reaperfromtheabyss

Header image from Fallen London

  • he/him

"A mountain lives in mortal fear of its deer." - Aldo Leopold


bruno
@bruno

The chest freezer is really emblematic for me of the efficiency-lifehack-frugality-simpleliving-industrial complex now in that there is a little cottage industry of people who will talk about how much money it saves them. And indeed it does; the freezer itself is inexpensive, it is hilariously energy-efficient, and you can buy frozen things in bulk and store them for a long time.

Assuming, of course, that you have the floor space for a dedicated chest freezer, that you have the liquidity to buy all the meat you'll eat for the year upfront, that you have the autonomy over your living space to buy appliances at all, that you have a car that you can use to bring your bulk groceries into your home, etc, etc. There's always this rancid greasy film covering these conversations of all the invisible infrastructure of the American suburb-dweller for whom space, time, and gas are just ambiently foraged things and not expenses



dog
@dog

I always see people debating over terms for different RPG games, but I've devised a foolproof way to make sense of it. Once and for all, here's the new official RPG terminology:

  • Western style RPGs were originally created for computers, so we should call them computer role playing games, or CRPG
  • Japanese style RPGs were originally created for consoles, so naturally we should call them console role playing games, or CRPG
  • Chinese style RPGs are developed in Chinese-speaking places, so we can differentiate them by calling them Chinese role playing games, or CRPG


caro
@caro
  • Analog RPGs that you play with dice and paper are developed to be played on a surface, so we can differentiate them by calling them countertop role playing games, or

matthewseiji
@matthewseiji
  • Massively multiplayer online RPGs, played with thousands of other players on the same server, are defined by their networked nature, so we could call them connected RPGs

bruno
@bruno

Many games combine RPG elements with other genres, such as Final Fantasy Tactics and Fire Emblem. We can call these 'combined RPGs,' or CRPGs for short.


reaperfromtheabyss
@reaperfromtheabyss

Social/farming sims are often enjoyed for the stress relief of their low-stakes methodical activities and warm, comfortable feelings from positive interactions with the other characters. I propose we refer to these as cozy role playing games, or CRPG