Dylan Baird (BardicGeek)
@bairdlytrying.games
Game player, writer, developer in board and tabletop gaming here to raise other voices higher than my own.
No AI. (He/Him).
Updating https://bairdlytrying.games/ occassionally.
Youtube: http://bit.ly/4jspH9B
Twitch: https://bit.ly/3DUuhwY
No AI. (He/Him).
Updating https://bairdlytrying.games/ occassionally.
Youtube: http://bit.ly/4jspH9B
Twitch: https://bit.ly/3DUuhwY
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Intro:
I'm Dylan, I'm a tabletop and board game writer, designer, GM, and infrequent player. These are all hobbies as my family and day job are my first priority. I do work with some audio recording and editing at my day job, and am always learning. I want to stream more and release games in 2025.
I'm Dylan, I'm a tabletop and board game writer, designer, GM, and infrequent player. These are all hobbies as my family and day job are my first priority. I do work with some audio recording and editing at my day job, and am always learning. I want to stream more and release games in 2025.
I have owned ball python for almost 4 years now.
This is the first time have heard him audibly use the bathroom.
It was louder and grosser than you'd expect, and frankly, hilarious.
Like the last bit of a ketchup bottle being squeezed, watery bits included.
This is the first time have heard him audibly use the bathroom.
It was louder and grosser than you'd expect, and frankly, hilarious.
Like the last bit of a ketchup bottle being squeezed, watery bits included.
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I have owned ball python for almost 4 years now.
This is the first time have heard him audibly use the bathroom.
It was louder and grosser than you'd expect, and frankly, hilarious.
Like the last bit of a ketchup bottle being squeezed, watery bits included.
This is the first time have heard him audibly use the bathroom.
It was louder and grosser than you'd expect, and frankly, hilarious.
Like the last bit of a ketchup bottle being squeezed, watery bits included.
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I've rephrased this a dozen times, deleted reply and quote posts and unposted comments. So I will sum it up:
There is no harm in supporting new and progressive primary challengers for every single election moving forward. If they want to keep their jobs make them fight like hell against new ideas.
There is no harm in supporting new and progressive primary challengers for every single election moving forward. If they want to keep their jobs make them fight like hell against new ideas.
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I've rephrased this a dozen times, deleted reply and quote posts and unposted comments. So I will sum it up:
There is no harm in supporting new and progressive primary challengers for every single election moving forward. If they want to keep their jobs make them fight like hell against new ideas.
There is no harm in supporting new and progressive primary challengers for every single election moving forward. If they want to keep their jobs make them fight like hell against new ideas.
Nothing like filming a tiktok 3 times only to find out I put my license plate in it and well, guess I can try and drive out to the land and do it all over again next week...
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Nothing like filming a tiktok 3 times only to find out I put my license plate in it and well, guess I can try and drive out to the land and do it all over again next week...
Discussing why salt is an edible rock, while Sugar may be a crystal but is not a rock, my spouse remarked that it is a complex carbohydrate. Which, I remarked, Diamond could be considered as one because it is a carbon structure. Although, not digestible. Does that make Diamonds zero calorie snacks?
November 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Discussing why salt is an edible rock, while Sugar may be a crystal but is not a rock, my spouse remarked that it is a complex carbohydrate. Which, I remarked, Diamond could be considered as one because it is a carbon structure. Although, not digestible. Does that make Diamonds zero calorie snacks?
If I'm not clear enough on the topic: No one in a nation that wastes 30% of its produced food should be hungry.
No one should be unhoused in a nation that has more empty houses than unhoused people.
Dragons nesting on hoards are the bad guys in tabletop games, not an ideal to strive to become.
No one should be unhoused in a nation that has more empty houses than unhoused people.
Dragons nesting on hoards are the bad guys in tabletop games, not an ideal to strive to become.
November 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
If I'm not clear enough on the topic: No one in a nation that wastes 30% of its produced food should be hungry.
No one should be unhoused in a nation that has more empty houses than unhoused people.
Dragons nesting on hoards are the bad guys in tabletop games, not an ideal to strive to become.
No one should be unhoused in a nation that has more empty houses than unhoused people.
Dragons nesting on hoards are the bad guys in tabletop games, not an ideal to strive to become.
"Look up how long casette tapes are, it could be a good way to market podcasts!" -My spouse while driving. They're not wrong. It's a common enough medium podcasts are portrayed in.
But now I need to see how to move files digitally to a tape recorder.
But now I need to see how to move files digitally to a tape recorder.
October 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"Look up how long casette tapes are, it could be a good way to market podcasts!" -My spouse while driving. They're not wrong. It's a common enough medium podcasts are portrayed in.
But now I need to see how to move files digitally to a tape recorder.
But now I need to see how to move files digitally to a tape recorder.
As someone who got to playtest this in development, has a physical copy, and is a huge fan of the author? Get one of the free copies if you like telling stories of mischevious fey with friends. It is spectacular.
In honour of The Cunning Folks' favourite holiday, I've put 31 free copies of the game up on itch for anyone who would love to give it a go!
Now go cause some mischief and be sure to trick more than you treat! 🎃
emilygreymoore.itch.io/the-cunning-...
Now go cause some mischief and be sure to trick more than you treat! 🎃
emilygreymoore.itch.io/the-cunning-...
The Cunning Folk by Emily Greymoore
The Cunning Folk TTRPG: A Game of Mischief, Magic, and Revenge
emilygreymoore.itch.io
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
As someone who got to playtest this in development, has a physical copy, and is a huge fan of the author? Get one of the free copies if you like telling stories of mischevious fey with friends. It is spectacular.
I accidentally made nearly a gallon of butternut squash soup.
... I intended to make the soup, I did not correctly estimate the end volume of the materials I began with.
... I intended to make the soup, I did not correctly estimate the end volume of the materials I began with.
October 29, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I accidentally made nearly a gallon of butternut squash soup.
... I intended to make the soup, I did not correctly estimate the end volume of the materials I began with.
... I intended to make the soup, I did not correctly estimate the end volume of the materials I began with.
Laundromats in Portland have coffee and scones. This is a new and peak level of comfort that I could not possibly have imagined.
October 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Laundromats in Portland have coffee and scones. This is a new and peak level of comfort that I could not possibly have imagined.
I need to work on my That TIGR elevator pitch for people not already in the hobby or anime.
"It's like if Jumanji sucked everyone into a super nintendo high fantasy game?" Does that work?
"It's like if Jumanji sucked everyone into a super nintendo high fantasy game?" Does that work?
October 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I need to work on my That TIGR elevator pitch for people not already in the hobby or anime.
"It's like if Jumanji sucked everyone into a super nintendo high fantasy game?" Does that work?
"It's like if Jumanji sucked everyone into a super nintendo high fantasy game?" Does that work?
It's cool, cats, I wasn't gonna sleep in anyway. Let me go ahead and just get up 4 hours early and feed you.
Oh.
The food bowls are still full. And your water fountain is fine.
Cool cool cool. So just waking me for funsies then? Noted.
Oh.
The food bowls are still full. And your water fountain is fine.
Cool cool cool. So just waking me for funsies then? Noted.
October 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It's cool, cats, I wasn't gonna sleep in anyway. Let me go ahead and just get up 4 hours early and feed you.
Oh.
The food bowls are still full. And your water fountain is fine.
Cool cool cool. So just waking me for funsies then? Noted.
Oh.
The food bowls are still full. And your water fountain is fine.
Cool cool cool. So just waking me for funsies then? Noted.
I need to either run or play in a longer form TTRPG group with people who like to be messy and dramatic.
October 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I need to either run or play in a longer form TTRPG group with people who like to be messy and dramatic.
Reposted by Dylan Baird (BardicGeek)
Hello everyone! Zoup here! This is the permanent home of what was FOMOCon (the online ttRPG convention that took place during GenCon 2025). We're rebranding as Convention Zero in celebration of the core of any ttRPG campaign, Session Zero!
October 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Hello everyone! Zoup here! This is the permanent home of what was FOMOCon (the online ttRPG convention that took place during GenCon 2025). We're rebranding as Convention Zero in celebration of the core of any ttRPG campaign, Session Zero!
Reposted by Dylan Baird (BardicGeek)
And a huge shout out to @bairdlytrying.games for Last Words Are Never Enough — a small but devastating we used in the final moments of this show.
October 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
And a huge shout out to @bairdlytrying.games for Last Words Are Never Enough — a small but devastating we used in the final moments of this show.
Reposted by Dylan Baird (BardicGeek)
Thank you so much, Sydney Web Fest, for naming Small Gods Scatter BEST ACTUAL PLAY PODCAST 2025!
@emilygreymoore.bsky.social, @ddungeondiving.bsky.social, and @oakleafinsignia.games burned the HOUSE DOWN in our story of love and loss.
@emilygreymoore.bsky.social, @ddungeondiving.bsky.social, and @oakleafinsignia.games burned the HOUSE DOWN in our story of love and loss.
October 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Thank you so much, Sydney Web Fest, for naming Small Gods Scatter BEST ACTUAL PLAY PODCAST 2025!
@emilygreymoore.bsky.social, @ddungeondiving.bsky.social, and @oakleafinsignia.games burned the HOUSE DOWN in our story of love and loss.
@emilygreymoore.bsky.social, @ddungeondiving.bsky.social, and @oakleafinsignia.games burned the HOUSE DOWN in our story of love and loss.
Self imposed deadlines and timelines are best done with Accoubtability Buddies.
So, to that end, I had best put up some stream dates for playtests of That Time I Got Reincarnated the TTRPG, huh?
Bully me in the replies if I don't commit to some in the next week or two.
So, to that end, I had best put up some stream dates for playtests of That Time I Got Reincarnated the TTRPG, huh?
Bully me in the replies if I don't commit to some in the next week or two.
October 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Self imposed deadlines and timelines are best done with Accoubtability Buddies.
So, to that end, I had best put up some stream dates for playtests of That Time I Got Reincarnated the TTRPG, huh?
Bully me in the replies if I don't commit to some in the next week or two.
So, to that end, I had best put up some stream dates for playtests of That Time I Got Reincarnated the TTRPG, huh?
Bully me in the replies if I don't commit to some in the next week or two.
Might get back to design work and revisions for That Time I Got Reincarnated the TTRPG in an attempted prep to do a 5-15 session test of the mechanics.
Should be a fun time if I get the right test group.
Should be a fun time if I get the right test group.
October 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Might get back to design work and revisions for That Time I Got Reincarnated the TTRPG in an attempted prep to do a 5-15 session test of the mechanics.
Should be a fun time if I get the right test group.
Should be a fun time if I get the right test group.
Was going to co-op stream FFT on my PC with Sadie except we ran into a problem. Audio. Can't share 1 headset comfortably, and we can't figure out how to make a computer recognize two at a time (Windows 11) So, after an hour of failing to find an answer, I am at an impasse. Does anyone know how?
September 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Was going to co-op stream FFT on my PC with Sadie except we ran into a problem. Audio. Can't share 1 headset comfortably, and we can't figure out how to make a computer recognize two at a time (Windows 11) So, after an hour of failing to find an answer, I am at an impasse. Does anyone know how?
So, Final Fantasy Tactics used to hold the record for most hours I ever sank into a game. At something like 5 playthroughs and 300+ hours. Satisfactory may have unseated it, but with the remake... Do I stream a playthrough without letting myself level-grind ad infinitum?
September 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
So, Final Fantasy Tactics used to hold the record for most hours I ever sank into a game. At something like 5 playthroughs and 300+ hours. Satisfactory may have unseated it, but with the remake... Do I stream a playthrough without letting myself level-grind ad infinitum?
Ended up having a good time at Spa-Con today. Got to get back into working on my TTRPG that is looking more and more like a video game design day by day.
We'll see what it turns into, but it's certainly fun.
We'll see what it turns into, but it's certainly fun.
September 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Ended up having a good time at Spa-Con today. Got to get back into working on my TTRPG that is looking more and more like a video game design day by day.
We'll see what it turns into, but it's certainly fun.
We'll see what it turns into, but it's certainly fun.
A fun thing about taking an afternoon to design added elements of your Isekai themed TTRPG is you can start adding in the weird stuff that is going to make the game narratively interesting on a new level.
Corrpution Events have been added to the Global Code.
Corrpution Events have been added to the Global Code.
September 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A fun thing about taking an afternoon to design added elements of your Isekai themed TTRPG is you can start adding in the weird stuff that is going to make the game narratively interesting on a new level.
Corrpution Events have been added to the Global Code.
Corrpution Events have been added to the Global Code.
If you folks want to playtest a new game that's book just got to the editor? It's great!
I'll also be setting up a Fortune Favors Dice one shot, but haven't decided which playset to run 🤔
September 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If you folks want to playtest a new game that's book just got to the editor? It's great!
Reposted by Dylan Baird (BardicGeek)
I'm dusting off my StartPlaying profile and will be running a short Daggerheart campaign coming up soon, for 3-5 players (probably on Thursday nights, but if you're interested and would like to request a different day, let me know!) ✨✨✨
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I'm dusting off my StartPlaying profile and will be running a short Daggerheart campaign coming up soon, for 3-5 players (probably on Thursday nights, but if you're interested and would like to request a different day, let me know!) ✨✨✨
"The croak of the lemur-turd" -Toad was what the hybrid critter for a daggerheart session. But, @oakleafinsignia.games had a bit of a word-swap.
September 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"The croak of the lemur-turd" -Toad was what the hybrid critter for a daggerheart session. But, @oakleafinsignia.games had a bit of a word-swap.