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Open the Gates Gaming ➡️ PAX Unplugged
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Open the Gates Gaming (OtG) is a disabled and neurodivergent-led organization dedicated to empowering everyone to tell their stories through Tabletop Roleplaying Games.
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Open the Gates Gaming ➡️ PAX Unplugged @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · May 13
PAX East was epic! Thank you @officialpax.bsky.social ! We owe so much to our partner @dotsrpg.org & got to hang out irl with advisory board member @dougcockle.bsky.social --- plus make a host of new friends! To everyone we met in our games, panels, or booth: stay in touch & we'll see you soon! 💜
Open the Gates Gaming team at our booth in the PAX Together Intersection at PAX East 2025, including Doug Cockle,
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we had so much fun playing with you at @thecedar.bsky.social ! Never saw the lark coming….
dianekolin.bsky.social Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 3d
Cool Dungeons & Dragons session organized by Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social in the universe of the opera “Lucia di Lammermoor” with our DisMus group @amsdismus.bsky.social. A perfect way to end a quite eventful and stressful AMS-SMT conference.
A white man with a grey sweater in front of a game board. Our table showing the players Tekla, Andrew and Sarah, and the Dungeon master Scott. My hand holding the game cards with some strengths and spells coming with my character. Another table with other players and another dungeon master.
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Curious about Dungeons & Dragons? Or maybe a veteran adventurer? Join us in Minneapolis on Sunday Nov 9 for some free D&D (& snacks) with @amsdismus.bsky.social & @thecedar.bsky.social !

Choose your quest at bit.ly/OtGxCedar
Join us for a D&D adventure! Sunday November 9, 10 am to 2 pm. Choose your quest at bit.ly/OtGxCedar. Open the Gates Gaming logo, The Cedar logo, QR code, & picture of Chris DMing
November 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Something big is coming November 6-9 in Minneapolis MN!
Something big is coming Nov 6-9 Minneapolis with logos of Open the Gates Gaming, DisMus, the Cedar, AMS & SMT
November 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Tonight!!!! Starting at 7 pm eastern, @musicologist.bsky.social is S’koobi & joins the gang for the latest mystery (for a good cause!)
dotsrpg.org DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · 15d
Join us TONIGHT at Twitch.tv/dotsrpg for another #AccessibilityIsntScary stream! 👻
October 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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@musicologist.bsky.social has been told to be chaotic. We don’t know if anyone is fully ready for that… but let’s find out in 5 days!!!!! Twitch.tv/dotsrpg
dotsrpg.org DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · 20d
Time has passed since the first Night of Fright and Mystery LLC is back! They've packed into The Clue Cruiser and will be here in just FIVE DAYS 🚐

Join us for another #AccessibilityIsntScary livestream fundraising event THIS WEDNESDAY October 28th at 7pm EST 👻
Graphic with smokey background, text, and headshots of 7 people. Text Accessibility Isn’t Scary. DOTS RPG Project Charity Livestream. October 28th 7pm EST. Twitch.tv/dotsrpg. Artwork of D&D 5e module A Night of Fright 2 The Lich’s Ghost. Artwork depicts Scooby-Doo inspired characters. Headshots and character names: DM - Cam, Dafni - Charm, Vell’mah - Calamity, Sir Frederick - Jack, Sha-Gi - Steve, S’Krappi - Jeremy, S’Koobi - Elizabeth.
October 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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We're going on a spooky adventure THIS WEDNESDAY at 8pm EST for our #AccessibilityIsntScary event 👻

Tune in for our first ever livestream featuring @myriadpro.bsky.social, @goblinkatie.com, @mikethequad.bsky.social, @3llebelle.bsky.social, Gustavo, and @lauren-urban.com playing A Night of Fright!
Graphic with smokey background, text, and headshots of 6 people. Text Accessibility Isn’t Scary. DOTS RPG Project Charity Livestream. October 8th 8pm EST. Twitch.tv/dotsrpg. Artwork of D&D 5e module A Night of Fright! A haunting adventure of meddling heroes and their talking knoll. Artwork depicts Scooby-Doo inspired characters. Headshots and character names: DM - Cam, Vell’mah - Katie, Sir Frederick - Mike, Dafni - Ellie, Sha-Gi - Gustavo, S’Koobi - Lauren.
October 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Hmmm what is Gustavo up to?
🤔 🔍 👻
dotsrpg.org DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · Oct 2
It's always fun to pick what emoji you associate with certain friends! For us, it's

@3llebelle.bsky.social:💄✨😈
@goblinkatie.com:👓🗡️😶‍🌫️
@lauren-urban.com:🍕🎶 🐕
@mikethequad.bsky.social:🪤🛡️😤
@openthegatesgaming.bsky.social (Gustavo):🙏💨🫣
@myriadpro.bsky.social:📖 🕸️🧟

Wonder why 🤔
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October 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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We're going live tonight with another episode of "Ask the D&D Professors." Tonight's theme will be about women in gaming spaces, with Elizabeth, Caitlin, and our guest, PktFenix!

Want to ask us a question or share a story? Ask here! tinyurl.com/otg-ask-us

#AccessibleGaming #TTRPG #dnd
White text on a purple gradient background. Livestream tonight. Ask the D&D Professors, featuring Elizabeth McLain, Caitlin Martinkus, and PktFenix. 8pm EST. twitch.tv/OpenTheGatesGaming.
July 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Prepping Decision Guides for #GenCon while watching @dougcockle.bsky.social and Natural Six VOD on Twitch!

Find the guides at the Nomnivore Games booth or in @guardiansmh.bsky.social kits
OtG decision guides and paper trimmings in front of a laptop show the Natural Six Serving Cantrip on Twitch. Also a Monster energy drink by the laptop to fuel OtG student workers as they prep our guides for GenCon.
July 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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@blackhalo.bsky.social joins @cristobal55.bsky.social & @musicologist.bsky.social for Episode 5 of Ask the D&D Professors to talk about our recent actual play adventure! 8 pm eastern tonight at Twitch.tv/OpenTheGatesGaming
💜🐐🍬
July 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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It’s true!

@musicologist.bsky.social has used our tools with kids. The bright colors, icons, and clean design help them a lot, plus being able to *hold* cards makes the experience better!
 Morticia91 @morticia91.bsky.social · Jul 17
Just poked around, and found the link to the resources at Open The Gates. How cool are these things! The spell cards and decision guides kind of remind me of the weapon and spell cards in Munchkin. Would also be great for younger kids starting out in gaming. www.openthegatesgaming.org/downloads
Downloads | Open the Gates
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July 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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an army of the undead marches towards Kitezh…

And our heroes do what now?!

www.twitch.tv/openthegates...

If you missed yesterday’s livestream, never fear: you can catch the VOD on our channel!
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Twitch is the world
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July 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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And now we’re at $500, which was our goal!!! You can watch the shenanigans as a video on demand on twitch.tv/OpenTheGatesGaming, and please keep giving to the #Gaming4EveryBODY #g4e25 to support @dotsrpg.org !

Very happy owlbears!!!!
July 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Thank you all so much! We had a blast streaming today 💜 @vorpahlsword.bsky.social 🐐& @dougcockle.bsky.social ⚡️

Goth Goat’s Hard Hard Candy Ltd raised $300 for @dotsrpg.org

if you’d like to help DOTS with their next production run of braille dice (pictured below): tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6
DOTS RPG Braille dice in sets of 10, featuring the cool new neon green color with swirls of charcoal grey-black
July 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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We’re live with @dougcockle.bsky.social & @vorpahlsword.bsky.social on twitch.tv/OpenTheGatesGaming to raise money for @dotsrpg.org ! Come join us
OpenTheGatesGaming - Twitch
We are a team of storytellers, creators, and developers on a mission to make tabletop roleplaying games accessible, empowering everyone to tell their story and craft their own hero's journey!
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July 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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oops don't look please, but I think Atlas accidentally turned on the rewards early at tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6

we that means that you can go ahead and get advantage, disadvantage, etc. for your favorite players now when you donate to @dotsrpg.org , but you didn't hear it from us....

See you at 11am ET!
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July 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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The final member of our party: Gary Alt played by @dougcockle.bsky.social !

Join us tomorrow at twitch.tv/OpenTheGatesGaming and donate to @dotsrpg.org through tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6 to change the story!

#opera #TTRPGsky #TTRPG #dnd #charity #AccessibilityInTabletop #G4E2025 #Gaming4EveryBODY
Character Unlocked! Doug Cockle as Gary Alt. July 15, 11 am ET. Central image of Doug, a white man with a gray beard and a slight smile. The background is bright pink with purple-plum line drawings of polyhedral dice and stars. The logos for Open the Gates Gaming and DOTS RPG project are in the bottom left and right corners, respectively.
July 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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We're raising money to support this next production run! tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6
July 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Toblin's character sheet is live! @musicologist.bsky.social joins the party July 15 at 11 am ET

Follow us to be notified when we go live: twitch.tv/OpentheGatesGaming

Donations to @dotsrpg.org tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6

#opera #TTRPGsky #dnd #TTRPG #AccessibilityInTabletop #G4E2025 #Gaming4EveryBODY
Character Unlocked! Elizabeth McLain as Toblin. July 15, 11 am ET. Central image of Elizabeth, a white woman with blonde hair, glasses, and a slight smile. The background is bright orange with pink-purple line drawings of polyhedral dice and stars. The logos for Open the Gates Gaming and DOTS RPG project are in the bottom left and right corners, respectively.
July 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Meet Chris, Dungeon Master & author of our tale! Watch him manage the chaos Doug Cockle, Amy Vorpahl, & the OtG crew bring on Twitch July 15 at 11 am ET.

The best part? YOU change the story by donating to @dotsrpg.org through tiltify (linktree in bio)

#TTRPGsky #dnd #G4E2025 #TTRPG #opera
Dungeon Master Unlocked! Chris Campo-Bowen as the Dungeon Master and Author. July 15, 11 am ET. Central image of Chris, a Latino man with shoulder-length dark hair, glasses, and a mustache, looking slightly off-camera with a smile. The background is dark plum with pink-orange line drawings of polyhedral dice and stars. The logos for Open the Gates Gaming and DOTS RPG project are in the bottom left and right corners, respectively.
July 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Meet Sister Jana Horvath, played by @vorpahlsword.bsky.social !

Early donations to the DOTS RPG project give you character sheets (tiltify link in linktree).

We're on the OpenTheGatesGaming Twitch on July 15 at 11 am ET

#opera #dnd #TTRPG #AccessibilityInTabletop #G4E2025 #Gaming4EveryBODY
Character Unlocked! Amy Vorpahl as Sister Jana Horvath. July 15, 11 am ET. Central image of Amy, a white woman with purple hair and big smile. Two illustrated dragonflies are circling her. The background is bright purple with dark plum-pink line drawings of polyhedral dice and stars. The logos for Open the Gates Gaming and DOTS RPG project are in the bottom left and right corners, respectively.
July 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Meet Dae'Vehd, played by Gustavo Araoz! To get his character sheet, donate now to DOTS RPG Project: tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6

@vorpahlsword.bsky.social & @dougcockle.bsky.social characters unlocked soon!

Twitch July 15, 11 am ET

#TTRPGsky #TTRPG #dnd #AccessibilityInTabletop #G4E2025 #Gaming4EveryBODY
Character Unlocked! Gustavo Araoz as Dae'Vehd. July 15, 11 am ET. Central image of a smiling Gustavo, a Latino man with dark closely cropped hair, glasses, a beard, and a big smile. The background is bright green with purple-orange line drawings of polyhedral dice and stars. The logos for Open the Gates Gaming and DOTS RPG project are in the bottom left and right corners, respectively.
July 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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We’re playing D&D with @dougcockle.bsky.social & @vorpahlsword.bsky.social to raise money for @dotsrpg.org on July 15!

Watch the livestream here: twitch.tv/OpenTheGatesGaming
Early bird donations open now! tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6

#opera #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #dnd5e #AccessibilityInTabletop
Livestream Fundraiser July 15, 11 am Eastern time: the Invisible City of Kitezh, D&D actual play featuring Doug Cockle and Amy Vorpahl. Black & white illustration of a Slavic city on an island, floating in the clouds. Purple background includes various pink-orange line drawings of polyhedral dice and stars. The logos for Open the Gates Gaming and DOTS RPG project are in the bottom left and right corners, respectively.
July 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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If you’re looking for Owlbears, they’re in our discord

(Linktree in bio!)
May 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Today's the day!! #GAAD

See you at 3pm EST / 12pm PST

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stevesaylor.net Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · May 12
Brace yourself for DRAGON GAMES!! 🐉

Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day with Dragon Games — a D&D PvP Gladiatorial arena where four players face a Big Bad Dragon and Dungeon Master (ME!!) on the OFFICIAL TWITCH CHANNEL!

THIS Thursday, May 15th @ 12pm PDT!
A promo graphic for Dragon Games with a pink and white background with flying d20 dice. The text reads Dragon Games A PVP D&D Showdown. May 15 at 12pm PST /twitch. Dungeon Master /SteveSaylor The Dragon Special Guest Amy Vorphal /Thormungandr, 3llebelle, Ashlinaa, MikeTheQuad.
May 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM