I feel the #PF2e spell, "Delay Consequences," down to the bottom of my soul. If there's a spell that's more in line with our essential humanity, I'm sure I don't know what it is.

Happy new year 2026, everyone! I'm looking for everyone's thoughts on what you would like to see in Dawnsbury Days next. I'll be happy to hear your thoughts here or in the survey form at forms.gle/5XH1i3KyAGZU...

Only one day left to get up to 40% off Pathfinder and Starfinder. Grab a blanket, gather your party, and settle in for a season of storytelling! 📚🔥 buff.ly/qIdp3DE

I'm a sucker for cosmic #PF2e spells. Like "Spray of Stars!" I love how you "fling a spray of tiny shooting stars" -- and it's a decent spell, heightening with a d4 damage die every rank and possibly also Dazzling your target....

Ah, "Reclined Apport." I'll let this #PF2e spell's text speak for itself: "Walking over to an item to pick it up is so much effort. Whether it’s your spellbook, a reagent, or a glass of wine, it’s simply more efficient to call it to your hand. You teleport the target into your open hand."

How does How It's Played only have 350 followers??? Anyway, here's the latest: an explanation of #SF2e Cinematic Starship Scenes.

Romance and battle utility! That's what the #PF2e spell, "Heart's Hook," brings! "You drive two creatures towards a fated meeting...." If the target fails their save, they're compelled towards its "partner." Which is another way of saying you march the enemy wizard towards your barbarian.

A classic This Dungeon Life post: "So you want to start a podcast...." www.patreon.com/posts/136839...

I came here to have fun with the #PF2e spell, "Adapt Self" -- you know, mull its use in a social gathering, but you know what? It's a dang useful spell.

More George Saunders. This time, an essay on the importance of sentences: "Thank You, Esther Forbes."

Love this doodle of George Saunders teaching Turgenev's "Singers" by then-student and now-short-story-writer, Rebecca Fishow.

Yo! I am back at the desk, pounding out copy to be vigorously devoured by my adoring public! Uh, that is to say...here's another "This Dungeon Life." www.patreon.com/posts/this-d...

Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.

At risk of sounding like a curmudgeon, too many people drive like sh*t in bad #Minnesota conditions. I blame car tech -- which is really good! Cars are better! I think everyone should have to drive a winter in an old rear-wheel drive sedan to get an idea of the actual dangers of ice and snow....

5e has the Beholder and the Red Dragon -- what is the signature monster of #pathfinder2e?

And despite some of the back matter items and stuff really needing another edit pass (one of the items is literally unusable) Wardens of Wildwood gets way more hate than it deserves. It ain't the best AP they have put out but people act like it's the worst one.

Okay, here's where I catch you up on the #Minus20 podcast's holiday schedule! And the Hot Dish schedule! And Odd Jobs! Check out!

There's a new #Paizo Humble Bundle, which includes the GM and Player Core books, and the Lost Omens World Guide, which is a must-have settings book if you're interested in playing #Pathfinder2e! It's always worth keeping an eye on these Humble Bundles....

Hello, my name is HoJo and I have a coffee cup addiction ☕️

"Arcana"..."piton"..."eidolon..." How do you say them, exactly? Plus a cheap dig at #MattMercer. www.patreon.com/posts/this-d...

The #Minus20 podcast has a Patreon, but you can read This Dungeon Life without even signing up. The latest? Some cool tips for #PF2e!

I you haven't yet, check out the #Minus20 podcast YouTube channel... #PF2e #Pathfinder2e #TTRPG #Podcast Here's a quick intro: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWxL...

While we’re discussing Moby Dick, this quote altered my brain chemistry as a teenager.

Why couldn't the #PF2e spell be "Luring Whisper"? Who's lured by a "wail"? "Mind-Numbing Wail" sounds less poetic, to be sure.

I love how some Paizo #PF2e writer created a cool obstacle-avoiding portal-travel spell, and instantly thought of robbing banks with it. Meet "Infiltrator's Tunnel."

A nice thing about #Minnesota cold is that the air is so clear. The world looks like a Kodachrome photo.

Look what just dropped on the Pathbuilder site! Right now, available only on the website, not the mobile app. Kiss your afternoon plans good bye... #SF2e #Starfinder2e

Let us together remember simpler times as shown in the #PF2e spell, "Honeyed Words," when they respected you enough to make their lies "smooth as silk." Now it is all barbed wire and shotgun blasts.

All right -- this week's "This Dungeon Life." It's time for some genius #PF2e tips! You probably already know these, but me? Mind. Blown. #Pathfinder2e #ExtinctionCurse #Podcast www.patreon.com/posts/this-d...

Ah, the Shadowmancer's beloved 9th-rank #PF2e spell, "Unspeakable Shadow." Seems light, until you realize your 18th-level witch will have spell save DC of over 40...and a critical fail of the save can result in death....

Snow day.

Happy Thanksgiving! Today's #PF2e spell is -- of course! -- "Create Food." Feed six, takes an hour to perform, food is completely bland. Which brings me today's REAL #PF2e spell "Enhance Victuals!" But, honestly, it just might be quicker & easier to actually just cook....

How do YOU say "trebuchet"? www.patreon.com/posts/this-d...

Hey, #Starfinder2e fans, if you're looking for something to do over the holidays this year, want to help me see what's out there / start working on converting some Starfinder 1e adventures to Starfinder 2e? 😃 I'm tracking them on the Google Sheet linked here, happy to welcome links/google files!

New This Dungeon Life is out: More Words You Say Wrong. #TTRPG www.patreon.com/posts/144367...

I'm doing another "Words you say wrong" post for "This Dungeon Life," and part of the fun of it is that I get to think about words a lot. Anyway, in the process of writing it, I stumbled on this great vid about the breadth of English, and how it came to be that way:

Great keynote talk on the fundamentals of storytelling by @antonyjohnston.bsky.social at the ever-brilliant AdventureX

“Conversation with Smaug”, by JRR Tolkien, for 1937’s “The Hobbit”. I’ve no idea what state of mind Tolkien was in when he painted it. But every time I’ve seen it, and I’ve seen it a lot, I get the impression that he was having a really great time. It’s so zestful, in its details & as a whole.

It's release day here at the #Minus20 podcast! Episode 30 -- "The Vigilant Strike Back, part 2" -- our masked heroes creep deeper into the warehouse lair of Grogan, the ogre glutton criminal boss.... #PF2e #Pathfinder2e #TTRPG #Podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=j619...

Bald eagle at the lake today -- crazy the wildlife we see in #Minneapolis. Loon, cormorant, river otter....eagles!

Tomorrow is episode number 30 on the #Minus20 podcast! Our heroes venture deep into the heart of the Ogre Glutton's lair -- will they find and defeat Grogan? #PF2e #Pathfinder2e #TTRPG #Podcast Come follow a group of anonymous heroes as they stand up to corruption in Hammer City! Here's a clip...

John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam #BOTD and Terry Jones New York, 1976

You know, some #PF2e spells I'd take just because of the vibe. Take "Blanket of Stars." How's this? "A flowing cloak of utter darkness drapes over you, filled with pinpricks of light like distant stars. It imparts the stillness of the cosmos to you...." Oh, yeah.

I'm taking suggestions for another "Words You Say Wrong" post! You know, another guide to pronouncing common #TTRPG words. Got any words you're unsure of? Or that you hear people mispronounce frequently? I've got a couple lined up, but could use some more....

So I made a #PF2e build based on shadow and darkness spells that I called the "Shadowmancer." One of the cooler spells in their repertoire is "Swallow Light." It does two things! First, you try to extinguish magical light within 30ft. If you do, you use the energy to expel a cone of cold!

Autocorrect has become our worst enema.

I was mulling ideas for future "This Dungeon Life" posts, when I realized I have enough fodder to do a regular "Things I Go Wrong" for the next approx 37 years. #PF2e #Pathfinder2e #TTRPG