John Frazer
@srgrvsalot.bsky.social
He/him (but it's okay to whisper it), TTRPG Enjoyer, intentionally amateur writer, cheerleader for the art of vegan cooking, forgot more math than most people ever know (and is kind of embarrassed about it).
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John Frazer
@srgrvsalot.bsky.social
· Nov 22
It Came From The Bookshelf!
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com
I have a blog where I'm reading through every rpg book I own (I've been doing it for 7 years and I'm at 520 out of ~850). If you have a free rpg you'd like me to write a post about, just drop a link. (If you have a non-free rpg, I'm willing to read a review copy.)
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com
Episode 2 of Hardcore Survival, in which I prove that Gandalf was completely right about the inadvisability of resettling Moria.
youtu.be/VdhyotjJrO8
youtu.be/VdhyotjJrO8
Hardcore Survival - Episode 2: Return to Moria
YouTube video by John Frazer
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Episode 2 of Hardcore Survival, in which I prove that Gandalf was completely right about the inadvisability of resettling Moria.
youtu.be/VdhyotjJrO8
youtu.be/VdhyotjJrO8
A new contender has entered the youtube gaming arena! A series called "Hardcore Survival" where I play all of my Open World Survival Crafting games for as long as it takes me to die the first time. Do not let the length of this first video be a spoiler.
youtu.be/8P6MDW1CZvw
youtu.be/8P6MDW1CZvw
Hardcore Survival - Episode 1: Empyrion Galactic Survival
YouTube video by John Frazer
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A new contender has entered the youtube gaming arena! A series called "Hardcore Survival" where I play all of my Open World Survival Crafting games for as long as it takes me to die the first time. Do not let the length of this first video be a spoiler.
youtu.be/8P6MDW1CZvw
youtu.be/8P6MDW1CZvw
I don't care what may have been revealed in the Durai Papers, saying Ramza was the "real hero" instead of Delita smacks of aristocratic-apologist historical revisionism.
October 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I don't care what may have been revealed in the Durai Papers, saying Ramza was the "real hero" instead of Delita smacks of aristocratic-apologist historical revisionism.
At the Grand Junction, co NO KINGS rally. It's a bit of a silly event, a protest with crossing guards. Festival energy. Lots of pets and costumes. Unlikely to significantly disrupt the status quo, but this is Trump +24 country and we shut down a city block. There's hope.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
At the Grand Junction, co NO KINGS rally. It's a bit of a silly event, a protest with crossing guards. Festival energy. Lots of pets and costumes. Unlikely to significantly disrupt the status quo, but this is Trump +24 country and we shut down a city block. There's hope.
Today, everyone is going to talk about what a monster Columbus was . . . as well they should, he was the fucking worst - but let's also remember that he was also a complete dolt who was absolutely dogshit at his job. If America hadn't been here, he would have gotten his entire crew killed.
October 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Today, everyone is going to talk about what a monster Columbus was . . . as well they should, he was the fucking worst - but let's also remember that he was also a complete dolt who was absolutely dogshit at his job. If America hadn't been here, he would have gotten his entire crew killed.
Just heard that Trump's stormtroopers raided antifa headquarters and have killed the leader of the organization. #missionaccomplished.
September 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Just heard that Trump's stormtroopers raided antifa headquarters and have killed the leader of the organization. #missionaccomplished.
I'm a vegan. I shouldn't have to condemn political violence. It should be obvious that if I don't approve of killing a chicken for food, I don't approve of assassinating someone for their political views.
September 18, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I'm a vegan. I shouldn't have to condemn political violence. It should be obvious that if I don't approve of killing a chicken for food, I don't approve of assassinating someone for their political views.
Normally, you don't speak ill of the dead because they are no longer able to defend themselves. But in our fraught political landscape, that's a tactical advantage to precious to ignore.
September 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Normally, you don't speak ill of the dead because they are no longer able to defend themselves. But in our fraught political landscape, that's a tactical advantage to precious to ignore.
How can it be a dog whistle if the centerists can't hear it? Checkmate, liberals.
September 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
How can it be a dog whistle if the centerists can't hear it? Checkmate, liberals.
Remember a million years ago when the President of the United States of America posted this?
September 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Remember a million years ago when the President of the United States of America posted this?
Great news everyone! We're extending the continental breakfast by 20 minutes because a bunch of construction workers unilaterally decided to come to breakfast a half hour early.
August 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Great news everyone! We're extending the continental breakfast by 20 minutes because a bunch of construction workers unilaterally decided to come to breakfast a half hour early.
It is undoubtedly hyperbole to call continental breakfast an "atrocity," but it is definitely hostile to human life.
July 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It is undoubtedly hyperbole to call continental breakfast an "atrocity," but it is definitely hostile to human life.
Doing customer service with a kidney stone.
July 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Doing customer service with a kidney stone.
Veggy stir-fry with Ramen noodles, because sometimes it's pretty great being vegan
July 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Veggy stir-fry with Ramen noodles, because sometimes it's pretty great being vegan
Reposted by John Frazer
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
July 15, 1946
July 15, 1946
July 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
July 15, 1946
July 15, 1946
New blog post on a delightful indie rpg, Paratype, that is not quite like anything I've ever read before:
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2025/07/para...
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2025/07/para...
Paratype
Where to get it: itch.io page First, an order of business to get out of the way: Ew, gross bugs! Yech! Yes, you have at last discovered ...
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New blog post on a delightful indie rpg, Paratype, that is not quite like anything I've ever read before:
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2025/07/para...
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2025/07/para...
For all the good it's going to do, I called Jeff Hurd's office to complain about the bill. Didn't follow best practices. Brought up multiple issues, cursed a bit, called him "a fucking murderer" - all things I know are NOT effective political advocacy.
July 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
For all the good it's going to do, I called Jeff Hurd's office to complain about the bill. Didn't follow best practices. Brought up multiple issues, cursed a bit, called him "a fucking murderer" - all things I know are NOT effective political advocacy.
I review rpg books for my blog, but if I've reviewed your book and you'd like more reviews on a particular platform, just let me know and I'll repost it. Also, a reminder: all my stuff is creative commons, so you are free to repost it anywhere, without even consulting me.
June 27, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I review rpg books for my blog, but if I've reviewed your book and you'd like more reviews on a particular platform, just let me know and I'll repost it. Also, a reminder: all my stuff is creative commons, so you are free to repost it anywhere, without even consulting me.
As someone who has worked in customer service for 17 years, I cannot quite articulate how viscerally upsetting it was that "Date Everything" (a lovey game I quite enjoyed) gave its main character a BFA in customer service.
June 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
As someone who has worked in customer service for 17 years, I cannot quite articulate how viscerally upsetting it was that "Date Everything" (a lovey game I quite enjoyed) gave its main character a BFA in customer service.
The problem with "don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good" is that it only ever swings one way. People say it not because they believe it, but because it's a useful rhetorical bludgeon. They don't actually want "the perfect." They think "the good" is perfect.
June 24, 2025 at 5:04 AM
The problem with "don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good" is that it only ever swings one way. People say it not because they believe it, but because it's a useful rhetorical bludgeon. They don't actually want "the perfect." They think "the good" is perfect.
There's a euphoria that comes over me when I'm about to finish wtiting a book, but it wears off almost immediately AFTER I finish writing a book.
May 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
There's a euphoria that comes over me when I'm about to finish wtiting a book, but it wears off almost immediately AFTER I finish writing a book.
May 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
New blog post, this one about d20 Past. My verdict - go ahead and judge this book by its cover. It is an extremely informative cover.
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2024/12/d20-...
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2024/12/d20-...
(d20 Modern) d20 Past
Well, now, what have we here? We started with d20 Modern , we proceeded to d20 Future , and now we're going to finish up with d20 Past (Jam...
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December 30, 2024 at 9:05 PM
New blog post, this one about d20 Past. My verdict - go ahead and judge this book by its cover. It is an extremely informative cover.
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2024/12/d20-...
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2024/12/d20-...
New post about "Threats 2." It pains me to admit it, but I think Shadowrun might be at its best when it's in full "ongoing soap opera continuity" mode:
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2024/12/shad...
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2024/12/shad...
(Shadowrun 3e) Threats 2
Say what you will about FASA's fiction-heavy approach to rpg supplements, but sometimes it gets you a book like Threats 2 - a short, but de...
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December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
New post about "Threats 2." It pains me to admit it, but I think Shadowrun might be at its best when it's in full "ongoing soap opera continuity" mode:
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2024/12/shad...
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2024/12/shad...
Finished reading "d20 Future" The verdict? A lot of good pieces, deployed without a plan.
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2024/12/d20-...
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2024/12/d20-...
(d20 Modern) d20 Future
Finally! One of these books is exactly what I remember it to be! d20 Future (Christopher Perkins, Rodney Thompson, JD Wiker) is a broad, b...
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December 23, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Finished reading "d20 Future" The verdict? A lot of good pieces, deployed without a plan.
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2024/12/d20-...
www.itcamefromthebookshelf.com/2024/12/d20-...