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Kelly McLaughlin

@kaiinreallife.bsky.social

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He/Him. One of the Dudes from Dungeon Dudes. TTRPG author and content creator, mini painter, artist, amateur foodie, video game player. Probably a Hobbit.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · Oct 17

Okay. Introducing myself on this app.
If you like #starwars follow me
If you like #DnD follow me
If you like #LOTR follow me
If you like #videogames follow me
If you like #horrormovies follow me
If you like engaging positively about things you are passionate about, and want to be friends, follow me!

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 3d

Heres an elevator pitch.

In the quiet & idillic Silent Valley, 3 young folk from a small community prepare for an upcoming ceremony. This will lead them on a pilgrimage of personal growth. What starts as a humble cottage-core journey may become an adventure that will change their lives forever.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 3d

Are you all ready for the coming weeks?
On top of the below huge announcements, We are also running Drakkenheim Daggerheart at PAXU this year. Also, I’m about to film the dumbest most improv heavy Pirate Borg AP ever recorded which will be available on our Patreon in the coming months.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 3d

Still playing Silksong, still loving it. I’m near the end of act 2. I know I’m slow at this game, but that’s okay. I like taking my time and picking away at it. It still continues to mesmerize me with its art, music, and gameplay. It’s hard as hell sometimes, but I’m taking it in stride.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 8d

The Conjuring series is just Romance movies for spooky couples.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 13d

If anyone wants to see me DM games and Monty play, you should join our Patreon! At the $10 tier you get access to our 3 part Alien RPG series, our 6 part Vasen series, and coming up, a 3 part full improv Pirate Borg series.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 17d

I love that. Sign me up!

Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 17d

Lots of random tables. The system I am running provides a lot of those.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 17d

I’m preparing to run an actual play miniseries where the goal is that I prepare absolutely nothing, we go full improv from everyone at the table. Make it up on the spot. This concept is both very freeing, but oddly not preparing makes me super nervous.

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Michael R. Underwood (Mike) @mikerunderwood.bsky.social · 19d

My video on designing adventures for Daggerheart is now live on YouTube! Featuring my thoughts about the challenges involved and a preview of material from a WIP adventure I am writing for the Witherwild setting:

youtu.be/WPeTom_GqhI

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 20d

The trailer is in our YouTube channel. You can find some info in the description.

youtu.be/iXnYXLnoMAY?...

Tales From Woodcreek Teaser Trailer.

YouTube video by Dungeon Dudes

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 21d

Thank YOU! It has to have an ending. As bitter sweet as it is. But the story only exists because people like you loved the story we were telling. So thank you!

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 21d

Ah, I appreciate you noticed.

Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 21d

It’s a big few weeks for the Dungeon Dudes. So many projects we’ve been working on we can now talk about.

October 28th - the Drakkenheim finale

October 31st - premier of Tales From Woodcreek

November 4th - Drakkenheim Daggerheart Kickstarter launch

And coming this spring - Seasons of Silence.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 22d

I’m still processing. It was a very exciting day

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 22d

And that’s a wrap on Drakkenheim. Final episode filmed.

Looks like we can expect the final episode to drop October 28th.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 28d

My goal is to write a new album by the time I turn 40…. I have one year and one month.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 28d

So turns out after 7 years, I am very rusty on guitar, and my fingers need to build up their callouses. But, I am playing again, learning songs, and writing a few riffs of my own again.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · 28d

It’s always on the bad days that you leave your house to find out your headphones didn’t charge. Guess I’ll just experience ✨people✨

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · Sep 27

I am feeling inspired to pick up my guitar and write some music for the first time in almost a decade.

I feel a new album coming. For those who didn’t know, yes I have old albums, no they are not available anywhere. I have a handful of old songs on SoundCloud. I am generally embarrassed about it.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · Sep 27

It’s not scary. It’s even sad in the “I’m bawling my eyes out” way. The film feels like sinking into the grim reality of the dystopian hellscape…. You know what… yeah… it is scary.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · Sep 27

The Long Walk was one of the saddest movies I’ve seen. I liked it a lot. Somehow it still was a gut punch even though I knew exactly what the premise was going in.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · Sep 19

Just living my best life. Literally a dream come true.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · Sep 13

Wake me up when September ends.

Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · Sep 13

In a very “emo music will fix me” mood this weekend.

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Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.social · Sep 12

And in this grand ballroom of nothingness
Your hand so warm with somethingness
We whirl and twirl and music's invented again

In this grand ballroom of nothingness
We soar, we sail to the only song there's ever been

Love.