Todd Eschlund
@deathmaw.bsky.social
Reader of books, player of games, occasional werewolf.
We did it! We saved daylight! Great job, everyone!
a group of minions are standing next to each other in a classroom and saying `` great job '' .
Alt: a group of minions are standing next to each other in a classroom and saying `` great job '' .
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We did it! We saved daylight! Great job, everyone!
If words were pronounced like Greek names:
Popsicles: “Spectacles, can you see what’s going on?”
Spectacles: “Vehicles is trying to drive away, but Tentacles won’t let him go, Barnacles insists on coming along, and Obstacles is in the way. You don’t need to be Oracles to see what’ll happen next.”
Popsicles: “Spectacles, can you see what’s going on?”
Spectacles: “Vehicles is trying to drive away, but Tentacles won’t let him go, Barnacles insists on coming along, and Obstacles is in the way. You don’t need to be Oracles to see what’ll happen next.”
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If words were pronounced like Greek names:
Popsicles: “Spectacles, can you see what’s going on?”
Spectacles: “Vehicles is trying to drive away, but Tentacles won’t let him go, Barnacles insists on coming along, and Obstacles is in the way. You don’t need to be Oracles to see what’ll happen next.”
Popsicles: “Spectacles, can you see what’s going on?”
Spectacles: “Vehicles is trying to drive away, but Tentacles won’t let him go, Barnacles insists on coming along, and Obstacles is in the way. You don’t need to be Oracles to see what’ll happen next.”
A brief overview of how my brain “works”.
Me: Let’s try to keep things simple.
My brain: The Scorpion King 2 is a prequel to a spinoff of a sequel to a remake.
Me: I said “simple”! Try again.
My brain: 07:35 is ten till a quarter after half-past 7:00.
Me: That’s…not better.
Me: Let’s try to keep things simple.
My brain: The Scorpion King 2 is a prequel to a spinoff of a sequel to a remake.
Me: I said “simple”! Try again.
My brain: 07:35 is ten till a quarter after half-past 7:00.
Me: That’s…not better.
October 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A brief overview of how my brain “works”.
Me: Let’s try to keep things simple.
My brain: The Scorpion King 2 is a prequel to a spinoff of a sequel to a remake.
Me: I said “simple”! Try again.
My brain: 07:35 is ten till a quarter after half-past 7:00.
Me: That’s…not better.
Me: Let’s try to keep things simple.
My brain: The Scorpion King 2 is a prequel to a spinoff of a sequel to a remake.
Me: I said “simple”! Try again.
My brain: 07:35 is ten till a quarter after half-past 7:00.
Me: That’s…not better.
Age yourself with a film you saw in theaters as a kid.
September 29, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Age yourself with a film you saw in theaters as a kid.
Shitty Creature Idea a la @samcomerford.bsky.social
An Awakened Tree that bears fruits which provide the benefits of the potions the tree was “watered” with while being Awakened.
It’s a Chemis-Tree.
An Awakened Tree that bears fruits which provide the benefits of the potions the tree was “watered” with while being Awakened.
It’s a Chemis-Tree.
September 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Shitty Creature Idea a la @samcomerford.bsky.social
An Awakened Tree that bears fruits which provide the benefits of the potions the tree was “watered” with while being Awakened.
It’s a Chemis-Tree.
An Awakened Tree that bears fruits which provide the benefits of the potions the tree was “watered” with while being Awakened.
It’s a Chemis-Tree.
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Tell me truly, I implore!
Is there anything at this store
From foreign lands
Or within these shores
That e’er again
I might afford?
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
Is there anything at this store
From foreign lands
Or within these shores
That e’er again
I might afford?
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
September 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Tell me truly, I implore!
Is there anything at this store
From foreign lands
Or within these shores
That e’er again
I might afford?
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
Is there anything at this store
From foreign lands
Or within these shores
That e’er again
I might afford?
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
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Normalize using MAS (Mildly Amused Smile) instead of LOL when you’re not actually laughing out loud.
September 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Normalize using MAS (Mildly Amused Smile) instead of LOL when you’re not actually laughing out loud.
My hip hop name would be Todd Off Shotgun.
My hip hop name would be Dr. Meh
My hip hop name would be Lil Wang
September 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
My hip hop name would be Todd Off Shotgun.
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A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.
September 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.
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How do you capture the feeling of Silksong in a TTRPG?
I'm glad you asked. I wrote this article just for such an occasion.
I'm glad you asked. I wrote this article just for such an occasion.
Metroidvanias and Megadungeons
Sometimes, I see the question: "How do I run an RPG like a metroidvania/like Hollow Knight/like Blasphemous?" I'm making this blog post mos...
riseupcomus.blogspot.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
How do you capture the feeling of Silksong in a TTRPG?
I'm glad you asked. I wrote this article just for such an occasion.
I'm glad you asked. I wrote this article just for such an occasion.
Slightly diminish a book:
A Crow on the Orient Express
A Crow on the Orient Express
Slightly diminish a book:
Of Mouse and Man
Of Mouse and Man
Slightly diminish a book:
Hitchhikers guide to the solar system
Hitchhikers guide to the solar system
September 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Slightly diminish a book:
A Crow on the Orient Express
A Crow on the Orient Express
TIL that Emperor Hadrian’s family name was Aelius.
Does that mean that Hadrian’s Wall was built by Aelians?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian...
Does that mean that Hadrian’s Wall was built by Aelians?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian...
Hadrian's Wall - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
August 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
TIL that Emperor Hadrian’s family name was Aelius.
Does that mean that Hadrian’s Wall was built by Aelians?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian...
Does that mean that Hadrian’s Wall was built by Aelians?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian...
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SHADOWS OVER SOL 2E IS LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!
Venture into the hungry void of outer space. Explore derelict spaceships, make deals with shady corps and try to survive the horrors encroaching on your every move.
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #ttrpgsky #dnd #ttrpgcommunity #rpg
Venture into the hungry void of outer space. Explore derelict spaceships, make deals with shady corps and try to survive the horrors encroaching on your every move.
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #ttrpgsky #dnd #ttrpgcommunity #rpg
Shadows Over Sol: Second Edition | Sci-Fi Horror Roleplaying
Dark science fiction tabletop RPG, unveiling a future of conspiracy and horror
www.kickstarter.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Age verification?
I had to get up and walk across the room to change the TV channel.
I had to get up and walk across the room to change the TV channel.
Age verification?
My TV stand was a larger TV
My TV stand was a larger TV
Age verification?
I made mix tapes by recording songs off the radio. And then played the cassettes in my boom box until it chewed up the tape.
I made mix tapes by recording songs off the radio. And then played the cassettes in my boom box until it chewed up the tape.
July 30, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Age verification?
I had to get up and walk across the room to change the TV channel.
I had to get up and walk across the room to change the TV channel.
A picture of a crow and a raven. In this image, the crow is the one next to the raven.
For reference, a crow is a bird; a raven is a beak with a bird attached to it.
For reference, a crow is a bird; a raven is a beak with a bird attached to it.
July 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A picture of a crow and a raven. In this image, the crow is the one next to the raven.
For reference, a crow is a bird; a raven is a beak with a bird attached to it.
For reference, a crow is a bird; a raven is a beak with a bird attached to it.
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water left in a glass overnight tastes bad because it gets haunted
July 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
water left in a glass overnight tastes bad because it gets haunted
Happy Preantepenultimate Friday, everyone!
July 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Happy Preantepenultimate Friday, everyone!
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When I found a pub with an inverted normal map. (If you understand what this means, you have to repost.)
July 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
When I found a pub with an inverted normal map. (If you understand what this means, you have to repost.)
Thinking about creating a corporate TTRPG titled Buzzwords & Bullsh*t. The goal is to convince investors to throw money at you by saying things like “We prioritize cloud-first mobility while staying rooted in a WiFi-forward framework”, and other such nonsense.
#ttrpg
#ttrpg
July 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Thinking about creating a corporate TTRPG titled Buzzwords & Bullsh*t. The goal is to convince investors to throw money at you by saying things like “We prioritize cloud-first mobility while staying rooted in a WiFi-forward framework”, and other such nonsense.
#ttrpg
#ttrpg
The existence of monoliths implies the existence of duoliths, trioliths, quadraliths, etc., but we never see any of those. Why? What are they hiding?
July 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The existence of monoliths implies the existence of duoliths, trioliths, quadraliths, etc., but we never see any of those. Why? What are they hiding?
I have a joke about Prometheus, but I can’t tell it because it’s fire. 🔥
I have a joke about narcissus, but its a little self-referential
I have a joke about Hypnos, but I can’t tell it, because of woke. 😔
June 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I have a joke about Prometheus, but I can’t tell it because it’s fire. 🔥
Up 2: No Good
ET 2: Brute?
Much 2: My Chagrin
June 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Up 2: No Good
"Describe a favorite movie in the most misleading way possible.”
Farm boy loses foster parents, joins terrorist group, and destroys a government installation.
Farm boy loses foster parents, joins terrorist group, and destroys a government installation.
June 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"Describe a favorite movie in the most misleading way possible.”
Farm boy loses foster parents, joins terrorist group, and destroys a government installation.
Farm boy loses foster parents, joins terrorist group, and destroys a government installation.
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Cyclops slaps his chicken eight times a day.
@gailsimone.bsky.social is this like slapping a chicken to cook it?
March 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Cyclops slaps his chicken eight times a day.