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Deserted GM
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Kris (he/him). A goth in the desert. Longtime Middle-earther, eternal GM, writer of #ttrpg materials. #MERP #Rolemaster #TOR #LotR #Hobbit #DnD #PnPde 🇩🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇸 🇳🇱 🇧🇪
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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
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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the "oooh" i just oohed
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
'how did you get into ttrpgs"

Oh, I was told I should not pass, but I did anyway and here I am.
"how did you get into ttrpgs"

Oh, I was bitten by a radioactive ttrpg when I was younger.
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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"how did you get into ttrpgs"

Oh, I was bitten by a radioactive ttrpg when I was younger.
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Boundless Space: Making the scary monsters of the Eridani Belt today. I'm thinking that space combat will be much like normal conflict in Boundless, but with the addition of vast space ranges, multiple actions for a crewed ship, and of course, torpedoes and boarding!
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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follow the backerkit page www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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6-fold ward against AI-induced psychosis
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
And now it's raining & the air smells deliciously of creosote. What a great week to write.
Sitting on the patio writing for my campaigns & home-brewing new player options, it doesn't get more delicious than that.

Hello AZ fall, you gorgeous beast! 🖤
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Hey, I got an idea for a really fun group activity...
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Sitting on the patio writing for my campaigns & home-brewing new player options, it doesn't get more delicious than that.

Hello AZ fall, you gorgeous beast! 🖤
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Good morning, Bluesky. We’ve survived yet another weekend.
November 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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The increase of ai generated content from creators is getting ridiculous...I don't care if you had a funny idea for a political meme.

Don't. Use. Generative. AI.

It's not funny.
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Gee whizz! My article on Twilight 2000 in the Journal of American studies is now the most read piece over the last 3 months, despite it only being available for a couple of weeks. That's kind of terrifying! Thanks so much to everyone who's taken the time to engage with it!
doi.org/10.1017/S002...
November 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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I cannot BELIEVE this episode is out in the world this week.

Sincerely jealous of everyone getting to experience it for the first time.

We all agree this is maybe our best episode yet. Also definitely the ugliest sobbing Rosalind has ever done.

Words can't say how proud I am of this tale.
🔥 THIS WEDNESDAY 🔥

We're home.

What's the worst that could happen?

Demons & Daughters continues WEDS 19/11 7pm BST with the most episode yet; catch up NOW with our Act I & II recap videos - you do NOT want to miss this.

Throw out everything you thought you knew.
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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🚨 NEW DUNGEON ALERT 🚨

do yourself a kindness: check out The Blood Orchard, compatible with His Majesty the Worm & PWYW!

like everything @tofurevolution.bsky.social makes, it's dripping with creativity, gross (!) new critters, & gorgeous art

it also has a *top notch* vampire (move over, Strahd)
I just published The Blood Orchard, a small dungeon location for His Majesty The Worm. It can be plugged into any megadungeon and comes with a disgusting new monster - The Dreadful Sucker!

toadmilkstudio.itch.io/the-blood-or...
The Blood Orchard by Toadmilk
A horror dungeon location for His Majesty The Worm
toadmilkstudio.itch.io
November 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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eh?
EH?
EEEEHHHH?

Shiny! I have a shop full of SHINY! Shiny for gift giving, shiny for self! Multi purpose SHINY!

*All proceeded from shiny go towards survival and MAYBE if I'm lucky, a nice turkey sammich

ko-fi.com/mcetching/shop
Visit Nix's House Of Glass's Shop!
I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
ko-fi.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Still in the hospital. No idea when I'm getting out. Additional surgery done, that was fun.
#ttrpg #mutualaid
Surgery completed. Obstruction and appendix removed. No bowel resection needed. Best outcome possible, basically. Now for long slow recovery.
ko-fi.com/ofgodsandgam...
#ttrpg #mutualaid
Buy Of Gods and Gamemasters a Coffee
Become a supporter of Of Gods and Gamemasters today!
ko-fi.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Damn. Guess I'm stuck on this post forever now.
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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His Majesty the Worm is an excellent #ttrpg take on dungeon crawling. I can't say enough positive things about it, its design, its flavour, and its approach to poking around in mythic underworlds. I'd love to get it to the table some day for a campaign. It also has an excellent magic system.
Mothership Month? Mausritter Month? Gosh, everyone's been busy!

We've been running a Monster Mash jam on the Worm Discord server! Lots of folks joining together to make a BEASTIARY for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM.

(Join the server from the game's website to check out some cool new beasties!)
His Majesty the Worm
His Majesty the Worm is a new-school game with old-school sensibilities: the classic megadungeon experience given fresh life through a focus on the mundanities and small moments of daily life inside t...
www.hismajestytheworm.games
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Did you know that you can get all of my Wretched & Alone games in one bundle for just £30?

Now you do.

itch.io/s/159400/wre...
WRETCHED & ALONE by Chris Bissette
A bundle by Chris Bissette, £30.00 for 6 games
itch.io
November 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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We identified that people hate digging through tons of Patreon posts just to find the thing they want.

That's why we made the Katalogue. A digital, filterable database of all of the items we've ever made. Available to all of our patrons. This is what it looks like. patreon.com/abyssalbrews
November 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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The Spiral Sink – Map Set 1

Stairs spiral down into the depths. Along the stairs are alcoves, chambers, and tombs.

This is the first three of seven levels of the Spiral Sink.

dysonlogos.blog/2025/11/11/t...
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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November 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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No, using AI generated stuff as a "placeholder" on your crowdfunding campaign is not OK either.

If the visuals are THAT important to getting your project funded, then you need to pay a person up front for those key visuals and deliver a consistent end product to your backers.
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Thousand Year Old Vampire is a solo game about the tragic life of a vampire. Black Mass is a collaborative story game during the Salem Witch Trials. Tangled Blessings is a dark academia inspired game for 1-2 players in a haunted Magic academy. All are available on our website! #spookyseason #ttrpg
November 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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The preorder for my next ONE RING rpg supplement, HANDS OF THE WHITE WIZARD, is up!

freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/the-one...
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM