R.E. Davis aka "The ChaosGrenade"
@chaosgrenade.com
Father, Husband, Writer, Geek.
Author of SIGIL & SHADOW
He/Him
https://chaosgrenade.com
Bookmark Collections:
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Author of SIGIL & SHADOW
He/Him
https://chaosgrenade.com
Bookmark Collections:
-> #ZineDesigner
-> #SigilAndShadow
What I’m up to lately:
Been getting ready to start some “5 Parsecs from Home”. Been printing out some paper figs by @okumarts.bsky.social and putting together an Obsidian vault to track the crew and encounters.
Started turn 1; have the details of the first encounter ready. Will play it tonight!
Been getting ready to start some “5 Parsecs from Home”. Been printing out some paper figs by @okumarts.bsky.social and putting together an Obsidian vault to track the crew and encounters.
Started turn 1; have the details of the first encounter ready. Will play it tonight!
October 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
What I’m up to lately:
Been getting ready to start some “5 Parsecs from Home”. Been printing out some paper figs by @okumarts.bsky.social and putting together an Obsidian vault to track the crew and encounters.
Started turn 1; have the details of the first encounter ready. Will play it tonight!
Been getting ready to start some “5 Parsecs from Home”. Been printing out some paper figs by @okumarts.bsky.social and putting together an Obsidian vault to track the crew and encounters.
Started turn 1; have the details of the first encounter ready. Will play it tonight!
This is pretty damn impressive!
SIGIL & SHADOW uses milestone advancements, with the intent for a “full” campaign to be played over a dozen or so sessions. Or you can pace it out as needed, and I’m happy to see such a long journey make its end!
#ttrpg
#SIGILANDSHADOW
@ospreygames.bsky.social
SIGIL & SHADOW uses milestone advancements, with the intent for a “full” campaign to be played over a dozen or so sessions. Or you can pace it out as needed, and I’m happy to see such a long journey make its end!
#ttrpg
#SIGILANDSHADOW
@ospreygames.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is pretty damn impressive!
SIGIL & SHADOW uses milestone advancements, with the intent for a “full” campaign to be played over a dozen or so sessions. Or you can pace it out as needed, and I’m happy to see such a long journey make its end!
#ttrpg
#SIGILANDSHADOW
@ospreygames.bsky.social
SIGIL & SHADOW uses milestone advancements, with the intent for a “full” campaign to be played over a dozen or so sessions. Or you can pace it out as needed, and I’m happy to see such a long journey make its end!
#ttrpg
#SIGILANDSHADOW
@ospreygames.bsky.social
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Handy one stop block on all the hatch act violations in progress: bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Handy one stop block on all the hatch act violations in progress: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Halloween season means SIGIL & SHADOW is on sale over at DTRPG.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...
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Sigil & Shadow - Osprey Publishing | DriveThruRPG
Set in a mirror of our own world, Sigil & Shadow is a roleplaying game of urban fantasy and occult horror in which players take on the roles of illuminated heroes and shadowed monsters to face the...
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October 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Halloween season means SIGIL & SHADOW is on sale over at DTRPG.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...
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Title spread of the "Rotten Roster" for Chromatic Shadows Core. That's it for the Sprawl Antagonists chapter. Outside Adversaries next! #occult #cyberpunk #rpg
October 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Title spread of the "Rotten Roster" for Chromatic Shadows Core. That's it for the Sprawl Antagonists chapter. Outside Adversaries next! #occult #cyberpunk #rpg
It’s my borfday so I’m having some friends over tonight and CRACKING THIS BAD BOY OPEN.
Dear @stevejacksongames.bsky.social — may I PLEASE have a special birthday rules calling for tonight!?
Dear @stevejacksongames.bsky.social — may I PLEASE have a special birthday rules calling for tonight!?
September 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It’s my borfday so I’m having some friends over tonight and CRACKING THIS BAD BOY OPEN.
Dear @stevejacksongames.bsky.social — may I PLEASE have a special birthday rules calling for tonight!?
Dear @stevejacksongames.bsky.social — may I PLEASE have a special birthday rules calling for tonight!?
So, I don’t own HeroQuest: First Light (yet)… but a friend mentioned how the first quest felt pretty punishing to newcomers. So, I loaded it up on the app and played rules-as-written (no house rules or homebrew).
Yeah, it was pretty brutal 😳 Most of the party staggered out on their last bp.
Yeah, it was pretty brutal 😳 Most of the party staggered out on their last bp.
a woman with long hair is smoking a cigarette and looking at the camera .
ALT: a woman with long hair is smoking a cigarette and looking at the camera .
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August 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
So, I don’t own HeroQuest: First Light (yet)… but a friend mentioned how the first quest felt pretty punishing to newcomers. So, I loaded it up on the app and played rules-as-written (no house rules or homebrew).
Yeah, it was pretty brutal 😳 Most of the party staggered out on their last bp.
Yeah, it was pretty brutal 😳 Most of the party staggered out on their last bp.
It’s been a long summer. About to be back on my bullshit playing solo HeroQuest.
Just spruced up my HQ “Dashboard” in Obsidian. Also acquired a foldable puzzle table (with trays!) so I can have plenty of space without having to contend for space at the kitchen table.
Just spruced up my HQ “Dashboard” in Obsidian. Also acquired a foldable puzzle table (with trays!) so I can have plenty of space without having to contend for space at the kitchen table.
August 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
It’s been a long summer. About to be back on my bullshit playing solo HeroQuest.
Just spruced up my HQ “Dashboard” in Obsidian. Also acquired a foldable puzzle table (with trays!) so I can have plenty of space without having to contend for space at the kitchen table.
Just spruced up my HQ “Dashboard” in Obsidian. Also acquired a foldable puzzle table (with trays!) so I can have plenty of space without having to contend for space at the kitchen table.
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Influences bingo for Vaults of Vaarn 2E
July 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Influences bingo for Vaults of Vaarn 2E
Can of Worms time:
Hey, fuck you — a lot of us use em dashes because our neurospicy brains go a mile a minute. Hunting down writers and blasting them because “ChatGPT uses it” is kinda fucky. Like, no shit, it’s trying to mimic our styles. Aim your guns at the thief and not the victims please, kthx
Hey, fuck you — a lot of us use em dashes because our neurospicy brains go a mile a minute. Hunting down writers and blasting them because “ChatGPT uses it” is kinda fucky. Like, no shit, it’s trying to mimic our styles. Aim your guns at the thief and not the victims please, kthx
July 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Can of Worms time:
Hey, fuck you — a lot of us use em dashes because our neurospicy brains go a mile a minute. Hunting down writers and blasting them because “ChatGPT uses it” is kinda fucky. Like, no shit, it’s trying to mimic our styles. Aim your guns at the thief and not the victims please, kthx
Hey, fuck you — a lot of us use em dashes because our neurospicy brains go a mile a minute. Hunting down writers and blasting them because “ChatGPT uses it” is kinda fucky. Like, no shit, it’s trying to mimic our styles. Aim your guns at the thief and not the victims please, kthx
I’m still not terribly thrilled with the Switch 2 account experience (explaining to my kid that our Animal Crossing island isn’t on his device anymore is annoying).
But I will say: Mario Kart World is a pretty fun game. Also: the upgrades to Breath of the Wild are pretty neat.
But I will say: Mario Kart World is a pretty fun game. Also: the upgrades to Breath of the Wild are pretty neat.
June 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I’m still not terribly thrilled with the Switch 2 account experience (explaining to my kid that our Animal Crossing island isn’t on his device anymore is annoying).
But I will say: Mario Kart World is a pretty fun game. Also: the upgrades to Breath of the Wild are pretty neat.
But I will say: Mario Kart World is a pretty fun game. Also: the upgrades to Breath of the Wild are pretty neat.
We got our hands on a Switch 2. So far I’m pretty annoyed at the transfer process — I did a “local” swap with the hopes of keeping our save files on the OG Switch (which I’m handing off to my son). It kept the profiles connected to an email, but wiped my kid’s profile.
June 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
We got our hands on a Switch 2. So far I’m pretty annoyed at the transfer process — I did a “local” swap with the hopes of keeping our save files on the OG Switch (which I’m handing off to my son). It kept the profiles connected to an email, but wiped my kid’s profile.
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🎥 VOD || School is in session... but students aren't the only ones starting new classes this year! Catch ALL of 'Cursed Curriculum', our #SigilAndShadow AP, NOW on #YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
'As you strive for success, just remember: It's not the end of the world... probably.' 😲 #ttrpg
'As you strive for success, just remember: It's not the end of the world... probably.' 😲 #ttrpg
June 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
🎥 VOD || School is in session... but students aren't the only ones starting new classes this year! Catch ALL of 'Cursed Curriculum', our #SigilAndShadow AP, NOW on #YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
'As you strive for success, just remember: It's not the end of the world... probably.' 😲 #ttrpg
'As you strive for success, just remember: It's not the end of the world... probably.' 😲 #ttrpg
Seven players for Sigil & Shadow last night. Ages ranged from teenagers to late 40s. I am exhausted, but happy to see such a wild cast. I fudged my own rules just because so wanted to see some fun characters thrive.
Predominantly Afflicted, Seekers, one Host and one Bloodsucker.
Predominantly Afflicted, Seekers, one Host and one Bloodsucker.
June 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Seven players for Sigil & Shadow last night. Ages ranged from teenagers to late 40s. I am exhausted, but happy to see such a wild cast. I fudged my own rules just because so wanted to see some fun characters thrive.
Predominantly Afflicted, Seekers, one Host and one Bloodsucker.
Predominantly Afflicted, Seekers, one Host and one Bloodsucker.
The RPG Gazette did a pretty good review of Sigil & Shadow! I appreciate the time they took to run the game and type out some words about it 🤘
#TTRPG
#SigilAndShadow
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#TTRPG
#SigilAndShadow
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From the Depths of the Umbra: A Review of Sigils & Shadows
Sigil & Shadow is a contemporary occult RPG that builds on the legacy of World of Darkness, Kult, and other RPGs that fuse horror, personal transformation, and occult conspiracies, but it does …
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June 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The RPG Gazette did a pretty good review of Sigil & Shadow! I appreciate the time they took to run the game and type out some words about it 🤘
#TTRPG
#SigilAndShadow
therpggazette.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/f...
#TTRPG
#SigilAndShadow
therpggazette.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/f...
For once I would love my hometown to NOT make headlines for something awful. This is not that time.
www.wfaa.com/article/news...
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'Heinous stuff' | Violent online network that got its start in a small North Texas town is now a top FBI threat
The FBI confirms 250-plus active '764' network-tied cases across its 55 U.S. field offices, and they want parents to know what children might be exposed to online.
www.wfaa.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
For once I would love my hometown to NOT make headlines for something awful. This is not that time.
www.wfaa.com/article/news...
www.wfaa.com/article/news...
My brother passed away Friday morning from complications related to cancer (which he only discovered a few weeks ago).
I joke that he’s the “older twin brother” (by like 10 years). Literally everything I’m about — writing, RPGs, music etc — I got from following his lead.
Fuck Cancer.
I joke that he’s the “older twin brother” (by like 10 years). Literally everything I’m about — writing, RPGs, music etc — I got from following his lead.
Fuck Cancer.
April 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
My brother passed away Friday morning from complications related to cancer (which he only discovered a few weeks ago).
I joke that he’s the “older twin brother” (by like 10 years). Literally everything I’m about — writing, RPGs, music etc — I got from following his lead.
Fuck Cancer.
I joke that he’s the “older twin brother” (by like 10 years). Literally everything I’m about — writing, RPGs, music etc — I got from following his lead.
Fuck Cancer.
Shadowrun campaign idea:
Mercurial, Total Eclipse, One Stage Before.
Were there any other music related runs for early editions?
(Tagging @nystul.bsky.social for wizardly wisdom)
Mercurial, Total Eclipse, One Stage Before.
Were there any other music related runs for early editions?
(Tagging @nystul.bsky.social for wizardly wisdom)
April 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Shadowrun campaign idea:
Mercurial, Total Eclipse, One Stage Before.
Were there any other music related runs for early editions?
(Tagging @nystul.bsky.social for wizardly wisdom)
Mercurial, Total Eclipse, One Stage Before.
Were there any other music related runs for early editions?
(Tagging @nystul.bsky.social for wizardly wisdom)
My urge to kick the tires on ol’ #4E D&D came from playing HeroQuest solo mode and Five Leagues from the Borderlands, reminding me that skirmish heavy games can still be fun. Anyway, revisiting the DMG made me realize this edition had stuff that was ready for me, before I was ready for it.
April 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My urge to kick the tires on ol’ #4E D&D came from playing HeroQuest solo mode and Five Leagues from the Borderlands, reminding me that skirmish heavy games can still be fun. Anyway, revisiting the DMG made me realize this edition had stuff that was ready for me, before I was ready for it.
Post a gif of who you wanted to be as a little kid
April 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Post a gif of who you wanted to be as a little kid
So here’s the #4E library rebuild. I’m focusing on mostly hard copies of player-facing rules. I’m lacking Martial Power 2, Psionic Power and Primal Power before I’m satisfied.
Happy that most of these I picked up cheap from eBay or Half Price Books.
Happy that most of these I picked up cheap from eBay or Half Price Books.
April 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
So here’s the #4E library rebuild. I’m focusing on mostly hard copies of player-facing rules. I’m lacking Martial Power 2, Psionic Power and Primal Power before I’m satisfied.
Happy that most of these I picked up cheap from eBay or Half Price Books.
Happy that most of these I picked up cheap from eBay or Half Price Books.
Ended up ordering a softcover copy of Heroes of the Feywild for #4E D&D off POD/DTRPG.
WoTC is really leaving some money on the table not having the core books of this edition print on demand. This came out great — I would repurchase a lot of the player/power books in this format for table use
WoTC is really leaving some money on the table not having the core books of this edition print on demand. This came out great — I would repurchase a lot of the player/power books in this format for table use
April 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Ended up ordering a softcover copy of Heroes of the Feywild for #4E D&D off POD/DTRPG.
WoTC is really leaving some money on the table not having the core books of this edition print on demand. This came out great — I would repurchase a lot of the player/power books in this format for table use
WoTC is really leaving some money on the table not having the core books of this edition print on demand. This came out great — I would repurchase a lot of the player/power books in this format for table use
Hey y’all — 36 hours to go and @dicemonkey.itch.io is just short of funding his awesome game! They just added sponsoring community copies as an add-on… can y’all make the dreams of adventuring the Riverlands a reality?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dic...
#ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dic...
#ttrpg
Update 31: Community Copies Available as an Add-On · Song of the River Prince: A Roleplaying Journey
We have 37 hours to go, with only $304 dollars to go. This has been incredible seeing the community rallying. I really appreciate it.To help us get over our goal, I've added an add-on that you can use...
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April 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Hey y’all — 36 hours to go and @dicemonkey.itch.io is just short of funding his awesome game! They just added sponsoring community copies as an add-on… can y’all make the dreams of adventuring the Riverlands a reality?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dic...
#ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dic...
#ttrpg