I Know Absolutely Fuck All Nothing About Severance But “cocky Want Boing Boing” Is So Fucking Diabolical

My mind palace is a well-oiled yaoi machine

FUCK YOU!!!!!!

Baby no. Don’t say this. Don’t do this to me. :(

Algorithms are funny to me bc I liked ONE (☝️) House MD post and suddenly my feed is flooded with them but I do my damndest to scroll quickly past every self absorbed fanfiction writer and there’s still SO MANY OF THEM on my screen I hate it here

announcing spiritkeep: a therapeutic ttrpg

howdy all! some big announcements!!!

first, im nearing the end of my master's program, studying rhetoric and writing, games, and educational psychology. im about halfway done with my thesis, and figured it was time to make an announcement …

my thesis, entitled "designing ​spiritkeep​: therapeutically applied RPGs as a discourse community" is … about what it says on the tin :) in it, I look at the practice of TA-RPGs, which are TTRPGs run for the express purpose of inducing therapeutic growth. TA-RPGs are usually run by a clinician, like a therapist or counselor, or a certified therapeutic game master. my thesis is looking at the needs of therapeutic game masters as a community and asking … what do they need from TTRPGs that isn't currently available?

the thesis takes concepts from rhetoric, linguistics, game studies, literature studies, psychology, and more to ask the question … what would a TTRPG specifically designed for therapeutic use look like? i examine concepts like bleed, close to home characters, dramatic rehearsal, performative speech acts, fixed vs growth mindsets, information processing theory, and more. i also look at criteria set forth by current TA-RPG practitioners for what makes a good TA-RPG, and examine five current games against those criteria. then, i put together the research into a foundation for spiritkeep, a dedicated TA-RPG

spiritkeep is designed around the goal of helping teens and adults heal from complex trauma

that said, its perfectly suitable for a homegame as well, as long as everyone is on the same page and approaches it with the mindset of collaborative growth. all in all, it's still going to be a fun game and a good TTRPG!!

in spiritkeep, you play as a smalltown taskforce with the shared goal of restoring your currently struggling community to a thriving state. you go out on missions like finding resources, diplomacy with neighboring cities, researching ecological problems, and more, while you slowly make your town a better place to live. spiritkeep includes collaborative worldbuilding, a large assortment of playbook options like the Wayfarer, the Knight, the Ghost, or the Shepherd (all designed to hit where it hurts, at least a little!), and a brand new system inspired by PBtA, FitD, BOB, WoD, and more. while the game is designed around grappling with identity and learning how to grow, it can also get a bit tactical and crunchy!! the new dice mechanic makes you think on your feet with every roll

this announcement is also to say that i am beginning the initial crowdfunding of the game through itch. right now, im trying to raise funds to pay the fee to my school to make my thesis open access, meaning anyone can read it. then, remaining funds will go towards things like resources, consultants, art for the kickstarter, and everything else i need to get this project off the ground. ideally, ill be able to team with a publisher to cover the logistics of business while i can focus on the game itself. once the game is finished, there will still be plenty of playtesting, consulting, and other work to do. but!!! this post marks my first steps towards what has been my dream for years now

this sale is how im starting the funding process. it includes the zine preview of my thesis, covering my chapter outline and big concepts, and also my first TA-RPG: with breath & sword, a solo game to help players calm down from anxiety. both items have community copies available: please feel free to grab one if you can't contribute !!

questions, comments, or partnership offers can be sent to psychhoundgames @ gmail(.)com

thanks y'all!!! wish me luck!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

Very much into hilson fanfics where the og ducklings are just casually in a polyamorous relationship in the background bc it shows how completely fucked up hilson is

Thing that never happened that would drive me insane: House calling Wilson “pretty boy” to make fun of him bc he likes how flustered Wilson gets about it and one day Wilson calls House “stud” or some corny shit and they just keep going back and forth with those names for several weeks and everyone’s like “please fuck already I can’t handle this” and then they do :)

I need it

JOMPBPC 1/5/25 so funny

A pirates life for tea by Rebecca Thorne dedication page

Me: *complaining about the loss of the muppets on a large scale*

Mom: *sends me a picture of a crochet hat that looks like a muppet*

Me: *starts crocheting puppets to fill a void in my heart*

Love when media will give a character a job that people usually structure entire shows/movies around (firefighter, doctor, lawyer, etc) but it is just so unessential to the plot and rarely brought up and is just a throwaway piece of info

Like yes ignore your job!!!! Slay queen!!!

Big writers block tip I learned that can be helpful but also super dangerous:

Write the scenes in whatever damn order you want and then eventually you’ll be done (or alternatively you’ll end up avoiding the One Scene that’s bothering you bc you already wrote everything else you wanted to write)

when i realize i have to write the scenes in order to get to the scenes i want to write