Can you help me figure out what game this was? I saw it being played a couple times but only for a minute as I wasn't part of the group and just was in the area for few minutes each time (common room at school).

It was the mid-80s and a group of older students were playing an RPG they referred to as Persona.

It seemed to not require dice and characters were normal people living in NYC.

I know a lot of the guys were into d&d (as was I) but some girls were playing that had no rpg experience and liked the game because it was based on discussion and not so rule based.

I don't recall dice.

There was a rule book and it had a black and white cover that I think had a guys portrait (neck up, face turned sideways, I think).

Any ideas?

Ok, I have noticed a real tone change in people who were at the SOL Foundation Conference. I've listened to several podcasts where people are recounting their conference attendance experiences and also noticing a shift in both tone and how much background they will divulge.

• solemn to a person... even Dave Foley was having a hard time with levity

• on Spaced Out Radio Dr. Michael Masters (did not attend conf. afaik) discussed an abduction experience that he had previously related in a very somber way... sounded like a man who knew this sounded crazy but wanted it out there (is this a mental health crisis or a person who knows his revelation will make sense to everyone soon?)

" the Good Trouble recount was very serious and Matt Ford discussed how he was involved in getting a document into the congressional record, something he'll cover in a future episode

• is it just me or have insiders become much more serious lately? It really seems like a change in tone, an increase in sharing details on things they would have only hinted at before, and generally a greater sense if urgency to bring the general public up to speed...

Thoughts?

I found this article very interesting.

We have heard reports for a long time about the following:

• UAP can look different depending on the observer, even when they stand side by side watching the same event
• some people do not perceive UAP when others do
• photographs of UAP tend to show things that do not look exactly like what the observers report

We seem to keep finding aspects of human physiology that would "work with" the types of odd experiences reported by UAP observers (e.g. the DMT effects and our body producing DMT naturally, visual masking, evidence that ESP/telepathy is not only demonstrable but might be innate and can be enhanced by training, etc).

Thoughts?

Show notes: "Part 1 of 2

Andy is joined by political activist, researcher & Disclosure advocate Steven Bassett to discuss;

• The Schumer-Rounds amendment
• Important language within
• What could be removed without too much harm
• Impacts of the amendment being shot down
• Blow to Disclosure process if its watered down
• Listener Qs & more"

OP remarks: This really makes me more optimistic that while some changes will be made, the amendment will pass and accomplish it's purpose.

I'm traveling with family this weekend in a touristy place and have been out in public in crowded areas. I am really shocked by the number of people who have loud, personal conversations on the phone in speaker mode. This ranges from walking down the sidewalk, to in line for washrooms, to seated restaurant dining.

I've heard people say that it's because the phone speaker breaks (for their ear) but I've never had that happen in all the years I've destroyed phones and never had a friend or colleague say that happened. Other people say it's because the glass is cracked and they worry about cutting their face, etc.

My personal bias is this is inconsiderate but then I ask myself how is it different from talking to a person next to them, say. I'm willing to be change my mind here.

People who do this, please explain what's going on so I can sleep at night. :)

Hi everyone, I couldn't find an ObsidianMD community here so I made one for us to discuss obsidian.