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Ronan@Thedicepool
@thedicepool.bsky.social
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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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New post on the dice pool dot com! I’m off to Japan next week! With that in mind, I decided to take a look at a game I’ve had on my shelf for years, Kanabo, an RPG by N Masyk with the setting of Tokugawa-era Japan. #rpg #ttrpg #indierpg #kanabo

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Kanabo
The best part of the whole How to Play section is the list of Best Practices…We have gems like, “Ask questions. Take Notes. Draw diagrams. Write in pen” and “Fight unfairly. Lay ambushes. Hit…
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November 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
thedicepool.bsky.social
Tears of Utu: Knights of the 5th Dimension.
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Tears of Utu: Knights of the 5th Dimension.
A dark cosmic fantasy adventure for AD&D 2E, 5E, and OSR systems, designed for 4–6 characters of levels 5–7.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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mytholder.bsky.social
The preorder for my next ONE RING rpg supplement, HANDS OF THE WHITE WIZARD, is up!

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The coverful wonder Welcome to Isengard. It's lovely - to begin with. A Dunlending fortress (well, technically a fortress of Gondor that's long since gone to seed). The campaign covers events from 2965-3000, so we get a LOT more canonical locations and events
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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aintslayed.bsky.social
The 1931 Miskatonic University Reunion Disaster is available on your podcast app! Subscribe to “Push the Roll with Ross Bryant” for improv Call of Cthulhu every Wed.

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Ross Bryant looking stunned with his hands on his temples, surrounded by players Rashawn Scott, Ashly Burch, cuppycup and Paula Deming. The title “Push the Roll with Ross Bryant” is at the top.
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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nohr.se
Sometimes you gotta resort to just kicking the shit out of the undead.
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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lampreyskink.bsky.social
The Kickstarter for The Venture Below is now LIVE! Please back us, and share with your friends, enemies, and those that you haven't made up your mind about yet.

We can't wait to show you around.

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#troikarpg #ttrpg #indiettrpg #kickstartergames #indiegames
Coming soon: The Venture Below: A Troika! Adventure
A danger-laced, conversation-rich crawl through the "dungeon" of the Troika! underground metro system
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November 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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I just backed The Venture Below: A Troika! Adventure from on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/lam...
The Venture Below: A Troika! Adventure
A danger-laced, conversation-rich crawl through the "dungeon" of the Troika! underground metro system
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November 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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grahamwalmsley.bsky.social
Just a reminder that, on @bundleofholding.com , you can get Stealing Cthulhu, Fairyland and Cthulhu Dark by me, plus Lovecraftesque by @armadajosh.bsky.social and other brilliant stuff.

You should do that now. It is the sensible thing to do. bundleofholding.com/presents/Ten...
Bundle of Tentacles 7
Investigator! This Bundle of Tentacles 7 is our seventh all-new library of Sanity-shattering tabletop roleplaying ebooks inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos. Illuminate your position in the cosmos with fiv...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
thedicepool.bsky.social
New post on the dice pool dot com! We had our first score in Blades in the Dark by @johnharper.bsky.social . The Death-knells fucked up some drug dens and made off like bandits. #rpg #ttrpg #bladesinthedark

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Blades Out!
Since I didn’t know for sure that the PCs would back the Lampblacks until the very moment they answered Baz in the opening scene, I couldn’t plan for what might come next.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
thedicepool.bsky.social
New post on the dice pool dot com. I have been thinking about Slow Sleigh to Plankton Downs as a Troika! Horror themed one-shot. I think it could work. #rpg #trrpg #troika

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Slow Sleigh to Plankton Downs
There are two stars of this adventure. The first is the murderous creature itself. It’s unique, insidious and gross in a bonkers sort of way. The second is the artwork, which you can find examples …
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October 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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zedecksiew.bsky.social
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Hey folks, my laptop needs fan replacements, but I am currently having financial struggles. Need my device for some freelance work, so any help to get them repaired is appreciated.

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Help John Erwin repair his laptop by John Erwin
A bundle by John Erwin, $11.00 for May Project Na Naman Si Kapitan?, Life of the Poultry, 24XX: A Goon's Guide to the Galaxy
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October 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
thedicepool.bsky.social
New post on the dice pool dot com. I showed off my brand new copy of A Perfect Wife by @zedecksiew.bsky.social @amandalee.bsky.social and Scrapworld a few days ago. I’ve gotten around to reading and reviewing it. #rpg #ttrpg #aperfectwife

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A Perfect Wife
The writing is subtle and considered and evocative, the layout is spare but adds so much to the adventure as a thing to read and there is beautiful, idiosyncratic artwork throughout.
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October 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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weeder.bsky.social
A grey blue washed image of a bearded young ish white guy looking into the mirror all serious with his palm pressed against it. A serif font title reads: DID I JUST ARGUE WITH A JOKE? A semi opaque navy snoot near the bottom bears the bluesky logo and the text PART OF A BLUESKY EDUCATIONAL SERIES
October 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
thedicepool.bsky.social
New post on the dice pool dot com! Today I’m taking a look at Stay Frosty Remastered by @caseyg.bsky.social and @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io . Love its simplicity and style. If you like the Black Hack and space action horror, go get it. #rpg #ttrpg #stayfrosty

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Stay Frosty
Obviously, a game like this is going to draw comparisons with the Alien RPG and Mothership given the subject matter but, from even a cursory look, it seems to be approaching the genre from a slight…
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October 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
thedicepool.bsky.social
New post on the dice pool dot com! We started our Blades in the Dark campaign but didn’t get past character and crew creation. I ran through the player best practices during the process so I thought I’d do a blog post about them. #rpg #ttrpg #bladesinthedark

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Blades in the Dark Player Best Practices
At this point, I’ve dealt, at length, with the GM advice, but what about the players? Surely they deserve a little guidance too! Yep, they have not been forgotten.
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October 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
thedicepool.bsky.social
A Perfect Wife has arrived. I absolutely love the words, the artwork and the very specific vibe that this adventure presents. Look at it! Isn’t it great? Amazing work from @zedecksiew.bsky.social @amandalee.bsky.social and Scrap World.
The front cover of A Perfect Wife by Zedeck Siew, Amanda Lee Franck and Scrap World. A horrific, childlike creature all in red brandishes an elongated claw-hand in the illustration. Inside cover of A Perfect Wife by Zedeck Siew, Amanda Lee Franck and Scrap World. Illustration shows an owl-like bird in white against a dark background. The back cover of A Perfect Wife. It reads, “Welcome to Desa Damai. The first disappearance was over a year ago. Now it happens with vicious regularity—every fortnight. The neighbourhood is tense. Most agree the following precautions work: - Head indoors if dogs are whining. - walk on by if your name is called. - Do not search for the baby crying. Illustration of an owl like bird in white against a dark forest. Two art prints: On the left, a spiky, crimson femme creature with wide open mouth, long black hair against a blue background. On the right, a person on a motorbike stopped in a pool of yellow light from a doorway in the backstreet of a city. The cityscape rises above and behind.
October 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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johnharper.bsky.social
Agon is the deal of the day @drivethrurpg.com! If you're interested in fast-paced heroic action in a mythic world, now's a good time to check it out.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
thedicepool.bsky.social
New post on the dice pool dot com! We were delayed in talking like a pirate this year, but eventually, I got around to running the Repentant by @zacgoins.bsky.social for Pirate Borg. I wrote a review on the blog! #ttrpg #rpg #pirateborg #talklikeapirateday

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Pirate Borg: The Repentant Review
To be clear, the ship is the whole adventure. You could easily work it into an ongoing campaign, I think. It could be a random encounter or the goal of a mission. But, for me, it worked perfectly a…
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October 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
thedicepool.bsky.social
Tables and Tales is running a seasonal horror-themed RPG event this month. I took it as an excuse to run my first Call of Cthulhu game. Props to @rossbryant.bsky.social and @aintslayed.bsky.social for the inspiration! #rpg #ttrpg #callofcthulhu #horror #halloween

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Answering the Call of Cthulhu
Seasonal Event Our local RPG community, Tables and Tales, has just kicked off a month-long event to help introduce some of our newer members to the joys of halloween/spooky/goblin themed games thro…
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October 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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New post on the dice pool dot com! Our new Blades in the Dark campaign starts tonight! I’m so excited that I wrote another blogpost about the game. This time its the GM best practices and bad habits described by @johnharper.bsky.social. #ttrpg #rpg #bladesinthedark

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Blades in the Dark Best Practices and Bad Habits
The bad habits that are listed here are fewer in number but oh so much greater in the size and capitalisation of their headings
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October 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
thedicepool.bsky.social
It’s my brother’s second anniversary tomorrow. He was an amazing guy, multi-talented, kind and humble. I’m sharing today the post I wrote about what an inspiration he has been to me. I wrote it this time last year.

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Still Inspiring
Second Anniversary My family and I are once again celebrating the life of my brother, Lorcan this weekend. Tomorrow it will be two years since his untimely passing. It’s still very near and raw. I …
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October 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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New post on the dice pool dot com! We finished up playing Hole in the Sky for DCC last night. We enjoyed it! Go check out my review of this unhinged 0-level funnel at the links in my bio and stories. #rpg #trrpg #dcc #holeinthesky

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DCC – Hole in the Sky Review
There’s a pumpkin-headed but polite creature stalking the prison who will, every once in a while, grab one of the PCs and pop them in his gob
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October 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Jester
September 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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newmadras.bsky.social
In a couple days, it'll be one year of joining Rascal. I'm grateful that I get to do this job. Which is part of why I work so hard at it. Because it's a tough job when I do it well because I'm trying to tell the stories of real people and I don't want to mess that up.

Thanks for reading, folks.
rascal.news Rascal News @rascal.news · Sep 29
Shadowrun is a unique phenomenon in the world of games. It's not the biggest game, but almost everyone’s heard of it — though what they’ve heard might not be complimentary. What's the story there? Why does it have the reputation it does?
Why do people love to hate Shadowrun?
A long-form exploration of corporations, cyberpunk, and elves.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
thedicepool.bsky.social
New post on the dice pool dot com! I’m still looking at the GM advice in Blades in the Dark by @johnharper.bsky.social . Today’s post is about GM goals, actions and principles. #rpg #ttrpg #bladesinthedark

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Blades in the Dark GM Tools
I’ll be honest, I don’t usually think about the games I run in terms of goals, beyond a vague desire to do my best to GM competently, engage the players and make them entertaining.
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September 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM