Rob Duke
@dukeotaku.bsky.social
Fantasy Enthusiast | Avid Reader | Coffee Connoisseur
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🌟 Immersive roleplay, designed for you 🌟
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🎭 Your Stories Matter 🎭
🌟 Immersive roleplay, designed for you 🌟
⚔️ Explore your next journey: https://linktr.ee/TheSagaForge
💬 Join my Discord: https://tinyurl.com/TheSagaForge
If you see this, QTP with a gif of your favorite anime attack.
September 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
If you see this, QTP with a gif of your favorite anime attack.
DM Deep Thought:
We used to dream of slaying dragons. Now we dream of scheduling a session that works for everyone.
#ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
We used to dream of slaying dragons. Now we dream of scheduling a session that works for everyone.
#ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
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August 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
DM Deep Thought:
We used to dream of slaying dragons. Now we dream of scheduling a session that works for everyone.
#ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
We used to dream of slaying dragons. Now we dream of scheduling a session that works for everyone.
#ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
Disappeared for a bit. Turns out I’m still here. Sorry to disappoint.
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August 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Disappeared for a bit. Turns out I’m still here. Sorry to disappoint.
I grew up on these streets.
August 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I grew up on these streets.
It’s Gen Con week—and my first time running games there. Social anxiety is through the roof.
If you’re around, come say hi! I’ll be running Tales of the Valiant in the White River Ballroom on Sat & Sun. Friendly faces welcome. 🖤
If you want to play at my table, let me know!
#GenCon #tov #ttrpg
If you’re around, come say hi! I’ll be running Tales of the Valiant in the White River Ballroom on Sat & Sun. Friendly faces welcome. 🖤
If you want to play at my table, let me know!
#GenCon #tov #ttrpg
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July 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Wrapped up a 3-year campaign Sunday night. It started in 5e and ended in Tales of the Valiant.
That story is done, but theirs are not.
I’ve invited the players to bring their characters back as guests in future games. Hope they do—feels like there’s still more life in them.
#ttrpg #dnd #tov
That story is done, but theirs are not.
I’ve invited the players to bring their characters back as guests in future games. Hope they do—feels like there’s still more life in them.
#ttrpg #dnd #tov
July 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
DM Pro Tip:
Instead of building up to the campaign’s big bad reveal, just have the party catch him dead to rights at a Coldplay concert.
#gameable #ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
Instead of building up to the campaign’s big bad reveal, just have the party catch him dead to rights at a Coldplay concert.
#gameable #ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
July 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
DM Pro Tip:
Instead of building up to the campaign’s big bad reveal, just have the party catch him dead to rights at a Coldplay concert.
#gameable #ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
Instead of building up to the campaign’s big bad reveal, just have the party catch him dead to rights at a Coldplay concert.
#gameable #ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
DM Deep Thought:
“Don’t split the party” is great advice.
But sometimes, watching them split the party and the consequences is the closest thing I get to self-care.
#ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
“Don’t split the party” is great advice.
But sometimes, watching them split the party and the consequences is the closest thing I get to self-care.
#ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
July 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
DM Deep Thought:
“Don’t split the party” is great advice.
But sometimes, watching them split the party and the consequences is the closest thing I get to self-care.
#ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
“Don’t split the party” is great advice.
But sometimes, watching them split the party and the consequences is the closest thing I get to self-care.
#ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
DM Advice:
If your players get excited about something you didn’t plan, lean into it.
That energy is gold. Use it.
You don’t need to steer them back—you just need to build the road in front of them a little faster.
#ttrpg #dnd #daggerheart #tov
If your players get excited about something you didn’t plan, lean into it.
That energy is gold. Use it.
You don’t need to steer them back—you just need to build the road in front of them a little faster.
#ttrpg #dnd #daggerheart #tov
July 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
DM Advice:
If your players get excited about something you didn’t plan, lean into it.
That energy is gold. Use it.
You don’t need to steer them back—you just need to build the road in front of them a little faster.
#ttrpg #dnd #daggerheart #tov
If your players get excited about something you didn’t plan, lean into it.
That energy is gold. Use it.
You don’t need to steer them back—you just need to build the road in front of them a little faster.
#ttrpg #dnd #daggerheart #tov
🎲 Player Tip:
If you’re joining a game set in a homebrew world, check in with the DM to see if your character concept fits the tone and setting.
Being flexible and open to collaboration goes a long way—sometimes small changes make for better stories (and less stress all around).
#ttrpg #dnd
If you’re joining a game set in a homebrew world, check in with the DM to see if your character concept fits the tone and setting.
Being flexible and open to collaboration goes a long way—sometimes small changes make for better stories (and less stress all around).
#ttrpg #dnd
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July 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
One of my biggest challenges as an online GM is my hyper-fixation—especially when a tech issue pops up.
I flip from narrative mode to tech support mode, and then it’s hard to climb back into the story.
Luckily it’s not often, but my brain can be such a nuisance.
Does that happen to you?
#ttrpg
I flip from narrative mode to tech support mode, and then it’s hard to climb back into the story.
Luckily it’s not often, but my brain can be such a nuisance.
Does that happen to you?
#ttrpg
July 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
One of my biggest challenges as an online GM is my hyper-fixation—especially when a tech issue pops up.
I flip from narrative mode to tech support mode, and then it’s hard to climb back into the story.
Luckily it’s not often, but my brain can be such a nuisance.
Does that happen to you?
#ttrpg
I flip from narrative mode to tech support mode, and then it’s hard to climb back into the story.
Luckily it’s not often, but my brain can be such a nuisance.
Does that happen to you?
#ttrpg
DM Tip:
If your players get quiet after a scene, don’t rush to fill the silence.
Sometimes they’re sitting with the weight of a moment.
Sometimes they’re processing.
Sometimes you accidentally gave them something that mattered.
Let it breathe.
#daggerheart #dnd #ttrpg
If your players get quiet after a scene, don’t rush to fill the silence.
Sometimes they’re sitting with the weight of a moment.
Sometimes they’re processing.
Sometimes you accidentally gave them something that mattered.
Let it breathe.
#daggerheart #dnd #ttrpg
July 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
DM Tip:
If your players get quiet after a scene, don’t rush to fill the silence.
Sometimes they’re sitting with the weight of a moment.
Sometimes they’re processing.
Sometimes you accidentally gave them something that mattered.
Let it breathe.
#daggerheart #dnd #ttrpg
If your players get quiet after a scene, don’t rush to fill the silence.
Sometimes they’re sitting with the weight of a moment.
Sometimes they’re processing.
Sometimes you accidentally gave them something that mattered.
Let it breathe.
#daggerheart #dnd #ttrpg
As someone who struggles with imposter syndrome, there’s nothing quite like having players from a one-shot ask if we can turn it into a full campaign.
It’s a quiet kind of validation. And I’m holding onto it today.
#ttrpg #daggerheart #dnd
It’s a quiet kind of validation. And I’m holding onto it today.
#ttrpg #daggerheart #dnd
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July 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
As someone who struggles with imposter syndrome, there’s nothing quite like having players from a one-shot ask if we can turn it into a full campaign.
It’s a quiet kind of validation. And I’m holding onto it today.
#ttrpg #daggerheart #dnd
It’s a quiet kind of validation. And I’m holding onto it today.
#ttrpg #daggerheart #dnd
DM Deep Thought:
DMs are gods, sure.
Just the kind of god who cries into a Google Doc at 2am because four raccoons with swords outsmarted a dragon I spent a week designing.
#ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
DMs are gods, sure.
Just the kind of god who cries into a Google Doc at 2am because four raccoons with swords outsmarted a dragon I spent a week designing.
#ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
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July 3, 2025 at 1:10 AM
DM Deep Thought:
DMs are gods, sure.
Just the kind of god who cries into a Google Doc at 2am because four raccoons with swords outsmarted a dragon I spent a week designing.
#ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
DMs are gods, sure.
Just the kind of god who cries into a Google Doc at 2am because four raccoons with swords outsmarted a dragon I spent a week designing.
#ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
DM Deep Thought:
Running games is cheaper than therapy.
Unless you count the minis, the software, the caffeine, the subscriptions, the dice hoard, and the 3am existential spirals.
So yeah. It’s a steal.
#DMSelfCare #ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
Running games is cheaper than therapy.
Unless you count the minis, the software, the caffeine, the subscriptions, the dice hoard, and the 3am existential spirals.
So yeah. It’s a steal.
#DMSelfCare #ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
July 2, 2025 at 3:53 AM
DM Deep Thought:
Running games is cheaper than therapy.
Unless you count the minis, the software, the caffeine, the subscriptions, the dice hoard, and the 3am existential spirals.
So yeah. It’s a steal.
#DMSelfCare #ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
Running games is cheaper than therapy.
Unless you count the minis, the software, the caffeine, the subscriptions, the dice hoard, and the 3am existential spirals.
So yeah. It’s a steal.
#DMSelfCare #ttrpg #dnd #tov #daggerheart
Me: Decided to take some time this evening for myself to play a game in my backlog.
Also me:
Also me:
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July 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Me: Decided to take some time this evening for myself to play a game in my backlog.
Also me:
Also me:
What about MY wizard tower?
July 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
What about MY wizard tower?
Tomorrow, my new Discord mods officially step in—and I’m both relieved and a little nervous. Letting go of things isn’t easy for me. But I’m trying to make space for actual time off.
Here’s hoping three mods can outpace my brain’s refusal to rest. 😅
Here’s hoping three mods can outpace my brain’s refusal to rest. 😅
June 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Tomorrow, my new Discord mods officially step in—and I’m both relieved and a little nervous. Letting go of things isn’t easy for me. But I’m trying to make space for actual time off.
Here’s hoping three mods can outpace my brain’s refusal to rest. 😅
Here’s hoping three mods can outpace my brain’s refusal to rest. 😅
Today: Tales of the Valiant campaign
Tomorrow: Daggerheart one-shot
Saturday: Tales of the Valiant campaign
Sunday: Daggerheart and Tales of the Valiant campaigns
Monday: Daggerheart one-shot
I’m fine. Totally fine. Why do you ask?
#ttrpg #daggerheart #tov #dnd #blueskytabletop
Tomorrow: Daggerheart one-shot
Saturday: Tales of the Valiant campaign
Sunday: Daggerheart and Tales of the Valiant campaigns
Monday: Daggerheart one-shot
I’m fine. Totally fine. Why do you ask?
#ttrpg #daggerheart #tov #dnd #blueskytabletop
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June 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Today: Tales of the Valiant campaign
Tomorrow: Daggerheart one-shot
Saturday: Tales of the Valiant campaign
Sunday: Daggerheart and Tales of the Valiant campaigns
Monday: Daggerheart one-shot
I’m fine. Totally fine. Why do you ask?
#ttrpg #daggerheart #tov #dnd #blueskytabletop
Tomorrow: Daggerheart one-shot
Saturday: Tales of the Valiant campaign
Sunday: Daggerheart and Tales of the Valiant campaigns
Monday: Daggerheart one-shot
I’m fine. Totally fine. Why do you ask?
#ttrpg #daggerheart #tov #dnd #blueskytabletop
Good morning, Bluesky.
Let’s be kind to ourselves this week. You know… considering *gestures wildly* all of… this.
You are seen. You are important. We can get through this week together.
#MondayMood
Let’s be kind to ourselves this week. You know… considering *gestures wildly* all of… this.
You are seen. You are important. We can get through this week together.
#MondayMood
June 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Good morning, Bluesky.
Let’s be kind to ourselves this week. You know… considering *gestures wildly* all of… this.
You are seen. You are important. We can get through this week together.
#MondayMood
Let’s be kind to ourselves this week. You know… considering *gestures wildly* all of… this.
You are seen. You are important. We can get through this week together.
#MondayMood
This week, my Discord community is helping me build one-shots based on their prompts—one per day. I’ll be posting them on SPG as playable games.
Each one’s a bit chaotic, very collaborative, and 100% original.
Here’s what we came up with yesterday: 🧵
#ttrpg #spg #daggerheart #tov #dnd
Each one’s a bit chaotic, very collaborative, and 100% original.
Here’s what we came up with yesterday: 🧵
#ttrpg #spg #daggerheart #tov #dnd
June 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This week, my Discord community is helping me build one-shots based on their prompts—one per day. I’ll be posting them on SPG as playable games.
Each one’s a bit chaotic, very collaborative, and 100% original.
Here’s what we came up with yesterday: 🧵
#ttrpg #spg #daggerheart #tov #dnd
Each one’s a bit chaotic, very collaborative, and 100% original.
Here’s what we came up with yesterday: 🧵
#ttrpg #spg #daggerheart #tov #dnd
Hi, I’m Rob!
I exclusively run Daggerheart and Tales of the Valiant games in an original setting. Sometimes I still dust off 5e (2014).
No campaigns get recycled—each one is built around the characters at the table.
Join our inclusive, welcoming space on Discord.
#daggerheart #dnd #tov #ttrpg
I exclusively run Daggerheart and Tales of the Valiant games in an original setting. Sometimes I still dust off 5e (2014).
No campaigns get recycled—each one is built around the characters at the table.
Join our inclusive, welcoming space on Discord.
#daggerheart #dnd #tov #ttrpg
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June 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Hi, I’m Rob!
I exclusively run Daggerheart and Tales of the Valiant games in an original setting. Sometimes I still dust off 5e (2014).
No campaigns get recycled—each one is built around the characters at the table.
Join our inclusive, welcoming space on Discord.
#daggerheart #dnd #tov #ttrpg
I exclusively run Daggerheart and Tales of the Valiant games in an original setting. Sometimes I still dust off 5e (2014).
No campaigns get recycled—each one is built around the characters at the table.
Join our inclusive, welcoming space on Discord.
#daggerheart #dnd #tov #ttrpg
Ran Session Zero for my first Daggerheart campaign yesterday, and honestly? 10/10.
Watching players connect their characters and build shared backstories never gets old.
No matter the system—do this. It’s pure gold for roleplay.
#daggerheart #ttrpg #dnd #sessionzero #blueskytabletop #criticalrole
Watching players connect their characters and build shared backstories never gets old.
No matter the system—do this. It’s pure gold for roleplay.
#daggerheart #ttrpg #dnd #sessionzero #blueskytabletop #criticalrole
June 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ran Session Zero for my first Daggerheart campaign yesterday, and honestly? 10/10.
Watching players connect their characters and build shared backstories never gets old.
No matter the system—do this. It’s pure gold for roleplay.
#daggerheart #ttrpg #dnd #sessionzero #blueskytabletop #criticalrole
Watching players connect their characters and build shared backstories never gets old.
No matter the system—do this. It’s pure gold for roleplay.
#daggerheart #ttrpg #dnd #sessionzero #blueskytabletop #criticalrole
Kobold Press just announced the Labyrinth World Archive for Tales of the Valiant—a place to share your custom worlds and explore others. Big win for worldbuilders and GMs alike.
#ttrpg #tov #dnd #worldbuilding
#ttrpg #tov #dnd #worldbuilding
June 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Kobold Press just announced the Labyrinth World Archive for Tales of the Valiant—a place to share your custom worlds and explore others. Big win for worldbuilders and GMs alike.
#ttrpg #tov #dnd #worldbuilding
#ttrpg #tov #dnd #worldbuilding