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I can’t believe a technical solution to a complex social problem didn’t work. Ah well, nevertheless

Like brunch, it becomes a mysterious Other Thing™️ (Linner)

Played M:tG for the first time in years and starkly reminded of the what I find fun and not fun about playing games.

Between 67 and 69, I think textbook publishers should start just cutting out all the 60s pages like hotels do to the 13th floor.

Due to some external circumstances + work picking up as my school tries to pack stuff in before the holiday break + me actually needing to dedicate some more time to prepare for my January campaign, the blog will go on a hiatus for the month of December. Happy holidays!

Planning a Campaign: Session 0 and Player Backstories I've been slowly putting out this series about actually prepping a campaign, so you can see how I incorporate all of the history and GM theory stuff I talked about on the blog into an actual…

My practical guide to my steps of prepping for a campaign continues, as I talk about session 0s and my ask for player backstories. www.veritastabletop.com/session-0-an... #ttrpg

Planning a Campaign: Faction Building 💡This is part of my new series where I walk through how I prepare for a new campaign, to show how I integrate all the historical RPG techniques that I talk about on this blog. Check out the whole…

In case you missed it! I'm continuing my series about building my campaign that will start in January. This week, I talk about the process of building factions -- based on the guidelines and advice I've discussed in some previous posts. www.veritastabletop.com/planning-fac... #ttrpg

Continuing my series about building my campaign that will start in January. This week, I talk about the process of building factions -- based on the guidelines and advice I've discussed in some previous posts. www.veritastabletop.com/planning-fac... #ttrpg

i now believe that jeffrey epstein killed himself because if i wrote like that i would kill myself

Your Worldbuilding Needs More Sports What sports are played for leisure in your world? I say this as someone who is not a big sports fan: it is undeniable that sports are a huge element of culture. From bans on sports being a mode of…

In case you missed it: this week's post is about the history of sports, how "professional" sports evolved and the role gambling played, and how you should think about sports for your homebrew TTRPG worlds. www.veritastabletop.com/your-worldbu... #worldbuilding #ttrpg

Charlie Brown had more self awareness than this when he saw Lucy holding a football.

No one will ever sum up Bari Weiss's career more succinctly than "what's the point of standards"

The queue of blog articles is growing dangerously short, but I feel like my brain space is occupied by 1) the IRL world falling apart, 2) trying to gear up for my January campaign, and so I just seemingly *cannot* make the time or space to write.

Your Worldbuilding Needs More Sports What sports are played for leisure in your world? I say this as someone who is not a big sports fan: it is undeniable that sports are a huge element of culture. From bans on sports being a mode of…

This week's post is about the history of sports, how "professional"
sports evolved and the role gambling played, and how you should think about sports for your homebrew TTRPG worlds. www.veritastabletop.com/your-worldbu... #worldbuilding #ttrpg

Players gotta read player's handbook

My friend @nat1advice.tbm.games is on point

basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

Planning a Campaign: Premise and Setting My next big campaign is set to start in January. This means that the past few weeks has been spent actually trying to get the basic premise sketched out and set up.

My next big campaign is set to start in January. This means that the past few weeks has been spent actually trying to get the basic premise sketched out and set up. www.veritastabletop.com/planning-pre... #ttrpg

Now Live: The Zombie for Vaesen A shorter post this week; check out my newest product release instead. Pick up the Zombie, a creature for the RPG "Vaesen", on DriveThruRPG.

If you've enjoyed my breakdown of the history of zombie media this month, pick up the Zombie, a creature for Vaesen, on DriveThru! www.veritastabletop.com/zombie-for-v... #ttrpg #vaesen #zombie #history

Zombies in Dungeons & Dragons This October, I'm looking at the classic undead monster: the Zombie. Check out the full series using this link! Last week, we focused on different meanings and depictions of zombies across time, and…

In case you missed it: how well do D&D’s zombies fit a non-apocalyptic meaning for zombies inspired by early zombie media? The short answer: surprisingly well. www.veritastabletop.com/zombies-in-d... #ttrpg #dnd #zombie #zombies

A great write-up on how to use zombies as not only an effective threat, but a great allegory in your D&D games, highly recommend giving it a read (and not *just* because it praises one of my products :P)

Zombies in Dungeons & Dragons This October, I'm looking at the classic undead monster: the Zombie. Check out the full series using this link! Last week, we focused on different meanings and depictions of zombies across time, and…

This week for the October series on Zombies: how well do D&D’s zombies fit a non-apocalyptic meaning for zombies inspired by early zombie media? The short answer: surprisingly well. www.veritastabletop.com/zombies-in-d... #ttrpg #dnd #zombie #zombies

Zombies: History & Myth Last year, to celebrate Halloween, I dedicated the entire month of October to a series about how to rethink vampires. This year, I'm going to do the same thing but for zombies – the much maligned,…

In case you missed it: this week's post is the first entry into my October series on how to use zombies in a different way than the "zombie apocalypse"/"zombie plague" narrative. www.veritastabletop.com/zombies-hist... #history #ttrpg #worldbuilding

Session 0 (really more of a session -1) for my campaign that starts in January is complete! I am so hyped to have a campaign in the works again, it’s been too long.

Zombies: History & Myth Last year, to celebrate Halloween, I dedicated the entire month of October to a series about how to rethink vampires. This year, I'm going to do the same thing but for zombies – the much maligned,…

My October series kicks off (a week late), where I delve into the history of a classic monster to use in a different way at your table. Last year it was vampires; this year, we're talking about Zombies. www.veritastabletop.com/zombies-hist... #history #ttrpg #worldbuilding

Review: Cinderedge Before delving into this year's October series properly, I wanted to kick off the month not with an article on zombies but with a review of a solo game that I got a chance to try recently and which…

In case you missed it: this week's post is a review of a Solo RPG called Cinderedge, a bleak game of surviving a world that is burning to the ground. It's very "Thousand Year Old Vampire" in terms of mechanics. Check out the review here! www.veritastabletop.com/review-cinde... #solorpg #rpg #ttrpg

Guess what arrived today! @themonstersknow.com #ttrpg

Review: Cinderedge Before delving into this year's October series properly, I wanted to kick off the month not with an article on zombies but with a review of a solo game that I got a chance to try recently and which…

I got the opportunity to review a new solo RPG! Check out my review of Cinderedge here for anyone who likes journaling games. www.veritastabletop.com/review-cinde... #solorpg #rpg #ttrpg

Nothing this weekend but I’ve *finally* started concretely gearing up for my next big campaign to start in January. Which means I’m doing just brainstorming and such as my weekend RPG plans.

WHO THE FUCK IS VOTING FOR HILARIA FR? #dwts