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Bluesky account for YouTube channel lorenmakesvideos. ๐Ÿ“Solo gamer ๐ŸŽฒ TTRPGs & Dungeons and Dragons โœ๏ธCopywriter/editor by day ๐Ÿ“– Novel/game writer by night

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Tudor Character Art For D&D Game Plus Behind The Scenes
Tudor Character Art For D&D Game Plus Behind The Scenes YouTube video by Loren makes videos

Character art reveal for the game I'm writing and other updates! Totally forgot to share this on here

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1jc...

25.02.2026 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rolling for Danger: What Will Happen In This Shadowdark Homebrew?
Rolling for Danger: What Will Happen In This Shadowdark Homebrew? YouTube video by Loren makes videos

Compilation video of my Shadowdark/SoloDark homebrew process and one-shot!

youtu.be/6CBJpohgeuk

15.02.2026 18:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When I begin my Pendragon campaign, tempted to use this wee 'Beadle & Grimms Gamemaster's Journal' to document my characters' growth!

12.02.2026 17:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rolling Up Characters In Candela Obscura Solo
Rolling Up Characters In Candela Obscura Solo YouTube video by Loren makes videos

Candela Obscura video is live ๐Ÿ˜ฎ in this one I create characters using a D100 verb-noun table!

youtube.com/watch?v=5FMv...

11.02.2026 23:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For my Candela Obscura prep I've created another D100 sheet. It's a verb-noun combo that uses words with an Edwardian slant. This will be in play when I ask the Oracle something - or when I need inspo! Will also go on my Patreon once it's pretty and refined ๐Ÿ˜†

06.02.2026 15:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ahh I love this! What a great idea. I use one mechanic from the table to focus on religious guilt (due to Tudor/reformation theme). The original one I wrote led with a magic theme!

Next I'm thinking greed, jealousy etc. and mechanics for those. Maybe I will write some uplifting ones - eventually ๐Ÿ˜†

04.02.2026 19:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The guilt mechanic your D&D campaign needs
The guilt mechanic your D&D campaign needs YouTube video by Loren makes videos

Ever wondered how you can create a mechanical consequence for guilt in your games? Wonder no more. In this video I talk about how I go about imbuing guilt into my games and what this means for the overarching story/campaign. It has cool implications for solo and group games

youtu.be/8ydAxVhOH7g

04.02.2026 17:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ahh! That's really cool ๐Ÿ˜

02.02.2026 20:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This may not be relevant lol, but I like to use grids for brainstorming โ€“ specifically a morphological matrix, when I'm designing monsters etc. Never really thought about using them as a concept in a game, until now ๐Ÿค”

02.02.2026 17:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Pendulum, the Pit, and the Nightmares | Poe Horror Gamebook
The Pendulum, the Pit, and the Nightmares | Poe Horror Gamebook YouTube video by Loren makes videos

Edgar Allan Poe Horror Game Book is live โ€“ again, had the worst luck of late when it comes to uploading videos ๐Ÿ˜

youtu.be/MvwOATQ-syc?...

01.02.2026 22:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฃ ๐Ÿคฃ ๐Ÿคฃ

28.01.2026 15:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You're welcome!

28.01.2026 15:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

From my experience I do this when I need/want to/have the bandwidth to accommodate it. When it starts getting in the way, I let it go and pick it up again. For me free writing/journalling serves a temporary purpose at different times :)

28.01.2026 15:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was tempted. In the past I did 30 mins of free writing every morning โ€“ or whenever I had time, mainly because I wanted to use up some notebooks. Tbh I did find the process useful in terms of thinking of ideas while writing my novel. There was occasionally some gold in the stream of consciousness ๐Ÿ˜†

28.01.2026 12:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Edgar Allan Poe The Horror Gamebook by Valentino Sergi

Edgar Allan Poe The Horror Gamebook by Valentino Sergi

Just finished filming/playing 'Edgar Allan Poe: The Horror Gamebook'. Very very clever! Will be live this Sunday 1st Feb ๐Ÿ˜

27.01.2026 19:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am in good company then!

27.01.2026 16:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bartle's Taxonomy

Bartle's Taxonomy

Which type of player are you?

Killer, Achiever, Socializer, Explorer

Learn more about Bartle's Taxonomy of Player Types: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/bartle-tax...

26.01.2026 20:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Def social!

26.01.2026 22:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
I played Pendragon solo, and here's what happened
I played Pendragon solo, and here's what happened YouTube video by Loren makes videos

My Pendragon solo game is live!
youtu.be/5faT05WU_8o

25.01.2026 18:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Build Your Perfect D&D Character in 30 Minutes
Build Your Perfect D&D Character in 30 Minutes YouTube video by Loren makes videos

Surprise video! In this one, I'm using the creative tools that I've made to flesh out a character and build a new Tudor world :D

youtu.be/6urfdSY90K0?...

23.01.2026 23:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Your instinct was correct!

21.01.2026 22:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A Star Is Born! Was going to say Lady Gaga was in it, but that would have given it away ๐Ÿ˜

21.01.2026 22:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You're kind of close in a way haha! Also great film and this does kinda work with it.

Clue...Judy Garland was in the second remake of this film

21.01.2026 21:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ok so I wrote a heck of a lot more movie haikus than I thought, let's play a game guess the film from the haiku:

Her light burns brightly
His is slowly dying out
Eclipsed by her shine

๐Ÿค”

21.01.2026 20:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Putting together all my old movie haikus into an ebook! ๐Ÿ˜† Starting off with Jaws

21.01.2026 19:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Pendragon Starter Set The home of Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon, 7th Sea, and Questworlds. Your gateway to mythic adventure.

There is indeed, though it does serve as more of an intro to the game. Nevertheless, it's still a good way for experienced players and GMs to see how it would be played solo!

I'm releasing a video this Sunday, where I play it the whole way through :D

www.chaosium.com/pendragon-st...

21.01.2026 19:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like that, I was thinking of having a game that I stick with as a secondary type of video that isn't as regular as the weekly plays, but ticks along in the background, the Raven was another one I'd like to build a bigger world with as well!

20.01.2026 14:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As I was playing it I kept thinking to myself why I hadn't played it sooner. Loved the heavy focus on character development and how traits influence actions/rolls etc.

20.01.2026 00:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just finished playing the Pendragon solo supplement, what a game!

19.01.2026 20:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Do All D&D Games Use Just 7 Plots?
Do All D&D Games Use Just 7 Plots? YouTube video by Loren makes videos

New video! All 7 basic plots and their application to TTRPG writing is live :D really enjoyed making this series

youtu.be/V0uP8scYEMA

17.01.2026 00:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0