Andrew Stretch
@andrewstretch.bsky.social
Senior Content Manager & Podcaster @ TechRaptor | Writes News, Reviews, and Guides for as many games as I can get my hands on | Loves Kingdom Hearts, D&D 5e, and engaging in discussion about really nerdy stuff
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Andrew Stretch
@andrewstretch.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Taliesin Jaffe Discusses Asha of Critical Role Downfall And How To Be A Good TTRPG Player
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For anyone refinding from Twitter a quick catch up
Editor, writer, interviewer, podcaster etc @techraptor.net
Big into all video games, TTRPG (D&D mostly but I like to explore around), and tabletop
Recent exciting piece: Taliesin Jaffe discussion about CR Downfall
youtu.be/bsS-aGTq-_4?...
Editor, writer, interviewer, podcaster etc @techraptor.net
Big into all video games, TTRPG (D&D mostly but I like to explore around), and tabletop
Recent exciting piece: Taliesin Jaffe discussion about CR Downfall
youtu.be/bsS-aGTq-_4?...
Last year I enjoyed learning about the ways fashion is different for body types and intention, this year I challenged @amariebythesea.bsky.social, MatPat, and @estefannie.bsky.social to disect some Video Game looks for why they worked (or didn't)
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Video Game Fit Check With Creators In Fashion's Amy Roberts, MatPat, and Estefannie
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October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Last year I enjoyed learning about the ways fashion is different for body types and intention, this year I challenged @amariebythesea.bsky.social, MatPat, and @estefannie.bsky.social to disect some Video Game looks for why they worked (or didn't)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEWo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEWo...
The new #DigimonStory game is absolutely peak.
Combat is incredibly deep, plenty of systems to invest in, and the story is a healthy mix of Tamers and Savers.
Took me 55 hours and I've still got about a dozen side quests to complete and Outer Dungeons to find
@bandainamcousa.bsky.social
Combat is incredibly deep, plenty of systems to invest in, and the story is a healthy mix of Tamers and Savers.
Took me 55 hours and I've still got about a dozen side quests to complete and Outer Dungeons to find
@bandainamcousa.bsky.social
Digimon Story: Time Stranger manages to top almost every aspect of previous titles while remaining a great entry point for new fans to enjoy turn based combat and monster evolution mechanics.
Digimon Story: Time Stranger manages to top almost every aspect of previous titles while remaining a great entry point for new fans to enjoy turn based combat and monster evolution mechanics.
Digimon Story: Time Stranger manages to top almost every aspect of previous titles while remaining a great entry point for new fans to enjoy turn based combat and monster evolution mechanics.
Read this article on TechRaptor
dlvr.it
October 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The new #DigimonStory game is absolutely peak.
Combat is incredibly deep, plenty of systems to invest in, and the story is a healthy mix of Tamers and Savers.
Took me 55 hours and I've still got about a dozen side quests to complete and Outer Dungeons to find
@bandainamcousa.bsky.social
Combat is incredibly deep, plenty of systems to invest in, and the story is a healthy mix of Tamers and Savers.
Took me 55 hours and I've still got about a dozen side quests to complete and Outer Dungeons to find
@bandainamcousa.bsky.social
I had a fascinating conversation with the cast of @criticalrole.bsky.social about the skosh they've played of Campaign 4, table dynamics, and fan shipping.
Check out the full interview!
#CriticalRole #Critters #DnD #Araman
Check out the full interview!
#CriticalRole #Critters #DnD #Araman
Ahead of Campaign 4 of Critical Role, I sat down with half of the cast to learn about the character-creation process, incorrect fan collages, and how "everybody's hot."
Ahead of Campaign 4 of Critical Role, I sat down with half of the cast to learn about the character-creation process, incorrect fan collages, and how "everybody's hot."
Ahead of Campaign 4 of Critical Role, I sat down with half of the cast to learn about the character-creation process, incorrect fan collages, and how "everybody's hot."
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dlvr.it
September 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I had a fascinating conversation with the cast of @criticalrole.bsky.social about the skosh they've played of Campaign 4, table dynamics, and fan shipping.
Check out the full interview!
#CriticalRole #Critters #DnD #Araman
Check out the full interview!
#CriticalRole #Critters #DnD #Araman
*reads book*
The party will head through a trash dump and through a dragon skeleton to escape
> Oh cool, I can build that
*Sitting down to play*
"Why don't we void warp everyone 100 feet away a turn at a time and just run"
> I guess I'm rebuilding the encounter
The party will head through a trash dump and through a dragon skeleton to escape
> Oh cool, I can build that
*Sitting down to play*
"Why don't we void warp everyone 100 feet away a turn at a time and just run"
> I guess I'm rebuilding the encounter
August 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
*reads book*
The party will head through a trash dump and through a dragon skeleton to escape
> Oh cool, I can build that
*Sitting down to play*
"Why don't we void warp everyone 100 feet away a turn at a time and just run"
> I guess I'm rebuilding the encounter
The party will head through a trash dump and through a dragon skeleton to escape
> Oh cool, I can build that
*Sitting down to play*
"Why don't we void warp everyone 100 feet away a turn at a time and just run"
> I guess I'm rebuilding the encounter
Reposted by Andrew Stretch
Hot off the heels of the Campaign 4 release date announcement and DM switch up Critical Role has teased the setting of Campaign 4 with an ARG
Hot off the heels of the Campaign 4 release date announcement and DM switch up Critical Role has teased the setting of Campaign 4 with an ARG
Hot off the heels of the Campaign 4 release date announcement and DM switch up Critical Role has teased the setting of Campaign 4 with an ARG
Read this article on TechRaptor
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August 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Hot off the heels of the Campaign 4 release date announcement and DM switch up Critical Role has teased the setting of Campaign 4 with an ARG
This is actually a kinda interesting idea.
Have up your favorite commentator and the official stream, sync up the timer, and it's like picking audio commentary.
Also means both streams get the view. I see the vision here
Have up your favorite commentator and the official stream, sync up the timer, and it's like picking audio commentary.
Also means both streams get the view. I see the vision here
Capcom announced some news today in a post titled "Regarding Video Uploads and Co-Streaming for “Street Fighter League: Pro-JP 2025”". That post said Hey, usually you can't restream SFL:JP, ok? But! you CAN do a watch party for it, as long as you only capture part of it
The part you can capture:
The part you can capture:
August 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is actually a kinda interesting idea.
Have up your favorite commentator and the official stream, sync up the timer, and it's like picking audio commentary.
Also means both streams get the view. I see the vision here
Have up your favorite commentator and the official stream, sync up the timer, and it's like picking audio commentary.
Also means both streams get the view. I see the vision here
Good Saturday for me
Not at much for my players...
Not at much for my players...
August 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Good Saturday for me
Not at much for my players...
Not at much for my players...
Got the most insane fortune in my cookie last night, never seen something like this and I fucking lost it laughing
August 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Got the most insane fortune in my cookie last night, never seen something like this and I fucking lost it laughing
Reposted by Andrew Stretch
The Critical Role Direct not only revealed the release date of Campaign 4, but that Brennan Lee Mulligan will be taking over as GM
The Critical Role Direct not only revealed the release date of Campaign 4, but that Brennan Lee Mulligan will be taking over as GM
The Critical Role Direct not only revealed the release date of Campaign 4, but that Brennan Lee Mulligan will be taking over as GM
Read this article on TechRaptor
dlvr.it
August 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Critical Role Direct not only revealed the release date of Campaign 4, but that Brennan Lee Mulligan will be taking over as GM
Was truly wild to see this #CriticalRole news come across my desk
- October 2nd release date
- @matthewmercer.bsky.social as a player with returning... and new faces
- @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social as the DM for the WHOLE CAMPAIGN
No confirmed system yet..
#Critters
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- October 2nd release date
- @matthewmercer.bsky.social as a player with returning... and new faces
- @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social as the DM for the WHOLE CAMPAIGN
No confirmed system yet..
#Critters
techraptor.net/tabletop/new...
Critical Role Announces Brennan Lee Mulligan As Campaign 4 GM, Release Date In October | TechRaptor
The Critical Role Direct not only revealed the release date of Campaign 4, but that Brennan Lee Mulligan will be taking over as GM
techraptor.net
August 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Was truly wild to see this #CriticalRole news come across my desk
- October 2nd release date
- @matthewmercer.bsky.social as a player with returning... and new faces
- @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social as the DM for the WHOLE CAMPAIGN
No confirmed system yet..
#Critters
techraptor.net/tabletop/new...
- October 2nd release date
- @matthewmercer.bsky.social as a player with returning... and new faces
- @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social as the DM for the WHOLE CAMPAIGN
No confirmed system yet..
#Critters
techraptor.net/tabletop/new...
I had a really fun (and tense) time playing #DeadTake from @surgentstudios.bsky.social
Some messages I'm definitely going to keep thinking about for a long time coming
Some messages I'm definitely going to keep thinking about for a long time coming
Dead Take is a horror game that on the surface has a loose plot and entertaining, if a bit easy, puzzles, but a much deeper message about power that will leave me thinking for a while... Check out our review!
Dead Take is a horror game that on the surface has a loose plot and entertaining, if a bit easy, puzzles, but a much deeper message about power that will leave me thinking for a while... Check out our review!
Dead Take is a horror game that on the surface has a loose plot and entertaining, if a bit easy, puzzles, but a much deeper message about power that will leave me thinking for a while...
Read this article on TechRaptor
dlvr.it
July 31, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I had a really fun (and tense) time playing #DeadTake from @surgentstudios.bsky.social
Some messages I'm definitely going to keep thinking about for a long time coming
Some messages I'm definitely going to keep thinking about for a long time coming
What a heartwarming #Gamechanger episode
I'm laughing so hard that the tired Italian man's name is Manny Petty
I'm laughing so hard that the tired Italian man's name is Manny Petty
July 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
What a heartwarming #Gamechanger episode
I'm laughing so hard that the tired Italian man's name is Manny Petty
I'm laughing so hard that the tired Italian man's name is Manny Petty
I can't wait for #TheMightyNein to be animated, so many great moments
Critical Role has announced that The Mighty Nein animated series will premier on Prime Video on November 19th, shows first images of Yasha.
Critical Role has announced that The Mighty Nein animated series will premier on Prime Video on November 19th, shows first images of Yasha.
Critical Role has announced that The Mighty Nein animated series will premier on Prime Video on November 19th, shows first images of Yasha.
Read this article on TechRaptor
dlvr.it
July 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I can't wait for #TheMightyNein to be animated, so many great moments
I got to hear from @abubakarsalim.bsky.social about #DeadTake from @surgentstudios.bsky.social
How you'll interact with the world, the importance of the actors in the story, and why it was important to tell this story as a game
Dead Take is out on the 31st!
How you'll interact with the world, the importance of the actors in the story, and why it was important to tell this story as a game
Dead Take is out on the 31st!
Abubakar Salim discusses Dead Take, Surgent Studio's new horror title, wanting to invite players to his perspective, and how experience has informed this narrative.
Abubakar Salim discusses Dead Take, Surgent Studio's new horror title, wanting to invite players to his perspective, and how experience has informed this narrative.
Abubakar Salim discusses Dead Take, Surgent Studio's new horror title, wanting to invite players to his perspective, and how experience has informed this narrative.
Read this article on TechRaptor
dlvr.it
July 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I got to hear from @abubakarsalim.bsky.social about #DeadTake from @surgentstudios.bsky.social
How you'll interact with the world, the importance of the actors in the story, and why it was important to tell this story as a game
Dead Take is out on the 31st!
How you'll interact with the world, the importance of the actors in the story, and why it was important to tell this story as a game
Dead Take is out on the 31st!
Was a fantastic morning of purchasing kale a $1 per stalk and then proceeding to creep after capybara to pay tithe
July 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Was a fantastic morning of purchasing kale a $1 per stalk and then proceeding to creep after capybara to pay tithe
On my 4th attempt over 3 weeks I got the yeast to work properly and crushed this foccacia-ey pizza recipe
So fucking delicious!
So fucking delicious!
June 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
On my 4th attempt over 3 weeks I got the yeast to work properly and crushed this foccacia-ey pizza recipe
So fucking delicious!
So fucking delicious!
My God the DS/3DS is such an incredible system, even now I'm finding more good stuff I need to go back and play
Just can't replicate that dual screen image goodness
Just can't replicate that dual screen image goodness
June 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
My God the DS/3DS is such an incredible system, even now I'm finding more good stuff I need to go back and play
Just can't replicate that dual screen image goodness
Just can't replicate that dual screen image goodness
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Really important video to show your loved ones who are tech savvy or not
AI is absolutely destroying every platform, and while it's mostly useless it's also being used to weaponize people. Gotta stay informed and safe!
Really important video to show your loved ones who are tech savvy or not
AI is absolutely destroying every platform, and while it's mostly useless it's also being used to weaponize people. Gotta stay informed and safe!
AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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June 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
youtu.be/TWpg1RmzAbc?...
Really important video to show your loved ones who are tech savvy or not
AI is absolutely destroying every platform, and while it's mostly useless it's also being used to weaponize people. Gotta stay informed and safe!
Really important video to show your loved ones who are tech savvy or not
AI is absolutely destroying every platform, and while it's mostly useless it's also being used to weaponize people. Gotta stay informed and safe!
Day off which means morning dog park, Critical Role and Mario Kart, and I'm finally going to succeed at cooking with yeast! (Hopefully... It didn't work yesterday...)
June 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Day off which means morning dog park, Critical Role and Mario Kart, and I'm finally going to succeed at cooking with yeast! (Hopefully... It didn't work yesterday...)
I had an incredible time checking out Digimon Story: Time Stranger. Combat is pretty consistent, but the overworld is filled with life, so many QoL enhancements, and I'm so excited to learn about the full roster.
#Digimon
#Digimon
Getting our hands on Digimon Story: Time Stranger we got to experience a world filled with Digimon, an upgraded combat system, and so many QoL improvements
Getting our hands on Digimon Story: Time Stranger we got to experience a world filled with Digimon, an upgraded combat system, and so many QoL improvements
Getting our hands on Digimon Story: Time Stranger we got to experience a world filled with Digimon, an upgraded combat system, and so many QoL improvements
Read this article on TechRaptor
dlvr.it
June 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I had an incredible time checking out Digimon Story: Time Stranger. Combat is pretty consistent, but the overworld is filled with life, so many QoL enhancements, and I'm so excited to learn about the full roster.
#Digimon
#Digimon
I'm the last person who will say you need to have played all games in a series to be 'eligible' to review
But I do think if you're coming in totally fresh there is some level of research that should be done, otherwise there's the potential that your words just won't make sense..
But I do think if you're coming in totally fresh there is some level of research that should be done, otherwise there's the potential that your words just won't make sense..
June 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I'm the last person who will say you need to have played all games in a series to be 'eligible' to review
But I do think if you're coming in totally fresh there is some level of research that should be done, otherwise there's the potential that your words just won't make sense..
But I do think if you're coming in totally fresh there is some level of research that should be done, otherwise there's the potential that your words just won't make sense..
This anthology is going to be great for hiatus or introducing new players
I do gotta ask though... Where are the gem dragons?
#DnD #DragonDelves
I do gotta ask though... Where are the gem dragons?
#DnD #DragonDelves
D&D's latest anthology, Dragon Delves, features fun Dragon-centric adventures to be completed in a few sessions. Does anyone know where the Gem Dragons went?
D&D's latest anthology, Dragon Delves, features fun Dragon-centric adventures to be completed in a few sessions. Does anyone know where the Gem Dragons went?
D&D's latest anthology, Dragon Delves, features fun Dragon-centric adventures to be completed in a few sessions. If you aren't interested in those adventures, then there won't be much more for you here. Does anyone know where the Gem Dragons went?
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dlvr.it
June 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This anthology is going to be great for hiatus or introducing new players
I do gotta ask though... Where are the gem dragons?
#DnD #DragonDelves
I do gotta ask though... Where are the gem dragons?
#DnD #DragonDelves
Mikey is in Tony Hawk
Leo is in Nicktoons and the Dice of Destiny
Donnie will be announced as Mr Turtleman in Death Stranding 2
And Raph will be in Borderlands 4
Leo is in Nicktoons and the Dice of Destiny
Donnie will be announced as Mr Turtleman in Death Stranding 2
And Raph will be in Borderlands 4
Introducing TMNT's Leo as the newest character reveal in NickToons and the Dice of Destiny, the upcoming four-player local-co-op fantasy action-RPG that brings together characters from across the NickToons universe.
#IGNSummerOfGaming
#IGNSummerOfGaming
NickToons and the Dice of Destiny: Leo (TMNT) Reveal Trailer
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June 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Mikey is in Tony Hawk
Leo is in Nicktoons and the Dice of Destiny
Donnie will be announced as Mr Turtleman in Death Stranding 2
And Raph will be in Borderlands 4
Leo is in Nicktoons and the Dice of Destiny
Donnie will be announced as Mr Turtleman in Death Stranding 2
And Raph will be in Borderlands 4
Ahead of the realease of #CrookedMoon check out the spreads for the Stoneborn, a species of gargoyle people, and the doll-like Threadborn.
That Threadborn "You've got a friend" ability sounds great for those support players
@avantris.bsky.social have something really cool here!
That Threadborn "You've got a friend" ability sounds great for those support players
@avantris.bsky.social have something really cool here!
Ahead of the D&DBeyond release of The Legends of Avantris' Crooked Moon D&D book TechRaptor was able to get an exclusive look at the Stoneborn and Threadborn pages. Check out these entertaining species for your next D&D build.
Ahead of the D&DBeyond release of The Legends of Avantris' Crooked Moon D&D book TechRaptor was able to get an exclusive look at the Stoneborn and Threadborn pages. Check out these entertaining species for your next D&D build.
Ahead of the D&DBeyond release of The Legends of Avantris' Crooked Moon D&D book TechRaptor was able to get an exclusive look at the Stoneborn and Threadborn pages. Check out these entertaining species for your next D&D build.
Read this article on TechRaptor
dlvr.it
June 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Ahead of the realease of #CrookedMoon check out the spreads for the Stoneborn, a species of gargoyle people, and the doll-like Threadborn.
That Threadborn "You've got a friend" ability sounds great for those support players
@avantris.bsky.social have something really cool here!
That Threadborn "You've got a friend" ability sounds great for those support players
@avantris.bsky.social have something really cool here!