I was so impressed with Classified Series Budo and all the different ways he could be equipped, I started sharing daily photos of Budo on my Instagram. Today I took it to another level and created a stop motion animation of Budo doing an Akira drift. www.instagram.com/p/DRh7n3RD1Zo/

A lot of builds for my blog make me want to run Essence20 campaigns in that character's setting, but this is the first one that makes me want to write fiction. Where is our 1987 The Running Man expanded universe of comics and spin off TV shows? I need to know Dynamo's origin!

When I finish editing a podcast, I'm somehow still surprised that now I need to make an eye-catching banner. I may not be a visual artists or even a particularly visual person, but I do feel like my banner game is improving.

Two more Essence20 sourcebooks I worked on arrived. Amazing experience on both of these books, with teams I really appreciated being a part of.

Ryan and Charles look at the only Ranger Role in #Essence20 that isn't Mighty or Morphin. The latest Upshift is available now on the #KnowDirectionNetwork. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2025/11/upsh...

November is a 3rd level Occult caster... #Pathfinder2e #PathfinderRPG #PathfinderArt #KnowDirectionNetwork

I didn't need to watch a half hour video essay arguing that the Godzilla 1998 novelization was better than the movie, but I'm glad I did. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALoN...

It was a delight to meet Joshua and talk monsters with him. Monster Core 2 might be Pathfinder's best second monster book!

Of the three segments in Know Directions new format since the relaunch, I've struggled the most with the editorial opener. It takes the most forethought and editing, meaning I'm frontloading my moth's work. That said, I feel like I'm getting the hang of them, and having fun in the process.

I'll always remember the temperature around the last eclipse thanks to the solar glasses I find in my spring jacket pocket twice a year.

*Tina laughs exasperated after I name all five Backstreet Boys* ME: I'm sorry my brain doesn't remember good facts...

Growing up in the 80s, when you turned on your afternoon cartoons, you never knew if you were going to get a formulaic and forgettable fun way to spend 30 minutes or haunting imagery that stays with you for the rest of your life.

Typo of the day: Workshippers. "Do you see the way Tim in accounting looked at Bobby the secretary?" "You're such a workshipper.

Monster Core 2 here just in time to do the mash. (Hellacool glowing energy balls not part of the cover art but a reflection of my lights)

I'm a Guest of Honour at Keycon 42 in Winnipeg from May 15-17. I'll be chairing a bunch of panels, the topics of which haven't been settled yet. What would subjects would you like to hear me talk about? keycon.org/42/guests/

Cut my hand washing my new blender. Put another way, the first recipe I used my new blender on: Cream of potato leek soup. The second recipe I used my new blender on: Me.

I still struggle with what makes good Patreon content. Something like this feels interesting to me, but is it $2 a month interesting?

Pointed out a big bird in the sky to everyone in the car before realizing it was a plane Now I know how the people of Metropolis feel.

Probably my biggest design gaff in the G.I. JOE CRB is the stats for the S.H.A.R.C. They are so unjustifiably off, which is especially bad for such a popular and useful vehicle. I've wanted to fix them in an official capacity for a while. For now, I'll have to settle for an unofficial fix.

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If I wasn't in an ongoing Pathfinder campaign again, I would definitely grab Pathfinder Quest to fill that void. Even with that void currently filled, Pathfinder Quest has my attention.

Do zoologists realize that when they name an animal something like yellow-spotted warbler instead of eagle or condor, they basically kill any chance it shows up in a fantasy setting or a superhero gets named after it?

Strange revelation while writing this one: I've never owned anything Street Fighter. I don't own any of the Joes, or any other Street Fighter toy. I've never owned a copy of any of the games. No t-shirts, not even parody t-shirts. The only money I spent on this brand was renting Turbo in my teens.

Fantasy is subjective, but arachnophobia is to whom it may concern.

You learn so much about your kids when you roleplay with them. For example, ends up my daughter has a talent for interrogation.

The only thing I like more than talking with Jason is screaming with Jason!

I don't read nearly as much as I'd like to, and part of that is that my mind tends to wander when I read most novels. For whatever reason, I could read Pathfinder novels. I may have read more Pathfinder novels than non-Pathfinder novels in the last thirty years, so I am excited that they're back.

I've been covering Pathfinder for so long, and away from covering Pathfinder for so long, that I've actually gotten nostalgic for it. And nothing motivates me like nostalgia!

This is the first message I've ever written on a smart phone with predictive text off. The predictions and autocorrects were getting so bad, I couldn't deal with it anymore. Tech's gradual decline continues.

Informal pole for my TTRPG friends: Box Set vs Boxed Set Which term do you prefer and why?

Stone Cold Steve Austin's dialogue bubble in this Entertainment Earth ad for their latest Funko Pops sums up my reaction to seeing him with the cast of Kpop Demon Hunters.

Kind of made me want to play a Metroid after the first.

Bad movie idea: Drew Barrymore's character from 50 First Dates gets caught in a Groundhog Day loop, doesn't notice.

There's a Perk in the Transformers RPG that gives mode locked Cybertronians an Alt Mode. At least, that was the intent. Technically the Perk is not limited to robotic PCs. A member of the Renegade Discord server asked what it would look like if a human PC took the Perk. So I made this diagram.

Credit to Charles for this episode's catchy title. I used to dislike the concept of a reroll resource, but Essence20 turned me around on it. I especially like that its a group pool. That turns every opportunity to spend one into a conversation about what's happening and what might be coming.

Always happy to see the #Essence20 Field Guide To Action & Adventures get some love. In this case, the ENnies are once again giving it some love by including it as an award-winning title in their Humble Bundle. www.humblebundle.com/books/awardw...

I was hoping for a character that I could use to show off the new Old Hand Advanced Role, but I didn't land on Nightwing until I saw that it was Essential Builds' second anniversary.

Pete Petrusha tells Danielle about adapting the bizarre detective noir comic for foodies, Chew, into a #TTRPG. The latest Game Design Unboxed is available now on the #KnowDirectionNetwork. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2025/07/game...

1-2-3 may make these rules easier to remember, but 1-2-5 or 1-2-6 is the healthier way to go, honestly.

If I can't make Gen Con in person, at least I know enough people sharing their experiences to feel like I was there.

This is my happy face!

I describe my art style as delightfully amateur. I guess the same can be said about my animations.

Do you understand how hard it is to write bombastic, over-the-top military fantasy prose for the G.I. JOE RPG without it sounding like I'm ripping it from the headlines?

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I love how many random wikis have pages dedicated to Sgt Slaughter. www.mariowiki.com/Sgt._Slaughter

KPop Demon Hunters has been streaming nonstop in my home for weeks now, so naturally I built my favourite member of HUNTR/X in #Essence20.

I've been curious about #Essence20 Welcome To Night Vale since it was announced. I had a great time getting to the bottom of it with Carlos.

Can't wait for our Liberal Prime Minister to stop doing things the Conservatives ran on and start doing what he ran on.

I used to paint a lot of minis but I'm down to one a year, and the quality is all over the place. I'm really happy with how Sgt Slaughter figure this turned out. It makes me want to paint more minis. #GIJOERPG #Essence20

When so few can screw so much up for so many, those who fight back show what it actually means to be brave.