Gaurelin
@gaurelin.bsky.social
AuDHD, queer, polyam, demi 🐺 (he/him). Pantheist, discordian, futurist. TTRPGs (GM & gaming history buff), Tolkien, Star Trek, general SF & Fantasy, video games (PS5), etc. Level 53 & living the geek life full time! Profile art by @rhapsodna.bsky.social
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Gaurelin
@gaurelin.bsky.social
· Aug 31
We live in a society run by folks trying very hard to bend reality to suit their ends & egos to a greater extent than ever before (as a country we've always preferred revisionist history). Speak the truth (especially to kids), archive books & films, & do all in your power to counter their ignorance!
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Today was a tweaks & edits day for #TheSixDomains. I made a few adjustments & plugged some holes. I'm now gearing up to write the next section, on ancestries in The Six - how standard Daggerheart ones are altered to suit the setting, and some that are unique to the place! Onward & upward!
February 19, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Today was a tweaks & edits day for #TheSixDomains. I made a few adjustments & plugged some holes. I'm now gearing up to write the next section, on ancestries in The Six - how standard Daggerheart ones are altered to suit the setting, and some that are unique to the place! Onward & upward!
Today was a tweaks & edits day for #TheSixDomains. I made a few adjustments & plugged some holes. I'm now gearing up to write the next section, on ancestries in The Six - how standard Daggerheart ones are altered to suit the setting, and some that are unique to the place! Onward & upward!
February 19, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Today was a tweaks & edits day for #TheSixDomains. I made a few adjustments & plugged some holes. I'm now gearing up to write the next section, on ancestries in The Six - how standard Daggerheart ones are altered to suit the setting, and some that are unique to the place! Onward & upward!
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I think about this all the time, actually. I spent much of the last 25 years trying to get other people to see it before it was too late. Clearly, I failed.
You ever just think about how part of why we got here is because the Democrats have never been a functional opposition party? Because they have been and still are too tied to capitalism and imperialism to function as anything but the establishment?
February 19, 2026 at 4:40 AM
I think about this all the time, actually. I spent much of the last 25 years trying to get other people to see it before it was too late. Clearly, I failed.
I think about this all the time, actually. I spent much of the last 25 years trying to get other people to see it before it was too late. Clearly, I failed.
You ever just think about how part of why we got here is because the Democrats have never been a functional opposition party? Because they have been and still are too tied to capitalism and imperialism to function as anything but the establishment?
February 19, 2026 at 4:40 AM
I think about this all the time, actually. I spent much of the last 25 years trying to get other people to see it before it was too late. Clearly, I failed.
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"If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life's exciting variety, not something to fear."
~ Gene Roddenberry
~ Gene Roddenberry
February 19, 2026 at 2:23 AM
"If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life's exciting variety, not something to fear."
~ Gene Roddenberry
~ Gene Roddenberry
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You know who never says "that's unrealistic, it'll never happen"? Billionaires. They want *us* to keep saying it, about getting rid of them. Dream bigger, babes
February 19, 2026 at 1:58 AM
You know who never says "that's unrealistic, it'll never happen"? Billionaires. They want *us* to keep saying it, about getting rid of them. Dream bigger, babes
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Unclench your jaw.
Relax your brow.
Go get a drink of water.
See if you've taken your meds
Eat something.
Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing.
Because you do.
You're a wonderful person.
And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through
Relax your brow.
Go get a drink of water.
See if you've taken your meds
Eat something.
Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing.
Because you do.
You're a wonderful person.
And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through
February 18, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Unclench your jaw.
Relax your brow.
Go get a drink of water.
See if you've taken your meds
Eat something.
Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing.
Because you do.
You're a wonderful person.
And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through
Relax your brow.
Go get a drink of water.
See if you've taken your meds
Eat something.
Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing.
Because you do.
You're a wonderful person.
And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through
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I designed a shirt that calls out the two things that are getting a lot of us through everything. Get your friends together. Roll some dice. Oh and hey, buy this merch. I'm broke. #ttrpg #dnd #daggerheart
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d20monkey.dashery.com/products/843...
February 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I designed a shirt that calls out the two things that are getting a lot of us through everything. Get your friends together. Roll some dice. Oh and hey, buy this merch. I'm broke. #ttrpg #dnd #daggerheart
d20monkey.dashery.com/products/843...
d20monkey.dashery.com/products/843...
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I have never had someone else voice my thoughts so perfectly when it comes to people's strange takes on art, work, & being in the ttrpg space. I'm out here doing my best and other people who create something better aren't my "competitors", they're my colleagues. I'm here to create, to do, to be me.
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 19, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I have never had someone else voice my thoughts so perfectly when it comes to people's strange takes on art, work, & being in the ttrpg space. I'm out here doing my best and other people who create something better aren't my "competitors", they're my colleagues. I'm here to create, to do, to be me.
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Okay, serious face, though:
If we actually do want to move the way we talk about TTRPGs "forward" on the theory front, develop that more beyond the bounds of academia, here's what we need to do:
Start treating clarified views of gaming as distinct lenses you can put on and take off.
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If we actually do want to move the way we talk about TTRPGs "forward" on the theory front, develop that more beyond the bounds of academia, here's what we need to do:
Start treating clarified views of gaming as distinct lenses you can put on and take off.
1/
February 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Okay, serious face, though:
If we actually do want to move the way we talk about TTRPGs "forward" on the theory front, develop that more beyond the bounds of academia, here's what we need to do:
Start treating clarified views of gaming as distinct lenses you can put on and take off.
1/
If we actually do want to move the way we talk about TTRPGs "forward" on the theory front, develop that more beyond the bounds of academia, here's what we need to do:
Start treating clarified views of gaming as distinct lenses you can put on and take off.
1/
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Thinking a lot about this. This cuts to a lot of disconnects I've had in gaming circles at points. In a pretty good niche now (love y'all!) but it's interesting to me how many people have *one* way to engage. Because it's alien to me. I'm the Motif/SNAP! indie guy. And I LOVE Classic Battletech.
Okay, serious face, though:
If we actually do want to move the way we talk about TTRPGs "forward" on the theory front, develop that more beyond the bounds of academia, here's what we need to do:
Start treating clarified views of gaming as distinct lenses you can put on and take off.
1/
If we actually do want to move the way we talk about TTRPGs "forward" on the theory front, develop that more beyond the bounds of academia, here's what we need to do:
Start treating clarified views of gaming as distinct lenses you can put on and take off.
1/
February 19, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Thinking a lot about this. This cuts to a lot of disconnects I've had in gaming circles at points. In a pretty good niche now (love y'all!) but it's interesting to me how many people have *one* way to engage. Because it's alien to me. I'm the Motif/SNAP! indie guy. And I LOVE Classic Battletech.
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DMing is about half weird research. 😂
February 19, 2026 at 12:31 AM
DMing is about half weird research. 😂
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Holy shit. This a win.
February 18, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Holy shit. This a win.
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Little advice? If a player character has a skill that lets them peek into the beyond, like premonitions or visions, a fair amount of them want you to hit them with those peeks at the most random of times.
Ask at session zero, and if so, bombard them! After all, it doesn’t all need to be true. 😈
Ask at session zero, and if so, bombard them! After all, it doesn’t all need to be true. 😈
February 19, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Little advice? If a player character has a skill that lets them peek into the beyond, like premonitions or visions, a fair amount of them want you to hit them with those peeks at the most random of times.
Ask at session zero, and if so, bombard them! After all, it doesn’t all need to be true. 😈
Ask at session zero, and if so, bombard them! After all, it doesn’t all need to be true. 😈
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We have officially released our first homebrew for #Daggerheart on #DriveThruRPG!
It's completely free, the goal with this is to have you playtest it & send us feedback.
Download the Aether Anarchist & Aether Domain: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Send feedback here: forms.gle/7RjwCxuU6tvN...
It's completely free, the goal with this is to have you playtest it & send us feedback.
Download the Aether Anarchist & Aether Domain: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Send feedback here: forms.gle/7RjwCxuU6tvN...
February 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM
We have officially released our first homebrew for #Daggerheart on #DriveThruRPG!
It's completely free, the goal with this is to have you playtest it & send us feedback.
Download the Aether Anarchist & Aether Domain: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Send feedback here: forms.gle/7RjwCxuU6tvN...
It's completely free, the goal with this is to have you playtest it & send us feedback.
Download the Aether Anarchist & Aether Domain: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Send feedback here: forms.gle/7RjwCxuU6tvN...
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It sure seems like when we have our basic needs met, and don't have to hustle to survive, humans will almost always choose to create art.
And there is a lot of evidence that when a society decides to honor and promote art and artists, everyone who lives there is measurably happier.
And there is a lot of evidence that when a society decides to honor and promote art and artists, everyone who lives there is measurably happier.
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 6:29 PM
It sure seems like when we have our basic needs met, and don't have to hustle to survive, humans will almost always choose to create art.
And there is a lot of evidence that when a society decides to honor and promote art and artists, everyone who lives there is measurably happier.
And there is a lot of evidence that when a society decides to honor and promote art and artists, everyone who lives there is measurably happier.
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"How do you know it's Ash Wednesday...?"
"Conservatives in the media." ❌
"Conservatives in the media." ❌
February 18, 2026 at 9:32 PM
"How do you know it's Ash Wednesday...?"
"Conservatives in the media." ❌
"Conservatives in the media." ❌
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Creating for Daggerheart, Draw Steel, or any other #ttrpg of your choice?
I have a member tier that provides commercial access to maps like the one below!
Check out the details and add some gorgeous human-made maps to your titles.
www.patreon.com/c/dw...
I have a member tier that provides commercial access to maps like the one below!
Check out the details and add some gorgeous human-made maps to your titles.
www.patreon.com/c/dw...
February 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Creating for Daggerheart, Draw Steel, or any other #ttrpg of your choice?
I have a member tier that provides commercial access to maps like the one below!
Check out the details and add some gorgeous human-made maps to your titles.
www.patreon.com/c/dw...
I have a member tier that provides commercial access to maps like the one below!
Check out the details and add some gorgeous human-made maps to your titles.
www.patreon.com/c/dw...
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Great to see that Ryan Dancey's embrace of plagiarizing AI and his denigration of the games created for his company was a step too far for AEG.
Now we can happily buy games like the "Let's Go to Japan" sequel without having to worry about them being AI slop.
Now we can happily buy games like the "Let's Go to Japan" sequel without having to worry about them being AI slop.
Today I want to share that Ryan Dancey and AEG have parted ways.
This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.
This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.
February 18, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Great to see that Ryan Dancey's embrace of plagiarizing AI and his denigration of the games created for his company was a step too far for AEG.
Now we can happily buy games like the "Let's Go to Japan" sequel without having to worry about them being AI slop.
Now we can happily buy games like the "Let's Go to Japan" sequel without having to worry about them being AI slop.
I have reached a truly brilliant point in my current rewatch of Star Trek: TNG. The end of season 3, and The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1. 🖖
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Alt: The view screen on the Enterprise-D showing the partially converted to Borg face of Jean-Luc Picard, as Locutus of Borg in the classic TNG episode.
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February 18, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I have reached a truly brilliant point in my current rewatch of Star Trek: TNG. The end of season 3, and The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1. 🖖
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I have heard people talking about how Starfleet Academy keeps showing the cadets are smarter than the adults too me I have been taking that as the teachers letting the students figure things out mostly on their own instead of just telling them what to do. I know I learn better that way. 🖖
February 18, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I have heard people talking about how Starfleet Academy keeps showing the cadets are smarter than the adults too me I have been taking that as the teachers letting the students figure things out mostly on their own instead of just telling them what to do. I know I learn better that way. 🖖
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Decentralization isn't the biggest problem with social media.
Supporting fuckwits with zero ethics is the biggest problem.
Supporting fuckwits with zero ethics is the biggest problem.
February 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Decentralization isn't the biggest problem with social media.
Supporting fuckwits with zero ethics is the biggest problem.
Supporting fuckwits with zero ethics is the biggest problem.
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The stream is live! Join me as I work on building out Fort Shadowpeak, the location for the starter adventure in Bastion of Hope, my forthcoming Daggerheart-compatible campaign frame of defiant fantasy.
Tomorrow afternoon I continue my Designing Adventures for Daggerheart series by working on a starting adventure for Bastion of Hope, my forthcoming campaign frame of defiant fantasy.
Join me Wednesday, Feb 18th at 1pm EST over at twitch.tv/turbotango or watch in VoD on Thursday morning
Join me Wednesday, Feb 18th at 1pm EST over at twitch.tv/turbotango or watch in VoD on Thursday morning
February 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The stream is live! Join me as I work on building out Fort Shadowpeak, the location for the starter adventure in Bastion of Hope, my forthcoming Daggerheart-compatible campaign frame of defiant fantasy.
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Sending nat 1 rolls and stepping on Lego vibes to everyone who commits acts against the bis. Bierasure? Nat 1s for days. Biphobic comment? One mile of walking barefoot on brand new legos.
February 18, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Sending nat 1 rolls and stepping on Lego vibes to everyone who commits acts against the bis. Bierasure? Nat 1s for days. Biphobic comment? One mile of walking barefoot on brand new legos.