It arrived! It's still so unreal for me.

1/8 We wrapped up our year-long Challengers of Vanth campaign today with the Squelchers using diplomacy to form a coalition of allies to confront the captain of the guard of the Horse Tamers to hand over the victory medallion and let the Princess of the Horse Tamers win the Crucible.

Prepping for Vanessa Hudgenses Save Groundhog Day RPG party on Saturday This is the fifth game in a semi annual campaign of Vanessa Hudgenses Save Christmas. They have saved Christmas twice, St Patrick’s Day, and Thanksgiving!

I couldn’t find a mini or toy I liked for my Challengers of Vanth party’s Damnation Van so I designed my own STL and had one of my players 3d print it. I just finished painting it. Behold the Squelchers of Vanth and their Squelchwagon!

Every so often, I run a game of "Vanessa Hudgenses Save [INSERT HOLIDAY HERE]" for some friends. So far, we've done Christmas, Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, and Thanksgiving. Coming soon: Vanessa Hudgenses Save Ground Hog Day!

My players finally bought a Damnation Van. I couldn’t find a toy or mini I liked so I designed my own STL and one of the players printed it up. I pinned and glued the top to the bottom. Once it dries I’ll paint it. #EncounterCritical #ChallengersofVanth

I clicked "N" when it asked me if I wanted to save the file I was closing. Ya'll. I CLICKED "N" WHEN IT ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO SAVE THE FILE I WAS CLOSING. Not the duplicate file I was copying from. THE FILE I'VE BEEN WORKING ON ALL MORNING!

Well tonight's sunset is pretty great!

I can't be the only one that thinks the new Avengers trailers, with their slow-mo limited movement single character shots and tracking shots, all look like highly detailed AI-generated slop?

I got the Thunder Road board game for Christmas. I saw that there's a Thunder Road RPG but it uses a different core mechanic. So now I'm wondering, does the Thunder Road RPG integrate at all with the board game?

I had a funky dream last night where I thought I had made some kind of deep insightful linguistic connection - that two different words had the same root! I woke up and thought about this. Then I realized, the two words were "Devour" and "Devour". They were the same word. I felt like a dork.

The following is a true story from today. Christa reads the tag on a newly planted tree in the neighborhood. Me: “what cha doin?” Christa: “Trying to see what kind of dogwood this is.” Me: “you can usually tell by its bark.”

Happy Friday, nerds!

After multiple scraps+re-writes, I settled on a final plot that I'm currently running for my Sunday group. This necessitated a title change and a revised cover! I give you: The Forbidden City of DJM-KHA-TAH! With special guest appearances by Thrazar, Sir Chicken, Baltor the Brave, and many more!

"I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie."

I was once again honored to be asked to do the Energy Trust holiday card. This year I worked with an imaginative and amazing team to come up with what may be my new favorite card. Happy holidays from Energy Trust of Oregon

I have painted a cover for my next Challengers of Vanth adventure: Undercover Vice Squad vs. the Horse Tamers of Vanth! #encountercritical #challengersofvanth #ttrpg

I was trying to remember two names today during gaming. I just remembered them. Primamastodonna and Melodramammoth

My uncle Jerry passed away last night. Apparently, while he was in hospice last week, he said, "Tell the boys at the bar I'm going to miss darts next week." Which, honestly, are fucking awesome last words!

(brings cup to lips, slurps, a whole solid thing went in my mouth, sputter spoo!) I JUST FOUND A WHOLE EFFING COFFEE BEAN IN MY COFFEE CUP! WHAT THE HELL!?!

Anime that I love for unexpectedly sweet stories that aren't Studio Ghibli: Frieren Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! The Night is Short, Walk On Girl! Suzume Your Name The Boy and the Beast Mirai

Anime that I love for sheer gonzo-ness: Dandadan Kill-la-Kill Tengen Toppen Gurren Lagaan FLCL Dorohedoro Redline Promare One Punch Man (I have not seen Chainsaw Man but I hear its good)

Adventures I HAVE to write my current Challengers of Vanth campaign: The Quest of the Horse Tamers Adventures I WANT to write at some point: The Search for Argus II (Damnation Vans and Mad Max road gangs in the Forbidden Waste) The Abominations of the Screaming Scientist (cyaborgs and giant robots)

I recently learned that one of my coworkers and her husband produce quality D&D accessories! They did a kickstarter and everything! www.tomeofsummoning.com

Yay! I finally got the photos of my wife and me from Halloween DEEZ!

The Haunting of Tillinghast Manor, my latest adventure-scenario for Challengers of Vanth, is available for free download from my itch.io store! 48 pages of SPOOKY ADVENTURE -- ABSOLUTELY FREE! geekrampage.itch.io/the-haunting... #encounter-critical #challengersofvanth #ttrpg

Yesterday's costume at work. I did not win Best Overall. I knew the obscurity of my character would make that an uphill battle.

According to the doorbell camera, we had 21 groups of kids Average 3.5 per group that puts it at 73-74 kids It's now 9pm. We're going dark.

Happy Halloween! Ready for Trick or Treaters!

Creepy Dolls Precious little playthings, all pretty dresses and curls. hp 4 Morale - Porcelain -d2 Move 15’ Knitting Needle 1: range 2', ignores armor. Cling: up to 10 dolls can climb onto a target and hang on. Test Agility DR 12 to avoid. Each free hand may test Strength DR 10 to remove one doll.

(long story 1/5) I was at a bar in North Portland last night (Oakshire Beer Hall on 42nd), attending a work-related happy hour thing. While returning from the restroom, I see a guy sitting at a table with his laptop open.

Who's going into the gazebo to investigate that shiny thing?

Lord Albertus Tillinghast, adventurer, explorer, collector. #ChallengersofVanth

(a workplace tale in three parts) Part 1/3: We deployed new site designs for our Solar and Renewable pages today. Said design includes a new image frame with an irregular amorphous shape:

Tillinghast Manor, what makes you think its haunted?

I've already got the next two Challengers of Vanth adventure-scenarios in my head. 1. Busting a Hobling Syndicate counterfeit operation in Bloodhaven-with white Armani suits and pastel t-shirts! 2. Ghost busting in a haunted mansion. Scooby Doo style-except with eon swords and phasic sniper rifles!

The Catacomb of the Forgotten King, my latest adventure-scenario for Challengers of Vanth (compatible with MÖRK BORG), is available for free download from my itch.io store! 44 pages of HIGH ADVENTURE -- ABSOLUTELY FREE! geekrampage.itch.io/the-catacomb...

I got my flu and Covid vaccines at Fred Meyer today and they gave me $20 off my next purchase! Well look what happens to cost around 20 bucks!

Saw this last night and it was the greatest most informative YouTube video ever made (about the history of punctuation, but I found it FASCINATING and ELUCIDATING)!! The "paragraph symbol" is called a "pilcrow"!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKLT...

Question Mark xkcd.com/3143/

Today, I'm listening to psychedelic Afro-surf-funk by the Golden Dawn Arkestra. Its Parliament Funkadelic-meets-the theme from SWAT ...with SURF GUITAR! open.spotify.com/artist/7b0pv...

I had a dream last night that I was a Kung Fu guy whose catch phrase was "I have a PhD in KICKING ASS!"

Halloween costume build begins! October 31 will be here sooner than you think! Time to get out the EVA foam, Xacto knives, heat guns, and Barge!

The new Street Fighter movie has a cast and it looks amazing! David #Dastmalchian as M. Bison is inspired! ew.com/street-fight...

Happy Star Trek Day, Nerds!

Everyone should check out my friend Paige Taylor's new blog on creativity, art, and design: architectureofmuses.com

Coming very soon for Challengers of Vanth: the Catacomb of the Forgotten King! A new adventure against the Hierophants of Sulduku! I'm playtesting it now. I will release for free in about two weeks. #EncounterCritical #ChallengersofVanth

Now that I know there is a real planet Orcus with a real moon named Vanth in our Solar system, MY Vanth will likewise be a moon of a planet Orcus. #EncounterCritical #ChallengersofVanth

Just dropping in to say that my Challengers of Vanth campaign has been going strong! Honestly, no one is more surprised than me! #EncounterCritical #ChallengersofVanth