A hobby about human creativity and quirky homebrew is really not the place for AI slop. Kobold is sticking with human-made games and sourcebooks.

The Far Side here.

Reading update - recently read: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Bladerunner) Neuromancer Altered Carbon Count Zero It’s at this point I need a palate cleanser before continuing my sci-fi reading and new sci-fi noir RPG campaign writing. Probably some old school fantasy.

The summer game group hiatus has stricken my regular RPG gang. People going on trips and vacations and such. We’ve paused the Shadow of the Weird Wizard game with one more adventure left.

Don’t know who to credit for this, but I find it hilarious.

Been reading sci-fi noir lately so I can be inspired to write my group’s next RPG campaign. Recently read: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Bladerunner) Neuromancer Currently reading: Altered Carbon TBR Pile: The Expanse, Count Zero Any other recommendations?

This show is dang gorgeous Lookit that super hot typewriter He’s just typing words on it without AI Using his brain like all the hot people do

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Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits. Shadow of the Weird Wizard Hyperborea (2e) Worlds Without Number Savage Worlds - Deadlands

Just finished painting my first two five man squads of Thousand Sons. Still need to do some transfers and grass tufts, but I’m pretty much done. #Warhammer40k #minipainting #ThousandSons

Great game night last night. Finished our first master tier adventure for Shadow of the Weird Wizard RPG. The heroes slew a really tough dragon in its lair. Lots of super heroics - spell throwing, a paladin with a fire aura, specialist warriors doing brutal damage with two handed weapons… great fun.

First battle with a dragon in last Friday’s master tier adventure for Shadow of the Weird Wizard. Fighting on open ground definitely favors the dragon. Players did well, but some almost died. Thankfully they hurt it badly enough that it retreated. Time to beard it in its lair next session.

Had a fun game session tonight with the family. Playing the Hyperborea 2e RPG by way of the Gunderholfen megadungeon campaign. I’ve got a ranger, a warlock, and a magic-user. A little t of mapping, some fights with kobolds. ‘Twas a good evening.

Awesome. Big fan here.

Started running this, our first adventure for the newly minted master level heroes, Friday night. I’m really enjoying this Shadow of the Weird Wizard campaign. PCs are getting pretty powerful at this level, so I’ll be interested to see if I can really challenge them with this one.

Man oh man. There are very few things I like as much as a three day weekend. Except a four day weekend.

I’m so glad I swore off Spotify long ago, and many of my favorite bands are on platforms that they can make some money on.

Awww yeah. That’s the stuff. #DnD #OSR #Megadungeon

Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers

Make a Bond film casual The World Is Plenty

Big seven player coop game of Fortune and Glory today! Happy Holidays everybody!

Got in a 1000 point game of #Warhammer40k #WH40k at my friend’s house yesterday. My AdMech got mowed down by his Black Templar. But I learned a lot and had fun. Thanks for trouncing me @503rpg.com

My RPG year in review: I’ve really only been running three games this year. Shadow of the Weird Wizard for the Friday crew (just reached 7th level), Hyperborea for the work group (very rare), and old school D&D for the family (also very rare these days). Having a great time when we do play, though.

To be or not to be, Santa Yorick?

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This is the way.

After what happened today — we need a family The Prince Bride watch party so badly. Rest In Peace Rob Reiner. Thank you for all the good you put out into the world.

Toon is cool. Used to own this RPG as a kid but have no idea where it went. Tempted to jump on it. Or drop an anvil in it. www.enworld.org/threads/cart...

Every RPG blogger is allowed one “What is the OSR?” post. Here’s mine:

What a great headline

This is Huey, checking in to say hi. #Hummingbirds #Birds #PNW #YouMatter #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice

Labyrinth Lord is a great game, and a good stand in for the grand old game. Also the ruleset Stonehell Dungeon uses, though it can be run with most any OSR game. Definitely recommend.

If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:

Same.

I’m a fan of Purple Sorcerer’s zero level party generator has created the sheets for many a DCC funnel for us over the years.

Cue the shut up and take my money gif.

I checked out the link and it's legit. If you need help, this could be a good place to start. via White Rose Resistance

Just finished the two novel collection that is John C. Hocking’s Conan: City of the Dead. Absolutely amazing. Especially the second story. Five stars. Hocking might be the best Conan pastiche writer since Robert E. Howard himself penned the Cimmerian. Fantastic.

BBSes were the coolest. In my teen years I spent a lot of time calling local BBSes with my trusty Commodore Amiga 500 and 2400 baud modem.

Real talk.

In other news, continued our Shadow of the Weird Wizard game last night. Lately they’ve been plowing through enemies without much issue. Lots of whiz bang killer abilities. I think they’re having fun and the mood of the game is cool. But I would like it to be more of a challenge.

Had my friend ask when we were resuming our megadungeon crawling game again and that she’d like to get back to it. Schedules are a bit tough lately, but I’m hoping it happens sometime in October.

Thought I’d drop a proof of life post. I’m still alive! Life is kicking my backside a bit, but I’m around. Running Shadow of the Weird Wizard for my Friday group, painting #Warhammer40k where I apparently started a new Thousand Sons army in time to see them get nerfed. Ah well.

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