Deserted GM
@desertedgm.bsky.social
Kris (he/him). A goth in the desert. Longtime Middle-earther, eternal GM, writer of #ttrpg materials. #MERP #Rolemaster #TOR #LotR #Hobbit #DnD #PnPde 🇩🇪 🏴 🇺🇸 🇳🇱 🇧🇪
Find all my stuff: linktr.ee/desertedgm
Find all my stuff: linktr.ee/desertedgm
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Deserted GM
@desertedgm.bsky.social
· Oct 26
Professional Game Master - Kris || Deserted GM | StartPlaying
Dive into Middle-earth in ways unmatched by movies, computer games, or even books!
Experience the stories you always wished Tolkien had written! Traverse the lands and go on adventures you imagined l...
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For those who don't know me yet:
👋 Hi, I'm Kris!
🏔️ Middle-earther extraordinaire
📚 #Tolkien & #LotR enthusiast
🤓 Professional GM on @startplaying.bsky.social
✍️ Writer of #ttrpg scenarios!
Thanks to Schedule Gremlins I've got open spots in two of my campaigns!
startplaying.games/gm/desertedgm
👋 Hi, I'm Kris!
🏔️ Middle-earther extraordinaire
📚 #Tolkien & #LotR enthusiast
🤓 Professional GM on @startplaying.bsky.social
✍️ Writer of #ttrpg scenarios!
Thanks to Schedule Gremlins I've got open spots in two of my campaigns!
startplaying.games/gm/desertedgm
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Vermillion Vespers. As much 90s Goth moodiness and earnest vampire vibes as I could express. The first official SNAP! release. COMING SOON!
Have a little preview taste of the vibes and direction.
Have a little preview taste of the vibes and direction.
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 AM
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The Misty Vale has its secrets--and it's time to discover them! Join @trendane.bsky.social, @taritoons.bsky.social, Undeveloped Bruce, and Croxxx at 12 p.m. EST for the premiere of Dragonbane: The Secret of the Dragon Emperor! www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
February 10, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The Misty Vale has its secrets--and it's time to discover them! Join @trendane.bsky.social, @taritoons.bsky.social, Undeveloped Bruce, and Croxxx at 12 p.m. EST for the premiere of Dragonbane: The Secret of the Dragon Emperor! www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
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Morning folks! 21 days to go and we're at 237 prelaunch followers.
I'd feel a lot less nervous if we hit 300 before launch.
Can you do me a favour and give this a signal boost, ideally tagging a geeky parent/teacher you know who might be interested?
Thanks!
I'd feel a lot less nervous if we hit 300 before launch.
Can you do me a favour and give this a signal boost, ideally tagging a geeky parent/teacher you know who might be interested?
Thanks!
Just one month until LITTLE BUT FIERCE crowdfunds. Sign up to be notified when it goes live!
A rewrite of 5th Edition for children of all ages, with streamlined rules, simplified language and a family friendly tone. A new generation's first steps into TTRPGs.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dcb...
A rewrite of 5th Edition for children of all ages, with streamlined rules, simplified language and a family friendly tone. A new generation's first steps into TTRPGs.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dcb...
February 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Morning folks! 21 days to go and we're at 237 prelaunch followers.
I'd feel a lot less nervous if we hit 300 before launch.
Can you do me a favour and give this a signal boost, ideally tagging a geeky parent/teacher you know who might be interested?
Thanks!
I'd feel a lot less nervous if we hit 300 before launch.
Can you do me a favour and give this a signal boost, ideally tagging a geeky parent/teacher you know who might be interested?
Thanks!
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Feels like a good day to remind everyone that there's tons of human-made public domain art available for free. Perfect for TTRPGs and board games!
Where can you find it?
Right here!
Part 1: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/public-dom...
Part 2: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/more-publi...
#ttrpg
Where can you find it?
Right here!
Part 1: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/public-dom...
Part 2: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/more-publi...
#ttrpg
Public domain art resources
Using public domain art in tabletop game design
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Feels like a good day to remind everyone that there's tons of human-made public domain art available for free. Perfect for TTRPGs and board games!
Where can you find it?
Right here!
Part 1: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/public-dom...
Part 2: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/more-publi...
#ttrpg
Where can you find it?
Right here!
Part 1: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/public-dom...
Part 2: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/more-publi...
#ttrpg
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The Bloggies Nominees are here!
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
This year's Bloggies Nominees
Over 90+ blog posts. And a surprise category for 2026.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The Bloggies Nominees are here!
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
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Bookings for Oxonmoot 2026 are now open!
Taking place online and at St Anne's College, Oxford, UK, on 3-6 September 2026, Oxonmoot is our annual event which brings together #Tolkien fans, scholars, students and Society members from across the world. #LOTR
www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonm...
Taking place online and at St Anne's College, Oxford, UK, on 3-6 September 2026, Oxonmoot is our annual event which brings together #Tolkien fans, scholars, students and Society members from across the world. #LOTR
www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonm...
Oxonmoot 2026
Oxonmoot is an annual event hosted by The Tolkien Society which brings together over 500 Tolkien fans, scholars, students and Society members from across the world. Oxonmoot 2026 is the 53rd, and…
www.tolkiensociety.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Bookings for Oxonmoot 2026 are now open!
Taking place online and at St Anne's College, Oxford, UK, on 3-6 September 2026, Oxonmoot is our annual event which brings together #Tolkien fans, scholars, students and Society members from across the world. #LOTR
www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonm...
Taking place online and at St Anne's College, Oxford, UK, on 3-6 September 2026, Oxonmoot is our annual event which brings together #Tolkien fans, scholars, students and Society members from across the world. #LOTR
www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonm...
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Every other Super Bowl ad is for AI because it's going really well and everyone wants to use AI. This is just like how two years ago all the ads were for NFTs and last year all the ads were for Crypto and you don't see as many ads for NFTs and Crypto anymore because everyone loves them now.
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Every other Super Bowl ad is for AI because it's going really well and everyone wants to use AI. This is just like how two years ago all the ads were for NFTs and last year all the ads were for Crypto and you don't see as many ads for NFTs and Crypto anymore because everyone loves them now.
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Here's a follow up to my post on how helpful @digitaltolkien.com is.
Foalókë & The Digital Tolkien Project -- How it Helps my Work, part 2
alasnotme.blogspot.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Here's a follow up to my post on how helpful @digitaltolkien.com is.
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Good morning! I’m drawing a Neolithic pig cauldron
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Good morning! I’m drawing a Neolithic pig cauldron
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Let's talk 'cosy' for a sec! In Toe Beans, cosy means creating a space where characters can share honest conversations, be vulnerable, and explore the kind of quiet, necessary moments that often get skipped in bigger quests. (cont in thread)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fis...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fis...
Toe Beans Magical Cat Cafe: A Supplement for Daggerheart
Welcome to Toe Beans, a magical cat cafe purrfect to drop in to your Daggerheart game, by Fistful of Crits.
www.kickstarter.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Let's talk 'cosy' for a sec! In Toe Beans, cosy means creating a space where characters can share honest conversations, be vulnerable, and explore the kind of quiet, necessary moments that often get skipped in bigger quests. (cont in thread)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fis...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fis...
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I desperately need people to understand that when it comes to video games and TTRPGs, the per unit production costs of a physical product are effectively negligible when compared to the cost needed to produce the digital product. PDFs and digital games are disproportionately under valued.
February 8, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I desperately need people to understand that when it comes to video games and TTRPGs, the per unit production costs of a physical product are effectively negligible when compared to the cost needed to produce the digital product. PDFs and digital games are disproportionately under valued.
For my money, @recklessattack.bsky.social and @bigcampaignpodcast.bsky.social remain just absolute beacons in the murky mists of AP podcasts. 🖤
February 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM
For my money, @recklessattack.bsky.social and @bigcampaignpodcast.bsky.social remain just absolute beacons in the murky mists of AP podcasts. 🖤
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I like how the Lord of the Rings ends with everyone just fucking off and sailing away to a place where this bullshit doesn’t happen
February 8, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I like how the Lord of the Rings ends with everyone just fucking off and sailing away to a place where this bullshit doesn’t happen
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well there’s an instant switch
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.
New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser.
www.siliconrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:22 AM
well there’s an instant switch
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23 days until the #LittleButFierce Kickstarter launches.
Help us hit 300 prelaunch followers by reposting and tagging a geeky parent or teacher you know. Thank you :)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dcb...
Help us hit 300 prelaunch followers by reposting and tagging a geeky parent or teacher you know. Thank you :)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dcb...
February 8, 2026 at 12:15 PM
23 days until the #LittleButFierce Kickstarter launches.
Help us hit 300 prelaunch followers by reposting and tagging a geeky parent or teacher you know. Thank you :)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dcb...
Help us hit 300 prelaunch followers by reposting and tagging a geeky parent or teacher you know. Thank you :)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dcb...
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Seeing Sam, Wren, Michelle, and Emily bring Gallows Corner to life in a part of the country I know very well has been an absolute pleasure.
Two episodes are currently live and there's THREE MORE to come. Check them out.
Backed Gallows Corner yet? We think you should! shorturl.at/km3rm
Two episodes are currently live and there's THREE MORE to come. Check them out.
Backed Gallows Corner yet? We think you should! shorturl.at/km3rm
February 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Seeing Sam, Wren, Michelle, and Emily bring Gallows Corner to life in a part of the country I know very well has been an absolute pleasure.
Two episodes are currently live and there's THREE MORE to come. Check them out.
Backed Gallows Corner yet? We think you should! shorturl.at/km3rm
Two episodes are currently live and there's THREE MORE to come. Check them out.
Backed Gallows Corner yet? We think you should! shorturl.at/km3rm
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Some things I'd love AP folks to consider and build on:
- Naming things. What you name your show can have a big impact on whether people will want to work or watch you.
At least 1 show I won't touch because of the connotations of the name.
- Captions. You can caption your content, & you should!
- Naming things. What you name your show can have a big impact on whether people will want to work or watch you.
At least 1 show I won't touch because of the connotations of the name.
- Captions. You can caption your content, & you should!
February 8, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Some things I'd love AP folks to consider and build on:
- Naming things. What you name your show can have a big impact on whether people will want to work or watch you.
At least 1 show I won't touch because of the connotations of the name.
- Captions. You can caption your content, & you should!
- Naming things. What you name your show can have a big impact on whether people will want to work or watch you.
At least 1 show I won't touch because of the connotations of the name.
- Captions. You can caption your content, & you should!
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We are nearing 10k and well on our way to 400 backers.
That’s pretty freaking cool.
That’s pretty freaking cool.
These Bloody Sails is LIVE on Kickstarter Now!
What will you find in this zine?
▶ Wild Nautical Adventure
▶ 8 New Creatures
▶ Travel Rules
▶ The Island of 10,000 Flamingos
▶ Original Human Made Art
Free Stickers for US based Physical Backers in the first 24 hours!
What will you find in this zine?
▶ Wild Nautical Adventure
▶ 8 New Creatures
▶ Travel Rules
▶ The Island of 10,000 Flamingos
▶ Original Human Made Art
Free Stickers for US based Physical Backers in the first 24 hours!
Coming soon: PIRATE BORG: These Bloody Sails
A wild nautical adventure zine full of bizarre locations, rules for travel and chase scenes, and random tables for your crew!
www.kickstarter.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:58 PM
We are nearing 10k and well on our way to 400 backers.
That’s pretty freaking cool.
That’s pretty freaking cool.
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discovered some life-changing ttrpg tech during friday’s session: after taking a mid session break, before getting back into the scene, do a sports style locker room interview with each player (in character). it’s 1) funny 2) focusing 3) immediately and personally characterizing
February 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
discovered some life-changing ttrpg tech during friday’s session: after taking a mid session break, before getting back into the scene, do a sports style locker room interview with each player (in character). it’s 1) funny 2) focusing 3) immediately and personally characterizing
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I watched a nice pbs video on youtube about how they are reintroducing Beavers in Scotland and Englad and how much it's improving the land and the biodiversity and the droughts and preventing flooding and it was so nice.
Can recommend finding something nice to watch before bed
Can recommend finding something nice to watch before bed
February 8, 2026 at 5:31 AM
I watched a nice pbs video on youtube about how they are reintroducing Beavers in Scotland and Englad and how much it's improving the land and the biodiversity and the droughts and preventing flooding and it was so nice.
Can recommend finding something nice to watch before bed
Can recommend finding something nice to watch before bed
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Petitoning for 'What is a Neopet' to become the new gold standard of 'What counts as an OSR' please, I humbly submit this to the chronically online council
February 7, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Petitoning for 'What is a Neopet' to become the new gold standard of 'What counts as an OSR' please, I humbly submit this to the chronically online council
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Cheers to my long time supporter KHN for bringing this to my attention! Palladium Books is being featured by the Detroit Historical Society.
As much as we poke at PB, it's one of the last surviving publishers of the earliest days of the #TTRPG hobby...1/3
www.detroithistorical.org/exhibitions/...
As much as we poke at PB, it's one of the last surviving publishers of the earliest days of the #TTRPG hobby...1/3
www.detroithistorical.org/exhibitions/...
Worlds of Palladium
www.detroithistorical.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Cheers to my long time supporter KHN for bringing this to my attention! Palladium Books is being featured by the Detroit Historical Society.
As much as we poke at PB, it's one of the last surviving publishers of the earliest days of the #TTRPG hobby...1/3
www.detroithistorical.org/exhibitions/...
As much as we poke at PB, it's one of the last surviving publishers of the earliest days of the #TTRPG hobby...1/3
www.detroithistorical.org/exhibitions/...
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If you are listing your Actual Play casting calls on Backstage (or know someone who is) I would love to hear from you (here or ecfriedman at auburn dot edu)
February 8, 2026 at 12:17 AM
If you are listing your Actual Play casting calls on Backstage (or know someone who is) I would love to hear from you (here or ecfriedman at auburn dot edu)
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Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!