Dan Dillon
@dandillon.bsky.social
Lead TTRPG Designer for Avantris Entertainment | D&D Lover | Familiar to a sphynx cat named Archibald | Ranger Enthusiast | He/Him
The dream of the '90s is alive in Port-land. In this month's bonus content, the Matrix perfectly captures the wrongness predicating the imminent fall of empire. We were adrift at sea, locked in cubicles. Ah, simpler times. www.patreon.com/CriticalLit/...
The Matrix (Part 1) - August 2026 Bonus Episode | Critical Lit
The original Matrix is perhaps the quintessential piece of '90s fiction. It perfectly captures that sense of wrongness that predicates the i
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Also a reminder that bullshit transphobic panic damages cis women and children as well.
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
i personally don't think child molestetion should be required to play volleyball
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
A return to D&D/Star Wars is about 12 years overdue. 5e can do D20 Star Wars in a way 3.x couldn’t. This is zero shade on SW D20 and Revised, I love them, this is on core architecture of 3rd edition that just didn’t translate well
The sitting president of the United States got his accounts closed for money laundering and its barely news 🤯
As a consultant & freelancer I try to be careful with public posts. But there has been a noticeable trend towards bigger companies backtracking on their efforts to repair, mitigate & prevent harms around racism, sexism & ableism in their lore, mechanics & games generally. It sucks.
I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses
Gold for Aid - Digital goes to The Crooked Moon Alchemy VTT, Avantris Entertainment
Gold for Aid - Non-Digital goes to The Crooked Moon Tarot Card Set, Avantris Entertainment
Gold for Art - Cover goes to The Crooked Moon Standard Edition Hardcover, Avantris Entertainment
Gold for Production Values goes to The Crooked Moon Ultimate Edition, Avantris Entertainment
Fan Favorite Publisher goes to Avantris Entertainment
Gold for Product of the Year goes to The Crooked Moon Ultimate Edition, Avantris Entertainment
In Ch. 14 of Curse of Strahd, Yester Hill is a planned community for retired berserkers with zero secrets hidden beneath a thin layer of sod. Evil druids unleash their blood-filled wood upon the world & even Strahd himself comes here to pine among the pines. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Curse of Strahd Deep Dive 22: Reverse of Strahd New Game Plus
Podcast Episode · Critical Lit · July 29 · 1h 36m
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See the thing is, I hadn't even HEARD of f---ing "Taylor Farms" and now that I know the owner is a "Calls up his buddy Trump to make an FDA flag go away' guy I'm inclined to just not touch anything it's involved with whether there's a parasite possibility or not.
Forbes@forbes.com · 2w agoYou may want to remain cautious about any food that may have been affected by the outbreak.
Okay Bluesky, I know y’all can help: An elementary teacher friend of mine has asked for articles and papers about the (negative) impacts of AI in the classroom. Can be any age student, tho if you’ve got elementary stuff, so much the better. Whatcha got? Help me help her educate her colleagues!
"Tight Clump! Ideal D&D formation!" -Lou Wilson
Critical Lit@criticallit.bsky.social · 2w agoBonus content on Patreon! This film is Thranduil slander. And let this be a lesson to all you Lake-townies: When facing an enemy who has an inexhaustible AoE attack, try not to cluster your buildings in one convenient location. www.patreon.com/CriticalLit/...
When trans folks point out the cowardice of institutions complying with anti-trans bigotry, we're often hit with "but what do you expect them to do?" Well, this. Say "no." Refuse. Defy. Grow a goddamn spine.
Kyle Goon@kylegoon.bsky.social · 2w agoIn February, USA Rugby banned trans women from all levels of one of the world’s most inclusive sports. What happened next was telling. Across the country, teams refused to comply. The story of the Baltimore Ferals, who are pushing back: www.thebanner.com/sports/rugby...
Ch. 13 of Curse of Strahd concludes with the best rewards in all of Barovia. If it's wrong to murder your loved one and drink their blood or sacrifice dozens of innocent souls in order to ensure your immortality, then I don't want to be right. open.spotify.com/episode/2oye...
Curse of Strahd Deep Dive 21: Would You Still Love Me If I Was a Wisp of Utter Darkness No More Than a Few Inches Long?
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A #portfolioday - I'm SGW. A concept artist/illustrator/story teller. 😚
A hobby about human creativity and quirky homebrew is really not the place for AI slop. Kobold is sticking with human-made games and sourcebooks.
Kobold Press@koboldpress.com · 4w agoState of Play: Kobold Press Issues the No AI Pledge Kobold Press CEO and Kobold-in-Chief, @wolfgangbaur.bsky.social, is here to offer insight on the state of the industry in a new blog post! Remember, making your game your own is the heart of the RPG hobby. koboldpress.com/state-of-pla...
Ch. 13 of Curse of Strahd continues. Deep within the Amber Temple, alone in the dark, lurks the most helpful lich in the multiverse. Play your cards right and there's free drinks and body modifications, too. You didn't need those eyeballs, right? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Curse of Strahd Deep Dive 20: Vestigial Tales
Podcast Episode · Critical Lit · July 1 · 1h 52m
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Bonus content on Patreon! Take one part anti-war treatise, two parts nature travelogue, one part snack diary and zero parts sex appeal, combine, trim, and set to sick beats. The result is the most definitive version of The Hobbit ever put to celluloid. www.patreon.com/CriticalLit/...
The Hobbit, Rankin/Bass 1977 (Part 1) - June 2026 Bonus Episode | Critical Lit
Take one part anti-war treatise, two parts nature travelogue, one part snack diary and zero parts sex appeal, combine, trim, and set to sick
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Predator blood is the goo inside of glowsticks. PREDATOR BLOOD IS THE GOO INSIDE OF GLOWSTICKS YOU LAZY COWARDS.
Olivia Hill@machineiv.bsky.social · last mo.Sam Raimi didn't strap a Super 8 camera to a 2x4 so you could tell me that AI is "inevitable."
This is the AI leadership I want to see.
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2mo agoBut I was told it was inevitable.
We're back in Barovia for Ch. 13 of Curse of Strahd, and the Amber Temple is sending mixed messages. Does it want us to freeze to death? Burn to a crisp? Get possessed by loot? Maybe this adorably bespectacled jackal-faced creature can help? Nope, more fireballs. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Curse of Strahd Deep Dive 19: Anyway, Here's Fireball
Podcast Episode · Critical Lit · June 17 · 1h 35m
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this may well be the defining joke of our era theonion.com/guy-who-suck...
Guy Who Sucks At Being A Person Sees Huge Potential In AI
SAN MATEO, CA—After spending the past three decades of his life being totally unable and unwilling to engage in any meaningful way with the world around him, James Parker, a local guy who sucks at bei...
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Now reposted to my blog without the Patreon paywall. Let me know what you think! www.brandesstoddard.com/2026/06/new-...
New D&D Species: Mithric Elves and Poison-Fey – Brandes Stoddard
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Harbinger of Doom@brandesstoddard.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew D&D Species: Mithric Elves and Poison-Fey Today in my Patreon, I've created a new lineage of elves (sort of) and a new playable Fey for D&D 5.x. Backers get it now, everyone else in three days! www.patreon.com/brandesstodd...
fully funded in four minutes you all are INCREDIBLE!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!
Skybound@skybound.bsky.social · 2mo agoLIVE NOW: Worlds Beyond Number: The Official Graphic Novel Kickstarter is here! Experience the hit fantasy podcast, @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social, like never before in the first ever graphic novel adaptation from @planetx.bsky.social & @sarahwebb.bsky.social.
