Buzzard Brain
@buzzardbrain.bsky.social
RPG storyteller, world builder, fantasy cartographer, battlemap artist, consultant, & web developer.
☮️ May all People know Peace
☮️ May all People know Peace
After yesterday's deep-dive on the ACA, I can boil down mounds of rules to this simple bottom-line: self-employed/small business folks purchasing health insurance on the Marketplace, if your income is more than 400% of the poverty level (FPL) you are totally screwed if you don't at least break 500%.
December 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
After yesterday's deep-dive on the ACA, I can boil down mounds of rules to this simple bottom-line: self-employed/small business folks purchasing health insurance on the Marketplace, if your income is more than 400% of the poverty level (FPL) you are totally screwed if you don't at least break 500%.
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Because I *like* paying royalties to folks at the end of each month, and we're reaaaaly close to a fun number for @jfzeigler.bsky.social's upcomng payment, I'd love to sell two more hardcopy books before the first.
Or four PDFs off the Ad Astra website. :)
www.adastragames.com/products/arc...
Or four PDFs off the Ad Astra website. :)
www.adastragames.com/products/arc...
Architect of Worlds: Comprehensive Rules for Worldbuilding — Ad Astra Games
THE GALAXY IS YOURS WITH ARCHITECT OF WORLDS . We live in a golden age in astronomy. Fifty years ago, our understanding of our own planetary system was just being upended by NASA missions. We could...
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December 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Because I *like* paying royalties to folks at the end of each month, and we're reaaaaly close to a fun number for @jfzeigler.bsky.social's upcomng payment, I'd love to sell two more hardcopy books before the first.
Or four PDFs off the Ad Astra website. :)
www.adastragames.com/products/arc...
Or four PDFs off the Ad Astra website. :)
www.adastragames.com/products/arc...
We found a novel solution to our health insurance affordability issues. Insurance becomes affordable and we'll have more spending money if we cut our income roughly in HALF.
This is truly the strangest world I have ever known.
This is truly the strangest world I have ever known.
December 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
We found a novel solution to our health insurance affordability issues. Insurance becomes affordable and we'll have more spending money if we cut our income roughly in HALF.
This is truly the strangest world I have ever known.
This is truly the strangest world I have ever known.
I love this gorgeous hand-made knife my beloved gave me for Christmas. It is definitely my favorite knife ever! What an amazing work of art.
December 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I love this gorgeous hand-made knife my beloved gave me for Christmas. It is definitely my favorite knife ever! What an amazing work of art.
Count your blessings if you live in a place w/ healthcare based on health instead of profit. 2026 health insurance for 2 healthy people is $25k/yr w/ $15k deductible. That's the low premium plan.
December 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Count your blessings if you live in a place w/ healthcare based on health instead of profit. 2026 health insurance for 2 healthy people is $25k/yr w/ $15k deductible. That's the low premium plan.
The next potential adventure is slowly forming out of the tropical elemental mists. Will it gather enough mana to achieve solidity? Or will it disperse and drift elsewhere?
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December 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The next potential adventure is slowly forming out of the tropical elemental mists. Will it gather enough mana to achieve solidity? Or will it disperse and drift elsewhere?
👁️ 👁️
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Crap. And just like that... I'm a Wordpress developer... again. <sigh>
Just when I thought I was out...
Just when I thought I was out...
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Crap. And just like that... I'm a Wordpress developer... again. <sigh>
Just when I thought I was out...
Just when I thought I was out...
Been working on the Firefly freighter #battlemap for #FoundryVTT again. Finally getting to building out the bridge.
Made w/Dungeondraft and assets from @forgotten-adventures.net and Hellscape.
Made w/Dungeondraft and assets from @forgotten-adventures.net and Hellscape.
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Been working on the Firefly freighter #battlemap for #FoundryVTT again. Finally getting to building out the bridge.
Made w/Dungeondraft and assets from @forgotten-adventures.net and Hellscape.
Made w/Dungeondraft and assets from @forgotten-adventures.net and Hellscape.
The next time I play myself in an end-world game I've got my character portrait and VTT token ready. 🙂 Fun with HeroForge...
October 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The next time I play myself in an end-world game I've got my character portrait and VTT token ready. 🙂 Fun with HeroForge...
Built my first Compendium for #FoundryVTT this morning. It was easier than I thought. Now to see if my buddy can install & use it on his Foundry rig.
September 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Built my first Compendium for #FoundryVTT this morning. It was easier than I thought. Now to see if my buddy can install & use it on his Foundry rig.
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New release alert! GURPS Hot Spots: Istanbul, 1453-1703 A.D. is now available in PDF on Warehouse 23. Packed with history, culture, and advice, this sourcebook will help you plan your next RPG adventure in this mighty capital.
bit.ly/gurpsistanbul
#gurps #ttrpg #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
bit.ly/gurpsistanbul
#gurps #ttrpg #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
July 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New release alert! GURPS Hot Spots: Istanbul, 1453-1703 A.D. is now available in PDF on Warehouse 23. Packed with history, culture, and advice, this sourcebook will help you plan your next RPG adventure in this mighty capital.
bit.ly/gurpsistanbul
#gurps #ttrpg #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
bit.ly/gurpsistanbul
#gurps #ttrpg #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
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The GURPS summer sale isn’t over just yet, but it will be soon. For the next three days, you’ll have one last chance at the most popular titles from our essentials and each Deal of the Day!
bit.ly/gurpssummers...
#ttrpg #gurps #tabletopgames #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
bit.ly/gurpssummers...
#ttrpg #gurps #tabletopgames #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
July 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The GURPS summer sale isn’t over just yet, but it will be soon. For the next three days, you’ll have one last chance at the most popular titles from our essentials and each Deal of the Day!
bit.ly/gurpssummers...
#ttrpg #gurps #tabletopgames #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
bit.ly/gurpssummers...
#ttrpg #gurps #tabletopgames #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
The quest to get it right is often brutal, messy, & filled with course corrections. WIP #battlemap for a Firefly-inspired #GURPS game. Built w/ #Dungeondraft & assets from @forgotten-adventures.net & HellScape.
July 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The quest to get it right is often brutal, messy, & filled with course corrections. WIP #battlemap for a Firefly-inspired #GURPS game. Built w/ #Dungeondraft & assets from @forgotten-adventures.net & HellScape.
It's great fun living next to national forest. This morning we had a bobcat in our backyard. What a lovely creature! ❤️ Enjoy your breakfast my friend!
July 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It's great fun living next to national forest. This morning we had a bobcat in our backyard. What a lovely creature! ❤️ Enjoy your breakfast my friend!
Trying something new. Working on a #battlemap of a Firefly space freighter for an upcoming #GURPS game. This old girl is a bit of a rust bucket atm. With luck & elbow grease she'll shape up. Here's the Engine Room.
#Dungeondraft
Assets by @forgotten-adventures.net & HellScape.
#Dungeondraft
Assets by @forgotten-adventures.net & HellScape.
July 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Trying something new. Working on a #battlemap of a Firefly space freighter for an upcoming #GURPS game. This old girl is a bit of a rust bucket atm. With luck & elbow grease she'll shape up. Here's the Engine Room.
#Dungeondraft
Assets by @forgotten-adventures.net & HellScape.
#Dungeondraft
Assets by @forgotten-adventures.net & HellScape.
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Today's deals expand the magic systems in your world! Learn to harness the elements, perform rituals, craft elixirs, and more with GURPS Magic and Thaumatology books.
bit.ly/gurpssummers...
#ttrpg #gurps #tabletopgames #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
bit.ly/gurpssummers...
#ttrpg #gurps #tabletopgames #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
July 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Today's deals expand the magic systems in your world! Learn to harness the elements, perform rituals, craft elixirs, and more with GURPS Magic and Thaumatology books.
bit.ly/gurpssummers...
#ttrpg #gurps #tabletopgames #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
bit.ly/gurpssummers...
#ttrpg #gurps #tabletopgames #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
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This month, we're celebrating the depth of our GURPS roleplaying system with summer savings at Warehouse 23! Right now, you can get 15% off everything you need to get your worldbuilding started. And be sure to follow us – new deals start next week!
bit.ly/gurpssummers...
bit.ly/gurpssummers...
July 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This month, we're celebrating the depth of our GURPS roleplaying system with summer savings at Warehouse 23! Right now, you can get 15% off everything you need to get your worldbuilding started. And be sure to follow us – new deals start next week!
bit.ly/gurpssummers...
bit.ly/gurpssummers...
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Part 2 of the Steve Jackson Games Pyramid Volume 3 Bundle of Holding is now live! Issues 61-122 can be downloaded for just $49.95, a savings of over 90%, now through July 28. Head over to the Bundle of Holding website to snag all 122 issues at their biggest ever discount today!
bit.ly/bohpyramid2
bit.ly/bohpyramid2
July 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Part 2 of the Steve Jackson Games Pyramid Volume 3 Bundle of Holding is now live! Issues 61-122 can be downloaded for just $49.95, a savings of over 90%, now through July 28. Head over to the Bundle of Holding website to snag all 122 issues at their biggest ever discount today!
bit.ly/bohpyramid2
bit.ly/bohpyramid2
I just backed Blood of Seven Queens #3-5 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ecc...
Blood of Seven Queens #3-5
CINDERELLA finds her PRINCESS CHARMING! Plus: The woman in the RED RIDING HOOD gathers allies for her war to become QUEEN OF HEARTS.
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June 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I just backed Blood of Seven Queens #3-5 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ecc...
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Yes, you need to ditch the prologue (probably). But that's not the only mistake making your lore drops feel... awkward and clunky. Janet reveals the top 4 most common exposition errors - PLUS, how to fix them! youtu.be/z8FedteY33w
June 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Yes, you need to ditch the prologue (probably). But that's not the only mistake making your lore drops feel... awkward and clunky. Janet reveals the top 4 most common exposition errors - PLUS, how to fix them! youtu.be/z8FedteY33w
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Last Train to Bremen is LIVE on BackerKit! Your band of doomed musicians made a deal with the Devil and are now stuck in a boxcar trying to outrun your fate. Will anyone make it out alive, or will your past catch up with you?
Make your pledge today on BackerKit!
bit.ly/bremen_bk
#possumcreek
Make your pledge today on BackerKit!
bit.ly/bremen_bk
#possumcreek
June 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Last Train to Bremen is LIVE on BackerKit! Your band of doomed musicians made a deal with the Devil and are now stuck in a boxcar trying to outrun your fate. Will anyone make it out alive, or will your past catch up with you?
Make your pledge today on BackerKit!
bit.ly/bremen_bk
#possumcreek
Make your pledge today on BackerKit!
bit.ly/bremen_bk
#possumcreek
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It's the final day of the Steve Jackson Games Steampunk Day sale! Don't miss your last chance to save 15% on select GURPS and Munchkin Steampunk titles.
Fly your Zeppelin over to Warehouse 23!
warehouse23.com/collections/...
#boardgames #gurps #ttrpg #stevejacksongames #playmunchkin #playsjgames
Fly your Zeppelin over to Warehouse 23!
warehouse23.com/collections/...
#boardgames #gurps #ttrpg #stevejacksongames #playmunchkin #playsjgames
June 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It's the final day of the Steve Jackson Games Steampunk Day sale! Don't miss your last chance to save 15% on select GURPS and Munchkin Steampunk titles.
Fly your Zeppelin over to Warehouse 23!
warehouse23.com/collections/...
#boardgames #gurps #ttrpg #stevejacksongames #playmunchkin #playsjgames
Fly your Zeppelin over to Warehouse 23!
warehouse23.com/collections/...
#boardgames #gurps #ttrpg #stevejacksongames #playmunchkin #playsjgames
Designing & building a #FoundryVTT interactive landing page for the new Wardlands Campaign in the world of Ehrto. I ❤️ working with Matt's Active Tile Triggers.
June 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Designing & building a #FoundryVTT interactive landing page for the new Wardlands Campaign in the world of Ehrto. I ❤️ working with Matt's Active Tile Triggers.
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Steampunk Day may not be until June 14, but our sale starts NOW! You can save 15% on our selection of GURPS and Munchkin Steampunk titles, plus unique dice featuring debossed sprockets as pips.
The sale runs only until June 18, so visit Warehouse 23 today!
warehouse23.com/collections/...
The sale runs only until June 18, so visit Warehouse 23 today!
warehouse23.com/collections/...
June 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Steampunk Day may not be until June 14, but our sale starts NOW! You can save 15% on our selection of GURPS and Munchkin Steampunk titles, plus unique dice featuring debossed sprockets as pips.
The sale runs only until June 18, so visit Warehouse 23 today!
warehouse23.com/collections/...
The sale runs only until June 18, so visit Warehouse 23 today!
warehouse23.com/collections/...
Working on the new #GURPS Wardlands Campaign set in the world of Ehrto. Today I'm designing and building out the campaign Timeline at #Worldanvil. Set at the edge of "civilized" lands, this campaign will feature more Action and Monsters than my other ongoing games. I'm enjoying the darker mood. 🖤
June 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Working on the new #GURPS Wardlands Campaign set in the world of Ehrto. Today I'm designing and building out the campaign Timeline at #Worldanvil. Set at the edge of "civilized" lands, this campaign will feature more Action and Monsters than my other ongoing games. I'm enjoying the darker mood. 🖤