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Ben Schneider
@droctothorpe.bsky.social
Professor of Practice in Narrative Design for Games at WPI (@WPI_IMGD). Worked on LOTRO, DDO, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Titan Quest, Empire Earth. (he/him)
I mean, did HOOKY teach us nothing?!
November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
And thus Tolkien wrote of The Grey Havens and The Grey Hath-nots. "Grey Naths" only shows up in the Silmarillion.
October 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
My kid and some friends. It's fun to see them grappling with some of the basics of tabletop play - such as when is it a good idea to burn a daily ability? How do I play a character? When do I need to listen to the DM and when can I throw the dice at my friends?
September 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
(A neep btw is just a rutabaga. But somehow even more fun to say.)
September 30, 2025 at 2:25 AM
They are now obsessed with neeps.

Somehow some kind of trade wars / profiteering scheme about neeps has emerged.
September 30, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Got flu + covid Saturday. Minor mental haze and a sore arm Sunday. I’ve definitely had worse flu only reactions than that.
September 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I'm imagining this visually and thematically as... Professor Layton meets Disgaea.
September 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Sometimes Highly Reprehensible Things come into my head during the weekday morning bustle.
September 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Innsmouth Jackalopes, more like!
August 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM