Canoe DM
@canoedm.bsky.social
Professional Game Master in Canada. I specialize in madcap roleplay and player-led hijinx.
You can find me running games locally in the Greater Toronto Area, or online at Startplaying.games
https://startplaying.games/gm/canoedm
You can find me running games locally in the Greater Toronto Area, or online at Startplaying.games
https://startplaying.games/gm/canoedm
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All the books I ordered last week just arrived! Can't wait to pour myself a drink, relax, be too tired to read and play around on my phone all night
May 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
All the books I ordered last week just arrived! Can't wait to pour myself a drink, relax, be too tired to read and play around on my phone all night
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Good morning, Bluesky.
Not gonna lie—it’s been a heavy stretch lately. The news doesn’t let up, and some days feel like a boss fight before coffee.
If you’re feeling it too, you’re not alone.
Let’s take it slow today, breathe a little deeper, and handle what we can.
#selfcare
Not gonna lie—it’s been a heavy stretch lately. The news doesn’t let up, and some days feel like a boss fight before coffee.
If you’re feeling it too, you’re not alone.
Let’s take it slow today, breathe a little deeper, and handle what we can.
#selfcare
May 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Good morning, Bluesky.
Not gonna lie—it’s been a heavy stretch lately. The news doesn’t let up, and some days feel like a boss fight before coffee.
If you’re feeling it too, you’re not alone.
Let’s take it slow today, breathe a little deeper, and handle what we can.
#selfcare
Not gonna lie—it’s been a heavy stretch lately. The news doesn’t let up, and some days feel like a boss fight before coffee.
If you’re feeling it too, you’re not alone.
Let’s take it slow today, breathe a little deeper, and handle what we can.
#selfcare
For all you aspiring RPG writers and editors out there, this might help you get noticed.
How are new freelance RPG editors and writers finding work these days? I've been in the full-time game so long that I think it's now more about Discord than other social media, but I'm actually not sure. I am literally asking for a friend!
May 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
For all you aspiring RPG writers and editors out there, this might help you get noticed.
#GenCon post 3/4: selfies!
1. At the @startplaying.bsky.social party Friday night. I only had about 1/2 hour here before running to
2. The Ennies! Thanks to my friend Ben, I was able to attend and got a seat with Free League publishing!
3. Saturday was all about D&D Live!
4. Running ToV games!
1. At the @startplaying.bsky.social party Friday night. I only had about 1/2 hour here before running to
2. The Ennies! Thanks to my friend Ben, I was able to attend and got a seat with Free League publishing!
3. Saturday was all about D&D Live!
4. Running ToV games!
May 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
#GenCon post 3/4: selfies!
1. At the @startplaying.bsky.social party Friday night. I only had about 1/2 hour here before running to
2. The Ennies! Thanks to my friend Ben, I was able to attend and got a seat with Free League publishing!
3. Saturday was all about D&D Live!
4. Running ToV games!
1. At the @startplaying.bsky.social party Friday night. I only had about 1/2 hour here before running to
2. The Ennies! Thanks to my friend Ben, I was able to attend and got a seat with Free League publishing!
3. Saturday was all about D&D Live!
4. Running ToV games!
Gen Con 2024 pictures post 2/? This post: People!
@ajaxdm.bsky.social's lunch before the big event, with Devon from @startplaying.bsky.social giving great advice (and a big thumbs up), helping run Twistwarden Abbey with Ben of @gamingconventions.bsky.social, and #freeleaguepublishing at the Ennies!
@ajaxdm.bsky.social's lunch before the big event, with Devon from @startplaying.bsky.social giving great advice (and a big thumbs up), helping run Twistwarden Abbey with Ben of @gamingconventions.bsky.social, and #freeleaguepublishing at the Ennies!
May 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Gen Con 2024 pictures post 2/? This post: People!
@ajaxdm.bsky.social's lunch before the big event, with Devon from @startplaying.bsky.social giving great advice (and a big thumbs up), helping run Twistwarden Abbey with Ben of @gamingconventions.bsky.social, and #freeleaguepublishing at the Ennies!
@ajaxdm.bsky.social's lunch before the big event, with Devon from @startplaying.bsky.social giving great advice (and a big thumbs up), helping run Twistwarden Abbey with Ben of @gamingconventions.bsky.social, and #freeleaguepublishing at the Ennies!
In celebration of Gen Con's event list going live (I know it was yesterday, I was busy running a 6+ hour game, leave me be), here's some pictures of last year's Gen Con.
May 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
In celebration of Gen Con's event list going live (I know it was yesterday, I was busy running a 6+ hour game, leave me be), here's some pictures of last year's Gen Con.
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Mechanic:
Game structures outside dice point to "do ridiculous shit, hard".
GM calls for dice rolls when characters act like lunatics.
Dice results are the GM's catastrophe budget, spent on terrible problems, including "you fail".
Bad stats, bad idea = d20.
Good stats, good plan = d4.
Game structures outside dice point to "do ridiculous shit, hard".
GM calls for dice rolls when characters act like lunatics.
Dice results are the GM's catastrophe budget, spent on terrible problems, including "you fail".
Bad stats, bad idea = d20.
Good stats, good plan = d4.
May 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Mechanic:
Game structures outside dice point to "do ridiculous shit, hard".
GM calls for dice rolls when characters act like lunatics.
Dice results are the GM's catastrophe budget, spent on terrible problems, including "you fail".
Bad stats, bad idea = d20.
Good stats, good plan = d4.
Game structures outside dice point to "do ridiculous shit, hard".
GM calls for dice rolls when characters act like lunatics.
Dice results are the GM's catastrophe budget, spent on terrible problems, including "you fail".
Bad stats, bad idea = d20.
Good stats, good plan = d4.
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💁🔎 NEW: Pages in the VTT now load with the map centered on your controlled token.
⬆️ This top-15 suggestion from the Roll20 Forums is available to all users in Jumpgate games. Try it out today!
⬆️ This top-15 suggestion from the Roll20 Forums is available to all users in Jumpgate games. Try it out today!
April 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
💁🔎 NEW: Pages in the VTT now load with the map centered on your controlled token.
⬆️ This top-15 suggestion from the Roll20 Forums is available to all users in Jumpgate games. Try it out today!
⬆️ This top-15 suggestion from the Roll20 Forums is available to all users in Jumpgate games. Try it out today!
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Remembering Sir Terry Pratchett on his birthday. GNU #PTerry #Discworld
"Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?"
We really do need more people in the world right now who have Terry's words in their heart.
"Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?"
We really do need more people in the world right now who have Terry's words in their heart.
April 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Remembering Sir Terry Pratchett on his birthday. GNU #PTerry #Discworld
"Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?"
We really do need more people in the world right now who have Terry's words in their heart.
"Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?"
We really do need more people in the world right now who have Terry's words in their heart.
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I know y'all remember Goosebumps, but does anyone else remember these?!
April 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I know y'all remember Goosebumps, but does anyone else remember these?!
I've worked with these folks @koboldpress.com before, they're great!
We still have GM spots for Game Con Canada 🍁
Get your badge for the whole con covered by just running a few games!
➡️: bit.ly/GM-Application
#tov | #dnd | #5e | #ttrpg
Get your badge for the whole con covered by just running a few games!
➡️: bit.ly/GM-Application
#tov | #dnd | #5e | #ttrpg
April 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I've worked with these folks @koboldpress.com before, they're great!
My players in my Waterdeep: Dragon Heist game threw a party to celebrate the grand opening of their new tavern, Fireheart's (formerly Trollskull Manor)! I'm such a lucky DM to play with these folks.
March 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
My players in my Waterdeep: Dragon Heist game threw a party to celebrate the grand opening of their new tavern, Fireheart's (formerly Trollskull Manor)! I'm such a lucky DM to play with these folks.
Hey folks! I'll be running an officially sponsored Kobold Press game this Saturday at 7PM EST on Roll20!
Sign up below if you want to play with us!
discord.com/channels/941...
Sign up below if you want to play with us!
discord.com/channels/941...
Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
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March 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Hey folks! I'll be running an officially sponsored Kobold Press game this Saturday at 7PM EST on Roll20!
Sign up below if you want to play with us!
discord.com/channels/941...
Sign up below if you want to play with us!
discord.com/channels/941...
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My cancer is in remission.
The bills from fighting it are very much active.
Every dollar helps.
www.gofundme.com/help-owen-kc...
The bills from fighting it are very much active.
Every dollar helps.
www.gofundme.com/help-owen-kc...
Donate to Help Owen K.C. Stephens Pay Off Cancer Bills, organized by Owen Stephens
I struggled with colon cancer for a decade, but I didn't know it until Marc… Owen Stephens needs your support for Help Owen K.C. Stephens Pay Off Cancer Bills
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March 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
My cancer is in remission.
The bills from fighting it are very much active.
Every dollar helps.
www.gofundme.com/help-owen-kc...
The bills from fighting it are very much active.
Every dollar helps.
www.gofundme.com/help-owen-kc...
Didn't sleep well last night.
Call me Paarthurnass, because my ass is draggin'.
Call me Paarthurnass, because my ass is draggin'.
March 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Didn't sleep well last night.
Call me Paarthurnass, because my ass is draggin'.
Call me Paarthurnass, because my ass is draggin'.
Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld series and my favourite writer, died 10 years ago today.
I'm going to be reading the last Discworld book for the first time. I've read the others dozens of times, but not that one.
I didn't want the story to end.
GNU Terry Pratchett.
I'm going to be reading the last Discworld book for the first time. I've read the others dozens of times, but not that one.
I didn't want the story to end.
GNU Terry Pratchett.
March 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld series and my favourite writer, died 10 years ago today.
I'm going to be reading the last Discworld book for the first time. I've read the others dozens of times, but not that one.
I didn't want the story to end.
GNU Terry Pratchett.
I'm going to be reading the last Discworld book for the first time. I've read the others dozens of times, but not that one.
I didn't want the story to end.
GNU Terry Pratchett.
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We're celebrating 25 years of Green Ronin Publishing - all year long! Look for new monthly sales with deep discounts on your favorite titles, and mega bundle deals that you will love! Fantasy AGE February sales are LIVE! Find nearly everything you need here: https://greenroninstore.com/collections/…
February 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We're celebrating 25 years of Green Ronin Publishing - all year long! Look for new monthly sales with deep discounts on your favorite titles, and mega bundle deals that you will love! Fantasy AGE February sales are LIVE! Find nearly everything you need here: https://greenroninstore.com/collections/…
I got my hands on some old *Dragon* magazines (circa 2004) and every page is like getting mugged by nostalgia.
Which is weird, because I didn't have money for magazines in 2004, but nostalgic all the same.
Which is weird, because I didn't have money for magazines in 2004, but nostalgic all the same.
February 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I got my hands on some old *Dragon* magazines (circa 2004) and every page is like getting mugged by nostalgia.
Which is weird, because I didn't have money for magazines in 2004, but nostalgic all the same.
Which is weird, because I didn't have money for magazines in 2004, but nostalgic all the same.
I'm Canadian. With everything going on in the US (particularly steel tariffs on my country) I won't be going to Gen Con this year. I'll miss my friends and the amazing times, but it's more important to stand up to bullies than to have fun. And the bullies can be beat. They have been every time.
February 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I'm Canadian. With everything going on in the US (particularly steel tariffs on my country) I won't be going to Gen Con this year. I'll miss my friends and the amazing times, but it's more important to stand up to bullies than to have fun. And the bullies can be beat. They have been every time.
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It's another #selfpromosaturday! Let's get together, #ttrpgcommunity, and help promote our #ttrpg, #dnd, and #dndart projects!
🐉 Share your projects here!
🚀 Like & share this post to spread the word!
🌻 Follow and follow back - help build the community!
Show me your hot projects!
#Zinequest 2025!!
🐉 Share your projects here!
🚀 Like & share this post to spread the word!
🌻 Follow and follow back - help build the community!
Show me your hot projects!
#Zinequest 2025!!
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February 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
It's another #selfpromosaturday! Let's get together, #ttrpgcommunity, and help promote our #ttrpg, #dnd, and #dndart projects!
🐉 Share your projects here!
🚀 Like & share this post to spread the word!
🌻 Follow and follow back - help build the community!
Show me your hot projects!
#Zinequest 2025!!
🐉 Share your projects here!
🚀 Like & share this post to spread the word!
🌻 Follow and follow back - help build the community!
Show me your hot projects!
#Zinequest 2025!!
I spent my Saturday at the D&D Immersive Experience in Mississauga! Had a blast!
February 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I spent my Saturday at the D&D Immersive Experience in Mississauga! Had a blast!
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D&D Adds Two New Books to 2025 Slate, Including New Eberron Book: Wizards of the Coast is adding two Dungeons & Dragons books to its 2025 slate, including Eberron: Forge of the Artificer in August and an unnamed mystery book in October. Eberron: Forge of the Artificer will include the… #ttrpg #dnd
D&D Adds Two New Books to 2025 Slate, Including New Eberron Book
Wizards of the Coast is adding two Dungeons & Dragons books to its 2025 slate, including Eberron: Forge of the Artificer in August and an unnamed mystery book in October. Eberron: Forge of the Artificer will include the revised Artificer class, several…
dlvr.it
January 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Let's do a #FollowFriday and recognize new folks in the #ttrpgcommunity!
🧡 LOVE & REPOST
🚀 FOLLOW & FOLLOW BACK
@ten2midnight.bsky.social
@quillofdamocles.bsky.social
@variantventures.bsky.social
@greedygorgonpress.bsky.social
@bedtimegames.bsky.social
@canoedm.bsky.social
🧡 LOVE & REPOST
🚀 FOLLOW & FOLLOW BACK
@ten2midnight.bsky.social
@quillofdamocles.bsky.social
@variantventures.bsky.social
@greedygorgonpress.bsky.social
@bedtimegames.bsky.social
@canoedm.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Let's do a #FollowFriday and recognize new folks in the #ttrpgcommunity!
🧡 LOVE & REPOST
🚀 FOLLOW & FOLLOW BACK
@ten2midnight.bsky.social
@quillofdamocles.bsky.social
@variantventures.bsky.social
@greedygorgonpress.bsky.social
@bedtimegames.bsky.social
@canoedm.bsky.social
🧡 LOVE & REPOST
🚀 FOLLOW & FOLLOW BACK
@ten2midnight.bsky.social
@quillofdamocles.bsky.social
@variantventures.bsky.social
@greedygorgonpress.bsky.social
@bedtimegames.bsky.social
@canoedm.bsky.social
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Hands up everyone who zooms in on every picture posted with a bookshelf in the background to check out the books
January 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Hands up everyone who zooms in on every picture posted with a bookshelf in the background to check out the books
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One thing I do wish is that, years ago, someone would have told me D&D was basically improv where you make a silly little critter, throw on a silly little voice, and cause as much chaos as you’d like
January 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
One thing I do wish is that, years ago, someone would have told me D&D was basically improv where you make a silly little critter, throw on a silly little voice, and cause as much chaos as you’d like