Legendsmith
@legendsmith.bsky.social
TTRPG enthusiast, coder, amateur artist. My TTRPG takes are spicy. I draw my players' characters.
I've been absent from here for a long time but I've been busy. With what? Learning art. @fufuvt.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I've been absent from here for a long time but I've been busy. With what? Learning art. @fufuvt.bsky.social
This is a fae.
haven't been able to stop thinking about this billboard for days and finally got to take a picture of it on my drive home
March 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is a fae.
I'm not kidding when I say it doesn't work.
January 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I'm not kidding when I say it doesn't work.
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Yeah a good GM can make a poorly designed game fun, but if you only have poorly designed games it's going to be a lot harder to produce good GMs.
January 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Yeah a good GM can make a poorly designed game fun, but if you only have poorly designed games it's going to be a lot harder to produce good GMs.
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"ANY #TTRPG game book can be run with total freedom and range, if the GM is good."
Sure.
But some books will help the GM and be useful for that, while others will set them up for failure and make it hard.
This is the scenario version of "the rule isn't bad because the GM can change the rule."
Sure.
But some books will help the GM and be useful for that, while others will set them up for failure and make it hard.
This is the scenario version of "the rule isn't bad because the GM can change the rule."
January 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"ANY #TTRPG game book can be run with total freedom and range, if the GM is good."
Sure.
But some books will help the GM and be useful for that, while others will set them up for failure and make it hard.
This is the scenario version of "the rule isn't bad because the GM can change the rule."
Sure.
But some books will help the GM and be useful for that, while others will set them up for failure and make it hard.
This is the scenario version of "the rule isn't bad because the GM can change the rule."
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Many TTRPGs should just be supplements for existing systems. Especially ones that are just reskinned D&D.
In fairness, the OSR guys at least do this with making their stuff somewhat compatible with each other.
It helps because it's an open system. TTRPG is better as a hobby network than industry.
In fairness, the OSR guys at least do this with making their stuff somewhat compatible with each other.
It helps because it's an open system. TTRPG is better as a hobby network than industry.
August 26, 2023 at 1:05 PM
Many TTRPGs should just be supplements for existing systems. Especially ones that are just reskinned D&D.
In fairness, the OSR guys at least do this with making their stuff somewhat compatible with each other.
It helps because it's an open system. TTRPG is better as a hobby network than industry.
In fairness, the OSR guys at least do this with making their stuff somewhat compatible with each other.
It helps because it's an open system. TTRPG is better as a hobby network than industry.
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I like to play good games so people can be bad DMs.
September 15, 2024 at 11:02 AM
I like to play good games so people can be bad DMs.
What's the bsky equivalent of "send tweet"?
December 10, 2024 at 1:19 PM
What's the bsky equivalent of "send tweet"?
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Limited palette nintendo fanart from earlier this year 💘
Corrupted/Gothic versions of Rosalina and Zelda!
Corrupted/Gothic versions of Rosalina and Zelda!
December 14, 2023 at 6:29 AM
Limited palette nintendo fanart from earlier this year 💘
Corrupted/Gothic versions of Rosalina and Zelda!
Corrupted/Gothic versions of Rosalina and Zelda!
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Imagine if overnight, we’d decided to close down every café and bar in the country because we’d heard someone had invented the Teasmade.
“Quick! We must move with the times or be left behind!”
That’s generative AI.
“Quick! We must move with the times or be left behind!”
That’s generative AI.
October 22, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Imagine if overnight, we’d decided to close down every café and bar in the country because we’d heard someone had invented the Teasmade.
“Quick! We must move with the times or be left behind!”
That’s generative AI.
“Quick! We must move with the times or be left behind!”
That’s generative AI.
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Huh apparently I was user #329,558 on this place.
October 6, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Huh apparently I was user #329,558 on this place.
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Playing cards instead of dice makes perfect sense! TTRPG devs are already famously good at balancing their math, so why not make it more complicated while adding very little functionality? Some games actually put cards to good use, but for most it just seems to be a lower quality source of RNG.
September 9, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Playing cards instead of dice makes perfect sense! TTRPG devs are already famously good at balancing their math, so why not make it more complicated while adding very little functionality? Some games actually put cards to good use, but for most it just seems to be a lower quality source of RNG.
I frequently mention the AD&D 1e Dungeon Master's Guide.
There is good reason: it is a unique document.
It is one of the few "complete" RPGs that exist. It is comprised of multiple game loops that feed back into each other, each loop is complete. There are no gaps.
Most RPGs have massive gaps.
There is good reason: it is a unique document.
It is one of the few "complete" RPGs that exist. It is comprised of multiple game loops that feed back into each other, each loop is complete. There are no gaps.
Most RPGs have massive gaps.
September 8, 2024 at 11:40 AM
I frequently mention the AD&D 1e Dungeon Master's Guide.
There is good reason: it is a unique document.
It is one of the few "complete" RPGs that exist. It is comprised of multiple game loops that feed back into each other, each loop is complete. There are no gaps.
Most RPGs have massive gaps.
There is good reason: it is a unique document.
It is one of the few "complete" RPGs that exist. It is comprised of multiple game loops that feed back into each other, each loop is complete. There are no gaps.
Most RPGs have massive gaps.
This is part of why skill systems need a hard reassessment.
Rogue: I have that knowledge. *rolls an 8 on the die*
...I'm better than that! *uses a hero point, rolls an 18 on the die.*
#pathfinder
...I'm better than that! *uses a hero point, rolls an 18 on the die.*
#pathfinder
September 8, 2024 at 6:46 AM
This is part of why skill systems need a hard reassessment.
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this whole series of Reason-Why posts has moved my feelings on cypher system from indifferent ignorance to hard pass
but this one specifically has a certain veiled contempt for outgroups and Wrong-Fun that makes me want to keep my distance from their player base in general
but this one specifically has a certain veiled contempt for outgroups and Wrong-Fun that makes me want to keep my distance from their player base in general
Why will the Cypher System be your next favorite RPG? We have 8 great reasons!
#5 Things move quickly in the Cypher System! Less time spent on mechanics means more time for fast-paced encounters and Character Arcs
#5 Things move quickly in the Cypher System! Less time spent on mechanics means more time for fast-paced encounters and Character Arcs
September 7, 2024 at 1:54 PM
this whole series of Reason-Why posts has moved my feelings on cypher system from indifferent ignorance to hard pass
but this one specifically has a certain veiled contempt for outgroups and Wrong-Fun that makes me want to keep my distance from their player base in general
but this one specifically has a certain veiled contempt for outgroups and Wrong-Fun that makes me want to keep my distance from their player base in general
This might sound crazy but I like it when TTRPG systems have the things I want them to have so I don't have to make it myself.
September 5, 2024 at 2:38 PM
This might sound crazy but I like it when TTRPG systems have the things I want them to have so I don't have to make it myself.
Running:
Cyberpunk Braunstein using GURPS. It features some psionics too.
Playing:
Nothing.
Cyberpunk Braunstein using GURPS. It features some psionics too.
Playing:
Nothing.
Stop! This is a TTRPG run/play check! Papers please.
Running:
Call of Cthulhu: Masks of Nylarahotep
OSE: Cathedral of the Crimson Death
Prepping for: Pendragon, Delta Green
Playing:
OSE: Isle of Dread
Delta Green: Gods Teeth
Traveller
GURPS: Twilight 2000 & Fantasy Campaign
Running:
Call of Cthulhu: Masks of Nylarahotep
OSE: Cathedral of the Crimson Death
Prepping for: Pendragon, Delta Green
Playing:
OSE: Isle of Dread
Delta Green: Gods Teeth
Traveller
GURPS: Twilight 2000 & Fantasy Campaign
September 5, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Running:
Cyberpunk Braunstein using GURPS. It features some psionics too.
Playing:
Nothing.
Cyberpunk Braunstein using GURPS. It features some psionics too.
Playing:
Nothing.
If you see this, repost with an image you saved just because it made you laugh
August 31, 2024 at 7:18 AM
If you see this, repost with an image you saved just because it made you laugh