acceptable targets for violence.

[Owen J. Ace @aceofsquares]

Replaying Red Dead Redemption 2, and I'm so rusty on controls. Every time I rescue a stranger and press L2 to talk to them, I point my sawed-off at their face. They don't like that.

[Owen J. Ace @aceofsquares]

@pjmegaw @sneakernetmusic Agreed. To be fair, the new Weapon Mastery Properties seem like an attempt to remedy this! Haven't tried them, but i do hope they make more weapon choices feel viable and fun

[Owen J. Ace @aceofsquares]

The term "Monk weapons" always felt too vague to me in D&D 5e. The 2024 rules do improve this by clarifying to "Simple weapons and Martial weapons that have the Light property", but it still feels a bit like a logic puzzle? Should "monk weapon" just be a tag/property Like Light?

[Owen J. Ace @aceofsquares]

@sneakernetmusic @pjmegaw Mechanically, agreed with all the above!
It feels like they wanted to incorporate the fantasy of a martial artist who uses unique styles of weapons, and rather than designing those special weapons, they just said "you can re-flavor flails as nunchucks if you want🤷‍♂️"

[Blair Hitch 🔜 PAXU @_CanadianMoose]

🐺TONIGHT, 9PM EST - We're BACK w/ THE PACK in 'Rage Across Texas', our #Werewolf5e series!

After barely escaping capture, our pack discover new partnerships blooming in the strangest places, all while searching for "The Giant Woman" who hunts them. https://t.co/EPiaVrzO9D

[Owen J. Ace @aceofsquares]

Unfortunately, some issues came up and we’ll be rescheduling tonight’s morkborggin’ for another date. Stay tuned for updates!

[Blair Hitch 🔜 PAXU @_CanadianMoose]

🔪 TONIGHT, 8:30PM EST - Be ready for a WILD night with the next #HSCSummerSession of #MorkBorg! It's Mörk Borg Murder Arcade!

Hell has risen. Kingdoms are crumbling & burning as demonic armies wreak havoc upon the earth. The end is nigh. #TTRPG

#Twitch: https://t.co/EPiaVrzO9D