John Bultena🧙♂️🔮 Professor of TTRPGs
@onlyplaywizards.com
📖UC Merced writing professor & TTRPG Educator
🎧More Than Metal podcast
🚀 @AbraxasPrecipic.bsky.social #TheExpanse #RPG
👕 @CauldronNTower.bsky.social
📚Academic Librarian
🎼Vinyl collector
📝Dysgraphic
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🎧More Than Metal podcast
🚀 @AbraxasPrecipic.bsky.social #TheExpanse #RPG
👕 @CauldronNTower.bsky.social
📚Academic Librarian
🎼Vinyl collector
📝Dysgraphic
linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards
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Greetings new followers & members of Blue Sky!
I am John aka OnlyPlayWizards
Currently I:
Teach courses exclusively on TTRPGs at UC Merced
Run @abraxasprecipic.bsky.social The Expanse RPG Actual Play
Proprietor of @cauldronntower.bsky.social for the RPG minded
An avid collector of vinyl
I am John aka OnlyPlayWizards
Currently I:
Teach courses exclusively on TTRPGs at UC Merced
Run @abraxasprecipic.bsky.social The Expanse RPG Actual Play
Proprietor of @cauldronntower.bsky.social for the RPG minded
An avid collector of vinyl
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Reshare: Jon Heder, star of Napoleon Dynamite, makes an ideal slightly nerdy everyman in this new documentary.
www.rascal.news/the-grim-the...
www.rascal.news/the-grim-the...
UPDATED: The Grim & The Dark provides a concise introduction to the most overused term in miniatures
Gently Blanched.
www.rascal.news
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Reshare: Jon Heder, star of Napoleon Dynamite, makes an ideal slightly nerdy everyman in this new documentary.
www.rascal.news/the-grim-the...
www.rascal.news/the-grim-the...
I'm on an Electric Wizard fueled miniature painting splurge for this day off.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFc3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFc3...
Electric Wizard - Dunwich
YouTube video by Electric Wizard
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I'm on an Electric Wizard fueled miniature painting splurge for this day off.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFc3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFc3...
TLDR; get good, loser
the three musketeers, game over screen, commodore 64 (1987) www.mobygames.com/game/53101/t...
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM
TLDR; get good, loser
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I'm sorry to report that RPGs peaked in September 1989 with the publication of Dragon Magazine #149.
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I'm sorry to report that RPGs peaked in September 1989 with the publication of Dragon Magazine #149.
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Imagine killing 600,000 black and brown people with a few keystrokes and not having a care in the world but one little old white lady drags you on Twitter and you spiral for a week.
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Imagine killing 600,000 black and brown people with a few keystrokes and not having a care in the world but one little old white lady drags you on Twitter and you spiral for a week.
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an old Kate Bush drawing from 2021
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
an old Kate Bush drawing from 2021
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I'm sorry, but Elon Musk's suggestion that someday we'll replace prisons with Tesla robots who are assigned to follow convicted criminals around and stop them from doing subsequent crimes is some pretty dumb shit, even by Elon's standards.
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I'm sorry, but Elon Musk's suggestion that someday we'll replace prisons with Tesla robots who are assigned to follow convicted criminals around and stop them from doing subsequent crimes is some pretty dumb shit, even by Elon's standards.
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Behold! The massive RPG Moral Panic video I've been researching and assembling for years, and why people who call the whole affair the Satanic Panic are wrong.
I'm so damned happy to finally have this beast out of my system.
youtu.be/OpjV-melB-c
I'm so damned happy to finally have this beast out of my system.
youtu.be/OpjV-melB-c
The 3 Waves of the RPG Moral Panic - RPG History
YouTube video by Seth Skorkowsky
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Behold! The massive RPG Moral Panic video I've been researching and assembling for years, and why people who call the whole affair the Satanic Panic are wrong.
I'm so damned happy to finally have this beast out of my system.
youtu.be/OpjV-melB-c
I'm so damned happy to finally have this beast out of my system.
youtu.be/OpjV-melB-c
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🪐Back home, Madame Secretary Cooper & her crew have a meeting with elected officials about the upcoming goodwill missions of DISO. But politics has never been Myrtle's favorite.
❎"Governor Bosmang," episode 5 of Nisaba's Sin is now available!
#TheExpanse #RPG #TTRPG
❎"Governor Bosmang," episode 5 of Nisaba's Sin is now available!
#TheExpanse #RPG #TTRPG
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
🪐Back home, Madame Secretary Cooper & her crew have a meeting with elected officials about the upcoming goodwill missions of DISO. But politics has never been Myrtle's favorite.
❎"Governor Bosmang," episode 5 of Nisaba's Sin is now available!
#TheExpanse #RPG #TTRPG
❎"Governor Bosmang," episode 5 of Nisaba's Sin is now available!
#TheExpanse #RPG #TTRPG
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November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
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Last week I talked with Ben Riggs in what I think will be my next-to-last interview for Designers & Dragons: Origins. We talked a bit about the books themselves, but mainly we talked about our individual views of early Dungeons & Dragons history, which we've now both written about.
This is an RPG historian you have to hear from- A conversation with Shannon Appelcline Episode 78
YouTube video by Reading D&D Aloud
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November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Last week I talked with Ben Riggs in what I think will be my next-to-last interview for Designers & Dragons: Origins. We talked a bit about the books themselves, but mainly we talked about our individual views of early Dungeons & Dragons history, which we've now both written about.
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Procured another fiend to help me with my coffee habit from Dirty Panda Ceramics today at the Kearney Ren Faire!
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Procured another fiend to help me with my coffee habit from Dirty Panda Ceramics today at the Kearney Ren Faire!
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
Throw 'em in the trash.
These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Throw 'em in the trash.
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These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
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I expect Snap Benefits and Epstein files on America’s desk by tomorrow EOD
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I expect Snap Benefits and Epstein files on America’s desk by tomorrow EOD
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In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead
Procured another fiend to help me with my coffee habit from Dirty Panda Ceramics today at the Kearney Ren Faire!
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Procured another fiend to help me with my coffee habit from Dirty Panda Ceramics today at the Kearney Ren Faire!
God damn I love the Ren Faire!
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
God damn I love the Ren Faire!
#nowspinning Hällas – The Hällas Saga - Live At Cirkus
Some how missed this. Adventure rock forever!
#vinyl #hällas #hardrock #metalsky #vinylsky #ilovediscogs #discogs #nowplaying #vinyladay #truevinylcollection #vinylgram #vinylrecords
Some how missed this. Adventure rock forever!
#vinyl #hällas #hardrock #metalsky #vinylsky #ilovediscogs #discogs #nowplaying #vinyladay #truevinylcollection #vinylgram #vinylrecords
November 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
#nowspinning Hällas – The Hällas Saga - Live At Cirkus
Some how missed this. Adventure rock forever!
#vinyl #hällas #hardrock #metalsky #vinylsky #ilovediscogs #discogs #nowplaying #vinyladay #truevinylcollection #vinylgram #vinylrecords
Some how missed this. Adventure rock forever!
#vinyl #hällas #hardrock #metalsky #vinylsky #ilovediscogs #discogs #nowplaying #vinyladay #truevinylcollection #vinylgram #vinylrecords
BrainDead walked to Pluribus could run.
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 AM
BrainDead walked to Pluribus could run.
#nowspinning Ardente – La Nuit Éternelle
A blessing of black metal.
#vinyl #ardente #blackmetal #metalsky #vinylsky #ilovediscogs #discogs #nowplaying #vinyladay #truevinylcollection #vinylgram
A blessing of black metal.
#vinyl #ardente #blackmetal #metalsky #vinylsky #ilovediscogs #discogs #nowplaying #vinyladay #truevinylcollection #vinylgram
November 8, 2025 at 4:53 AM
#nowspinning Ardente – La Nuit Éternelle
A blessing of black metal.
#vinyl #ardente #blackmetal #metalsky #vinylsky #ilovediscogs #discogs #nowplaying #vinyladay #truevinylcollection #vinylgram
A blessing of black metal.
#vinyl #ardente #blackmetal #metalsky #vinylsky #ilovediscogs #discogs #nowplaying #vinyladay #truevinylcollection #vinylgram