Patrick Joannisse
@patrickjoannisse.com
Software Engineering Manager by day, TTRPG by night. osr.camp (he/him) 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ally
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Patrick Joannisse
@patrickjoannisse.com
· Nov 17
Hello Bluesky, I'm Patrick Joannisse, a web developer from Canada 🇨🇦. I talk about:
- TTRPGs
- the OSR
- Blades in the dark
- Web dev stuff (Laravel and React)
- Coffee
- Video games
- TTRPGs
- the OSR
- Blades in the dark
- Web dev stuff (Laravel and React)
- Coffee
- Video games
“I have an idea for a website…”
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 2:44 AM
“I have an idea for a website…”
Post your favourite Star Trek character(s). Wrong answer only.
November 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Post your favourite Star Trek character(s). Wrong answer only.
Can we start having DMs comment like lawyers on the internet?
"Hi, DM here (not your DM, this is not DMing advice) [...]"
"Hi, DM here (not your DM, this is not DMing advice) [...]"
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Can we start having DMs comment like lawyers on the internet?
"Hi, DM here (not your DM, this is not DMing advice) [...]"
"Hi, DM here (not your DM, this is not DMing advice) [...]"
Kind of wild that on a Monday I was let go, on Wednesday a recruiter reached out and before I had time to figure out what to do with my spare time I got a job offer. And it’s a promotion too. I feel very lucky to say the least.
October 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Kind of wild that on a Monday I was let go, on Wednesday a recruiter reached out and before I had time to figure out what to do with my spare time I got a job offer. And it’s a promotion too. I feel very lucky to say the least.
Dolmenwood by Exalted Funeral made to Canada 🇨🇦
October 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Dolmenwood by Exalted Funeral made to Canada 🇨🇦
After basically 20 years Steve Jackson Games is reportedly working on a GURPS 4th Edition Revised with major changes.
In this economy anyone who’s been around for this long doing this is amazing. Not a GURPS man myself but SJG are OG
In this economy anyone who’s been around for this long doing this is amazing. Not a GURPS man myself but SJG are OG
October 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
After basically 20 years Steve Jackson Games is reportedly working on a GURPS 4th Edition Revised with major changes.
In this economy anyone who’s been around for this long doing this is amazing. Not a GURPS man myself but SJG are OG
In this economy anyone who’s been around for this long doing this is amazing. Not a GURPS man myself but SJG are OG
So I love Obsidian and don’t mind paying for the sync feature but editing a table on mobile to then go on my PC and the rows have duplicated a few times is not great. I’d rather not go back to Notion if I can avoid it
October 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
So I love Obsidian and don’t mind paying for the sync feature but editing a table on mobile to then go on my PC and the rows have duplicated a few times is not great. I’d rather not go back to Notion if I can avoid it
After 7 sessions of OSE with my group, a full TPK and a partial one I had a good conversation with the players. I came out as poly-game-ist and asked if they would be willing to see other systems every now and then. Everyone agreed AND we'll be rotating GM.
What a freaking dream group.
What a freaking dream group.
October 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
After 7 sessions of OSE with my group, a full TPK and a partial one I had a good conversation with the players. I came out as poly-game-ist and asked if they would be willing to see other systems every now and then. Everyone agreed AND we'll be rotating GM.
What a freaking dream group.
What a freaking dream group.
So I was just laid off. Let’s just say software engineering roles right now are a bit scary.
October 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
So I was just laid off. Let’s just say software engineering roles right now are a bit scary.
If we could skip to the part of the Microscope game where we add a light period that would be great.
October 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If we could skip to the part of the Microscope game where we add a light period that would be great.
I just backed DURF Expanded project on Kickstarter and I hope people check it out. I’m not super familiar with DURF but I know it’s a darling of the OSR community. I’m also a sucker for cool hardcovers. www.kickstarter.com/projects/emi...
DURF Expanded
An updated and expanded version of DURF, the acclaimed rules-light dungeon-fantasy RPG.
www.kickstarter.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I just backed DURF Expanded project on Kickstarter and I hope people check it out. I’m not super familiar with DURF but I know it’s a darling of the OSR community. I’m also a sucker for cool hardcovers. www.kickstarter.com/projects/emi...
"We're definitely in a bubble" confirms CEO of soap manufacturing company
September 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"We're definitely in a bubble" confirms CEO of soap manufacturing company
Shadowrun Anarchy 2.0 in Kickstarter right now but oof. The physical tiers comes with a GM screen (eh) but PDF is €30 extra. The tier that includes it is more expensive by another €10 because it comes with the PDF for the GM screen.
For that money you can get a lot of good indie games and zines.
For that money you can get a lot of good indie games and zines.
August 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Shadowrun Anarchy 2.0 in Kickstarter right now but oof. The physical tiers comes with a GM screen (eh) but PDF is €30 extra. The tier that includes it is more expensive by another €10 because it comes with the PDF for the GM screen.
For that money you can get a lot of good indie games and zines.
For that money you can get a lot of good indie games and zines.
Hell froze and Wizards of the Coast released a new game. ttrpg.store.exodusgame.com
EXODUS™ TRPG Store
Explore the world of EXODUS™ with official TRPG books. Discover books, news, and exclusive editions for the upcoming tabletop role-playing game.
ttrpg.store.exodusgame.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Hell froze and Wizards of the Coast released a new game. ttrpg.store.exodusgame.com
Just walked out of an antique store and they had stuff younger than me…
August 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Just walked out of an antique store and they had stuff younger than me…
C’mon German speakers do your thing.
Need a word for that feeling when a Bundle of Holding is so perfectly awesome that there is no reason not not purchase it except that you already have everything.
bundleofholding.com/presents/Iro...
bundleofholding.com/presents/Iro...
Ironsworn-Starforged Bundle
Adventurer! This new Ironsworn-Starforged Bundle presents Ironsworn, Starforged, and Sundered Isles, tabletop roleplaying games of perilous fantasy, space opera, and seafaring adventure by Tomkin Pres...
bundleofholding.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
C’mon German speakers do your thing.
If you are a SaaS and your documentation is not up to date and critical features/implementation details are missing and that's what your team is relying on to help your customers...you're a bad SaaS company.
Signed, me who's been struggling with a SaaS for some time now
Signed, me who's been struggling with a SaaS for some time now
August 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
If you are a SaaS and your documentation is not up to date and critical features/implementation details are missing and that's what your team is relying on to help your customers...you're a bad SaaS company.
Signed, me who's been struggling with a SaaS for some time now
Signed, me who's been struggling with a SaaS for some time now
I really like the Glass Cannon Network so them announcing their flagship show will be a Tephrotic Nightmares campaign using Shadowdark just makes my heart sing.
July 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I really like the Glass Cannon Network so them announcing their flagship show will be a Tephrotic Nightmares campaign using Shadowdark just makes my heart sing.
Save vs. Pronouns, the forgotten OD&D saving throw.
We got another one! (Not to cause some shit, but these comments are *only* ever on my OSR videos).
July 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Save vs. Pronouns, the forgotten OD&D saving throw.
Books Without Number
July 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Books Without Number
A while back I turned on analytics on osr.camp and just forgot about it. After pushing an accessibility update I decided to look and turns out even with only Principia Apocrypha available in HTML there I'm getting some traffic! I want to get back into blogging and reviewing games so stay tuned?
Home - OSR.camp
A site for discovering and sharing resources for OSR/NSR (old/new school renaissance/revival) style games and other topics.
osr.camp
July 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A while back I turned on analytics on osr.camp and just forgot about it. After pushing an accessibility update I decided to look and turns out even with only Principia Apocrypha available in HTML there I'm getting some traffic! I want to get back into blogging and reviewing games so stay tuned?
Reposted by Patrick Joannisse
Humble Bundle has a TTRPG MEGABUNDLE filled with the core rulebooks for Call of Cthulhu, Vaesen, Outgunned, Savage Worlds and so much more. 57 books for $40.
Honestly, a steal and a good way to see some new games www.humblebundle.com/books/roll-b...
@humblebundle.com
Honestly, a steal and a good way to see some new games www.humblebundle.com/books/roll-b...
@humblebundle.com
Humble RPG Bundle: Roll Big or Go Home RPG Megabundle
Get the most epic tabletop role-playing game bundle ever with hot games from top publishers like Magpie Games, Renegade Game Studios, Green Ronin Publishing, and more!
www.humblebundle.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Humble Bundle has a TTRPG MEGABUNDLE filled with the core rulebooks for Call of Cthulhu, Vaesen, Outgunned, Savage Worlds and so much more. 57 books for $40.
Honestly, a steal and a good way to see some new games www.humblebundle.com/books/roll-b...
@humblebundle.com
Honestly, a steal and a good way to see some new games www.humblebundle.com/books/roll-b...
@humblebundle.com
Finally beginning a megadungeon game with OSE and I’m totally stealing death and dismemberment from Swyver.
June 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Finally beginning a megadungeon game with OSE and I’m totally stealing death and dismemberment from Swyver.
Surprising nobody. When I was a public servant I heard of Company A reaching the max money for their contract so the way around it was to contract Company B and they would subcontract to Company A (and take a cut). All of this to go around the rules.
Canada needs to invest in IT, not McKinsey
Canada needs to invest in IT, not McKinsey
Ottawa repeatedly violated procurement rules in giving ArriveCan firm nearly $100M in contracts, auditor general finds — Toronto Star
Federal government organizations repeatedly violated procurement rules as they awarded GCStrategies Inc., the main firm behind the pandemic ArriveCan scandal, nearly $100 million in contracts over a n...
apple.news
June 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Surprising nobody. When I was a public servant I heard of Company A reaching the max money for their contract so the way around it was to contract Company B and they would subcontract to Company A (and take a cut). All of this to go around the rules.
Canada needs to invest in IT, not McKinsey
Canada needs to invest in IT, not McKinsey
I know full well these are my generation's carpet in the bathroom but it didn't stop me from buying some something I'm working on.
June 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I know full well these are my generation's carpet in the bathroom but it didn't stop me from buying some something I'm working on.