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rorystarr

@rorystarr@mstdn.social

A writer with a website: https://varietal-literature.ca/

I was there for the collapse of LiveJournal, MySpace, Google Plus, and now Twitter.

I also host two livestreams a week. One where I read folklore with sfx & drama. The other where I write using Solo TTRPGs & live chat suggestions.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.

rorystarr, (edited ) to books
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Folklore read live!

Why is the whale man of Iceland a whale, man?

Find out the tale LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/20k0aM96LwA

#FairyTaleTuesday #WritingCommunity #storyteller #FairyTale #AmReading #reading #vancouver #indiewriter #fairy #folklore #folk #tales #stories #GrimmBrothers #dnd #dnd5e #pathfinder #pf2e #ttrpg #lotr #fantasy #Iceland #Icelandic #fairies #elves #elvish #elf #whale

CStamp, to random
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Robert Pickton is dead. I don't think even his siblings, who I have a hard time believing didn't know what his was up to, will shed tears.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/serial-killer-robert-pickton-dead-1.7221260

rorystarr,
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@CStamp The only downside is that his brother somehow slipped justice despite obviously being a part of the carnage.

rorystarr,
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@CStamp I am glad that Pickton at least didn't die peacefully, though. That's a small justice in this horrible world.

rorystarr, (edited ) to story
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A write-along/TTRPG Playthrough stream!

It's a monument at the edge of civilisation.
Teams tear themselves apart exploring it.
Yours will not be different.

Join the Dark Sci-Fi Adventure LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/EVdZChjvo-0

rorystarr,
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If you want to play this #ttrpg #game yourself you can purchase it here:

https://ickbat.itch.io/chirons-doom

[Also, since it is sometimes unclear--I just play the games. This is not my game nor do I have any relationship to the creators.]

rorystarr, (edited ) to books
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Folklore read live!

Beautiful & helpful elves...
(...that might also brutally kill you or steal your baby.)

Tales of Icelandic Elves LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/yxPJpem7upA

#FairyTaleTuesday #WritingCommunity #storyteller #FairyTale #AmReading #reading #vancouver #indiewriter #fairy #folklore #folk #tales #stories #GrimmBrothers #dnd #dnd5e #pathfinder #pf2e #ttrpg #lotr #fantasy #Iceland #Icelandic #fairies #elves #elvish #elf

rorystarr, to Jaguar
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Finally watched #SandJob on #TheGrandTour (with the #TopGear folks) and if you told me the #Jaguar would be the one to never break down, I would have slapped you for thinking so lowly of my intelligence as to think I would believe that.

But, here we are.

#cars #automobile #gearhead

rorystarr, (edited ) to story
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A write-along/TTRPG Playthrough stream!

A blackjack game about a heartbroken necromancer.

Join the absurd tragedy LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/toHLcCVcy2Q

#writingcommunity #indieauthor #writer #story #vancouver #indie #fiction #stream #livestream #litgames #amwriting #amreading #vancouverwriters #writealong #TTRPG #SoloTTRPG #DnD #5e #pathfinder #PF2e #dungeonsanddragons #dungeon #itchio #cozy #cozyvibes #necromancer #heretic #blackjack

rorystarr,
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If you want to play this yourself you can purchase it here:

https://junkfoodgames.itch.io/necromancer-heretic

[Also, since it is sometimes unclear--I just play the games. This is not my game nor do I have any relationship to the creators.]

aud, to random

D&D Monk class but it's based on western European Medieval Christian monks

rorystarr,
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@aud that was the original monk class in first edition, I hear. At some point, it switched to the "kung Fu master" archetype it is now.

juergen_hubert, to Germany
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Did you know that the Leader of the Wild Hunt is not always male?

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/eternal-huntress-31963995

Part 2 of German folk tale "Frau Gauden". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

rorystarr,
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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore

Best character in folklore.

stephanie, to Palestine
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I haven't always agreed with the NDP these past few years, BUT:

(Yesterday)

Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, ):

Mr. Speaker, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants against five senior Hamas and Israeli leaders. This is a step toward justice for Palestinians and Israeli victims of war crimes.

The Liberals promised to support the ICC when they voted for our motion in March, so will the Prime Minister and the Liberal government state clearly that Canada supports the ICC's work to hold all those responsible for crimes accountable?

rorystarr,
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@stephanie holy shit, has he actually grown a spine?

rorystarr,
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@stephanie it's almost like something a democratic socialist party should say. One might confuse them as representative of their own values if this keeps up.

rorystarr, (edited ) to books
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Folklore read live!

The noble prince is a trope, but is an evil prince one as well?

Hear two tales about evil princes LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/6o1gQD6X6Uw

rorystarr, to random
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"Hope lies in the rubble of empires"

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rorystarr, to story
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A write-along/TTRPG Playthrough stream!

This is a game about accidentally summoning "Dave" instead of a "Demon".
You are "Dave".

Join the chaos tonight @ 6:30 pm PST/9:30 pm EST: https://youtube.com/live/87qopOktRTA

#writingcommunity #indieauthor #indiepublishing #onlinecommunity #writer #story #vancouver #indie #fiction #stream #livestream #litgames #amwriting #amreading #writealong #TTRPG #SoloTTRPG #DnD #5e #pathfinder #PF2e #dungeonsanddragons #dungeon #itchio #cozy #cozyvibes #daveexmachina

rorystarr,
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If you want to play this yourself you can purchase it here:
https://alfredvalley.itch.io/dave-ex-machina

[Also, since it is sometimes unclear--I just play the games. This is not my game nor do I have any relationship to the creators.]

rorystarr, to random
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#AnimalWell is a lovely #metroidvania type #game. Good vibes, decent puzzles, and that bit of wandering messiness the genre often engenders.

However, I will admit I don't understand the exceptionally high praise for it. It feels pretty standard for the genre. It's just a decent metroidvania that isn't really breaking any new ground I've seen.

ttpphd, to random
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LLM-fueled website pollution is so real

rorystarr,
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@ttpphd trying to find art for anything (D&D maps, assets, NPCs, etc) now--even on pay websites--is a minefield of visual garbage too.

rorystarr, (edited ) to books
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Folklore read live!

These saintly defenders of the High Alp's fauna live under vaults of glittering crystal!
But why do they leave paradise to help us?

Find LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/6yoYAvMGaXA

#FairyTaleTuesday #WritingCommunity #storyteller #FairyTale #AmReading #reading #vancouver #indiewriter #fairy #folklore #folk #tales #stories #GrimmBrothers #dnd #dnd5e #pathfinder #pf2e #ttrpg #lotr #fantasy #German #germany #fairies #princess

rorystarr,
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Tonight's stories will feature translations by:

@juergen_hubert
His Patreon is here: https://www.patreon.com/sunkencastles/​​

Please consider supporting the work of translators! You get great stories every month for a couple of bucks.

Storytellers like me really depend on translators, so if you like what I do, that's a major part of the infrastructure I need to do it!

rorystarr,
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Tonight's Show ALSO includes a reading of a passage from this article by the incomparable @SimonRoyHughes :

https://folklorethursday.com/folklife/aurora-borealis-the-northern-lights-in-the-north/

rorystarr, (edited ) to space
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Not the most spectacular shots of the #aurora I have seen, but out on the farms near the coast, I got a pretty memorable show.

#space #Solarstorm

rorystarr, to folklore
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What are some pieces of #folklore that you perceive to be about rebellion against an authority but for good reasons?

I know I've read some, but it is rare and I can't bring tales to mind.

#fairytale #folktale

LALegault, to random
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I would rather eat glass than vote Liberal again.

rorystarr,
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@LALegault honestly, at this point, I don't even know why I'm voting. The NDP in BC are barely distinguishable from the rest of the neolibs that dominate our political system. The federal NDP are so functionally useless, I wonder if they fail on purpose. And the greens are kinda garbage on policies that are not about the environment.

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