Brian Schoner
@bschoner.bsky.social
Software geek by day, freelance writer by night, bass guitarist on the weekends, voice actor whenever time permits, and gamer ALL THE DAMN TIME. Cohost of the https://bsky.app/profile/ascentofboardgames.bsky.social podcast. He/him.
How I'm turning up to the Bluesky Christmas party.
December 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
How I'm turning up to the Bluesky Christmas party.
10 TTRPGs I want to play/run in 2026:
Band of Blades
The Between
Blades '68
DIE
Draw Steel
Hollows
Pasión de las Pasiones
Runners in the Shadows
Sentinel Comics
The Triangle Agency
Band of Blades
The Between
Blades '68
DIE
Draw Steel
Hollows
Pasión de las Pasiones
Runners in the Shadows
Sentinel Comics
The Triangle Agency
10 TTRPGs I want to play/run in 2026.
- Tacklebox
- Blades 68
- Triangle Agency
- Grail (🤞)
- One Ring
- Teeth: False Kingdom
- Ex Tenebris
- Coriolis: The Great Dark
- The Scions
- First Among Equals (🤞)
- Tacklebox
- Blades 68
- Triangle Agency
- Grail (🤞)
- One Ring
- Teeth: False Kingdom
- Ex Tenebris
- Coriolis: The Great Dark
- The Scions
- First Among Equals (🤞)
10 TTRPGs I want to play/run in 2026:
- The Walking Dead
- TEETH
- Nimble TTRPG
- SPINE (Solo)
- Coriolis: The Great Dark
- TERMINUS (using Delta Green)
- Doomsong
- Slugblaster
- His Majesty The Worm
- One More Song (Solo)
- The Walking Dead
- TEETH
- Nimble TTRPG
- SPINE (Solo)
- Coriolis: The Great Dark
- TERMINUS (using Delta Green)
- Doomsong
- Slugblaster
- His Majesty The Worm
- One More Song (Solo)
December 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
10 TTRPGs I want to play/run in 2026:
Band of Blades
The Between
Blades '68
DIE
Draw Steel
Hollows
Pasión de las Pasiones
Runners in the Shadows
Sentinel Comics
The Triangle Agency
Band of Blades
The Between
Blades '68
DIE
Draw Steel
Hollows
Pasión de las Pasiones
Runners in the Shadows
Sentinel Comics
The Triangle Agency
Reposted by Brian Schoner
Waiting for Amish Kapoor to announce that he's suing the Epstein Files.
December 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Waiting for Amish Kapoor to announce that he's suing the Epstein Files.
Duck season!
(sorry, couldn't resist)
(sorry, couldn't resist)
December 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Duck season!
(sorry, couldn't resist)
(sorry, couldn't resist)
Here's my #TTRPGYearInReview 2025 (too long for one post - that's a good year!).
CBR+PNK
Chorogaiden
The Crawling Chaos
Daggerheart
Delta Green
D&D 2024
Eat the Reich
Forbidden Lands
Ghost Court
Heart
Hedge
Hollows
inHabitation (playtest)
Ink
The Last Caravan (GMed)
Legend of the 5 Rings
(1/2)
CBR+PNK
Chorogaiden
The Crawling Chaos
Daggerheart
Delta Green
D&D 2024
Eat the Reich
Forbidden Lands
Ghost Court
Heart
Hedge
Hollows
inHabitation (playtest)
Ink
The Last Caravan (GMed)
Legend of the 5 Rings
(1/2)
Here's my #TTRPGYearInReview 2025.
Outgunned (played & GMed)
Paranoia
The Troubleshooters (GMed)
Romance of the Perilous Lands
Shiver
Trail of Cthulhu
Against Time and Death
The Skeletons
The Hunted
Liminal Horror
Gallows Corner
DIE
Goblin Market
Outgunned (played & GMed)
Paranoia
The Troubleshooters (GMed)
Romance of the Perilous Lands
Shiver
Trail of Cthulhu
Against Time and Death
The Skeletons
The Hunted
Liminal Horror
Gallows Corner
DIE
Goblin Market
Here's my #TTRPGYearInReview 2025.
Pathfinder 2e (played)
Hyperborea (ran)
Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 (ran)
Dragonbane (played)
DCC (played)
Twilight 2000 (played)
Cy/Borg (played)
Tales of the Old West (ran)
Dolmenwood (played)
Gamma World 1e (played)
A Quiet Year (played)
Pathfinder 2e (played)
Hyperborea (ran)
Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 (ran)
Dragonbane (played)
DCC (played)
Twilight 2000 (played)
Cy/Borg (played)
Tales of the Old West (ran)
Dolmenwood (played)
Gamma World 1e (played)
A Quiet Year (played)
December 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Here's my #TTRPGYearInReview 2025 (too long for one post - that's a good year!).
CBR+PNK
Chorogaiden
The Crawling Chaos
Daggerheart
Delta Green
D&D 2024
Eat the Reich
Forbidden Lands
Ghost Court
Heart
Hedge
Hollows
inHabitation (playtest)
Ink
The Last Caravan (GMed)
Legend of the 5 Rings
(1/2)
CBR+PNK
Chorogaiden
The Crawling Chaos
Daggerheart
Delta Green
D&D 2024
Eat the Reich
Forbidden Lands
Ghost Court
Heart
Hedge
Hollows
inHabitation (playtest)
Ink
The Last Caravan (GMed)
Legend of the 5 Rings
(1/2)
Since @itsquinns.bsky.social has stirred up a lot of interest in these boxed/GMless #TTRPG games, here's an Actual Playlist from the fine folks at @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social to help you find which ones you might like. (Warning: I am in a few of these.)
Recently, @itsquinns.bsky.social reminded the world that there are excellent boxed RPGs that are played without a GM and within minutes of opening them. We love them, and here is a playlist showcasing 5+ different games in action. Curious? Check it out. #ttrpg www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
No GM Boxed RPGs - YouTube
Not all RPGs require a GM. Some are self-contained, boxed, and ready for play upon opening.
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Since @itsquinns.bsky.social has stirred up a lot of interest in these boxed/GMless #TTRPG games, here's an Actual Playlist from the fine folks at @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social to help you find which ones you might like. (Warning: I am in a few of these.)
Crack the Sun had my interest; now it has my attention.
Super excited to be part of this project. @paigeleitman.bsky.social and I are writing Act 2 of Crack the Sun! #ttrpg
The team put an exceptional amount of work into this campaign over the last several months. It’s so wonderful to see the community supporting it. Thanks to you all we get to spend the next year Cracking the Sun.
December 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Crack the Sun had my interest; now it has my attention.
This is a fantastic game, y'all. It's rapidly climbing to the top of my "things I need to run next" list.
The Between is now available to preorder! If you missed the crowdfunding campaign, now is your chance to grab the books, plus a few delicious add-ons.
Please re-post!
the-between.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
Please re-post!
the-between.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
Pre-order The Between on BackerKit
The Between is a tabletop roleplaying game about monster-hunters in Victorian-era London. It's inspired by the TV show Penny Dreadful, British horror classics, and pulp media. Its rules are based on t...
the-between.backerkit.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This is a fantastic game, y'all. It's rapidly climbing to the top of my "things I need to run next" list.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Powerful stuff here. I wish we'd woken up then; I hope we wake up eventually.
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Powerful stuff here. I wish we'd woken up then; I hope we wake up eventually.
This is not a thing I thought I’d ever see, but I’m glad I did.
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This is not a thing I thought I’d ever see, but I’m glad I did.
One of the all-time greats - guitarist, songwriter, producer, icon. Rest easy, Steve. variety.com/2025/music/n...
Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84
Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. & the MG's, Otis Redding, the Blues Brothers and many more, has died. He was 84.
variety.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One of the all-time greats - guitarist, songwriter, producer, icon. Rest easy, Steve. variety.com/2025/music/n...
Introduce Yourself in Five #TTRPG Classes:
Bonisagus (Ars Magica)
The Explorer (The Between)
Rigger (Shadowrun)
Starless Knight (Hedge)
Vermissian Knight (Heart)
Bonisagus (Ars Magica)
The Explorer (The Between)
Rigger (Shadowrun)
Starless Knight (Hedge)
Vermissian Knight (Heart)
Introduce Yourself in Five #TTRPG Classes 🎲🎲
- The Caretaker (Wanderhome)
- The Vessel (The Between)
- Malkavian (Vampire the Masquerade)
- Ragabash Glass Walker (Werewolf the Apocalypse)
- The Fae (Urban Shadows)
- The Caretaker (Wanderhome)
- The Vessel (The Between)
- Malkavian (Vampire the Masquerade)
- Ragabash Glass Walker (Werewolf the Apocalypse)
- The Fae (Urban Shadows)
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Introduce Yourself in Five #TTRPG Classes:
Bonisagus (Ars Magica)
The Explorer (The Between)
Rigger (Shadowrun)
Starless Knight (Hedge)
Vermissian Knight (Heart)
Bonisagus (Ars Magica)
The Explorer (The Between)
Rigger (Shadowrun)
Starless Knight (Hedge)
Vermissian Knight (Heart)
Neralis does great work, folks, and is easy to work with. If this style intrigues you, reach out!
~ Commission Call ~
I'm open for stained-glass Illustrations for your projects! 💙
Send me an inquiry for a quote!:
neralisarts@gmail.com
For personal usage, prices are listed below ~
I'm open for stained-glass Illustrations for your projects! 💙
Send me an inquiry for a quote!:
neralisarts@gmail.com
For personal usage, prices are listed below ~
December 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Neralis does great work, folks, and is easy to work with. If this style intrigues you, reach out!
Reposted by Brian Schoner
It's time to look back at our favorite board games and game-related stuff from The Year That Was. What were your favorites from 2025?
www.ascentofboardgames.com/e/episode-76...
www.ascentofboardgames.com/e/episode-76...
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It's time to look back at our favorite board games and game-related stuff from The Year That Was. What were your favorites from 2025?
www.ascentofboardgames.com/e/episode-76...
www.ascentofboardgames.com/e/episode-76...
Really looking forward to this…who wants to try it out with me?
December 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Really looking forward to this…who wants to try it out with me?
What TTRPG's are you craving?
Here are my top 8 (in no order):
Blades ‘68
Band of Blades
D&D4E
Hollows
Sentinels Comics
Mothership
Amber Diceless
Blue Planet
Here are my top 8 (in no order):
Blades ‘68
Band of Blades
D&D4E
Hollows
Sentinels Comics
Mothership
Amber Diceless
Blue Planet
What TTRPG's are you craving?
Here are my top 8 (in no order)
Battletech: A Time of War
Warhammer 40k: Only War
Vampire: the Masquerade (20th Anniversary)
Demon: the Fallen
The Witcher
Pathfinder 1st Ed
Traveller
Age of Sigmar: Soulbound - Champions of Death
Here are my top 8 (in no order)
Battletech: A Time of War
Warhammer 40k: Only War
Vampire: the Masquerade (20th Anniversary)
Demon: the Fallen
The Witcher
Pathfinder 1st Ed
Traveller
Age of Sigmar: Soulbound - Champions of Death
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
What TTRPG's are you craving?
Here are my top 8 (in no order):
Blades ‘68
Band of Blades
D&D4E
Hollows
Sentinels Comics
Mothership
Amber Diceless
Blue Planet
Here are my top 8 (in no order):
Blades ‘68
Band of Blades
D&D4E
Hollows
Sentinels Comics
Mothership
Amber Diceless
Blue Planet
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
BEAT
Jethro Tull
King's X
The Police
Rush
BEAT
Jethro Tull
King's X
The Police
Rush
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
The Pixies
P J Harvey
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Philip Glass Ensemble
Plump DJs
The Pixies
P J Harvey
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Philip Glass Ensemble
Plump DJs
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Tori Amos
Radiohead
Ash
They Might Be Giants
Public Service Broadcasting
Tori Amos
Radiohead
Ash
They Might Be Giants
Public Service Broadcasting
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
BEAT
Jethro Tull
King's X
The Police
Rush
BEAT
Jethro Tull
King's X
The Police
Rush
Paging @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social and @amiewebster.bsky.social in case there's interest.
If you are an Actual Play producer (or otherwise the copyright holder) and you are interested in uploading your show to the Internet Archive, please let me know and I can help you through the whole process!
If we get 50 shows to coordinate, we can make a collection :)
Message me here or email me!
If we get 50 shows to coordinate, we can make a collection :)
Message me here or email me!
I updated my guide to digital preservation of Actual Play to make it easier to navigate & added a little diagram to explain the relationship between backups, digital preservation & digital archives
allmyfriendsarestories.neocities.org/digitalpres
Also, now it has a glitter cursor.
allmyfriendsarestories.neocities.org/digitalpres
Also, now it has a glitter cursor.
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Paging @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social and @amiewebster.bsky.social in case there's interest.
Watching @itsquinns.bsky.social 's Historical RPG panel, and now I want to buy/read/play "Skyrealms of Joe Rooney".
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Watching @itsquinns.bsky.social 's Historical RPG panel, and now I want to buy/read/play "Skyrealms of Joe Rooney".
Before the Fallout AP at #PAXU, I knew I was a big fan of @edwardspence.bsky.social @jwcartwright.bsky.social @sweeetanj.bsky.social and Mark Meer. After seeing the show, I now know that I am ALSO a fan of @taylorstaverntales.bsky.social @luastardust.com and @mayannaberrin.bsky.social - y'all rock!
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Before the Fallout AP at #PAXU, I knew I was a big fan of @edwardspence.bsky.social @jwcartwright.bsky.social @sweeetanj.bsky.social and Mark Meer. After seeing the show, I now know that I am ALSO a fan of @taylorstaverntales.bsky.social @luastardust.com and @mayannaberrin.bsky.social - y'all rock!
"how did you get into ttrpgs”
I found a cursed box on the top shelf of a cursed hobby store...
I found a cursed box on the top shelf of a cursed hobby store...
"how did you get into ttrpgs”
I have always loved the monsters
I have always loved the monsters
"how did you get into ttrpgs"
Oh, I was bitten by a radioactive ttrpg when I was younger.
Oh, I was bitten by a radioactive ttrpg when I was younger.
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"how did you get into ttrpgs”
I found a cursed box on the top shelf of a cursed hobby store...
I found a cursed box on the top shelf of a cursed hobby store...
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
This was a great experience. I don't know if "fun" is the right word for it, but you get out of the game what you put in, and there's room to put a lot in. Highly recommended.
REALLY great experience. Go buy the game. Right up with Alice is Missing. High praise from me.
Tonight, I and @bschoner.bsky.social play brothers in the zombie apocalypse. We are on opposite sides of a closed door. One of us is infected. I've been wanting to get this game by @moreblueberries.bsky.social to the channel. Their digital play PDFs make it easy. Watch live or later. #ttrpg
November 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
This was a great experience. I don't know if "fun" is the right word for it, but you get out of the game what you put in, and there's room to put a lot in. Highly recommended.