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Derek Sword (he/him) ⚔️
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He/Him
Yes, Sword is my real last name. Yes, it is awesome. No, you can't have it.
Co-founder and GM on swordandkey.bsky.social
Co-host/co-cryptowoologist on monstercrush.bsky.social

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swordandkey.bsky.social
We are live now!
swordandkey.bsky.social Sword & Key @swordandkey.bsky.social · 2d
Our first @projecthopeorg.bsky.social HOPEmas game in our line up is Star Wars: The Final Piece, a three part series beginning tomorrow, Wednesday the 3rd, at 4pm Pacific/7PM EST/1AM CET.
Promotional image with a colorful blue and red background, covered in bokeh/light sparkles in various colors. Sword and Key Presents The Final Piece, a Star Wars Fantasy Flight game is at the top, bracketed by the Sword & Key crossed logo, the Sidequest heart logo and the Project HOPEmas logo. Cast photos for GM Dax, Anna Maeve, Emma Skinner, Valiant Dorian, Janie, and Angela, plus their names, are below. At the bottom of the image is the text “Wednesdays, December 3rd. 10th. 17th. 4PM pacific 7PM Eastern. Twitch.tv/sword_and_key”
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
Our first @projecthopeorg.bsky.social HOPEmas game in our line up is Star Wars: The Final Piece, a three part series beginning tomorrow, Wednesday the 3rd, at 4pm Pacific/7PM EST/1AM CET.
Promotional image with a colorful blue and red background, covered in bokeh/light sparkles in various colors. Sword and Key Presents The Final Piece, a Star Wars Fantasy Flight game is at the top, bracketed by the Sword & Key crossed logo, the Sidequest heart logo and the Project HOPEmas logo. Cast photos for GM Dax, Anna Maeve, Emma Skinner, Valiant Dorian, Janie, and Angela, plus their names, are below. At the bottom of the image is the text “Wednesdays, December 3rd. 10th. 17th. 4PM pacific 7PM Eastern. Twitch.tv/sword_and_key”
December 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
Happy December! We have a pretty full schedule with one-shots, two-shots, three-shots, and more!
December 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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fridaytea.com
It's Countdown to Winter sale day 5 of 6, and today is Exclusive Sticker Day! 🐉 All orders placed today will receive a sparkly holo vinyl sticker of this darling "Matcha's Snow Day" design!⁠
12/2 - free exclusive sparkly tea dragon sticker shipped with all online orders placed today!
December 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
dsword.bsky.social
MY BOY!

10 years on and he reminds me every day of how he is literally the best dog (your dog is also the best dog, they’re all the best dogs)
swordandkey.bsky.social Sword & Key @swordandkey.bsky.social · 3d
We don’t typically post pet pics here as often as we should. But today is a special day!
Saxon, resident S&K best boy, is celebrating his 10 YEAR GOTCHA DAY ANNIVERSARY!

To help celebrate, give your nearest fur/feather/fishy/fr-whatever pet friend a little extra love.
A brown dog wearing a blue harness with a green grass around and mountains in the far distance below a blue sky A brown dog in soft yellow light resting on a blue pillow A brown dog holding a red frisbee in his mouth surrounded by grass and trees in the background
December 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
A key ally has been attacked by the King's envoy. The group must work fast to ensure her safety and their own survival.

Today at 11am PT, join us for Field Trip #9 of Summer in Carcosa: As Tides Darken!
Promotional Image of a Monsterhearts 2 game called Summer in Carcosa. The background is brown with wood grain accents. In bright yellow text at the top it says Summer in Carcosa a Monsterhearts 2 game with a yellow and black logo of a cthulu in a baseball cap. In the middle are photos of the cast. From left to right they are: Lady Dame, Maia, Angela, Monroe, and Ventris. Above each player photo is a headshot of character art of each PC. At the bottom it says Mondays at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern on twitch.tv/sword_and_key with the Sword & Key logo. There is a credit for the artist that drew the character art that says art by IG: amayaisokay. The game is raising money for Trans Lifeline.
December 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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longdogdice.com
This is live for just about another 24 hours! This darn pup set it run through tomorrow night, which is pretty impressive given the lack of thumbs.
longdogdice.com Long Dog Dice @longdogdice.com · 6d
Weird, it would seem some discounts have appeared on the site that will automatically apply to your cart for anything ready to ship 👀

I blame Grif. This is the face of a menace.
A photo of a soft-coated wirehair dachshund laying on his side clearly demanding belly rubs. He is partially blurry because he's just so darn wiggly.
November 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
This week in addition to our regularly scheduled programming, we kick off our @projecthopeorg.bsky.social HOPEmas fundraiser!
Promotional image of this week’s streams on Sword & Key. Text says : This week on twitch.tv/sword_and_key. All times Pacific Sword & Key. On the left are the stream names, and to the right are the days and times. From top to bottom: Summer in Carcosa, a MonsterHearts 2 game Monday at 11AM. Star Wars The Final Piece Wednesday at 4PM. Zenith 3000 Thursday at 5:15PM. The Paris One-Two-Step of '24 Friday at 3PM. Nightmares on the Frontier Sunday at 2PM.
November 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
Sword & Key is proud to present the return of Vaesen, premiering with an all new season and new cast members TODAY at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET!

Join us today for part 1 of our character introductions!

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
Promotional image with faded, illegible, handwritten script over a black background with line illustrations of various plants on top. The title Vaesen: What Should Never Be Found is at the top, bracketed by the Sword & Key crossed logo and the Conservation International logo. Cast photos for Baker, Bunz, Anniek, Eva, and Lyz, plus their names, are below. At the bottom of the image is the text “Season Introduction Part 1. Sunday, November 30th 10am Pacific / 7pm CET. Twitch.tv/sword_and_key”
November 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
We are live now!

Join us for this new season premiere and see what characters will be delving into the shadowy wilds wherein lie VAESEN!
swordandkey.bsky.social Sword & Key @swordandkey.bsky.social · 5d
Sword & Key is proud to present the return of Vaesen, premiering with an all new season and new cast members TODAY at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET!

Join us today for part 1 of our character introductions!

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
Promotional image with faded, illegible, handwritten script over a black background with line illustrations of various plants on top. The title Vaesen: What Should Never Be Found is at the top, bracketed by the Sword & Key crossed logo and the Conservation International logo. Cast photos for Baker, Bunz, Anniek, Eva, and Lyz, plus their names, are below. At the bottom of the image is the text “Season Introduction Part 1. Sunday, November 30th 10am Pacific / 7pm CET. Twitch.tv/sword_and_key”
November 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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bloomandblight.bsky.social
💜💛

#bloomandblight
November 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
Happy Birthday to @valdrianth.bsky.social !!!
Val is an incredible GM and player and has her own real-life lore that would blow your mind. For all the stories you tell and for all the joy you bring to our lives, we hope you have an amazing birthday!
Birthday promo for Valdrianth. It features a background of sunlight breaking through heavy clouds above mountains. The scene is golden orange. On the left is the Sword & Key logo at the top followed by “happy birthday Valdrianth” in purple and red neon font. On the left is a picture of Valdrianth in a halo with her socials below.
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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longdogdice.com
Weird, it would seem some discounts have appeared on the site that will automatically apply to your cart for anything ready to ship 👀

I blame Grif. This is the face of a menace.
A photo of a soft-coated wirehair dachshund laying on his side clearly demanding belly rubs. He is partially blurry because he's just so darn wiggly.
November 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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monstercrush.bsky.social
A new Monster Crush is here, just in time to listen and ignore your family or find out how cool your grandma is.
And for this holiday we bring you a main dish of Türkiye. Yes, the country!
So strap on and strap on for the iconic Lake Van Monster and nightmarish Al Basty!
Promo image for Monster Crush episode 112. The top left corner has the Sword & Key logo. The center is the logo for Monster Crush episode featuring a heart shape formed by a blue & pink tentacle and a webbed/clawed green hand. The top text reads “it’s one hell of a first date” in blue script. The middle text is “monster” in green slimy block font, below is “crush” in red script, and the bottom is “Date 112 - Tur-key to my heart”. The background is a two part image with a long-necked sea dragon and a humanoid nightmare creature looming over a sleeping person. The top left and bottom right corners have a red eastern design.
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
Gate Night is back NOW (7pm PT / 10pm ET)!

As @shadowsilvia.bsky.social , @theladydame.bsky.social , and @dsword.bsky.social prepare to storm the Iron Throne (BG3 not GoT) one thing is for sure… things are going to get deep and wet!

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
Promotional Image of the Gate Night stream on Sword and Key. In the center are headshots of the three streamers Lady Dame, Shadow, and Derek, with their Baldur’s Gate 3 characters to the bottom left of their photos. The characters from left to right: Emm’ber - a red dragonborn, Pipperella - a halfling with yellow face markings and a silver necklace, and Aegir - a dark-bearded dwarf with red face markings. The text is white and overlaid on a blue sparkly background. It says Gate Night Tuesdays 7pm PT / 10pm ET - Twitch.tv/sword_and_key. In the bottom left is the logo for Gate Night (a martini glass with a morningstar hanging out of it), in the bottom right is the logo for Baldur’s Gate 3. The top left features the logo for Sword & Key.
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
At 7PM Pacific/10PM Eastern, Gate Night - Date 62 begins! @shadowsilvia.bsky.social @theladydame.bsky.social @dsword.bsky.social log back into Baldur's Gate for some wet shenanigans on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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monstercrush.bsky.social
Monster Crush will be out late this week. It’s a busy week as our daddy channel @swordandkey.bsky.social is working hard to prep for a charity month (you should check it out!)

We appreciate your patience! We’ll have the new ep out in time for you to use it to ignore your family at thanksgiving!
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
We're gearing up for a packed December, so this week is a little quieter - Summer in Carcosa continues on today, tomorrow is the next installment of Gate Night, and our Season Introduction for Vaesen begins on Sunday. More details below!
Promotional image of this week’s streams on Sword & Key. Text says : This week on twitch.tv/sword_and_key. All times Pacific Sword & Key. On the left are the stream names, and to the right are the days and times. From top to bottom: Summer in Carcosa a Monster Hearts 2 Game. Gate Night Tuesday 7pm. Vaesen What Should Never Be Found Sunday 10AM.
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
Despite their best efforts, the group has been unable to prevent a new crisis from emerging. They now face the threat of a new camp full of potential thralls to the King's will.

Join our counselors at 11am PT for Field Trip #8 of Summer in Carcosa: Of Love's True Folly!
Promotional Image of a Monsterhearts 2 game called Summer in Carcosa. The background is brown with wood grain accents. In bright yellow text at the top it says Summer in Carcosa a Monsterhearts 2 game with a yellow and black logo of a cthulu in a baseball cap. In the middle are photos of the cast. From left to right they are: Lady Dame, Maia, Angela, Monroe, and Ventris. Above each player photo is a headshot of character art of each PC. At the bottom it says Mondays at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern on twitch.tv/sword_and_key with the Sword & Key logo. There is a credit for the artist that drew the character art that says art by IG: amayaisokay. The game is raising money for Trans Lifeline.
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
Sword & Key wants to wish an impossibly happy birthday to @kayemcea.bsky.social !
For one of the most creative, caring, compassionate souls we have ever had the honor to call friend, we can only say thank you for all you do and all you are. Happy Birthday, you deserve it.
A birthday post for Sword & Key is celebrate Kaila. It has a sparkly background of pink and purple. The left text reads “happy birthday Kaila” in pink and purple neon. Above that is the Sword & Key logo. The right has an image of Kaila with a neon pink halo around the image. Beneath is Kaila’s socials
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
Nightmares on the Frontier is back in the saddle NOW (2pm PT / 5pm ET)!

Events of a personal, professional, and even existential nature are piling up for the Ten Cent Legion.
Will a train heist get them back on track? Or, will it derail them completely?

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
A promotional image for a game called Nightmares on the Frontier, a Forged in the Dark Game. The background is a foggy moody red with the silhouette of a horse and cowboy. The text says Nightmares on the Frontier, Sundays at 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern on twitch.tv/sword_and_key. On the top right is a headshot of the GM, Val (valdrianth on bluesky) At the bottom is the character art for the cast. From left to right we have: Ammon, a middle-aged black man with glasses and full beard and mustache played by Arc (arcdragnbreth). Tressa, a short red hair and green eyed individual with patchwork skin played by Lynn (gremlynnart). Calamity Cain, a middle aged white man with brown hair, full beard/mustache, pointed ears, scars, and fangs, played by Derek (dsword16). Cipher, an individual with a white bob haircut, green eyes, and a serious expression played by Gilly (ohlookitsgilly). And Roisin, a fashionable violet-haired black woman with dreads and gold jewelry, played by Janie (janiepotts).
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
Nightmares on the Frontier is back TODAY at 2pm PT / 5pm ET!

Things have felt weird for the Ten Cent Legion lately. Maybe we can blame the moon? Especially for lycanthropes, it can be a rough "time of the month".

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
November 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
Horizon's Call is back NOW (3pm PT / 6pm ET)

The Shadowfell of Domaris is a strange place of dark tides and spirits cast adrift from their mortal bindings. On these obsidian seas many things once lost can be returned in the surf, back to haunt us once again...

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
Horizon's Call sets sail again TODAY at 3pm PT / 6pm ET!

The crew find themselves marooned in the Shadowfell so it helps to have friendly faces around... even if those friendly faces are from companions who have long-since died...

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
November 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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swordandkey.bsky.social
Gate Night is back to FAFO in the Forgotten Realms with BG3 NOW (7pm PT / 10pm PT)!
@shadowsilvia.bsky.social , @theladydame.bsky.social , and @dsword.bsky.social as they try to find Volo in Act 3 of BG3 (mostly so they can sell stuff)!

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
Promotional Image of the Gate Night stream on Sword and Key. In the center are headshots of the three streamers Lady Dame, Shadow, and Derek, with their Baldur’s Gate 3 characters to the bottom left of their photos. The characters from left to right: Emm’ber - a red dragonborn, Pipperella - a halfling with yellow face markings and a silver necklace, and Aegir - a dark-bearded dwarf with red face markings. The text is white and overlaid on a blue sparkly background. It says Gate Night Tuesdays 7pm PT / 10pm ET - Twitch.tv/sword_and_key. In the bottom left is the logo for Gate Night (a martini glass with a morningstar hanging out of it), in the bottom right is the logo for Baldur’s Gate 3. The top left features the logo for Sword & Key.
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM