BadCatMan, a.k.a. Brad McGrath
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BadCatMan, a.k.a. Brad McGrath
@badcatman.bsky.social
Owlcat Games editor. Scientific editor. Chief Scribe of the Forgotten Realms Wiki and Eberron, Ravenloft, and Planescape Wikis. Fan of things. TheBadCatMan on Twitter.
I started a project with my nephew: restoring an old computer. 😀

Then I remembered how frustrating connecting to a network is. 😖
February 1, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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Plopping the poached eggs over, drizzle of oil and some bread to dip. Hog Hill Morningfeast, or at least one of the many breakfasts on offer. #Cooking in the #ForgottenRealms-tavern grub from The Vast
January 31, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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The Cracked Mirror is an inn in Sharn known for its many shapeshifting customers. The innkeepers and staff are a colorful cast of characters acted with intricate story-lines by the changeling and doppelganger employees.

#Eberron #DungeonsAndDragons #DnD
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Cracked Mirror
The Cracked Mirror is an inn in the Callestan district of the Lower Dura ward in Sharn, Breland, known for having many shapeshifting customers and staff.[1] The Cracked Mirror is a typical inn of the…
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January 31, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Golden Sands Brewery was a famous business in Calimport that operated several breweries producing its namesake Golden Sands Brews, as well as a franchise. They produced beverages in greater quantities than any one manufacturer in all of Faerûn.
#dnd
Golden Sands Brewery | Forgotten Realms Wiki | Fandom
The Golden Sands Brewery was a famous business based in Calimport in Calimshan in the mid-to-late 14th century DR that operated several breweries producing its namesake Golden Sands Brews as well...
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January 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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You can scroll past this post. Or you can do the Inquisition a small favour.
Add Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy to your wishlist — it will help our team, boost morale, and bring the Imperium one step closer to victory. Thank you for your support. store.steampowered.com/app/3710600/...
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Well, the Masters of the Universe movie looks promising...

Oh. Jared Leto's in it. 😩
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Masters of The Universe – Official Teaser Trailer
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January 23, 2026 at 5:07 AM
We'll have Elminster teaming up with Optimus Prime and Fishstick and cranking P90s, noscoping Szass Tam, and then hitting the griddy next, or something.
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Fortnite just added official Dungeons and Dragons islands, and here are the codes you need
Fortnite now has five Dungeons and Dragons islands, and if you're anything like me, you're redownloading the game and trying out the codes.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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Mielikki was the goddess of forests and forest creatures and the patron of druids and rangers. She was cheerful with a ready smile and had confidence in herself and her path.
#dnd #forgottenrealms #Realmslore

📖: Faiths and Pantheons
🎨: Mike Sass

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January 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The Storyteller was great, a work of art throughout.

"The Soldier and Death" haunted me as a kid, and did again now.
January 12, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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A chaos beast is a horrible ever-changing creature of Kythri, the Churning Chaos. Its lethal touch can transform a victim into an amorphous mass, and ultimately into a chaos beast themselves..

#Eberron #DungeonsAndDragons #DnD
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Chaos beast
A chaos beast is a horrible and ever-changing creature of the planes. Its lethal touch can transform a victim into an amorphous mass, and ultimately a chaos beast themselves.[1] They are denizens of…
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January 5, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Or I find something vibing with or nicked from early-80s Doctor Who comics. Eighties British comics like 2000 AD, Warrior, and even Doctor Who were the birthplace of grimdark.
I've been on a crash-course in Warhammer 40,000 lore. And every time I think I've learned something truly horrible about it, there's something even worse around the corner. 😨
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I've been on a crash-course in Warhammer 40,000 lore. And every time I think I've learned something truly horrible about it, there's something even worse around the corner. 😨
January 2, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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📊 2025 End of Year Report:

We added 3,576 new articles. Including:

Characters: +1,426
Creatures: +153
Images: +3,584
Items: +686
Locations: +529
Spells: +79

This year we hit 60,000 articles! We also got a cool new logo!

Happy New Year!
#dnd
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Pasha Kadan el Vyndahla was the head of both el Vyndahla crime family and the Mighty Guild of Bouncers, Laborers, and Sellswords in Calimport, Calimshan. He was nicknamed "the Octopus" for having his fingers in every illicit activity in the city.
#dnd
Kadan el Vyndahla | Forgotten Realms Wiki | Fandom
Pasha Kadan el Vyndahla, also known as the Octopus, was the senior member of el Vyndahla criminal family in Calimport, Calimshan in the late 14th century DR. He was also head of the Mighty Guild...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I'm really behind in Stranger Things S5, just up to the pointless kidnapping episode.

And apparently I have more of this to look forward to?
December 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Hot-spiced chicken in panya leaves is a dish of southern Brelish cuisine, being flavorful and highly spicy. Top-quality inns and restaurants serve it amongst their highest cuisine, such as the Celestial Vista Restaurant in Sharn.

#Eberron #DungeonsAndDragons #DnD
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Hot-spiced chicken in panya leaves
Hot-spiced chicken in panya leaves is a dish from Breland.[1][2] It of course comprises chicken flavored with hot spices and covered in panya leaves.[1][2] It is representative of southern Brelish…
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December 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Morgrave University in Sharn, the greatest center of learning in Breland.

📖: Forge of the Artificer
🎨: Cullen Cole

#Eberron #DungeonsAndDragons #DnD
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December 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Christmas has passed but you've still got leftovers to use up? Let Juniper give you some ideas for what to do with it before it's too late. Get Juniper's Companion to Venturesome Cookery and have a go!

#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #ForgottenRealms
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December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Merry Christmas everyone!

And a good Christmas gift to me: I am now officially an English Style Editor for @owlcatgames.bsky.social, working on upcoming games The Expanse: Osiris Reborn and Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy!
December 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Snowflake oozes are a type of ice-like ooze found in cold climes all around Eberron, from the Tashana Tundra to the frozen island of Farlnen, and to Risia, the Plain of Ice. They grab travelers in their freezing tendrils.

#Eberron #DungeonsAndDragons #DnD
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Snowflake ooze
Snowflake oozes are a type of ooze found in snowy and icy lands.[1] Unlike other oozes, snowflake oozes possess an intricate latticework structure, appearing lacy and fragile and like a huge…
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December 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Merry Christmas everyone!

And a good Christmas gift to me: I am now officially an English Style Editor for @owlcatgames.bsky.social, working on upcoming games The Expanse: Osiris Reborn and Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy!
December 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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A topiary guardian is a plant sculpted into the shape of an animal or even a dinosaur and then magically animated to serve as a sentry in gardens and courtyards of estates and palaces across Khorvaire.

#Eberron #DungeonsAndDragons #DnD
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Topiary guardian | Eberron Wiki | Fandom
A topiary guardian is a plant that has been sculpted into the shape of a creature and then animated with arcane magic to serve as a guardian that is as much a construct as a plant creature. They are superb...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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A changeling armorer contemplates which persona to adopt today.

📖: Forge of the Artificer
🎨: Ahmed Zulfiqar

#Eberron #DungeonsAndDragons #DnD
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December 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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The Feral Heart is a conspiracy within House Vadalis whose members desire to unleash nature's full potential by breeding living weapons, without regard for morality.

#Eberron #DungeonsAndDragons #DnD
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Feral Heart
The Feral Heart is a dark conspiracy within House Vadalis.[1][2] It comprises a number of magebreeders who desire to unleash nature's full potential and breed living weapons, without regard for…
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December 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM