Obscura | Southern Realm Games
@tabletopobscura.bsky.social
Founder of Southern Realm Games
Australian GM, Streamer, and Storyteller
Specialist in PF2
He/They
Let's tell some stories
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Australian GM, Streamer, and Storyteller
Specialist in PF2
He/They
Let's tell some stories
Portfolio: https://obscura-ttrpg.carrd.co/
Links: https://linktr.ee/Tabletop_Obscura
Ignites dynamite right?
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Ignites dynamite right?
I'm still processing and thinking about it but its this idea of applying principles of cinematography to battlemaps. We don't have all the same tools but things like where the lighting is placed, positioning of props.
I guess what I'm getting at is thinking about them beyond mere function.
I guess what I'm getting at is thinking about them beyond mere function.
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I'm still processing and thinking about it but its this idea of applying principles of cinematography to battlemaps. We don't have all the same tools but things like where the lighting is placed, positioning of props.
I guess what I'm getting at is thinking about them beyond mere function.
I guess what I'm getting at is thinking about them beyond mere function.
Like the use of colors to highlight different themes and concepts inherent to the story. For example if you've attached the color purple to a big bad that terrifies the players, the usage of purple in different (unrelated) battlemaps can bring that tension back and trigger danger responses.
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Like the use of colors to highlight different themes and concepts inherent to the story. For example if you've attached the color purple to a big bad that terrifies the players, the usage of purple in different (unrelated) battlemaps can bring that tension back and trigger danger responses.
I honestly don't think BSky is the best place for it but the movie's use of shape and color to help tell the story present some principles that could be applied to battlemaps. I don't even mean in the case of making it look good but have the map help tell the story using the shapes and colors.
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I honestly don't think BSky is the best place for it but the movie's use of shape and color to help tell the story present some principles that could be applied to battlemaps. I don't even mean in the case of making it look good but have the map help tell the story using the shapes and colors.
It's what I keep saying, this is what I keep saying rich people need to realize, this is the good option, you don't want the bad option because you will not be mourned.
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
It's what I keep saying, this is what I keep saying rich people need to realize, this is the good option, you don't want the bad option because you will not be mourned.
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Fuck, I hope you feel better soon, and more importantly you get a doctor that actually listens to you.
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Fuck, I hope you feel better soon, and more importantly you get a doctor that actually listens to you.
I keep forgetting Avatar (the blue aliens) even exists most of the time.
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I keep forgetting Avatar (the blue aliens) even exists most of the time.
I just think there needs to be a feat for Rogue/Poisoner that just gives them a default persistent poison damage thing that scales with class DC not item DC
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I just think there needs to be a feat for Rogue/Poisoner that just gives them a default persistent poison damage thing that scales with class DC not item DC
I'm sorry fucking what???
Is it because they're French?
The soundtrack for E33 is perfection, it fits the story, it tells a story, it moves with the characters and never feels out of place.
Such a weird flex to snub it like this.
Is it because they're French?
The soundtrack for E33 is perfection, it fits the story, it tells a story, it moves with the characters and never feels out of place.
Such a weird flex to snub it like this.
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I'm sorry fucking what???
Is it because they're French?
The soundtrack for E33 is perfection, it fits the story, it tells a story, it moves with the characters and never feels out of place.
Such a weird flex to snub it like this.
Is it because they're French?
The soundtrack for E33 is perfection, it fits the story, it tells a story, it moves with the characters and never feels out of place.
Such a weird flex to snub it like this.
It'll be good to see you around more often again, even if it's just a little bit.
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
It'll be good to see you around more often again, even if it's just a little bit.
100% the world building was great and there's a part of me that wants to see more stories in that world but then I kind of realized that's less of the case and more that I want to see more worlds like it.
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
100% the world building was great and there's a part of me that wants to see more stories in that world but then I kind of realized that's less of the case and more that I want to see more worlds like it.
No and I'll be the first to admit it's unlikely I'll get to it for awhile, the backlog is just too long 😓
November 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
No and I'll be the first to admit it's unlikely I'll get to it for awhile, the backlog is just too long 😓