Brickroad
@brickroad.bsky.social
Gamer, writer, dungeon master. Card-carrying Florida Man. Author of 𝘍𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴.
Website: rjscibbe.com
Website: rjscibbe.com
Phew, this is a relief. Posting to social media is actually a non-trivial source of stress in my life, so having one less thing to worry about would be a load off. Bye everyone!
#scam
#scam
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Phew, this is a relief. Posting to social media is actually a non-trivial source of stress in my life, so having one less thing to worry about would be a load off. Bye everyone!
#scam
#scam
The correct answer here is: close the books, thank them for coming, and ask what they'd like to do instead.
If players ignore *everything* you've prepped, they're not interested in playing the game you're offering. DMs burn out every day trying to appeal to players who won't buy in.
#dnd #dnd5e
If players ignore *everything* you've prepped, they're not interested in playing the game you're offering. DMs burn out every day trying to appeal to players who won't buy in.
#dnd #dnd5e
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Thumbing through the new Phantasy Star TTRPG, I found this little nugget.
This was EXACTLY the vibe I got from playing PS2 earlier this year. So much outside-the-box design that felt like it was just there to be different and weird. Even inputing commands in combat felt weird!
This was EXACTLY the vibe I got from playing PS2 earlier this year. So much outside-the-box design that felt like it was just there to be different and weird. Even inputing commands in combat felt weird!
October 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Thumbing through the new Phantasy Star TTRPG, I found this little nugget.
This was EXACTLY the vibe I got from playing PS2 earlier this year. So much outside-the-box design that felt like it was just there to be different and weird. Even inputing commands in combat felt weird!
This was EXACTLY the vibe I got from playing PS2 earlier this year. So much outside-the-box design that felt like it was just there to be different and weird. Even inputing commands in combat felt weird!
"Hey Brick how is Phantasy Star 2 going?"
"I AM THE MAN WHO DRAWS THE MAPS"
#phantasystar #maps #theman
"I AM THE MAN WHO DRAWS THE MAPS"
#phantasystar #maps #theman
August 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"Hey Brick how is Phantasy Star 2 going?"
"I AM THE MAN WHO DRAWS THE MAPS"
#phantasystar #maps #theman
"I AM THE MAN WHO DRAWS THE MAPS"
#phantasystar #maps #theman
Good morning, here's some minxes:
August 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Good morning, here's some minxes:
We rocked the #sgdq2025 escape room with a couple of strangers — no hints used. Then a couple of different strangers taught us how to play mahjong. Lots of friendly strangers out here doing cool things!
July 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
We rocked the #sgdq2025 escape room with a couple of strangers — no hints used. Then a couple of different strangers taught us how to play mahjong. Lots of friendly strangers out here doing cool things!
I think that Blue Prince bingo race was the first speedrun I've seen that came with its own swag!
#sgdq2025 #blueprince #room46
#sgdq2025 #blueprince #room46
July 8, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I think that Blue Prince bingo race was the first speedrun I've seen that came with its own swag!
#sgdq2025 #blueprince #room46
#sgdq2025 #blueprince #room46
If you're writing fantasy fiction, and you don't take some time out to indulge in a bit of in-universe sung poetry, what the heck are you even doing?
#writing #amwriting #fantasy #poetry
#writing #amwriting #fantasy #poetry
June 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If you're writing fantasy fiction, and you don't take some time out to indulge in a bit of in-universe sung poetry, what the heck are you even doing?
#writing #amwriting #fantasy #poetry
#writing #amwriting #fantasy #poetry
I took the bad ending on my first Caves of Qud character, but I gave him a cool tattoo first:
#cavesofqud
#cavesofqud
May 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I took the bad ending on my first Caves of Qud character, but I gave him a cool tattoo first:
#cavesofqud
#cavesofqud
WHAT THE HELL DID THIS MERCHANT DO
May 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
WHAT THE HELL DID THIS MERCHANT DO
Day Four: Book You Remember From Childhood
The Juniper Game. I read this in 6th or 7th grade. A weird hippy girl strong-arms her lab partner into astral projecting into her past life as a witch in medieval England, I think? Sheesh, what was wiccan propaganda doing at the middle school book fair? 💙📚
The Juniper Game. I read this in 6th or 7th grade. A weird hippy girl strong-arms her lab partner into astral projecting into her past life as a witch in medieval England, I think? Sheesh, what was wiccan propaganda doing at the middle school book fair? 💙📚
March 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Day Four: Book You Remember From Childhood
The Juniper Game. I read this in 6th or 7th grade. A weird hippy girl strong-arms her lab partner into astral projecting into her past life as a witch in medieval England, I think? Sheesh, what was wiccan propaganda doing at the middle school book fair? 💙📚
The Juniper Game. I read this in 6th or 7th grade. A weird hippy girl strong-arms her lab partner into astral projecting into her past life as a witch in medieval England, I think? Sheesh, what was wiccan propaganda doing at the middle school book fair? 💙📚
Day Three: Book You Did Not Finish
The Golem and The Djinn. The POV switching gave me whiplash. The two title characters were interesting, but it was a constant struggle to slog through the other POVs to get back to them. Had to pack it in about halfway through. 💙📚
The Golem and The Djinn. The POV switching gave me whiplash. The two title characters were interesting, but it was a constant struggle to slog through the other POVs to get back to them. Had to pack it in about halfway through. 💙📚
March 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Day Three: Book You Did Not Finish
The Golem and The Djinn. The POV switching gave me whiplash. The two title characters were interesting, but it was a constant struggle to slog through the other POVs to get back to them. Had to pack it in about halfway through. 💙📚
The Golem and The Djinn. The POV switching gave me whiplash. The two title characters were interesting, but it was a constant struggle to slog through the other POVs to get back to them. Had to pack it in about halfway through. 💙📚
I like making NPC helper buddies for my players to take on adventures. Instead of running them as DMPCs, I let the group figure out what to do with them while they adventure. (E.g. they control the NPCs during exploration and combat.)
First helper buddy for Saved By the Flumph:
#dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg
First helper buddy for Saved By the Flumph:
#dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg
March 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Day Two: Favorite Book by Favorite Author
A Dance With Dragons (George R. R. Martin)
Sorry to go with the predictable answer, but as a slave to modern fantasy, I have spent years lost in Westeros and the lands beyond. Sorry also to remind everyone that we're forever waiting for the next book. 💙📚
A Dance With Dragons (George R. R. Martin)
Sorry to go with the predictable answer, but as a slave to modern fantasy, I have spent years lost in Westeros and the lands beyond. Sorry also to remind everyone that we're forever waiting for the next book. 💙📚
March 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Day Two: Favorite Book by Favorite Author
A Dance With Dragons (George R. R. Martin)
Sorry to go with the predictable answer, but as a slave to modern fantasy, I have spent years lost in Westeros and the lands beyond. Sorry also to remind everyone that we're forever waiting for the next book. 💙📚
A Dance With Dragons (George R. R. Martin)
Sorry to go with the predictable answer, but as a slave to modern fantasy, I have spent years lost in Westeros and the lands beyond. Sorry also to remind everyone that we're forever waiting for the next book. 💙📚
Day One: Favorite Book in a Series
Voyage of the "Dawn Treader".
You won't catch me saying many nice things about The Chronicles of Narnia these days, but book three stuck with me. High seas adventure! Swashbuckling rats! A terrible little boy cries when he accidentally turns into a dragon! 💙📚
Voyage of the "Dawn Treader".
You won't catch me saying many nice things about The Chronicles of Narnia these days, but book three stuck with me. High seas adventure! Swashbuckling rats! A terrible little boy cries when he accidentally turns into a dragon! 💙📚
February 28, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Day One: Favorite Book in a Series
Voyage of the "Dawn Treader".
You won't catch me saying many nice things about The Chronicles of Narnia these days, but book three stuck with me. High seas adventure! Swashbuckling rats! A terrible little boy cries when he accidentally turns into a dragon! 💙📚
Voyage of the "Dawn Treader".
You won't catch me saying many nice things about The Chronicles of Narnia these days, but book three stuck with me. High seas adventure! Swashbuckling rats! A terrible little boy cries when he accidentally turns into a dragon! 💙📚
I need a cheat sheet to keep track of the roleplaying blips my players earn:
#dnd #dnd5e #roleplaying #blips
#dnd #dnd5e #roleplaying #blips
February 17, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I need a cheat sheet to keep track of the roleplaying blips my players earn:
#dnd #dnd5e #roleplaying #blips
#dnd #dnd5e #roleplaying #blips
Day Thirty: Favorite Game (For Each System)
There's no way to quantify "favorite" and there's certainly no way to fit *checks notes* over 20 systems' worth of games into one bleet. I basically thought of this in terms of "what games do I want to play RIGHT NOW". (I disqualified remakes and ports.)
There's no way to quantify "favorite" and there's certainly no way to fit *checks notes* over 20 systems' worth of games into one bleet. I basically thought of this in terms of "what games do I want to play RIGHT NOW". (I disqualified remakes and ports.)
February 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Day Thirty: Favorite Game (For Each System)
There's no way to quantify "favorite" and there's certainly no way to fit *checks notes* over 20 systems' worth of games into one bleet. I basically thought of this in terms of "what games do I want to play RIGHT NOW". (I disqualified remakes and ports.)
There's no way to quantify "favorite" and there's certainly no way to fit *checks notes* over 20 systems' worth of games into one bleet. I basically thought of this in terms of "what games do I want to play RIGHT NOW". (I disqualified remakes and ports.)
Day Twenty-nine: Most Anticipated Game
You know what, I'm just gonna be that guy. My body is ready for Elder Scrolls VI. I'll wait another five years or whatever, no biggie. Just please please please don't turn it into live service garbage.
#elderscrolls #tes6 #ibelieve
You know what, I'm just gonna be that guy. My body is ready for Elder Scrolls VI. I'll wait another five years or whatever, no biggie. Just please please please don't turn it into live service garbage.
#elderscrolls #tes6 #ibelieve
February 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Day Twenty-nine: Most Anticipated Game
You know what, I'm just gonna be that guy. My body is ready for Elder Scrolls VI. I'll wait another five years or whatever, no biggie. Just please please please don't turn it into live service garbage.
#elderscrolls #tes6 #ibelieve
You know what, I'm just gonna be that guy. My body is ready for Elder Scrolls VI. I'll wait another five years or whatever, no biggie. Just please please please don't turn it into live service garbage.
#elderscrolls #tes6 #ibelieve
Day Twenty-eight: Favorite Genre
Based on the previous 27 days you might expect JRPGs, but I'm gonna hitch my wagon to adventure-themed puzzle games. Good ones are so rare they're practically unicorns, and it's all too easy to make bad ones.
#adventuregames #puzzlegames
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Based on the previous 27 days you might expect JRPGs, but I'm gonna hitch my wagon to adventure-themed puzzle games. Good ones are so rare they're practically unicorns, and it's all too easy to make bad ones.
#adventuregames #puzzlegames
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
February 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Day Twenty-eight: Favorite Genre
Based on the previous 27 days you might expect JRPGs, but I'm gonna hitch my wagon to adventure-themed puzzle games. Good ones are so rare they're practically unicorns, and it's all too easy to make bad ones.
#adventuregames #puzzlegames
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Based on the previous 27 days you might expect JRPGs, but I'm gonna hitch my wagon to adventure-themed puzzle games. Good ones are so rare they're practically unicorns, and it's all too easy to make bad ones.
#adventuregames #puzzlegames
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
My next D&D campaign, starting in ONE WEEK at www.youtube.com/c/SaluteTheF..., would look great on your Trapper Keeper:
#dnd #dnd5e #youtube #stream
#dnd #dnd5e #youtube #stream
February 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
My next D&D campaign, starting in ONE WEEK at www.youtube.com/c/SaluteTheF..., would look great on your Trapper Keeper:
#dnd #dnd5e #youtube #stream
#dnd #dnd5e #youtube #stream
Day Twenty-seven: Favorite Series-Specific Species
Surprising absolutely no one: chocobos. I could probably do this whole 30 days meme thing with just Final Fantasy, if I wanted to.
"Catch, breed, feed, race. Send my dreams to outer space..."
#30days #finalfantasy #chocobo
Surprising absolutely no one: chocobos. I could probably do this whole 30 days meme thing with just Final Fantasy, if I wanted to.
"Catch, breed, feed, race. Send my dreams to outer space..."
#30days #finalfantasy #chocobo
February 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Day Twenty-seven: Favorite Series-Specific Species
Surprising absolutely no one: chocobos. I could probably do this whole 30 days meme thing with just Final Fantasy, if I wanted to.
"Catch, breed, feed, race. Send my dreams to outer space..."
#30days #finalfantasy #chocobo
Surprising absolutely no one: chocobos. I could probably do this whole 30 days meme thing with just Final Fantasy, if I wanted to.
"Catch, breed, feed, race. Send my dreams to outer space..."
#30days #finalfantasy #chocobo
Day Twenty-six: Favorite Series
Final Fantasy. The series has spent three decades remaining true to itself while also never being afraid to re-invent itself. And only Mario has a better stable of spin-offs and celebration games.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#finalfantasy #videogames #nostalgia
Final Fantasy. The series has spent three decades remaining true to itself while also never being afraid to re-invent itself. And only Mario has a better stable of spin-offs and celebration games.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#finalfantasy #videogames #nostalgia
February 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Day Twenty-six: Favorite Series
Final Fantasy. The series has spent three decades remaining true to itself while also never being afraid to re-invent itself. And only Mario has a better stable of spin-offs and celebration games.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#finalfantasy #videogames #nostalgia
Final Fantasy. The series has spent three decades remaining true to itself while also never being afraid to re-invent itself. And only Mario has a better stable of spin-offs and celebration games.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#finalfantasy #videogames #nostalgia
Day Twenty-five: Best Supporting Character
Garl (Sea of Stars). The bro-est bro to ever bro. My man is high energy, super happy to be here, and packed sandwiches. Serious Sam Gamgee secret hero energy. Might just be THE reason to play Sea of Stars.
#30days #seaofstars #garl #bestgarl #videogames
Garl (Sea of Stars). The bro-est bro to ever bro. My man is high energy, super happy to be here, and packed sandwiches. Serious Sam Gamgee secret hero energy. Might just be THE reason to play Sea of Stars.
#30days #seaofstars #garl #bestgarl #videogames
February 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Day Twenty-five: Best Supporting Character
Garl (Sea of Stars). The bro-est bro to ever bro. My man is high energy, super happy to be here, and packed sandwiches. Serious Sam Gamgee secret hero energy. Might just be THE reason to play Sea of Stars.
#30days #seaofstars #garl #bestgarl #videogames
Garl (Sea of Stars). The bro-est bro to ever bro. My man is high energy, super happy to be here, and packed sandwiches. Serious Sam Gamgee secret hero energy. Might just be THE reason to play Sea of Stars.
#30days #seaofstars #garl #bestgarl #videogames