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Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con!

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🇨🇦 Creator, player, and GM in the TTRPG space. Creating stories of adventure through adventures with story. Freelance credits with Ghostfire Gaming, Wizards of the Coast, Norse Foundry, and others. SwordCompass.carrd.co Also: board games, sports, travel

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Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 1d

Safe travels, looking forward to your Conan game on thursday!

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Baldman Games @baldmangames.bsky.social · 1d

#TheWeekendinHighfolk opens badges tomorrow! We can't wait to show all we have planned! View the full schedule now on our BMG Discord server! 🌲

@dwarvendm.bsky.social @talosstormlord.bsky.social @janine.bsky.social @swordcompass.bsky.social @mdvaliant573.bsky.social #greyhawk #dnd5e @dndbeyond.com

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Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 2d

I'm working on several #ttrpg writing projects - one of which is really important and intense - so this has been the last month

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Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 3d

The last ALCS game i went to was in '92 against Oakland. Let's do this Blue Jays!

Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 4d

If it helps, i'm down to make very specific plans to not meet up and not talk. :)

Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 4d

Hey #dnd / #ttrpg folks: do you enjoy having a "shit-disturber" character in the party?

I don't mean like, a barbarian that opens door with their head, I mean like... Mayor NPC says: "our children have been kidnapped, please save our town!" and this player says: "I try to rob the mayor."

elmo from sesame street is on fire with his arms in the air .

ALT: elmo from sesame street is on fire with his arms in the air .

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Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 5d

This seems fine.

Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 5d

Terrifying.

Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 6d

Me too, it was a great time!

Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 6d

Soon!

Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you for your support!

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Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 7d

A thorough and very kind review of our #shadowdark book:

youtu.be/U9LNt3k_Ysg?...

Reviewing The Devoured Labyrinth for Shadowdark RPG | Mega Hex-Crawl & Jungle Dungeons

YouTube video by Dungeons and Dyslexia

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Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 7d

I got to play an early part of this at Breakout in Toronto earlier this year and it was really cool. Convinced me to play a short Wildsea campaign after. It's a very cool world!

Check it out!

#ttrpg

Felix "Wildsea" Isaacs (Tigers on the Wire crowdfunding now!) @felixisaacs.bsky.social · 7d

IT'S TIME FOR MORE #WILDSEA!

The new adventure, Tigers on the Wire, launches on #gamefound on October 14th. Thank you to them for a push on #TRPG visibility, and if you've ever wanted a whisper-fuelled radio broadcaster post, well, your dreams are about to come true!

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The Wildsea: Tigers on the Wire by Mythworks - Gamefound

The Wildsea: Tigers on the Wire is the latest scenario from the award-winning TTRPG the Wildsea by Felix Isaacs. Nobody sails the waves for long without realizing what a vast and terrible power even t...

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Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 8d

Planning to swap in a hastily-constructed replica of the target item.

Am i not supposed to use same plan for every heist?

That aside, my favourite part of a heist is when the twist happens and you have to improvise. Goblins invade the museum, the crown jewel turns out to be sentient, etc.

Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 9d

For all my #ttrpg and other writing peeps :)

Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 10d

Jays-Yankees! Let's go Blue Jays!

Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 13d

I just hire Fortiche and let them do anything they want. :)

a close up of a mask with a red background

ALT: a close up of a mask with a red background

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Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 14d

Only if you meticulously record your experience.

Also, in case you didn't know, there was a related music album by Poe (the author's sister) called Haunted. It's very good.

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Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 15d

The Grim Hollow Campaign Guide from @ghostfiregaming.bsky.social is now on DnDBeyond!

I got to contribute some really cool bits to this fantastic book and can't wait for folks to see it. Working with my friends at GF is always incredibly fulfilling. #dnd

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Grim Hollow: Campaign Guide - Shop D&D Beyond

Save $10 when you purchase the <a href="https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/category/CBGCH9A2W">Grim Hollow: 2024 Bundle</a>! A dark fantasy campaign se...

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 16d

"Doing stand-up for a bunch of orcs and trolls and dark wizards doesn’t mean I endorse all that stuff, even though there was a provision in the contract that said I need to endorse all that stuff."

Why I Have Chosen to Perform in the Mordor Comedy Festival

“A comedy festival in the capital of Saudi Arabia has become a cultural flash point as major comedians face criticism for accepting seemingly lucra...

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This Effin’ GM @thiseffingm.bsky.social · 16d

Oh neat I wrote this for @jamesrpg.art and now it’s AVAILABLE

One Shot Adventure: Over The Darkening Sea | James’ RPG Art

Get more from James’ RPG Art on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 16d

When a mommy designer and a daddy designer love ttrpgs very much, they get worker bees and bird apps and kickstarter together, and then there's a book.

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Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 16d

Can't wait to watch. Assume there's a stork involved.

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Alphastream @alphastream.bsky.social · 16d

How an RPG Book is Made!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g8n...

Scott Gray @scottfgray.bsky.social and I walk through how to make an RPG book! We use examples from Scott's career working on amazing books such as Draw Steel, Daggerheart, Forge of Foes, CORE20, D&D, and much more!

#ttrpg #DnD

The covers for Draw Steel, Acquisitions Incorporated, Forge of Foes, Daggerhearts, Shadowdark, 13th Age, and two Ghostfire Gaming adventures are all visible, with the title of the video superimposed.

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Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con! @swordcompass.bsky.social · 17d

Last night we played Galactic Cruise! It's one of those big 4-hr point salad #boardgames - super fun!

We especially liked a mechanic that incentivizes players to refill empty resource area for everyone else.