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🗣️AP performer 🎨Artist sometimes 🎲Forever GM 📚 Comic fan ♟️Owns too many boardgames

One half of Moonforge & Brightleaf.
You matter and are loved.
Just ran the first session of Rapscallion from @magpiegames.bsky.social! I really love the meta-currencies the game offers. It's a bit crunchier than other PBTA games, but offers a lot of depth for players to interact with. A solid #ttrpg I'm excited to explore more!
August 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
There is a lot of shitty stuff going on in the world. I have my own problems, like still being out of a stable job in my mid-30s. Life can be a drag sometimes and the future is uncertain. But it has been nice to celebrate good times surrounded by good people for a bit and take my mind off things. ♥️
July 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
@acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social make some of the most streamlined TTRPGs. I really love how both Disaster/WING and Disaster/PEACE boil FITD down to the bare minimum while still incorporating genre tropes.
June 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
New #ttrpg day! Excited to explore these books to expand on Monster of the Week content. I've only played once but I had a blast and can't wait to get it to the table again.

Shout-out to @evilhat.bsky.social for continuing to support the game after all these years!
June 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Update: Went 4-0 with a fun bant Chocobo deck!

MVPs: Choco, Bartz, Summon: Fat Chocobo

Honorable Mentions: Serah Farron, Rinoa Heartilly, Aettir and Priwen

Honestly the rares in this set are super busted.
June 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I went 4-0! Had a bant chocobo deck. Nothing special but was pretty consistent!
June 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
This past weekend I went to a cabin with @shaucatcosplay.bsky.social and some friends.

The goal? Play Twilight Imperium (and other #boardgames).

We completed the game and enjoyed good company (along with plenty of doggos!).

My faction, the Naaz-Rokha Alliance, emerged victorious 🐱🐵 👑
June 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Finally got my Kickstarter copy of Rapscallion from @magpiegames.bsky.social ! Very excited to run some swashbuckling pirate shenanigans 🏴‍☠️
May 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Yesterday was amazing at #momocon. I got to finally meet one of my industry heroes @sssuda51.bsky.social! He was so kind and genuinely excited to be around fans.

He signed my Killer7 poster I've had for almost 20 years(!) and I got this amazing photo with him.

Thank you Suda51! You rock 🤘
May 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Just finished playtesting a very cool solo journaling game for a friend! Really excited to see how they continue to develop it! ♥️
May 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Final Fantasy #MTG cards have been so on point, it's crazy. WOTC really has mastered their design process at this point.

My favorite cards so far? Vanille and Fang.

Also, just a reminder that we STILL have not gotten a FFXIII remaster and I am STILL patiently waiting.
May 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The @ourbrilliantruin.com comic by @darkhorse.com has been out for almost 2 weeks and I still can't believe it. When I was a kid one of my many aspirations was to be a comic artist. Getting to see my name inside a comic brings me so much joy!

(sorry, I had to make this goofy meme to celebrate)
April 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Without revealing your age, what video game did you play most as a kid? 🎮🕹️
April 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Happy birthday to my wonderful partner @shaucatcosplay.bsky.social! I'm so glad to have her as my partner in crime, make sure you show her some love today. ♥️
March 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
And finally we did some late night boardgaming by playing Harmonies, a very cute game about building habitats for animals. It's a great game with some very think-y elements that is short and sweet.

Overall, it was a great second day of the convention. Sad it's almost over! 😭
January 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
After that I played Blood on the Clocktower and more Lord of the Rings Tricking Taking Game. No pics from those but I followed it up by playing Lewis and Clark: The Expedition. A tense worker placement game with some... outdated terminology and design.
January 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
@diceanddiversions.com day 2 recap!

We went out for brunch in the morning before kicking things off!

We played a surprisingly complex tile laying game called Gnome Hollow. This game has magnetic player mats which are very cool. The gameplay was mostly just okay but the theme is 10/10.
January 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
After heading up to our hotel room for the night, we weren't done! We played a new boardgame I just got called Perch. It involves birds moving to different locations and forming Flocks to earn points!

Overall it was a great day. Looking forward to playing more games today!
January 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
To cap off the convention events, we played Rhapsody of Blood, a Powered by the Apocalypse TTRPG inspired by Castlevania.

The gameplay loop was really fun. I really love the subsystems in this game that allow for a cyclical campaign structure.
January 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We played Rolling Realms, a very cute roll and write boardgame that features a bunch of mini games based on other boardgames. It was very meta but it was a lot of fun once we got the hang of it - we may have screwed up the rules the first round... 😅
January 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We kicked things off playing the Lord of the Rings Trick Taking Game, a cute little game where you work together and follow the story of the One Ring. It consists of various chapters, each with their own characters and challenges to overcome.
January 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
@shaucatcosplay.bsky.social and I are currently at one of our favorite small conventions Dice + Diversions!

Here is a 🧵 of some of the stuff we did yesterday!
January 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
15. Cthulhu Awakens!

A Cthulhu roleplaying game that uses the AGE system. I haven't played this yet but I have played the Dragon Age version of the system and really liked it. I'm always in for anything existential horror or Cthulhu based.
December 16, 2024 at 11:29 PM
14. Tales from the Loop!

I ran this game earlier this year (with an adventure based on my favorite anime FLCL) and it was great. There is just something really fun about playing as kids sneaking out and getting into hijinks.
December 15, 2024 at 3:14 PM
13. Our Brilliant Ruin!

I obviously had to rep this game. The world and art the team put together is amazing and the mechanics are easy to learn and reflect the dangerous nature of the setting. I love all the factions to choose from - there is something for everyone here.
December 10, 2024 at 10:20 PM