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writing as Filamena Young@filamena· 18d

The SPECTACULAR Andrew Divoff as "Wishmaster" A 1997 movie that posits "Be careful what you wish for, or a hot Russian guy will make you dead in a series of more and more absurd ways." Here, he's standing in front of some bars, being menacing, with text that reads 'as you wish' his catch phrase.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· 23d

I should call him.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Jun 1

Look at some of the nearly 50 monsters I made for the game I'm building. It's gonna be real normal.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· May 27

This is the view above my desk

Two frames on a hideous blue wall. Inside, a pair of prints by artist Eduardo Valdes-Hevia. One is a woman studying a skull that looks like the bone has grown into shelf mushrooms. The other is a trail cam of a VERY big insect.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· May 24

On this day in 1979 was the release of the Tarkovsky's tragic and beautiful movie Stalker, based on the novel Roadside Picnic by the Strugatsky bros. Incredible slow tension, implied sci fi that inspired a thousand stories/movies/podcasts and games I LOVE! Anyway, I made a game about it.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· May 22

Sorry boys, you can watch, but it was never about you.

The Next Generation era Starship Enterprise in orbit around a blue planet. Text suggesting the episode title reads "Star Trek is for Girls" because that's the truth.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· May 6

My kids are funnier than I could ever be.

A beautiful sunset with some island on the horizon of a still ocean. Text floats in the sky reading "I think he had a beard when it was put there." -Mark, 2026.

Context wouldn't help you here. Trust me.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Apr 16

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAqE...

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Mar 4

Film Treatment? I can’t even afford a film diagnosis! *rimshot*

A white word document page. Text reads “THE END” in bold italics. A bar at the bottom tells us this is page 13. Which seems like not a lot. But trust me it is a lot.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Mar 2

psychological horror is...

word processor screen. "Untitled 5". The page is blank. The cursor is in between blinking in and out of existence. There is no text on the page. Could one day be full of good words. Could as easily be filled with trash. Potential is horrifying.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Mar 1

fandomania.com/tv-review-le...

A still image from the TV show leverage: Content warning Nate dressed as a priest I guess. In the foreground we see David Foster Wallace in his signature bandanna... no wait. That's Christian Kane playing Elliot ? Or is it?? We may never know.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Feb 28

Am…. Writing?!? Not game stuff ?!? Wut???

Colorful index cards (the red ones are for the kills!) there’s a binder clip holding a stack together. Nothing is super readable. Yet.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Jan 22

New reaction just dropped.

The red and yellow teletubies in their weird space house. Red is looking down as if ashamed. The yellow one appears to be communicating. Subtitles on the screen read "You're nothing but a failure of a man."

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Jan 7

This is the third sign.

A tv on a brick and plaster looking wall. The tv shows the download screen for the video game Pacific Drive. It is very blue.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Jan 7

Four white mice with very large ears. This is the Pokemon Maushold

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Jan 1

A little on the nose, really.

Green to white gradient background. black letters in the center reading "compassionate". From the Merriam-Webster "Your 2026 Word" social media post/engagement thingie.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Dec 30

Wip by da wife. This campaign frame is gonna be neat I hope !

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Dec 25

Happy TPK to all who celebrate!!

A gray and black skull cave in miniature. The eyes house mossy green smaller skulls in piles. Swords stab into the mountain with spooky blood. It’s a dice tower. A replica of the Dimension 20 box of doom.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Dec 15

I can't make you back it. I don't have that power. (Yet.) But I can do what I can do. Anyway. I made a Daggerheart compatible item card. If you play in one of my games, and you backed this KSer, you can use this item card in my game. This is on the honor system. Be fucking cool about it.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Oct 27

Anything worth doing is worth over doing.

A green and purple painted giant monster in miniature. It’s on a gridded map. Mini characters are stuck to the monster. There are character sheets.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Sep 4

Internet, back me up.

From a chat message. First message:
Mom, is Macbeth and Banquo meant to be doomed/toxic yaoi?
Response message:
Yes.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Aug 28

@twentysidedtavern.bsky.social incredibly Chicago show with @aabria.bsky.social ! So funny so fun! And fantastic GMing. Not even just because gave us a puzzel that I ALONE COULD SOLVE AHAHAHHA!

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Aug 26

In the section that talks about GM Downtime, it mentions longer rests. This is talking about GM fear gains on rests, which is a thing I sure neglected for a while. :D

EXTENDED DOWNTIME

If you’re fast-forwarding the story across multiple days (or longer), you probably don’t need a separate scene for each long rest during that time. During these longer stretches, consider talking to your players about what their characters want to accomplish, then using montages to illustrate the passage of time. You gain 1d6 Fear per PC and can advance the long-term countdowns as appropriate for the extended period of rest.

Some PC goals might require a single roll (or none at all). Others might call for a series of progress countdown rolls to advance a project across several long rests. It’s trivial for a bard to gather rumors during a week-long stay in the city, but you might ask them to make a Presence Roll to see whether they learn some especially important information in the process. Similarly, you could ask your warrior to make a Finesse Roll if they’re trying to enhance their armor with rare materials obtained in their last adventure.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Aug 23

Oh speaking of Daggerheart… look at his hook up! Bless you @failnaut.bsky.social !!

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Jul 31

I heard they're running my favorite son Colossus of the Drylands at Gencon. It is SO GOOD! Here is my player Alex's fan art of Ikeri, that they slayed last night at my table. (They blew up its hands and then its head with just WAY TO MUCH dynamite and it was beautiful!

A doodle by a player (Alex) on a virtual table top durning a major boss fight. This is the boss. Ikeri, Injuries Untold. It's made of rocks and violence. If I had a van, I would spray paint it on the side. Daggerheart is so fun, friends.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Jun 26

Post by Weekly World News. A Dracula is sitting it the witness seat in a trial with a judge looking down at him frowning. There is a quote by someone from the case saying "you bled us dry! Enough is enough!" and the headline is "Dracula Sued by Transylvanian Villagers."

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Jun 25

Hmmm....

Screen shot by a user named "Salad Shooter" :

"Vote Blue No Matter Who", does not, will not, and has not ever referred to Zohran Mamdani.
Stay home, vote Adams (probably the best option), or vote for one of the other candidates if they have a better chance of beating him.
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writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Jun 18

Brennan Lee Mulligan summing up the content of my soul in (sadly more than) six words.

Redheaded man in a black shirt looking over his right shoulder speaking to someone off camera. It is Brennan Lee Mulligan on the set of Dimension 20. He's quoted asking "Rick can we make a Gundam by tomorrow?"

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Jun 5

Gynocentric communication.

Stone statue. A large headed large eyed figure craved in a way to suggest she is squatting and opening her mons to show her vagina. An Irish sacred image Sheela na Gig.

writing as Filamena Young@filamena· Jun 5

I took HBO's "Which Deadwood Character Are You?" quiz! Click here to take the quiz.