The Grendel
@thegrendeldm.bsky.social
Lover of TTRPGS, Horror, and all things nerdy. Member of the DMsafterdark TTRPG actual play and writer of RPG scenarios for Call of Cthulu and other games. (He/him)
Tonight at 7pmish est is the finale of @evilhat.bsky.social ‘s Deathmatch Island.
www.twitch.tv/dmsafterdark
www.twitch.tv/dmsafterdark
January 17, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Tonight at 7pmish est is the finale of @evilhat.bsky.social ‘s Deathmatch Island.
www.twitch.tv/dmsafterdark
www.twitch.tv/dmsafterdark
Katie Pruitt - Look The Other Way (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by KatiePruittVEVO
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January 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
We are the DMs and Rene Plays Games wish you all a very happy holiday season! Be sure to check out of Christmas special wherever you get your podcasts, and may the Christmas Bean Trees smile upon you
December 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We are the DMs and Rene Plays Games wish you all a very happy holiday season! Be sure to check out of Christmas special wherever you get your podcasts, and may the Christmas Bean Trees smile upon you
DMsafterdark are live again tomorrow night at 7pmish EST for the next session of @evilhat.bsky.social Deathmatch island!
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December 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
DMsafterdark are live again tomorrow night at 7pmish EST for the next session of @evilhat.bsky.social Deathmatch island!
m.twitch.tv/dmsafterdark...
m.twitch.tv/dmsafterdark...
@dmsafterdark.bsky.social is back tomorrow Saturday the 6th at 7pmish EST continuing our run of @evilhat.bsky.social Deathmatch Island! We’re heading to island 2. Hope to see you there!
www.twitch.tv/dmsafterdark
www.twitch.tv/dmsafterdark
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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December 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
@dmsafterdark.bsky.social is back tomorrow Saturday the 6th at 7pmish EST continuing our run of @evilhat.bsky.social Deathmatch Island! We’re heading to island 2. Hope to see you there!
www.twitch.tv/dmsafterdark
www.twitch.tv/dmsafterdark
@dmsafterdark.bsky.social are live again tomorrow, Saturday the 15th at 7pmish EST with another session of @evilhat.bsky.social Deathmatch Island. Hope to see you there!
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
@dmsafterdark.bsky.social are live again tomorrow, Saturday the 15th at 7pmish EST with another session of @evilhat.bsky.social Deathmatch Island. Hope to see you there!
@dmsafterdark.bsky.social are live again tomorrow night at 7pmish est with the second session if our Deathmatch Island series!
@evilhat.bsky.social
#ttrpg
@evilhat.bsky.social
#ttrpg
October 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
@dmsafterdark.bsky.social are live again tomorrow night at 7pmish est with the second session if our Deathmatch Island series!
@evilhat.bsky.social
#ttrpg
@evilhat.bsky.social
#ttrpg
My new Call of Cthulhu scenario Debitum Ignis is available now!
A young neurodivergent man is falsely accused if witchcraft in a Colonial Rhode Island village, and the investigators must uncover the truth of the darkness in Houton.
@callofcthulhu
@chaosium
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
A young neurodivergent man is falsely accused if witchcraft in a Colonial Rhode Island village, and the investigators must uncover the truth of the darkness in Houton.
@callofcthulhu
@chaosium
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Debitum Ignis - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | DriveThruRPG
Welcome to Houton, a village founded on the Rhode Island Colony’s motto of “hope.” Hope to escape the persecution of the Massachusetts Colony. Hope to escape the witch trials that have swept through t...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
My new Call of Cthulhu scenario Debitum Ignis is available now!
A young neurodivergent man is falsely accused if witchcraft in a Colonial Rhode Island village, and the investigators must uncover the truth of the darkness in Houton.
@callofcthulhu
@chaosium
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
A young neurodivergent man is falsely accused if witchcraft in a Colonial Rhode Island village, and the investigators must uncover the truth of the darkness in Houton.
@callofcthulhu
@chaosium
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
We’re on twitch again tomorrow night at 7ish est playing @evilhat.bsky.social’s Deathmatch Island. Hope to see ya there!
www.twitch.tv/dmsafterdark
www.twitch.tv/dmsafterdark
October 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We’re on twitch again tomorrow night at 7ish est playing @evilhat.bsky.social’s Deathmatch Island. Hope to see ya there!
www.twitch.tv/dmsafterdark
www.twitch.tv/dmsafterdark
Streaming again tomorrow night. Taking a break from rpgs for something silly; temu/wish/etsy price is right
September 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Streaming again tomorrow night. Taking a break from rpgs for something silly; temu/wish/etsy price is right
Reposted by The Grendel
Brand-new International Journal of Role-Playing issue, this time on the topic of Consent in RPGs. @suzphdm.bsky.social served as Special Issue Editor on this one, and we are thrilled to see it in the world.
journals.uu.se/IJRP/issue/v...
journals.uu.se/IJRP/issue/v...
No. 16 (2025): International Journal of Role-playing Issue 16 | International Journal of Role-Playing
Special Issue: Consent in Analog Role-playing Games
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September 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Brand-new International Journal of Role-Playing issue, this time on the topic of Consent in RPGs. @suzphdm.bsky.social served as Special Issue Editor on this one, and we are thrilled to see it in the world.
journals.uu.se/IJRP/issue/v...
journals.uu.se/IJRP/issue/v...
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I didn't just write a defense of rules light games. I rebut common criticisms of rules heavy games too! The only hot take here is TTRPGs are wonderful and variety is great! Come see why I think rules heavy games don't deserve the heat.
thoughtpunks.com/reb...
#TTRPG #Blog
thoughtpunks.com/reb...
#TTRPG #Blog
Rebuttals to Criticisms of Rules-Heavy TTRPGs
Also be sure to check out the contrasting defense of rules lite games!
Why Complexity Isn’t a Flaw
Defending Depth, Structure, and the Joy of Mastery
Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) offer a mix of creativity, strategy, and storytelling, but there’s often a rift between rules-light and rule
thoughtpunks.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I didn't just write a defense of rules light games. I rebut common criticisms of rules heavy games too! The only hot take here is TTRPGs are wonderful and variety is great! Come see why I think rules heavy games don't deserve the heat.
thoughtpunks.com/reb...
#TTRPG #Blog
thoughtpunks.com/reb...
#TTRPG #Blog
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We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
September 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
Tomorrow night we wrap up this phase of our Company of The Dragon campaign with the party in Whitewall just in time for the final Lunar assault.
#glorantha #chaosium
#glorantha #chaosium
September 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Tomorrow night we wrap up this phase of our Company of The Dragon campaign with the party in Whitewall just in time for the final Lunar assault.
#glorantha #chaosium
#glorantha #chaosium
We’re 5 copies away from Silver on my Call of Cthulhu scenario Deadfellas. I’ve lowered the price to 3 bucks for the weekend to get over the hump. If you want a fun mobster one shot, consider buying it!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Deadfellas - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | DriveThruRPG
Driving. In a Cold Sweat. Northbound. On an Icy Highway.
In the winter of 1982 four mobsters are in a Cadillac driving North from New York City into a blinding snowstorm. Each harbors secrets that wo...
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September 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We’re 5 copies away from Silver on my Call of Cthulhu scenario Deadfellas. I’ve lowered the price to 3 bucks for the weekend to get over the hump. If you want a fun mobster one shot, consider buying it!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
August 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
August 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Our podcast has surpassed 25k all time downloads! Thanks for listening! And if you have been listening, wtf is wrong with you?
@dmsafterdark.bsky.social
@runequest.fun
@dmsafterdark.bsky.social
@runequest.fun
July 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Our podcast has surpassed 25k all time downloads! Thanks for listening! And if you have been listening, wtf is wrong with you?
@dmsafterdark.bsky.social
@runequest.fun
@dmsafterdark.bsky.social
@runequest.fun
Streaming again tomorrow night at 7pm EST. Rue and Brynns wedding was crashed by some trolls in need. What will happen next?
#glorantha #chaosium
#glorantha #chaosium
July 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Streaming again tomorrow night at 7pm EST. Rue and Brynns wedding was crashed by some trolls in need. What will happen next?
#glorantha #chaosium
#glorantha #chaosium
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New video! #Callofcthulhu review of the amazing Deadfellas by @thegrendeldm.bsky.social! 💜🧡
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpqy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpqy...
Goodfellas meets Call of Cthulhu! RPG Review.
YouTube video by Jack Squarepeg
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July 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
New video! #Callofcthulhu review of the amazing Deadfellas by @thegrendeldm.bsky.social! 💜🧡
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpqy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpqy...
Back streaming Company of The Dragon for @runequest.fun tomorrow night at 7 est.
@chaosium.bsky.social
@dmsafterdark.bsky.social
@chaosium.bsky.social
@dmsafterdark.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Back streaming Company of The Dragon for @runequest.fun tomorrow night at 7 est.
@chaosium.bsky.social
@dmsafterdark.bsky.social
@chaosium.bsky.social
@dmsafterdark.bsky.social
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Deadfellas by @thegrendeldm.bsky.social and starring @davidwaldron.bsky.social Nick, Pigalek and Turquoise Vixen is up! Go get your shinebox!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej0c...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej0c...
Deadfellas- Call Of Cthulhu Actual Play
YouTube video by Jack Squarepeg
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June 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Deadfellas by @thegrendeldm.bsky.social and starring @davidwaldron.bsky.social Nick, Pigalek and Turquoise Vixen is up! Go get your shinebox!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej0c...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej0c...
Back live tomorrow night with the continuation of our Company of The Dragon campaign
June 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Back live tomorrow night with the continuation of our Company of The Dragon campaign
May 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM