Aaron de Orive
@adeorive.bsky.social
Screenwriter, video game writer, horror & fantasy fan, tabletop RPG enthusiast, aspiring gourmand, amateur raconteur, failed shaman.
Okay, I'll play:
Credence
Rush
Dead Can Dance
Queen
The Police
The Eagles
Adam Ant
U2
Credence
Rush
Dead Can Dance
Queen
The Police
The Eagles
Adam Ant
U2
Define your music taste in eight artists:
The Killers
The Beastie Boys
Paramore
Tyler, The Creator
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Scene Queen
Chappell Roan
My Chemical Romance
The Killers
The Beastie Boys
Paramore
Tyler, The Creator
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Scene Queen
Chappell Roan
My Chemical Romance
Divine your music taste in eight artists:
Ani DiFranco
Portishead
Against Me!
Cheap Perfume
Dillinger 4
Every Time I Die
Bikini Kill
Devo
Ani DiFranco
Portishead
Against Me!
Cheap Perfume
Dillinger 4
Every Time I Die
Bikini Kill
Devo
October 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Okay, I'll play:
Credence
Rush
Dead Can Dance
Queen
The Police
The Eagles
Adam Ant
U2
Credence
Rush
Dead Can Dance
Queen
The Police
The Eagles
Adam Ant
U2
Saw the re-release of The Dark Crystal. Folks familiar with my work know it was a huge influence on the fantasy world of Dardunah, a TTRPG setting I first created and published under the Shard Studios banner as Shard. I owe a lot to the genius of Jim Henson and Frank Oz.
www.shardrpg.com
www.shardrpg.com
HOME - Shard RPG
Shard RPG is an exciting role-playing game set in the herioc fantasy realm of Dárdünah. Encouter countless creatures, rich fiction, and epic adventure!
www.shardrpg.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Saw the re-release of The Dark Crystal. Folks familiar with my work know it was a huge influence on the fantasy world of Dardunah, a TTRPG setting I first created and published under the Shard Studios banner as Shard. I owe a lot to the genius of Jim Henson and Frank Oz.
www.shardrpg.com
www.shardrpg.com
I think I'm addicted to dim sum.
October 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I think I'm addicted to dim sum.
Kim Jong Un wants to award Trump the annual North Korean Iron Fist Prize. He's says it's well deserved.
October 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Kim Jong Un wants to award Trump the annual North Korean Iron Fist Prize. He's says it's well deserved.
I'm gonna run a new Ten Realms fantasy TTRPG campaign using the Fantasy Age 2e rules.
What's your go-to fantasy RPG system other than D&D? What do you love about it?
What's your go-to fantasy RPG system other than D&D? What do you love about it?
October 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I'm gonna run a new Ten Realms fantasy TTRPG campaign using the Fantasy Age 2e rules.
What's your go-to fantasy RPG system other than D&D? What do you love about it?
What's your go-to fantasy RPG system other than D&D? What do you love about it?
Some Halloween must watch movies (part 2):
Dracula (1979)
The Wolf Man
The Raven
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Company of Wolves
Hellraiser 2
The Orphange
Young Frankenstein
The Wailing
No One Gets Out Alive
Terrified
The Blob (1988)
The Fly (1986)
Bones and All
The Shining
The Exorcist
Dracula (1979)
The Wolf Man
The Raven
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Company of Wolves
Hellraiser 2
The Orphange
Young Frankenstein
The Wailing
No One Gets Out Alive
Terrified
The Blob (1988)
The Fly (1986)
Bones and All
The Shining
The Exorcist
October 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Some Halloween must watch movies (part 2):
Dracula (1979)
The Wolf Man
The Raven
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Company of Wolves
Hellraiser 2
The Orphange
Young Frankenstein
The Wailing
No One Gets Out Alive
Terrified
The Blob (1988)
The Fly (1986)
Bones and All
The Shining
The Exorcist
Dracula (1979)
The Wolf Man
The Raven
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Company of Wolves
Hellraiser 2
The Orphange
Young Frankenstein
The Wailing
No One Gets Out Alive
Terrified
The Blob (1988)
The Fly (1986)
Bones and All
The Shining
The Exorcist
Some Halloween must watch movies (Part 1):
Brides of Dracula
Fright Night
The Thing
Cat People
American Werewolf in London
Angel Heart
Trick or Treat
Halloween
Alien
Hocus Pocus
Bell, Book and Candle
Let the Right One In
The Color Out of Space
The Haunting
Return of the Living Dead
Brides of Dracula
Fright Night
The Thing
Cat People
American Werewolf in London
Angel Heart
Trick or Treat
Halloween
Alien
Hocus Pocus
Bell, Book and Candle
Let the Right One In
The Color Out of Space
The Haunting
Return of the Living Dead
October 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Some Halloween must watch movies (Part 1):
Brides of Dracula
Fright Night
The Thing
Cat People
American Werewolf in London
Angel Heart
Trick or Treat
Halloween
Alien
Hocus Pocus
Bell, Book and Candle
Let the Right One In
The Color Out of Space
The Haunting
Return of the Living Dead
Brides of Dracula
Fright Night
The Thing
Cat People
American Werewolf in London
Angel Heart
Trick or Treat
Halloween
Alien
Hocus Pocus
Bell, Book and Candle
Let the Right One In
The Color Out of Space
The Haunting
Return of the Living Dead
Is Masks a good system to run non-teenage supers? I'm specifically looking for a PbtA system.
September 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Is Masks a good system to run non-teenage supers? I'm specifically looking for a PbtA system.
I like experimenting with different cuisines. To date, I've made Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Moroccan, Hungarian, and Ethiopian food. What should I tackle next?
August 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I like experimenting with different cuisines. To date, I've made Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Moroccan, Hungarian, and Ethiopian food. What should I tackle next?
Trying to find a name to be called when I become a grandfather. Not sure I like the Southern ones like "Pepaw" or "Papaw" or "Pappy" or the traditional ones like "Gramps" or "Grampa" or "Grandad." The Latino ones are okay like "Buelito" or "Papi" but I'm not sure. What are your favorites?
August 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Trying to find a name to be called when I become a grandfather. Not sure I like the Southern ones like "Pepaw" or "Papaw" or "Pappy" or the traditional ones like "Gramps" or "Grampa" or "Grandad." The Latino ones are okay like "Buelito" or "Papi" but I'm not sure. What are your favorites?
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The House GOP voted to add $20 trillion dollars to our national debt. Every single one of them. Those spineless bastards can NEVER complain about the debt or deficits without being viciously mocked. I hope conservative voters wake up and realize their reps do not give a shit about them.
February 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The House GOP voted to add $20 trillion dollars to our national debt. Every single one of them. Those spineless bastards can NEVER complain about the debt or deficits without being viciously mocked. I hope conservative voters wake up and realize their reps do not give a shit about them.
I support blue states withholding federal taxes if the Orange Shitstain cuts off their federal funds. That seems like a grand idea.
February 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I support blue states withholding federal taxes if the Orange Shitstain cuts off their federal funds. That seems like a grand idea.
The sooner conservatives can be made to realize that there is no Republican Party anymore, it's dead, there is only the MAGAt Party, and that they are an authoritarian-worshipping party, the sooner we may start to see the balance in Congress shift away from the fascists.
February 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The sooner conservatives can be made to realize that there is no Republican Party anymore, it's dead, there is only the MAGAt Party, and that they are an authoritarian-worshipping party, the sooner we may start to see the balance in Congress shift away from the fascists.
I'd been on wifi for so long that I forgot how fast a direct ethernet connection could be. No more getting dropped from work video conference meetings anymore!
February 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I'd been on wifi for so long that I forgot how fast a direct ethernet connection could be. No more getting dropped from work video conference meetings anymore!
2025 creative goals:
Create a fantasy tabletop RPG.
Produce a Good Green Earth sizzle trailer.
Develop a Never Never pitch deck.
Work on a short film.
Create a YouTube Channel focused on the tabletop RPG.
Record several public domain novels.
Produce a full-cast audio recording of a screenplay.
Create a fantasy tabletop RPG.
Produce a Good Green Earth sizzle trailer.
Develop a Never Never pitch deck.
Work on a short film.
Create a YouTube Channel focused on the tabletop RPG.
Record several public domain novels.
Produce a full-cast audio recording of a screenplay.
January 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
2025 creative goals:
Create a fantasy tabletop RPG.
Produce a Good Green Earth sizzle trailer.
Develop a Never Never pitch deck.
Work on a short film.
Create a YouTube Channel focused on the tabletop RPG.
Record several public domain novels.
Produce a full-cast audio recording of a screenplay.
Create a fantasy tabletop RPG.
Produce a Good Green Earth sizzle trailer.
Develop a Never Never pitch deck.
Work on a short film.
Create a YouTube Channel focused on the tabletop RPG.
Record several public domain novels.
Produce a full-cast audio recording of a screenplay.
My RPG system goals:
1. Simple, intuitive mechanics.
2. Minimal math, no numbered stats.
3. Easy, customizable character creation.
4. Narrative-focused, impressionist combat.
5. Flexible, imaginative magic system.
6. Satisfying character progression.
Easy, right?
1. Simple, intuitive mechanics.
2. Minimal math, no numbered stats.
3. Easy, customizable character creation.
4. Narrative-focused, impressionist combat.
5. Flexible, imaginative magic system.
6. Satisfying character progression.
Easy, right?
January 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My RPG system goals:
1. Simple, intuitive mechanics.
2. Minimal math, no numbered stats.
3. Easy, customizable character creation.
4. Narrative-focused, impressionist combat.
5. Flexible, imaginative magic system.
6. Satisfying character progression.
Easy, right?
1. Simple, intuitive mechanics.
2. Minimal math, no numbered stats.
3. Easy, customizable character creation.
4. Narrative-focused, impressionist combat.
5. Flexible, imaginative magic system.
6. Satisfying character progression.
Easy, right?
How many GMs use music in their games? I use it pretty extensively. It makes a huge impact on the mood and the enthusiasm of the players.
December 12, 2024 at 12:55 AM
How many GMs use music in their games? I use it pretty extensively. It makes a huge impact on the mood and the enthusiasm of the players.
Perception rolls in TTRPGs. Are they necessary? Or should characters with a high perception attribute (or whatever notice stat is appropriate) simply detect what the GM wanted the players to notice? Skills such as search, concealment, etc., would still apply to find truly hidden items. Thoughts?
December 11, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Perception rolls in TTRPGs. Are they necessary? Or should characters with a high perception attribute (or whatever notice stat is appropriate) simply detect what the GM wanted the players to notice? Skills such as search, concealment, etc., would still apply to find truly hidden items. Thoughts?
Remember, remember the 4th of December...
December 11, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Remember, remember the 4th of December...
Question for my gamer peeps: minis and maps or theater of the mind?
November 30, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Question for my gamer peeps: minis and maps or theater of the mind?
I enjoyed Hellboy: The Crooked Man. It felt very much like a Mignola comic. I recommend it.
November 28, 2024 at 6:14 AM
I enjoyed Hellboy: The Crooked Man. It felt very much like a Mignola comic. I recommend it.
Neil Gaiman
Mark Hamill
Tommy Lee Jones
Clive Barker
Terry Gilliam
Mark Hamill
Tommy Lee Jones
Clive Barker
Terry Gilliam
List 5 famous people you’ve met, but one is a lie.
John McCain
Leonard Nimoy
Harlan Ellison
Stan Lee
Michael Landon
John McCain
Leonard Nimoy
Harlan Ellison
Stan Lee
Michael Landon
List 5 famous people you’ve met, but one is a lie.
Alice Cooper
Sonny Bono
Stiv Bators
Nina Hartley
Frank Oppenheimer
Alice Cooper
Sonny Bono
Stiv Bators
Nina Hartley
Frank Oppenheimer
November 26, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Neil Gaiman
Mark Hamill
Tommy Lee Jones
Clive Barker
Terry Gilliam
Mark Hamill
Tommy Lee Jones
Clive Barker
Terry Gilliam