Dan LK ➡️ PaxU
@2ndlevelbard.bsky.social
Editor/instructional designer by day, funny dice enthusiast after hours. Sometime DMs Guild author, forever DM. Horror fan. Gourmand. Salty descriptivist. GenX, bi, enby, polyam. He/him, more or less.
Here for elfgames, horror, & occasional leftism.
Here for elfgames, horror, & occasional leftism.
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If you've ever been tempted to buy something I've made, now is a great time! I'm following up this post with a bunch of links where you can do that.
Feel free to share!
Feel free to share!
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Don't wanna be all annoying about this. But being able to bathe and not have my health completely fall apart is for real kinda important to me. :/ It's wild times and most of the formal support I get is on hold or in limbo or just wildly underfunded/unstaffed right now. This is my lifeline. 🙏💖
Need help for doctors, groceries, toiletries this week. Budget ~$290 short. First up: TP, soap, food. Every boost & small gift adds up!
Gift tips:
ko-fi.com/revcasey
https://paypal.me/tpipc
(credit/debit option): https://bit.ly/payrev
Get games:
www.drivethrurpg.com...
#MutualAid #TTRPG
Gift tips:
ko-fi.com/revcasey
https://paypal.me/tpipc
(credit/debit option): https://bit.ly/payrev
Get games:
www.drivethrurpg.com...
#MutualAid #TTRPG
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Don't wanna be all annoying about this. But being able to bathe and not have my health completely fall apart is for real kinda important to me. :/ It's wild times and most of the formal support I get is on hold or in limbo or just wildly underfunded/unstaffed right now. This is my lifeline. 🙏💖
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This is absolutely Mamdani's not-so-secret secret power: he knows who he is and what he believes and he wants to help ALL of us. So you can't trip him up with a trick question; you can't get a fake note out of him. BECAUSE HE HAS NOTHING TO HIDE AND HE'S DONE THE READING AND HE'S HERE FOR US.
100 percent. I think he benefits from what most great orators benefit from: he knows himself—and more importantly, he talks to (and understands) what moves people. And, as far as I can tell, he believes what he’s saying.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
This is absolutely Mamdani's not-so-secret secret power: he knows who he is and what he believes and he wants to help ALL of us. So you can't trip him up with a trick question; you can't get a fake note out of him. BECAUSE HE HAS NOTHING TO HIDE AND HE'S DONE THE READING AND HE'S HERE FOR US.
I really like this idea and I think I'm gonna steal it for my next campaign or one-shot. Even just the idea of starting in medias res and panning around the scene for an iconic shot of what everyone's doing has a lot of juice.
My Go-To Technique for RPG Character Intros!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYZm...
The character montage is my favorite character introduction technique for #DnD or any other #ttrpg . See examples, how to explain it to players, and even how to use it for travel, to resolve a scene, and much more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYZm...
The character montage is my favorite character introduction technique for #DnD or any other #ttrpg . See examples, how to explain it to players, and even how to use it for travel, to resolve a scene, and much more!
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I really like this idea and I think I'm gonna steal it for my next campaign or one-shot. Even just the idea of starting in medias res and panning around the scene for an iconic shot of what everyone's doing has a lot of juice.
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If we go on strike, our union of 12,000 workers are calling on customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS.
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
If we go on strike, our union of 12,000 workers are calling on customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS.
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
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There are soooo many mainstream books on sex/love/dating that conflate ‘commitment’ with ‘exclusivity’ in a way that is quite odd for supposedly rigorous writers and scientists to be doing. Those two words mean different things! Say what you mean!
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
There are soooo many mainstream books on sex/love/dating that conflate ‘commitment’ with ‘exclusivity’ in a way that is quite odd for supposedly rigorous writers and scientists to be doing. Those two words mean different things! Say what you mean!
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
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A Cover Reveal! 🌕
Many thanks to everyone involved in the creation of this auroralicious cover for The Cellar Below The Cellar...out February 2026
Many thanks to everyone involved in the creation of this auroralicious cover for The Cellar Below The Cellar...out February 2026
Apex Book Company and Violet Lichen are thrilled to reveal the cover of @ivygrimes.bsky.social's Russian fairytale-inspired folk horror, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR! 🌌 Out February 18th, available for preorder now at www.apexbookcompany.com!
Cover Art: Jack Hillside
Cover Design: Silent Q Design
Cover Art: Jack Hillside
Cover Design: Silent Q Design
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A Cover Reveal! 🌕
Many thanks to everyone involved in the creation of this auroralicious cover for The Cellar Below The Cellar...out February 2026
Many thanks to everyone involved in the creation of this auroralicious cover for The Cellar Below The Cellar...out February 2026
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
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Meet my newest creation: Jasper the Festive Moth of Doom! I designed, hand-sewed, and hand-embroidered him. Jasper fervently believes that just because he's a moth of doom doesn't mean that he can't also be a fun and celebratory fellow.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Meet my newest creation: Jasper the Festive Moth of Doom! I designed, hand-sewed, and hand-embroidered him. Jasper fervently believes that just because he's a moth of doom doesn't mean that he can't also be a fun and celebratory fellow.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
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i wrote a pay-what-you-want solo journaling rpg about death. it's a fun time.
hbbisenieks.itch.io/all-our-yest...
hbbisenieks.itch.io/all-our-yest...
All Our Yesterdays by Hilary B. Bisenieks
A solo journaling game about bearing witness to the last moments of someone's life
hbbisenieks.itch.io
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
i wrote a pay-what-you-want solo journaling rpg about death. it's a fun time.
hbbisenieks.itch.io/all-our-yest...
hbbisenieks.itch.io/all-our-yest...
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I really wish every time someone complained of left wing bias in something they were asked the question:
'OK, what would this be like without left-wing bias? What would you leave out and what would you put in instead?'
Because that'd be a very good measure of what they actually mean.
'OK, what would this be like without left-wing bias? What would you leave out and what would you put in instead?'
Because that'd be a very good measure of what they actually mean.
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I really wish every time someone complained of left wing bias in something they were asked the question:
'OK, what would this be like without left-wing bias? What would you leave out and what would you put in instead?'
Because that'd be a very good measure of what they actually mean.
'OK, what would this be like without left-wing bias? What would you leave out and what would you put in instead?'
Because that'd be a very good measure of what they actually mean.
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Writers and artists: reply with a link to one of your works. And feel free to tell us about it.
Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some creators.
Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some creators.
November 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Writers and artists: reply with a link to one of your works. And feel free to tell us about it.
Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some creators.
Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some creators.
FWEEEEP
shes a ten but she makes don martin cartoon noises when she cums
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
FWEEEEP
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We're socialized to constantly apologize for being too outwardly excited about things, but this world is so full of terror and misery that I'd rather see those bursts of light and passion shine through the cracks wherever you can find them.
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We're socialized to constantly apologize for being too outwardly excited about things, but this world is so full of terror and misery that I'd rather see those bursts of light and passion shine through the cracks wherever you can find them.
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The background story 👇🏼🙌🏻🔥
AZ Rep Yassamin Ansari says Mike Johnson refused to speak to her about the Epstein Files, so she set up outside his office, and he turned the TV up to drown her out.
AZ Rep Yassamin Ansari says Mike Johnson refused to speak to her about the Epstein Files, so she set up outside his office, and he turned the TV up to drown her out.
November 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The background story 👇🏼🙌🏻🔥
AZ Rep Yassamin Ansari says Mike Johnson refused to speak to her about the Epstein Files, so she set up outside his office, and he turned the TV up to drown her out.
AZ Rep Yassamin Ansari says Mike Johnson refused to speak to her about the Epstein Files, so she set up outside his office, and he turned the TV up to drown her out.
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
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Richard & Linda Thompson
"Withered and Died"
#LyricsPrompt day 7 "country"
This cruel country has driven me down
Teased me and lied, teased me and lied
I've only sad stories to tell to this town
My dreams have withered and died
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-H...
"Withered and Died"
#LyricsPrompt day 7 "country"
This cruel country has driven me down
Teased me and lied, teased me and lied
I've only sad stories to tell to this town
My dreams have withered and died
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-H...
Richard and Linda Thompson - Withered and Died
YouTube video by am l
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Richard & Linda Thompson
"Withered and Died"
#LyricsPrompt day 7 "country"
This cruel country has driven me down
Teased me and lied, teased me and lied
I've only sad stories to tell to this town
My dreams have withered and died
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-H...
"Withered and Died"
#LyricsPrompt day 7 "country"
This cruel country has driven me down
Teased me and lied, teased me and lied
I've only sad stories to tell to this town
My dreams have withered and died
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-H...
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Not now, carnivorous death ball
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Not now, carnivorous death ball
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I have the honor of being Lead Designer on the Dungeons of Drakkenheim: Daggerheart Campaign Guide project!
For those curious about our approach, I did a stream walking through the free beta campaign frame we have on the KS page: youtu.be/yNfa7AWRK6g?...
For those curious about our approach, I did a stream walking through the free beta campaign frame we have on the KS page: youtu.be/yNfa7AWRK6g?...
Bringing Drakkenheim to Daggerheart! (Beta campaign frame overview)
YouTube video by Mike Underwood
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I have the honor of being Lead Designer on the Dungeons of Drakkenheim: Daggerheart Campaign Guide project!
For those curious about our approach, I did a stream walking through the free beta campaign frame we have on the KS page: youtu.be/yNfa7AWRK6g?...
For those curious about our approach, I did a stream walking through the free beta campaign frame we have on the KS page: youtu.be/yNfa7AWRK6g?...
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Most debates/comments about blocking, muting, and reply settings on this app are about boundaries and the basis for setting them
Women of color setting boundaries to reduce harassment are not the same as white dudes setting boundaries so they don’t get called out on racism or sexism
Women of color setting boundaries to reduce harassment are not the same as white dudes setting boundaries so they don’t get called out on racism or sexism
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Most debates/comments about blocking, muting, and reply settings on this app are about boundaries and the basis for setting them
Women of color setting boundaries to reduce harassment are not the same as white dudes setting boundaries so they don’t get called out on racism or sexism
Women of color setting boundaries to reduce harassment are not the same as white dudes setting boundaries so they don’t get called out on racism or sexism
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“How can we make it so that all human beings have enough?”
Superhuman intelligence: well the people who have way too much need to give something up
Techbros: no no no CHANGE THE ALGORITHM
Superhuman intelligence: well the people who have way too much need to give something up
Techbros: no no no CHANGE THE ALGORITHM
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“How can we make it so that all human beings have enough?”
Superhuman intelligence: well the people who have way too much need to give something up
Techbros: no no no CHANGE THE ALGORITHM
Superhuman intelligence: well the people who have way too much need to give something up
Techbros: no no no CHANGE THE ALGORITHM
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everyone needs to grow the fuck up and start playing pretend with toys
November 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
everyone needs to grow the fuck up and start playing pretend with toys
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I think my motto for the rest of the year is going to be "it fixes what it fixes."
Making dinner, finishing Chapter 5 revisions, doing my volunteer work: the fact that it doesn't fix EVERYTHING doesn't mean that it fixes NOTHING. The middle ground, where things fix what they fix, is where we live.
Making dinner, finishing Chapter 5 revisions, doing my volunteer work: the fact that it doesn't fix EVERYTHING doesn't mean that it fixes NOTHING. The middle ground, where things fix what they fix, is where we live.
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I think my motto for the rest of the year is going to be "it fixes what it fixes."
Making dinner, finishing Chapter 5 revisions, doing my volunteer work: the fact that it doesn't fix EVERYTHING doesn't mean that it fixes NOTHING. The middle ground, where things fix what they fix, is where we live.
Making dinner, finishing Chapter 5 revisions, doing my volunteer work: the fact that it doesn't fix EVERYTHING doesn't mean that it fixes NOTHING. The middle ground, where things fix what they fix, is where we live.
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Re-upping this booklist too!
Grab some comics this holiday season! They make great gifts ☺️
Grab some comics this holiday season! They make great gifts ☺️
New Booklist time! 📚
I put together a Graphic Novel Starter Pack for TEENS! It’s a good well-rounded introduction to comics and graphic novels for the teen in your life, and a good source of holiday gift inspo for Black Friday/Cyber Monday!
📚 bookshop.org/lists/graphi... 📚
I put together a Graphic Novel Starter Pack for TEENS! It’s a good well-rounded introduction to comics and graphic novels for the teen in your life, and a good source of holiday gift inspo for Black Friday/Cyber Monday!
📚 bookshop.org/lists/graphi... 📚
December 13, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Re-upping this booklist too!
Grab some comics this holiday season! They make great gifts ☺️
Grab some comics this holiday season! They make great gifts ☺️