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DG Impossible Landscapes Quick Deal is a bundle featuring a "harrowing Delta Green campaign" from Arc Dream Publishing. It's only available until May 14th

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Impossible

Apologies this is a bit late, it came in after I'd gone to bed and I've only just seen it. It's a very good bundle - however, all of it was previously in the extra material for the September 2023 Delta Green Megabundle, so if you've got all of that you don't need to buy again.

elisi

As it happens, we watched 'Conclave' (the movie) on Sunday. It's excellent and hereby highly recommended. And go in blind - spoilers will ruin it.

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However as regards the actual Conclave, then this struck me:

The cardinal leading the Mass before the conclave, Giovanni Battista Re, has called on his peers to choose a leader who can guide the Catholic Church during what he calls a "difficult and complex" point in time.

"This is a strong call to maintain the unity of the Church... a unity that does not mean uniformity, but a firm and profound communion in diversity," he said during Mass.

Re, who is 91, is too old to vote in the conclave. Voters need to be under the age of 80.

He emphasised that the vote was of "exceptional importance" and that cardinals needed to set aside "every personal consideration".

From the BBC

ETA: Cardinals are watching ‘Conclave’ the movie for guidance on the actual conclave

Current Mood: thoughtful

ffutures

This is a bundle of third-party dungeon crawls from Menagerie Press for the The Arcane Library's old-school FRPG, Shadowdark. It doesn't include the Shadowdark rules, but a starter version is available free.

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/MenagerieShadowdark

As I've mentioned a few times before, I don't really play this sort of game any more. At a quick look the modules are well-presented and readable, but as usual with dungeon-bashing they're mostly maps with stats and random result tables. There's not really a lot of description or characterization, or many options outside fighting and looting. That's pretty much what the Old School thing is about, of course, and if you like that sort of thing this is probably the sort of thing you like.

kazzy_cee

I went to London today to catch up with two exhibitions at the National Gallery - the weather was cold (15C/59F and windy).

The first exhibition was José María Velasco: A View of Mexico which highlights his lovely landscapes of Mexico. Velasco was born in 1840 (and died in 1912) and this is the first exhibition about a Latin American artist to be held at the National Gallery. There were some lovely landscapes showing the area around the Valley of Mexico (where Mexico City now stands) in the last 19th century.

Some things that caught my eye under the cut - I particularly like how detailed all the paintings are (in some it would appear he used binoculars to see the detail in the distance), and his use of light.
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After a break for coffee and some sustenance, I went to see Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300 ‒1350. The exhibition was large and was incredibly full of people (so it was hot in there!). I ended up seeing most of it briefly, but I think I shall try and go back to examine some of it again when it's less crowded. Under the cut for photos the exhibits that I thought were really interesting despite not being in the exhibition for very long.
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It was good to fit most of the two exhibitions in. I shall return at another time.

elisi

Happy Birthday to George Rexstrew, the best Edwin Payne we know! 🎉
^this fandom is just next level:

To honor him, a birthday billboard for George is being displayed in Times Square! You can catch it on the 6th minute of every hour. You can expect to see it at 12:06 am, 1:06 am, and so on until the end of the day!

In addition to the billboard, our Save Dead Boy Detectives Campaign Team has also donated $150.00 to The Parkinson’s Foundation as a special gift to appreciate George and honor the memory of his father who passed away due to Parkinson's disease.

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And speaking of DBDA:

Medium article: Can the Record-Breaking Dead Boy Detectives Fan Campaign Pull Off a Resurrection?

Current Mood: impressed

ffutures

This is a bundle of Against the Darkmaster from Open Ended Games, described as a "FRPG of epic adventure and heavy-metal combat" which is apparently similar to the Middle Earth Role Playing System in concept.

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Darkmaster

As usual I have to admit that I no longer play old-school fantasy RPGs. At a quick look presentation is good, the rules seem to have rather a lot of tables but look playable, and it's reasonably good value. I don't personally need another fantasy RPG, since I already have several I'm not using, but it might be worth a look if you're not already locked in to another system.

elisi

Pink News: Crab Museum comes out swinging for trans people after Supreme Court ruling: ‘Not how biology works’
A museum that highlights the “science, humour and philosophy” of crabs has issued a condemnation of the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman.

Also check out this post by

thissterlingcrew:

Support UK Trans folks

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