Chris Eaves
@cynyr.bsky.social
Creator! I wrote a TTRPG called a Tale of Snakes and Rats. I do 3D modeling, programming, play guitar. I like making stuff.
Hey look, a link to my game: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/502611/a-tale-of-snakes-and-rats
Hey look, a link to my game: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/502611/a-tale-of-snakes-and-rats
I spent 8 years creating a TTRPG that nobody bought or knows about. Then I spent a year planning out a series of 8 books set in that world. Over the last 17 days, I wrote 18k words of the first book.
I don't care if nobody reads it. It's fun as crap.
I don't care if nobody reads it. It's fun as crap.
May 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I spent 8 years creating a TTRPG that nobody bought or knows about. Then I spent a year planning out a series of 8 books set in that world. Over the last 17 days, I wrote 18k words of the first book.
I don't care if nobody reads it. It's fun as crap.
I don't care if nobody reads it. It's fun as crap.
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🎲 #RPGDesign time! 🎲
If you could scrap one common RPG mechanic entirely and replace it with something new, what would it be and why? What would the new system look like, and how would it improve the game experience?
#TTRPG #GameDesign
If you could scrap one common RPG mechanic entirely and replace it with something new, what would it be and why? What would the new system look like, and how would it improve the game experience?
#TTRPG #GameDesign
December 22, 2024 at 8:13 PM
🎲 #RPGDesign time! 🎲
If you could scrap one common RPG mechanic entirely and replace it with something new, what would it be and why? What would the new system look like, and how would it improve the game experience?
#TTRPG #GameDesign
If you could scrap one common RPG mechanic entirely and replace it with something new, what would it be and why? What would the new system look like, and how would it improve the game experience?
#TTRPG #GameDesign
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Someone on mastodon mentioned what a pain point prophecies are in play. Soooo... I'm writing a whole blog post about techniques you can use from performers and charlatans as both players and GMs to convey knowledge and that prophetic aura. Stay tuned friendos!
December 22, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Someone on mastodon mentioned what a pain point prophecies are in play. Soooo... I'm writing a whole blog post about techniques you can use from performers and charlatans as both players and GMs to convey knowledge and that prophetic aura. Stay tuned friendos!
#TTRPG people!
As a GM, what player ideas have you said yes to? Or as players, had a GM say yes to? Some idea that was totally crazy but fell into the rule of cool and didn't ruin the campaign so you just rolled with it and went for it?
As a GM, what player ideas have you said yes to? Or as players, had a GM say yes to? Some idea that was totally crazy but fell into the rule of cool and didn't ruin the campaign so you just rolled with it and went for it?
December 19, 2024 at 3:53 PM
#TTRPG people!
As a GM, what player ideas have you said yes to? Or as players, had a GM say yes to? Some idea that was totally crazy but fell into the rule of cool and didn't ruin the campaign so you just rolled with it and went for it?
As a GM, what player ideas have you said yes to? Or as players, had a GM say yes to? Some idea that was totally crazy but fell into the rule of cool and didn't ruin the campaign so you just rolled with it and went for it?
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Mixing contrasting themes be like:
▶️Grimdark worldbuilding. Cute talking animals.
▶️High-stakes action. Characters bickering over lunch.
▶️Serious finale. A perfectly timed joke.
It shouldn’t work, but it does.
Do you enjoy unexpected or subverted combos in your stories?
#WritingCommunity #TTRPG
▶️Grimdark worldbuilding. Cute talking animals.
▶️High-stakes action. Characters bickering over lunch.
▶️Serious finale. A perfectly timed joke.
It shouldn’t work, but it does.
Do you enjoy unexpected or subverted combos in your stories?
#WritingCommunity #TTRPG
December 18, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Mixing contrasting themes be like:
▶️Grimdark worldbuilding. Cute talking animals.
▶️High-stakes action. Characters bickering over lunch.
▶️Serious finale. A perfectly timed joke.
It shouldn’t work, but it does.
Do you enjoy unexpected or subverted combos in your stories?
#WritingCommunity #TTRPG
▶️Grimdark worldbuilding. Cute talking animals.
▶️High-stakes action. Characters bickering over lunch.
▶️Serious finale. A perfectly timed joke.
It shouldn’t work, but it does.
Do you enjoy unexpected or subverted combos in your stories?
#WritingCommunity #TTRPG
How does A Tale of Snakes and Rats handle spellcasting failures? Well, if you treat magic with respect and prepared your spells properly, the failsafes you included will ensure that nothing happens. BUT! You can cut corners to cast spells faster. And the more you do it, the more like things get Bad™
December 17, 2024 at 3:33 PM
How does A Tale of Snakes and Rats handle spellcasting failures? Well, if you treat magic with respect and prepared your spells properly, the failsafes you included will ensure that nothing happens. BUT! You can cut corners to cast spells faster. And the more you do it, the more like things get Bad™
#ttrpg people!
Favorite rpg class archetype, and favorite game to play it in, go!
Big strong bruiser, glass cannon wizard, holy warrior, red mage turned to black after the war of the lance?
Favorite rpg class archetype, and favorite game to play it in, go!
Big strong bruiser, glass cannon wizard, holy warrior, red mage turned to black after the war of the lance?
December 17, 2024 at 2:07 AM
#ttrpg people!
Favorite rpg class archetype, and favorite game to play it in, go!
Big strong bruiser, glass cannon wizard, holy warrior, red mage turned to black after the war of the lance?
Favorite rpg class archetype, and favorite game to play it in, go!
Big strong bruiser, glass cannon wizard, holy warrior, red mage turned to black after the war of the lance?
Hello all the people who've recently followed me!
I like making stuff. Recently finished writing a ttrpg after 8 years.
Now I'm working on a video game of my ttrpg.
Also writing a program for writers that'll basically be notecards on steroids. Because I want to use it. Taking ideas for that.
I like making stuff. Recently finished writing a ttrpg after 8 years.
Now I'm working on a video game of my ttrpg.
Also writing a program for writers that'll basically be notecards on steroids. Because I want to use it. Taking ideas for that.
December 17, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Hello all the people who've recently followed me!
I like making stuff. Recently finished writing a ttrpg after 8 years.
Now I'm working on a video game of my ttrpg.
Also writing a program for writers that'll basically be notecards on steroids. Because I want to use it. Taking ideas for that.
I like making stuff. Recently finished writing a ttrpg after 8 years.
Now I'm working on a video game of my ttrpg.
Also writing a program for writers that'll basically be notecards on steroids. Because I want to use it. Taking ideas for that.
#ttrpg people!
What kinds of external media do you incorporate into your campaigns? Or reference when you make a character? I've played as 40k style imperial zealots before. Wrote a campaign (or several) shamelessly derived from the SCP foundation. I borrow names just to see if anybody notices.
What kinds of external media do you incorporate into your campaigns? Or reference when you make a character? I've played as 40k style imperial zealots before. Wrote a campaign (or several) shamelessly derived from the SCP foundation. I borrow names just to see if anybody notices.
December 16, 2024 at 3:26 AM
#ttrpg people!
What kinds of external media do you incorporate into your campaigns? Or reference when you make a character? I've played as 40k style imperial zealots before. Wrote a campaign (or several) shamelessly derived from the SCP foundation. I borrow names just to see if anybody notices.
What kinds of external media do you incorporate into your campaigns? Or reference when you make a character? I've played as 40k style imperial zealots before. Wrote a campaign (or several) shamelessly derived from the SCP foundation. I borrow names just to see if anybody notices.
#ttrpg people!
Do you include star maps, celestial bodies, constellations and the like in your campaigns? Associate them with times of year or months? Do they have any bearing on your world / campaign? Does a passing comet empower fire magic users or somesuch? A moon empower water magic users?
Do you include star maps, celestial bodies, constellations and the like in your campaigns? Associate them with times of year or months? Do they have any bearing on your world / campaign? Does a passing comet empower fire magic users or somesuch? A moon empower water magic users?
December 15, 2024 at 6:00 AM
#ttrpg people!
Do you include star maps, celestial bodies, constellations and the like in your campaigns? Associate them with times of year or months? Do they have any bearing on your world / campaign? Does a passing comet empower fire magic users or somesuch? A moon empower water magic users?
Do you include star maps, celestial bodies, constellations and the like in your campaigns? Associate them with times of year or months? Do they have any bearing on your world / campaign? Does a passing comet empower fire magic users or somesuch? A moon empower water magic users?
Who loves a retrospective? The content of my game was 80% complete like 6 years ago. I spent those last 6 years just experimenting with layout, art, and rewrites. Here are older versions of the first page of spells compared with the final version. I settled on the boxy layout during the lockdown.
December 15, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Who loves a retrospective? The content of my game was 80% complete like 6 years ago. I spent those last 6 years just experimenting with layout, art, and rewrites. Here are older versions of the first page of spells compared with the final version. I settled on the boxy layout during the lockdown.
#ttrpg people!
Why are so many ttrpgs focused around adventuring? Where are the games about nothing? What game can let me reenact Seinfeld's parking garage? ATHF's Total Recarl episode? ASIP's gas selling scheme episode? Metalocalypse' Mordhaus tour episode?
I need this.
Why are so many ttrpgs focused around adventuring? Where are the games about nothing? What game can let me reenact Seinfeld's parking garage? ATHF's Total Recarl episode? ASIP's gas selling scheme episode? Metalocalypse' Mordhaus tour episode?
I need this.
December 14, 2024 at 1:42 AM
#ttrpg people!
Why are so many ttrpgs focused around adventuring? Where are the games about nothing? What game can let me reenact Seinfeld's parking garage? ATHF's Total Recarl episode? ASIP's gas selling scheme episode? Metalocalypse' Mordhaus tour episode?
I need this.
Why are so many ttrpgs focused around adventuring? Where are the games about nothing? What game can let me reenact Seinfeld's parking garage? ATHF's Total Recarl episode? ASIP's gas selling scheme episode? Metalocalypse' Mordhaus tour episode?
I need this.
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#TTRPGQuestion
Simple one today
What Is your favorite insult or slang that you've made for your game world and explain how it came to be?
Simple one today
What Is your favorite insult or slang that you've made for your game world and explain how it came to be?
a cartoon of a man with a beard and the words hackin-frackin sassa-frassin dad-burnit
Alt: a cartoon of a man with a beard humping up and down in a fit of rage saying the words rackin-frackin, sassa-frassin, dad-burnit, riff-raffin, doggone!
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:42 PM
#TTRPGQuestion
Simple one today
What Is your favorite insult or slang that you've made for your game world and explain how it came to be?
Simple one today
What Is your favorite insult or slang that you've made for your game world and explain how it came to be?
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Well yall it's #TTRPGrising time! Seems I've somehow gotten to be above the usual mark for advertising myself so time to see what yall have!
If your under 1k
Share your work below or that of folks you admire (no ai jank or I'll block)
Tell us about yourselves and what your doing!
If your under 1k
Share your work below or that of folks you admire (no ai jank or I'll block)
Tell us about yourselves and what your doing!
December 13, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Well yall it's #TTRPGrising time! Seems I've somehow gotten to be above the usual mark for advertising myself so time to see what yall have!
If your under 1k
Share your work below or that of folks you admire (no ai jank or I'll block)
Tell us about yourselves and what your doing!
If your under 1k
Share your work below or that of folks you admire (no ai jank or I'll block)
Tell us about yourselves and what your doing!
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HAPPY LOKI'S DAY MY LOVELIES! (shut up Thor)
💚Stop by and tell me how your week is going?
💚Hype up the project you're working on?
💚Hype up someone else's project?
💚Shout if you want CAKE or HUGS?
💚Never chatted b4? Dive in everyone's welcome!
💚Stop by and tell me how your week is going?
💚Hype up the project you're working on?
💚Hype up someone else's project?
💚Shout if you want CAKE or HUGS?
💚Never chatted b4? Dive in everyone's welcome!
a pink cake with a slice taken out of it is on a table
Alt: a pink cake with a slice taken out of it is on a table as the slice is removed the layers inside are rainbow coloured
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:58 AM
HAPPY LOKI'S DAY MY LOVELIES! (shut up Thor)
💚Stop by and tell me how your week is going?
💚Hype up the project you're working on?
💚Hype up someone else's project?
💚Shout if you want CAKE or HUGS?
💚Never chatted b4? Dive in everyone's welcome!
💚Stop by and tell me how your week is going?
💚Hype up the project you're working on?
💚Hype up someone else's project?
💚Shout if you want CAKE or HUGS?
💚Never chatted b4? Dive in everyone's welcome!
Reposted by Chris Eaves
The DM is the most important player in #dnd Idk why this is controversial: they are the WHOLE WORLD & also GOD 💕
I’m currently a player & I’m living my narrative passenger princess dreams. My mind is unburdened by elaborate lore, prep or planning. No pressure, just shenanigans 🕺
I’m currently a player & I’m living my narrative passenger princess dreams. My mind is unburdened by elaborate lore, prep or planning. No pressure, just shenanigans 🕺
December 12, 2024 at 6:36 AM
The DM is the most important player in #dnd Idk why this is controversial: they are the WHOLE WORLD & also GOD 💕
I’m currently a player & I’m living my narrative passenger princess dreams. My mind is unburdened by elaborate lore, prep or planning. No pressure, just shenanigans 🕺
I’m currently a player & I’m living my narrative passenger princess dreams. My mind is unburdened by elaborate lore, prep or planning. No pressure, just shenanigans 🕺
#ttrpg people!
Ever messed with your players psychologically? Been messed with?
"After you've slain him and check his pockets, you find a little paper note with today's date, a pair of crudely drawn stick figures, and 'I luv u daddy!' Scribbled below it." Similar type stuff?
Ever messed with your players psychologically? Been messed with?
"After you've slain him and check his pockets, you find a little paper note with today's date, a pair of crudely drawn stick figures, and 'I luv u daddy!' Scribbled below it." Similar type stuff?
December 10, 2024 at 11:55 PM
#ttrpg people!
Ever messed with your players psychologically? Been messed with?
"After you've slain him and check his pockets, you find a little paper note with today's date, a pair of crudely drawn stick figures, and 'I luv u daddy!' Scribbled below it." Similar type stuff?
Ever messed with your players psychologically? Been messed with?
"After you've slain him and check his pockets, you find a little paper note with today's date, a pair of crudely drawn stick figures, and 'I luv u daddy!' Scribbled below it." Similar type stuff?
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[No] Tavern Tuesday 250:
The PCs wake up in a hospital in the modern world, told they were comatose. Their memories are a confusion of this world and the one they adventured in. Over time, they start revisiting those lives in dreams and their dream actions have an impact on the "real" world.
The PCs wake up in a hospital in the modern world, told they were comatose. Their memories are a confusion of this world and the one they adventured in. Over time, they start revisiting those lives in dreams and their dream actions have an impact on the "real" world.
December 10, 2024 at 1:15 PM
[No] Tavern Tuesday 250:
The PCs wake up in a hospital in the modern world, told they were comatose. Their memories are a confusion of this world and the one they adventured in. Over time, they start revisiting those lives in dreams and their dream actions have an impact on the "real" world.
The PCs wake up in a hospital in the modern world, told they were comatose. Their memories are a confusion of this world and the one they adventured in. Over time, they start revisiting those lives in dreams and their dream actions have an impact on the "real" world.
Learning me come C++ on one screen with a movie on the other. Hmmm, now how do we make a class initialize its own attributes...
Meanwhile on the other screen: "Throw it in the fire! What are you waiting for!? Just let it go!"
"The ring is mine."
Oh screw it, I'm not writing squat more tonight.
Meanwhile on the other screen: "Throw it in the fire! What are you waiting for!? Just let it go!"
"The ring is mine."
Oh screw it, I'm not writing squat more tonight.
December 10, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Learning me come C++ on one screen with a movie on the other. Hmmm, now how do we make a class initialize its own attributes...
Meanwhile on the other screen: "Throw it in the fire! What are you waiting for!? Just let it go!"
"The ring is mine."
Oh screw it, I'm not writing squat more tonight.
Meanwhile on the other screen: "Throw it in the fire! What are you waiting for!? Just let it go!"
"The ring is mine."
Oh screw it, I'm not writing squat more tonight.
Reposted by Chris Eaves
The best D&D idea I ever had was making all gold cursed.
A ghost ship full of murderous spectral skeletons would hunt down any gold in the area and add it to their hoard.
Items were bartered for and roleplay took a front seat as different people valued different things.
Seeing gold became terrifying
A ghost ship full of murderous spectral skeletons would hunt down any gold in the area and add it to their hoard.
Items were bartered for and roleplay took a front seat as different people valued different things.
Seeing gold became terrifying
December 10, 2024 at 2:20 AM
The best D&D idea I ever had was making all gold cursed.
A ghost ship full of murderous spectral skeletons would hunt down any gold in the area and add it to their hoard.
Items were bartered for and roleplay took a front seat as different people valued different things.
Seeing gold became terrifying
A ghost ship full of murderous spectral skeletons would hunt down any gold in the area and add it to their hoard.
Items were bartered for and roleplay took a front seat as different people valued different things.
Seeing gold became terrifying
#TTRPG people!
Do you ever think of different kinds of foods for your players? Always seems like a really fun little tidbit of world building that just doesn't seem to come up a lot. Some players might not much care, happy with "We've eaten, back to adventuring." I like to know what my people eat.
Do you ever think of different kinds of foods for your players? Always seems like a really fun little tidbit of world building that just doesn't seem to come up a lot. Some players might not much care, happy with "We've eaten, back to adventuring." I like to know what my people eat.
December 10, 2024 at 12:18 AM
#TTRPG people!
Do you ever think of different kinds of foods for your players? Always seems like a really fun little tidbit of world building that just doesn't seem to come up a lot. Some players might not much care, happy with "We've eaten, back to adventuring." I like to know what my people eat.
Do you ever think of different kinds of foods for your players? Always seems like a really fun little tidbit of world building that just doesn't seem to come up a lot. Some players might not much care, happy with "We've eaten, back to adventuring." I like to know what my people eat.
Weird things about c++ as read by someone coming from Python.
Arrays have predetermined lengths and cannot be extended.
Arrays will populate with junk data unless you specifically tell it not to.
Arrays can be read past their length, returning other RAM data. wtf?
Just gonna stick with vectors...
Arrays have predetermined lengths and cannot be extended.
Arrays will populate with junk data unless you specifically tell it not to.
Arrays can be read past their length, returning other RAM data. wtf?
Just gonna stick with vectors...
December 9, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Weird things about c++ as read by someone coming from Python.
Arrays have predetermined lengths and cannot be extended.
Arrays will populate with junk data unless you specifically tell it not to.
Arrays can be read past their length, returning other RAM data. wtf?
Just gonna stick with vectors...
Arrays have predetermined lengths and cannot be extended.
Arrays will populate with junk data unless you specifically tell it not to.
Arrays can be read past their length, returning other RAM data. wtf?
Just gonna stick with vectors...
Reposted by Chris Eaves
🌟 Hey #TTRPGCommunity! Let’s have some fun! 🌟
What’s the wildest or most unexpected twist you’ve ever seen in a TTRPG session? Plot twist, character move, or dice chaos, share your story!
Let’s relive those unforgettable moments together!
#TTRPG #TabletopGames #TRPG
What’s the wildest or most unexpected twist you’ve ever seen in a TTRPG session? Plot twist, character move, or dice chaos, share your story!
Let’s relive those unforgettable moments together!
#TTRPG #TabletopGames #TRPG
December 8, 2024 at 8:13 PM
🌟 Hey #TTRPGCommunity! Let’s have some fun! 🌟
What’s the wildest or most unexpected twist you’ve ever seen in a TTRPG session? Plot twist, character move, or dice chaos, share your story!
Let’s relive those unforgettable moments together!
#TTRPG #TabletopGames #TRPG
What’s the wildest or most unexpected twist you’ve ever seen in a TTRPG session? Plot twist, character move, or dice chaos, share your story!
Let’s relive those unforgettable moments together!
#TTRPG #TabletopGames #TRPG
The Loremage class! Basically a wizard. They're dedicated spellcasters with access to the largest pool of spells, the coolest spells, and can learn more spells at a time. They can cast spells without rolling (sometimes), and even cast spells as defensive actions, which nobody else can do.
December 8, 2024 at 11:08 PM
The Loremage class! Basically a wizard. They're dedicated spellcasters with access to the largest pool of spells, the coolest spells, and can learn more spells at a time. They can cast spells without rolling (sometimes), and even cast spells as defensive actions, which nobody else can do.
Question for you #ttrpg folks; when you're playing a campaign, what level of tech do you like your worlds?
Forever fantasy like GoT / LotR?
Urban fantasy like Dresden?
Futuristic like CyBorg / Cyberpunk?
More real world, with a period of fantasy but advancing to proper tech?
Something else?
Forever fantasy like GoT / LotR?
Urban fantasy like Dresden?
Futuristic like CyBorg / Cyberpunk?
More real world, with a period of fantasy but advancing to proper tech?
Something else?
December 7, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Question for you #ttrpg folks; when you're playing a campaign, what level of tech do you like your worlds?
Forever fantasy like GoT / LotR?
Urban fantasy like Dresden?
Futuristic like CyBorg / Cyberpunk?
More real world, with a period of fantasy but advancing to proper tech?
Something else?
Forever fantasy like GoT / LotR?
Urban fantasy like Dresden?
Futuristic like CyBorg / Cyberpunk?
More real world, with a period of fantasy but advancing to proper tech?
Something else?