don💢
@widsithatopos.bsky.social
Iä! Iä! I'm a giant homosexual 🏳️🌈 cisgay queer nerdman, with my head in Arkham & my heart in Lankhmar. Here for TTRPG-heads, geeky queers, and assorted other Internet randos. Sometimes I need an audience. Say hi to your dad for me. 😉
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don💢
@widsithatopos.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Hello Bsky! I'm Don, and I mostly use this account to learn about TTRPG projects, to keep up on the industry in general, and to follow & boost people and stuff I like. I'm an amateur adventure writer and burgeoning con-head who loves the esprit de corps of the TTRPG space. Thanks for coming by!
A lovely day for growing older. 💀 Happy Halloween! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A lovely day for growing older. 💀 Happy Halloween! 🎃
Got into the office and discovered they're trying to prove the existence of Ceiling Cat again.
October 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Got into the office and discovered they're trying to prove the existence of Ceiling Cat again.
Preparing to leave the Midwest. Wil and I have had an amazing time, culminating in the discovery of Midleton Extra Rare at the airport bar. Best #GameholeCon yet!
October 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Preparing to leave the Midwest. Wil and I have had an amazing time, culminating in the discovery of Midleton Extra Rare at the airport bar. Best #GameholeCon yet!
Our 16th (?) anniversary spent at our third #GameholeCon, including the annual pilgrimage to Sol's On The Square (best Korean in Madison). I love this place almost as much as I love my husband. 🥰
October 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Our 16th (?) anniversary spent at our third #GameholeCon, including the annual pilgrimage to Sol's On The Square (best Korean in Madison). I love this place almost as much as I love my husband. 🥰
This. So many games have massive epic campaign arcs or deep lore revealed over many sessions, making them difficult to dip into...each is an expected commitment (and product lock-in). Would love smaller settings that somehow incentivize/reward you for the other games & characters you've played.
Here’s the problem as you get into more TTRPGs… You only have so much time to play or run them.
October 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This. So many games have massive epic campaign arcs or deep lore revealed over many sessions, making them difficult to dip into...each is an expected commitment (and product lock-in). Would love smaller settings that somehow incentivize/reward you for the other games & characters you've played.
Leavin' on that jet plane. See ya soon, #GameholeCon!
October 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Leavin' on that jet plane. See ya soon, #GameholeCon!
"Take me to this wonderous land of cheese." -- Tank, presumably
October 16, 2025 at 5:07 AM
"Take me to this wonderous land of cheese." -- Tank, presumably
While I was not at the table where this happened, I can confirm via multiple sources that yes, indeed, the constabulary was nearly summoned.
Grab your nearest cousin and meet us out by the old still!
Grab your nearest cousin and meet us out by the old still!
Mork Billy is live! Funded in 10 minutes.
Humor, hillbillies, Borg, death.
The game so wild we almost got the cops called at a convention.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
Humor, hillbillies, Borg, death.
The game so wild we almost got the cops called at a convention.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
Mork Billy The Role Playing Game
The hilarious Mörk Borg compatible game of hillbillies and death.
www.kickstarter.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
While I was not at the table where this happened, I can confirm via multiple sources that yes, indeed, the constabulary was nearly summoned.
Grab your nearest cousin and meet us out by the old still!
Grab your nearest cousin and meet us out by the old still!
#GAMEHOLECON! This year Connor and D8 Summit Charities are bringing some amazing panels to GHC, along with an AL adventure set in the Red City, a unique Domain of Dread. This is gonna be so good. We'll see you in Madison!
Where am I this weeekend? Gamehole Con, sharing hugs, words, and maybe even a game with my gamer friends.
Special thanks to @tabletopgaymers.bsky.social @D8Summit and my friends at @GameholeCon for making this possible.
Gifts and emotional support dog in tow for attendees. Say hi!
Special thanks to @tabletopgaymers.bsky.social @D8Summit and my friends at @GameholeCon for making this possible.
Gifts and emotional support dog in tow for attendees. Say hi!
October 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
#GAMEHOLECON! This year Connor and D8 Summit Charities are bringing some amazing panels to GHC, along with an AL adventure set in the Red City, a unique Domain of Dread. This is gonna be so good. We'll see you in Madison!
Ferry time! Off to see the inlaws and family friends for BBQ shenanigans. Nom!
September 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Ferry time! Off to see the inlaws and family friends for BBQ shenanigans. Nom!
A 2% merit increase, in this economy?!
Didn't have that on the bingo card for this week. Just in time for con season!
Didn't have that on the bingo card for this week. Just in time for con season!
September 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A 2% merit increase, in this economy?!
Didn't have that on the bingo card for this week. Just in time for con season!
Didn't have that on the bingo card for this week. Just in time for con season!
Connor does a good job talking up TinyD6! As proof: I now own all published TinyD6 materials (mostly from @gallantknightgames.com), and have run super fun genre mash-ups at conventions. It's a great system for a con setting & one-shots, since it's super easy to teach and learn. I adore the system.
I’m a HUGE fan of Tiny D6, with its numerous spins on genres. It’s a great simple TTRPG, with enough crunch to keep things interesting, but little enough that anybody can just pick it up and play. Never worked on it, but I promote the hell out of it.
Do you have a ttrpg that in your opinion is so under celebrated that you have appointed yourself head of the PR committee for that game? Where on at least one occasion someone mistakenly assumed you must have worked on it but really you're just unwell about it?
What's that game to you?
What's that game to you?
September 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Connor does a good job talking up TinyD6! As proof: I now own all published TinyD6 materials (mostly from @gallantknightgames.com), and have run super fun genre mash-ups at conventions. It's a great system for a con setting & one-shots, since it's super easy to teach and learn. I adore the system.
What a week! Adopted a cat on Sunday, fell deathly ill after a Monday night online D&D session, tested positive for COVID Tuesday morning, and the rest of the week was a blur of paxlovid and No Man's Sky. Just tested negative, in time for today's online D&D game. Whew!
Also: Tank is an awesome cat.
Also: Tank is an awesome cat.
September 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
What a week! Adopted a cat on Sunday, fell deathly ill after a Monday night online D&D session, tested positive for COVID Tuesday morning, and the rest of the week was a blur of paxlovid and No Man's Sky. Just tested negative, in time for today's online D&D game. Whew!
Also: Tank is an awesome cat.
Also: Tank is an awesome cat.
Hey, everybody! Meet Tank! He's a rescue kitty we adopted yesterday. He came with a pile of toys he likes to sleep on. Wil is already his favorite human. Great addition to the family.
September 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Hey, everybody! Meet Tank! He's a rescue kitty we adopted yesterday. He came with a pile of toys he likes to sleep on. Wil is already his favorite human. Great addition to the family.
I attended my first Gamehole Con so I could sit in on Connor's panels. I was not disappointed! Connor moderates and contributes to excellent panel discussions that are inclusive and thoughtful. Get yourself to Madison and check it out!
Join me at Gamehole Con 12 this year! Event sign-up begins tomorrow (Aug 30). The GHC Team was kind enough to provide D8 Summit Charities space to share several professional-quality panels – plus I’m running a few games too! Thanks to @tabletopgaymers.bsky.social for your panel sponsorship.
August 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I attended my first Gamehole Con so I could sit in on Connor's panels. I was not disappointed! Connor moderates and contributes to excellent panel discussions that are inclusive and thoughtful. Get yourself to Madison and check it out!
Filled-up my Gamehole Con wishlist 'cause I can't sign-up for anything yet. The hard part will be figuring out an actual itinerary when sign-ups open for my badge level...gonna have to resolve scheduling conflicts and remember to allot time with the husband. 😅
August 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Filled-up my Gamehole Con wishlist 'cause I can't sign-up for anything yet. The hard part will be figuring out an actual itinerary when sign-ups open for my badge level...gonna have to resolve scheduling conflicts and remember to allot time with the husband. 😅
My employer hosts a photo day once a year. This was our first year, and the fountain was quite enthusiastic.
August 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My employer hosts a photo day once a year. This was our first year, and the fountain was quite enthusiastic.
This is who runs this account.
August 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is who runs this account.
Gay stuff at the library.
August 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Gay stuff at the library.
Seattle Pride was quite nice this year. Perfect weather and great energy. A++, would gay again.
June 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Seattle Pride was quite nice this year. Perfect weather and great energy. A++, would gay again.
Would love to see my straight friends normalize regular HIV screening among themselves and their sex partners. A bit of active allyship which directly benefits you!
Level up your self-love and check your status on this National HIV Testing Day! Knowing your HIV status helps you stay healthy and pursue the right options for you. Learn more at www.hiv.gov/events/a...
#HIVTestingDay #HIVStatus #LoveYourself
#HIVTestingDay #HIVStatus #LoveYourself
June 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Would love to see my straight friends normalize regular HIV screening among themselves and their sex partners. A bit of active allyship which directly benefits you!
Glad to see WotC very quietly jumping on the bland, flavorless corporate 2025 allyship bandwagon. I like the dragons, aesthetically, but don't care for the IYKYK wink-and-a-nod message the design is meant to convey. But I'm super "queer as in fuck you" right now. 🤬
www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1985-c...
www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1985-c...
June 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Glad to see WotC very quietly jumping on the bland, flavorless corporate 2025 allyship bandwagon. I like the dragons, aesthetically, but don't care for the IYKYK wink-and-a-nod message the design is meant to convey. But I'm super "queer as in fuck you" right now. 🤬
www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1985-c...
www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1985-c...
Gotta set that mood with the politics between the Duchy of Gond and the Dovian League, and how that has brought me, the Lusty Hero of Corveer, to rescue the enticingly-bound Prince of House K'mel from the Donjon of Fiendish Delights...
Or: "Find a partner who enjoys taking your lore."
Or: "Find a partner who enjoys taking your lore."
June 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Gotta set that mood with the politics between the Duchy of Gond and the Dovian League, and how that has brought me, the Lusty Hero of Corveer, to rescue the enticingly-bound Prince of House K'mel from the Donjon of Fiendish Delights...
Or: "Find a partner who enjoys taking your lore."
Or: "Find a partner who enjoys taking your lore."
I've got a joke about Prometheus, but it's still taking shape.
I have a joke about Oedipus but I need to check with my mom first.
god this is good
June 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I've got a joke about Prometheus, but it's still taking shape.