Actual Lizard
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Overall, I'm very excited to run this game. I'm a fan of Mork Borg already, and Ronin does a good job of taking the mechanics and darkness of that game and remixing it for Samurai fiction.
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Overall, I'm very excited to run this game. I'm a fan of Mork Borg already, and Ronin does a good job of taking the mechanics and darkness of that game and remixing it for Samurai fiction.
Unsurprisingly, the monster pages are lovely, and the starter adventure at the end seems like a great way to start. That's the one area where I wish readability was a bit more of a focus, the GM running it probably would actually need to reference that at the table.
November 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Unsurprisingly, the monster pages are lovely, and the starter adventure at the end seems like a great way to start. That's the one area where I wish readability was a bit more of a focus, the GM running it probably would actually need to reference that at the table.
The leveling up portion is a bit whatever to me too. "When it is earned" is a fun way to answer the question "when should the characters level up" but gets a little too close to "draw the rest of the owl" type advice for me.
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The leveling up portion is a bit whatever to me too. "When it is earned" is a fun way to answer the question "when should the characters level up" but gets a little too close to "draw the rest of the owl" type advice for me.
Death and resurrection is very interesting. Seppuku is included as a mechanic here as a way to restore honor. A character can perform it once.
This is coupled with another mechanic. The first time you die, you go to yomi and have the opportunity to fight a demon to return to life. This is cool af.
This is coupled with another mechanic. The first time you die, you go to yomi and have the opportunity to fight a demon to return to life. This is cool af.
November 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Death and resurrection is very interesting. Seppuku is included as a mechanic here as a way to restore honor. A character can perform it once.
This is coupled with another mechanic. The first time you die, you go to yomi and have the opportunity to fight a demon to return to life. This is cool af.
This is coupled with another mechanic. The first time you die, you go to yomi and have the opportunity to fight a demon to return to life. This is cool af.
These consequences are cool because they feel supernatural in nature, and are meaningful, but not so harmful that the character is completely cooked. Something like this one where you leave footprints is cool. It's a problem in stealth situations, it feels thematic, but you can still play the game.
November 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
These consequences are cool because they feel supernatural in nature, and are meaningful, but not so harmful that the character is completely cooked. Something like this one where you leave footprints is cool. It's a problem in stealth situations, it feels thematic, but you can still play the game.
I like honour sysem. Instead of having a single code of honor, each class follows their own creed with unique tenets, or you can make your own. Acting against your tenets costs honor, going above and beyond your tenets grants honor.
November 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I like honour sysem. Instead of having a single code of honor, each class follows their own creed with unique tenets, or you can make your own. Acting against your tenets costs honor, going above and beyond your tenets grants honor.
I'm a function over flash person for layouts, but Mork Borg and similar games get away with it because:
1. The games are simple, less need for referencing the book at the table
2. The layouts are so good! Beyond being beautiful, they tone set for the types of games the system is built for.
1. The games are simple, less need for referencing the book at the table
2. The layouts are so good! Beyond being beautiful, they tone set for the types of games the system is built for.
November 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I'm a function over flash person for layouts, but Mork Borg and similar games get away with it because:
1. The games are simple, less need for referencing the book at the table
2. The layouts are so good! Beyond being beautiful, they tone set for the types of games the system is built for.
1. The games are simple, less need for referencing the book at the table
2. The layouts are so good! Beyond being beautiful, they tone set for the types of games the system is built for.
Today I'm reading Slightly Reckless Games' Ronin! I ordered a copy yesterday, but it came with a pdf, so I'll be digging in today. Right off the bat, the page layouts are lovely, as is to be expected from a Mork Borg inspired product.
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Today I'm reading Slightly Reckless Games' Ronin! I ordered a copy yesterday, but it came with a pdf, so I'll be digging in today. Right off the bat, the page layouts are lovely, as is to be expected from a Mork Borg inspired product.
I had a lot of fun making the picrews for the NPCs in this one :)
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November 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I had a lot of fun making the picrews for the NPCs in this one :)
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My office supplies order came in! 😊
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
My office supplies order came in! 😊
I've been working on some homebrew ttrpg rules for when it's my turn to run for our rpg group. I decided to make a homemade physical core rulebook I can hand out to the players. It was a lot of fun!
September 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I've been working on some homebrew ttrpg rules for when it's my turn to run for our rpg group. I decided to make a homemade physical core rulebook I can hand out to the players. It was a lot of fun!
Tonight, our donation campaign for Point of Pride hit my goal of $1,000. Meaning including my match and my company agreeing to match up to $1,000, we will donate a minimum of $2,200 to support gender affirming care for trans people by the end of the month!
July 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Tonight, our donation campaign for Point of Pride hit my goal of $1,000. Meaning including my match and my company agreeing to match up to $1,000, we will donate a minimum of $2,200 to support gender affirming care for trans people by the end of the month!
Chocolate chip cookie bars
May 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Chocolate chip cookie bars
Today I made cake pops for my sister's baby shower!
May 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Today I made cake pops for my sister's baby shower!
Excited to announce that I'll be hosting a Fire Emblem/SRPG Map making game jam in the month of May!
Whether you're new to map making/rom hacking or a veteran, I hope you'll consider making a map and have the chance to win prizes!
Details in reply 😄
Whether you're new to map making/rom hacking or a veteran, I hope you'll consider making a map and have the chance to win prizes!
Details in reply 😄
May 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Excited to announce that I'll be hosting a Fire Emblem/SRPG Map making game jam in the month of May!
Whether you're new to map making/rom hacking or a veteran, I hope you'll consider making a map and have the chance to win prizes!
Details in reply 😄
Whether you're new to map making/rom hacking or a veteran, I hope you'll consider making a map and have the chance to win prizes!
Details in reply 😄
I forgot to post this here! Some future thumbnail art by the excellent @cearav.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I forgot to post this here! Some future thumbnail art by the excellent @cearav.bsky.social
We went with very very very very dark brown instead
April 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We went with very very very very dark brown instead
As of a couple months ago, I've come to the conclusion that I am nonbinary. I suspect I may develop a preference for a particular set of pronouns eventually but for now I am using any/all.
April 6, 2025 at 3:53 AM
As of a couple months ago, I've come to the conclusion that I am nonbinary. I suspect I may develop a preference for a particular set of pronouns eventually but for now I am using any/all.
I still have a little bit to go, but I feel like I've seen enough to recommend Sacred Stones Reforged. It's a very fun reimagining of FE8. It feels like the developer went in with a goal of "There should be no boring units", and I think broadly, they succeeded!
March 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I still have a little bit to go, but I feel like I've seen enough to recommend Sacred Stones Reforged. It's a very fun reimagining of FE8. It feels like the developer went in with a goal of "There should be no boring units", and I think broadly, they succeeded!
Volke's Recruitment in a nutshell
March 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Volke's Recruitment in a nutshell
A couple shirts I got at the thrift shop today!
March 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
A couple shirts I got at the thrift shop today!
I agree, but I really like his casual fit at least, it's low key kinda sick
March 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I agree, but I really like his casual fit at least, it's low key kinda sick
Heath is becoming one of my favorite fe7 units. He comes right before a bunch of training maps and by the end of them he's totally jacked. Very satisfying growth unit. Plus I like he hair
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Heath is becoming one of my favorite fe7 units. He comes right before a bunch of training maps and by the end of them he's totally jacked. Very satisfying growth unit. Plus I like he hair