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Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I.

It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.

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First in-person session tomorrow since ... 10 May? Three months... Going to be running a beginner game using the Sunless Citadel :) After 25 years it's still my favourite beginner dungeon. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Now where did I put my dice? #5e #dnd #ttrpg @brucecordell.bsky.social

Love these!

Guillaume Bonnet@zazb.bsky.social · 6d ago

QRP with your most popular piece on bsky - My D&D characters from 1995 to 2023 on a single page! Those I played for more than a few sessions at least.

@questingbeast.substack.com.web.brid.gy recommends this #Leuchtturm notebook for #ttrpg prep. Has anyone tried it? Not cheap, but considering it... youtube.com/watch?v=BhkY...

The only DnD notebook you need

YouTube video by Questing Beast

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Ok, so Dark Sun is cool, and I loved the original Star Wars d20 games, but I'd sure love it if WotC brought out something genuinely NEW and well-written. Not sure they've done that since, what, Tomb of Annihilation? #dnd

New review! The Book of Magic for #Dragonbane. 300 new spells. Should you buy it? #ttrpgs #FreeLeague scrollforinitiative.com/2026/07/29/3...

Holy shit, LOOK at it

I've always liked brown dragons. They need to come back. (Art credit: Todd Lockwood)

It's extraordinary that GURPS 4e came out in 2004 and only THIS YEAR are they even 'revising' it.

I've been looking through the new #Dragonbane magic book, and boy oh boy it's good. A significant expansion to the game. Hope to get a review done this week!

The Campaign Handbook is 30% off for Christmas in July! $6.97 for 200+ pages of tables and advice for building a complete 5e campaign. Ends Saturday 1 August. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

I really miss lore books like these ones from 3rd edition. They're chock-full of inspiration and really make the setting feel real and distinct. #dnd #ttrpgs

Did anyone ever run City of the Spider Queen back in the day? #dnd

The Campaign Handbook is on sale for Christmas in July! #dnd #5e #ttrpgs www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Still feels crazy that Dragon Town got nominated for an Ennie! Voting is open to everyone, so help a dude out! vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/

The ENnie polls are open! Cast your ballot, and pick MAKING ENEMIES as your No. 1 vote for Best Aid/Accessory (Non-Digital) and Best Writing! vote.ennie-awards.co... LOOK AT THIS LITTLE GUY HE WANTS YOU TO VOTE FOR MAKING ENEMIES ARE YOU GONNA SAY NO TO THIS SWEET ADORABLE LITTLE FACE

A field guide to monsters is an idea that's been knocking around my head for a while . . . But what do you think? Reinventing the wheel, or an exciting new project? #dnd #5e #ttrpgs #osr scrollforinitiative.com/2026/07/10/a...

Eh, I wasn't nominated for an Ennie. Looking at the standard this year, though, I'm not surprised!

What, you don't have MAKING ENEMIES yet? @scrollforinit.bsky.social says, "It’s a beast. A monster. A behemoth of the very best kind. It’s a CR 30 epic boss of a book." @polygon.com calls it "a powerful resource that will kickstart the imagination of any game master." GET IT!

Making Enemies — Spy & Owl

A treasury of ideas for inventing all-new abominations for player characters to confront.

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We've just had Wyrmling Number Two (yay!) so might be a bit quiet over on the old blog for a while. But hopefully I can keep making things this summer and share them when I can :)

Deal of the Day is here! Up to 60% for one day! ⚔️ Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands (5e): www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3... 📚 KOBOLD Guide to Magic: www.drivethrufiction.com/en/product/1... 🪖 Hammer of Democracy: www.wargamevault.com/en/product/2...

Really wish Archon Studios did a minis-only pledge for the #HoMM3 board game :( The minis look great, but I just don't have the space for the game tiles!

1 million seconds ≈ 12 days 1 billion seconds ≈ 32 years 1 trillion seconds = 31,688 years Just for context as we consider Elon Musk's psychopathic wealth-hoarding.

New adventure! The Mist Galleries, part two of the Drowned Labyrinth. Perilous catwalks high above the Unfinished Halls, all drowned in a mist that hides everything... Terrified kobolds, a nothic, and a belker! #OSE #OSR #ttrpgs www.patreon.com/scrollforinitiative/posts/mist-galleries-160743459

The Mist Galleries | Scroll for Initiative

The second keyed zone of the Drowned Labyrinth is now complete! If the Unfinished Halls were about water, the Mist Galleries are about heigh

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I completely agree with this. The more #5e became a kitchen sink setting, the more I bounced off it. Personally, I think core rulebooks plus one is a GOOD limit on a game (eg, core books plus Eberron). Anything more than that starts to dilute the world.

Jennifer Kretchmer@dreamwisp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Constraints create REALLY interesting choices and foster creativity, while kitchen sink settings and stories are frequently going to produce generic, more-of-the-same boring power builds and nonspecific role- and gameplay.

Who remembers the BELKER? They've been extinct in #dnd since 3rd edition, I think—more than 20 years since an official appearance in a Monster Manual. I'm bringing them back, with a twist, in THE MIST GALLERIES, the next level of the Drowned Labyrinth. #OSR #OSE

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What's REALLY COOL about the Mist Galleries (in my opinion) is that they sit directly above the Unfinished Halls—and there are many places for the two levels to interact. Probably need to use a second colour to make it more readable, though. Suggestions? #osr #ose #ttrpgs #cartography

Skyrim's release (2011) is now closer to the release of Tomb Raider 2 (1997) than 2026.