Heward Blackwood
@giganfan84.bsky.social
#OSR #DCCRPG #DCC
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Question for the GMs out there;
What tip would you provide to any newbies starting GMing?
Biggest one I'd give is that at higher levels, the enemies shouldn't just be stronger, but *smarter*.
Set them up with tactics and tricks they have ready to drop on people, it makes for fun combat.
#TTRPGs
What tip would you provide to any newbies starting GMing?
Biggest one I'd give is that at higher levels, the enemies shouldn't just be stronger, but *smarter*.
Set them up with tactics and tricks they have ready to drop on people, it makes for fun combat.
#TTRPGs
You don't have to take on all the responsibilities. Someone else can help with scheduling. A different person can coordinate the snacks. Also, its okay to end a campaign (or take a break) if you're not feeling it. And it's okay if the players do something you didn't expect.
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It's so hard to not feel completely defeated and terrified by what's going on in this country right now.
September 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
It's so hard to not feel completely defeated and terrified by what's going on in this country right now.
Sessions 1 & 2 = great success! 4 folks (2 had never played a #ttrpg) & then 5 folks (only 1 of them was a repeat). Doing 5yrs (lvls) of missions for The Boss to get their wishes. It's Sliders x Quantum Leap x The Black Company x The Menu x A Voice from Darkness.
#WestMarches #DCCRPG #OSR #TTRPG
#WestMarches #DCCRPG #OSR #TTRPG
1st post about my new project. Owning: I have stolen a lot from @jasoncordova.bsky.social's "Company of Salt and Iron" + @vfdarkness.bsky.social podcast (& much more). Definitely looking to workshop/share tips and tricks with other GMs.
#WestMarches #DND #DCCRPG #OSR #PBP #TTRPG
#WestMarches #DND #DCCRPG #OSR #PBP #TTRPG
September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Sessions 1 & 2 = great success! 4 folks (2 had never played a #ttrpg) & then 5 folks (only 1 of them was a repeat). Doing 5yrs (lvls) of missions for The Boss to get their wishes. It's Sliders x Quantum Leap x The Black Company x The Menu x A Voice from Darkness.
#WestMarches #DCCRPG #OSR #TTRPG
#WestMarches #DCCRPG #OSR #TTRPG
1st post about my new project. Owning: I have stolen a lot from @jasoncordova.bsky.social's "Company of Salt and Iron" + @vfdarkness.bsky.social podcast (& much more). Definitely looking to workshop/share tips and tricks with other GMs.
#WestMarches #DND #DCCRPG #OSR #PBP #TTRPG
#WestMarches #DND #DCCRPG #OSR #PBP #TTRPG
August 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
1st post about my new project. Owning: I have stolen a lot from @jasoncordova.bsky.social's "Company of Salt and Iron" + @vfdarkness.bsky.social podcast (& much more). Definitely looking to workshop/share tips and tricks with other GMs.
#WestMarches #DND #DCCRPG #OSR #PBP #TTRPG
#WestMarches #DND #DCCRPG #OSR #PBP #TTRPG
A long time from now, anthropologists will write of a god called "Say Kond Mend Ment." To this god, they'll write, the tribe known as Oosa sacrificed their school children, their mentally ill (especially their veterans), and their domestic partners.
August 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
A long time from now, anthropologists will write of a god called "Say Kond Mend Ment." To this god, they'll write, the tribe known as Oosa sacrificed their school children, their mentally ill (especially their veterans), and their domestic partners.
New Dungeon Crawl Classics campaign starts tonight. Haven't been this excited to run a session in years.
August 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
New Dungeon Crawl Classics campaign starts tonight. Haven't been this excited to run a session in years.
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Thinking of doing some stickers based on old Art Bell callers. Like Mel's Hole National Park.
August 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thinking of doing some stickers based on old Art Bell callers. Like Mel's Hole National Park.
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The GOP would like to speak to the manager.
"Sir, my neighbor is attending a drag show."
"Sir, this kid is changing his pronouns."
"Sir, my neighbor is putting up a windmill."
"Sir, she's asking for reproductive rights."
"Sir; he's teaching Black history."
Who's the party of freedom now?
"Sir, my neighbor is attending a drag show."
"Sir, this kid is changing his pronouns."
"Sir, my neighbor is putting up a windmill."
"Sir, she's asking for reproductive rights."
"Sir; he's teaching Black history."
Who's the party of freedom now?
August 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The GOP would like to speak to the manager.
"Sir, my neighbor is attending a drag show."
"Sir, this kid is changing his pronouns."
"Sir, my neighbor is putting up a windmill."
"Sir, she's asking for reproductive rights."
"Sir; he's teaching Black history."
Who's the party of freedom now?
"Sir, my neighbor is attending a drag show."
"Sir, this kid is changing his pronouns."
"Sir, my neighbor is putting up a windmill."
"Sir, she's asking for reproductive rights."
"Sir; he's teaching Black history."
Who's the party of freedom now?
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Hey, there's a shark, LET'S jump it. Cooool! It was 10 years ago today that we first came out to play ... thegrognardfiles.com/2025/08/07/1...
10 Years of The GROGNARD Files - The GROGNARD Files
Join us as we jump every shark in the neighbourhood, we look back at 10 years of podcasting
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August 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hey, there's a shark, LET'S jump it. Cooool! It was 10 years ago today that we first came out to play ... thegrognardfiles.com/2025/08/07/1...
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As end-of-empire scenarios go it is so much more dignified to get your capital city sacked by the Visigoths than to have a bunch of illiterate rich people in their 70s doing it through a series of incomprehensible tantrums because their brains were defeated by their phones.
August 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
As end-of-empire scenarios go it is so much more dignified to get your capital city sacked by the Visigoths than to have a bunch of illiterate rich people in their 70s doing it through a series of incomprehensible tantrums because their brains were defeated by their phones.
I'm losing it trying to find a meme. It's an image of the hobbit actors from Lord of the Rings. They're standing in front a wooden fence. Wearing English hunting gear. One has a long gun and another has a to-go coffee. It says "me and the boys when we use the word 'Shire' instead of country" HELP!
July 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm losing it trying to find a meme. It's an image of the hobbit actors from Lord of the Rings. They're standing in front a wooden fence. Wearing English hunting gear. One has a long gun and another has a to-go coffee. It says "me and the boys when we use the word 'Shire' instead of country" HELP!
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July 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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I imagine Tom McGrenery might be able to do this. But still, I've got a few other shelves full of unread books that I could read instead.
August 9, 2024 at 2:57 PM
I imagine Tom McGrenery might be able to do this. But still, I've got a few other shelves full of unread books that I could read instead.
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It’s time to take a trip to across the world to meet March's Roadworthy judge! We're excited to introduce you to Judge Tom McGrenery!
Read more: goodman-games.com/roadworthy-t...
#DCCRPG
Read more: goodman-games.com/roadworthy-t...
#DCCRPG
March 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It’s time to take a trip to across the world to meet March's Roadworthy judge! We're excited to introduce you to Judge Tom McGrenery!
Read more: goodman-games.com/roadworthy-t...
#DCCRPG
Read more: goodman-games.com/roadworthy-t...
#DCCRPG
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Sunday we have an interview with Tom McGrenery from the long-running adventure-review podcast, Fear of a Black Dragon! #dnd #osr youtu.be/hiAT9R7IpAY
Tom McGrenery | OSR and Story Games | Wandering DMs S07 E09
YouTube video by Wandering DMs
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March 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Sunday we have an interview with Tom McGrenery from the long-running adventure-review podcast, Fear of a Black Dragon! #dnd #osr youtu.be/hiAT9R7IpAY
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Bon allez, je vous touche deux-trois mots au sujet de Malandros, un jeu de rôle de de Tom McGrenery, chez Porcupine Publishing, m'ayant fait une très bonne impression. Je ne recherche pas l'originalité à tout prix, mais lorsqu'elle survient, je savoure
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Malandros, pepita do brasil!
Coucou mes p’tites patates brésiliennes! Ah, dix ans après sa parution, je découvre cette petite merveille qu’est Malandros, de Tom McGrenery, chez Porcupine Publishing, un jeu de rôle …
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March 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Bon allez, je vous touche deux-trois mots au sujet de Malandros, un jeu de rôle de de Tom McGrenery, chez Porcupine Publishing, m'ayant fait une très bonne impression. Je ne recherche pas l'originalité à tout prix, mais lorsqu'elle survient, je savoure
patatedestenebres.wordpress.com/2025/03/15/m...
patatedestenebres.wordpress.com/2025/03/15/m...
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At 1 PM ET today we get to share our interview with Tom McGrenery of the long-running Fear of a Black Dragon podcast! #dnd #osr youtu.be/hiAT9R7IpAY
Tom McGrenery | OSR and Story Games | Wandering DMs S07 E09
YouTube video by Wandering DMs
youtu.be
March 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
At 1 PM ET today we get to share our interview with Tom McGrenery of the long-running Fear of a Black Dragon podcast! #dnd #osr youtu.be/hiAT9R7IpAY
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Blogs on Tape: Episode 171 – An OSR Approach to Spotlight, by Ava Islam
Episode webpage: blogsontape.paperspencils.com/2025/07/14/e...
Media file: blogsontape.paperspencils.com/Episodes/171...
Episode webpage: blogsontape.paperspencils.com/2025/07/14/e...
Media file: blogsontape.paperspencils.com/Episodes/171...
Episode 171 – An OSR Approach to Spotlight, by Ava Islam
Episode 171 – An OSR Approach to Spotlight, by Ava Islam Reading performed by Nick LS Whelan. The original post can be found on Ava’s blog, Permanent Cranial Damage. Help offset our hos…
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July 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Blogs on Tape: Episode 171 – An OSR Approach to Spotlight, by Ava Islam
Episode webpage: blogsontape.paperspencils.com/2025/07/14/e...
Media file: blogsontape.paperspencils.com/Episodes/171...
Episode webpage: blogsontape.paperspencils.com/2025/07/14/e...
Media file: blogsontape.paperspencils.com/Episodes/171...
I'll be running a few hexes of Times That Fry Men's Souls: Weird Campaign for Traditional Tabletop Fantasy Games tonight. Any recommendations from those who have run it before?
#OSR
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#OSR
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July 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I'll be running a few hexes of Times That Fry Men's Souls: Weird Campaign for Traditional Tabletop Fantasy Games tonight. Any recommendations from those who have run it before?
#OSR
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2...
#OSR
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2...
The One Ring
Besides DND, Pathfinder, and Monster of the Week, name a TTRPG.
June 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The One Ring
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wal, wal now, I-I-m gonna shoot John Travolta in the face before he sets off that nuclear weapon Mr. Potter
June 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
wal, wal now, I-I-m gonna shoot John Travolta in the face before he sets off that nuclear weapon Mr. Potter
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In honor of Pride Month, for the next two weeks, “Random TTRPG Art” will be less random, featuring work by Justine Mara Andersen and Jennell Jaquays. #dnd #d&d #fantasyart #osr #pride
June 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In honor of Pride Month, for the next two weeks, “Random TTRPG Art” will be less random, featuring work by Justine Mara Andersen and Jennell Jaquays. #dnd #d&d #fantasyart #osr #pride
It's Dawkins again!!!
Reeling from what transpired at the museum, the investigators scramble to make sense of the carnage and what comes next.
“Masks of Nyarlathotep” continues with @symphonyhorror.bsky.social, @pugsteady.com and Matthew Dawkins.
Episode is here:
youtu.be/td9JEaOw6kA?...
“Masks of Nyarlathotep” continues with @symphonyhorror.bsky.social, @pugsteady.com and Matthew Dawkins.
Episode is here:
youtu.be/td9JEaOw6kA?...
Call of Cthulhu: Masks of Nyarlathotep 06 (Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition, Actual Play)
YouTube video by Red Moon Roleplaying
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May 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It's Dawkins again!!!