Why We Fight sees a connection between dice and direct action

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rascal.news/why-we-fight-sees-a-connection-between-dice-and-direct-action/

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@firestorm/115878101617053735

Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday !

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"The assumption that what currently exists must necessarily exist is the acid that corrodes all visionary thinking."—Murray Bookchin

We now have a limited number of sourcebooks for "Why We Fight," an anti-fascist narrative roleplaying game in which players cooperate to create a solarpunk future! Build a crew of four characters from the Community Alliance, a grassroots movement of eco-punks, then head out on collaborative missions, fight back against the fascist militia trying to reassert power, and connect with other autonomous communities struggling to survive.

Brought to life by vibrant flavor text and incredible illustrations, "Why We Fight" was created by a small team at @SDR_Games that believes games can change the world. Imbued with anarchist values from bottom to top, it's thoughtfully designed to help build relationships and inspire action!

Find your copy of the core game book or the quick-start guide on our website at https://firestorm.coop/catalog/section/151-tabletop-games.html. Grab both and you'll also qualify for free domestic shipping!

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Hell yeah, look what came in today! Can't wait to pop the books open. Will report back

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In "The Doctor Falls", the Doctor says the following in response to why he's taking a certain course of action:

Winning? Is that what you think it's about? I'm not trying to win. I'm not doing this because I want to beat someone, or because I hate someone, or because, because I want to blame someone. It's not because it's fun and God knows it's not because it's easy. It's not even because it works, because it hardly ever does. I do what I do, because it's right! Because it's decent! And above all, it's kind. It's just that. Just kind. If I run away today, good people will die. If I stand and fight, some of them might live. Maybe not many, maybe not for long. Hey, you know, maybe there's no point in any of this at all, but it's the best I can do, so I'm going to do it. And I will stand here doing it till it kills me.

As a queer, trans person living in a country that considers us a "a huge problem to a sane world" and which is actively rolling back our rights and protections, we very much vibe with this  

For us, this isn't the only reason we continue to battle on in spite of seemingly impossible odds, but it is very much a core reason  

We know we can't save everyone. Heck, sometimes it feels like we're not doing any good whatsoever 😞

And then someone will message us for help and be incredibly grateful, advise that they've changed their Steam login using our guide, or thank us for having helped them previously  

Again, this reminds of a section of dialogue from an earlier Doctor Who episode, "The Fires Of Pompeii".

DONNA: You can't just leave them!
DOCTOR: Don't you think I've done enough? History's back in place and everyone dies.
DONNA: You've got to go back. Doctor, I am telling you, take this thing back. It's not fair.
DOCTOR: No, it's not.
DONNA: But your own planet. It burned.
DOCTOR: That's just it. Don't you see, Donna? Can't you understand? If I could go back and save them, then I would. But I can't. I can never go back. I can't. I just can't, I can't.
DONNA: Just someone. Please. Not the whole town. Just save someone.

Sometimes, you've got just to save someone, you know?

Or at least try.

And we are trying...

... often very trying 😅

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If you think legitimate self-defense in any form is "violence", get the fuck off my feed.

#Violence, by definition, is the initiation of force, #aggression, or #coercion. #SelfDefense is not and cannot under any circumstances be violent, even if it involves the deployment of lethal force.

#WordsHaveMeanings #LifeIsPolitical #SurvivalIsNotAnOption #Solarpunk #WhyWeFight #EqualityLibertyAndJusticeForALL #RTKBA #AntiFascism

From my perspective still one of the best documentations about the connectionsbetween Military, Politics, Corporations (military-industrial complex). Maybe someone should make a sequel about the latest developments (Tech Billionaires, Trump...)

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