#neo-lgbt community

[anim-ttrpgs]

An absolutely incredible review of the beta version of Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy by review Willy Muffin on youtube, complete with visuals and actual analysis!

I'm going to also add to this post a comment that I left on the video, offering further insight into the design intentions of the game, though the comment might not make as much sense if you haven't watched the video yet.

Hey, lead writer of Eureka here, first of all I wanna say how good and professional this review is, it’s almost indescribable how it feels to see our project taken so seriously and given real analysis, complete with visuals and everything! We would be super impressed and happy with it even if you didn’t like the game—but luckily it sounds like you loved it hahaha

I’d also like to address a few things throughout the video, not as arguments or rebuttals, just further developer insight for everyone

Re: “Urban Fantasy.” “Urban Fantasy” is basically just another term for “modern fantasy”, just a fantasy story that takes place in the 20th or 21st century and deals with the intersection of contemporary life with the supernatural, and it might be an Americanism, or even a Southern-ism, since it has a lot of connections and origins in the living folklore of New Orleans, so I shouldn’t be surprised it isn’t a term everyone is familiar with. Just think of it as the kind of genre where instead of the vampire living in a secluded scary castle, his name is Phil and he’s your roommate haha. What We Do in the Shadows, Shadowrun, and the World of Darkness games are all some other good examples of “urban fantasy.”

Re: Scooby-Doo. Oh we would LOVE for you to run a Scooby-Doo-like wacky mystery with Eureka. Even though the main tone is dark and gritty and noir, we did intentionally build it so that it could run more lighthearted stuff as well! There’s even a few Scooby-Doo references to be found throughout the text, and if we hit a certain stretch goal on the Kickstarter, we’re going to be adding a bunch of Scooby-gang-inspired traits, including the option to play a Talking Dog!

Re: Combat being the largest section, even larger than Investigation. First of all, that’s kind of an illusion that is the result of the game being unfinished. I have a tendency when I write rules to use really long sentences, overexplain things, repeat myself, etc, and that dramatically bloats the rules text and page count, but that’s why we have an editor! She goes through after the fact and trims most of the fat off my bloated writing style to make it flow smoother and read faster, and take up less space. The PDF that was read for this review has had the Investigation chapter copy-edited (and cut down in size by about 25%!), but the editor hasn’t gotten to the combat chapters yet, so they still have a hugely inflated page count. When she’s done with them, you can expect each combat chapter to also be cut down in size by about 25%, so they won’t be nearly so large a chunk of the book.

Secondly, I’ll explain our reasoning for why the combat chapters and advanced combat rules are such a big chunk of the rules text, it’s intentional design which I will now explain. If anyone still doesn’t agree with that design, that’s fair, and that’s why we made the Basic Combat Rules an option.

The reason that the advanced combat rules are the default, and the reason they exist at all, is because it incentivizes and rewards Investigation. If combat is super deadly, it makes Investigation, snooping, and spying more appealing than kicking down the door and getting your head blown off. But of combat is super deadly, it also needs to be very deep and tactical, because if it’s deadly but shallow, then there’s no player agency. “Combat starts, roll some dice, okay your guy is dead.” That’s no fun. So by adding rules and modifiers for cover/elevation, distance, the difference between a pistol and an assault rifle, etc. we make it so that not only is combat its own high-stakes puzzle, but make it so that when the PCs HAVE to engage in combat, all their investigation can really pay off and save their lives. Spying on a building to find out the number of goons stationed there and how they are armed helps you plan and assess risk, stealing the blueprints to the building helps you know how to get the drop on the goons, and know the best places to attack from so that they are stuck out in the open and you are not, etc. and having rules for those things means that all the PCs’ snooping and planning makes a real mechanical difference in whether they live or die.

That’s just my opinion though, and one of the biggest reasons WHY we decided to write the combat with as much depth as we did.

Anyway, thank you again for this review and analysis of our project, our Kickstarter jumped up by about ten more backers in the evening when this video went up after several days of no new backers, and we have to assume we have this video, and all of you watching and reading this, to thank. You’re really making our dreams come true. :)

Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy is kickstarting from right now until May 10th! Back it while you still can!

If you want to try before you buy, you can download a free demo of the prerelease version from our website or our itch.io page!

If you’re interested in a more updated and improved version of Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy than the free demo you got from our website, subscribe to our Patreon where we frequently roll our new updates for the prerelease version!

You can also support us on Ko-fi, or by checking out our merchandise!

Join our TTRPG Book Club At the time of writng this, Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy is the current game being played in the book club, and anyone who wants to participate in discussion, but can’t afford to make a contribution, will be given the most updated prerelease version for free! Plus it’s just a great place to discuss and play new TTRPGs you might not be able to otherwise!

We hope to see you there, and that you will help our dreams come true and launch our careers as indie TTRPG developers with a bang by getting us to our base goal and blowing those stretch goals out of the water, and fight back against WotC's monopoly on the entire hobby. Wish us luck.

[mr-weirdo-mcgee]

[gaygirldoodles]

Neo pronouns are actually so cool

I'm researching into them more cus I feel like my oc would definitely be into them but genuinely its so fascinating

Shout out to people who use neos btw

You guys are rad

[aernthetransfrormer]

Identity Discussion #1 Xenos + Neos

I'm going to be making a few posts about "controversial identities" I want to here argument both for and against it. You don't personally have to believe the argument, just something you've hear/come up with. I'm pro neopronouns because... it's just pronouns? I don't know why some people say that they aren't real pronouns or that they're cringe. Who cares??? It's like denying someone's name, neopronouns are just a way to refer to people. The main argument I've seen against xenogenders is that they're transphobic. I understand that a tiny bit more, but it's still a stupid argument. I use xenogenders because I'm autistic so it's easier for me to compare my gender to nouns. I'm not neptunian becuause I litteraly identify as neptune. Here's a screen shot from the gender wiki

I personally identify with both the 1st and 3rd definition. How is it transphobic??? The only way it would be transphobic is if it was being used to make fun of trans people. That's not at all what xenogenders are. I've also seen a lot of people call xenos and neos cringe, but who cares? It's gotten to the point where I identify as a sparkle dog because like "FUCK YEAH!!! I AM CRINGE YOU MOTHER FUCKER!"

[your-queer-dad]

What pronouns does the matrix use?

NEO- pronouns

[davrinassan]

chronically online lgbt people are so annoying............ anyway

[eccentricphilosoph]

I’ve watched the normies or boring outcasts colonize communities and ruin them because they just had to get in and had no respect for the existing culture

I know I already said something to this effect, but I’m sick of it. I’ve been a part of communities for years, but because of social media and the internet, we had people basically colonize these communities and disrespecting and disregarding the people who were already in the community before them and insisted gatekeeping was an evil just so they could get in… they lied and manipulated people and shamed them in order to gain power to make it what they wanted

Ironically, many of them hate colonialism to a great extent and yet they don’t seem to recognize this is what they’ve done

[everybodysinvited]

Gender Neutral Pronouns Guide!

Gender neutral pronouns! I've been thinking about these a lot recently and so I wanted to make a quick guide on what neo pronouns are! Whilst singular 'they' has been around for ages, neo pronouns are a new edition to the English language and can seem daunting when you don't know how to use them, but they're really quite simple. I would definitely check out @minus18youth pronouns app - which teaches you how to use and pronounce neo pronouns! I think this is a fantastic resource! ✨

💚 Please note: The neo pronoun sets listed are just some of the more popular sets, but there are other new and emerging sets, and it's not just the English language, other languages already have or are generating neo and neutral pronouns too!

There are many reasons why a person may use certain pronouns, but no one owes you this explanation so be respectful of each person's decision. Asking, learning and respecting people's pronouns or changing of pronouns is a simple but great way to support the LGBTQ+ community 😁

https://www.minus18.org.au/pronouns/

Image & text description in ALT

[bishopsxenosandneos]

Kallamargender is a xenogender relating to Kallamar from Cult of the Lamb. Term coined by me and flag by me

Pronouns:

Crystal/Crystals, Kallamar/Kallamars, Water/Waters, Anchor/Anchors

[itsbansheebitch]

As someone who grew up in Tennessee, I can tell you that we are all equal in the eyes of conservatives. We are all dirty queers. The only difference is what slur you get called (and if they feel like being specific that day).

Even if you see other people in the community as lesser than you, just know that conservatives see you just the same. Being "one of the good ones" "not cringe" "not having neo pronouns" "not trans" "not weird" "not being loud" "not being the stereotype" "not being like those people" will NEVER change a conservatives mind.

No matter how you act, no matter who you bully, harass, or exclude, you will NEVER be seen as a human being in a conservative's eyes.

In Conclusion: If we're all seen as the same, just different flavors of freak, why would you harass and isolate people in your community? It won't make anyone like you, if anything it will only increase the amount of hate that comes your way. We need to work together to win our wars. The battle can be fought by alone, but one day you WILL need someone's help. Other people don't make the community look bad, YOU just make the community weak. To be strong you have to stand together, and I'm afraid ya'll ain't ready for that

[anim-ttrpgs]

Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy is a neo-noir investigation-focused RPG with (as you can probably guess from the title) a supernatural twist. Eureka fills several voids we have noticed in the TTRPG space. Eureka supports investigation to a degree we haven’t seen before, ensuring that searching for clues is a granular and player-driven process, but also ensuring that the whole story doesn’t grind to a halt after one single failed investigation check.

Though most PCs will be mundane humans—or perhaps because most PCs will be mundane humans—Eureka also supports playing monstrous PCs, such as a vampire, in a way we have never seen before. This isn’t just a watered-down stat bonus, it’s like playing an almost entirely different game, with all the monster’s strengths and weaknesses to account for while solving the mystery, plus the added incentive to keep it a secret from the other PCs as well as their players.

If you like or are interested in Call of Cthulhu, Monster of the Week, Dresden Files, X-Files, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Apocalypse Keys, or Gumshoe, you’ll probably find something in Eureka to really enjoy.

Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy is kickstarting from right now until May 10th! Back it while you still can!

If you want to try before you buy, you can download a free demo of the prerelease version from our website or our itch.io page!

If you’re interested in a more updated and improved version of Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy than the free demo you got from our website, subscribe to our Patreon where we frequently roll our new updates for the prerelease version!

You can also support us on Ko-fi, or by checking out our merchandise!

Join our TTRPG Book Club At the time of writng this, Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy is the current game being played in the book club, and anyone who wants to participate in discussion, but can’t afford to make a contribution, will be given the most updated prerelease version for free! Plus it’s just a great place to discuss and play new TTRPGs you might not be able to otherwise!

We hope to see you there, and that you will help our dreams come true and launch our careers as indie TTRPG developers with a bang by getting us to our base goal and blowing those stretch goals out of the water, and fight back against WotC's monopoly on the entire hobby. Wish us luck.

[mr-weirdo-mcgee]

How do you think you'd place LGBTQ rep on this iceberg?

[aphezsmith]

♱⠀┈⠀DYNAMODERIC :

A gender connected to the famous 90s album by the band Soda Stereo, as something neo-psychedelic and shoegaze, an alternative to something unique

┈⠀

can be considered as a xenogender, otherkin and something else

[binkbonkers]

🏳️‍🌈 Pride Month Day 19: Kehlani 🏳️‍🌈

Kehlani is a singer and songwriter who released their first mixtape "Cloud 19" in 2014 following her departure from the teen pop group Poplyfe. She followed it up with "You Should Be Here" in 2015, "SweetSexySavage" in 2017, "It Was Good Until It Wasn't" in 2020, and "Blue Water Road" in 2022. They are known for combining pop, R&B, hip-hop and neo-soul in their music.

Kehlani came out as queer in 2018, and in 2021, they announced that she identifies as a lesbian. She also said that they are polyamorous. Kehlani uses both she/her and they/them pronouns, and they include female pronouns in their music. In one interview, they said, "I don't mind when people say 'she' at all, but something feels really affirming when people say 'they'... It feels like you really see me." She is vegan and lives on a farm in California with their daughter.

[bryanvegaslash]

Mayhem Masters Neo - Pride Month Special !!!

[neopronounlists]

do you have any space themed pronouns? thanks ^^

Voi/void/voids/voidself

moon/moons/moons/moonself

as/asteroid/asteroids/asteroidself

met/meteor/meteors/meteorself

pl/planet/planets/planetself

star/star/stars/starself

milk/Milkyway/milkyways/milkywayself

cos/cosmo/cosmos/cosmoself

or/orbit/orbits/orbitself

sun/sun/suns/sunself

as/Astro/astros/astroself

cosmo/naut/cosmonauts/cosmonautself

Astro/astronaut/astronauts/astronautself

Ec/eclipse/eclipses/eclipseself

Grab/gravity/gravitys/gravityself

plu/pluto/plutos/plutoself