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A reflection on time spent in my busiest hobby.

Got December Blues (yes, I know we're in summer, doesn't matter). Told my friends and they took turns kicking my ass and cheering each other on. Gotta love them ;)

The DM started describing a thieves cant symbol I got this far into drawing it, at his instruction, before realising what it was and getting So Mad

I have an idea. It's both an excellent and terrible idea because I'm going to need capacity to do it, so I'm looking for ways to make it happen. Why is doing something good always contrary to taking care of myself? Dangit.

The convention went well, except for the drunk and loud gent who made me uncomfortable at my own table. I really need to work on my backbone...

I'm old. If you're not, listen to this. Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder. Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever. It's literally never been more important.

Right then fuckers. #APSWAP time. You know the drill. A lot of AP creators don’t seem to watch APs. Some of you have told me you don’t. That’s no good. Let’s change that. Give me your AP, I’ll watch/listen, rate and review. Your watch one of mine in return. Hit me.

When you create a dungeon, always consider having multiple exits or shortcuts built in. Because backtracking can really annoy players and it wouldn't make sense to only have one entrance/exit anyway. Most of the time, I mean. #D&D #TTRPG

Are you more of a deep planner, or fly by the seat of your pants GM? I find I go in cycles. I'll spend two weeks planning out all the details for an adventure, and then we'll spend a month adventuring in another dimension because I was making choices based on vibes 😂

Another gaming event happening in Gqeberha. Prepping already for doing my bit.

Having run multiple oneshots and even campaigns with multiple groups, I found this article a great read.

I'm going to be running games of D&D and Valor by www.valorousgames.com with the proceeds going to this charity! Each game will have SP.G match my contribution! Valor game links as soon as the template’ approved! And yes, one of the OVA’s I’ll do is Valor is Wonders of Mundus tinyurl.com/2s48uds7

I'm excited to have this conversation with people and excited about those who've signed up.

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

Con.ect tomorrow. Feeling a little iffy to go, but will be doing it. Will probably be fun...

Ironsworn: Starforged is the deal of the day at @drivethrurpg.com! Save 50% on this spacefaring evolution of the Ironsworn #ttrpg. Supports solo, co-op, and guided play, and includes a massive array of random generators for a universe of adventure and peril. www.drivethrurpg.com/product/391653

Here's the babble about my previous post ;)

Never GM-ed a TTRPG before? Let's discuss demystifying what happens behind the screen. startplaying.games/adventure/cm... Focusing on the European/African time zones first, but depending on how this goes and evolves, I could do other sessions too that might be more friendly to the Americas.

Remember our mantra: Don't Engage, Just Block.

Had a funny exchange last night: Unaware friend "Having ADHD is bad, but at least you don't have something like depression, right?" Me: *starts chuckling, then laughing, then full-belly cackling*

📣 Notorious: Tales of Hardscrabble Bounty Hunting is now live on Kickstarter! 📣 www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw... 🚀 Forge a sci-fi trilogy in this solo boxed card game 🃏 450+ unique cards with tons of cool art by @turbotorbo.bsky.social 🖊️ A brand new game & system, in collab w/ @mousehole.press

Got YET ANOTHER tattoo idea in mind.... Damnit. haha

I still remember my grandmother's landline and she's been dead for over a decade.

If someone stole your TTRPG character's diary, what secrets would they discover?

I play TTRPGs because...

The Month of Darkness has begun, and with it we'd like to share our prompts for this year. Feel free to join in any creative way you prefer: draw, paint, write, TikTok, take pictures, and more! Read more about The Month of Darkness: pdxint.at/4gLKNhW

I've just replied to SIX different pitches offering paid promo that I have turned down because of their use of GenAI 🤢 So if you're making human-made #TTRPG stuff and looking to promote your cool stuff in youtube videos, hit me up! ✉ [email protected]

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

Announcing the Game Pass price hike (19.99 to 29.99 for Ultimate) during the Steam Autumn Sale was a poor choice for Microsoft.

My first incursion on StartPlaying will be to run a GM workshop for beginning GMs to help demystify what to consider when behind the GM screen. The plan is to do it in November so I'll start advertising mid-October on the site. If you're interested, keep an eye out.

We're looking to hire a freelance artist to create a series of four logos for different megacorps in our Shadows Over Sol (hard sci-fi / horror) #ttrpg. Think the Expanse meets Alien, with a dash of Cyberpunk mixed in. Interested and have experience? Send us your portfolio!

If you want to breathe new life into your descriptions and help immerse your players in your fantasy roleplaying world, you can grab the Dread Laironomicon over at the Bundle of Holding today

All the new otter comics all together. I wanted to give you all a huge THANK YOU—through your engagement and print sales we raised 10k for The Marine Mammal Center. 💙🌊

It's #WIPWednesday which means I want to see all the #TTRPG stuff you're working on this week! Show me your work in progress; 🐲 #dnd #Pathfinder, and indie RPG content 🎨 TTRPG Art 🎲 Accessories 🚫 No AI though!

Hey #TTRPG artists! I’m producing a show and we’re looking for a landscape artist for our overlays. We want feywild vibes and a painterly blended vibrant saturation art style! If this is you, send over links/examples of your work! Tag someone who you think would be great for this! #ttrpgcommunity

I'm taking one of my most popular maps and building a rich history, lore, NPCs, myths, and more for it! I've invited several people in the community to join in when they can and we'll be releasing our first module hopefully in January! I'm so excited for this!

"Bluesky is boring." Social media *should* be boring. Being algorithm and dopamine poisoned is bad, actually. When your feed dries up for the day, that's your cue to go do something else until new stuff shows up later.

OK, I'm SUPER late to the game, but can I just randomly recommend the Dungeons & Daddies actual play D&D (not a BDSM) podcast?! The creativity of DM & players is a delight, dad-jokes as a game mechanic is brilliant. I'm constantly surprised and delighted. Check out @dungeonsanddads.bsky.social

DM/GMs: talk to us about making stuff up when your players go in unexpected directions Do you have spare ideas and characters lined up? Or do you just fly by the seat of your pants? (Alex is about to make his GM debut and is worried the players will derail all plans in the first five minutes!) 🎲

Ek is besig om kak aan te jaag en dit is lekker!

Just a ramble about some stuff I've been up to.

If I go "Ooooh! BUY!!" then you too have to look and at least go "Oooh!" okay?! www.humblebundle.com/books/ultima...

😞 RIP Graham Greene ♥️

I've been doing Icarus for 10 years in August 🤯 I wrote a little blog post reflecting on the past decade and some of the notable moments.