Colin Brodd (he/him)
@colinbrodd.bsky.social
Gentleman Classicist Extraordinaire. Latin and Ancient Greek Scholar. Stoic Philosopher. UU. Educator. TTRPG Enthusiast. OSR Grognard. Fantasy author. Father of 4 boys. Rhode Island
a.d. XI Kalendas Decembres (Die Veneris, die vicesimo primo mensis Novembris). Frigidum est hodie (circum XXIX gradibus F.) - gelu est in pratulo, hodie!
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
a.d. XI Kalendas Decembres (Die Veneris, die vicesimo primo mensis Novembris). Frigidum est hodie (circum XXIX gradibus F.) - gelu est in pratulo, hodie!
Aidan said he wanted a "Red Hulk" cake for his 13th birthday . . . This is what Tanya came up with! So awesome!
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Aidan said he wanted a "Red Hulk" cake for his 13th birthday . . . This is what Tanya came up with! So awesome!
a.d. XVI Kalendas Decembres (Die Solis, die sexto decimo mensis Novembris). Sol lucet hodie. Familia mea ibit ad Primam Eccelsiam Unitariam Providentiae . . .
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
a.d. XVI Kalendas Decembres (Die Solis, die sexto decimo mensis Novembris). Sol lucet hodie. Familia mea ibit ad Primam Eccelsiam Unitariam Providentiae . . .
Happy Ides of November to all who celebrate!
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Happy Ides of November to all who celebrate!
Aurora Borealis!!!
November 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Aurora Borealis!!!
Trying out Bitty & Beau's in Providence . . .
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Trying out Bitty & Beau's in Providence . . .
Started this bad boy tonight - 5 first level adventurers (one of each class except Thief [absent] and Halfling) tracked a cult of death-worshippers to their lair, and just captured a prisoner to interrogate when we ended the session for tonight . . .
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Started this bad boy tonight - 5 first level adventurers (one of each class except Thief [absent] and Halfling) tracked a cult of death-worshippers to their lair, and just captured a prisoner to interrogate when we ended the session for tonight . . .
Tonight's session of Barrowmaze 5E led to a fight with a six-armed Bone Golem and a floating platform where the Tablet of Chaos seems just out of reach . . .
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Tonight's session of Barrowmaze 5E led to a fight with a six-armed Bone Golem and a floating platform where the Tablet of Chaos seems just out of reach . . .
Happy Nones of November to all who celebrate! And "Remember, remember, the fifth of November . . ."
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Happy Nones of November to all who celebrate! And "Remember, remember, the fifth of November . . ."
Finished "Grave Robbers of Thracia" last night . . . Next up will be "The Sacrificial Pyre of Thracia," I think. For about half of my players, this will be their first time playing in a DCC RPG game that isn't a funnel!
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Finished "Grave Robbers of Thracia" last night . . . Next up will be "The Sacrificial Pyre of Thracia," I think. For about half of my players, this will be their first time playing in a DCC RPG game that isn't a funnel!
This arrived today! It is do shiny and pretty! Sofia Ramos and Evlyn Moreau for the win! The system is Mörk Borg, which is cool . . .
November 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This arrived today! It is do shiny and pretty! Sofia Ramos and Evlyn Moreau for the win! The system is Mörk Borg, which is cool . . .
I won my apartment complex's "guess how much candy corn is in the jar" contest - so I won the jar! And the candy corn! (I guessed 437. The correct number was 447. So . . . Yeah! I was the closest, by a LOT)
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I won my apartment complex's "guess how much candy corn is in the jar" contest - so I won the jar! And the candy corn! (I guessed 437. The correct number was 447. So . . . Yeah! I was the closest, by a LOT)
My costume? President of the Joe Don Baker Fan Club. Why
October 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My costume? President of the Joe Don Baker Fan Club. Why
Currently Playing: A CD I burned for Halloween back in 2004. Nice
October 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Currently Playing: A CD I burned for Halloween back in 2004. Nice
Found "The Stennard Courier, Volume 2" in my mailbox this morning (it must have been delivered on Saturday, but I was so busy this weekend, I missed it). Nick Baran really delivers in every zine! Also, I love these thank-you cards which generally feature the zine's cover art (from Carlos Castilho)
October 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Found "The Stennard Courier, Volume 2" in my mailbox this morning (it must have been delivered on Saturday, but I was so busy this weekend, I missed it). Nick Baran really delivers in every zine! Also, I love these thank-you cards which generally feature the zine's cover art (from Carlos Castilho)
Very much my preferred aesthetic, today . . .
October 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Very much my preferred aesthetic, today . . .
Finally starting to look like autumn . . .
October 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Finally starting to look like autumn . . .
Wearing a ShireCon shirt tonight, reppin' the Road Crew at the West Warwick Public Library with "Creep, Skrag, Creep!" just in time for Spooky Season!
October 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Wearing a ShireCon shirt tonight, reppin' the Road Crew at the West Warwick Public Library with "Creep, Skrag, Creep!" just in time for Spooky Season!
20 PCs entered. 2 survived. That was brutal.
October 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
20 PCs entered. 2 survived. That was brutal.
Barrowmaze 5E game today - the party found the Gauntlet of Palantis today!
October 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Barrowmaze 5E game today - the party found the Gauntlet of Palantis today!
Happy Ides of October (and Feriae Iovi, and Equus October) to all who celebrate! Cheers!
October 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Happy Ides of October (and Feriae Iovi, and Equus October) to all who celebrate! Cheers!
I've got to say that I get a particular joy in receiving postcards in Latin from around the world! This one is from Croatia, sent by a pen pal who was born in Spain, lives in Germany, and communicates with me in Latin!
October 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I've got to say that I get a particular joy in receiving postcards in Latin from around the world! This one is from Croatia, sent by a pen pal who was born in Spain, lives in Germany, and communicates with me in Latin!
PEZ Visitor Center! World's largest PEZ dispenser!
October 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
PEZ Visitor Center! World's largest PEZ dispenser!