I need to go watch the vid but heck yeah. If you got a dragons horde in gold a d a nice house...why would you risk fighting the kaiju of the week?

Early Dungeons and Dragons did not expect characters to adventure forever. The game had an answer for what came after success. That's what my new deep-dive video explores. Now live on YouTube! youtu.be/doXvXzGSzrY #DnDHistory #OSR #TTRPG

✨👕Day 186 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! A few days late again! And, a second, different, GREEN LANTERN shirt! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

So many folks asked in the comments for me to make this video explaining how D&D Tournament Scoring actually worked. Here you go! Not only how it worked, but also, *WHY* it was created in the first place, and what problems from early D&D it was solving.

Tournament play forced D&D to explain itself. When it had to be scored & compared, it had to declare what mattered & what didn’t. My new video looks at tournament modules, scoring sheets, & judge notes to see what survived when D&D was put under pressure. Link: youtu.be/9smlcmd_aGw #DnD #TTRPG

✨👕Day 185 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! A few days late - can't believe I haven't shown this one before! GREEN LANTERN! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

For the late-night crowd & folks who didn't see this yet, this is my tribute to Tim Kask, the first paid employee at TSR and 1 of the people who helped early D&D survive its chaotic early years. It's not a biography. It’s about how editing, especially Tim’s editing, helped shape the future of D&D.

Early D&D didn’t just need designers. It needed someone to decide what belonged. A tribute to Tim Kask, and a look at editing as world-building in the earliest days of D&D. My new video is now live: youtu.be/4-LeR9Erb8k #DnDHistory #dnd #TTRPG

Just posted a new Patreon release: Krampusnacht: Bonus Material! It expands the adventure with winter encounters, the Perchten Court, & omens tied to Frau Perchta. Written for Old-School Essentials & focused on judgment, superstition, & player choice. www.patreon.com/posts/krampu... #ttrpg #osr

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✨👕Day 184 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! Mrs. "You Have Too Many T-Shirts" Rolled A 1 gave this to me: old record store logos! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

✨👕Day 183 of Nerd Fashion Monday! 183 days of non-repeated geek shirts! This is embarrassing -I forgot to post this last week on 12/22! DC's "Trinity"! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

I just released "Krampusnacht," a small OSE-style Christmas adventure rooted in winter folklore and dark fairy tales. Less hack-and-slash, more judgment, bargaining, and consequences. It’s live now on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/krampu... 🎄❄️

I took a few minutes to add up the numbers on my work this year. Layout and idea inspired by a similar post from TTRPGkids, with a few tweaks to suit my own style.

I took a few minutes to add up the numbers on my work this year. Layout and idea inspired by a similar post from TTRPGkids, with a few tweaks to suit my own style.

Early D&D combat wasn’t loose or arbitrary. It was procedural. It wasn't about realism or grind, but helping to manage risk, reduce uncertainty, & telegraph danger to players. My latest video is about early D&D combat procedures, why they worked, & what we lost: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7mF...

Days late, but we're still in the 12 Days of Christmas, so... ONE of my favorites (it depends on my mood, what I'm eating, what ingredients I have) is something I made up called "The Little Tree" (after Charlie Brown): * 2 oz Gin * 0.5 oz Pine Syrup (see following tweet) * 2 dashes Lemon Bitters

Retweet with your favorite holiday drink! Saba invites you all to try a KK Slider this holiday season. It's simple and tasty and other things too! Just combine 2 parts Bailey's and 1 part soda water. Garnish with a dash of nutmeg. Adjust ratios to taste, of course. @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social

I just released "Krampusnacht," a small OSE-style Christmas adventure rooted in winter folklore and dark fairy tales. Less hack-and-slash, more judgment, bargaining, and consequences. It’s live now on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/krampu... 🎄❄️

My new video reviews topics I covered in 2025! Patterns emerged that helped me realize why things like THAC0, saving throws, alignment, race-class limits, genre-blending, & class design worked the way they did & what that says about D&D's original design intent. 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAS1...

THAC0 is one of those D&D terms everyone thinks they understand. Some remember it as logical. Others were told it was confusing or obsolete. Often, they’re remembering different versions entirely. 🎲 New video out now: youtu.be/-66hjCKKXjk

✨👕Day 182 of Nerd Fashion Monday! 182 days of non-repeated geek shirts! The cover of Captain Marvel Adventures, #42, Nov 24th, 1944, art by C.C. Beck. @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

I'm spreading holiday content across various social media accounts, so if you're into that... "25 Days of Xmas T-Shirts" is on my DRA1 Instagram. "25 Days of Xmas Vinyl" is on my personal IG account (link in comments). "25 Days of Xmas Cocktails" is on my CocktailCadre IG (also in comments)

My new video is up! I took a look at how early D&D tried to stat the gods and what that decision meant for the game, from pantheon choices to the Chaosium issues. There’s also plenty here you can adapt for your own table. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ytC... #DnD #TTRPG #DnDHistory

✨👕Day 181 of Nerd Fashion Monday! 181 days of non-repeated geek shirts! The cover of Batman #27, Dec 13th, 1944, art by Jack Burnley. @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

Teasing my next deep dive YT video: How D&D Tried to Stat the Gods • Why these books were created • How the pantheons were selected • Controversies around statting gods & the Chaosium issues • What ideas still matter for modern campaigns If you like early D&D history, this will be a fun one. #DnD

Early D&D’s saving throws are some of the most misunderstood rules in the game. But there was a rationale behind every category... even the weird ones! My new video up now if you’re curious about the origins. 🎲 Watch now: youtu.be/KG3_tzgLUoc #DnDHistory #TTRPG

Early D&D’s saving throws are some of the most misunderstood rules in the game. But there was a rationale behind every category... even the weird ones! My new video up now if you’re curious about the origins. 🎲 Watch now: youtu.be/KG3_tzgLUoc #DnDHistory #TTRPG

✨👕Day 180 of Nerd Fashion Monday! 180 days of non-repeated geek shirts! An on-theme Xmas shirt to wear while working at my friend's record shop! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

✨👕Day 179 of Nerd Fashion Monday! 179 days of non-repeated geek shirts! A few days late, but Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

Early Dragon Magazine is 𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 with ideas most players 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁. Gary’s 1978 “D&D: What It Is & Where It Is Going” article is only the start. In issues #19–22 I found: 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆! 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲! 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! Creators who Shaped the Future of D&D! Now live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2v5...

Early Dragon Magazine is 𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 with ideas most players 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁. Gary’s 1978 “D&D: What It Is & Where It Is Going” article is only the start. In issues #19–22 I found: 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆! 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲! 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! Creators who Shaped the Future of D&D! Now live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2v5...

Sharing a quick preview of today's new video, where I look at 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗&𝗗’𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀. If you’ve ever wondered why humans got different treatment, the answer is more nuanced than you might remember. Watch now: youtu.be/BtmeDlAglbo

✨👕Day 178 of Nerd Fashion Monday! 178 days of non-repeated geek shirts! Finally caught up! Sharp, sweet, a little hint of venom? That's me! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

Sharing a quick preview of today's new video, where I look at 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗&𝗗’𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀. If you’ve ever wondered why humans got different treatment, the answer is more nuanced than you might remember. Watch now: youtu.be/BtmeDlAglbo

✨👕Day 177 of Nerd Fashion Monday! 177 days of non-repeated geek shirts! Actually from last week! I forgot to post! Being a little cheeky in this one. @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

⚔️ In early D&D, Paladins were the most noble, and the most punishing, class to play. What happened to the Paladin’s original meaning? 🎲 Find out now in my latest video: 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝘿&𝘿’𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨? youtu.be/z6IH_CIOk8g #DnD #OldSchoolDND #TTRPG #Paladin #ADnD #RPGHistory

Happy Old Halloween! Plus, celebrate Martinmas by cutting your jacket in half and giving half to the needy! (It seems to me that giving them the WHOLE jacket would be better, but mine is not to question why!) Also, enjoy a Martini! @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social

⚔️ In early D&D, Paladins were the most noble, and the most punishing, class to play. What happened to the Paladin’s original meaning? 🎲 Find out now in my latest video: 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝘿&𝘿’𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨? youtu.be/z6IH_CIOk8g #DnD #OldSchoolDND #TTRPG #Paladin #ADnD #RPGHistory

What if your cleric’s miracles weren’t so holy? 20 weird traits to make your divine characters feel truly strange, and D20 tables for generating superstitions, omens, rituals, and faiths. New on my Patreon. 👉 patreon.com/daddyrolleda1 #OSR #DnD #OldSchoolEssentials #TTRPG #WeirdFantasy

I'm always on my Arduin craze and I eagerly await my own Portal to Adventure. I have snuck a bunch of Arduinisms into my current OSR game group already and I kinda wanna toss in the Lost Dungeon of Tonisborg just to mess with them even further

✨👕Day 176 of Nerd Fashion Monday! 176 days of non-repeated geek shirts! Late this week! A gift from friends because I work in advertising. @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

Gary Gygax warned: “This is not for the faint of heart.” The S-Series modules—Tomb of Horrors, White Plume Mountain, Barrier Peaks, and Tsojcanth —pushed D&D to its limits. New video: From Tombs to Spaceships: How the S-Series Changed D&D 🎥https://youtu.be/1jQMqItGPms #DnDHistory #OldSchoolRPG

If you aren’t subscribed to Martin’s amazing youtube channel, you are missing out. The history and fascinating stories in every episode are enlightening.

Gary Gygax warned: “This is not for the faint of heart.” The S-Series modules—Tomb of Horrors, White Plume Mountain, Barrier Peaks, and Tsojcanth —pushed D&D to its limits. New video: From Tombs to Spaceships: How the S-Series Changed D&D 🎥https://youtu.be/1jQMqItGPms #DnDHistory #OldSchoolRPG

I'm really proud of this adventure, and folks have been commenting on the content, layout, and art! Check it out at my Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/step-i... By the way, if you like the layout/art/map, my friend Bill Green is open for commissions. You'll find him at billgreenstudios.com

🎓✨ NEW ADVENTURE for Old School Essentials! The Scholomance: The Black School. A 6-page dungeon of forbidden magic & Romanian folklore at a hidden school. New monsters, factions, random tables, custom map, & more! 🎲 Get it now by joining my Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/step-i... #OSE #ttrpg

🎓✨ NEW ADVENTURE for Old School Essentials! The Scholomance: The Black School. A 6-page dungeon of forbidden magic & Romanian folklore at a hidden school. New monsters, factions, random tables, custom map, & more! 🎲 Get it now by joining my Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/step-i... #OSE #ttrpg

🎲 BONUS UNBOXING! I unboxed the 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, a wild collaboration that feels like opening a time capsule of 1970s gaming! And it's joined by OSR weird science-fantasy goodness from Barrows & Borderlands! 🎥 Watch the unboxing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQlK... #OSR #DnD #TTRPG #RPGHistory