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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.

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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 #ttrpg #game 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, (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/

#folklore #aurora #solarstorm

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

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.

rorystarr, to random
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Never thought establishment liberals would be the coming apart at the seams over a #macklemore song, but it has been a weird few years.

Literally, half the comments on various postings of "Hind's Hall" are people utterly baffled that he is telling off Biden.

Please, read more books and watch less American news.

AnarchoNinaWrites, to random
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Without the cutoff; and yes, I'll be looping this all day up in this office:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fqSsixML2Q

rorystarr,
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@AnarchoNinaWrites I had heard he was in with radical groups back in the day, but I don't think any of us expected this. Like, no fences are ridden here. It's genuine fire.

Mrfunkedude, to random
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What if I’ve already done the thing that I’m supposed to do?

rorystarr,
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@Mrfunkedude then it's time to question if that was enough and spend the rest of the day paralyzed by indecision and guilt about relaxing.

Or I suppose you might be healthier than me haha.

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

This week, our ranger will face the terrible reborn wyrm that threatens her tribe!

See the conclusion LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/xYOwTFNQ7sA

#writingcommunity #indieauthor #indie #fiction #livestream #litgames #amwriting #amreading #vancouverwriters #canlit #writeyourstory #emergingwriters #writingadvice #writealong #TTRPG #SoloTTRPG #DnD #5e #pathfinder #dungeonsanddragons #dungeon #itchio #cozy #cozyvibes #roguelike #roguelite

rorystarr,
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If you want to play this #ttrpg #game yourself you can purchase it here:
https://sleepysasquatch.itch.io/troves

[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!

Are the fairies a force for good or a TOTAL MENACE!?

Hear these two Scottish tales & decide tonight LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/564OLRWgqVo

rorystarr,
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@kyonshi oh but the berries the good folk offer can look so so sweet... Surely one bite should be fine?

rorystarr,
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@Uair 😆

rorystarr, to random
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Fuck everyone involved in this decision--specifically, the supposedly socialist NDP.

Honestly, why do I even vote?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/david-eby-public-drug-use-1.7186245

#canpol #canpoli #BC #overdose

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

Will you brave the dangers that lurk within a Trove?
(This solo D&D game is awesome!)

Join in LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/RGdB_8ZbyTk

#writingcommunity #indieauthor #writer #story #vancouver #indie #fiction #livestream #litgames #amwriting #vancouverwriters #canlit #writeyourstory #emergingwriters #writealong #TTRPG #SoloTTRPG #DnD #5e #pathfinder #PF2e #dungeonsanddragons #dungeon #itchio #cozy #cozyvibes #roguelike #roguelite

rorystarr,
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If you want to play this #ttrpg #game yourself you can purchase it here:
https://sleepysasquatch.itch.io/troves

[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,
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@scribe_thorium If you're coming from a D&D background, definitely. The best solo D&D I have found and it isn't too hard to pick up.

If you want a more poetic and less mechanical game, then I would always recommend "Alone Among the Stars" as a starting point for solo ttrpgs.

rorystarr,
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@scribe_thorium

Your intuitions are correct haha.

If you like D&D there are three I can recommend that are all a different take on the "D&D but solo" formula.

the first is this one, which I think is my favourite.

The second is Pocket Hex: https://lancraft.itch.io/pocket-hex (my playthrough is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL4j8PXq0Jk )

The third is Questcrawl: https://watcherdm.itch.io/questcrawl (My playthrough is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLIPPqxHcx8).

I think Troves is the best one, though.

rorystarr, (edited ) to books
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Folklore read live!

Johnny Redbreast is a bird that makes the poor rich!
The REAL "Robin" Hood!

Find out LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/SfgL5HUlDbk

raven, to random
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I am in awe of the Helldiver who managed to pull all four resupplies from the pod himself before I could reach it. That takes dedication.

rorystarr,
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@raven I don't even understand how that would be possible. Was he just shooting at the sky, reloading, then shooting at the sky?

rorystarr,
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@raven were they at least a low level? Because anyone over level 7 should know better.

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

How many cats will we get across the plains?

Saddle up, "Cat"-boy, & get scratched LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/a1Jvfq3RThI

rorystarr,
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If you want to play this yourself you can purchase it here:
https://warpedboard.itch.io/kitten-corrallers

[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.]

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