StatMonkey <Rotted Tropicz>
@thestatmonkey.bsky.social
He/him, ADHD-fueled caffeine gremlin. Half engineer, half TTRPG designer, part-time streamer, full-time chaos. Ask me about HVAC design or zombie superheroes.... same vibe, different dice.
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#RottedTropicz brings post-apocalyptic superheroes to the ruins of the Florida Keys.
Casting 4 on-camera players for a live-streamed #RottedCapes campaign of survival, grit, and gallows humor.
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET | Apply tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#CastingCall #TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
Casting 4 on-camera players for a live-streamed #RottedCapes campaign of survival, grit, and gallows humor.
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET | Apply tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#CastingCall #TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
Looking for someone that can do some dreamy art for a unique tarot deck...
December 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Looking for someone that can do some dreamy art for a unique tarot deck...
Welcome, the cast of Rotted Tropicz!
We couldn’t ask for a better crew.
@thenerdonwheels.bsky.social
@tallhalfling.bsky.social
@crimsonsol.bsky.social
@pixiepond.bsky.social
More details soon.
The tide is coming. Stay inside.
#RottedCapes #RottedTropicz #ActualPlay #TTRPG #IndieRPG
We couldn’t ask for a better crew.
@thenerdonwheels.bsky.social
@tallhalfling.bsky.social
@crimsonsol.bsky.social
@pixiepond.bsky.social
More details soon.
The tide is coming. Stay inside.
#RottedCapes #RottedTropicz #ActualPlay #TTRPG #IndieRPG
December 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Welcome, the cast of Rotted Tropicz!
We couldn’t ask for a better crew.
@thenerdonwheels.bsky.social
@tallhalfling.bsky.social
@crimsonsol.bsky.social
@pixiepond.bsky.social
More details soon.
The tide is coming. Stay inside.
#RottedCapes #RottedTropicz #ActualPlay #TTRPG #IndieRPG
We couldn’t ask for a better crew.
@thenerdonwheels.bsky.social
@tallhalfling.bsky.social
@crimsonsol.bsky.social
@pixiepond.bsky.social
More details soon.
The tide is coming. Stay inside.
#RottedCapes #RottedTropicz #ActualPlay #TTRPG #IndieRPG
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Fuck YouTube. I would rather my videos stay removed than edit them to cut out the word gambling. For years, my work was about how loot boxes were gambling, and I used the word because companies didn’t want the word used.
I’d sooner lose every video than destroy the point of them.
Fuck. YouTube.
I’d sooner lose every video than destroy the point of them.
Fuck. YouTube.
December 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Fuck YouTube. I would rather my videos stay removed than edit them to cut out the word gambling. For years, my work was about how loot boxes were gambling, and I used the word because companies didn’t want the word used.
I’d sooner lose every video than destroy the point of them.
Fuck. YouTube.
I’d sooner lose every video than destroy the point of them.
Fuck. YouTube.
Winter hit harder than expected. Grief, seasonal depression, ADHD. All stacking debuffs. Gaming didn’t fix it, but it put me in a room with friends when isolation felt easier. The table isn’t escapism. It’s connection.
#TTRPG #MentalHealth #Gref #GamingCommunity #DangerousGMAdvice #YouAreNotAlone
#TTRPG #MentalHealth #Gref #GamingCommunity #DangerousGMAdvice #YouAreNotAlone
Dangerous GM Advice: Winter Hits Harder Than Crits
This is the first year seasonal depression actually hit me...and it hit harder than any crit. Gaming didn’t fix it, but it did something more important: it put me in a room with people when isolation felt easier. That’s not escapism. That’s survival with dice.
pcistatmonkey-gqyrb.wordpress.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Winter hit harder than expected. Grief, seasonal depression, ADHD. All stacking debuffs. Gaming didn’t fix it, but it put me in a room with friends when isolation felt easier. The table isn’t escapism. It’s connection.
#TTRPG #MentalHealth #Gref #GamingCommunity #DangerousGMAdvice #YouAreNotAlone
#TTRPG #MentalHealth #Gref #GamingCommunity #DangerousGMAdvice #YouAreNotAlone
Meeting with the #RottedTropicz cast next week for the first time. So pumped... also working on an Adventure for Rotted Capes which will premiere at Orgins, still working on the format I want Rotted Capes adventures to take....its making my head hurt
December 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Meeting with the #RottedTropicz cast next week for the first time. So pumped... also working on an Adventure for Rotted Capes which will premiere at Orgins, still working on the format I want Rotted Capes adventures to take....its making my head hurt
Cast reveal for #RottedTropics coming soon, im so pumped
December 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Cast reveal for #RottedTropics coming soon, im so pumped
Migraines suck, I was knocked out almost all weekend....
December 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Migraines suck, I was knocked out almost all weekend....
#RottedTropicz #CastingCall ends tonight at midnight. Ready for some zombies, sun, salt, and questionable margaritas?
Casting 4 on-camera players for a live-streamed #RottedCapes
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET | Apply tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
Casting 4 on-camera players for a live-streamed #RottedCapes
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET | Apply tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
Rotted Tropicz: Casting Call
Welcome to the apocalypse, sunshine.
Rotted Tropicz is a live-streamed campaign of Rotted Capes
A post-apocalyptic superhero horror RPG set in the Florida Keys. We’re looking for a small, dynamic cas...
tinyurl.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#RottedTropicz #CastingCall ends tonight at midnight. Ready for some zombies, sun, salt, and questionable margaritas?
Casting 4 on-camera players for a live-streamed #RottedCapes
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET | Apply tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
Casting 4 on-camera players for a live-streamed #RottedCapes
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET | Apply tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
Already starting to plan for Orgins Game Fair, if you want your indi game to be part of the gathering let me know #Orgins #TTRPG #IndieRPG I can get your GMs Badges and Rooms. @risingtide.bsky.social hit me up so we can spread the word
December 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Already starting to plan for Orgins Game Fair, if you want your indi game to be part of the gathering let me know #Orgins #TTRPG #IndieRPG I can get your GMs Badges and Rooms. @risingtide.bsky.social hit me up so we can spread the word
Remember the deadline for #CastingCall for #RottedTropicz is Dec 5th... like tomorrow.
We are casting 4 on-camera players for a live-streamed #RottedCapes campaign of survival, grit, and gallows humor.
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET | Apply tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
We are casting 4 on-camera players for a live-streamed #RottedCapes campaign of survival, grit, and gallows humor.
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET | Apply tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Remember the deadline for #CastingCall for #RottedTropicz is Dec 5th... like tomorrow.
We are casting 4 on-camera players for a live-streamed #RottedCapes campaign of survival, grit, and gallows humor.
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET | Apply tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
We are casting 4 on-camera players for a live-streamed #RottedCapes campaign of survival, grit, and gallows humor.
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET | Apply tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
This was so good, as someone who is about to start a streaming game (did you audition yet? Check my pinned post)
It's time for another RT Talk! Our live interview with Zeal Zaddy on starting your first actual play starts soon - join us in the TTRPG Rising Tide server at 8PM ET to listen in the audience and ask your own questions: discord.gg/rfWCmUurJh
December 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This was so good, as someone who is about to start a streaming game (did you audition yet? Check my pinned post)
Dangerous GM advice:
Lie beautifully.
Cheat when the story deserves it.
Break things, then let your players rise from the wreckage.
This isn’t “fair.” It’s fun.
#TTRPG #GMAdvice #PlayDirty
Lie beautifully.
Cheat when the story deserves it.
Break things, then let your players rise from the wreckage.
This isn’t “fair.” It’s fun.
#TTRPG #GMAdvice #PlayDirty
Dangerous Game Mastering Advice (Dirty… Not Killer)
“I don’t play fair. Fair is boring. Fair is predictable. Game mastering isn’t about rules—it’s about rhythm, pain, and payoff. These are the dangerous tools—the ones that cut clean when you know where to stab. Not cruelty. Not ego. Controlled violence in the service of fun.”
pcistatmonkey-gqyrb.wordpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Dangerous GM advice:
Lie beautifully.
Cheat when the story deserves it.
Break things, then let your players rise from the wreckage.
This isn’t “fair.” It’s fun.
#TTRPG #GMAdvice #PlayDirty
Lie beautifully.
Cheat when the story deserves it.
Break things, then let your players rise from the wreckage.
This isn’t “fair.” It’s fun.
#TTRPG #GMAdvice #PlayDirty
Reposted by StatMonkey <Rotted Tropicz>
hello bsky! our game was taken down due to a false DMCA which completely killed our momentum at launch. our studio is in a very precarious position right now. please share and spread the word, steam has been little help to our situation.
noplayersonline.net/statement
noplayersonline.net/statement
December 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
hello bsky! our game was taken down due to a false DMCA which completely killed our momentum at launch. our studio is in a very precarious position right now. please share and spread the word, steam has been little help to our situation.
noplayersonline.net/statement
noplayersonline.net/statement
Anyone else have the coolest ideas for #TTRPG stuff at the worse time, like mid conversation with a client? Ughhhhh #ADHDproblems
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Anyone else have the coolest ideas for #TTRPG stuff at the worse time, like mid conversation with a client? Ughhhhh #ADHDproblems
Hello Zombies hope you satiated that hunger over the holiday, DEADline is the 5th.
Casting 4 on-camera players for a live-streamed #RottedCapes campaign of survival, grit, and gallows humor.
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET | Apply tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#CastingCall #TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
Casting 4 on-camera players for a live-streamed #RottedCapes campaign of survival, grit, and gallows humor.
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET | Apply tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#CastingCall #TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
Rotted Tropicz: Casting Call
Welcome to the apocalypse, sunshine.
Rotted Tropicz is a live-streamed campaign of Rotted Capes
A post-apocalyptic superhero horror RPG set in the Florida Keys. We’re looking for a small, dynamic cas...
tinyurl.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Hello Zombies hope you satiated that hunger over the holiday, DEADline is the 5th.
Casting 4 on-camera players for a live-streamed #RottedCapes campaign of survival, grit, and gallows humor.
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET | Apply tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#CastingCall #TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
Casting 4 on-camera players for a live-streamed #RottedCapes campaign of survival, grit, and gallows humor.
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET | Apply tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#CastingCall #TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
Reposted by StatMonkey <Rotted Tropicz>
APs are special to us. And we want to talk about how APs can be important to stakeholders in the TTRPG community and industry as well.
Join @theneoncaster.bsky.social and @in-the-pan.bsky.social for a presentation during MUPPETMEET organised by @soulmuppet.co.uk and #Dragonmeet. See you Friday!
Join @theneoncaster.bsky.social and @in-the-pan.bsky.social for a presentation during MUPPETMEET organised by @soulmuppet.co.uk and #Dragonmeet. See you Friday!
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
APs are special to us. And we want to talk about how APs can be important to stakeholders in the TTRPG community and industry as well.
Join @theneoncaster.bsky.social and @in-the-pan.bsky.social for a presentation during MUPPETMEET organised by @soulmuppet.co.uk and #Dragonmeet. See you Friday!
Join @theneoncaster.bsky.social and @in-the-pan.bsky.social for a presentation during MUPPETMEET organised by @soulmuppet.co.uk and #Dragonmeet. See you Friday!
Reposted by StatMonkey <Rotted Tropicz>
I’m so excited to talk getting started in streaming actualplays. What do you need to do—casting, tools, toys, overlays, transitions, and pitfalls. Join us tonight on TTRPG Rising Tide!
Thinking about starting an actual play? Join us tonight in the TTRPG Rising Tide Discord server for a live interview with Zeal Zaddy about producing your first actual play! Come hang out in the audience to ask your questions live, TONIGHT at 8PM ET! discord.gg/rfWCmUurJh
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I’m so excited to talk getting started in streaming actualplays. What do you need to do—casting, tools, toys, overlays, transitions, and pitfalls. Join us tonight on TTRPG Rising Tide!
Here doing engineering work and my brain like "hay i think there is a better way to write X ot Y" in a book thats already done but not sent to edit yet.
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Here doing engineering work and my brain like "hay i think there is a better way to write X ot Y" in a book thats already done but not sent to edit yet.
Have some cool stuff planed for #RottedCapes. PAX was great meet some awesome people, talked shop, helped manage the Marvel TTRPG demos with so many if my good friends.
Next year both Arcanis and Rotted Capes will be at the Con, maybe even host a panel.
Next year both Arcanis and Rotted Capes will be at the Con, maybe even host a panel.
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Have some cool stuff planed for #RottedCapes. PAX was great meet some awesome people, talked shop, helped manage the Marvel TTRPG demos with so many if my good friends.
Next year both Arcanis and Rotted Capes will be at the Con, maybe even host a panel.
Next year both Arcanis and Rotted Capes will be at the Con, maybe even host a panel.
Pax was great, expect more from Paradigm at Pax Unplugged plugged next year
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Pax was great, expect more from Paradigm at Pax Unplugged plugged next year
First time at pax unplugged, lets see what this is all about @zealzaddy.bsky.social where ya at bro?
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
First time at pax unplugged, lets see what this is all about @zealzaddy.bsky.social where ya at bro?
#RottedTropicz is casting 4 on-camera players for a gritty, salt-soaked, post-apocalyptic superhero actual-play set in the Florida Keys.
Survive the Z-Day aftermath. Fight smart. Keep the lights low.
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET
Apply: tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#CastingCall #TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
Survive the Z-Day aftermath. Fight smart. Keep the lights low.
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET
Apply: tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#CastingCall #TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
#RottedTropicz is casting 4 on-camera players for a gritty, salt-soaked, post-apocalyptic superhero actual-play set in the Florida Keys.
Survive the Z-Day aftermath. Fight smart. Keep the lights low.
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET
Apply: tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#CastingCall #TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
Survive the Z-Day aftermath. Fight smart. Keep the lights low.
Mon/Tue 8–11 PM ET
Apply: tinyurl.com/RottedTropic...
#CastingCall #TTRPG #ActualPlay #RPGStream
Went looking for a blend of tactical crunch and narrative flow… Reddit handed me a philosophy knife fight. New blog post up, me vs my engineer brain and the ghost of a feeling I keep chasing. #ttrpg, #blog, #gamedesign, #gamedev
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Chasing the Sweet Spot: The Feeling I Still Can’t Name
I went looking for a way to blend tactical crunch with narrative flow… and Reddit basically handed me a philosophy knife fight. Now I’m wondering if I’ve been chasing the wrong thing entirely. Mayb…
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November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Went looking for a blend of tactical crunch and narrative flow… Reddit handed me a philosophy knife fight. New blog post up, me vs my engineer brain and the ghost of a feeling I keep chasing. #ttrpg, #blog, #gamedesign, #gamedev
pcistatmonkey-gqyrb.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/c...
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