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Also, in what ways. The Terminator, Dracula, the plants in Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and George Burns as God in the Sgt, Pepper’s movie are all like regular guys but unlike each other.

Tens of thousands of Phoenicians rise up to say “Screw you, ma’am’ we’re gonna aleph and we’re gonna complain and you are gonna like it!”

I think clerics can be great in noir. Exhibit A: Fsther Damian Kara’s, in The Exorcist. Exhibit B: Fsther Paul Duré, in Hyperion. Priests doubt, succumb to stress and shock, have conflicting obligations, face unhelpful hierarchies, and so much else.

As usual, looks like a bunch of good nominations.

@Mannahnin : Okay, first off, how dare you….

Looks good to me.

These are probably worth a look. Fun stuff. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/147948/strange-trails https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/97722/weird-adventures

Thiel’s anti-comprehension of Tolkien is of a piece with Musk’s anti-comprehension of Iain Banks, all the guys who think the Empire are heroes of Star Wars, and on and on. It’s apparently a basic human drive to go from “I like this” to “this must be compatible with my moral and aesthetic...

So here’s something helpful for us old farts. https://camestrosfelapton.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/new-fantasy-subgenres-explained/ And so on at some length. (Camestros is good at this.)

Obed Marsh would make a great Darklord, yeah.

I have certain questions.

I’m apparently overplaying my hand a bit. I’d be better off saying I don’t think it’s an automatic gimme that only Cthulhu could be a sensible dreaded choice for Innsmouth as a domain.

The algorithm was in fine form over in YouTube land:

Thanks!

I’d be happier with 3d6 or 2d10 than 1d20. The 3.5 Unearthed Arcana has a section on using 3d6 that, as I recall, really got into the weeds in a good way about it. Here we go: https://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/adventuring/bellCurveRolls.htm