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darjr @darjr.bsky.social · 19h

Well if you need a DM anyway let me know.

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darjr @darjr.bsky.social · 20h

Oh wow!! I'll make sure to stop by! Thanks! Will ya'll be taking playtest feedback? Need anyone to run sessions?

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Andrew Beauman 🔜 GameHole @andrewbeauman.com · 20h

Holy cow, I haven't talked about Mörk Sol in a while!
If you're visiting me at the Goosepoop Games booth at GameHole (Booth #21), you'll have the opportunity to pick up a special Game Hole Ashcan copy of the rules, as well as a special Scav badge tag!

Kickstarter launching in November!
morksol.com

Coming soon: Mörk Sol

A faster-than-light Mörk Borg-inspired RPG set in a horrific galaxy consumed by entropic decay.

morksol.com

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darjr @darjr.bsky.social · 1d

Todd talks to Keith Baker about a few things and his campaign frame for Daggerheart, a city setting. youtu.be/rQvxYxstakg?...

Keith Baker on Eberron, Daggerheart and Setting Advice | D&D

YouTube video by Todd Kenreck

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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 1d

Super excited about this: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Get Ready for Ultimate Toolbox

From World's Largest RPGs - Get Ready for Ultimate Toolbox

www.backerkit.com

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Keith Ammann 🔜 Gamehole Con @themonstersknow.com · 1d

It's Gamehole Con week! Got your badge?

MAKING ENEMIES will be available for purchase at Chimera Hobby shop, and I'm signing books Friday and Saturday from 2 to 6 PM. You can also catch me on panels Thursday (on writing RPG books) and Saturday (on monster design) at 7 PM.

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Robin D. Laws @robindlaws.bsky.social · 2d

Rob was devoted to tabletop RPGs, a talented writer, and a real pro to work with. My deepest condolences to his friends and family.

www.enworld.org/threads/gami...

Gaming Journalist Rob Wieland Passes At Age 48

It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of Rob Wieland. As well as his weekly reviews column here at EN World, Rob's work could be found on Forbes, Geek & Sundry, and other outlets, as wel...

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darjr @darjr.bsky.social · 5d

A pompous band of lost dwarves claiming Moria as theirs is absolutely going on the wondering monster table.

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Fighting Chance Studio @claywarforge.bsky.social · Feb 24

What character would match these ceramic dice?

These #dice and many others drop this Friday, Feb 28th at 6pm ET 🙌

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Fighting Chance Studio @claywarforge.bsky.social · Mar 3

Want to tell your fortune? The Greek alphabet oricle is a great way to do a quick vibe check sort of augury 😄 #dice

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Fighting Chance Studio @claywarforge.bsky.social · Jun 27

Yes, they are ceramic. People often ask how I get the "ceramic effect," not realizing that they actually *are* ceramic! It's truly the only way to do it!

#dice #ttrpg #dnd

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Jonathan Tweet @jonathantweet.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks! Everyone should be very interested in "FOO"! It's pretty cool. Should be available in April, I think.

(Thanks for the acronym.)

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darjr @darjr.bsky.social · 5d

It’s been years since I’ve been able to read this much. I’ve been able to tear through several books. Even simultaneously. I’ve missed this super power.

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Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 5d

Just a reminder.... The only violence involving ICE in Portland, is by ICE.

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darjr @darjr.bsky.social · 6d

I wanna run Moria but the players are just ordinary folk from Bree, like they decided there must be treasure in Moria, let’s go adventure and get some. All the while oblivious to the larger epic story around d them. #lotr #moria #theonering #adventuresinmiddleearth I might use cairn. #carin

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 7d

I've done a few interviews about Designers & Dragons Origins over the last few days, and some folks have asked about the origins of Origins.

There's a long-ish story about the DnDClassics site and the return of D&D PDFs to the world.

The product histories emerged organically from that.

Launching Soon - Designers & Dragons: Origins

From Evil Hat - Launching Soon - Designers & Dragons: Origins

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 6d

How does Designers & Dragons Origins have an inspiration in Doctor Who?

This is a thread from earlier today, about how the I, WHO series of books about the Doctor Who Novels was an inspiration when I started collecting my Dungeons & Dragons product histories into books. (Click through for more.)

Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 7d

(The interviews will have the whole story.)

But when I set about putting those product histories into book volumes starting in 2020, I had a new inspiration: a series of books called I, WHO.

www.madnorwegian.com/185/books/do...

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darjr @darjr.bsky.social · 6d

BTW I’m very interested in that abandoned game you mentioned. FOO? That’s awesome.

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Jonathan Tweet @jonathantweet.bsky.social · 6d

Interesting. Can you tell us more?

13th Age takes rest decisions out of the players' hands, and so does the "freeform OGL oldschool" system that I was working on back in 2010.

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darjr @darjr.bsky.social · 6d

Here is the book cubicle7games.com/en_US/unchar...

Uncharted Journeys

cubicle7games.com

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darjr @darjr.bsky.social · 6d

See my response to Mr. Tweet.

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darjr @darjr.bsky.social · 6d

A fourth requirement is that you can't long rest while on a journey. They point out that places to take a long rest might include an Elf camp in Mirkwood, a Dwarven hall, and, more interestingly, a place in the wilderness like an old Elf ruin or a nice campsite next to a bright river.

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darjr @darjr.bsky.social · 6d

Quoting a quick summary from that thread: AiME basically says you need three things for a long rest: safety from threat of an attack (so no long rest in an area with monsters where you need to post guards), comfort (so no long rest in a dank dungeon), and tranquility (an air of peace). 3/

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darjr @darjr.bsky.social · 6d

Here’s a link to an ENWorld discussion. 2/ www.enworld.org/threads/anyo...

D&D 5E (2014) - Anyone Using Adventures in Middle Earth Journey/Rest Rules in Regular 5e Game?

Adventures in Middle Earth has a very interesting set of new mechanics for 5e, and one of them is the Journey mechanic. I could describe it, but @Ilbranteloth does it better than I could in another th...

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darjr @darjr.bsky.social · 6d

The original developers pulled it into its own book eventually, the journey system in Uncharted Journeys. It began life in the Adventures in Middle Earth rpg. The barebones is it defined places long rests could happen at. 1/

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