Jon Boyle 🔜 Pax Unplugged 3352
@residentbard.bsky.social
TTRPG Writer/Editor @ brightbard.bsky.social 🎲 Design streams 🎮 Goblin in a beanie ✨ 🌸 Disabled, Bi, He/They 🌆 Saint Paul, MN
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I'm Jon Boyle, #TTRPG author, editor, and co-owner of @brightbard.bsky.social!
I write lightweight, easy-to-play games about weird little guys doing their best and ritual games that help you find magic in mundanity.
✉️ Residentbardwrites@gmail.com
🎲 residentbard.itch.io
I write lightweight, easy-to-play games about weird little guys doing their best and ritual games that help you find magic in mundanity.
✉️ Residentbardwrites@gmail.com
🎲 residentbard.itch.io
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Oh no I never know who to tag in these things!
Looks like we're doing 4 art and 4 tags
@ninawolverina.bsky.social
@nosocksvb.bsky.social
@elsiart.bsky.social
@frognebulastudio.bsky.social
Looks like we're doing 4 art and 4 tags
@ninawolverina.bsky.social
@nosocksvb.bsky.social
@elsiart.bsky.social
@frognebulastudio.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Oh no I never know who to tag in these things!
Looks like we're doing 4 art and 4 tags
@ninawolverina.bsky.social
@nosocksvb.bsky.social
@elsiart.bsky.social
@frognebulastudio.bsky.social
Looks like we're doing 4 art and 4 tags
@ninawolverina.bsky.social
@nosocksvb.bsky.social
@elsiart.bsky.social
@frognebulastudio.bsky.social
What's the deal with extraction shooters. Why are we so rabid for PvPvE gang
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
What's the deal with extraction shooters. Why are we so rabid for PvPvE gang
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The Purgills Chosen
brand new print made for Twin Cities Con last weekend and is now available in my Kofi Store!
Link: ko-fi.com/s/8f4f174456
#kofi #smallbusiness #ahsoka #starwars
brand new print made for Twin Cities Con last weekend and is now available in my Kofi Store!
Link: ko-fi.com/s/8f4f174456
#kofi #smallbusiness #ahsoka #starwars
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The Purgills Chosen
brand new print made for Twin Cities Con last weekend and is now available in my Kofi Store!
Link: ko-fi.com/s/8f4f174456
#kofi #smallbusiness #ahsoka #starwars
brand new print made for Twin Cities Con last weekend and is now available in my Kofi Store!
Link: ko-fi.com/s/8f4f174456
#kofi #smallbusiness #ahsoka #starwars
I know my handle is residentbard and all but sometimes I do dress the part
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I know my handle is residentbard and all but sometimes I do dress the part
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I'm going to be at PAX Unplugged next week!
You can find me at the Gila RPGs booth, #3958.
Come say hi!
And if we know each other, let's find time to chat, play games, drink coffee, all that good stuff.
You can find me at the Gila RPGs booth, #3958.
Come say hi!
And if we know each other, let's find time to chat, play games, drink coffee, all that good stuff.
November 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I'm going to be at PAX Unplugged next week!
You can find me at the Gila RPGs booth, #3958.
Come say hi!
And if we know each other, let's find time to chat, play games, drink coffee, all that good stuff.
You can find me at the Gila RPGs booth, #3958.
Come say hi!
And if we know each other, let's find time to chat, play games, drink coffee, all that good stuff.
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NULL_SPACE IS COMING
ZINE MONTH 2026
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON
ZINE MONTH 2026
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
NULL_SPACE IS COMING
ZINE MONTH 2026
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON
ZINE MONTH 2026
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON
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I'm officially looking for freelance jobs for your tabletop projects. Full details on my website: www.adambell.games/freelance
I'm looking to do just about anything: writing, design consultation, mockups, overview videos, digital play tools, etc.
If you have a project and need help, get in touch!
I'm looking to do just about anything: writing, design consultation, mockups, overview videos, digital play tools, etc.
If you have a project and need help, get in touch!
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm officially looking for freelance jobs for your tabletop projects. Full details on my website: www.adambell.games/freelance
I'm looking to do just about anything: writing, design consultation, mockups, overview videos, digital play tools, etc.
If you have a project and need help, get in touch!
I'm looking to do just about anything: writing, design consultation, mockups, overview videos, digital play tools, etc.
If you have a project and need help, get in touch!
Made some extremely good breakfast sandwiches for dinner but you're just gonna have to trust me until the next time I make them, they were gone instantly lol
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Made some extremely good breakfast sandwiches for dinner but you're just gonna have to trust me until the next time I make them, they were gone instantly lol
Now is not the most inconvenient time for my Internet to be fully out for anywhere from a day to whole ass week, I'll be honest.
Just trying to write a game, no biggy.
Just trying to write a game, no biggy.
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Now is not the most inconvenient time for my Internet to be fully out for anywhere from a day to whole ass week, I'll be honest.
Just trying to write a game, no biggy.
Just trying to write a game, no biggy.
The more I look at this year's slate of games (And some of the stuff I'm currently working on) the more I realize how much of an impact the Monk and Robot novella series had on me lol
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The more I look at this year's slate of games (And some of the stuff I'm currently working on) the more I realize how much of an impact the Monk and Robot novella series had on me lol
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I don't think enough people realize that for many folks on disability they cannot risk having over a VERY low cap of money/property or they will lose their benefits nearly immediately
It often prevents folks from marrying as well it's ludicrous
It often prevents folks from marrying as well it's ludicrous
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I don't think enough people realize that for many folks on disability they cannot risk having over a VERY low cap of money/property or they will lose their benefits nearly immediately
It often prevents folks from marrying as well it's ludicrous
It often prevents folks from marrying as well it's ludicrous
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Now's the time of year where my freelance work slows to a crawl and some of my Startplaying #ttrpg campaign sessions begin getting postponed or wrapping up.
If you're looking for someone to run a new system for you and friends or a writer for your project this winter. Hit me up!
If you're looking for someone to run a new system for you and friends or a writer for your project this winter. Hit me up!
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Now's the time of year where my freelance work slows to a crawl and some of my Startplaying #ttrpg campaign sessions begin getting postponed or wrapping up.
If you're looking for someone to run a new system for you and friends or a writer for your project this winter. Hit me up!
If you're looking for someone to run a new system for you and friends or a writer for your project this winter. Hit me up!
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I've still got some extra exhibitor badges burning a hole in my pocket, in case I have any mutuals interested
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I've still got some extra exhibitor badges burning a hole in my pocket, in case I have any mutuals interested
I'm gonna have a new version of RELIC (Destiny 2 inspired space wizard TTRPG) ready to play for PaxU, anyone want to find some time to play after exhibitor hall hours 👀
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I'm gonna have a new version of RELIC (Destiny 2 inspired space wizard TTRPG) ready to play for PaxU, anyone want to find some time to play after exhibitor hall hours 👀
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Are you a TTRPG self-publisher going to Pax Unplugged?
Meet other creators and have a common spot/time to say hi to friends at the Self Pub Meet Up hosted by TTRPGkids!
Let me know if you'll be there, and I'm looking forward to seeing folks at the con!
#PaxU #PaxUnplugged #selfpub #TTRPG
Meet other creators and have a common spot/time to say hi to friends at the Self Pub Meet Up hosted by TTRPGkids!
Let me know if you'll be there, and I'm looking forward to seeing folks at the con!
#PaxU #PaxUnplugged #selfpub #TTRPG
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Are you a TTRPG self-publisher going to Pax Unplugged?
Meet other creators and have a common spot/time to say hi to friends at the Self Pub Meet Up hosted by TTRPGkids!
Let me know if you'll be there, and I'm looking forward to seeing folks at the con!
#PaxU #PaxUnplugged #selfpub #TTRPG
Meet other creators and have a common spot/time to say hi to friends at the Self Pub Meet Up hosted by TTRPGkids!
Let me know if you'll be there, and I'm looking forward to seeing folks at the con!
#PaxU #PaxUnplugged #selfpub #TTRPG
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Shiloh's birthday week has come to wraps with this cozy piece. I had this thumbnail sketched up last year but didnt get to it during her birthday then, so happy to see it finished.
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Shiloh's birthday week has come to wraps with this cozy piece. I had this thumbnail sketched up last year but didnt get to it during her birthday then, so happy to see it finished.
Pumpkin bread achieved. Stand by for frosting.
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Pumpkin bread achieved. Stand by for frosting.
It's pumpkin bread hours nerds
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
It's pumpkin bread hours nerds
Working on some Space Wizard Game™ on stream this afternoon so I can playtest at PAXu www.twitch.tv/residentbard
ResidentBard - Twitch
Space Wizard Game Design Stream | !kickstarter !kofi !itch
www.twitch.tv
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Working on some Space Wizard Game™ on stream this afternoon so I can playtest at PAXu www.twitch.tv/residentbard
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Hey Backerkit #TTRPG Creators!
ProTip: Head on over to your Start Page, scroll halfway down, and click "Add Followers".
Your backers/sign-ups are not automatically added as followers until you hit that button. And I want to be your follower!
Bookmark link: www.backerkit.com/c/users/start
ProTip: Head on over to your Start Page, scroll halfway down, and click "Add Followers".
Your backers/sign-ups are not automatically added as followers until you hit that button. And I want to be your follower!
Bookmark link: www.backerkit.com/c/users/start
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Hey Backerkit #TTRPG Creators!
ProTip: Head on over to your Start Page, scroll halfway down, and click "Add Followers".
Your backers/sign-ups are not automatically added as followers until you hit that button. And I want to be your follower!
Bookmark link: www.backerkit.com/c/users/start
ProTip: Head on over to your Start Page, scroll halfway down, and click "Add Followers".
Your backers/sign-ups are not automatically added as followers until you hit that button. And I want to be your follower!
Bookmark link: www.backerkit.com/c/users/start
Did you know you can just write abilities without having the rules governing them down in your rules doc yet? No one can stop you
November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Did you know you can just write abilities without having the rules governing them down in your rules doc yet? No one can stop you
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i would very much like to know if you are a creator that has made a TTRPG, whether it's 1 or 100 or 1,000 pages long, and if you are going to #PAXUnplugged this year ... for extremely exciting reasons that i will announce soon 👀
open to suggestions as well, please link your game!
open to suggestions as well, please link your game!
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
i would very much like to know if you are a creator that has made a TTRPG, whether it's 1 or 100 or 1,000 pages long, and if you are going to #PAXUnplugged this year ... for extremely exciting reasons that i will announce soon 👀
open to suggestions as well, please link your game!
open to suggestions as well, please link your game!
We're cooking on RELIC tonight, the flavor of the evening: Space wizard gunslinger
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
We're cooking on RELIC tonight, the flavor of the evening: Space wizard gunslinger
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We'll be sharing booth space with @possumcreekgames.com at Pax Unplugged again this year!!
Stop by Booth 3352 for some of the cutest TTRPGS you will find!
Stop by Booth 3352 for some of the cutest TTRPGS you will find!
November 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We'll be sharing booth space with @possumcreekgames.com at Pax Unplugged again this year!!
Stop by Booth 3352 for some of the cutest TTRPGS you will find!
Stop by Booth 3352 for some of the cutest TTRPGS you will find!
Psst, @bridanann.bsky.social and I are gonna be at PAX Unplugged in a few weeks! Who are we gonna see there? I'd love to get dinner with folks and play games after the show. 👀
We'll be boothing at #3352 with Possum Creek Games if you want to stop by and see us!
We'll be boothing at #3352 with Possum Creek Games if you want to stop by and see us!
November 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Psst, @bridanann.bsky.social and I are gonna be at PAX Unplugged in a few weeks! Who are we gonna see there? I'd love to get dinner with folks and play games after the show. 👀
We'll be boothing at #3352 with Possum Creek Games if you want to stop by and see us!
We'll be boothing at #3352 with Possum Creek Games if you want to stop by and see us!