Graham Payne
@grahampayne.bsky.social
Hi! I'm Graham (he/him)! I'm a writer and table top game developer. I'm always cooking up something and rarely get enough sleep.
This is my official work bluesky because my manager tells me I need to network.
This is my official work bluesky because my manager tells me I need to network.
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Graham Payne
@grahampayne.bsky.social
· Oct 23
So, for the remainder of Campaign 4 of Critical Role, I'm going to post a one sentence reaction to every episode. I'm going to pin this thread, so keep reading if CR is your thing.
This is going to be updated randomly.
Spoilers below!
#criticalrole #rpg #ttrpg
This is going to be updated randomly.
Spoilers below!
#criticalrole #rpg #ttrpg
Am I superstitious? No.
Do I have a special bracelet I wear every time I GM because it makes me better at running a game? Yes, what's you're point?
Do I have a special bracelet I wear every time I GM because it makes me better at running a game? Yes, what's you're point?
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Am I superstitious? No.
Do I have a special bracelet I wear every time I GM because it makes me better at running a game? Yes, what's you're point?
Do I have a special bracelet I wear every time I GM because it makes me better at running a game? Yes, what's you're point?
I love making stuff for #daggerheart, but I have a problem.
It's just too fun coming up with different settings for new campaign frames. I've got like 8 unused ideas sitting in a doc file with even more in the chamber. Everything from post-apocolyptic bio-horror to historical fantasy
It's just too fun coming up with different settings for new campaign frames. I've got like 8 unused ideas sitting in a doc file with even more in the chamber. Everything from post-apocolyptic bio-horror to historical fantasy
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I love making stuff for #daggerheart, but I have a problem.
It's just too fun coming up with different settings for new campaign frames. I've got like 8 unused ideas sitting in a doc file with even more in the chamber. Everything from post-apocolyptic bio-horror to historical fantasy
It's just too fun coming up with different settings for new campaign frames. I've got like 8 unused ideas sitting in a doc file with even more in the chamber. Everything from post-apocolyptic bio-horror to historical fantasy
We hit 400 potential backers on kickstarter!!! I'm so excited :D
I'm thankful to be included in such a great team
I'm thankful to be included in such a great team
Thanks to the Hope Springs Eternal team: @alexsgamingcorner.bsky.social, @grahampayne.bsky.social, @nightjargames.bsky.social, @haclif.bsky.social and Kalin Kadiev. And also to @carloscisco.bsky.social, @mikerunderwood.bsky.social, @thewelshdm.bsky.social, @henrydtamble.bsky.social for the support!
November 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We hit 400 potential backers on kickstarter!!! I'm so excited :D
I'm thankful to be included in such a great team
I'm thankful to be included in such a great team
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Anybody who’s a fan of Daggerheart here ?
My friend Eric is launching 4 campaign frame for the game on Kickstarter and he’s about to reach 400 followers (which is amazing!)
Super creative and talented guy, go checkout the project it looks very cool.
My friend Eric is launching 4 campaign frame for the game on Kickstarter and he’s about to reach 400 followers (which is amazing!)
Super creative and talented guy, go checkout the project it looks very cool.
Coming soon: Hope Springs Eternal
A supplement for Daggerheart. Five in-depth campaign frames, each complemented by a location (hooks, NPCs, adversaries, environments).
www.kickstarter.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Anybody who’s a fan of Daggerheart here ?
My friend Eric is launching 4 campaign frame for the game on Kickstarter and he’s about to reach 400 followers (which is amazing!)
Super creative and talented guy, go checkout the project it looks very cool.
My friend Eric is launching 4 campaign frame for the game on Kickstarter and he’s about to reach 400 followers (which is amazing!)
Super creative and talented guy, go checkout the project it looks very cool.
Unfortunately hit a bit of a scheduling dry spell where I haven't been able to get a game together for a month.
Luckily, my players and I came together to figure out some times in December to play. We're also going to be better about booking our next game before we break off a session
Luckily, my players and I came together to figure out some times in December to play. We're also going to be better about booking our next game before we break off a session
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Unfortunately hit a bit of a scheduling dry spell where I haven't been able to get a game together for a month.
Luckily, my players and I came together to figure out some times in December to play. We're also going to be better about booking our next game before we break off a session
Luckily, my players and I came together to figure out some times in December to play. We're also going to be better about booking our next game before we break off a session
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In Poisoned Roots, PCs face a ruling class intent on quelling dissent. They will make hard choices, sacrificing what they hold dear to defend family and neighbors. A claustrophobic and political Daggerheart campaign frame where beauty and rot coexist, where party-based adventuring is not the focus.
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
In Poisoned Roots, PCs face a ruling class intent on quelling dissent. They will make hard choices, sacrificing what they hold dear to defend family and neighbors. A claustrophobic and political Daggerheart campaign frame where beauty and rot coexist, where party-based adventuring is not the focus.
I really really like what they've done with bloodhunters for #daggerheart, but I feel like their domains should be blood and bone, not blood and blade.
Blade is very combat focused, which blood already leans into.
Bone is more tactical and leans into the idea of studying your opponent
Blade is very combat focused, which blood already leans into.
Bone is more tactical and leans into the idea of studying your opponent
November 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I really really like what they've done with bloodhunters for #daggerheart, but I feel like their domains should be blood and bone, not blood and blade.
Blade is very combat focused, which blood already leans into.
Bone is more tactical and leans into the idea of studying your opponent
Blade is very combat focused, which blood already leans into.
Bone is more tactical and leans into the idea of studying your opponent
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For everyone getting back on the Daggerheart hype train with the official expansion announcement: you don't have to wait for the summer to get your hands on a beautiful product! Hope Springs Eternal is less than 3 weeks away! Help us reach 400 followers before launch!
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
For everyone getting back on the Daggerheart hype train with the official expansion announcement: you don't have to wait for the summer to get your hands on a beautiful product! Hope Springs Eternal is less than 3 weeks away! Help us reach 400 followers before launch!
TTRPG Hot Take: Balancing encounters is a waste of time and limits your storytelling.
Your PCs shouldn't have a fair chance to kill every monster they come across. Sometimes the bad guys just outclass them.
It's more about conveying a tone and letting them know they can always run.
Your PCs shouldn't have a fair chance to kill every monster they come across. Sometimes the bad guys just outclass them.
It's more about conveying a tone and letting them know they can always run.
November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
TTRPG Hot Take: Balancing encounters is a waste of time and limits your storytelling.
Your PCs shouldn't have a fair chance to kill every monster they come across. Sometimes the bad guys just outclass them.
It's more about conveying a tone and letting them know they can always run.
Your PCs shouldn't have a fair chance to kill every monster they come across. Sometimes the bad guys just outclass them.
It's more about conveying a tone and letting them know they can always run.
TW: needles.
We're starting to get all the key art for Hope Springs Eternal and it's looking so good!
We're starting to get all the key art for Hope Springs Eternal and it's looking so good!
an image from each of the 3 main artists working on my Daggerhearht supplement Hope Springs Eternal: @nightjargames.bsky.social @haclif.bsky.social and Kalin Kadiev. I think I picked well!
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
TW: needles.
We're starting to get all the key art for Hope Springs Eternal and it's looking so good!
We're starting to get all the key art for Hope Springs Eternal and it's looking so good!
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Do you know what I'd like for my birthday today though?
I'd really love for you to check out the Hope Springs Eternal Daggerheart TTRPG Kickstarter and give us a follow if you haven't already!
Signal boosting, also great.
It would make my day 🥰
www.kickstarter.com/projects/eri...
I'd really love for you to check out the Hope Springs Eternal Daggerheart TTRPG Kickstarter and give us a follow if you haven't already!
Signal boosting, also great.
It would make my day 🥰
www.kickstarter.com/projects/eri...
Coming soon: Hope Springs Eternal
A supplement for Daggerheart. Five in-depth campaign frames, each complemented by a location (hooks, NPCs, adversaries, environments).
www.kickstarter.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Do you know what I'd like for my birthday today though?
I'd really love for you to check out the Hope Springs Eternal Daggerheart TTRPG Kickstarter and give us a follow if you haven't already!
Signal boosting, also great.
It would make my day 🥰
www.kickstarter.com/projects/eri...
I'd really love for you to check out the Hope Springs Eternal Daggerheart TTRPG Kickstarter and give us a follow if you haven't already!
Signal boosting, also great.
It would make my day 🥰
www.kickstarter.com/projects/eri...
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Bernardo 🐕
Pet portrait (headshot) are now on my VGen!
Shares are HIGHLY appreciated ❤️
vgen.co/dliok
#vgencomms #commissions #vgen #illustration #digitalart
Pet portrait (headshot) are now on my VGen!
Shares are HIGHLY appreciated ❤️
vgen.co/dliok
#vgencomms #commissions #vgen #illustration #digitalart
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Bernardo 🐕
Pet portrait (headshot) are now on my VGen!
Shares are HIGHLY appreciated ❤️
vgen.co/dliok
#vgencomms #commissions #vgen #illustration #digitalart
Pet portrait (headshot) are now on my VGen!
Shares are HIGHLY appreciated ❤️
vgen.co/dliok
#vgencomms #commissions #vgen #illustration #digitalart
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4 weeks away and the stress is starting to rise! Will the Daggerheart community embrace Hope Springs Eternal? I rolled with Fear this morning!
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
4 weeks away and the stress is starting to rise! Will the Daggerheart community embrace Hope Springs Eternal? I rolled with Fear this morning!
Gutterpunk Rhapsody and the Ever Rime are my contributions!
I'm really proud of the work we've put into this project, and if you're looking for some great #daggerheart campaign frames, follow us on kickstarter!
I'm really proud of the work we've put into this project, and if you're looking for some great #daggerheart campaign frames, follow us on kickstarter!
Exactly one month to go! I prepared a small overview of the 5 Daggerheart campaign frames in Hope Springs Eternal. Help us beat yesterday's incredible total of 0 new followers! 🤪
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Gutterpunk Rhapsody and the Ever Rime are my contributions!
I'm really proud of the work we've put into this project, and if you're looking for some great #daggerheart campaign frames, follow us on kickstarter!
I'm really proud of the work we've put into this project, and if you're looking for some great #daggerheart campaign frames, follow us on kickstarter!
Tabletop Tip: If you want a quick game of chance that can be easily worked into your game without much disruption, I suggest dice poker.
The rules are simple, it's fun to roll dice, and you can let your players make skill checks to "cheat".
#ttrpg #rpg #tabletopsky #game
The rules are simple, it's fun to roll dice, and you can let your players make skill checks to "cheat".
#ttrpg #rpg #tabletopsky #game
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Tabletop Tip: If you want a quick game of chance that can be easily worked into your game without much disruption, I suggest dice poker.
The rules are simple, it's fun to roll dice, and you can let your players make skill checks to "cheat".
#ttrpg #rpg #tabletopsky #game
The rules are simple, it's fun to roll dice, and you can let your players make skill checks to "cheat".
#ttrpg #rpg #tabletopsky #game
Update from yesterday about playtesting my own game: my players really really liked it ^^
Those who'd played earlier versions enjoyed the changes to combat, and those that tried it for fhe first time were able to get the fundamentals quick and have fun right out of the gate :)
#ttrpg #rpg
Those who'd played earlier versions enjoyed the changes to combat, and those that tried it for fhe first time were able to get the fundamentals quick and have fun right out of the gate :)
#ttrpg #rpg
November 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Another one bites the dust.
Delete your Grammarly account, apps, plugins and everything related to it.
They will use your writing to train AI.
Delete your Grammarly account, apps, plugins and everything related to it.
They will use your writing to train AI.
November 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Another one bites the dust.
Delete your Grammarly account, apps, plugins and everything related to it.
They will use your writing to train AI.
Delete your Grammarly account, apps, plugins and everything related to it.
They will use your writing to train AI.
November 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm constantly blown away by the artists that we're lucky enough to have help us with this project. This frame is near and dear to my heart, so getting to see it brought to life like this is simply amazing
Thank you @nightjargames.bsky.social for your excellent work!
Thank you @nightjargames.bsky.social for your excellent work!
I've been quieter, but work on Hope Springs Eternal, a supplement for Daggerheart, does not stop! @nightjargames.bsky.social has started to make sketches for our craziest campaign frame: Gutterpunk Rhapsody!
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I'm constantly blown away by the artists that we're lucky enough to have help us with this project. This frame is near and dear to my heart, so getting to see it brought to life like this is simply amazing
Thank you @nightjargames.bsky.social for your excellent work!
Thank you @nightjargames.bsky.social for your excellent work!
My small victory of the night: I figured out the perfect combination of settings with my air frier to make my tofu slices omega crunchy but still soft on the inside.
Have a good night, everyone 👍
Have a good night, everyone 👍
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
My small victory of the night: I figured out the perfect combination of settings with my air frier to make my tofu slices omega crunchy but still soft on the inside.
Have a good night, everyone 👍
Have a good night, everyone 👍
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Another Commission for Emily on instagram
This time of Jake and Michael Myers from Dead by Daylight
#dbd #deadbydaylight #illustration #art #fanart #dbdfanart #jakepark #dbdjake #dbdmichaelmyers
This time of Jake and Michael Myers from Dead by Daylight
#dbd #deadbydaylight #illustration #art #fanart #dbdfanart #jakepark #dbdjake #dbdmichaelmyers
November 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Another Commission for Emily on instagram
This time of Jake and Michael Myers from Dead by Daylight
#dbd #deadbydaylight #illustration #art #fanart #dbdfanart #jakepark #dbdjake #dbdmichaelmyers
This time of Jake and Michael Myers from Dead by Daylight
#dbd #deadbydaylight #illustration #art #fanart #dbdfanart #jakepark #dbdjake #dbdmichaelmyers
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The Eternal Song has been carried on for centuries by the Conductor. With its notes kept thrumming by the people's deeds, it has influenced all of Fermata. Until now.
This contemplative and hopeful Daggerheart campaign frame will see adventurers brave dangers while exploring the role of culture.
This contemplative and hopeful Daggerheart campaign frame will see adventurers brave dangers while exploring the role of culture.
November 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The Eternal Song has been carried on for centuries by the Conductor. With its notes kept thrumming by the people's deeds, it has influenced all of Fermata. Until now.
This contemplative and hopeful Daggerheart campaign frame will see adventurers brave dangers while exploring the role of culture.
This contemplative and hopeful Daggerheart campaign frame will see adventurers brave dangers while exploring the role of culture.
So Microsoft is apparently ending support for MSPublisher. I'm furious, but more concerned with finding an alternative (and starting the process of moving over as much as I can before it fully dies). Any suggestions, friends?
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
So Microsoft is apparently ending support for MSPublisher. I'm furious, but more concerned with finding an alternative (and starting the process of moving over as much as I can before it fully dies). Any suggestions, friends?
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Comm from Emily on instagram!
Thank you so much for the comm!!
#commission #illustration #art #commissionwork
Thank you so much for the comm!!
#commission #illustration #art #commissionwork
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Comm from Emily on instagram!
Thank you so much for the comm!!
#commission #illustration #art #commissionwork
Thank you so much for the comm!!
#commission #illustration #art #commissionwork