#tcc discussion

[thecoppercompendium]

Not sure other people are as feral about fonts as me but I just saw this on Bluesky and had to share here.

That is an insane amount of fonts, right? How much do you reckon the pack is going for, right now?

$19.00.

You can get 1200+ fonts for commercial use. For $19.

[thecoppercompendium]

Hell yes! Glad you had a good time at Dragonmeet, I so badly wanted to go but couldn't justify it this year. It looks like an absolute blast. (That's quite a stash of books, would love to hear about them!)

Hopefully see you at the next one! (Or UKGE if you're planning on going to that - I at least have a good track-record there, 2/2 years so far.)

Dragonmeet was a blast.

Everyone's lovely. Got to chat with Luke Gearing for ages (whose shoes I tiptoe in on the daily, Melsonia's Fever Swamp was the second TTRPG book I ever bought) and with Melsonia's Andrew Walter (The Weird That Befell Drigbolton was the first TTRPG book I ever bought and we've been emailing for 4 years while working on TPPAPPOP) and so many other really brilliant folks.

I got to finally meet @anarcutie (we don't just exist on the internet isn't that wild) and a bunch of other usernames I've been orbiting for years, and catch up with all the ones I met for the first time last year.

It's such a brilliant indie ttrpg space full of really enthusiastic knowledge sharing and advice, being in the real world is just magical, but I'm also conscious that many people don't have access to a space like that and I want to bring back some of the nuggets of wisdom I gleaned.

I took *so many* notes to write up, probably in my newsletter but as I type I'm thinking about reaching out to the other tumblr users who attended and maybe we can figure out how to do a little shared write up of talks or panels we want to share lessons from?

My big takeaway though: making Indie TTRPGs and getting them into people's hands is so doable!

You *can* make games in a way that works for you, publishers/distributors/retailers all want you to polish and show off your weirdest stuff, there are people who want to support you and figure out what you need to make it happen, and they've all long since accepted that it's DIY for life.

Whatever shape the write up takes it'll also be shared in this space once it's done, and if that sounds remotely interesting to you it's definitely worth hopping in there if you're not already (it's quite lively but not overwhelming):

Other notes from dragonmeet:

The uniform of game designers is overwhelmingly a pair of vans or docs and I reckon if we collectively say it with enough gusto we can absolutely file our nice shoes as business expenses.

Additionally, there is a massive oversaturation of Joshes, Chrises and Matts so I propose that anyone entering the scene with those names needs to change at least one letter (not including me tho I'm last in under my own non-arbitrary cutoff don't worry about it).

And check out these goodies. I traded for most of the small stuff & Melsonia insisted on shoving the entire stack of books at the back into my bag (they're good people but my shoulders disagree).

[spookcataloger]

Icemans Victims (2015)

[hyperion-severus]

albus would love legos. i could see him being into the star wars sets or something. he’d be chill about those and maybe take some of those sets apart to build other things but he’d also enjoy the the landmark ones. he’d be very precious about those and no one could touch those and they’re on display on a special shelf in his room. he would absolutely hyperfixate on building the sets until they were done and his family learned at a very young age that he does NOT need any help and he will in fact snap if you touch any of the pieces he’s meticulously sorted out on the table or floor in front of him.

scorpius is very skeptical of the pile of random blocks at first but once he’s seen the process he’s very intrigued and would definitely beg draco for his own sets. he’d show up with like the biggest most expensive set like the death star or something and albus would be like “what. the. fuck. i’ve been begging my parents for that for YEARS. and you got it as on your first time asking??” and they’d build it together but albus is biting his tongue the whole time and internally screaming because he can’t stand doing this with other people usually but it’s scorpius so he’s Allowing it even if it’s slightly painful especially because scorpius is a bit clumsy and knocks already built parts over or sometimes he gets the steps wrong and it takes a lot longer than it would if he was doing it on his own. but it’s all worth it at the end when scorpius is beaming with pride holding the creation. or just staring at it resting nicely on the shelf bc he probably shouldn’t be holding it with his clumsy streak

i think albus, especially having grown up playing and building with legos since he was old enough to not put them in his mouth, would have a lot of intuition on how to build things without instructions too like he could make some cool stuff with random pieces where scorpius is very Left Brained and i think he would struggle with the creative part of it like that. like dont get me wrong i do think he’s a creative and imaginative person but building legos is a whole other level of that and i think he would like. build a mismatched square and call it a house and albus would have like a fucking whole functioning city block built and everything in the same amount of time

[retiredbrokeretard]

I have fantasies about murdering Regina that stupid bitch didn't deserve Salvador

Confession #50

[thecoppercompendium]

I thought the exact same thing when I saw itch had been murdered by funko. Excellent work rath.

OOPS

ok meme aside this was (almost certainly) not my doing. but hey im an opportunist! buy my stupid funko pop game when itch comes back

[truecrimepromiseversion2]

Disappearance of Frances Tuccitto

Frances Tuccito circa 1953

Frances Tucitto

Physical Description

Full Name: Frances L. Tuccitto

Date of Birth: Unknown

Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian

Sex: Female

Height: 5′2″ (62 inches) (157.48 cm)

Weight: 100 lbs - 105 lbs (45.35kg - 47.63 kg)

Hair Color: Brown, graying

Eye Color: Blue

Distinguishing Characteristics

Missing a part of one of her fingers while working at the Russell Manufacturing Company in Middletown, CT.

Her maiden name is Macklin

Family

Husband: Joseph V. Tucitto

Five children

Misc. Info

Lived on the 10 block of Commerce Drive in Portland, Connecticut

Case Information

Age at Disappearance: 45

Missing Since: June 1, 1953 (Missing for 69 years as of May 3,2023)

Last Location Seen: Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Last Location Seen on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/41%C2%B034'21.4%22N+72%C2%B038'26.9%22W/@41.5726111,-72.6408056,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d41.5726111!4d-72.6408056

Classification: Missing

Dentals: Unknown

Fingerpints: Unknown

DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Effects

No official description known

Circumstances of Disappearance

Frances last seen at her home and she never been heard since. Few details are available in her case.

Unidentified Person Exclusions (NamUs)

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/6279

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/6796

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/6661

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/12683

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/5556

Contact Information/Contact Agencies/Investigating Agencies

Portal Police Department

Agency Case Number: 12-1430

Agency Contact Personal: Scott Cunningham, Sergeant

Agency Phone Number: 860-342-6780

Milwaukee Police Department

Agency Phone Number: 414-935-7405

RTI Internation

Agency Contact Personal: Regional Program Specialist Lori Bruski

Agency Phone Number: 817-718-7904

Agency Email Address: lbruski@rti.org

NamUs

Agency Case Number: #MP14289

Agency Contact Personal: Regional Program Specialist Brian Nisbet

Agency Phone Number: 518-713-8438

Agency Email Address: bnisbet@rti.org

Sources/Further Information/Places of Interest

https://charleyproject.org/case/frances-l-tuccitto

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/14289/details

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/4317dfct.html

https://whereaboutsstillunknown.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/frances-tuccitto/

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ct-frances-tuccitto-45-portland-1-june-1953.391905/

[vodka-cal]

Sorry for my inactivity, I'm going through a lot at home and stuff, so it's been easier for me to just disconnect and dissociate. I promise I haven't forgotten all you lovely people on here, I'm just going through a hard time.

Vent under the split

My dad has cancer, though I haven't been too willing to discuss this openly it's a hard reality I'm facing. The end is near for him, like. We're talking less than a month. This is the hardest thing I have ever gone through, and getting harassed on strawpage is really not useful so. If you're going to say something mean, remember I'm a human too.

And to everyone who's been kind; thank you. It means a lot.

This is Dylan signing off for now, hopefully will get back to posting tcc again soon.

[thecoppercompendium]

I'll add something onto this, because I'm a fan of everything discussed so far:

In addition to the printable quick reference sheet, a printable summary of the setting can be great.

Less of a layout thing, but I love when games give examples of play. I've seen this recently in Kids On Bikes 2e, Locus and Tales From The Loop and it makes the game so much clearer.

Great points made by all previous here, particularly indexing and order. Nothing makes me want to read a game less than a 300 page pdf with no navigation sidebar and a non-hyperlinked contents page.

What I look for in a tabletop role-playing game

Just my thoughts on what makes a game interesting.  Not necessarily good or bad, just what I would like to see in a game.  

First off, I want my games to be all in one book.  All you need to get started playing is just a single rulebook.  I prefer physical books but I’ll take both physical and digital.  I want the book to include a brief intro about the game, have the next section go over the game rules, then go over the setting, and the final part of the book will go over character creation.  Referee options, like challenges or bestiaries, can either be with the game rules or in a section after character creation.  I have yet to find a book that puts things in this order, but hopefully with my large collection of books I’ll finally find the order.  

The reason I want the book organized like this is that you need to understand the game mechanics in order to know how you want to build your character.  You also need to know the game setting to come up with a story for your character.  Finally, in most systems, character building takes up the majority of the book.  Especially in more complicated games with lots of character options.  Having the book organized this way will also increase the likelihood of players actually READING THE DAMN RULES.

Last thing about the game book.  Hardcover, paperback, pdf I don’t care.  But make your books easy to read and navigate!  Have a key on the fore-edge of the book in different colors so if you know the colors you can jump to that section.  Also an index!  Have an index please so you can find which pages talk about your special game mechanics.  Use colors and font size to define both hierarchy and sections in your layout, please don’t just have a white page with black text.  Finally, please use sans-serif fonts!  They’re so much easier to read than Times New Roman or Baskerville.

I also like looking for safety tools in my game books.  People who regularly play ttrpgs tend to know about lines, veils, surveys, and x-cards.  But not everyone does!  If a new player picks up your game and you don’t have a safety section you as a designer are depriving them of an important resource.  Also sometimes game designers think up new ones or have an interesting take so I like to learn.  

I don’t care how complex or simple the game system is, I just want it to be interesting and work.  I started with 3.5 and Pathfinder 1st edition so I do have a preference for more complicated games with lots of character options but only if they’re interesting or established.  I also like my systems to be loose enough that you can easily homebrew additional mechanics, change mechanics, or make new in game material.  I like to homebrew, it’s fun.  

[thegirlwhowrites642]

Absolutely love your meta on Ginny's loneliness. I would also add that the intense loneliness both Harry and Ginny experience early in life would also make it so that they never took each other for granted. They would truly appreciate the love and support of the other in their life because they know what its like to live without it. The indescribable joy of feeling understood and supported when for years you never felt that way. TL:DR they really deserve each other. 😭❤

[this is the meta being discussed]

Ok first of all, thank you <3

I absolutely agree with you. I think one of the most striking elements of Harry and Ginny's dynamic in the books is how they seem to be in their own personal world when they interact with each other, a concept emphasized by their heavy use of a non-verbal communication style. It's a central element of how they are defined thematically that they have this very deep unique instinctual understanding of each other. They also tend to be narratively very isolated just to be brought back to having only the other to relate to, the whole structure of their parallel storylines in DH is an example of that.

This experience with loneliness would also be very defining of what type of parents they would be (one of the many reasons why TCC is ridiculous). If there are two characters in the books that would be very attentive to their kids not being lonely those are Ginny and Harry. They would be the biggest supporters of their kids' interests and would want them to have various settings in which they can find friends and they would spend time actively playing/having fun with their children. They would also be those parents who end up becoming friends with their kids when they are older.

[thecoppercompendium]

As Bluesky gains momentum and popularity, I'm starting to use it more, but I'd love more people to follow.

If you're an indie ttrpg designer and also have a Bluesky account, chuck it in the reblogs or replies!

(I don't plan on leaving Tumblr for Bluesky or anything - I'm still not a fan of how restrictive the character limit on posts there is. If you want to follow me there, I'm @cucompendium over there.)

[picklelovergirl]

okay helloooo!! so this is the (completely unofficial) zero day archive blog, ran by @01-05-2001. will also include content from elephant/duck/etc.

this is not a TCC blog and is purely informational. anyone is welcome + many posts will likely discuss columbine or similar due to the nature of ZD. my posts do not and will not ever condone, endorse or justify the actions of any real world criminals.

the zero day drive is also available. this includes ZD, BTS clips, and other projects by ben, andre and cal! :)

for more movies like zero day / elephant / duck, see this recommendations list!

current tag organisation:

#zero day 2003 | #elephant 2003

#ben coccio | #andre keuck | #cal robertson

#review | #interview | #bts

#images | videos

#other projects - names of which will be tagged individually

#media - scans/images of any physical media

#contact - emails/messages etc. from

#op - posts from me!

ask box should be open for any inquiries or messages!

[disruptxrr]

so basically school gets shot up 21 kids die all under the age of 12 and the worst part about it to you is ... the shirt she was wearing?

genuine question how does that work

obviously that's not the worst fucking part of it. do you not think that's the worst part of it? does that confuse you? i am not a tcc blog i do not want to talk and cry and mourn what happened. im just pissed because they keep ruining the band's reputation. do you know how many school shootings happen in the U.S. now? they are so many people dont even notice in the news anymore. that won't change because i might try to make a post or have a discussion about it. if you want info posts go look for them, that has nothing to do with me. i dont even know what she did to full extent i just know she killed people while wearing a kmfdm shirt and that is stupid and frustrating.

[bluenomad-snufkin]

More about me... be warned im a terrible human

I am 16 - Male, chronically depressed. Un-ironically a genius... and lack real connection.

I like weird music such as, Death grips, Semetery, Adam and the ants, Fried by Fluoride... I LOVE THE SMITHS BTW and nirvana.

i enjoy playing with computers and building them, have about 4 pc's now and 5 laptops, all old stuff cause i like old computers.

Linux enthusiast - I use mint :3

I own a shit CRT but its fun to use- lain core </3

Game a fair bit and enjoy games like Chiv2-Cof-Postal1/2-Tf2-project zomboid- Counter strike source and 2. silent hill series could go on and on but you get the idea

hmu if u want to game cause all my friends are ass at "these sort of games"

i enjoy some weird interests as well:

tcc, photography, design, steam power, engines in general, motorbikes, hacking, ELETRIC GUITAR, and acoustic, gambling, baking, cooking, pirating, audiophile, 3drinting, preservation of old tech, blacksmithing, reading, Gel-Blasting (for the Americans it is australian Airsoft in short), old game console modding, anime and movies.

That's probably the list ngl

I read a lot and i like to discuss deep philosophical concepts and the "psychology" of humans. (if you couldn't tell I'm a 'misanthrope')And talking about societal constructs and all that stuff... not many people like talking about that stuff.

a good way to describe me would be Lain but mentally Dr house. in the sense of dislike of just about everything and my attitude towards others and life its self.

I don't know why I am the way I am... I truly am a miserable person, i have my moments but I honestly am, and I make others very miserable just by more or less existing with them.

This blog is kind of apart of my journey to becoming something else, I think self discovery would be the wrong term but the closest set of words I can think of too how I feel.

some more personal stuff...

I am incredibly lazy, not to the point of not showering or never leaving bed but more "surrogate activates" - Ted K, or meaningless and basic tasks/activates, I don't really participate in class due to the fact i somehow know most of it (I'm ignorant too) I don't really like doing things like- actually this is hard to explain but the best way i can describe it would be doing this that have to value to me or my future.

I don't have a problem connecting with people but I find my self ALWAYS not actually caring for them or there feelings. I don't believe at this point in time I could name more than one person I really care for. I would label this a selfish but its not like to treat my self any better. maybe that is how i punish my self, any insight on this topic would be much apricated.

I seem to have sort of desire for Control - i think this because i love just watching people listening and anticipating what people will say, do, think, act, its some sort of game for me (i really don't know how to put this) and id have to say 80% of the time my guess are correct, i am a ""master"" of determining and analysing humans, its really weird and i don't understanding where or even how i developed this skill from. i often find my self using this to just piss people off and see how mad i can get someone (i mainly do this online).

A lot of human thinking and reactions piss me off, I hate how some people think and interact with this world i don't seem in some case even understand why these people are like this i s just know and know that they are. I'm not sure if i wish to be like them or for "them" to be like me.

I truly am a troubled and misunderstood person.

one may conclude that I'm autistic or have some other form of genetic/ mental illness, to that i say, are you fucking retarded... do you understand anything in this world or that of the human mind?

Maybe you do, if so please critiqueme and tell me why i am me.

I have been tested for Autism and ADHD, both Negative not sure by what margin although.

My best guess is that i am simply "hyper realised" or some other buzz words - or are a lot of people this way...???

Just been reading and editing this massive ass post, there are so many other things i could go on about, like the government, being clean, family, longing for societal escape, tictok, but you probably don't care just as i wouldn't.

Any way enjoy my weird blog i guess if you read this and where not turned away. lol

-last minute add don't know where to put this but i love tcc cause I'm "obsessed" with there minds, motives and stuff like that.

[truecrimepromiseversion2]

Disappearance of Beverly Sharpman

Beverley Sharpman circa 1947 (The Doe Network)

Beverly Sharpman

Physical Description

Full Name: Beverly Sharpman

Date of Birth: December 10, 1930

Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian

Sex: Female

Height: 5′0″ - 5′6″ (60 inches - 66 inches) (152.4 cm - 167.64 cm)

Weight: 100 - 180 lbs (45.35 kg - 81.65 kg)

Hair Color: Brown

Eye Color: Brown

Nicknames/Aliases: Babe

Distinguishing Characteristics

Hair was long and wavy

Family

Mother

Father

Brother

Misc. Info

Worked at a clerk job in downtown though she resigned from it the day before she disappeared

Was going to be a senior at Overbrook High School before she disappeared

Case Information

Age at Disappearance: 17 (92 if still alive as of April 23, 2023)

Missing Since: September 11, 1947 (Missing for 75 years as of April 23, 2023)

Location Last Seen: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Location Last Seen on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B057'09.3%22N+75%C2%B009'54.8%22W/@39.9525839,-75.1652215,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d39.9525839!4d-75.1652215

Case Classification: Endangered Missing

Dentals: Not Available

Fingerprints: Not Available

DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Effects

Gray or Brown suit or dress

Brown in Black shoes

Flush Colored stockings

Earirngs

Suitcase

Circumstances of Disappearance

Beverly was reportedly last seen at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station at 24th and Chestnut Streets carrying a suitcase and sent her parents a telegram telling them she was leaving home to marry and not to worry. She was never heard again. The day before her disappearance she appeared to be troubled and wanted to tell her mother something but later changed her mind and her mother decided to not press her about it.

Unidentified Person Exclusions (NamUs)

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/7034/investigations (30)

Misc. Info

The Text of the Telagram: "Got married. Leaving town. Will not be back. Don't worry. Babe."

Police labeled her a runaway but they still searched for her

Beverly had taken $175 dollars from her savings account

She had told coworkers that she was going to Chicago and while she has relatives in Chicago, those relatives reported that they never seen or heard from Beverly

Beverly had no boyfriends and none of her friends know of any men in her life nor of anyone she would eloped with

Authorities had checked marriage-license bureaus in all 50 states but didn’t found any evidence that Beverly had married

There were many reported sightings of Beverly in cities all over the United States after her disappearance but none of them were confirmed

Her parents published advertisements in newspapers in attempt to appeal for to contact them but she never reached out.

A theory is that she ran away because of an illegitimate pregnancy as it was a heavy stigma in the 1940s though nothing found support that theory

Contact Information/Investigating Agencies/Contact Agencies

Philadelphia Police Department

Agency Case Number: 2010-16-028710

Agency Contact Personals

Detective Viviana Reyes

Detective Valarie Miller-Robinson

Agency Phone Number

215-686-3093

215-685-3252

209-937-8377

NamUs

Agency Case Number: #MP7034

Agency Contact Personal: Regional Program Specialist Katherine Pope

Agency Phone Number: 817-879-9357

Agency Email Address: kpope@rti.org

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)

Agency Case Number: 1148707

Agency Phone Number: 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-The-Lost)

Sources/Further Information/Places of Interest

https://charleyproject.org/case/beverly-e-sharpman

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/7034/details

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2220dfpa.html

https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1148707/1/screen

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/pa-beverly-sharpman-17-philadelphia-11-sept-1947.61173/

[snufstar]

If you think joining tcc is an excuse to errrr.... checks notes.... disrespect victims and errr.... checks notes..... be a weird edgy loser, GO OUTSIDE!!! TAKE A FUCKING SHOWERRRR!!!! We have a VERY hard time empathizing with people, but guess fucking what? THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE TO BE A FUCKING CUNT!!!!! And don't start crying and whining about Ohhhh it's my special interest I can't help myself 😢😢 YES YOU CAN REATRD! Yesterday when we heard what happened, we discussed it with our boyfriend. We told him new stuff when we learned about it, IN A RESPECTFUL WAY!!! We didn't fucking cream our pants and twirl our hair BECAUSE 4 FUCKING PEOPLE DIED AND SEVERAL WERE INJURED!!!!!

IT'S NOT HARD TO SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY!!!!!