Sam D
@diceexploder.com
TTRPG designer and podcaster. Find me on Dice Exploder, a mechanic-of-the-week design podcast and blog. Screenwriter. No colon. https://www.diceexploder.com/ https://sdunnewold.itch.io/
I think Star Fleet should have "bleep blorp protocols." Like you walk into a room and say "warning everyone: bleep blorp protocals are in effect" and everyone knows to check if their newfound crush is secretly a Betazoid fever or whatever.
Sam D@diceexploder.com · 2y agoStar Trek is great because one episode it'll be like "one horror of fascism is how it makes regular people complicit in genocide" and the next is like "uh oh don't touch the bleep blorps or they'll turn your spleen to goop!"
Was writing a blogpost recently that needs more time to cook, but part of the deal was talking about old school murder mystery parties. I have vivid memories of being young and playing a boxed murder mystery party, maybe the second rpg I ever played after D&D. But what was it? Texted my dad and-
Played some Ghost Court last weekend with my 9 and 10 year old nieces, and what I learned is that kids love playing pretend almost as much as they love gavels and wielding authority.
My game on One Shot! What a dream, One Shot was the first AP show I ever enjoyed, and this group was all killer.
One Shot Podcast@oneshotpod.bsky.social · last wk.NEW EPISODE! This John Wick-inspired deck builder has players switching roles and escalating the chaos with simple, fast-paced mechanics. ft. @superdillin.bsky.social @ktartaglione.bsky.social @brianflaherty.bsky.social @diceexploder.com @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social Links below 🔗⬇️
Happy to report that I didn't cut the talking toilet and now have a dungeon I'm excited to playtest (sadly it's mostly much less dumb than this screenshot)
Sam D@diceexploder.com · 2w agoDesigning my second OSR style dungeon is going really well
When you think about how many people have ever existed and how long it takes for teeth to decompose, there's gotta be at least like 30 billion human teeth on the planet
Looking for recommendations for art for D&D style fantasy monsters that looks like it was drawn by a 16 year old and/or is in a sketchy/scribbly style, and especially adventure modules with art in this style. Any recs for me?
This has been a great year for movies (just walked out of Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass)
life was better 5 minutes ago when I was eating tacos. now I'm not and it just doesn't compare
“The entirety of the document consists of very specific battle plans for the scorched-earth military conquest of Azerbaijan and a clear directive that all persons named in the will immediately begin deploying troops to carry out these objectives,” said a person close to Graham’s family
Lindsey Graham’s Will Orders Estate To Start War With Azerbaijan
WASHINGTON—Stipulating that the South Caucasus nation should be nothing but ash by the time it’s all over, the will of recently deceased Sen. Lindsey Graham orders his estate to start a war with Azerb...
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Situations I would handle well: having the death note, finding a bag of money in the woods, being falsely accused of a crime, time loop, intentional time travel Situations I would handle poorly: psychic powers, wording wishes, targeted by a supernatural killer, accidental time travel
Sam D@diceexploder.com · 4w agoI couldn't handle having psychic powers but I could handle having the death note.
Heartfelt Apology Robs Man Of Cherished Grudge https://theonion.com/heartfelt-apology-robs-man-of-cherished-grudge-1819571566/
I always love logging into letterboxd after a screening at Vidiots for an older movie and seeing the recent reviews are like past 6 months - yesterday: 2 reviews today: 55 reviews These are my people.
my husband is doing fantasy baseball for the first time. he does not follow baseball. his team is run entirely by our 10yo neighbor, who gets a split of his winnings if she helps my husband defeat the rest of the league. they’re in 1st place! but now, a problem: today she left for sleepaway camp
Indiana Jones triple feature at the Million Dollar Theater downtown... brain is mush... back hurts from the seats... Go again tomorrow?
Nation Proud Of Self For Watching, Enjoying Original Movie https://theonion.com/nation-proud-of-self-for-watching-enjoying-original-movie/
Really what I'm learning from talking about Apocalypse World is I want to play more Apocalypse World
Arguably Discord, though it has serious drawbacks, many of which make it server-dependent. Probably forums circa 2002, though I could say something similar of them.
JD (by way of Blacksky)@jdot.blacksky.team · 2mo agoCan I ask y’all a genuine question? In all your life online, what’s the greatest social media you’ve ever used?
Something I've noticed running AW ~3e over the past 9 months: my prep process has turned into something that resembles creating a Mythic Bastionland Myth before every session, basically 3-4 escalating things that might happen when I'm called on to make a move.
Watched The Social Network for the first time, strongly considering deleting this account I'm posting from
At the end of 2026 I will have ten years of "I filmed a second of footage every day and stitched it into a movie." A decade of my life represented on film. I'm thinking of doing a screening on New Year's Eve. What music should I use for the soundtrack of this 60m 52s long movie?
Did anyone ever publish alternative Blades starting scenarios? Not like one off scores (I know Sean Nittner and the Drakes have a ton of those and I've read many), but like long-term campaign frameworks ala the War in Crow's Foot? I know about the one in Deep Cuts and Steelweaver's Rebellion.
In The Last Jedi, 2 characters are connected across the galaxy by the force. That's portrayed by doing a simple shot reverse shot between them despite being in different places. It's neat! Works well. But there's no way that's the first movie to do this. Can anyone think of any others for me?
One thing I'm gonna miss when I move away from LA is the constant billboard reminders of what I should be watching on TV (this is not a sarcastic post)
