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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · 3h

I've just run a few sessions 1 on 1 as a test and really liked it. Planning a full game, anyone running a more narrative, fiction-first 5e game will find it easy to pick up. A lot of little things about DH I really like: character leveling, environments, dice mechanics, overlapping class domains.

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · 7h

Painting minis. #dnd #daggerheart #miniatures #wizard #rogue #fighter

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · 14d

Just hanging out with Chloe on her birthday, painting miniatures for D&D and Daggerheart. I don't play Warhammer, but I love the Citadel minis, especially the Sylvaneth. (Druanti The Arch-Revenant) Imagine trudging through a dimly lit forest and this dude steps into your path. #daggerheart #dnd5e

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · 16d

One of my doodles from some sketching at lunch today.

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · 18d

I just backed #Daggerheart Class Packs on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dar...

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · 22d

Our Great Blue Heron, Roger, was in the backyard today hunting for rodents, toads, frogs. Sorry about the exposure settings Roger. #nhwildlife

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · 24d

I ordered whole bean coffee from Many Worlds Tavern, a couple different kinds, including "Yatamon Spirits", which will go nicely with with a game of Obojima obojima.com It's like playing Dungeons & Dragons in a Studio Ghibli inspired world. #DnD5e #DungeonsandDragons manyworldstavern.com

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · 26d

Happy Autumn Equinox everyone. We're at the point in our orbit halfway between the summer and winter solstices when day and night are equal length. But not halfway in our orbit between perihelion (closest to the sun) and aphelion (farthest), which will be the morning of October 6th. #autumnalequinox

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · 28d

Just down in the basement replacing a section of copper pipe and old valves leading to the outside hose faucets. These are the two we turn off in the winter.

Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Sep 17

The new Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set, Heroes of the Borderlands, just showed up. Over five pounds of gaming fun packed into one box. #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #dnd5e

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Sep 16

This dude again, showing off his antlers...

Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Sep 8

A bobcat marking territory and wandering through our backyard at 6am this morning. #wildlife #trailcam #bobcat

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Aug 28

The buck was back this morning, strolling through our way-backyard. #wildlife #wildlifecam

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Aug 25

Coyote trotting past in the way-backyard. #coyote #wildlife

Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Aug 24

Painting some scatter terrain--stuff your D&D players will want to rummage through, crates, locked chests, sacks of... who knows? Your characters are just going to have to open them up and see. #dungeonsanddragons , #dnd , #daggerheart , #ttrpg

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Aug 23

The chipmunks are busy today.

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Aug 19

I've had the PDF for a while. The physical book and box of cards showed up today! #daggerheart #ttrpg

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Aug 16

My art buddy, snoozing while I draw. He was a maniac, racing around the house most of the day, but it's time to crash.

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Aug 7

Doing a little drawing and painting at lunch. Started this in Procreate--a while ago, but now doing most of the work in Photoshop on the XP Pen Artist Pro tablet. #coverart #bookcoverdesign #digitalart

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Aug 7

Backyard astro: another narrowband shot of the Tulip Nebula Sh2-101 in Hydrogen-alpha, 60x5-minute exposures stacked in PixInsight, rotated to look more like a tulip. SH2-101 is 6000 lightyears away, a short hop over on the Orion arm of the Milky Way galaxy. #astrophotography #astronomy #narrowband

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Aug 4

Possibly my favorite Cardiacs album, On Land and in the Sea, but since no one’s making me choose one, I won’t. This is the 2025 Vinyl remaster of the 1989 album in blue vinyl, which does make it extra special. This just arrived in the mail! #cardiacs #OnLandAndInTheSea #blueVinyl

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Aug 3

The Tulip in Hydrogen-alpha: Tulip Nebula Sh2-101 and the surrounding HII region in Cygnus, centered on the open star cluster NGC 6871. 60x300-second subs, 5 hours total integration time. Location: backyard, coastal New Hampshire, US. #astrophotography #astronomy #nightsky #ZWOAM5 #williamoptics

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Aug 1

The Space Cat was already set up and ready to go, so that's what I'm imaging with tonight. William Optics SpaceCat51 and the ZWO AM5 EQ in the backyard. I have the ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro Mono camera, 3nm narrowband 48mm filter set on tonight #WilliamOptics #SpaceCat #ZWOAM5 #astrophotography #astronomy

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Aug 1

Red-tailed Hawk on our backyard fence, just hangin’ out, looking for squirrels. The sun is finally out and I’m going to set up my astro gear in a bit. Nikon D750, 300mm f/5.6. #backyardwildlife #redtailedhawk #wildlife #wildlifephotography

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Chris Howard @chrishowardwriter.bsky.social · Jul 31

Looks like we might have some clear night skies Saturday and Sunday, and I'll be out with the Apertura Carbonstar 150 (600mm focal length, F/4) and the #ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro monochrome camera. #astrophotography #nightsky

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