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Jรผrgen Hubert mastodon (AP)

While reading German folk tales, I am repeatedly struck by the notion that "random encounters" in typical #dnd -type #ttrpg settings are assumed to be _combat_ encounters. While direct attacks by supernatural creatures _do_ occur in folk tales, it is far more common for them to appear, frighten the bejeezus out of a witness, and then vanish again without lasting harm.

Yes, that huge cat with the glowing eyes is scary, but as long as you don't attack it, it won't bother you. A headless horseman might travel along the road, but that doesn't mean he will necessarily try to run you down. And if the Wild Hunt passes overhead, just throw yourself on the ground and you will be safe. And that "little grey man" might shout "Heh! Heh!" and then simply scuttle off into the undergrowth.

This goes even more for more "natural" creatures. Attacking a full party of armored adventurers is a decidedly odd action, if you think about it - creatures who have co-existed with humans will usually have learned to be careful around them, or go extinct. Even if they _do_ attack humans for food, it's more likely they will go after lone stragglers than an entire group of people. So if they attack an adventuring party, they must either be _really_ confident about their success, or too aggressive or stupid to care about their odds.

So if a predator comes across an adventuring party, it needs a reason to attack them outright. If it is defending its territory, it will likely make some threat displays first, since combat is always risky. If it is hunting for food, it will likely follow the party for some time and observe if there is any specimen that might get separated from the herd - but it might give up if the party shows no obvious weaknesses.

So what I am trying to say is: Some random monster charging the PCs in the wilderness is an option, but it should be less common the monster observing or passing by the PCs without actual violence.

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PJ Evans mastodon (AP)

Might have to hand some of these out at #emfcamp in 2026

From: @best_of_mltshp
https://mefi.social/@best_of_mltshp/113131388578902205

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Victorian i-Pads - ยฃ2.95
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PSA: if you're not regularly reading the alt text people put on images here, you should!

I say this in part because I see a lot of folks asking questions that are already answered by the OP's alt text, but also because folks tend to put interesting details or context in there that you'd otherwise miss.

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Jen Sorensen mastodon (AP)
Latest comic: AI gone MAD
#tech #technology #internet #ai #cartoon #comic #cows
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Happy Fursuit Friday! Otter wiggles caught on film! ๐ŸŽฅ ๐Ÿฆฆ

8mm color, shot on a Kodak Brownie II

๐Ÿ“ธ @fanosaurus.bsky.social
๐Ÿงต @poeproductions

#FursuitFriday #Fursuit #Furry #Otter

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ALL major cities should have a parking lot around them. If youโ€™re driving to a city, you have to leave your car at the outskirts and then get on public transportation.

Cities should be car free zones.

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Whyrl mastodon (AP)
The parking lots are usually referred to as โ€œfreewaysโ€.
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Dairishgoat mastodon (AP)

Random fursuit photo from the archives.

Itโ€™s @Swifty on the dancefloor during ConFuzzled 2022.

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kieran mastodon (AP)
great shot!

velzie sharkey (AP)
what if sisyphus got a coin every time he rolled the boulder up the hill and then he could spend his coins in the shop to level up his pushing ability but each time he leveled up the boulder also got heavier so the challenge remains the same despite feeling like progression has been made. and what if he was able to unlock sisyphus minions that could roll the boulder up the hill while he was away. also every time he starts a new roll an ad plays. and also he can choose to watch an ad every time he drops the boulder to receive 2x coins for that round. and also you can buy fun skins for the boulder through microtransactions
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transition metal mastodon (AP)
WTF stands for *wags tail furiously*
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Xoa Gray mastodon (AP)

Content warning: medical fact, not gory, but creepy.

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Odoben mastodon (AP)
I've learned in uni that it works through CO2 receptors, yet I just haven't thought about the case where there's no oxygen and no CO2 :blobfoxterrified:
Xoa Gray mastodon (AP)
@odoben Yeah, that's how I understood it worked too. I just didn't realize it only worked in the presence of CO2. That's the thing that really got me. o.O

Denis Buckley mastodon (AP)

'In a country with ยฃ15 trillion of financial wealth of course there is money available to fund the NHS.
And cuts are not needed.
Nor is privatisation required.
All that is necessary is sufficient financial imagination to permit the raising of the NHS to make good the shortfall the Tories left.'

The NHS need not die: Rachel Reeves just has to permit more government borrowing and we could have the health service we need https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/09/12/the-nhs-need-not-die-rachel-reeves-just-has-to-permit-more-government-borrowing-and-we-could-have-the-health-service-we-need/

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Linda Woodrow mastodon (AP)
AI is \*not\* just a tool. It is a pea and thimble game in which a few, very rich people steal our entire cultural and intellectual history, and use it in a way that forever depletes it. It is a way of enclosing the commons. And it's taking us all, the demos, too long to get our collective heads around it because, like the climate, it is so strange to think of it being steal-able that the idea doesn't stick, it doesn't have language to describe and discuss it. 1/3 #AI
#AI
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Linda Woodrow mastodon (AP)
We are in the same kind of situation as First Nations people being offered beads for land, and not actually comprehending the terms of the deal because the idea of country being privatised was too, too wierd to comprehend. There is a huge and accelerating cultural shift going on, in which \*everything\* we have thought of as natural, given, the water we swim in, is being taken, used, turned into private wealth. 2/3
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Linda Woodrow mastodon (AP)
None of us can take our little share of the air and say, no, you're not allowed to run this through your private jet and spit out the polluted, depleted remains. And it's the same with our cultural heritage. To me it's akin to the Taliban blowing up the Buddhas of Bamiyan, or Rio Tinto and Juukan Gorge, or Exxon and climate. 3/3
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Pippin friendica

When someone addresses "chat" outside the context of a livestream, I'm assuming the intent is that they're breaking the fourth wall and addressing the audience - saying a thing while explicitly *not* directing it at anyone present. Or am I overthinking this? :p


Just witnessed an Australian MP say in Parliament โ€œchat, is this prime minister serious?โ€ and then follow up by saying โ€œsometimes I feel like heโ€™s the CEO of Ohioโ€


Viviyeen mastodon (AP)
Heading to
#eurofurence in a few days. First international convention. I'm anxious as heck, but if you see me, say hi!
Cyber Wolf mask made by Gates of Eden Project
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Arakin mastodon (AP)
loving the cyberwolf mask ๐Ÿ˜€ hope you have an awesome time at EF

Politics and voting doesn't work like standing at the edge of the road and just hailing a taxi, instead it's more like getting the bus that goes closest to the location you want to be; except that in the United Kingdom the bus has been privatised, the wheels have been stolen by the Tories and it also is on fire.
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Misty hometown (AP)
A killer feature cohost had compared to every other social media site I've been using is rich webpage embeds. Any webpage you linked to, it had a high chance of embedding a usable, readable, etc. copy of whatever is at the site. It wasn't just OpenGraph previews, but a richer embed of the site's actual content much of the time. Means there was less of a culture of sharing inaccessible screenshots, and more just pasting links.
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Shado-Pan Pro ๐Ÿผ

Lines+flats commission for ArtifexHam on Twitter! :3

#Pandaren #ShadoPan #WorldOfWarcraft #Furry #FurryArt #FurryArtist #MastoArt #Commission #ArtCommission

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#WritingPrompt #WorldBuilding

What has been erased from the official history of your world? By whom?

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #writing #dnd #ttrpg #authodons

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isabel akkoma (AP)
teehee :3c
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:cheetah: Shetani mastodon (AP)

When misfortune knocks upon your door
And luck turns a fair-weather friend,
It's Friday the 13th once more.
Take care or you'll meet a gruesome end!

#FursuitFriday #fursuit

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no foxes

only dragom

ONLY DRAGOM

#FursuitFriday

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AutomataDog mastodon (AP)

At the Prada store ๐Ÿ›๏ธ

๐Ÿ•: @norfdog
๐Ÿ“Œ: Prada

#Furry #Furries #Fursuit #FursuitFriday #Photography #Anthro #FurryArt #FurryArtist #Prada

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I caught it! ๐Ÿ˜บ #FursuitFriday
๐Ÿ“ท: @sheriffraccoon
๐Ÿงต: https://roofur.com
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Not only is it #friday, it's #fridaythe13th! Time to put on my witch costume and cast a spell of cuteness on you all! โค๏ธ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿฅฐ

#FursuitFriday #FemboyFriday #furry #fursuit #femboy #furries

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Cheetah Obscura mastodon (AP)
Really cute outfit! ๐Ÿ’œ

Twig mastodon (AP)

Got anything good in your fridge?

Suit by @lobitoworks

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LoranSkunky mastodon (AP)
Yay! Raccoons!!!

LobitoWorks mastodon (AP)
Happy Fursuit Friday! Hereโ€™s Twig the raccoonโ€™s debut! He came out so good, donโ€™t you agree? ๐Ÿฆ #fursuitfriday
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Sige ๐Ÿ˜บ mastodon (AP)
Expect a kitty to be roaming @eurofurence next week!
Don't make eye contact or he will be meowing at ya for food! #fursuit #FursuitFriday #eurofurence #ef28
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Jeff Jarvis mastodon (AP)
As ever, Jamelle Bouie is insightful: Springfield dogs & cats is not a meme; it is blood libel: incitement to racist violence. I've been thinking about his recent column: their insane rhetoric is meaningless on the surface, but deadly meaningful underneath. Media are missing this.
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AnthrOhio mastodon (AP)

The #AnthrOhio annual picnic is tomorrow, and Dawn, Dash, and Jaru ((Twitter: JaruCJ // Bluesky: jaru.bsky.social) can't wait to see you there! Come on out to Blacklick Woods Metro Park for an afternoon of food, fun, and games. #FursuitFriday

๐Ÿ“ท: TechSparky (Twitter: TechSparky // Bluesky: techsparky.bsky.social)
AnthrOhio.org

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