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Declassified Q&A 3
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Agents of the Inquisition - 1.29 - Hellions
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MD 410 - Greezy G w/ John “Hambone” McGuire (321 RPG, Vintage RPG podcast)
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1985: Episode Seven
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1985: Episode Seven
[Ep. 247] Books of the Law
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Episode 149 - Deliverance (Part 1) (Star Trek Adventures)
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Movie Mastery – Message From Space (1978)
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Movie Mastery – Message From Space (1978)
The Thursday Thing #228, 20th November 2025
Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 06:00:02
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On Mindmaps
by [username=Bifford]Bifford[/username]
I heard a while back that calling a mindmap a mind map was now classified as a no no. It's apparently not a term one should use now. Well what a load of balls testicles that is. I'm sticking with it.
I made one tonight (writing this Wednesday evening). It's wonderful. I'm on a Discord server which has a weekly "goals" meeting where you join in, say what you've accomplished in the past week and tell what you plan to do in the next week. One of my items was to "Write out the basics of 'Familiars of the Village'" (title may change) which is a supplement for Tales of the Village.
My mind map has these sub-headings: Introduction; Animal Choices; Familiar Creation; Example Play Through; Book Specifics. These then have lots of sub-bits providing more details. The interesting thing was that the simple process of mapping this out expanded the details of what I needed to put down. Sure, I'd briefly considered what the finished book would need to be (same size as the core book, but less pages and cheaper, but I hadn't put those things down, and doing so meant I think put more things down which I hadn't considered before.
Not only has doing a mindmap meant I've done more on this project in one hour than I have in the past 1 year, but it means I've considered several angles I hadn't before, and put down ideas I didn't have previously. Wonderful! I use miMind, but there are tons of these programs out there; or just use a pen(cil) and paper. Either way works. Use them for anything, not just ttRPG stuff. Nice and simple.
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I'm not too sure how players use an air shaft to "think their way up to the top level of the Ziggurat" but apparently they did.
Featherstone Gamers - Part 39 - Squirrel!
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Every day there's a new Question of the Day. Most of them are game-related but once in a while we get one that'a more geek-related like favorite movies or books. The question changes every day and you can even suggest a QOTD. When you check out this week's Question of the Week, you can see a link to all the old questions and the chance to suggest a question of your own. Here's this week's QOTD:
QOTD NOV 17: What’s the ratio of TTRPGs you own physically versus digitally? What % of those have you actually played or run? Of your digital or physical TTRPGs, which have you run or played more?
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Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 06:00:02
by Bifford [White Hare Games] (Sam)
The Thursday Thing aims to highlight contests and other interesting things on RPG Geek.
Banners are by the talented [username=pdzoch]Patrick[/username].
Please Geekmail me suggestions and In My Own Words articles.
On Mindmaps
by [username=Bifford]Bifford[/username]
I heard a while back that calling a mindmap a mind map was now classified as a no no. It's apparently not a term one should use now. Well what a load of balls testicles that is. I'm sticking with it.
I made one tonight (writing this Wednesday evening). It's wonderful. I'm on a Discord server which has a weekly "goals" meeting where you join in, say what you've accomplished in the past week and tell what you plan to do in the next week. One of my items was to "Write out the basics of 'Familiars of the Village'" (title may change) which is a supplement for Tales of the Village.
My mind map has these sub-headings: Introduction; Animal Choices; Familiar Creation; Example Play Through; Book Specifics. These then have lots of sub-bits providing more details. The interesting thing was that the simple process of mapping this out expanded the details of what I needed to put down. Sure, I'd briefly considered what the finished book would need to be (same size as the core book, but less pages and cheaper, but I hadn't put those things down, and doing so meant I think put more things down which I hadn't considered before.
Not only has doing a mindmap meant I've done more on this project in one hour than I have in the past 1 year, but it means I've considered several angles I hadn't before, and put down ideas I didn't have previously. Wonderful! I use miMind, but there are tons of these programs out there; or just use a pen(cil) and paper. Either way works. Use them for anything, not just ttRPG stuff. Nice and simple.
Christmas Card exchange sign up is open!
2025 RPG Geek Xmas Card Exchange
Does DCC need more rules? Well a skill system is added with this, but needs more examples.
Ring Side Report- RPG review of From Gongfarming to Grave Digging: A Manual of Skills for DCC RPG
I'm not too sure how players use an air shaft to "think their way up to the top level of the Ziggurat" but apparently they did.
Featherstone Gamers - Part 39 - Squirrel!
Every day there's a new Question of the Day. Most of them are game-related but once in a while we get one that'a more geek-related like favorite movies or books. The question changes every day and you can even suggest a QOTD. When you check out this week's Question of the Week, you can see a link to all the old questions and the chance to suggest a question of your own. Here's this week's QOTD:
QOTD NOV 17: What’s the ratio of TTRPGs you own physically versus digitally? What % of those have you actually played or run? Of your digital or physical TTRPGs, which have you run or played more?
The annual "Show us your beard" competition is on!
15th Annual BeardedGameGeek Show Us Your Beard Competition!
Here are some other things you might want to check out.
Behind the Screen is an archive of advice by and for GMs written by members of our community.
Geek of the Month is a chance to learn more about our community members.
Contest Subscription Thread is where we go to find contests on the RPG side.
US RPG Chain of Generosity 2025 is where people in the US swap things they don't want for things they do (2025 edition).
Kickstarter RPG Game Books - 2025 details Kickstarter crowdfunding projects in 2025.
BackerKit RPG Projects details Backerkit crowdfunding projects in 2025.
RPG Spotlight Event Tracker is a focus on different games with questions and ideas.
2025 RPG Character Creation Challenge is the 2025 annual RPG character creation challenge
Waffle Wednesdays- More plotting and number crunching
Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 01:23:00
I'm not committing to anything just yet, and I still have some hope for the 54-Card and Button Shy Cozy Contests... but I'm really disappointed in my showing (so far) for design contests in 2025...
That said, Game Crafter probably is happening :D. But I'm going to start small with just 1 or 2 games to start... which leads me to a very important question, which game of mine would you like to see in print?
Take a look over here: My WIPs and let me know in the comments below!
Game Over On borrowed time...
Happy Wednesday and happy playing!
-Rachel
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Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 01:23:00
by Rachel
Number crunching, plotting, revising, tweaking, experimenting, reformatting, and rejigging components...I'm not committing to anything just yet, and I still have some hope for the 54-Card and Button Shy Cozy Contests... but I'm really disappointed in my showing (so far) for design contests in 2025...
That said, Game Crafter probably is happening :D. But I'm going to start small with just 1 or 2 games to start... which leads me to a very important question, which game of mine would you like to see in print?
Take a look over here: My WIPs and let me know in the comments below!
Happy Wednesday and happy playing!
-Rachel
Thank you for reading my blog. If you liked it; then please click the green thumb [microbadge=23724] at the top of the page. If you really liked it; then please subscribe.
P.S.
Don't forget that voting is underway for the 2025 54-Card Game Design Contest (voting ends November 30th!).
