Brian Flaherty
@brianflaherty.bsky.social
🎲 Co-owner of Many Sided Media
Award-winning Sound Designer
My First Dungeon, Bitcherton, Talk of the Table
Award-winning Sound Designer
My First Dungeon, Bitcherton, Talk of the Table
This episode is SPOT ON!
Box games and smaller TTRPGs that are incredibly easy to start playing are one of the few ways into this hobby that isn't "let's start with D&D and then maybe play another game in 2-3 years"
Box games and smaller TTRPGs that are incredibly easy to start playing are one of the few ways into this hobby that isn't "let's start with D&D and then maybe play another game in 2-3 years"
New Quinns Quest review is a boxed RPG special! 📦✨
I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
Quinns Quest Reviews: The Boxed RPG Special!
YouTube video by Quinns Quest
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November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This episode is SPOT ON!
Box games and smaller TTRPGs that are incredibly easy to start playing are one of the few ways into this hobby that isn't "let's start with D&D and then maybe play another game in 2-3 years"
Box games and smaller TTRPGs that are incredibly easy to start playing are one of the few ways into this hobby that isn't "let's start with D&D and then maybe play another game in 2-3 years"
Since it started, @startplaying.bsky.social has made over $50,000,000 for the pro GMs that run games on the platform.
THAT'S NUTS!
Lots of specific data in the interview about player habits and what is the best way to get new players to try games other than D&D
THAT'S NUTS!
Lots of specific data in the interview about player habits and what is the best way to get new players to try games other than D&D
Over $50 million for GMs (w/ @startplaying.bsky.social )
In this episode we discuss how StartPlaying is allowing GMs to make a living in TTRPGs, how the platform can help expand the hobby and introduce new games, and the power of community created through play.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
In this episode we discuss how StartPlaying is allowing GMs to make a living in TTRPGs, how the platform can help expand the hobby and introduce new games, and the power of community created through play.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Since it started, @startplaying.bsky.social has made over $50,000,000 for the pro GMs that run games on the platform.
THAT'S NUTS!
Lots of specific data in the interview about player habits and what is the best way to get new players to try games other than D&D
THAT'S NUTS!
Lots of specific data in the interview about player habits and what is the best way to get new players to try games other than D&D
Reposted by Brian Flaherty
Come say hi to @moreblueberries.bsky.social and @brianflaherty.bsky.social at booth 3850!
Join our pin quest to earn a free MZM pin and see us at a number of cool panels and shows throughout the weekend!
Join our pin quest to earn a free MZM pin and see us at a number of cool panels and shows throughout the weekend!
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Come say hi to @moreblueberries.bsky.social and @brianflaherty.bsky.social at booth 3850!
Join our pin quest to earn a free MZM pin and see us at a number of cool panels and shows throughout the weekend!
Join our pin quest to earn a free MZM pin and see us at a number of cool panels and shows throughout the weekend!
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When we walked in, having managed to have no preparatory conversation in two days, I said “do you trust me?”
So here’s @itsquinns.bsky.social in a trust fall, recorded (with thanks to @brianflaherty.bsky.social for some quick cleanup on this audio)
So here’s @itsquinns.bsky.social in a trust fall, recorded (with thanks to @brianflaherty.bsky.social for some quick cleanup on this audio)
Communities, Criticism: a Conversation with Quinns | Dr. Em Friedman
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November 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
When we walked in, having managed to have no preparatory conversation in two days, I said “do you trust me?”
So here’s @itsquinns.bsky.social in a trust fall, recorded (with thanks to @brianflaherty.bsky.social for some quick cleanup on this audio)
So here’s @itsquinns.bsky.social in a trust fall, recorded (with thanks to @brianflaherty.bsky.social for some quick cleanup on this audio)
DIE is one of my all time favorite comics and I was OVER THE MOON when I heard there was a sequel series!
We sat down with @kierongillen.bsky.social to talk about his new series DIE: Loaded and how the release of DIE RPG has influenced this new comic series.
manysidednewsletter.substack.com/p/kieron-gil...
manysidednewsletter.substack.com/p/kieron-gil...
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
DIE is one of my all time favorite comics and I was OVER THE MOON when I heard there was a sequel series!
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Come to booth 3850 to join MZM’S PIN QUEST!!
Visit all 6 participating publishers to earn a free MZM pin
@rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social
@mythworks.bsky.social
@soulmuppet.co.uk
@plusoneexp.bsky.social
@possumcreekgames.com
@hauntedtable.bsky.social
Visit all 6 participating publishers to earn a free MZM pin
@rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social
@mythworks.bsky.social
@soulmuppet.co.uk
@plusoneexp.bsky.social
@possumcreekgames.com
@hauntedtable.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Come to booth 3850 to join MZM’S PIN QUEST!!
Visit all 6 participating publishers to earn a free MZM pin
@rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social
@mythworks.bsky.social
@soulmuppet.co.uk
@plusoneexp.bsky.social
@possumcreekgames.com
@hauntedtable.bsky.social
Visit all 6 participating publishers to earn a free MZM pin
@rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social
@mythworks.bsky.social
@soulmuppet.co.uk
@plusoneexp.bsky.social
@possumcreekgames.com
@hauntedtable.bsky.social
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Come find us at PAXU!
@moreblueberries.bsky.social & @brianflaherty.bsky.social will be selling games and hanging out all weekend.
Come say hi, buy a game, and join our Pin Quest to earn a free MZM pin!
@moreblueberries.bsky.social & @brianflaherty.bsky.social will be selling games and hanging out all weekend.
Come say hi, buy a game, and join our Pin Quest to earn a free MZM pin!
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Come find us at PAXU!
@moreblueberries.bsky.social & @brianflaherty.bsky.social will be selling games and hanging out all weekend.
Come say hi, buy a game, and join our Pin Quest to earn a free MZM pin!
@moreblueberries.bsky.social & @brianflaherty.bsky.social will be selling games and hanging out all weekend.
Come say hi, buy a game, and join our Pin Quest to earn a free MZM pin!
I wish I'd played this game from Day 1. It sounds like a truly WILD experience
Read our interview with @samsorensen.bsky.social about @mothership.bsky.social Month's 1,200 person mega game OVER/UNDER
manysidednewsletter.substack.com/p/inside-a-1...
manysidednewsletter.substack.com/p/inside-a-1...
Inside a 1,200 Player RPG
A closer look at Over/Under, the massive play-by-post game
manysidednewsletter.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I wish I'd played this game from Day 1. It sounds like a truly WILD experience
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I swore I’d never be the guy at the comic store who buys multiple copies of the same issue to collect the variant covers…
But for Issue 1 of Die: Loaded I simply had to make an exception 😎
An all-time favorite from @kierongillen.bsky.social and @stephaniehans.bsky.social
From @imagecomics.com
But for Issue 1 of Die: Loaded I simply had to make an exception 😎
An all-time favorite from @kierongillen.bsky.social and @stephaniehans.bsky.social
From @imagecomics.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I swore I’d never be the guy at the comic store who buys multiple copies of the same issue to collect the variant covers…
But for Issue 1 of Die: Loaded I simply had to make an exception 😎
An all-time favorite from @kierongillen.bsky.social and @stephaniehans.bsky.social
From @imagecomics.com
But for Issue 1 of Die: Loaded I simply had to make an exception 😎
An all-time favorite from @kierongillen.bsky.social and @stephaniehans.bsky.social
From @imagecomics.com
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Need just a little more Slugblaster??
@moreblueberries.bsky.social and @brianflaherty.bsky.social break down our season of Slugblaster and share our favorite moments, what was prepped and what was improvised, and what we'll be bringing from Slugblaster into our next game.
[Patreon Exclusive]
@moreblueberries.bsky.social and @brianflaherty.bsky.social break down our season of Slugblaster and share our favorite moments, what was prepped and what was improvised, and what we'll be bringing from Slugblaster into our next game.
[Patreon Exclusive]
Slugblaster | Behind the Screen | Many Sided Media
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November 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Need just a little more Slugblaster??
@moreblueberries.bsky.social and @brianflaherty.bsky.social break down our season of Slugblaster and share our favorite moments, what was prepped and what was improvised, and what we'll be bringing from Slugblaster into our next game.
[Patreon Exclusive]
@moreblueberries.bsky.social and @brianflaherty.bsky.social break down our season of Slugblaster and share our favorite moments, what was prepped and what was improvised, and what we'll be bringing from Slugblaster into our next game.
[Patreon Exclusive]
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Brian and Elliot are going to be at PAXU next week!
Let us know if you wanna meet up, talk business, hang out, or say hi!
Let us know if you wanna meet up, talk business, hang out, or say hi!
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Brian and Elliot are going to be at PAXU next week!
Let us know if you wanna meet up, talk business, hang out, or say hi!
Let us know if you wanna meet up, talk business, hang out, or say hi!
Reposted by Brian Flaherty
Hellwhalers | Ep. 1 - The Stygian Sea
Three damned sailors set off on a terrible quest in search of salvation...
Ft. @shenuque.bsky.social @bobigail.bsky.social @brianflaherty.bsky.social @vidityavoleti.bsky.social
Sponsored by @plusoneexp.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Three damned sailors set off on a terrible quest in search of salvation...
Ft. @shenuque.bsky.social @bobigail.bsky.social @brianflaherty.bsky.social @vidityavoleti.bsky.social
Sponsored by @plusoneexp.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Hellwhalers | Session 1 - The Stygian Sea
Podcast Episode · My First Dungeon · 11/13/2025 · 1h 12m
podcasts.apple.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hellwhalers | Ep. 1 - The Stygian Sea
Three damned sailors set off on a terrible quest in search of salvation...
Ft. @shenuque.bsky.social @bobigail.bsky.social @brianflaherty.bsky.social @vidityavoleti.bsky.social
Sponsored by @plusoneexp.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Three damned sailors set off on a terrible quest in search of salvation...
Ft. @shenuque.bsky.social @bobigail.bsky.social @brianflaherty.bsky.social @vidityavoleti.bsky.social
Sponsored by @plusoneexp.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
I started reading comics because of DIE.
When I did I swore I’d never be a “collect all the variant covers guy” but today is a special occasion :)
When I did I swore I’d never be a “collect all the variant covers guy” but today is a special occasion :)
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I started reading comics because of DIE.
When I did I swore I’d never be a “collect all the variant covers guy” but today is a special occasion :)
When I did I swore I’d never be a “collect all the variant covers guy” but today is a special occasion :)
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Tune in tomorrow for Part 1 of our Hellwhalers actual play!
Featuring
@shenuque.bsky.social
@vidityavoleti.bsky.social
@bobigail.bsky.social
@brianflaherty.bsky.social
Sound Design by
@strautmaskreplica.bsky.social
Sponsored by
@plusoneexp.bsky.social
Featuring
@shenuque.bsky.social
@vidityavoleti.bsky.social
@bobigail.bsky.social
@brianflaherty.bsky.social
Sound Design by
@strautmaskreplica.bsky.social
Sponsored by
@plusoneexp.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Tune in tomorrow for Part 1 of our Hellwhalers actual play!
Featuring
@shenuque.bsky.social
@vidityavoleti.bsky.social
@bobigail.bsky.social
@brianflaherty.bsky.social
Sound Design by
@strautmaskreplica.bsky.social
Sponsored by
@plusoneexp.bsky.social
Featuring
@shenuque.bsky.social
@vidityavoleti.bsky.social
@bobigail.bsky.social
@brianflaherty.bsky.social
Sound Design by
@strautmaskreplica.bsky.social
Sponsored by
@plusoneexp.bsky.social
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One of the things I was most delighted by in this conversation was the way @byconniechang.bsky.social and @seaplaysrpg.bsky.social speak about AP in terms of other art forms: dancing, singing, weaving
"we are choreographing, not scripting" is a framing that will particularly stick with me
"we are choreographing, not scripting" is a framing that will particularly stick with me
Talk of the Table -- Dramaturgy in Actual Play (w/ @byconniechang.bsky.social & @seaplaysrpg.bsky.social )
We dive deep on the use of dramaturgy in actual play: how it supports players, safe artistic storytelling, and long term actual play in @transplanarrpg.bsky.social
pca.st/u2b4x321
We dive deep on the use of dramaturgy in actual play: how it supports players, safe artistic storytelling, and long term actual play in @transplanarrpg.bsky.social
pca.st/u2b4x321
Dramaturgy in Actual Play (w/ Connie Chang & Sea Thomas)
pca.st
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
One of the things I was most delighted by in this conversation was the way @byconniechang.bsky.social and @seaplaysrpg.bsky.social speak about AP in terms of other art forms: dancing, singing, weaving
"we are choreographing, not scripting" is a framing that will particularly stick with me
"we are choreographing, not scripting" is a framing that will particularly stick with me
This is one of the best conversations for actual play performers and producers that we've had on Talk of the Table in a while.
@byconniechang.bsky.social & @seaplaysrpg.bsky.social think DEEPLY about AP and there is a lot to learn from the way they produce @transplanarrpg.bsky.social
@byconniechang.bsky.social & @seaplaysrpg.bsky.social think DEEPLY about AP and there is a lot to learn from the way they produce @transplanarrpg.bsky.social
Talk of the Table -- Dramaturgy in Actual Play (w/ @byconniechang.bsky.social & @seaplaysrpg.bsky.social )
We dive deep on the use of dramaturgy in actual play: how it supports players, safe artistic storytelling, and long term actual play in @transplanarrpg.bsky.social
pca.st/u2b4x321
We dive deep on the use of dramaturgy in actual play: how it supports players, safe artistic storytelling, and long term actual play in @transplanarrpg.bsky.social
pca.st/u2b4x321
Dramaturgy in Actual Play (w/ Connie Chang & Sea Thomas)
pca.st
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is one of the best conversations for actual play performers and producers that we've had on Talk of the Table in a while.
@byconniechang.bsky.social & @seaplaysrpg.bsky.social think DEEPLY about AP and there is a lot to learn from the way they produce @transplanarrpg.bsky.social
@byconniechang.bsky.social & @seaplaysrpg.bsky.social think DEEPLY about AP and there is a lot to learn from the way they produce @transplanarrpg.bsky.social
Reposted by Brian Flaherty
Tune in tomorrow for an EXCELLENT discussion with @byconniechang.bsky.social and @seaplaysrpg.bsky.social from @transplanarrpg.bsky.social about how they approach dramaturgy in actual play and how it influences their storytelling.
TONS of great practical takeaways for AP performers and producers.
TONS of great practical takeaways for AP performers and producers.
November 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Tune in tomorrow for an EXCELLENT discussion with @byconniechang.bsky.social and @seaplaysrpg.bsky.social from @transplanarrpg.bsky.social about how they approach dramaturgy in actual play and how it influences their storytelling.
TONS of great practical takeaways for AP performers and producers.
TONS of great practical takeaways for AP performers and producers.
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Want a peek inside a 1,200 player RPG?
Read out interview with @samsorensen.bsky.social about OVER/UNDER, the massive play-by-post game that's a part of Mothership Month ( @mothership.bsky.social )
manysidednewsletter.substack.com/p/inside-a-1...
Read out interview with @samsorensen.bsky.social about OVER/UNDER, the massive play-by-post game that's a part of Mothership Month ( @mothership.bsky.social )
manysidednewsletter.substack.com/p/inside-a-1...
Inside a 1,200 Player RPG
A closer look at Over/Under, the massive play-by-post game
manysidednewsletter.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Want a peek inside a 1,200 player RPG?
Read out interview with @samsorensen.bsky.social about OVER/UNDER, the massive play-by-post game that's a part of Mothership Month ( @mothership.bsky.social )
manysidednewsletter.substack.com/p/inside-a-1...
Read out interview with @samsorensen.bsky.social about OVER/UNDER, the massive play-by-post game that's a part of Mothership Month ( @mothership.bsky.social )
manysidednewsletter.substack.com/p/inside-a-1...
Just launched the latest season of My First Dungeon playing Hellwhalers!
Check out our interview with @mossdaggar.bsky.social and learn how to play damned sailors hunting a cursed hellwhale in a desperate attempt to gain eternal salvation.
Check out our interview with @mossdaggar.bsky.social and learn how to play damned sailors hunting a cursed hellwhale in a desperate attempt to gain eternal salvation.
Set sail on the Stygian Sea!
Our Hellwhalers season is kicking off with an interview with designer @mossdaggar.bsky.social who teaches @shenuque.bsky.social the rules of the game and shares their tips and tricks for a great session of Hellwhalers
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Our Hellwhalers season is kicking off with an interview with designer @mossdaggar.bsky.social who teaches @shenuque.bsky.social the rules of the game and shares their tips and tricks for a great session of Hellwhalers
pca.st/jyz0fh0s
Hellwhalers | Running the Game w/ Moss Powers
pca.st
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Just launched the latest season of My First Dungeon playing Hellwhalers!
Check out our interview with @mossdaggar.bsky.social and learn how to play damned sailors hunting a cursed hellwhale in a desperate attempt to gain eternal salvation.
Check out our interview with @mossdaggar.bsky.social and learn how to play damned sailors hunting a cursed hellwhale in a desperate attempt to gain eternal salvation.
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🎰🃏 IT'S A GAMBLE 🃏🎰
❤️♾️ SESSION 0 ♾️❤️
OUT TODAY!
Listen in as our brand new set of Fools build the world they'll play in, and define the worst calamity in its history.
Our very first AP using A FOOL'S ERRAND in its finalized state begins now.
Episode 1 comes next week. 💋
❤️♾️ SESSION 0 ♾️❤️
OUT TODAY!
Listen in as our brand new set of Fools build the world they'll play in, and define the worst calamity in its history.
Our very first AP using A FOOL'S ERRAND in its finalized state begins now.
Episode 1 comes next week. 💋
October 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🎰🃏 IT'S A GAMBLE 🃏🎰
❤️♾️ SESSION 0 ♾️❤️
OUT TODAY!
Listen in as our brand new set of Fools build the world they'll play in, and define the worst calamity in its history.
Our very first AP using A FOOL'S ERRAND in its finalized state begins now.
Episode 1 comes next week. 💋
❤️♾️ SESSION 0 ♾️❤️
OUT TODAY!
Listen in as our brand new set of Fools build the world they'll play in, and define the worst calamity in its history.
Our very first AP using A FOOL'S ERRAND in its finalized state begins now.
Episode 1 comes next week. 💋
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Jen’s whole 🧵 is a great encapsulation of something I’ve heard in different ways from other Actual Players ( @brianflaherty.bsky.social too):
there’s 2 layers to an AP recording (character & player). While a person’s public face isn’t the whole of who they are, it is usually still THEM...
there’s 2 layers to an AP recording (character & player). While a person’s public face isn’t the whole of who they are, it is usually still THEM...
Our convo the other day about heels added a new layer I can finally identify to this convo. Critique/criticism of this medium inherently involves analysis of the players AS PEOPLE, because they are part of the show format, out of character.
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October 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Jen’s whole 🧵 is a great encapsulation of something I’ve heard in different ways from other Actual Players ( @brianflaherty.bsky.social too):
there’s 2 layers to an AP recording (character & player). While a person’s public face isn’t the whole of who they are, it is usually still THEM...
there’s 2 layers to an AP recording (character & player). While a person’s public face isn’t the whole of who they are, it is usually still THEM...
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You've lived a sinner's life. Now you've died a sinner's death.
Your only chance at salvation is to kill a monstrous Hell Whale.
Can you end your eternal suffering?
My First Dungeon: Hellwhalers premieres this Thursday October 30th wherever you get your podcasts.
Your only chance at salvation is to kill a monstrous Hell Whale.
Can you end your eternal suffering?
My First Dungeon: Hellwhalers premieres this Thursday October 30th wherever you get your podcasts.
October 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
You've lived a sinner's life. Now you've died a sinner's death.
Your only chance at salvation is to kill a monstrous Hell Whale.
Can you end your eternal suffering?
My First Dungeon: Hellwhalers premieres this Thursday October 30th wherever you get your podcasts.
Your only chance at salvation is to kill a monstrous Hell Whale.
Can you end your eternal suffering?
My First Dungeon: Hellwhalers premieres this Thursday October 30th wherever you get your podcasts.
Reposted by Brian Flaherty
On our crowdfunding campaigns from Thirsty Sword Lesbians on forward we've been using Backerkit's marketing services to take care of ad placement. We (@crislv.bsky.social) make a variety of graphics to their spec, hand them over, and let them roll with it.
October 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
On our crowdfunding campaigns from Thirsty Sword Lesbians on forward we've been using Backerkit's marketing services to take care of ad placement. We (@crislv.bsky.social) make a variety of graphics to their spec, hand them over, and let them roll with it.
Reposted by Brian Flaherty
Get yourself in the mood for Mausritter Month and read @cjeggett.co.uk’s feature on the swords n whiskers RPG as he explores its diminutive charms in the company of @losing.games, @manarampmatt.bsky.social & daughter Ada, now on our site.
October 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Get yourself in the mood for Mausritter Month and read @cjeggett.co.uk’s feature on the swords n whiskers RPG as he explores its diminutive charms in the company of @losing.games, @manarampmatt.bsky.social & daughter Ada, now on our site.
Reposted by Brian Flaherty
You've lived a sinner's life. Now you've died a sinner's death.
For the next season of My First Dungeon we're going to be playing HELLWHALERS by @mossdaggar.bsky.social
Hellwhalers is a TTRPG of nautical and Christian religious horror that's a cross of Moby Dick and Dante's Inferno
For the next season of My First Dungeon we're going to be playing HELLWHALERS by @mossdaggar.bsky.social
Hellwhalers is a TTRPG of nautical and Christian religious horror that's a cross of Moby Dick and Dante's Inferno
October 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
You've lived a sinner's life. Now you've died a sinner's death.
For the next season of My First Dungeon we're going to be playing HELLWHALERS by @mossdaggar.bsky.social
Hellwhalers is a TTRPG of nautical and Christian religious horror that's a cross of Moby Dick and Dante's Inferno
For the next season of My First Dungeon we're going to be playing HELLWHALERS by @mossdaggar.bsky.social
Hellwhalers is a TTRPG of nautical and Christian religious horror that's a cross of Moby Dick and Dante's Inferno