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Antagonist Relations (Zack)
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I run RPGs and think about them way too much. He/Him
https://antagonistrelations.blogspot.com/

Primary/Personal profile: @thatwordyguy.bsky.social
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Just engaging in some necromantic bloggery as I bring my long moldering Antagonist Relations blog back to some semblance of (un)life...

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State of the Blog - November 2025
Dusting the cobwebs off this old blog as I prepare to do more RPG writing and development... It's been a while hasn't it? The Dustballs, Evi...
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Still three open player spots for this, reach out if you're interested.

#ttrpg #minneapolis
Hey #Minneapolis folks interested in #TTRPGs, I think we could all use something to look forward to, so I am going to run Beyond the Wall & Other Adventures the evening of Friday January 30th in NE MPLS near the border with Columbia Heights.

Time will be 7pm-11ish & I have 5 player slots open.

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January 19, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you’re using without explanation.
January 21, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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BE SO BRILLIANT NONE OF YOUR ENEMIES WOULD DARE LOOK AT YOU.
January 19, 2026 at 5:47 AM
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First play through of Pacts by @dvcgames.bsky.social A thinky little 2-player area control dueler that has solid components & gorgeous Celtic artwork. I played as the Kelpies, but there are many factions of the seelie & unseelie courts (all with different powers) we can’t wait to try! #boardgames
January 14, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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Just put up a new article on Antagonist Relations: Pacing the Hunt - Desperation & Danger Storyteller Tips for Hunter: the Reckoning 5th Edition

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#ttrpg #worldofdarkness #hunterthereckoning
Pacing the Hunt - Desperation & Danger Storyteller Tips for Hunter: the Reckoning 5th Edition
A set of four Hunter dice, two orange regular dice and two black Desperation dice, showing the range of results with standard d10s underneat...
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January 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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Every great adventure in a TTRPG, no matter which system, should include at least one (if not more than one) element that needs to be solved without using the character sheet. Puzzles, Role Playing encounters, hard choices - players feel more satisfied when it is more than dice that wins the day.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Just put up a new article on Antagonist Relations: Pacing the Hunt - Desperation & Danger Storyteller Tips for Hunter: the Reckoning 5th Edition

antagonistrelations.blogspot.com/2026/01/paci...

#ttrpg #worldofdarkness #hunterthereckoning
Pacing the Hunt - Desperation & Danger Storyteller Tips for Hunter: the Reckoning 5th Edition
A set of four Hunter dice, two orange regular dice and two black Desperation dice, showing the range of results with standard d10s underneat...
antagonistrelations.blogspot.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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Last night I ran a fantastic @landofeem.bsky.social game where the party put "Glasses & Fake Mustache" (an actual item from the equipment list in the book) on the NPC they were escorting & tricked 2 sets of bounty hunters & avoided any combat the entire session.

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January 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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Want to play more #ttrpgs in 2026? We can help with that! 😁
Still looking for a few #ttrpg players for online @landofeem.bsky.social & #shadowdark games that play Saturday afternoons every other week.

& in-person #hunterthereckoning #alienrpg & other #rpg player opportunities in the #minneapolis #stpaul #twincities metro area.

full details in thread.
TL;DR

I have 2 online games that run on alternating Saturdays from 11:30a-4p CST that I'm hoping to recruit a new player or 2 for.

I am looking for both regular players as well as 'drop-in' players who can't play regularly but would like to join when there is an absence.

#TTRPG

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January 2, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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Behold my new iridescent Cat Butt Dice Tower! 😆
January 3, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Time to run some @landofeem.bsky.social

Party will be leaving Crickstop on their long journey to Muckland Harbor.

#ttrpg
January 3, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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Still looking for a few #ttrpg players for online @landofeem.bsky.social & #shadowdark games that play Saturday afternoons every other week.

& in-person #hunterthereckoning #alienrpg & other #rpg player opportunities in the #minneapolis #stpaul #twincities metro area.

full details in thread.
TL;DR

I have 2 online games that run on alternating Saturdays from 11:30a-4p CST that I'm hoping to recruit a new player or 2 for.

I am looking for both regular players as well as 'drop-in' players who can't play regularly but would like to join when there is an absence.

#TTRPG

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January 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
My #ttrpg players know me too well... #toothd4 #d4 #teeth
January 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
#HeroQuest has come a long way from the old wooden dice I used as a child...
January 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Indulging in some New Year's nostalgia with HeroQuest which one of my gateways into #ttrpgs in the early '90s.

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January 1, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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10 #TTRPGs I want to play/run in 2026:

Land of Eem
Shadow of the Weird Wizard
Five Torches Deep
Ultraviolet Grasslands / Our Golden Age
Trail of Cthulhu
Blade Runner RPG
Vaesen
Alien RPG
Penumbra City
The Green Knight RPG

I have solid plans to get to 4 of these-it's the other 6 that will be tricky
10 TTRPGs I want to play/run in 2026:

Cold City 2e
Cthulhu by Gaslight
Dungeons & Dragons 4e
Dramasystem
Good Society
Great Ork Gods
Houses of the Blooded
Legend of the Five Rings (any edition)
Ironsworn
Thousand Arrows

This list is almost entirely aspirational, but hey, I'll throw it out there.
10 TTRPGs I want to play/run in 2026:

Deathmatch Island
Triangle Agency
Orbital Blues
Blades in '68
Dragonbane
Haunted West
Flabbergasted!
Brindlewood Bay
The Last Caravan
Dialect

Number of these I'll probably get to play/run:

1 (maybe 0)

😭
December 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
10 #TTRPGs I want to play/run in 2026:

Land of Eem
Shadow of the Weird Wizard
Five Torches Deep
Ultraviolet Grasslands / Our Golden Age
Trail of Cthulhu
Blade Runner RPG
Vaesen
Alien RPG
Penumbra City
The Green Knight RPG

I have solid plans to get to 4 of these-it's the other 6 that will be tricky
10 TTRPGs I want to play/run in 2026:

Cold City 2e
Cthulhu by Gaslight
Dungeons & Dragons 4e
Dramasystem
Good Society
Great Ork Gods
Houses of the Blooded
Legend of the Five Rings (any edition)
Ironsworn
Thousand Arrows

This list is almost entirely aspirational, but hey, I'll throw it out there.
10 TTRPGs I want to play/run in 2026:

Deathmatch Island
Triangle Agency
Orbital Blues
Blades in '68
Dragonbane
Haunted West
Flabbergasted!
Brindlewood Bay
The Last Caravan
Dialect

Number of these I'll probably get to play/run:

1 (maybe 0)

😭
December 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Xmas with the In-Laws was resceduled because of the snow, so today will be plotting & prepping my #ttrpg games in between shoveling.

Plotting out a #VampireTheMasquerade game for next weekend & a pair of upcoming @landofeem.bsky.social games.
December 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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STRENGTH CRUSHES ENEMIES! DO YOU NEED TO CLEAN YOUR GLASSES?
December 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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TL;DR

I have 2 online games that run on alternating Saturdays from 11:30a-4p CST that I'm hoping to recruit a new player or 2 for.

I am looking for both regular players as well as 'drop-in' players who can't play regularly but would like to join when there is an absence.

#TTRPG

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December 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Bittersweet to be down a player for the final session of a #hunterthereckoning chronicle, but excited to start up @landofeem.bsky.social with this group in two weeks.

#ttrpg
December 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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TOMORROW YOU WILL GRAB THE SUN WITH BOTH HANDS AND DEVOUR IT. FOR NOW ARE YOU HUNGRY?
December 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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TL;DR

I have 2 online games that run on alternating Saturdays from 11:30a-4p CST that I'm hoping to recruit a new player or 2 for.

I am looking for both regular players as well as 'drop-in' players who can't play regularly but would like to join when there is an absence.

#TTRPG

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December 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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hwæt! Xmas XXIV WIZARD-MAS VOLUME II

A second volume of #DungeonSynth, #ambient and other synth heavy Yule Tunes for a wizardly holiday flavor. A little melancholy, a little nerdy, a little cozy.

www.mixcloud.com/ThatWordyGuy...

full track list included in alt text
December 21, 2024 at 9:51 PM