Tommy Brownell
@thefamoustommyz.bsky.social
I've never been fun or interesting, but I'm mostly just a project manager these days.
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I've never done a proper #introduction post here. I'm Tommy Brownell. For years I reviewed RPGs. I've done a little freelance writing/editing, primarily for Savage Worlds. Used to be a pro wrestler and pro wrestling booker. Still write indie comic books. Citizen & employee of the Cherokee Nation.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Taylor Swift (Okay, she was the opener, but she was totally why I was there)
Blue October
Christian Kane
Rick Springfield & Richard Marx
The Gin Blossoms
Taylor Swift (Okay, she was the opener, but she was totally why I was there)
Blue October
Christian Kane
Rick Springfield & Richard Marx
The Gin Blossoms
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Led Zeppelin
ELO
Elvis Costello
Joe Jackson
REM
Led Zeppelin
ELO
Elvis Costello
Joe Jackson
REM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
The Concert for Bangladesh
John Lennon
Bruce Springsteen
David Bowie
Van Morrison
The Concert for Bangladesh
John Lennon
Bruce Springsteen
David Bowie
Van Morrison
November 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Taylor Swift (Okay, she was the opener, but she was totally why I was there)
Blue October
Christian Kane
Rick Springfield & Richard Marx
The Gin Blossoms
Taylor Swift (Okay, she was the opener, but she was totally why I was there)
Blue October
Christian Kane
Rick Springfield & Richard Marx
The Gin Blossoms
Great read. I’ll be firing up some Gentry today because I only knew her hits and, from this article, it sounds like I would love a lot of her work.
And the rest of the article touches on a lot of things I’ve felt, especially since Covid.
And the rest of the article touches on a lot of things I’ve felt, especially since Covid.
"American cruelty masquerading as respectability is timeless."
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
Searching for Bobbie Gentry
America’s culture of cruelty and those who dare to notice.
substack.com
June 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Great read. I’ll be firing up some Gentry today because I only knew her hits and, from this article, it sounds like I would love a lot of her work.
And the rest of the article touches on a lot of things I’ve felt, especially since Covid.
And the rest of the article touches on a lot of things I’ve felt, especially since Covid.
Life (Death?) goals.
Decided that when Death turns up to play a game for my soul, it's the perfect opportunity to finally do the Great Pendragon Campaign.
June 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Life (Death?) goals.
Seconded. It's my favorite new game in years.
If you like tabletop rpg's and cinematic, superhero, or pulp action, I encourage you to look at Outgunned by Two Little Mice. It's a great medium crunch narrative RPG with some unique mechanics.
There's a funding campaign for the Supers version:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
#ttrpg #roleplaying
There's a funding campaign for the Supers version:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
#ttrpg #roleplaying
Outgunned Superheroes
ENNIE Award winning Outgunned is back with the World's mightiest RPG: Outgunned Superheroes!
www.backerkit.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Seconded. It's my favorite new game in years.
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If you like tabletop rpg's and cinematic, superhero, or pulp action, I encourage you to look at Outgunned by Two Little Mice. It's a great medium crunch narrative RPG with some unique mechanics.
There's a funding campaign for the Supers version:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
#ttrpg #roleplaying
There's a funding campaign for the Supers version:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
#ttrpg #roleplaying
Outgunned Superheroes
ENNIE Award winning Outgunned is back with the World's mightiest RPG: Outgunned Superheroes!
www.backerkit.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:33 AM
If you like tabletop rpg's and cinematic, superhero, or pulp action, I encourage you to look at Outgunned by Two Little Mice. It's a great medium crunch narrative RPG with some unique mechanics.
There's a funding campaign for the Supers version:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
#ttrpg #roleplaying
There's a funding campaign for the Supers version:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
#ttrpg #roleplaying
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New Substack is up. This week: Process of Elimination
This one is a little more personal as it relates to it being 4 years #sober for me. It's a marker for me for how far I've come when I hit rock bottom (which is different for everyone).
#art #lifehacks
open.substack.com/pub/silversk...
This one is a little more personal as it relates to it being 4 years #sober for me. It's a marker for me for how far I've come when I hit rock bottom (which is different for everyone).
#art #lifehacks
open.substack.com/pub/silversk...
Weekly Words #17: Process of Elimination
It wasn't this “exact” day, but four years ago this month I decided to give up alcohol, the last thing I really had holding me back.
open.substack.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
New Substack is up. This week: Process of Elimination
This one is a little more personal as it relates to it being 4 years #sober for me. It's a marker for me for how far I've come when I hit rock bottom (which is different for everyone).
#art #lifehacks
open.substack.com/pub/silversk...
This one is a little more personal as it relates to it being 4 years #sober for me. It's a marker for me for how far I've come when I hit rock bottom (which is different for everyone).
#art #lifehacks
open.substack.com/pub/silversk...
Boom.
Breaking 🚨: Taylor Swift happily announces that she now owns all of her albums, including her 6 initial ones. Read More: taylorswift.com
May 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Boom.
This is THE art I think of when I think of Ravenloft as a setting.
The great Stephen Fabian is one of those artists from the 2E era of AD&D that just doesn’t get enough credit or attention. His interior illustrations in the Ravenloft line and Tome of Magic especially stand out. Pitch perfect aesthetic… and what an amazing talent. Pure 💯.
May 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This is THE art I think of when I think of Ravenloft as a setting.
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FiveEvil is out now in PDF at @drivethrurpg.com!
Get it now: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Find out more at our blog:
handiwork.games/fiveevil-out...
Get it now: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Find out more at our blog:
handiwork.games/fiveevil-out...
May 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
FiveEvil is out now in PDF at @drivethrurpg.com!
Get it now: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Find out more at our blog:
handiwork.games/fiveevil-out...
Get it now: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Find out more at our blog:
handiwork.games/fiveevil-out...
One of the greatest video game experiences - and very possibly THE greatest video game experience - I’ve ever had.
PlayStation players! Alan Wake 2 Deluxe Edition is 60% off until June 11th as part of Days of Play.
Dive back into the darkness. #AlanWake2
Dive back into the darkness. #AlanWake2
Alan Wake 2: Accolades Trailer
We are humbled by the incredible reception and heartfelt reviews for Alan Wake 2. Thank you everyone who has played, shared and embraced Alan's and Saga's jo...
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May 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
One of the greatest video game experiences - and very possibly THE greatest video game experience - I’ve ever had.
Since I don't game anymore, I think I'll just convert every D&D book ever to Savage Worlds.
May 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Since I don't game anymore, I think I'll just convert every D&D book ever to Savage Worlds.
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The year is 1904, but in a world that never was! Dinosaurs, aliens, and mystics abound, alongside strange sciences & the rising dead. Explorers delve deep into the unknown. Adventure awaits!
Dime Adventures is available!
https://buff.ly/yeZS6yO
#ttrpg #dnd #rpg #pulp #scifi #fantasy
Dime Adventures is available!
https://buff.ly/yeZS6yO
#ttrpg #dnd #rpg #pulp #scifi #fantasy
May 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Crushed today.
One of my biggest influences as a writer, and one of my favorites as a reader.
One of my biggest influences as a writer, and one of my favorites as a reader.
So sorry to hear that Peter David has passed away. I didn't know Peter well, but we traveled the same creative roads together for many years and I admired his talent and passion for storytelling. Heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.
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Comic book legend Peter David dies at 68
The comic book industry titan had been battling health complications for several years.
aiptcomics.com
May 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Crushed today.
One of my biggest influences as a writer, and one of my favorites as a reader.
One of my biggest influences as a writer, and one of my favorites as a reader.
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60 Free Film Noir Movies You Can Watch Online, Including Classics by John Huston, Orson Welles & Fritz Lang www.openculture.com/2025/05/60-f...
60 Free Film Noir Movies You Can Watch Online, Including Classics by John Huston, Orson Welles & Fritz Lang
During the 1940s and 50s, Hollywood entered a “noir” period, producing riveting films based on hard-boiled fiction. These films were set in dark locations and shot in a black & white aesthetic that fi...
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May 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
60 Free Film Noir Movies You Can Watch Online, Including Classics by John Huston, Orson Welles & Fritz Lang www.openculture.com/2025/05/60-f...
😂😂😂
they tried so hard and got so far but in the end it doesn’t even matter
May 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
😂😂😂
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Out next week...at last!
May 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Out next week...at last!
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1969: The Silver Surfer ponders the power of compassion.
In a time when too many people seem to be utterly lacking in empathy, Stan Lee's words, in all their melodramatic glory, still resonate. (Art by John & Sal Buscema.)
In a time when too many people seem to be utterly lacking in empathy, Stan Lee's words, in all their melodramatic glory, still resonate. (Art by John & Sal Buscema.)
May 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
1969: The Silver Surfer ponders the power of compassion.
In a time when too many people seem to be utterly lacking in empathy, Stan Lee's words, in all their melodramatic glory, still resonate. (Art by John & Sal Buscema.)
In a time when too many people seem to be utterly lacking in empathy, Stan Lee's words, in all their melodramatic glory, still resonate. (Art by John & Sal Buscema.)
Start with Kurt Busiek’s run, make sure to get Fabian Nicieza’s continuation, and look for ZEMO: BORN BETTER to wrap it all up.
For my money, that’s as good as any superhero comics I’ve ever read.
For my money, that’s as good as any superhero comics I’ve ever read.
For everyone who enjoyed the Thunderbolts movie I would highly recommend checking out the original 1997 Thunderbolts run by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley, which you can find in stores under the title "Thunderbolts Classic".
May 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Start with Kurt Busiek’s run, make sure to get Fabian Nicieza’s continuation, and look for ZEMO: BORN BETTER to wrap it all up.
For my money, that’s as good as any superhero comics I’ve ever read.
For my money, that’s as good as any superhero comics I’ve ever read.
Maybe my favorite Price performance.
May 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Maybe my favorite Price performance.
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Gangbusters B/X Speak Easy Package Deal! #gangbusters, #TTRPG, wizardtowergamesshop.com/products/gan...
Gangbusters B/X Speak Easy Package Deal
You get the soft cover CORE rules for Gangbusters B/X game. Inside is everything you will need to run the game, with the full rules inside. With the Speak easy deal you also get the Rock Junction Camp...
wizardtowergamesshop.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Gangbusters B/X Speak Easy Package Deal! #gangbusters, #TTRPG, wizardtowergamesshop.com/products/gan...
Mail call.
I’ve got a big backlog to work through and I’m out of practice.
I’ve got a big backlog to work through and I’m out of practice.
May 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Mail call.
I’ve got a big backlog to work through and I’m out of practice.
I’ve got a big backlog to work through and I’m out of practice.
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94 is a lucky number in THIS house!
100% funded! Thanks to EVERYONE who has helped get us here! To be funded this early in the campaign feels nice.
I'll announce a STRETCH GOAL TOMORROW!
Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jpl...
100% funded! Thanks to EVERYONE who has helped get us here! To be funded this early in the campaign feels nice.
I'll announce a STRETCH GOAL TOMORROW!
Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jpl...
May 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
94 is a lucky number in THIS house!
100% funded! Thanks to EVERYONE who has helped get us here! To be funded this early in the campaign feels nice.
I'll announce a STRETCH GOAL TOMORROW!
Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jpl...
100% funded! Thanks to EVERYONE who has helped get us here! To be funded this early in the campaign feels nice.
I'll announce a STRETCH GOAL TOMORROW!
Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jpl...
Wildest ride an ad has ever taken me on.
also you all need to see this, because this is something I don't think *anybody* could predict for where this ad goes
May 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Wildest ride an ad has ever taken me on.
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“Play to find out what happens” (or similar phrasing) shows up often in PbtA and other games, GM advice columns, and discussions about narrative play. But I've seen it widely misunderstood (along with fiction first, but that's another subject).
May 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“Play to find out what happens” (or similar phrasing) shows up often in PbtA and other games, GM advice columns, and discussions about narrative play. But I've seen it widely misunderstood (along with fiction first, but that's another subject).
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My PocketQuest 2025 submission is now live! The theme this year is "Dreams & Nightmares", so allow me to present: Wicked Dreams!
As usual, you can download the full PDF for free via the Publisher Preview.
www.drivethrurpg.com/product/5202...
As usual, you can download the full PDF for free via the Publisher Preview.
www.drivethrurpg.com/product/5202...
May 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My PocketQuest 2025 submission is now live! The theme this year is "Dreams & Nightmares", so allow me to present: Wicked Dreams!
As usual, you can download the full PDF for free via the Publisher Preview.
www.drivethrurpg.com/product/5202...
As usual, you can download the full PDF for free via the Publisher Preview.
www.drivethrurpg.com/product/5202...