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Richard Pack
@thewyrm.bsky.social
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Author and narrator with AudioMazes. Huge nerd who can never have enough TTRPG's in my life and loves a good narrative in any medium. Random favorites: FFXIV, Stormlight Archive, Muppets, Star Wars, Divinity: OS2, Codex Alera. https://linktr.ee/EmeraldWyrm
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This is what my brain does when I'm too sick to sleep:
#D&D #homebrew #Don'tRegretGettingTheShotButManIsMyConScoreLow
Flu Vaccine Type: Simple Melee Weapon, (needle) Cost: 100 GP Weight: .1 lb Damage: 1 Piercing and 1 poison Properties: Injection* Upon a successful attack, the target immediately takes 1 piercing damage and 1 poison damage. They also gain the status condition Inoculated(Influenza), which gives a +5 bonus to CON saving throws against Disease, (Influenza), and lasts for 1 year. The target must also make a Con saving throw immediately, (DC 10). On a failure, they are affected by Disease, (False Influenza), giving them the Poisoned condition and affecting them with the spell Bane**. Every 12 hours or as part of a long rest, they may repeat the saving throw, and the effect ends immediately on a success. *When you make an attack roll with this weapon, you may use your Intelligence modifier instead of strength. If you are proficient in Medicine, you may also add your proficiency bonus to the attack, and if your target is a willing creature, the attack automatically succeeds. **(The bane can be temporarily mitigated by using Pills, (Ibuprofen), or Pills,(Acetaminophen)).
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Really getting spoiled with the sunsets lately
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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I missed the northern lights but I did catch this gorgeous sunrise.
Sunrise over the mountains, tinting the clouds orange
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Bonus: I quickly got very distracted by crafting and gathering.

#wolquestion #wolqotd
List of crafting and gathering achievements for FFXIV
November 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Mid-pandemic, 5.3 was out so I got flying once I completed ARR, it was a pretty great time to start the game.
An image from the FFXIV lodestone, showing Tima Duskhasi's profile and the achievement "Mapping the Realm: Central Shroud."
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Example pictures:
October 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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. . .this game still has its hooks in me . . .
Hollow Knight: Silksong's game completion screen. Time: 3h 41m 16s. On the left side, the 'speedrunner' achievement is displayed.
October 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Alt text on the third picture autocorrected from sheltie to shelter, and I didn't catch it in time.

By way of apology, I offer a bonus double-decker dogs.
Lopen, a blue heeler mutt, lies on a couch. Case, a sheltie, lays on the ground in front of the couch.
October 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Worldspark may be free to listen to, but by checking it out you'll still be helping me provide for these furry menaces.

So don't do it for me. Do it for Shallan, (cat with orange spots), Sabriel, (her sister), Lopen, (blue heeler mutt), and our step-dog Case, (sheltie)

#cats #dogs #pets
Two muted tortoiseshell cats, snuggling on a pile of blankets and pillows on the back of a couch. A black and white dog, (blue wheeler mutt), sitting with one paw propped up on the side of the couch. A shelter dog in full croissant mode.
October 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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This is your regularly scheduled reminder that "Worldspark" is #free through #audiomazes. It's an immersive audio branching narrative adventure story with 8 different endings.

Explore an ancient temple. Meet a god. Stop the apocalypse.

www.audiomazes.com/library/worl...
The cover of the book "Worldspark," with a stylized blue phoenix crackling with fire and lightning-esque energy.
October 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Rocking my daughter with my foot

Knowing that if I stop

She'll wake up

My eyes collapsing, mind escaping,

Sleep the nearest and furthest thing

As she rocks
A sleeping infant in a rocker, wearing a warm onesie with gloves and an orange hat.
October 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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September 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Furry cute things, as requested
September 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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#silksong is a triumph. I'm very glad this game exists and I got to play it.

And that ending broke me.
The Silksong end card. It reads "Game Completion. Percentage: 100%. Time: 78h 51m 09s."
September 24, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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After his death, (Ixal ambush), Tima promised that she'd someday make his dream real. In the calm after the events of EW she finally brought pixie apples from the First and built the Pixie's Picnic.
September 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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#wolquestion #wolqotd

Behatted serpent of Ronka, I made a matching glam for a contest, wrote a fic about it, and it's been cemented as my favorite ever since.
A cave in Slitherbough. In the foreground, Quinfort on the left is seen conversing with Valan on the right. In the background, Tima is standing, frustrated. The behatted great serpent of Ronka is jumping up to her right. Tima is wearing yellow chaps and a coat, with a brown hat and a red handkerchief around her neck. She is also wearing brown gloves, and the coat goes down to her knees behind her.
September 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Tima and my friend's OC, Sill! I've even written a series of fics about them, archiveofourown.org/series/4675012, and I had a lot of fun doing it. (art by @beaniecapprints.bsky.social)

#wolqotd #wolquestion #ffxivgpose
Tima and Sill snuggling on a small couch. Tima is wearing long black boots and blue pants under a light blue dress. She is leaning against Sill's shoulder, eyes closed and smiling. Sill is wearing black shorts and a white buttoned top, with her arm around Tima's shoulder. An underwater scene, set in the Ruby Sea from Final Fantasy XIV. The background has rocks and coral. Centered in the frame are two characters. Sill De'moria, a dark-skinned elezen with red hair, is upside down. She's wearing a black top and short skirt with long white stockings. Tima Duskhasi, a dark skinned miqo'te with black hair, is wearing a black and red two piece swimsuit and grey stockings. The two of them are making eye contact from their differing perspectives.
September 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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August 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Worldspark is available for free right now on AudioMazes.com!

www.audiomazes.com/special/worl...

Explore an ancient temple, meet a god, and stop the apocalypse. Or die along the way, depending on the choices you make.

Let me know what you think!

#AudioMazes #booksky #fantasy #debutauthor
The cover of Worldspark, featuring a stylized blue phoenix with wings upraised, wreathed in blue flame.
August 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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For me it's the DT SAM gear. I love how it looks on Tima, even with a basic-ass screenshot and undyed like this, but I really don't enjoy playing SAM XD
August 14, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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My 25 games to get to know me. And yes, we did only have nintendo consoles while I was growing up.
August 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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@tanyahuff.bsky.social

Release the imp's life story. I dare you.
Me: *reading from Summon the Keeper about an Imp whose life will be forever changed but will not be divulged further in the book.* Richard Pack: "What?" Me: "What do you mean?" Richard: "You cant just tell us about an imp with an existential crisis and stop there." Me: "It's an imp. Who cares?" Richard: *vehemently* "I care!" Me: "Okay." Richard: "This book knows exactly what I want and it's denying me."
August 3, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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I offer kitties:
A pair of muted tortoiseshell adult cats. They are cuddling on a chair on top of multiple colorful blankets.
July 4, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Oh look, an excuse! I'm a big fan of my hrothgal Maev, and the white and grey fur tones make for great contrasts.
A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV, taken in Idyllshire. It's a waist-up shot of a white-furred female hrothgar VPR, standing with one sword over her shoulder. She has short dark blue hair with dark red highlights. She has glasses, a red neckerchief, and a necklace of fangs. Her top is grey with black accents and covers her chest, with black gloves, and belts across her stomach.
July 1, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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#cats

Blep + yawn
Two muted tortoishell cats sitting on a red blanket, on a green couch. The cat on the left, (Sabriel), is reaching her tongue up to lick her nose. The cat on the right, (Shallan), is yawning in a way that makes it look like she's laughing at her sister.
May 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM