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DMSamuel
@dmsamuel.bsky.social
RPGer, Writer, Biologist, Professor
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I wrote a thing about Imperial Goblins from Arden Vul and their use as a PC class in Old School Essentials rpgmusings.com/2025/03/old-... #TTRPG #rpg #DnD
Old School Essentials – Imperial Goblins
Once I decided to use OSE as the game for my Arden Vul campaign I needed to make a few decisions. These decisions were made in the two or three weeks that I was also reading the first part of Arden…
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It's fun art Friday! We're proud to team up with designer Carol LaGrow & artist Faith Shaffer to bring “The Six of VIII” back in a brand new edition for retail release next year.

It will be available to purchase early as part of our upcoming KS campaign.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...
August 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I wrote a thing about Imperial Goblins from Arden Vul and their use as a PC class in Old School Essentials rpgmusings.com/2025/03/old-... #TTRPG #rpg #DnD
Old School Essentials – Imperial Goblins
Once I decided to use OSE as the game for my Arden Vul campaign I needed to make a few decisions. These decisions were made in the two or three weeks that I was also reading the first part of Arden…
rpgmusings.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I wrote about how I prep for running The Halls of Arden Vul (using Old School Essentials)... rpgmusings.com/2025/03/prep... #dnd #ttrpg
Prepping To Run The Halls Of Arden Vul
I am finally running a consistent game again, and it is fabulously fun. Now that I am running again, there are a lot of things I want to write about. So here I am, after more than a year, starting …
rpgmusings.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I love reading Jared's thoughts on what @brandesstoddard.bsky.social and I say about some elf games...
January 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?

Jason Mendoza: THIS is the bad place

Interviewer: Even Jason gets it?
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?

Gandalf the White: I threw down my enemy, and he fell from the high place and broke the mountainside where he smote it in his ruin. Then Darkness took me, and I strayed out of thought and time, and I wandered far on roads that I will not tell.
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?

Eörlingas: if you look at the page you’ll see it clearly says, “Of Rohan.”
December 27, 2024 at 3:46 PM
I helped create this great revised GH gaz! Check it out! It's free!
Greyhawk fans: Check out this free 84 page PDF that Cannibaal Publishing just published via @dmsguild.com:
www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic...

It has 7 chapters to expand the DMG 2024 content, plus 3 appendices of information to get newbie Greyhawk fans up to speed.

#Greyhawk #DMsGuild
November 26, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Felt the earthquake this morning (I'm in downstate NY, but not NYC)... I grew up in CA so am familiar with the feeling and knew immediately what it was, but didn't believe myself until the official notification. Hope everyone affected a safe rest of the day!!!
April 5, 2024 at 4:34 PM
On the 12th day of Christmas, my GM gave to me... a conversation between @dmsamuel.bsky.social and @brandesstoddard.bsky.social about the one spell to rule them all... WISH www.thetomeshow.com/e/edition-wa... #dnd #ttrpg
January 5, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Ever start laughing and you just can’t stop? Perhaps Tasha is to blame for such uncontrollable hideousness? @BrandesStoddard.bsky.social and I talk about whether the laugh is always uncontrollable here: www.thetomeshow.com/e/edition-wa...
#dnd #ttrpg
Edition Wars Christmas 2023 Day 11: Tasha’s Uncontrollable Hideous Laughter (Edition Wars 112) | T...
Welcome to the twelve days of Edition Wars - in this year's series we are taking a deep dive into the iconic spells of Dungeons and Dragons! What were they like at first? How have they changed? Are th...
www.thetomeshow.com
January 4, 2024 at 1:15 PM
When did HOLD PERSON go from a mental hold to a physical hold in #dnd ? What? It was mental, like a charm, at one time? Yep! Listen to @brandesstoddard.bsky.social & @dmsamuel.bsky.social discuss the #ttrpg spell here: www.thetomeshow.com/e/edition-wa...
January 3, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Ever lost something and thought "I wish this thing would just have a glowing green light surrounding it. Then I would find it easily!" ? So did some early #dnd players - come listen to @brandesstoddard.bsky.social and I talk about it www.thetomeshow.com/e/edition-wa... #ttrpg
January 2, 2024 at 5:55 PM
On the eighth day of Christmas @brandesstoddard.bsky.social and @dmsamuel.bsky.social dispel all the myths about magic in D&D ... sort of www.thetomeshow.com/e/edition-wa...
January 1, 2024 at 4:39 PM
On today’s edition wars Christmas episode
@brandesstoddard.bsky.social and I raise the roof ya’ll let’s hear it for.. what? Oh, not the roof? Oh, Raise Dead!! www.thetomeshow.com/e/edition-wa... #dnd #ttrpg
December 31, 2023 at 8:06 PM
My hope, for all of you, is that you have a fantastic new year, and also a very excellent whole year after the newness wears off.
December 30, 2023 at 5:14 PM
Everything you ever wanted to know about Magic Missile in EVERY #dnd edition - in this episode @brandesstoddard.bsky.social and @dmsamuel.bsky.social discuss this iconic missile from the fingers... or head... of the mage! www.thetomeshow.com/e/edition-wa... #ttrpg
December 30, 2023 at 5:02 PM
I was silent this morning about @brandesstoddard.bsky.social and @dmsamuel.bsky.social l talking about SILENCE www.thetomeshow.com/e/edition-wa...
#dnd #ttrpg
December 29, 2023 at 7:50 PM
Today's episode is about Fireball! And... Fire Ball... #dnd #ttrpg Sam and @brandesstoddard.bsky.social talk about possibly THE most iconic spell! www.thetomeshow.com/e/edition-wa...
December 28, 2023 at 5:21 PM
December 27, 2023 at 6:38 PM
It's the second day of Christmas over at the Edition Wars dungeon with Sam and @BrandesStoddard www.thetomeshow.com/e/edition-wa... #dnd5e #dnd #ttrpg
December 26, 2023 at 4:09 PM
Welp... here I am on another social media platform...

I am a veteran of the thousand social networks wars
September 28, 2023 at 12:35 AM