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Ronan@Thedicepool
@thedicepool.bsky.social
I’m Ronan (he/him,) an RPG enthusiast from Ireland. I run thedicepool.com blog, part of the Woodpaneled.org webring. I write about TTRPGs and related stuff.
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We love the fun number, but if we could get it to 2K by the end of the week, that would be terrific!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
February 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Anybody less into RPG theory than me is a 5E-only troglodyte and everybody more into RPG theory than me is a fart sniffing navelgazer.
February 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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*Reposts appreciated”

My webstore heycentaur.com is finally up!
This took so many months of labour (mostly my partner’s), but it is all ready and running.
Physical copies of Kala Mandala are now available, shipping to most of the world.
Centaur Games
Centaur Games
heycentaur.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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I finished the @itsquinns.bsky.social video, very entertaining, and what I liked best is how he conveys the philosophy of play behind our games. youtu.be/bLrr1z1gRgo?...
Quinns Quest Reviews: Public Access!
YouTube video by Quinns Quest
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Onward to Round 2! If you really like my Anti-colonial Dungeon blogpost, please consider voting it 🙏

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February 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Hey just mentioning for no reason whatsoever that I have a great Public Access AP on my channel run by Jason.

You know. Just saying.

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Public Access - YouTube
Our Actual Play of the very nearly complete - if as yet unreleased - second edition of Public Access by Jason Cordova
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:33 PM
There are waaaay fewer posts to read and judge mercilessly this round. You should be able to get to all of them. VOTE!

www.explorersdesign.com/bloggies-res...
Bloggies Breakdown: Round 1
After The Bloggies Blog Bath: Who won? And by how much?
www.explorersdesign.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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If you're reading this, round 1 of the Bloggies' Hunger Games is over and round 2 has already started!

This post has all of the voting breakdowns sans the vote count (it would have taken me an extra hour to add those in, and I have a day job 😔.)

You won't believe the margins on these matchups!
Bloggies Breakdown: Round 1
After The Bloggies Blog Bath: Who won? And by how much?
www.explorersdesign.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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ALRIGHT. Writing rooms in pairs has moved on to the second bracket. Help me destroy @samsorensen.bsky.social ‘s excellent post about dev editing by voting now!

DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS
February 17, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Public Access is coming to Kickstarter in March. We want to give this game the best possible chance, so please sign up for prelaunch and help spread the word!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
Coming soon: Public Access Analog Horror Mystery TTRPG
From the creator of Brindlewood Bay and The Between, Public Access is a roleplaying game inspired by analog and found footage horror!
www.kickstarter.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Does anyone else remember Nina Katchadourian's found poetry project where she photographed books to make poems.
February 17, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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I was reminded of these ads I did for Worm a bit ago. Haha. I still like them.
February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Winter FACT: in Greenland they have more than 50 words for snow. These include snope, snegative, snevergonnahappen and, of course, snotonyournelly.
February 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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I need more people to vote in the categories not labeled "advice."
February 16, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Go vote in the Bloggies people! Choose one or two categories that you are most interested in, read those posts and choose your favourites. @explorersdesign.bsky.social needs more votes in categories that don’t happen to be “Advice” coz its first in the list!

www.explorersdesign.com/bloggies-202...
The Bloggies 2026
A yearly celebration of blogging in tabletop roleplaying games.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Lovecraftian Yeti
February 16, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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The John Wick series is so effective because it fully embodies the three major tenets of dumb guy fantasy: 1. being able to kick anyone’s ass, 2. living by a code of honor, and 3. paying for things with gold coins
February 15, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Psssst, like right now.
Bloggies Voting goes live Monday morning, but the voting forms stealthily go live today...

So, you might be asking, "What blog posts are in this year's Thunderdome?" You can find the whole list here.
The Bloggies 2026
A yearly celebration of blogging in tabletop roleplaying games.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:41 PM
It’s Bloggies time again. Although I don’t have any nominated posts this year, I’m having a grand old time reading those that are in the running. Here are some of my favourites, in blog post form!

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The Bloggies 2026
It’s Bloggies time again! This year, I’m not nominated, mainly because I didn’t nominate myself, which I what I did last year. But there are lots of great blog posts involved. I recommend you go an…
thedicepool.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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i'll be celebrating valentine's day by taking some friends on a romantic walk through the forest in Trophy Dark
February 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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we live in the ruins of a greater civilization
February 13, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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I just found out we have Waymo cars in London, but they still have to have a driver sit in the driver's seat. This is very reassuring. I was worried I would if I used the Johnny Cab i'd miss out on the casual racism, but now I get the worst of both worlds!
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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note to self: this only with heads.
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
February 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Oh you’re bipedal? Couldn’t be me. I’m out here crawlmaxxing dawg. Straight up quad walking. Arms down ass up that’s the way we like to walk
February 14, 2026 at 5:33 AM