Sam D
@diceexploder.com
TTRPG designer and podcaster. Find me on Dice Exploder, a mechanic-of-the-week design podcast and blog. Won a Golden Cobra once. Screenwriter. No colon.
https://www.diceexploder.com/
https://sdunnewold.itch.io/
https://www.diceexploder.com/
https://sdunnewold.itch.io/
What's the over/under on the #OVER/UNDER "I run TTRPGs" vs "I just play in them" ratio? Literally 56:0.
October 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
What's the over/under on the #OVER/UNDER "I run TTRPGs" vs "I just play in them" ratio? Literally 56:0.
I ended up placing all my myths and special locations by hand after printing
August 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I ended up placing all my myths and special locations by hand after printing
You gotta wonder if this NPR headline is an intentional garden path joke
August 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
You gotta wonder if this NPR headline is an intentional garden path joke
Let These Mermaids Touch Your Dick Maybe: dildo, glitter, sticky-hands
July 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Let These Mermaids Touch Your Dick Maybe: dildo, glitter, sticky-hands
This fuckin guy. He doesn't even have any lines. Why do we get an amazing whole ass shot of just him? Because Star Wars is full of weird shit.
June 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This fuckin guy. He doesn't even have any lines. Why do we get an amazing whole ass shot of just him? Because Star Wars is full of weird shit.
Post Andor I've been rewatching a bunch of Star Wars movies, and one of the things I've been struck by is how much these movies are defined by the weird little guys who get three shots each. Like this guy and how he wants to fuck R2-D2.
June 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Post Andor I've been rewatching a bunch of Star Wars movies, and one of the things I've been struck by is how much these movies are defined by the weird little guys who get three shots each. Like this guy and how he wants to fuck R2-D2.
Here's @kurtrefling.bsky.social's review of it (context - it has been available on my patreon as Dice Mementos #1 for a minute now, which is why Kurt calls it that) (2/2)
June 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Here's @kurtrefling.bsky.social's review of it (context - it has been available on my patreon as Dice Mementos #1 for a minute now, which is why Kurt calls it that) (2/2)
Cute game, coming in July
June 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Cute game, coming in July
Today Dice Exploder joins the Many Sided Network, a new podcast network centered around rpg shows. Very excited to be on a network with shows like Talk of the Table, Tales Yet Told, and a bunch of other great shows!
June 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Today Dice Exploder joins the Many Sided Network, a new podcast network centered around rpg shows. Very excited to be on a network with shows like Talk of the Table, Tales Yet Told, and a bunch of other great shows!
Driving around in our Triangle Agency company car like
May 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Driving around in our Triangle Agency company car like
Next week, Dice Exploder's first actual play releases in its entirety: Party by the Apocalypse is an actual play miniseries where we play Apocalypse World while breaking down how it works and the choices we're making as players so you can learn how to better play it.
May 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Next week, Dice Exploder's first actual play releases in its entirety: Party by the Apocalypse is an actual play miniseries where we play Apocalypse World while breaking down how it works and the choices we're making as players so you can learn how to better play it.
God I love weird little projects
May 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
God I love weird little projects
Prototype proof has arrived
April 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Prototype proof has arrived
Latest henchman doodle is maybe just John Hodgman
March 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Latest henchman doodle is maybe just John Hodgman
It feels good to go out and do something for a cause you like, even if that thing is standing around in the rain with strangers. I highly recommend that over Posting(tm)!
February 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
It feels good to go out and do something for a cause you like, even if that thing is standing around in the rain with strangers. I highly recommend that over Posting(tm)!
Working on card backs for prompt cards in my cat and mouse caper / romcom game Kiss Me If You Can. Will Fox catch Robin? And if so, will they kiss?
The act 1 backs are literal or literal adjacent. The act 2 backs abstract another step. I think they're neat
The act 1 backs are literal or literal adjacent. The act 2 backs abstract another step. I think they're neat
February 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Working on card backs for prompt cards in my cat and mouse caper / romcom game Kiss Me If You Can. Will Fox catch Robin? And if so, will they kiss?
The act 1 backs are literal or literal adjacent. The act 2 backs abstract another step. I think they're neat
The act 1 backs are literal or literal adjacent. The act 2 backs abstract another step. I think they're neat
