Brickroad
@brickroad.bsky.social
Gamer, writer, dungeon master. Card-carrying Florida Man. Author of 𝘍𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴.
Website: rjscibbe.com
Website: rjscibbe.com
We all have that moment where we have a blast playing the game everyone else already played 20 or 30 years ago.
For me, tonight, that's DOOM. I'm the last human being to play DOOM.
I just shoved 50 rockets up the cyberdemon's hey-hey, and now it's time for bed.
#retrogaming #doom #hey-hey
For me, tonight, that's DOOM. I'm the last human being to play DOOM.
I just shoved 50 rockets up the cyberdemon's hey-hey, and now it's time for bed.
#retrogaming #doom #hey-hey
December 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We all have that moment where we have a blast playing the game everyone else already played 20 or 30 years ago.
For me, tonight, that's DOOM. I'm the last human being to play DOOM.
I just shoved 50 rockets up the cyberdemon's hey-hey, and now it's time for bed.
#retrogaming #doom #hey-hey
For me, tonight, that's DOOM. I'm the last human being to play DOOM.
I just shoved 50 rockets up the cyberdemon's hey-hey, and now it's time for bed.
#retrogaming #doom #hey-hey
After all those years of development, mis-development, and re-development, it looks like they pretty much decided that Metroid Prime 4 should just be more of what Metroid Prime 3 was. And I didn't like that game much.
Oh well.
Oh well.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 AM
After all those years of development, mis-development, and re-development, it looks like they pretty much decided that Metroid Prime 4 should just be more of what Metroid Prime 3 was. And I didn't like that game much.
Oh well.
Oh well.
Still haven't had a chance to play Daggerheart, but that's not gonna stop me from dragging it a little for its take on languages:
#daggerheart #ttrpg 🧵1/6
#daggerheart #ttrpg 🧵1/6
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Still haven't had a chance to play Daggerheart, but that's not gonna stop me from dragging it a little for its take on languages:
#daggerheart #ttrpg 🧵1/6
#daggerheart #ttrpg 🧵1/6
So does every high-level DOOM challenge map just boil down to carving out a safe place to sit and wait while all the monsters kill each other?
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
So does every high-level DOOM challenge map just boil down to carving out a safe place to sit and wait while all the monsters kill each other?
I'm playing DOOM seriously for the first time. (I know, I know. I'm a bad 90s kid.) So far my main conclusion is that secrets in this game are impossible to find.
If anyone needs me, I'll be scraping and grunting against every wall I see for the rest of my life, thanks.
#retrogaming #doom #secrets
If anyone needs me, I'll be scraping and grunting against every wall I see for the rest of my life, thanks.
#retrogaming #doom #secrets
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I'm playing DOOM seriously for the first time. (I know, I know. I'm a bad 90s kid.) So far my main conclusion is that secrets in this game are impossible to find.
If anyone needs me, I'll be scraping and grunting against every wall I see for the rest of my life, thanks.
#retrogaming #doom #secrets
If anyone needs me, I'll be scraping and grunting against every wall I see for the rest of my life, thanks.
#retrogaming #doom #secrets
Suikoden is one of the all-time great classic JRPGs. Hits right in that late SNES/early PS1 sweet spot. Anyway here's stream number three:
youtube.com/live/H8yGfy2...
#suikoden #retrogaming #youtube #stream
youtube.com/live/H8yGfy2...
#suikoden #retrogaming #youtube #stream
what is 108 stars of destiny in metric
YouTube video by Brickroad's Ridiculous Nonsense
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December 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Suikoden is one of the all-time great classic JRPGs. Hits right in that late SNES/early PS1 sweet spot. Anyway here's stream number three:
youtube.com/live/H8yGfy2...
#suikoden #retrogaming #youtube #stream
youtube.com/live/H8yGfy2...
#suikoden #retrogaming #youtube #stream
Fighter might be my favorite class in 5e. I played a champion fighter from L1 to L20 and he was awesome. His god forbade the use of bladed weapons, so he rocked a +1 staff with the Sentinel and Polearm Master feats. His name was Large Tom. Later I made a bugbear version of him as an NPC!
#dnd #dnd5e
#dnd #dnd5e
December 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Late Nite Suiko & Chill
YouTube video by Brickroad's Ridiculous Nonsense
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December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The one book I really, really wanted for 5e, but never got, was an Arms & Equipment Guide. That was one of my favorite splats for 2e. It was filled with great descriptions and artwork of non-magical weapons and equipment, including the amazing Gnomish Workman's Leather.
#dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg
#dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Alright, let's put this newfangled Suikoden remaster through its paces:
youtube.com/live/TrVpr3S...
#suikoden #retrogaming #youtube #stream #108starsofdestiny
youtube.com/live/TrVpr3S...
#suikoden #retrogaming #youtube #stream #108starsofdestiny
Suikoden HD for the whole family
YouTube video by Brickroad's Ridiculous Nonsense
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December 2, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Alright, let's put this newfangled Suikoden remaster through its paces:
youtube.com/live/TrVpr3S...
#suikoden #retrogaming #youtube #stream #108starsofdestiny
youtube.com/live/TrVpr3S...
#suikoden #retrogaming #youtube #stream #108starsofdestiny
My next D&D campaign is going to require more work to get out of the gate than any I've run so far. So I'm developing it alongside my current D&D campaign. That means I'm unreasonably excited for two campaigns simultaneously, and my weird little heart can't take it.
#dnd #dnd5e
#dnd #dnd5e
December 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Making fun of ragebait articles means you are engaging with ragebait articles, which is what authors of ragebait articles want.
You don't win against ragebait by going to war with it, or by mocking it, or even by debunking it. You win by ignoring it and choosing to put joy into the world instead.
You don't win against ragebait by going to war with it, or by mocking it, or even by debunking it. You win by ignoring it and choosing to put joy into the world instead.
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Making fun of ragebait articles means you are engaging with ragebait articles, which is what authors of ragebait articles want.
You don't win against ragebait by going to war with it, or by mocking it, or even by debunking it. You win by ignoring it and choosing to put joy into the world instead.
You don't win against ragebait by going to war with it, or by mocking it, or even by debunking it. You win by ignoring it and choosing to put joy into the world instead.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Tonight we stole an opera and a pair of prize racing dogs.
I cannot stress this enough.
We did NOT harm the dogs. I repeat: the dogs are PERFECTLY healthy and happy.
I want that on the record.
#ttrpg #bladesinthedark #dogs
I cannot stress this enough.
We did NOT harm the dogs. I repeat: the dogs are PERFECTLY healthy and happy.
I want that on the record.
#ttrpg #bladesinthedark #dogs
November 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Tonight we stole an opera and a pair of prize racing dogs.
I cannot stress this enough.
We did NOT harm the dogs. I repeat: the dogs are PERFECTLY healthy and happy.
I want that on the record.
#ttrpg #bladesinthedark #dogs
I cannot stress this enough.
We did NOT harm the dogs. I repeat: the dogs are PERFECTLY healthy and happy.
I want that on the record.
#ttrpg #bladesinthedark #dogs
Blades in the Dark! Our criminal enterprise is "Aces & Eights", and we kind of can't decide whether we're about irritating ancient ghosts or establishing a casino.
youtube.com/live/h5rqic0...
#ttrpg #bladesinthedark
youtube.com/live/h5rqic0...
#ttrpg #bladesinthedark
Blades in the Dark, Session Three
YouTube video by SaluteTheFlumph
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November 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Blades in the Dark! Our criminal enterprise is "Aces & Eights", and we kind of can't decide whether we're about irritating ancient ghosts or establishing a casino.
youtube.com/live/h5rqic0...
#ttrpg #bladesinthedark
youtube.com/live/h5rqic0...
#ttrpg #bladesinthedark
The Atari 7800+ is looking pretty good. All that's missing is the library.
rjscibbe.com/2025/11/29/1...
#atari #atari7800 #doyouhavebattletoads
rjscibbe.com/2025/11/29/1...
#atari #atari7800 #doyouhavebattletoads
10 games that would sell me an Atari 7800+
Wherein Brickroad lists games he wants to see on a 30+ year old console.
rjscibbe.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The Atari 7800+ is looking pretty good. All that's missing is the library.
rjscibbe.com/2025/11/29/1...
#atari #atari7800 #doyouhavebattletoads
rjscibbe.com/2025/11/29/1...
#atari #atari7800 #doyouhavebattletoads
Meanwhile my experience with Hollow Knight and Tunic was hitting a boss I couldn't beat, backtracking to find more stuff, still being unable to beat the boss, looking up a guide to find out there *wasn't* anything left to find that would help, then quitting the games I paid money for.
Getting stuck causes players to explore the world.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
November 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Meanwhile my experience with Hollow Knight and Tunic was hitting a boss I couldn't beat, backtracking to find more stuff, still being unable to beat the boss, looking up a guide to find out there *wasn't* anything left to find that would help, then quitting the games I paid money for.
When I encounter a "hate on D&D" thread, I like to click through some of the user profiles to see what ttrpgs they are excited about.
Often, I don't find anything. Whatever game they're playing that fuels their hatred of D&D, they aren't sharing it or talking about it.
Weird?
#dnd #dnd5e
Often, I don't find anything. Whatever game they're playing that fuels their hatred of D&D, they aren't sharing it or talking about it.
Weird?
#dnd #dnd5e
November 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Tfw you get a whole cherry pie all to yourself.
UNRELATED QUESTION:
What happens if you eat an entire cherry pie, do you have to go to a hospital? Asking for a friend.
BONUS OBSERVATION:
Having a smile on your face ten miles wide sounds like it would be very painful. Hospital for sure.
UNRELATED QUESTION:
What happens if you eat an entire cherry pie, do you have to go to a hospital? Asking for a friend.
BONUS OBSERVATION:
Having a smile on your face ten miles wide sounds like it would be very painful. Hospital for sure.
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Tfw you get a whole cherry pie all to yourself.
UNRELATED QUESTION:
What happens if you eat an entire cherry pie, do you have to go to a hospital? Asking for a friend.
BONUS OBSERVATION:
Having a smile on your face ten miles wide sounds like it would be very painful. Hospital for sure.
UNRELATED QUESTION:
What happens if you eat an entire cherry pie, do you have to go to a hospital? Asking for a friend.
BONUS OBSERVATION:
Having a smile on your face ten miles wide sounds like it would be very painful. Hospital for sure.
"People should try more indie ttrpgs!"
I love this sentiment. I really do. I agree people should be adventurous with their hobbies, to step outside of their comfort zone sometimes and open themselves up to new experiences. But how reasonable is it, really?
#ttrpg 🧵1/5
I love this sentiment. I really do. I agree people should be adventurous with their hobbies, to step outside of their comfort zone sometimes and open themselves up to new experiences. But how reasonable is it, really?
#ttrpg 🧵1/5
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"People should try more indie ttrpgs!"
I love this sentiment. I really do. I agree people should be adventurous with their hobbies, to step outside of their comfort zone sometimes and open themselves up to new experiences. But how reasonable is it, really?
#ttrpg 🧵1/5
I love this sentiment. I really do. I agree people should be adventurous with their hobbies, to step outside of their comfort zone sometimes and open themselves up to new experiences. But how reasonable is it, really?
#ttrpg 🧵1/5
I stole the Dying condition from Beyond the Woods, a 5e survival hexcrawl game due out in print next year. It lets 0hp characters stay in the fight, but forces a death save immediately, narrowing the window they can be healed. Still haven't killed anyone with it, but I've made my players sweat.
November 27, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I stole the Dying condition from Beyond the Woods, a 5e survival hexcrawl game due out in print next year. It lets 0hp characters stay in the fight, but forces a death save immediately, narrowing the window they can be healed. Still haven't killed anyone with it, but I've made my players sweat.
As you can see, the sacrifice of those brave and industrious gourds was not in vain.
(Also pictured: unrelated pecan pie.)
#thanksgiving #PIE
(Also pictured: unrelated pecan pie.)
#thanksgiving #PIE
November 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
As you can see, the sacrifice of those brave and industrious gourds was not in vain.
(Also pictured: unrelated pecan pie.)
#thanksgiving #PIE
(Also pictured: unrelated pecan pie.)
#thanksgiving #PIE
For the record, I do like tinkering with rules. It's one of the really fun parts of D&D for me. In our current campaign I developed rules for a Pokémon Stadium style battlefield, a timetable for a complex drama club production (including a tiger!), and [spoilers for the next adventure].
#dnd #dnd5e
#dnd #dnd5e
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM