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BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · Oct 26

I’m working on a AD&D retroclone named Bhakashal. I have completed the Bhakashal Spell Book, a tome with more than 400 new spells, designed for the setting and compatible with any old school fantasy TTRPG.

Search on www.lulu.com (print/PDF)or www.drivethrurpg.com (PDF) for “Bhakashal”

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BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 1h

Right up there with the classic, “tanks run in while ranged spells and missiles are used, leading to friendly fire…”

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BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 1h

But there are times when you need to address multiple fronts simultaneously, or times when a larger group full of noisy tin can fighters will ruin your much needed stealth

There are no absolutes with tactical decision making

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BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 1h

It depends on the hat I’m wearing.

As the referee I don’t have a preference either way. The PCs do what they do and I respond to it.

As a player it’s a contextual risk/reward decision

Yes, you are making each group in the split more vulnerable as they are smaller

Connell @constantconnell.bsky.social · 7h

TTRPG Question of the Day

How do you feel about splitting the party?

This is such a common topic it has practically become a meme but is the concern real? Some say you shouldn't split the party cause it slows down the game, while others say it makes more tactical sense. What do you think & why?

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Katnaxel - On Hiatus @katnaxel.bsky.social · 15h

#dndtober2025 Day 14. Blade

Yevna's greatsword is a good blade for today's prompt I think!

#dndtober #dnd #art #dndart

Text reads: 14. Blade
A half orc woman wields a glowing greatsword.

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BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 16h

These are fantastic

Queen Gwenevere @queengwenevere.bsky.social · 16h

Woohoo, #PortfolioDay ! I’m Gwenevere Singley, illustrator and general art wrangler! I’ve worked in games, animation, interactive media, TTRPGs, comics, and I’d love to work on more!

(All oil on canvas except the big fight scene, which was painted in Photoshop)

Portfolio: gwensingley.com

The Rose Queen, in a grand rose gown, is surrounded by her court of elegant bee attendants in a spacious pavilion decked with roses. The bee courtiers are all vying for her attention.

A knight on a white horse, setting out to find a dragon in a mountainous wild wasteland, has just encountered the dragon’s aunt. She is MASSIVE, half pompous matron and half dragon, decked with curls, pearls, and feathers (or are they horsetails?) with a long scaly tail stretching back into the mountains, and a formidable gold lorgnette, through which she examines the knight. She does not approve.

A joyful zebra, that is also a knight, ON FIRE, with stripes and tail turning to flames, garbed in a golden helmet with plumes that also turn to flames, rearing up and holding a striped lance that is also on fire, setting out on an adventure across sunny mountains, along a road leading to a golden castle. A little fire salamander friend tags along.

Cover for the Sword Opera TTRPG: a half a dozen motley renaissance characters are having a huge brawl near a baroque pavilion in a garden. A swordsman in black faces off against a swordswoman in red, behind them a be-turbaned swordsman with a blue flaming scimitar is restrained by a pleading damsel, a ruffian in yellow with a couple of daggers sprawls in the foreground, a sneaky rogue in a weird hat circles behind with a dagger, and another damsel kneels behind the duelists begging both her lovers to desist. Dramatic mountains and storm clouds set the scene.

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BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 1d

I had this Michael Whelan piece as my phone wallpaper for ages.

Whelan is fantastic

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Izzy.PumpkiNG | comms open @izzypetersart.bsky.social · 2d

perhaps take a moment to admire my shiny new website, why not: www.izzypetersart.com

Izzy Peters, Illustrator

www.izzypetersart.com

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Jcomics @jdiz.bsky.social · 2d

#ComicSkyCoverArtists

OCTOBER DAY 12: Denys Cowan

#comicsky

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Ezra Badb West @ezrabadbwest.bsky.social · 2d

Oi! @beyondtheweird.bsky.social looky at what came in today. More pics below.

@blackdragoncan.bsky.social @ericklw.bsky.social

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Ezra Badb West @ezrabadbwest.bsky.social · 2d

Oi! @beyondtheweird.bsky.social & @dungeonnoir.bsky.social looky at what also came within the #Spacemaster #ArmoredAssault box set. A copy of #CyberspaceRPG & a supplement for it.

@blackdragoncan.bsky.social @ericklw.bsky.social

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CyberTaters @potato.software · 2d

Oi! @beyondtheweird.bsky.social & @dungeonnoir.bsky.social looky at what also came within the #Spacemaster #ArmoredAssault box set. A copy of #PotatospaceRPG & a supplement for it.

@blackdragoncan.bsky.social @ericklw.bsky.social

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BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 2d

Someone wanted company, so I guess I won’t be doing any work right now.

Fuzzy bean

BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 3d

Rafael Kayanan Conan the Adventurer

Kayanan is a massive talent

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BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 4d

I do my best

BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 4d

I think you are spot on

BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 4d

Shenanigans for sure.

Having said that, another new player in my Friday game is a min-maxing optimizer.

As he rolled up his PC he was all, “which spell does the most damage” and so on.

“If I pick a deity do I get buffs?”

LOL, settle down there cowboy!

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BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 4d

Me - "And the spell isn't really meant to be used like that, the animals think of you as a friend and follow you around, do you want to be followed around perpetually by a gigantic horde of hundreds of rats?"

P - "THAT'S SO COOL"

There's always one.

He's going to work out just fine 😂

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BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 4d

p - "Can I choose what kind of animal I get?"

Me - "Yes"

P - "So I could summon rats?"

Me - "Sure"

P - "So I could cast the spell multiple times over multiple days, and build up a... huge rat army"

Me - ... "Sure, it might be hard to control that many animals, and you will have to feed them..."

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BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 4d

New player this week.

P - "Can I cast animal friendship on multiple creatures?"

Me - "Sure"

P - "The spell says it's permanent"

Me - "Yes it is"

P - "Is there a limit to the number of animals I can have charmed by this spell?"

Me - "There is no stated limit"

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Ranaroth @ranaroth.bsky.social · 5d

Andre Norton, No Night Without Stars, Margaret K. McElderry/Atheneum, 1975. Cover: Jack Gaughan. #AndreNorton #MargaretMcElderry #Atheneum #JackGaughan #night #stars

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BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 6d

I forgot how much Jazz influence there was in Eric B and Rakim.

Infectious beat, hypnotizing horns, driving percussion

Groovy

BlackDragonCan @blackdragoncan.bsky.social · 6d

Willow says good morning

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Fernando Salvaterra @salvaterra.bsky.social · 6d

Thetys. These Stars... 2023 commission

#ttrpg #hexcrawl #cartography #b&wart

black and white drawing of an island with cliffs, rivers and forests.

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Rob Sacchetto @robzombieportraits.bsky.social · 6d

OMG!!! My LAST LIVE-STREAM ART TUTORIAL TONIGHT before the Convention/Thanksgiving Break is ON at 9PM! I REQUIRE MERELY 20 more subscriptions to make it into the HIGHER algorithm stream!!! www.youtube.com/@ZombiePortr... #MarvelZombies #zombieart #zombie #arttutorial #processjunkies #horrorart

Rob Sacchetto

I’m Rob Sacchetto. Creator of ZombiePortraits.com and the artist behind the world’s largest original zombie art collection. Welcome to Rob-Cast: Prevenge of the Nerd, my channel where horror meets po...

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Rob Sacchetto @robzombieportraits.bsky.social · 6d

Some Taylor Swift Zombie Action this morning! 🙂 #taylorswift #zombie #zombies #zombieart #zombieportrait #taylornation #swiftie #penandink #drawing #portrait #zombieartist #halloween

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