Richard T. Balsley
@richardtbalsley.bsky.social
Game designer; library worker; writer; cat, coffee, and book lover. I also make crossword puzzles and teach game design. Disabled vet with dysgraphia. Games are how I smuggle in education.
This helps seal the defense of my dissertation.
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 AM
This helps seal the defense of my dissertation.
Stack on the left is what I've pulled from Wittgenstein. The right is an unopened pack of index cards for scale. I'm just over halfway through the book.
February 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Stack on the left is what I've pulled from Wittgenstein. The right is an unopened pack of index cards for scale. I'm just over halfway through the book.
This happened, but it dropped to 59. Not fun.
January 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
This happened, but it dropped to 59. Not fun.
I share this from my own RPG. It predates 5e and modern designs by 11 years. Either I know a thing or two about games or I have mo clue what I'm doing.
January 9, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I share this from my own RPG. It predates 5e and modern designs by 11 years. Either I know a thing or two about games or I have mo clue what I'm doing.
Sometimes I do calligraphy.
December 1, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Sometimes I do calligraphy.
This is my research for a PhD. These are 4x6 index cards and the bottle of craft paint is for scale. The ones perpendicular are the sources I used. I have 5-6 books to read before I write it out.
August 21, 2023 at 1:29 AM
This is my research for a PhD. These are 4x6 index cards and the bottle of craft paint is for scale. The ones perpendicular are the sources I used. I have 5-6 books to read before I write it out.