Leon Barillaro
@barilleon.com
Trans type Eeveelution. ENNIE & IGDN-nominated Game & Narrative Designer. M.S. in CompSci. Game Designer on Dungeons & Dragons.
"Bear-uh-LAIR-oh." they/them. #WotCStaff
opinions are my own
https://barilleon.com
📧 [email protected]
"Bear-uh-LAIR-oh." they/them. #WotCStaff
opinions are my own
https://barilleon.com
📧 [email protected]
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Leon Barillaro
@barilleon.com
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Check it out it’s a Wizard holding a Wizard in the Wizards office
Love living in an Italian-American household because you’ll wake up and say “I think we should do Marinara today” and get the groceries for it and everything but when you’re ready to start cooking you find your partner in the kitchen already doing it because he wants to make sure it’s done right
January 18, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Love living in an Italian-American household because you’ll wake up and say “I think we should do Marinara today” and get the groceries for it and everything but when you’re ready to start cooking you find your partner in the kitchen already doing it because he wants to make sure it’s done right
There’s a moment in the Chevalier d’Eon’s life where she was living in London and refused to return to France despite her government’s order. The French government tried to extradite her, but since she had broken no English law the English could do nothing.
January 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM
There’s a moment in the Chevalier d’Eon’s life where she was living in London and refused to return to France despite her government’s order. The French government tried to extradite her, but since she had broken no English law the English could do nothing.
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Finally got around to updating ye olde profile page with some fun news: I’ve joined Wizards of the Coast as a Game Designer for Dungeons & Dragons. Much love to everyone who has been part of my journey through TTRPG writing and design land so far – excited to see what this new chapter brings!
January 16, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Finally got around to updating ye olde profile page with some fun news: I’ve joined Wizards of the Coast as a Game Designer for Dungeons & Dragons. Much love to everyone who has been part of my journey through TTRPG writing and design land so far – excited to see what this new chapter brings!
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🔥 "NEVER GIVE UP!!" 🔥
January 18, 2026 at 7:05 AM
🔥 "NEVER GIVE UP!!" 🔥
No weapon forged against me first in middle school shall prosper a second time.
January 18, 2026 at 5:03 PM
No weapon forged against me first in middle school shall prosper a second time.
I haven’t read homestuck2 in years but there’s a moment where Sollux yells “I’m fucking gaming!!!” that I think about all the time and if I were ever to change my header I’d track that down and use it
January 18, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I haven’t read homestuck2 in years but there’s a moment where Sollux yells “I’m fucking gaming!!!” that I think about all the time and if I were ever to change my header I’d track that down and use it
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Los Angeles: I have about 200 11x13.5 ez open mailers from Uline just sitting in cardboard boxes. If you can come pick them up they’re yours for free. good for shipping zines probably?
January 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Los Angeles: I have about 200 11x13.5 ez open mailers from Uline just sitting in cardboard boxes. If you can come pick them up they’re yours for free. good for shipping zines probably?
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Well damn I guess I just got grackled
January 18, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Well damn I guess I just got grackled
Getting to the part in my Chevalière d’Eon biography where she goes to England and I don’t recognize any of these names. Rather I do but they’re mostly just English Words so when I read it’s hard for me to register them as names. Pitt? Smith? Booth? Those are things
January 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Getting to the part in my Chevalière d’Eon biography where she goes to England and I don’t recognize any of these names. Rather I do but they’re mostly just English Words so when I read it’s hard for me to register them as names. Pitt? Smith? Booth? Those are things
Los Angeles: I have about 200 11x13.5 ez open mailers from Uline just sitting in cardboard boxes. If you can come pick them up they’re yours for free. good for shipping zines probably?
January 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Los Angeles: I have about 200 11x13.5 ez open mailers from Uline just sitting in cardboard boxes. If you can come pick them up they’re yours for free. good for shipping zines probably?
A wizard’s familiar lives up to her name
January 17, 2026 at 5:14 PM
A wizard’s familiar lives up to her name
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Dropping an updated version of The Sentient Severed Arm just in time for the Indiecade Awards. You can still play the b&w prototype for free, but now you can also pay a little more to get the beautiful new updated version in full color.
nullandvoidgames.itch.io/the-sentient...
nullandvoidgames.itch.io/the-sentient...
The Sentient Severed Arm by nullandvoidgames
An investigative live action roleplaying game for 2 or more players
nullandvoidgames.itch.io
January 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Dropping an updated version of The Sentient Severed Arm just in time for the Indiecade Awards. You can still play the b&w prototype for free, but now you can also pay a little more to get the beautiful new updated version in full color.
nullandvoidgames.itch.io/the-sentient...
nullandvoidgames.itch.io/the-sentient...
Two little girls with English accents at the coffee shop, wearing Huntrix t-shirts and holding scooters.
Them: What is that cup?
Me: It’s a Pokemon. Do you know Pokemon?
Them: No.
Me: Oh okay, so it’s like a monster—
Them (indignant): We know Pokemon. That’s like Pikachu.
Them: What is that cup?
Me: It’s a Pokemon. Do you know Pokemon?
Them: No.
Me: Oh okay, so it’s like a monster—
Them (indignant): We know Pokemon. That’s like Pikachu.
January 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Two little girls with English accents at the coffee shop, wearing Huntrix t-shirts and holding scooters.
Them: What is that cup?
Me: It’s a Pokemon. Do you know Pokemon?
Them: No.
Me: Oh okay, so it’s like a monster—
Them (indignant): We know Pokemon. That’s like Pikachu.
Them: What is that cup?
Me: It’s a Pokemon. Do you know Pokemon?
Them: No.
Me: Oh okay, so it’s like a monster—
Them (indignant): We know Pokemon. That’s like Pikachu.
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Mob Pyscho 100 - Be a good person.
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Mob Pyscho 100 - Be a good person.
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Hey you! Are you a TTRPG writer staring at discourse on bluesky??? Would you rather be writing for a game? I want to pay you (at $0.20/word) to write for a zine month project!
I'm seeking folks interested in folk stories and examining power structures in storytelling!
I'm seeking folks interested in folk stories and examining power structures in storytelling!
How I Heard It Guest Writer Application
First Pancake Studios is seeking guest writers for our upcoming TTRPG How I Heard it (Free Ashcan Available Here). How I Heard it is a GM-less storytelling game played around a campfire. Players take ...
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January 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Hey you! Are you a TTRPG writer staring at discourse on bluesky??? Would you rather be writing for a game? I want to pay you (at $0.20/word) to write for a zine month project!
I'm seeking folks interested in folk stories and examining power structures in storytelling!
I'm seeking folks interested in folk stories and examining power structures in storytelling!
POSITM - the purpose of a system is to matter
January 17, 2026 at 12:26 AM
POSITM - the purpose of a system is to matter
I've gotten a lot of questions over the last two weeks about how I got my job. I actually wrote a post almost a year ago about how I became a prolific freelancer. This will take you 95% of the way down my path. The other 5% is being in the right place at the right time:
barilleon.com/ttrpg-indust...
barilleon.com/ttrpg-indust...
How I Got into the TTRPG Freelance Industry - Barilleon's Web Zone
How TTRPG freelancer Leon Barillaro got gigs writing for tabletop game companies. Advice for those who'd like to begin their careers.
barilleon.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I've gotten a lot of questions over the last two weeks about how I got my job. I actually wrote a post almost a year ago about how I became a prolific freelancer. This will take you 95% of the way down my path. The other 5% is being in the right place at the right time:
barilleon.com/ttrpg-indust...
barilleon.com/ttrpg-indust...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Everyone talking about the big end of act 1 moment in E33 kept me anticipating it. No one spoiled it, but I’m fluent enough in JRPG to have predicted it. That scene was…fine. I don’t think I felt anything watching it. But having played a bit of Act 2, I think that is the point.
(Spoilers in thread)
(Spoilers in thread)
January 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Everyone talking about the big end of act 1 moment in E33 kept me anticipating it. No one spoiled it, but I’m fluent enough in JRPG to have predicted it. That scene was…fine. I don’t think I felt anything watching it. But having played a bit of Act 2, I think that is the point.
(Spoilers in thread)
(Spoilers in thread)
Was no one going to tell me Empress Elizabeth of Russia held weekly masquerades so she could dress as a king and force her entire court to crossdress or was I just supposed to find that out reading a biography of the Chevalière d’Eon by myself
January 16, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Was no one going to tell me Empress Elizabeth of Russia held weekly masquerades so she could dress as a king and force her entire court to crossdress or was I just supposed to find that out reading a biography of the Chevalière d’Eon by myself
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This is from the Vonnegut museum, and apt as ever.
January 15, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This is from the Vonnegut museum, and apt as ever.
Now that I’m a wizard I have my dad calling me up to ask things like “what is a homunculus, and is it good or evil?”
January 15, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Now that I’m a wizard I have my dad calling me up to ask things like “what is a homunculus, and is it good or evil?”
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New Unearthed Arcana playtest introducing four new subclasses:
🥋Warrior of Mystic Arts (Monk)
🛡️Oath of the Spellguard (Paladin)
🃏Magic Stealer (Rogue)
👻Vestige Patron (Warlock)
Link to full blog post and survey below.
Highlights in 🧵1/6
🥋Warrior of Mystic Arts (Monk)
🛡️Oath of the Spellguard (Paladin)
🃏Magic Stealer (Rogue)
👻Vestige Patron (Warlock)
Link to full blog post and survey below.
Highlights in 🧵1/6
January 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
New Unearthed Arcana playtest introducing four new subclasses:
🥋Warrior of Mystic Arts (Monk)
🛡️Oath of the Spellguard (Paladin)
🃏Magic Stealer (Rogue)
👻Vestige Patron (Warlock)
Link to full blog post and survey below.
Highlights in 🧵1/6
🥋Warrior of Mystic Arts (Monk)
🛡️Oath of the Spellguard (Paladin)
🃏Magic Stealer (Rogue)
👻Vestige Patron (Warlock)
Link to full blog post and survey below.
Highlights in 🧵1/6
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He really is doing all of it.
January 15, 2026 at 4:36 AM
He really is doing all of it.