10 Years... damn me and keeping promises!

D&D at 2am? Absolutely! Going into the 35th session of this campaign. So I guess I do this a lot... haha.

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“Why is bluesky so incredibly dull” because you haven’t carefully curated a feed of the most unhinged people on the internet, like i have

Player to party: I just want to make sure that we are on the same chapter. Me as DM: Don't worry, you are. You're all on chapter 4 of the campaign.

Knowing what you're bad at is just as important and knowing your strengths. How else can one improve?

Hello Bluesky! Hope you're having a nice evening :-) I have a game with some great friends shortly...they're in the middle of a whole situation involving giant grasshopper-like critters. What is your group up to?

Mostly because I get bored reading description. If it's relevant to the plot, it's fine, otherwise get on with it. Note this is strictly a personal thing. Some people love description and I'm glad there are writers out there who will give them that. It's just not my thing.

Babble about GMing and Anxiety.

Quote of the day goes to @vthebutcher.bsky.social after I shared with her my GP thinks I should cut things like coffee: "Like how can you survive corporate grind and play dnd without an ungodly amount of coffee? Survive on spite and desire to scar your players? Wait... That could actually work."

Trying hard not to sing/hum/otherwise make noises to the tune of Zombie by Yungblud all while waiting to get home so I can see IF I can actually keep up with the original track/key on my guitar. Stupid work keeping me from important experiments!

New Blog Post! Babble about gaming...

I often question the logistics of dungeon ecology. #ttrpg #dnd #rpg #meme #ttrpgsky #ttrpgcommunity

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She sends me over twenty to thirty messages throughout the day, every day. She's camping and was supposedly going to leave me in peace. "Call me when you have time." she writes. Hm... damn, I'm feeling a burst of business coming along...

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When you have a lengthy list of things to do for your first work day and no one else seems to have pitched up for work. *sigh* Oh well... Drinking loads of coffee and attempting consciousness, it is.

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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.

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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...

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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*

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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...

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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