Joonas Laakso
@jlaakso.bsky.social
I’m really into tabletop RPGs and miniatures. I do people stuff at Next Games, a Netflix Game Studio. Career in HR and game development. My team got a 9 from Edge. Helsinki, Finland. RPG bloggery at https://www.roleplayletters.com
I read Stephen King’s Fairy Tale. Affecting story of a very King type young man tangled up in a fantasy world. The central motivation of helping his ailing dog helped me with my sorrow, having lost my dog a month ago. #booksky
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I read Stephen King’s Fairy Tale. Affecting story of a very King type young man tangled up in a fantasy world. The central motivation of helping his ailing dog helped me with my sorrow, having lost my dog a month ago. #booksky
Things that have changed after the dog: I feel I can listen to music loud. Also, my game prep on a #ttrpg night is done, like, hours before the game. I still miss him bad. Not all of the changes are unwelcome. Life’s complicated.
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Things that have changed after the dog: I feel I can listen to music loud. Also, my game prep on a #ttrpg night is done, like, hours before the game. I still miss him bad. Not all of the changes are unwelcome. Life’s complicated.
I'm still going through my #ttrpg notes archive, but based on records I consider reliable, I've run at least 63 different games over the years. Haven't done a proper breakdown of time spent on each but though I consider myself a "sampler" in my RPG tastes, man, that's a lot of Dungeons & Dragons
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I'm still going through my #ttrpg notes archive, but based on records I consider reliable, I've run at least 63 different games over the years. Haven't done a proper breakdown of time spent on each but though I consider myself a "sampler" in my RPG tastes, man, that's a lot of Dungeons & Dragons
The #ttrpg calendar exercise is never straightforward. I'm currently juggling 15 players across 7 games. But now I do have seven more games scheduled for 2025, and another 6 for January. There's probably another 2-3 games that need to slot in somewhere there...
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The #ttrpg calendar exercise is never straightforward. I'm currently juggling 15 players across 7 games. But now I do have seven more games scheduled for 2025, and another 6 for January. There's probably another 2-3 games that need to slot in somewhere there...
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I wrote a TTRPG-specific gift guide that isn’t just nice or rpg books you already have or purposely don’t have. If you have well-meaning loved ones who support but don’t necessarily understand your hobby (or if you are that loved one) this may be helpful to share with them #ttrpg #osr #dnd
D20 Tabletop Roleplaying Game and D&D Gift Ideas that Aren't Just More TTRPGs (or Dice) — Prismatic Wasteland
When you are shopping for a tabletop roleplaying game obsessive or D&D fan, most of the recommendations are for more TTRPG books or more dice, when they probably already have plenty. Here are 20 gift ...
www.prismaticwasteland.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The new Alien Roleplaying Game: Evolved Edition (2025) by Free League is out. What's new? What's changed? Is it good? www.roleplayletters.com/2025/11/27/a... #ttrpg
November 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The new Alien Roleplaying Game: Evolved Edition (2025) by Free League is out. What's new? What's changed? Is it good? www.roleplayletters.com/2025/11/27/a... #ttrpg
With the amount of crap (Office 365, Copilot, phone sync) Microsoft keeps trying to force me to use on Windows, I'm starting to feel all warm about a Linux distro. Just get out of my way and stay there, how hard is it? I'm already a paying customer
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
With the amount of crap (Office 365, Copilot, phone sync) Microsoft keeps trying to force me to use on Windows, I'm starting to feel all warm about a Linux distro. Just get out of my way and stay there, how hard is it? I'm already a paying customer
A thing I really dislike in modern thrillers: every character is on the phone in every damn scene. It’s difficult to build, maintain, or escalate any sort of drama when the characters aren’t physically in proximity.
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A thing I really dislike in modern thrillers: every character is on the phone in every damn scene. It’s difficult to build, maintain, or escalate any sort of drama when the characters aren’t physically in proximity.
Been waiting all week to see if this budding cold will materialize, and here it finally is. Not sure the end of anticipation was worth the price of admission
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Been waiting all week to see if this budding cold will materialize, and here it finally is. Not sure the end of anticipation was worth the price of admission
We played Trophy Gold. It didn't really work for us in a single session capacity. Interested in playing more longform. www.roleplayletters.com/2025/11/21/t... #ttrpg
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We played Trophy Gold. It didn't really work for us in a single session capacity. Interested in playing more longform. www.roleplayletters.com/2025/11/21/t... #ttrpg
I’ve read three novels in a week. Long distance travel for work does that.
November 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I’ve read three novels in a week. Long distance travel for work does that.
I read Titanium Noir by @nickharkaway.com A delightful sci-fi detective story, Blade Runner by way of Hammett/Marlowe. Exceptionally economical storytelling with a real kinetic quality to it. More accessible than Harkaway usually is, and comes easily recommended. #booksky
November 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I read Titanium Noir by @nickharkaway.com A delightful sci-fi detective story, Blade Runner by way of Hammett/Marlowe. Exceptionally economical storytelling with a real kinetic quality to it. More accessible than Harkaway usually is, and comes easily recommended. #booksky
Yo @nickharkaway.com I love Titanium Noir but where in Finland is breakfast lörtsy a thing
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Yo @nickharkaway.com I love Titanium Noir but where in Finland is breakfast lörtsy a thing
I was pleased by the hungover faces rising from my aisle when we landed. Multiple passengers around us talked out loud about the need to bring proper earplugs the next time, and the crew was giving them a cold shoulder. I focused on being in an aggressively good mood (despite almost zero sleep)
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I was pleased by the hungover faces rising from my aisle when we landed. Multiple passengers around us talked out loud about the need to bring proper earplugs the next time, and the crew was giving them a cold shoulder. I focused on being in an aggressively good mood (despite almost zero sleep)
the way these insomniac bros who can not shut up keep drinking, my whole area of the plane has smelled like an open bar for the past, what, six hours. On the plus side, I'm half another novel down
November 15, 2025 at 5:13 AM
the way these insomniac bros who can not shut up keep drinking, my whole area of the plane has smelled like an open bar for the past, what, six hours. On the plus side, I'm half another novel down
Lord spare me from middle aged white businessmen not having the grace to shut the fuck up when the entire plane is trying to sleep. They're going on about their time in the military service now for chrissakes, of course swearing all the time. Yes you're very big burly boys, now pass out already
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Lord spare me from middle aged white businessmen not having the grace to shut the fuck up when the entire plane is trying to sleep. They're going on about their time in the military service now for chrissakes, of course swearing all the time. Yes you're very big burly boys, now pass out already
I read The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue on this trip. That was an at times hard read on loneliness, connection, and leaving a mark on the world, being 10 hours distant from home while reading it. #booksky
November 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I read The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue on this trip. That was an at times hard read on loneliness, connection, and leaving a mark on the world, being 10 hours distant from home while reading it. #booksky
Oh shit I’m gonna play so much of the new Lumines won’t I
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Oh shit I’m gonna play so much of the new Lumines won’t I
I read the Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Powerful stuff. Such command of language. I had less than zero interest in Greek myths, and this changed my mind completely #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I read the Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Powerful stuff. Such command of language. I had less than zero interest in Greek myths, and this changed my mind completely #booksky
4.5 hour layover after a Helsinki - LAX flight ain’t no joke. Proper ready for bed, this one
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
4.5 hour layover after a Helsinki - LAX flight ain’t no joke. Proper ready for bed, this one
Watched Sinners on the flight. That's a damn movie
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Watched Sinners on the flight. That's a damn movie
As the plane ascended the clouds and I got my first sunset since Ramses passed, I've just been crying. I miss you so much, boy.
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
As the plane ascended the clouds and I got my first sunset since Ramses passed, I've just been crying. I miss you so much, boy.
I'll admit I'm far from the best I've been emotionally, but Mission Impossible The FInal Reckoning was b a d. I mean I did cry in the end and the last stunt was cool, but that wasn't anywhere near the level of the previous movies
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I'll admit I'm far from the best I've been emotionally, but Mission Impossible The FInal Reckoning was b a d. I mean I did cry in the end and the last stunt was cool, but that wasn't anywhere near the level of the previous movies