Damon Bradshaw
@damonbradshaw.bsky.social
I'm your game dad, and you're doing great, kiddo
A (real) dad, teacher, musician, producer, engineer, and game system monkey. I IMPLORE you to play something besides just D&D!
A (real) dad, teacher, musician, producer, engineer, and game system monkey. I IMPLORE you to play something besides just D&D!
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"Wait, Ben Robbins is posting GMing advice? What year is this???"
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The Star-Pattern: a Pitfall of GMing
When someone tells me about a session of a GMed game (like D&D) that they didn't enjoy, I put on my investigator cap and ask a bunch of questions about what happened. Because I like understanding why ...
arsludi.lamemage.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"Wait, Ben Robbins is posting GMing advice? What year is this???"
arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/48...
arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/48...
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I feel like I am taking crazy pills. Charlie Kirk’s ultimate goal, which he said time and time again, would have been the suppression, through threat of violence and the use of state power, of the rights of those he disagreed with, including freedom of expression.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I feel like I am taking crazy pills. Charlie Kirk’s ultimate goal, which he said time and time again, would have been the suppression, through threat of violence and the use of state power, of the rights of those he disagreed with, including freedom of expression.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
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A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO TTRPG ART COMMISSIONING AND LICENSING
It's done! Here is my guide to art commissioning, licensing, and art direction in TTRPGs. It's free to see, has contract and brief templates, and plenty of resources to aid in art literacy in the space.
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It's done! Here is my guide to art commissioning, licensing, and art direction in TTRPGs. It's free to see, has contract and brief templates, and plenty of resources to aid in art literacy in the space.
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
A Comprehensive Guide to TTRPG Art Commissioning & Licensing | Araukana
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August 26, 2025 at 4:31 AM
A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO TTRPG ART COMMISSIONING AND LICENSING
It's done! Here is my guide to art commissioning, licensing, and art direction in TTRPGs. It's free to see, has contract and brief templates, and plenty of resources to aid in art literacy in the space.
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
It's done! Here is my guide to art commissioning, licensing, and art direction in TTRPGs. It's free to see, has contract and brief templates, and plenty of resources to aid in art literacy in the space.
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
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Orange Circle by František Kupka, 1945 #artbots #guggenheim
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137172
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137172
September 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Orange Circle by František Kupka, 1945 #artbots #guggenheim
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137172
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137172
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In the heart of Logres, an enchanted wood festers and grows.
Many who venture beneath its nighted boughs are never heard from again...
Pendragon: The Sauvage King is a collection of scenarios for roleplaying in King Arthur's Britain!
Many who venture beneath its nighted boughs are never heard from again...
Pendragon: The Sauvage King is a collection of scenarios for roleplaying in King Arthur's Britain!
August 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
In the heart of Logres, an enchanted wood festers and grows.
Many who venture beneath its nighted boughs are never heard from again...
Pendragon: The Sauvage King is a collection of scenarios for roleplaying in King Arthur's Britain!
Many who venture beneath its nighted boughs are never heard from again...
Pendragon: The Sauvage King is a collection of scenarios for roleplaying in King Arthur's Britain!
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We weren't :)
August 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We weren't :)
This is friggin great.
I've been writing down some notes on my current approach to making Horror TTRPGs, and wanted to share some thoughts while I'm waiting on something.
My current model for making Horror TTRPGs is based on the profound amount of haunted houses I go to with @jenmiller00.bsky.social every year.
My current model for making Horror TTRPGs is based on the profound amount of haunted houses I go to with @jenmiller00.bsky.social every year.
August 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is friggin great.
legit drooling
”I seek to share Arthur's work with you. Enter into the magic realm. Let those dreams within you stir, come to life, and be tested."
- Greg Stafford, Founder of Chaosium and Creator of Pendragon
The Pendragon Core Rulebook - Magnum Opus Edition, will be available for the first time at GenCon!
- Greg Stafford, Founder of Chaosium and Creator of Pendragon
The Pendragon Core Rulebook - Magnum Opus Edition, will be available for the first time at GenCon!
July 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
legit drooling
Enigma in general but MCMXC A.D. in particular had a HUGE influence on me as a gamer in my youth
I was reminded today about the album MCMXC by Enigma today and how I listened to this a thousand times as a young man
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open.spotify.com/album/2PkstT...
MCMXC a.D.
Enigma · Album · 1990 · 7 songs
open.spotify.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Enigma in general but MCMXC A.D. in particular had a HUGE influence on me as a gamer in my youth
The german expression "Glückpilz" describes a lucky person, literally means "lucky mushroom"! The flycap 🍄 (fliegenpilz) is a good luck charm there.
It's actually quite toxic, if eaten raw. So maybe just appreciate its beauty unless you know how to prepare it :)
It's actually quite toxic, if eaten raw. So maybe just appreciate its beauty unless you know how to prepare it :)
July 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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These are, by the way, the NPC rules that @wick.works is looking at using for Lancer Tactics if you're interested in seeing what those are like www.kickstarter.com/projects/wic...
June 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
These are, by the way, the NPC rules that @wick.works is looking at using for Lancer Tactics if you're interested in seeing what those are like www.kickstarter.com/projects/wic...
This series is FAR FAR superior to HP in myriad ways and everybody should read them.
Skip the movie though
Skip the movie though
They're still being reprinted and hardly "forgotten" but I really loved the The Dark Is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper.
June 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This series is FAR FAR superior to HP in myriad ways and everybody should read them.
Skip the movie though
Skip the movie though
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The german expression "Glückpilz" describes a lucky person, literally means "lucky mushroom"! The flycap 🍄 (fliegenpilz) is a good luck charm there.
It's actually quite toxic, if eaten raw. So maybe just appreciate its beauty unless you know how to prepare it :)
It's actually quite toxic, if eaten raw. So maybe just appreciate its beauty unless you know how to prepare it :)
June 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The german expression "Glückpilz" describes a lucky person, literally means "lucky mushroom"! The flycap 🍄 (fliegenpilz) is a good luck charm there.
It's actually quite toxic, if eaten raw. So maybe just appreciate its beauty unless you know how to prepare it :)
It's actually quite toxic, if eaten raw. So maybe just appreciate its beauty unless you know how to prepare it :)
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It’s clear from our games, but just in case you missed it, 9th Level Games proudly and unequivocally supports trans rights, opposes fascism, and punches Nazis.
February 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s clear from our games, but just in case you missed it, 9th Level Games proudly and unequivocally supports trans rights, opposes fascism, and punches Nazis.
@drivethrurpg.com- put it back, cowards.
Roll20, which owns DriveThruRPG, told Rebel Scum's designer (@9thlevelgames.bsky.social) that allowing their "hateful content" and political speech on its platform constituted a "slippery slope."
DriveThruRPG delisted a tabletop game about revolutions over “hateful” politics
Rebel Scum's censorship reveals the limits of Roll20's apolitical guidelines.
www.rascal.news
June 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
@drivethrurpg.com- put it back, cowards.
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Anyone can become disabled at any time. It’s one of the few minority groups you can always join.
Even if you do everything “right”. Even if you’re young and healthy. Even if you “try hard”
It’s not a moral failing. It’s a part of life. Engage in disability justice.
Even if you do everything “right”. Even if you’re young and healthy. Even if you “try hard”
It’s not a moral failing. It’s a part of life. Engage in disability justice.
June 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Anyone can become disabled at any time. It’s one of the few minority groups you can always join.
Even if you do everything “right”. Even if you’re young and healthy. Even if you “try hard”
It’s not a moral failing. It’s a part of life. Engage in disability justice.
Even if you do everything “right”. Even if you’re young and healthy. Even if you “try hard”
It’s not a moral failing. It’s a part of life. Engage in disability justice.
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We are all just temporarily abled. Disability accommodations and awareness benefits everyone.
Anyone can become disabled at any time. It’s one of the few minority groups you can always join.
Even if you do everything “right”. Even if you’re young and healthy. Even if you “try hard”
It’s not a moral failing. It’s a part of life. Engage in disability justice.
Even if you do everything “right”. Even if you’re young and healthy. Even if you “try hard”
It’s not a moral failing. It’s a part of life. Engage in disability justice.
June 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We are all just temporarily abled. Disability accommodations and awareness benefits everyone.
@amabel.bsky.social I thought of you and Six Cities while watching this
These Have Been Found All Across Ancient Rome (Nobody Knows Why)
YouTube video by Joe Scott
youtu.be
June 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
@amabel.bsky.social I thought of you and Six Cities while watching this
(psst: hey #theatrekids let's trick the N^Z! chuds into using "bless my homeland forever" as a rallying cry but make sure they don't figure out where it's from, ok? ok, go)
June 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
(psst: hey #theatrekids let's trick the N^Z! chuds into using "bless my homeland forever" as a rallying cry but make sure they don't figure out where it's from, ok? ok, go)
@danielsolis.bsky.social are you at my work today???
June 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
@danielsolis.bsky.social are you at my work today???
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SUSD says City of Six Moons "is rare and it is fascinating" and said I am "one of the most curious, relentless, and innovative designers out there right now" and that is exceptionally kind & gratifying to hear.
youtu.be/5Egd9DYJZ5c?...
youtu.be/5Egd9DYJZ5c?...
The Board Game With No Rules
YouTube video by Shut Up & Sit Down
youtu.be
June 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
SUSD says City of Six Moons "is rare and it is fascinating" and said I am "one of the most curious, relentless, and innovative designers out there right now" and that is exceptionally kind & gratifying to hear.
youtu.be/5Egd9DYJZ5c?...
youtu.be/5Egd9DYJZ5c?...
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Who’s up for a bit of Thieves Cant?
I found this book in a used bookstore and fell in love. If you have a thieves guild in your game, it’s a must read
I found this book in a used bookstore and fell in love. If you have a thieves guild in your game, it’s a must read
June 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Who’s up for a bit of Thieves Cant?
I found this book in a used bookstore and fell in love. If you have a thieves guild in your game, it’s a must read
I found this book in a used bookstore and fell in love. If you have a thieves guild in your game, it’s a must read