Ali Cybe

Ennie-winning TTRPG designer & horror novelist (Star Trek, Call of Cthulhu, Starfinder & more). Scottish punk fae. Gundam Builder.

[Ali Cybe @AlisonCybe]

Hi all! I'm Ali; I'm a bitter old TTRPG creator, novelist, goth-punk. Nice to meet'cha!
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[Ali Cybe @AlisonCybe]

There are many reasons the American comic book industry is struggling, and it's really worth looking at the reasons why, because they're not simple. A lot of it is due to the a combination of working on outdated systems of production, and widescale flaws with distribution.

[ShinyStallion @ShinyStallion9]

The American comic book industry is literally on life support and people are whining about pirate sites... if you want to read comics, BUY them... you're not entitled to the work of others for free.

There are plenty of legit ways to get your hands on comics without having to steal access, because real fans have been doing it for almost a century.

If you live in a country where its not possible to legitimately obtain them, then I get it... but the rest of you sound so incredibly entitled and are a big part of the reason this industry is dying the slow drawn out death of a 1000 cuts...

[Ali Cybe @AlisonCybe]

Scripted improv is not improv.
It's also what killed Whose Line Is It Anyway once it reached America. Fucking scripting it. Nobody wants that shit. Improvisation is a skill people need to develop. When it's scripted, it's not got any talent behind it.

[Nerdcognito @Nerdcognito]

Critical Role is doing a Middle-earth game w Amazon's Rings of Power cast.

Curious choice as they're NOT idiots when it comes to money; RoP is more polarizing than a black-skinned orc.

It's two IP skinsuits, performing a scripted table improv.

They.
Don't.
Really.
Play.

[Ali Cybe @AlisonCybe]

@JoeGKushner Yeah, but for new players, their first experience is the current edition of D&D. So the original is by default new to them.

[Ali Cybe @AlisonCybe]

There are literally thousands of players who you do not need to 'force' to play classic OSR D&D, they're more than happy to do it.
If your friends have to be 'forced' to do it, your friends are shit gamers. Actual gamers love to try out and embrace new things.

[Mr. Wargaming @NotJonMollison]

Spoiler alert: he skipped key load bearing rules, couldn't escape his prejudices, and learned nothing from the experience.

[Ali Cybe @AlisonCybe]

I for one cannot wait to see the Galadriel-Celeborn-Sauron love triangle. It's going to be so exciting. Will she go with Team Jacob or Team Edward?

We could power a small city with the force created by how many times Tolkien is turning in his grave.

[Fellowship of Fans 💍 @FellowshipFans]

The Rings of Power Season 3 FULL TRAILER

Nov 11 on @PrimeVideo

[Ali Cybe @AlisonCybe]

The guy's from Jersey. Hire Nicholas Ralph for the role, get a real Highlander.

[CoveredGeekly @CoveredGeekly]

Karen Gillan, who is a Highlander, says Henry Cavill's Scottish accent in the Highlander reboot is absolutely "bang on"

She also says he was so dedicated to authenticity, he was even correcting people who were mispronouncing Gaelic words

(via @Collider)

[Corpse Kings @CorpseKings]

I was never a Spelljammer kinda guy, was this any good? Anyone here play anything from it? 🤔

[Ali Cybe @AlisonCybe]

Here in the UK, it's clear that safe, sane and consensual sex between adults is now an act of open rebellion against the nanny state, so - if anyone out there would like me to choke-fuck you until you call me 'mommy' throw me a comment in reply :)

[Nina 🐈‍⬛ @vespertinevoid]

None of these is harmless, doctors and IPV experts have warned that strangulation can never be done "safely" without serious long-term health risks, while the eroticization of pedophilia and familial sexual abuse has consequences on real-life rape culture

[Paladin Ashe @PaladinAshe]

Critical Roll.

Bing Bang Theory is, mostly, for normies to go, "look at them nerds!" in the same way Will and Grace was there for normies to say, "lmao look at them gays!" The cultural shit is thrown in haphazardly for color.

Critical Roll is a bunch of actors playing what was previously the loser introvert game for nerd boys who got bullied in school for being loser introvert nerd boys. They hammed it up and made it more free flowing with an emphasis on larp over crunch and it led to normies getting into it during Covid. Those few who remained after the culture shock that D&D tends to involve quite a bit of theory crafting and build making ultimately pushed for that same Critical Roll experience and the trimming down of the grit in world building.

It isn't exactly shocking that the Critical Role TTRPG will match this "low crunch" and "low rolling" aesthetic, which isn't exactly a problem unto itself, but rather a sign that the Covid tourists should have considered a look at the thousand and one pre-existing TTRPG's that would have fit their desire. You know, before pushing to not have to roll to save so their "Be gay do crimes" tiefling didn't die due to their shenanigans.

[Ali Cybe @AlisonCybe]

@HighlanderLore In that case, maybe make a rip of your copy too just in case

[Ali Cybe @AlisonCybe]

@HighlanderLore Ah, on further inspection it's no longer available.

[Ali Cybe @AlisonCybe]

@HighlanderLore Oh damn, that's wild! I'll have to get OBS sorted then to make sure I can get a copy of it (I'm sure you understand my desire to keep backups after your recent misfortune; let me know if you need any files to fill the ones you lost)

[cTwelve @theCTwelve]

TIL There are die-hard younger fans who are CONVINCED the Star Wars Prequels (Episodes I–III) were brilliant, and all us "boomers" (they mean Millennials, mostly) didn't grok the vision—

I saw Ep1 twice. It was AWFUL. It takes more than flashy sword fights to make a good movie.

[Ali Cybe @AlisonCybe]

This is actually very common for people suffering from extreme late-stage dementia.

[News to Remember @allchronology]

His exoskeleton has finally malfunctioned. Yes, this is real.

[Ali Cybe @AlisonCybe]

Americans are literally incapable of eating food unless its deep fried 3 times, slathered in processed cheese, pumped with plastics and preservatives and crammed into a burger.

[Ali Cybe @AlisonCybe]

@Nerdcognito Jar Jar Binks was fucking atrocious.