Richard T. Balsley
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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.
Imagine how much ketchup is on the walls.
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Em dashes aren't meant to be used as often as the comma. It's used mostly to show a sliding from one thought into an aside, and then back to the main topic.
September 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Pundit is a waste of space and there's one person I hold at fault for including him in 5e.
August 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's accurate.
June 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The key differences is in the game uses dice pools for the three stats and you have "kitty treats" to influence story elements similar to Fate's fate point system. All dice rolls are done by the players. I ran it for a group of kids between 4-7 in my library.
June 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
In some ways this is similar to Magical Kitties Save the Day.
June 17, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I would expect some structure between schools for the same field, though. I'm flying blind and it's weird.
June 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Guess they wanted the Dorian Gray look.
June 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I hope people will stand up before that happens.
March 25, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Anything they tell you not to do is exactly what terrifies them.
March 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM