Chubby Crow Disco

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[failbettergames]

Hello! I have recently been reading about the obscure TTRPG of Wraith: The Oblivion, and have noticed some similarities between it and Fallen London. So I humbly ask: is Fallen London inspired by Wraith in any way, or is it just a happy little coincidence?

It's possible! Though it's so long in the mists now, and it's not one of the inspirations I've ever heard people mention regarding FL. Looks interesting!

[chubbycrowgames]

Seeing Wraith described as an obscure game makes me feel both old as dirt and also like "yeah I guess it is but like it shouldn't be, people should love it more" 💜

[cormorantcolors]

You make first contact with an alien and they’re so strange. Tall and thin, with too few limbs. Porous. Frail. So cold. They can only see/hear things that are right in front of them and they get disoriented when you’re even a little to the side of them. You have no idea how these things even survive, but once you learn how to decipher the alien’s strangely harsh chirping language you discover that they’ve been exploring space much longer than you have. Apparently it’s because they can sense signals that you only recently discovered, and they rely on those signals for every part of life. You are Rocky the Eridian and you have just met a human.

[artbymesa]

I just heard Project Hail Mary's genre coined as "Cosmic Hope" instead of cosmic horror, and I'm getting emotional all over again. I need to sit down. God do I love this story to bits.

[primeministerofantarctica]

rocky: im not a scientist, im like the least qualified person on this ship, the only reason i survived while the actual scientists died was pure dumb luck :(

ryland grace's internal monologue like every five seconds: oh my god this guy is like a supergenius, he's literally the best engineer i've ever seen, there's no way every other eridian is this smart, like do you even KNOW how cool you are-

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Maybe we saw the real shrimp colours this whole time.

[ramenyul]

project hail mary is like i'll make you believe that friendship will save the world. i'll make you remember that our society rests on the backs of teachers and scientists. i'll make you see that even the most cowardly can be brave. i'll make you horny for sandra huller. thank you greatest scifi film of the last 10 years

[scullee]

here’s some project hail mary studies i did recently in heavypaint

[wine-dark-sky]

I was so scared they were heading for a romance subplot but congrats to Project Hail Mary for going for the far funnier option of 'Trolley Operator' and 'Guy She Is Actively Tying To The Tracks'. What a dynamic. Movie of the year.

[chubbycrowgames]

[tpwrtrmnky]

researchers: this condition is underdiagnosed advocacy groups: we'll spread knowledge that it's underdiagnosed healthcare workers: some of us will use expanded diagnostic criteria now patients: wow we finally know what's up

tabloids: the condition is mysteriously spreading. this is DANGEROUS.

[dumbpuppyfag]

UNGRATEFUL tech companies are saying things like "turn off your ad blocker" and "we need your photo id" instead of "thank you so much for not just pirating our shit, youre so handsome"

[maestache]

Setzer the Roguish Gambler

[master-duncan]

Gender is a game, and Setzer always wins.

[chubbycrowgames]

My gender is a chip pile. Ante up!

[infiniteoreos]

undiagnosed autistic people will be like "I don't get upset when my routine changes though!!" and it's because they've built a set of if-then loops in their head to pick from one of 6 different strict routines and they do get incredibly upset when they're unable to keep to any of the 6 scripts. I'm john normal

[paradoxial-cunt]

[ghostrepeater]

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Let’s go everybody it’s time to survive

[is-the-battlemech-cool-or-not]

[avalynramsaygames]

The customer is asking for Gundam Seed

[peoplegettingreallymadatghosts]

[chubbycrowgames]

No.

Sorry, I usually keep myself out of star sign discussions because I wanna let people do their thing. But if you're actually, for real, deciding that people are good or bad at things because of their star sign, then I don't want to make a community with you.

I'm not saying believing in astrology is bad, and I'm not saying I don't want to be in a community with astrology folks. I'm saying that the second someone ascribes a trait to me because of my zodiac sign, they're no longer someone I trust.

Some people think they can push their beliefs on you just because they're not Christians, but being cornered by someone who is trying to convince you of astrology is pretty damn frustrating, too.

[chaosspelledwrong]

The solution to any love triangle is always either polyamory or aromanticism. Both if you're brave enough. I don't make the rules.