I still don't like the character creation chapter. I think I might go back to classic phased character creation, where each player has two backstory adventures with different PCs.
It might be fun to have tables to roll on for adventure ideas.
I hate to lose the role system. Is it too much to have both phases and roles?
The Middle TDG
The second of four stages in developing a new democracy:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=31&id=490
Même la #TDG nous propose un retour critique sur la répression policière de jeudi.
https://www.tdg.ch/manifestation-a-geneve-la-police-accusee-dactions-disproportionnees-334895308807
#police #répressionPolicière #Genève #TribuneDeGenève #palestine #manifestation
🏔️ New research reveals: It's not physical ability alone that gets you to the finish in ultra-trails—it's making smart decisions when things go wrong! Athletes completing 50%+ use functional coping strategies 66-100% of time.
📖 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332058
#UltraRunning #TrailRunning #SportsPsychology #Endurance #Research #coping #MentalToughness #Running #SportsCoach #Sport #TORX #TOR450 #TDG
To date, no studies have proposed specific taxonomies of stressors and coping strategies used to manage them by ultra trail runners in races longer than 200 miles, with existing research focusing on significantly shorter distances an then on challenges that could be of a different nature. The aim of this study was to fill this gap by developing specific taxonomies that would group both the stressors encountered and the coping strategies into distinct conceptual categories. Furthermore, to observe in a real competition if these taxonomies allows the evaluation of the coping strategies used by athletes. Two Focus Groups composed of experts on the topic proposed provisional classifications, which were analysed using Applied Thematic Analysis. Three distinct Draft Taxonomies were identified: typical stressors, functional and dysfunctional coping strategies used by athletes during competitions. A critical comparison between the provisional taxonomies and literature led to the development of three definitive taxonomies. In a second phase, to verify whether the taxonomies reflected the real experiences of runners, seven participants in a 280-mile race were interviewed daily during the event. Their responses regarding the stressors and the strategies they had implemented to deal with them were recorded. Expert panelists categorized the transcribed responses according to the proposed taxonomies. The concordance of the judgments, verified with the Fleiss K, was considered a measure of the taxonomies’ ability to capture real experiences. Results confirmed substantial agreement between the raters regarding both the stressors (K = 0.711, p < 0.001) and the coping strategies (K = 0.73, p < 0.001). The analysis of the proportion between the use of functional and dysfunctional strategies proved to be high (between 0.66 and 1) among athletes who completed more than 50% of the race. The taxonomies were found to effectively described athletes’ race experiences, revealing context-specific coping strategies likely developed through years of practice.
Le niveau de réflexion des journaux de droite…
Here's a new blog post from me! It's a small "book" review, which is actually a workbook with some essays at the beginning.
The short book is Maj. John Schmitt's exercise book on Tactical Decision Games (TDGs) for the Marines (and likely other branches), and I noticed how much the philosophy behind them is shared with the sorts of Practice of Practice games we play to understand the system and prepare ourselves for incidents.
https://www.sounding.com/2025/05/02/schmitt-tdg-sre/
#SRE #TDG #PracticeOfPractice #TabletopExercises #OperationalReadiness #IncidentResponse #TacticalDecisionGames #Resilience #ResilienceEngineering #ReliabilityEngineering
Saturday morning read: I wrote a review of a fairly well known Tactical Decision Games exercise book written 30 years ago that is still applicable today. I wanted to show how the ideas behind such practice are exactly like how we practice for the unexpected in fields like SRE and Arctic rescue.
https://www.sounding.com/2025/05/02/schmitt-tdg-sre/
#SRE #TDG #MajJohnSchmitt #NDM #GaryKlein #NaturalisticDecisionMaking #ResilienceEngineering #PracticeOfPractice #TacticalDecisionGames #ChaosEngineering
Strangething
Dave Volek
Ⓥ Gregory Trolliet Ⓐ🔻 🇵🇸
COACHtoby
nsi_xyz
studio craque 54 🏳️🌈
klstone / Klaus Steinfelder