Eldritch Mlems

Can't say I know the sensation, but Gus Gus had fun! Hope you have a great day!

What campaign archetypes (e.g. defeat the dungeon boss, rescue the princess, heist) exist that can work in a really short campaign, ideally a one-shot?

Interested in stuff that can be used for any system, but suggestions for cool game-specific campaigns that can be generalised are also welcome.

The situation has deteriorated for transgender youth around the country, with many clinics shuttering and state AGs unwilling to enforce law. For adults, some states see higher risk.

As even the most saccharine queer representation comes under attack, and porn bans proliferate across the U.S., some queer people have rightfully sanitized their presence online and IRL; but others—sex party promoters, kink community leaders and educators alike—have refused to shy away from the more explicit aspects of the queer experience.

Despite what pearl-clutching critics of play parties, bathhouses and other sex-inclusive spaces would have you believe, the bacchanalian festivities actually serve important cultural and historical purposes for queer people, dating back more than a century. More complex than simply a space for people to have sex, bathhouses, play parties and sex clubs are places where queer culture is born, connections are made and community is found.

And though the advent of hookup apps have made these physical spaces less necessary, per se, spaces where people can meet in public for sex, or meet to suss out a potential hookup, still serve a necessary purpose.

i haven't posted about myself to the broader trans community or tried to find other transfems who feel like me, but the more i keep my thoughts private the more alienated and alone i feel. i'm sure other people can relate to how my identity manifests for me. i'd like to share.

my physical body does not match the mental image i have of myself nor does it align with my gender identity. when i went through male puberty my dysphoria only got worse. i have the expected body of a man and this causes me significant anguish on a daily basis. staring at my reflection and not seeing a femininizing image looking back is so debilitating.

however, i was socialized and raised the way i was, and that was "as a boy." i have an attachment to my male youth and i find comfort and affirmation revisiting those periods and seeing myself as a boy in some corner of my headspace. i developed as a boy, i made friends in "boyish" ways, i had some typically male oriented interests, and i genuinely became attached to gay romance and sex that i began seeing myself as male-but-in-a-girl-way.

if i "feel male" to some degree then why can't i just be content being a man? who am i to say that i'm trans-anything? it's something i have struggled with my whole life, but i simply detest the label of "man" being applied to me. the idea of being seen as one feels like erasure of my own identity to satisfy the morality of someone who isn't me. i don't embody masculinity, i don't relate to it. more importantly, it causes me stress and physical reactions to be placed in the category of "man;" to be seen as broad shouldered, wide, bulky; a prominent forehead and thick arms and legs; to be assigned roles based on my perceived manliness

however, i do not see myself as a woman either. it doesn't cause me significant distress to be seen as one, merely i can recognize womanhood isn't what i'm channeling. whatever space i am occupying feels rather close, though. it is 10x easier to talk to women and i've noticed several traits of mine are regularly assigned to those same women and would be described as "feminine." it's clear to me that regardless of my varied interests that any gender could take part in, i run feminine as a default setting lol.

so, as someone who has a positive connection to certain aspects of masculinity and refers to themselves with he/they pronouns i think i'm at odds with the majority of transfems, but i genuinely feel like the label best represents me. if anyone is curious i can go in-depth or answer questions, i don't mind. hopefully one of ya'll can relate as well.

Welcome to the Molten Coliseum, an arena known for its particularly vicious games that keep the audience at the edge of their seats. Their most popular game is called the Trial By Fire, where fighters must race to the highest platform while battling each other before the lava gets to them. There is only one winner of this game.

This Coliseum encounter features 8 phases which depict the arena slowly flooding with lava. Multiple platforms provide temporary safety, which the fighters can climb through ladders. Rickety bridges connect the platforms. The ultimate goal is to get to the centermost platform, which is the only place that does not get flooded. Only one fighter may stand there.

Foundry VTT modules with pre-built walls and lighting are available to Gamemaster patrons.

Download the first two phases for free here.

Welcome to the Molten Coliseum, an arena known for its particularly vicious games that keep the audience at the edge of their seats. Their most popular game is called the Trial By Fire, where fighters must race to the highest platform while battling each other before the lava gets to them. There is only one winner of this game.

This Coliseum encounter features 8 phases which depict the arena slowly flooding with lava. Multiple platforms provide temporary safety, which the fighters can climb through ladders. Rickety bridges connect the platforms. The ultimate goal is to get to the centermost platform, which is the only place that does not get flooded. Only one fighter may stand there.

Foundry VTT modules with pre-built walls and lighting are available to Gamemaster patrons.

Download the first two phases for free here.

cross-posted from: https://gregtech.eu/post/18373609