Tabletop Roleplaying James
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Dad. Husband. Creator. Gamemaster for hire. Find the games I run, the games I make, and the designs and illustrations I sell at www.ttrpj.com
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The Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated... | Tabletop Roleplaying James
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As a birthday present to myself, I'm relaunching my Patreon with a renewed focus on the kind of content I want to be making. Help me celebrate my 39th trip around the sun and join along! #TTRPG #gaming #nerd #geek #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #patreon #freestuff
Men only want one thing and it’s a death like Boromir’s.
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Men only want one thing and it’s a death like Boromir’s.
My parenting style can best be summarized as that scene in Fellowship where Gandalf has to yell at Bilbo about how he’s not robbing him: logic, kindness, momentarily terrifying loss of patience, kindness and understanding again.
November 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
My parenting style can best be summarized as that scene in Fellowship where Gandalf has to yell at Bilbo about how he’s not robbing him: logic, kindness, momentarily terrifying loss of patience, kindness and understanding again.
Winter's here and so are my new homebrews! Meet the Shiverwights, frozen undead coming to steal the very warmth of your soul! Full stats and tips for running them on my #Patreon! #TTRGP #Daggerheart #Shadowdark #DnD #gaming #nerd
Shiverwights | Tabletop Roleplaying James
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November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Winter's here and so are my new homebrews! Meet the Shiverwights, frozen undead coming to steal the very warmth of your soul! Full stats and tips for running them on my #Patreon! #TTRGP #Daggerheart #Shadowdark #DnD #gaming #nerd
When the sun finally dips below the horizon and your party finds itself in the grip of the icy dark, what will YOU do to keep the fire burning? Outfit your PC with ideas on keeping the metaphorical heat on through the night on my #Patreon! #TTRPG #DnD #Daggerheart #Shadowdark #gaming #nerd #geek
Keeping the Fire Burning | Tabletop Roleplaying James
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November 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
When the sun finally dips below the horizon and your party finds itself in the grip of the icy dark, what will YOU do to keep the fire burning? Outfit your PC with ideas on keeping the metaphorical heat on through the night on my #Patreon! #TTRPG #DnD #Daggerheart #Shadowdark #gaming #nerd #geek
It's getting cold out there, #GM friends. Do you have what it takes to run a frozen survival session? Get my tips and tricks over on #Patreon and let the icy grip of fear take your players into the dark! #DND #Daggerheart #Shadowdark #TTRPG #nerd #geek
Running Survival Without the Misery | Tabletop Roleplaying James
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November 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
It's getting cold out there, #GM friends. Do you have what it takes to run a frozen survival session? Get my tips and tricks over on #Patreon and let the icy grip of fear take your players into the dark! #DND #Daggerheart #Shadowdark #TTRPG #nerd #geek
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November 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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You can't make this up.
November 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
You can't make this up.
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🔮Unearthed Arcana is back with five subclass updates!🔮
📿Path of the Spiritual Guardian (Barbarian)
🌩Path of the Storm Herald (Barbarian)
🐎Cavalier (Fighter)
🥴Warrior of Intoxication (Monk)
💔Oathbreaker (Paladin)
Link to full blog post below.
Highlights in 🧵1/7
📿Path of the Spiritual Guardian (Barbarian)
🌩Path of the Storm Herald (Barbarian)
🐎Cavalier (Fighter)
🥴Warrior of Intoxication (Monk)
💔Oathbreaker (Paladin)
Link to full blog post below.
Highlights in 🧵1/7
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🔮Unearthed Arcana is back with five subclass updates!🔮
📿Path of the Spiritual Guardian (Barbarian)
🌩Path of the Storm Herald (Barbarian)
🐎Cavalier (Fighter)
🥴Warrior of Intoxication (Monk)
💔Oathbreaker (Paladin)
Link to full blog post below.
Highlights in 🧵1/7
📿Path of the Spiritual Guardian (Barbarian)
🌩Path of the Storm Herald (Barbarian)
🐎Cavalier (Fighter)
🥴Warrior of Intoxication (Monk)
💔Oathbreaker (Paladin)
Link to full blog post below.
Highlights in 🧵1/7
Looking for a quick one-shot to drop into your campaign for spooky season? Check out my newly released folk-horror adventure, "The Gloaming Harvest," available now on my #Patreon! Subs start at as little as $1! #DnD #Daggerheart #TTRPG #nerd #halloween #spooky
The Gloaming Harvest | Tabletop Roleplaying James
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October 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Looking for a quick one-shot to drop into your campaign for spooky season? Check out my newly released folk-horror adventure, "The Gloaming Harvest," available now on my #Patreon! Subs start at as little as $1! #DnD #Daggerheart #TTRPG #nerd #halloween #spooky
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Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more!
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#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
Open Source TTRPG Resources
Here's a collection of forever open licensed tabletop roleplaying games and resources. Borrowed from and inspired by the Forever Open Source RPG game jam series.
Example Open Licenses
Creative Commons Zero ("CC0"). Release your work into the public domain. The most open license. Creative Com
thoughtpunks.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more!
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
“Three bodies. One will. The harvest has come due."
This week’s Homebrew Friday brings you the Crone Triumvirate, a three-as-one boss monster built for #5e and #Daggerheart. Epic horror. Candlelight and curses.
Full post + PDFs now on #Patreon.
#ttrpg #homebrew #dnd #halloween #gaming #nerd #geek
This week’s Homebrew Friday brings you the Crone Triumvirate, a three-as-one boss monster built for #5e and #Daggerheart. Epic horror. Candlelight and curses.
Full post + PDFs now on #Patreon.
#ttrpg #homebrew #dnd #halloween #gaming #nerd #geek
The Crone Triumvirate | Tabletop Roleplaying James
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October 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“Three bodies. One will. The harvest has come due."
This week’s Homebrew Friday brings you the Crone Triumvirate, a three-as-one boss monster built for #5e and #Daggerheart. Epic horror. Candlelight and curses.
Full post + PDFs now on #Patreon.
#ttrpg #homebrew #dnd #halloween #gaming #nerd #geek
This week’s Homebrew Friday brings you the Crone Triumvirate, a three-as-one boss monster built for #5e and #Daggerheart. Epic horror. Candlelight and curses.
Full post + PDFs now on #Patreon.
#ttrpg #homebrew #dnd #halloween #gaming #nerd #geek
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Advanced Gamemastery: Shared Campaign Worlds: The Alexandrian
https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/52977/roleplaying-games/advanced-gamemastery-share-your-world
#dnd #ttrpg
https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/52977/roleplaying-games/advanced-gamemastery-share-your-world
#dnd #ttrpg
October 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Advanced Gamemastery: Shared Campaign Worlds: The Alexandrian
https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/52977/roleplaying-games/advanced-gamemastery-share-your-world
#dnd #ttrpg
https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/52977/roleplaying-games/advanced-gamemastery-share-your-world
#dnd #ttrpg
What makes a witch’s lair actually scary?
It’s not the piles of bones, the bubbling cauldron, or the creepy nursery rhyme echoing through the trees. It’s the feeling that the place itself is alive—that it’s watching you back.
Get my tips for building that hag's harrowing haunt on #Patreon
#TTRPG
It’s not the piles of bones, the bubbling cauldron, or the creepy nursery rhyme echoing through the trees. It’s the feeling that the place itself is alive—that it’s watching you back.
Get my tips for building that hag's harrowing haunt on #Patreon
#TTRPG
The Art of the Witch’s Lair: Building Creepy Encounter Spaces | Tabletop Roleplaying James
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October 14, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Need some spooky minions for your witchy one-shots this month? May I introduce The Cursed Effigy and the Gloam-Sworn Disciple, now live on my #Patreon! Paid memberships start at $1 and unlock new homebrew for #5E and #Daggerheart every week!
#TTRPG #DND #gaming #geek #nerd #October #Halloween
#TTRPG #DND #gaming #geek #nerd #October #Halloween
Cursed Effigies and Gloam-Sworn Disciples | Tabletop Roleplaying James
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October 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Need some spooky minions for your witchy one-shots this month? May I introduce The Cursed Effigy and the Gloam-Sworn Disciple, now live on my #Patreon! Paid memberships start at $1 and unlock new homebrew for #5E and #Daggerheart every week!
#TTRPG #DND #gaming #geek #nerd #October #Halloween
#TTRPG #DND #gaming #geek #nerd #October #Halloween
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It’s a long shot… but my mom needs property tax money for the house she is inheriting. She is on a fixed income with Social Security and while she can budget for future tax bills, this one is a more immediate need.
Pink Security & More is pay what you want and all money would go to helping my mom!
Pink Security & More is pay what you want and all money would go to helping my mom!
Pink Security & More! by DJTheGM
A Cypher System post-post apocalyptic junk punk setting!
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October 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It’s a long shot… but my mom needs property tax money for the house she is inheriting. She is on a fixed income with Social Security and while she can budget for future tax bills, this one is a more immediate need.
Pink Security & More is pay what you want and all money would go to helping my mom!
Pink Security & More is pay what you want and all money would go to helping my mom!
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Member of the Chicago press gets arrested by
masked ICE GOONS
masked ICE GOONS
October 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Member of the Chicago press gets arrested by
masked ICE GOONS
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Player Tip of the Week: How to Roleplay a Character Slowly Losing Their Mind
Creepy. Subtle. Powerful.
✅ Build tension, not chaos
✅ Work with your DM
✅ Make madness emotional, not caricatured
Full post now on Patreon!
#DnD #TTRPG #RoleplayTips #CharacterArc #SpookySeason
Creepy. Subtle. Powerful.
✅ Build tension, not chaos
✅ Work with your DM
✅ Make madness emotional, not caricatured
Full post now on Patreon!
#DnD #TTRPG #RoleplayTips #CharacterArc #SpookySeason
Losing It (In-Character): How to Roleplay a Slow Descent into Madness | Tabletop Roleplaying James
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October 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Player Tip of the Week: How to Roleplay a Character Slowly Losing Their Mind
Creepy. Subtle. Powerful.
✅ Build tension, not chaos
✅ Work with your DM
✅ Make madness emotional, not caricatured
Full post now on Patreon!
#DnD #TTRPG #RoleplayTips #CharacterArc #SpookySeason
Creepy. Subtle. Powerful.
✅ Build tension, not chaos
✅ Work with your DM
✅ Make madness emotional, not caricatured
Full post now on Patreon!
#DnD #TTRPG #RoleplayTips #CharacterArc #SpookySeason
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October 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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So America, you take your 33 1/3 tariff, minus my 25% tariff and you got an 8 1/3 chance of winning with a Tariff.
But then you take my 75% tariff, if we go into shutdown, and then add 66 2/3 per cents, I got 141 2/3 tariff. See USA, the numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for you in 2025.
But then you take my 75% tariff, if we go into shutdown, and then add 66 2/3 per cents, I got 141 2/3 tariff. See USA, the numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for you in 2025.
October 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
So America, you take your 33 1/3 tariff, minus my 25% tariff and you got an 8 1/3 chance of winning with a Tariff.
But then you take my 75% tariff, if we go into shutdown, and then add 66 2/3 per cents, I got 141 2/3 tariff. See USA, the numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for you in 2025.
But then you take my 75% tariff, if we go into shutdown, and then add 66 2/3 per cents, I got 141 2/3 tariff. See USA, the numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for you in 2025.
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EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!
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Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor
The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.
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September 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!
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GM Tip of the Week:Want your villains to hit harder?Foreshadow early, foreshadow often. Drop vibes, not spoilers. Repeat with variation. Use NPC gossip & visual cues. Full write-up on #Patreon now!
#DnD #DungeonMasterTips #Storytelling #TTRPGAdvice #VillainDesign #GMtools
#DnD #DungeonMasterTips #Storytelling #TTRPGAdvice #VillainDesign #GMtools
Foreshadowing Like a Villain: How to Plant Seeds Without Giving Away the Whole Garden | Tabletop Roleplaying James
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September 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
GM Tip of the Week:Want your villains to hit harder?Foreshadow early, foreshadow often. Drop vibes, not spoilers. Repeat with variation. Use NPC gossip & visual cues. Full write-up on #Patreon now!
#DnD #DungeonMasterTips #Storytelling #TTRPGAdvice #VillainDesign #GMtools
#DnD #DungeonMasterTips #Storytelling #TTRPGAdvice #VillainDesign #GMtools
A little under 3 hours to my first game for #Roll20Con. Pretty excited for it, I'm running a quickstart from the new Heroes of the Borderlands set.
September 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A little under 3 hours to my first game for #Roll20Con. Pretty excited for it, I'm running a quickstart from the new Heroes of the Borderlands set.
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Running all year long! The *third* Forever Open Source game jam. Come contribute not just games (though we love games!) but SRDs, art, music, settings, anything that helps people create or play TTRPGs! Explore a world of open gaming:
itch.io/jam/forever-...
#TTRPG #GameJam
itch.io/jam/forever-...
#TTRPG #GameJam
September 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Running all year long! The *third* Forever Open Source game jam. Come contribute not just games (though we love games!) but SRDs, art, music, settings, anything that helps people create or play TTRPGs! Explore a world of open gaming:
itch.io/jam/forever-...
#TTRPG #GameJam
itch.io/jam/forever-...
#TTRPG #GameJam
🧙 Wednesday Player Tip:
Want your character arc to actually hit?
Start with a vibe, not a script.
✅ Leave loose ends
✅ Let your party shape you
✅ Break your own rules (for drama!)
📜 Full write-up on #Patreon now!
#DnDCharacter #PlayerTips #TTRPGAdvice #DungeonsAndDragons #CharacterGrowth
Want your character arc to actually hit?
Start with a vibe, not a script.
✅ Leave loose ends
✅ Let your party shape you
✅ Break your own rules (for drama!)
📜 Full write-up on #Patreon now!
#DnDCharacter #PlayerTips #TTRPGAdvice #DungeonsAndDragons #CharacterGrowth
Flexible Character Concepts | Tabletop Roleplaying James
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September 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🧙 Wednesday Player Tip:
Want your character arc to actually hit?
Start with a vibe, not a script.
✅ Leave loose ends
✅ Let your party shape you
✅ Break your own rules (for drama!)
📜 Full write-up on #Patreon now!
#DnDCharacter #PlayerTips #TTRPGAdvice #DungeonsAndDragons #CharacterGrowth
Want your character arc to actually hit?
Start with a vibe, not a script.
✅ Leave loose ends
✅ Let your party shape you
✅ Break your own rules (for drama!)
📜 Full write-up on #Patreon now!
#DnDCharacter #PlayerTips #TTRPGAdvice #DungeonsAndDragons #CharacterGrowth