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Alphastream
@alphastream.bsky.social
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Husband, father, Colombian-American game designer, environmentalist.
✍️ https://Alphastream.org
📺 https://youtube.com/@AlphastreamRPG
🥰 https://www.patreon.com/Alphastream
🎤 https://masteringdungeons.podbean.com/
📝 https://bit.ly/AboutTeos
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My Go-To Technique for RPG Character Intros!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYZm...

The character montage is my favorite character introduction technique for #DnD or any other #ttrpg . See examples, how to explain it to players, and even how to use it for travel, to resolve a scene, and much more!
A still from the D&D movie shows the hero Xenk Yendar jumping onto the red dragon Themberchaud. The image is framed by an old TV set, with the Alphastream logo over one of the dials.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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#PirateBorg is going great today! Halloween decor turns out to be perfect for my relic!
A plastic skeletal bird Halloween decoration next to a ritual card of a skeletal birds Two large ships with our minis as we board
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Really enjoyed our #DrawSteel Delian Tomb game last night! Nice combo of free-form town exploration, player creativity, and a mage’s tower!
Dungeon tiles create a round tower, with heroes fighting arachnids inside. Spider webs cover some of the ground.
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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DM Tips and Review for Dungeons & Dragons Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club!

From Ballad of the Rat King to Devil, Metal, Die, let’s see whether this boxed set captures the magic of #StrangerThings and rocks like Eddie Munson!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEkj...

#DnD #TTRPG
The adventures and some handouts from the Stranger Things D&D boxed set are scattered about, with an image of Eddie Munson at the center.
October 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Really fun to read the new #DnD Adventures in Faerun book! I’m amazed the team seems to have advanced the calendar by 7-9 years to 1501 DR. Previous 5E adventures are now in the rearview mirror. We skipped some years and some fun years yet to come!

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List of years around 1591 DR. Full text at Alphastream.org
October 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Panels at #Gamehole Con!

At Marriot “Military Ridge” room!

Project Communication 101
Fri 3 PM

Progressing your Freelance Career
Fri 4 PM

Physical/Printing
Sat 10 AM

Game Design for YOU
Sat 11 AM

Design and Worldbuilding for Kids
Sat 2 PM

Writing for Con Play
Sat 3 PM
October 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Draw Steel Combat Encounters!

Teos and Shawn examine how the Draw Steel RPG handles player turns, including forced movement, damage, and dying!

Listen or watch:
MasteringDungeons.podbean.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mkg...
#DnD #TTRPG #DrawSteel
A Draw Steel Warrior struggles against goblins swarming him. Shawn and Teos are smiling.
October 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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News: D&D Hellfire at Target, Free Daggerheart Roll20 Quickstart, Drakkenheim for Daggeheart, Our Approach to Learn New RPGs, and more!

Listen or watch:
MasteringDungeons.podbean.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLDG...
#DnD #TTRPG #Daggerheart #StrangerThings
An image from the Stranger Things boxed set, depicting Eddie DMing and a die being cast, is superimposed between Shawn and Teos.
October 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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When @themightyjerd.bsky.social runs Pirate Borg, he doesn't mess around! And I did get to ride a shark and talk to a kraken!
Miniatures and terrain, including a small boat and a larger ship shipwrecked vessel, all on a blue ocean battlemat.
October 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Highest Character Complexity: D&D, Draw Steel, or Daggerheart?

How do these games rank in character complexity? Why is latency important? And how do these three RPGs compare to Pirate Borg and Shadowdark? Let’s find out!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxVA...

#DnD #Daggerheart #DrawSteel #ttrpg
The covers of all three books for the D&D Player's Handbook, Draw Steel Heroes, and Daggerheart are displayed next to each other. The words "Most Complex?" are superimposed.
October 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Saw this wild sight on my hike. Huge tree had split an old trunk.
October 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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How an RPG Book is Made, Part 2!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN0f...

How should a book be made? Find out which steps happen in which order and the pitfalls to avoid! Part 2 covers proofreading, layout, art, PDFs vs offset vs print-on-demand, and more!

#ttrpg #DnD #DrawSteel #Daggerheart
The title of the video is superimposed over a gaming battlemat, with several RPG books opened around the edge, including Forge of Foes, Daggerheart, Acquisitions Incorporated, Shadow of the Weird Wizard, Draw Steel, Alice is Missing, Shadowdark, The Monster Overhaul, and the 2024 D&D Monster Manual.
October 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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How an RPG Book is Made!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g8n...

Scott Gray @scottfgray.bsky.social and I walk through how to make an RPG book! We use examples from Scott's career working on amazing books such as Draw Steel, Daggerheart, Forge of Foes, CORE20, D&D, and much more!

#ttrpg #DnD
The covers for Draw Steel, Acquisitions Incorporated, Forge of Foes, Daggerhearts, Shadowdark, 13th Age, and two Ghostfire Gaming adventures are all visible, with the title of the video superimposed.
September 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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DM Tips for the Caves of Chaos in Heroes of the Borderlands!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjN4...

How to run fun caves, make your prep manageable, and create a stronger narrative!

My final video looking at the Starter Set!

#DnD #ttrpg
The contents of the starter set are spread out, with the Caves of Chaos book on top, depicting kobolds taking a large egg into one of the caves.
September 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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DM Tips for the Keep in Heroes of the Borderlands!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hkl...

A detailed look at the Keep on the Borderlands adventure booklet, when to use the inner vs outer keep, and how to establish a cadence between keep, wilderness, and caves!

#DnD #ttrpg
A pile of Heroes of the Borderlands maps, tiles, and handouts, with the Keep booklet on top. The title is superimposed in yellow, Keep on the Borderland Tips.
September 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Look what arrived today, @themonstersknow.com !!
Keith’s latest book, Making Enemies!
September 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Attending Gamehole Con? Panel alert!

Writing Games for Convention Play

gameholecon.com/events/event...

#ttrpg #DnD #GameholeCon
Image showing the panelists: Teos Abadia, Anthony Joyce-Rivera, Ethan Yen, Connor Self-Gonzalez, and Joe Raso. The panel is at Gamehole on Saturday the 18th of October at 3 PM at the Marriott.
September 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Attending Gamehole Con? Panel alert!

Freelancing 201: Progressing your Tabletop Career

gameholecon.com/events/event...
An image showing the panelists: Ethan Yen, Teos Abadia, LaTia Jacquise, Anthony Joyce-Rivera, and that it takes place on Friday October 17 at 4 PM at the Marriott.
September 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Make the Most of Heroes of the Borderlands – Wilderness Adventures!

Tips to run a better game using the latest D&D starter set, including a suggested flow to alternate between trips to the keep and caves!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGMf...
#DnD #TTRPG
Components from the Heroes of the Borderlands starter set are displayed on a table, the picture taken from above. The Wilderness book is in the center. The title Wilderness Tips is superimposed.
September 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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I can’t believe how fortunate I have been to have such great players for an amazing Deadlands campaign! An epic conclusion and even more fun was hearing what the characters will do the next year to close out their story arcs.
Dwarven Forge terrain and painted minis depict a tree-lined ravine with the heroes at the bottom facing an enormous tree-fungus.
September 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set - What Adventures are Like!

I take a look at the adventures (spoilers for the Wilderness adventure book) and share experiences watching this set run at the PAX West convention dozens of times each day!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS2H...

#DnD #TTRPG
The title The Adventures is superimposed over a collection of starter set components, including maps, booklets, tokens, monster cards, and handouts.
September 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set - Components and Characters Review!

This starter set ran dozens of times each day at PAX West! Hear how it did for new and casual players and see my walkthrough of the cool character boards and other components!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=loHQ...

#DnD #TTRPG
Components of the starter set strewn around the box, including tokens, monster cards, character cards, equipment cards, and maps. The title "Convention Tested" is superimposed.
September 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Absolutely amazing #PirateBorg session today, run by @themightyjerd.bsky.social !

Did we succeed? Gloriously, no! But did we live? Like pirates, we did!
Dwarven forge terrain for villages and docks, miniatures, and several sizes of ships, all on a gaming table.
September 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Having so much fun at #paxwest helping hundreds of players run #DnD!
August 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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My Favorite Part of Draw Steel?

The Draw Steel RPG by MCDM has many awesome surprises. My favorite so far may be Complications. Learn how this design creates amazing story and weaves characters and campaigns together in interesting ways!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rVG...

#DrawSteel #ttrpg #DnD
Teos grits his teeth and swings a two-handed sword! The cover of the Heroes book for Draw Steel can be seen to one side.
August 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM