Social media != Internet It doesn't cost much to get an instance for masto, a forum, ...
A part of the people can't leave FB, other Insta, other discord, others,... but each time something else arrives. Stop thinking that big techs are the omega. Think change. Get use to change.
And now let's focus on the only player who is a bit transparent instead of asking how are the others...
He sold his first software before it was even finished to his own unuversity.
He saved Apple to avoid an antitrust trial.
It's just business right?
I encourage you to try Everyone is John then.
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Seriously?
The only private AI is self-hosted.
In my domain (IT, with On-Call), there's a practice called "Wheel of Misfortunes" or "Game hour". This is in fact a short TTRPG session to simulate incident. This works very well. I am a paid DM 1h per week for my colleagues :)
Game master is better. Less Dungeon focused. Dungeon Master can also raise eyebrows when people think of Dungeon for BDSM.
Game Master is better.
It is done in a French Game INS/MV (In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas) which has been badly adapted in English.
There's a d666 die made of 3d6. As you can play daemons or angels, 111 and 666 are critical successes or falures depending of your side in the Great Game.
Just to say: it is a humorous TTRPG which feels like playing in Good Omens.
They need the data to train theur AI. They will not delete. They may glag that the account is now deleted and add this to the data fed to the AI.
A free extract from the official core book of the RPG:
The Domestic is an introductory scenario designed for one player, based on Ben Aaronovitch’s short story of the same name. Choose to play as a magic-wielding police officer, nurse, or social worker in a game set in the world of Ben Aaronovitch’s hugely successful Rivers of London series.
Armed with this book, a pencil, and some roleplaying dice, you are ready to take on your first case for the Folly. No GM needed!
At least it's a different packaging, not owned by Hasbro, and it shows that something else exists.
Please an RPG not DnD. Try to break free from this monoculture.
Currently playing in Eclipse Phase setting with Ironsworn Starforged (because Eclipse Phase is so massive, I play solo ttrpg)