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Phil V (he/him)
@dnaphil.bsky.social
TTRPG Podcaster and Blogger. Occasional Game Designer. Avid TTRPG Game Master. Aspiring cook and baker.

Project Manager to pays the bills.

https://linktr.ee/dnaphil
I am curious. Has anyone done the math on Blades in the Dark on how many segments make up a good score? Is there a ratio between score and threat clocks or a total number?

Has anyone worked that math?
August 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
@j-k.games is back with another supplement for Mutants in the Now.

As someone who played TMNT until the end of the 1980s, I believe this game is the true spiritual successor. The rules are revamped and clean, the game is fun to play, and the combat is fantastic

www.kickstarter.com/projects/arb...
Mutants From the Archives: Pet Shop Blues
Expanding the retro-modern, mutant-animal, role-playing game Mutants in the Now with new pet species, fascist villains, and much more!
www.kickstarter.com
May 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Proud to be the 72nd backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Voidheart Symphony - What Are You Fighting For?! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
Voidheart Symphony - What Are You Fighting For?
A role-playing game of psychic revolution in the shadows of the city.
www.backerkit.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Finally got a chance to listen to The Gauntlet 2nd Edition podcast.

I forgot how much I love the sound of @jasoncordova.bsky.social voice. Also enjoying the show’s concept.

www.patreon.com/posts/121732...
The Gauntlet Podcast (2nd Edition): Dance of the Damned | The Gauntlet
Get more from The Gauntlet on Patreon
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March 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Gene Hackman has been in so many good movies, but the one that always comes to mind for me is The Quick and the Dead. I love this movie, and he was a great villain.
February 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Hey Anto! :)
Why We Fight is a 1-5 player, GMless, narrative, solarpunk TTRPG about collective resistance, overthrowing oppressive forces, and building a future where no one has to "earn" the right to live. Each player controls a crew of 4 characters, that you build as you play!
February 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Thanks for the space! I create #indie #TTRPGs #maps and #art and am currently getting ready to run a #Kickstarter for #Reaver #SwordandSorcery #RPG Help us bring gritty combat and dark sorcery to your table!
#fantasy #TTRPGRising #Conan #Imaro #heroic #grim

www.kickstarter.com/projects/rav...
Coming soon: Reaver Sword & Sorcery Role-Playing Game
Merging a simple die-chain mechanic with a deadly ancient-world setting to bring you heroic adventure with more grit and less gonzo!
www.kickstarter.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Let me take this format for a spin
February 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Has anyone used Hearts of Wulin to run a Cobra Kai game? Because I think it may be possible, but I also can't be the first person to think of this.
February 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I have two Cortex Prime conversions I want to make from 90s RPGs: Underground and The Whispering Vault.

I think both would be a lot of fun in Cortex Prime.
February 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Its a shame that Cortex Prime does not have a license option, because I have some really fun stuff that I have made, that I would love to share with the world.

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February 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Neon City Blues is a cool KS project that just launched. It's a street level cyberpunk game, Carved from Brindlewood. I've always thought a cyberpunk game that uses the CfB mystery system is a great idea, and so I'm excited to see this in the world!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/508...
Neon City Blues
Cybernoir, Carved from Brindlewood
www.kickstarter.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is genius. I am a terrible artist but handy with a vector drawing program. This I can do.
Hey Bluesky. Need to make a little map? Here's a 4(ish) step way to do that with Affinity Designer. Using the node tool to make the town, the vector brush tool to draw 'roads', and the shape builder tool, to create little pockets in town you can color to highlight important areas. alt for details.
February 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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@dnaphil.bsky.social examines techniques for how to help you follow your own advice at the table and remember your best practices so you can continue to hone your GM skills.

#TTRPGs #RPGs
Coaching Yourself At The Table
I give you all a lot of GMing advice. I also take my advice as much as possible. The hardest kind of advice for me to take is the kind that affects my table style. It’s not that I am dismissive of my ...
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January 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Be discerning where you place your happiness.

Sports teams, social media, an audience, and careless people can all do great damage, intentionally or not.

Instead place your happiness in the hands of people who care about your well being and will nurture and protect it.
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
January 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
From my father...

Your job/career is the thing you do in order to pay for the things you really want in life.
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
January 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Learn the difference between charismatic and leadership. They are not the same. A charismatic person will not lead you out of trouble or through tough times.
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
January 31, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Go to therapy. Even if you think nothing is wrong. The sooner you learn to process your feelings and understand who you are the better you will be as a partner, friend, parent, etc.
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
January 31, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Cortex Prime is to RPGs as Excel is to business.
January 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Somehow Eclipse Phase 2nd edition flew under my radar. I read the web page covering all the changes and was excited. I like the mechanical changes and always dug the setting.

I went and picked up a copy, and I can't wait to read it.
January 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
1) Molecular Biologist
2) Biology
3) NA
4) IT Project Manager
if you went to college
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now, professionally?

1) Elementary school teacher
2) Sociology
3) N/A
4) Process Server
if you went to college
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now, professionally?

1. Writer/editor/literary agent
2. English
3. Never changed
4. Writer/literary agent
January 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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IT'S LIVE!

The first 48 hours are critical, so please repost and share with anyone who loves:
- TTRPGS!
- Swashbuckling!
- Colorful Underworlds!
- Fraught Choices!
- Romance!
Coming soon: Sword Opera
A roleplaying game of melodrama and violence!
www.kickstarter.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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I think we could all use an island retreat!

Join us on the mythical island of San Mercurio, where you can:
- solve "problems" with steel and magic
- woo or be wooed by hunky Frumio
- peruse the Phantom Market!

The Sword Opera Kickstarter goes live TOMORROW! Follow! Repost!
Coming soon: Sword Opera
A roleplaying game of melodrama and violence!
www.kickstarter.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
When you are cutting down trees in #Minecraft do you immediately plant a sapling in its place, or did you not see the Lorax as a child?
January 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM