Peter the Cranky Old Wizard
@crankyoldwizard.bsky.social
This is Peter (he/him), sometimes "MathSanta". RPG player for 40+ years, D&D, Ars Magica, et al. DM, Storyguide, Criamon, Half-elf Cleric/Ranger, & fave die is d12.
https://rpgwandering.wordpress.com
https://rpgwandering.wordpress.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:26 AM
This is one way to protest what's happening in the government.
sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...
sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...
Do NOT Strip Our Voting Rights. BLOCK the SAVE Act!
February 12 Update: On February 11, 2026, the House of Representatives passed the SAVE America Act, a bill that essentially mirrors the SAVE Act requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. The...
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February 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
This is one way to protest what's happening in the government.
sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...
sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...
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Public Access is coming to Kickstarter in March. We want to give this game the best possible chance, so please sign up for prelaunch and help spread the word!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
Coming soon: Public Access Analog Horror Mystery TTRPG
From the creator of Brindlewood Bay and The Between, Public Access is a roleplaying game inspired by analog and found footage horror!
www.kickstarter.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Public Access is coming to Kickstarter in March. We want to give this game the best possible chance, so please sign up for prelaunch and help spread the word!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
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Xero makes amazing things, art pieces, game prompts, 3D designs, and so much more. Going free is a huge win for the community, but as he said, a big risk.
Take a minute and scope out what's on Patreon, or his profile, and please consider bumping that tier or dropping a Ko-Fi if you can manage it
Take a minute and scope out what's on Patreon, or his profile, and please consider bumping that tier or dropping a Ko-Fi if you can manage it
Big News: It's a gamble, but I want my work to do more good. Everything I create going forward for the next year will be available to EVERYONE, regardless of support.
Yeah. Free. Read on here, and consider joining up! www.patreon.com/posts/more-j...
Yeah. Free. Read on here, and consider joining up! www.patreon.com/posts/more-j...
More Joy, Less Paywalls | Xero Reynolds
Get more from Xero Reynolds on Patreon
www.patreon.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Xero makes amazing things, art pieces, game prompts, 3D designs, and so much more. Going free is a huge win for the community, but as he said, a big risk.
Take a minute and scope out what's on Patreon, or his profile, and please consider bumping that tier or dropping a Ko-Fi if you can manage it
Take a minute and scope out what's on Patreon, or his profile, and please consider bumping that tier or dropping a Ko-Fi if you can manage it
Been sick and not up to writing for #FlashFicFeb, with @storytellingco.bsky.social. Here's my take on today's prompt.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 14, 2026: Scar
February 13, 2026 Write a scene without stating any thoughts directly, imply them only through character action. The more she looked at him, the more Mikey squirmed in his seat. A waiter came by and...
docs.google.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Been sick and not up to writing for #FlashFicFeb, with @storytellingco.bsky.social. Here's my take on today's prompt.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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The best place to discuss and learn more about Carved from Brindlewood games is The Gauntlet Discord server! New people find Brindlewood Bay, The Between, and Public Access every day, and our server is a friendly and helpful spot to go deeper with them! discord.gg/GmTH6nW3Y9
Join the The Gauntlet Discord Server!
The Gauntlet is a TTRPG community and publisher with a passion for independent storytelling games. | 4513 members
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February 11, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The best place to discuss and learn more about Carved from Brindlewood games is The Gauntlet Discord server! New people find Brindlewood Bay, The Between, and Public Access every day, and our server is a friendly and helpful spot to go deeper with them! discord.gg/GmTH6nW3Y9
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Pick up our Open Mystery #TTRPG adventure, HINT, inspired by classic murder mystery board games, here:
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
or look for it at Indie Press Revolution at many conventions!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
or look for it at Indie Press Revolution at many conventions!
Hint - Roleplaying Game - Shadomain | DriveThruRPG
Hint uses an open mystery system - no one, including the game master, knows “who done it” until the final die roll. Play as pre-generated characters such as or create your own character using the simp...
www.drivethrurpg.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Pick up our Open Mystery #TTRPG adventure, HINT, inspired by classic murder mystery board games, here:
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
or look for it at Indie Press Revolution at many conventions!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
or look for it at Indie Press Revolution at many conventions!
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Happy Monday!
Public Access is coming to Kickstarter in March, and it would help us a lot if you signed up for prelaunch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
Please repost!
Public Access is coming to Kickstarter in March, and it would help us a lot if you signed up for prelaunch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
Please repost!
February 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Happy Monday!
Public Access is coming to Kickstarter in March, and it would help us a lot if you signed up for prelaunch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
Please repost!
Public Access is coming to Kickstarter in March, and it would help us a lot if you signed up for prelaunch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
Please repost!
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- three-quarters-eaten box of cookies
- scraps of paper with math puzzles and D&D ideas
- orange and blue mini troll dolls
- more dice than should reasonably fit in my pockets
- three-quarters-eaten box of cookies
- scraps of paper with math puzzles and D&D ideas
- orange and blue mini troll dolls
- more dice than should reasonably fit in my pockets
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- Zippo lighter and half full cigarette case
- Six-sided dice
- various receipts
- small plastic squeeze bottle labeled “Holy Water” containing hand sanitizer
- Zippo lighter and half full cigarette case
- Six-sided dice
- various receipts
- small plastic squeeze bottle labeled “Holy Water” containing hand sanitizer
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- crumpled up movie tickets
- a Kit Kat Chunky
- an SPF lip chap that went through the washing machine
- a ball felted of cat hair
- crumpled up movie tickets
- a Kit Kat Chunky
- an SPF lip chap that went through the washing machine
- a ball felted of cat hair
February 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- three-quarters-eaten box of cookies
- scraps of paper with math puzzles and D&D ideas
- orange and blue mini troll dolls
- more dice than should reasonably fit in my pockets
- three-quarters-eaten box of cookies
- scraps of paper with math puzzles and D&D ideas
- orange and blue mini troll dolls
- more dice than should reasonably fit in my pockets
Not feeling great, and missing a couple days. Here's my take on #FalshFicFeb prompt #5: "Someone notices a detail everyone else can't—or won't-—see."
February 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Not feeling great, and missing a couple days. Here's my take on #FalshFicFeb prompt #5: "Someone notices a detail everyone else can't—or won't-—see."
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Floating my finances to make sure there is no gap between this months bills and the new paychecks once they start.
If anyone is in the market for some bits & artsy bobs, come on down and check out the shop space at my Ko-Fi.
Cheers!
ko-fi.com/mcetching
If anyone is in the market for some bits & artsy bobs, come on down and check out the shop space at my Ko-Fi.
Cheers!
ko-fi.com/mcetching
Support Nix's House Of Glass
Support Nix's House Of Glass
ko-fi.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Floating my finances to make sure there is no gap between this months bills and the new paychecks once they start.
If anyone is in the market for some bits & artsy bobs, come on down and check out the shop space at my Ko-Fi.
Cheers!
ko-fi.com/mcetching
If anyone is in the market for some bits & artsy bobs, come on down and check out the shop space at my Ko-Fi.
Cheers!
ko-fi.com/mcetching
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Okay.
I am going to say this, and use small words, so as to not get it twisted:
Dear AI proponents,
95% of everything I do art wise I learned online, for free, and then practiced. I'm neither rich, nor well off.
If time is your only outlier, that is on you to solve, just as I had to. (1)
I am going to say this, and use small words, so as to not get it twisted:
Dear AI proponents,
95% of everything I do art wise I learned online, for free, and then practiced. I'm neither rich, nor well off.
If time is your only outlier, that is on you to solve, just as I had to. (1)
February 7, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Okay.
I am going to say this, and use small words, so as to not get it twisted:
Dear AI proponents,
95% of everything I do art wise I learned online, for free, and then practiced. I'm neither rich, nor well off.
If time is your only outlier, that is on you to solve, just as I had to. (1)
I am going to say this, and use small words, so as to not get it twisted:
Dear AI proponents,
95% of everything I do art wise I learned online, for free, and then practiced. I'm neither rich, nor well off.
If time is your only outlier, that is on you to solve, just as I had to. (1)
Continuing #FlashFictionFebruary with @storytellingco.bsky.social. (I'm on target with the writing, just a day behind sharing here.)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 4, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Continuing #FlashFictionFebruary with @storytellingco.bsky.social. (I'm on target with the writing, just a day behind sharing here.)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Let’s see how I do on this year’s #FlashFictionFebruary with @storytellingco.bsky.social
First prompt: Elsewhere
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
First prompt: Elsewhere
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 1, 2026: Elsewhere
February 1, 2026 A character arrives somewhere they are absolutely not meant to be. The branches of a wild tree - the kind with narrow leaves and a pale leathery trunk that springs up in alleys overni...
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February 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Let’s see how I do on this year’s #FlashFictionFebruary with @storytellingco.bsky.social
First prompt: Elsewhere
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
First prompt: Elsewhere
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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“major reforms”?!
How about just “unwilling to fund the Department of Homeland Security.” Period.
I’m tired of Dems trying to find a middle ground. No such thing when it comes to current administration.
How about just “unwilling to fund the Department of Homeland Security.” Period.
I’m tired of Dems trying to find a middle ground. No such thing when it comes to current administration.
Update: Senate Democrats say they are unwilling to fund the Department of Homeland Security without major reforms, raising the likelihood of a partial government shutdown at the end of this week.
In the wake of Alex Pretti's death, Congress appears on track for a partial shutdown
Senate Democrats say they are unwilling to fund the Department of Homeland Security without major reforms, raising the likelihood of a partial government shutdown at the end of this week.
n.pr
January 26, 2026 at 10:49 PM
“major reforms”?!
How about just “unwilling to fund the Department of Homeland Security.” Period.
I’m tired of Dems trying to find a middle ground. No such thing when it comes to current administration.
How about just “unwilling to fund the Department of Homeland Security.” Period.
I’m tired of Dems trying to find a middle ground. No such thing when it comes to current administration.
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My heart is breaking for this country and the people of Minnesota. ICE is the cudgel of a hateful, violent, corrupt executive branch of the federal government that cannot continue to exist. Call your Senators and tell them you’d rather see the government shut down than ICE funded.
January 25, 2026 at 5:22 AM
My heart is breaking for this country and the people of Minnesota. ICE is the cudgel of a hateful, violent, corrupt executive branch of the federal government that cannot continue to exist. Call your Senators and tell them you’d rather see the government shut down than ICE funded.
This. Totally this.
Some folks have been dealing with threats against their lives by authorities for decades.
The rest of us have been blind and deaf.
Some folks have been dealing with threats against their lives by authorities for decades.
The rest of us have been blind and deaf.
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 25, 2026 at 6:46 PM
This. Totally this.
Some folks have been dealing with threats against their lives by authorities for decades.
The rest of us have been blind and deaf.
Some folks have been dealing with threats against their lives by authorities for decades.
The rest of us have been blind and deaf.
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Senate offices are closed today, but you can email your senators and demand that they use their vote later this week to rein in ICE and CBP death squads: act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
Then make a call. If your senators’ voicemails are full, call back tomorrow: indivisible.org/ice-out-sena...
Then make a call. If your senators’ voicemails are full, call back tomorrow: indivisible.org/ice-out-sena...
January 25, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Senate offices are closed today, but you can email your senators and demand that they use their vote later this week to rein in ICE and CBP death squads: act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
Then make a call. If your senators’ voicemails are full, call back tomorrow: indivisible.org/ice-out-sena...
Then make a call. If your senators’ voicemails are full, call back tomorrow: indivisible.org/ice-out-sena...
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
This looks amazing!
It feels odd to share something right now, but I'm truly hoping this gives some folks out there a break from the doom. The first piece for my Dusklight Archive project is complete, titled "The Price of Reclamation."
More details in the next post. #illustration #humanmade
More details in the next post. #illustration #humanmade
January 8, 2026 at 2:37 AM
This looks amazing!
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The best time to start playing D&D if you’re not already playing is right now.
January 7, 2026 at 12:55 AM
The best time to start playing D&D if you’re not already playing is right now.