After 3.5 years, tonight we finished Rise of the Drow, a campaign mostly from @aawgames.bsky.social. I'll miss my Monk; he was last seen heading back into the Underdark to try to find Nhilolin, the home of his goddess, Hivaka.

No D&D this week, time to relax with an extra week to prep... What do you mean I don't have maps for Krezk? An inn? The Burgomeister's home? I've at least got the Abbey, right? ... I'm gonna need every minute of that extra time.

Getting this message was legitimately the highlight of my day. Long may it continue.

This week, I'm trying to get the 2024 SRD monster data hammered into shape for 5EDNDAPI, with the eventual goal of pouring the API data into a #Homebrewery template, extending one of my existing projects.

We're getting a few reports that the latest #Homebrewery update is having some unexpected results on Firefox. We're looking into it!

#Homebrewery v3.23.0 is now live! Please let is know if you discover any bugs!

It's been a hot minute, but the #Homebrewery v3.23.0 update should be rolling out to production servers within the next 24 hours!

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Two extremely different pieces of art that I've made. One born of grief and loss, one of anticipation and hope; two very different media.

Fernando Salvaterra@salvaterra.bsky.social · 3w ago

Two extremely different pieces of art you’ve made. #ttrpg #fantasyart

my free downloads collection posts on my Patreon have 37 posts already. some require a free follow to reach the files, but they are gratis nonetheless. there are personal-use and royalty-free art here, mind the title of each one. www.patreon.com/collection/1...

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#Homebrewery just merged an experimental PR that I created ages ago... Next minor patch will include Markdeep-style ASCII art!

I have some swordscomic Patreon codes here donated by people already supporting me - raise your hand if you're a big fan and you'd like to be part of the community 👋

Have you ever played Dungeons and Dragons? If so, why? What does it mean to you? You can find many fantasy maps on my store: nerdymaps.com nerdymaps.etsy.com

Did I !almost! kill a PC in an attack of Vampire Spawn that was too difficult for the party to handle by brute force alone? Or did I merely provide an opportunity for the PC to revive as a Dhampir?

Big Brain Meme: Man Taps Forehead

ALT: Big Brain Meme: Man Taps Forehead

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There's something so deeply pleasing about responding to an issue to ask the user for more detail, and when checking the response, seeing that the community has already identified the problem and provided the correct fix. #Homebrewery

Regular reminder that there IS an alternative to using generative AI in your games! Our site has collections of sources and search engines to help you find high quality art, graphics, music, maps, and tools that are COMPLETELY FREE. #TTRPG #TTRPGcommunity #dnd #pathfinder #daggerheart #drawsteel

Nico de Gallo | Spicy Dice@itsnicodegallo.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I'm proud to announce that I've partnered with @heartofdaggers.bsky.social who has given my TTRPG AI Alternatives resource guide an EXTREME MAKEOVER! Introducing ttrpgresources.com! Find free art and GM tools and connect with real artists! #TTRPG #TTRPGcommunity #dnd #pathfinder #daggerheart

This August is four years since PixelSagas made all of their fonts free for commercial use, including fantasy fonts like Barazhad and Davek. #ttrpg #d&d

Thanks, Sir Terry... I needed these words this week, more than I could have ever expected. ...they may have also caused me to adopt a University student, which is an unexpected result for a novel. #GNUTerryPratchett

The most recent meme in your photo roll describes your mental state? ...oh no... 😅 Wait, it's a sane one! We are safe for another day.

Fernando Salvaterra@salvaterra.bsky.social · 5mo ago

the most recent meme in your photo roll describes your mental state

For years we have been overwhelmed by the volume of code contributions we have to review, especially from new contributors. AI has made the problem much worse. That's why we are taking steps to reduce the burden on maintainers while still welcoming new contributors: godotengine.org/article/cont...

Changes to our Contribution Policies – Godot Engine

Godot is growing fast, so here is how we are dealing with the huge increase in contributions.

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Star Trek: Ascendancy is a memetic virus that is transmitted by playing the game... I can't stop thinking about it and when we can play again.

You did the thing; the hard thing, the thing you didn't want to do but it had to be done anyway. I see you, getting the difficult things done before they get even harder. I'm proud of you.

Despite being a #D&D DM for literally years, last night I once again proved that I can still completely forget that a monster has both Magic Resistance and Fire Resistance - the Night Hag SHOULD have had Advantage on the save AND only taken half damage. ...whoops?

Elmo I Don't Know Idk

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Despite being neck-deep in Ravenloft lore for Strahd, today I was struck by the urge to create a Detective Noir setting. For my specific flavour of brain, that means: A. Penny Arcade's Automata, and B. Discworld Noir How I might express that in a TTRPG remains to be discovered.

Something I've heard, over and over, is "This is how it was when I started." "Gotta learn the hard way, just like I did!" "You've got it so easy now. Not like the old days!" Stop. We're allowed to make things easier for the next generation. We CAN want that. Because if not: what even is the point?

If you're going to claim that you have "manually reviewed, corrected, and validated" the AI code that you're submitting, it'd be better if there weren't obvious hallucinations spotted in the first 30 seconds of human review.

"What is the priority?" "FIGHT THE SHIP: defend the country!" It was just a joke. But it led to a line of thought that changed my entire mindset, and then my whole personality. The Navy and I parted ways many years ago now, but I'm a better person for it.

Written by Uju ✍🏽@writtenbyuju.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What happened to you that changed the entire trajectory of your life?

Would you like these couple of royalty-free skull drawings for your zine, free of charge? Here's what you're gonna do: Download them here and don't use them alongside any LLM stuff in the same publication. Then add me as the artist. 💀 www.patreon.com/posts/154444... #ttrpg #osr #stockart

D&D is a live service... that I provide to my players. WotC is AT BEST a third party to that.

(Self) Regulators, mount up!@bankuei.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I remember when they announced they were doing 5.5 ("but it's not a new edition, but we're 'improving the rules'" "Improved how?" "Improving") & a VTT at the same time and it was clear. Then there was the subscription pricing leak. Well, here they go again.

That was an interesting bug to run down for #Homebrewery... Once the patch goes live, I'm hoping to see a significant reduction in "Out of Sync" issues!