Tourmaline Iris
@tourmalineiris.bsky.social
23, Game Designer, Non-Binary (they/them), D&D Enthusiast
You as the GM should be the note-taker of the group. Your players are there to play and have fun, your job is to facilitate that for them and do all the boring stuff
What's your ONE tip for a new DM/GM?
*wrong answers only*
*wrong answers only*
a man with his arms crossed and the words well that 's the worst idea i 've ever heard
Alt: a man with his arms crossed and the words well that 's the worst idea i 've ever heard
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January 31, 2026 at 9:26 PM
You as the GM should be the note-taker of the group. Your players are there to play and have fun, your job is to facilitate that for them and do all the boring stuff
Slightly Diminish a Game
Basements and Lizards
Basements and Lizards
Slightly diminish a game:
Schelp Home
Schelp Home
Slightly diminish a game:
Obscure Candle
Obscure Candle
January 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Slightly Diminish a Game
Basements and Lizards
Basements and Lizards
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Okay so- especially artists, folks in the TTRPG space, and all other sensible folks who hate AI-
Do this.
I did this to be sure. Guess what? They were present in the public Discord I run without even appearing as a member.
Do this.
I did this to be sure. Guess what? They were present in the public Discord I run without even appearing as a member.
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Discord has quietly added AI scraping bots to all servers. They’re invisible, so they won’t show up on your member list, but they can be removed. See these instructions for how to ban them by ID:
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January 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Okay so- especially artists, folks in the TTRPG space, and all other sensible folks who hate AI-
Do this.
I did this to be sure. Guess what? They were present in the public Discord I run without even appearing as a member.
Do this.
I did this to be sure. Guess what? They were present in the public Discord I run without even appearing as a member.
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So when I say "Eat the Rich", this shit is why.
screenshot in case the post gets taken down or deleted
January 2, 2026 at 9:07 PM
So when I say "Eat the Rich", this shit is why.
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It is funny how often these sorts of headlines also try to label teenagers as "Young women/adults" when it is beneficial to the abuser/aggressor
Like no sorry that's a 12 year old in what world is that an adult
Same with the r word. No the teenager didn't have sex, they were assaulted
Like no sorry that's a 12 year old in what world is that an adult
Same with the r word. No the teenager didn't have sex, they were assaulted
Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.
![A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”
A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kfrqgupz2gfe4fnqs7tunewt/bafkreih7pn6bwnhxtkd6xpfcck6gnwiqsuuixc4suhzfo4qi7djweo3ggm@jpeg)
December 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It is funny how often these sorts of headlines also try to label teenagers as "Young women/adults" when it is beneficial to the abuser/aggressor
Like no sorry that's a 12 year old in what world is that an adult
Same with the r word. No the teenager didn't have sex, they were assaulted
Like no sorry that's a 12 year old in what world is that an adult
Same with the r word. No the teenager didn't have sex, they were assaulted
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#ttrpgquestion #ttrpg #worldbuilding
How might toys and their purpose differ between races/species or regions?
Lizardfolk may have diving toys focused on helping them better their breath control, Might dwarves have block toys to help learn wall stability, Frisbees for tabaxi for tracking Etc
How might toys and their purpose differ between races/species or regions?
Lizardfolk may have diving toys focused on helping them better their breath control, Might dwarves have block toys to help learn wall stability, Frisbees for tabaxi for tracking Etc
December 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#ttrpgquestion #ttrpg #worldbuilding
How might toys and their purpose differ between races/species or regions?
Lizardfolk may have diving toys focused on helping them better their breath control, Might dwarves have block toys to help learn wall stability, Frisbees for tabaxi for tracking Etc
How might toys and their purpose differ between races/species or regions?
Lizardfolk may have diving toys focused on helping them better their breath control, Might dwarves have block toys to help learn wall stability, Frisbees for tabaxi for tracking Etc
For me, there is no definitive future. You cannot see "the future" you can see "a future" or "possible futures". It's like an endless expanse of rivers, ponds, waterfalls and lakes. Each decision guiding where the current takes you next.
Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilders out there;
What are people's general feelings towards trying to see the future in your setting?
And if someone WAS going to try and see the future, how would they do it?
#TTRPG
What are people's general feelings towards trying to see the future in your setting?
And if someone WAS going to try and see the future, how would they do it?
#TTRPG
December 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
For me, there is no definitive future. You cannot see "the future" you can see "a future" or "possible futures". It's like an endless expanse of rivers, ponds, waterfalls and lakes. Each decision guiding where the current takes you next.
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‘Tis the season to be jolly! 🎅
December 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
‘Tis the season to be jolly! 🎅
For the bad kind of know-it-all players (stat block junkies, "umm akshully"s)
"Great you know this hypothetically works assuming I haven't used house rules or modified something! Now sit down, shut up and stop metagaming. Other people at the table exist, consider them before opening your mouth"
"Great you know this hypothetically works assuming I haven't used house rules or modified something! Now sit down, shut up and stop metagaming. Other people at the table exist, consider them before opening your mouth"
GM/DMs: how do you handle know-it-all players? 😬
Player Schools DM... on Lava!
YouTube video by Dice Company
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December 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
For the bad kind of know-it-all players (stat block junkies, "umm akshully"s)
"Great you know this hypothetically works assuming I haven't used house rules or modified something! Now sit down, shut up and stop metagaming. Other people at the table exist, consider them before opening your mouth"
"Great you know this hypothetically works assuming I haven't used house rules or modified something! Now sit down, shut up and stop metagaming. Other people at the table exist, consider them before opening your mouth"
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I'm very curious on if this is something yall consider for your ttrpg worlds and what you might do for them
#worldbuilding #TTRPGQuestion
#worldbuilding #TTRPGQuestion
December 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I'm very curious on if this is something yall consider for your ttrpg worlds and what you might do for them
#worldbuilding #TTRPGQuestion
#worldbuilding #TTRPGQuestion
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hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
I don't have a lot of money to give but I am a regular Wikipedia donator. Any and all amounts of money helps
if you see this post, your actions are:
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your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
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your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I don't have a lot of money to give but I am a regular Wikipedia donator. Any and all amounts of money helps
How to get kicked out of a campaign and lose friends 101
Eh...kind of a specific example, but I had to quit a podcast after a player tried to pull one over on the GM with OP starting equipment. He tried to argue that it was his right to keep the equipment since the GM missed it on his sheet before session one. Left a bad taste in my mouth.
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
How to get kicked out of a campaign and lose friends 101
In my tabletop system. I want to have it so that basic healing can only heal surface injuries and keep you up but deeper, more severe wounds take time or more powerful magic to heal.
Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilders out there;
How effective is healing magic (or science for the Sci-Fi crowd) in your setting?
Does it leave scars? Does it burn or itch when it kicks in?
What's the limit that a "basic" heal could remedy?
#TTRPG
How effective is healing magic (or science for the Sci-Fi crowd) in your setting?
Does it leave scars? Does it burn or itch when it kicks in?
What's the limit that a "basic" heal could remedy?
#TTRPG
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In my tabletop system. I want to have it so that basic healing can only heal surface injuries and keep you up but deeper, more severe wounds take time or more powerful magic to heal.
Precisely why I'm writing my own TTRPG system. I want a system that lets me tell the stories I want to tell and do the things I want to do.
it also let's me make my own mechanics and test out fun ideas from other systems
it also let's me make my own mechanics and test out fun ideas from other systems
Ah, we're doing the DnD discourse this time?
Look y'all, DnD is designed and focuses on only a few things.
This is normal. Most TTRPGs are like that, there are not many that can do it all.
If you want to do something, and your game doesn't support it...you may have to use a different TTRPG.
Look y'all, DnD is designed and focuses on only a few things.
This is normal. Most TTRPGs are like that, there are not many that can do it all.
If you want to do something, and your game doesn't support it...you may have to use a different TTRPG.
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Precisely why I'm writing my own TTRPG system. I want a system that lets me tell the stories I want to tell and do the things I want to do.
it also let's me make my own mechanics and test out fun ideas from other systems
it also let's me make my own mechanics and test out fun ideas from other systems
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Censorship is now coming for your dnd and your warhammer and your farming sim, they don't care if it's not adult content. They wanted everything
MasterCard is marketing its new MasterCard Threat Intelligence platform to issuers & acquirers. A source familiar w/ MasterCard’s internal operations told me MTI is flagging anime, VTubing, adult content, tabletop, video games as potentially “high fraud risk”
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How is Mastercard Preventing Payment Fraud at Scale?
Announcing Threat Intelligence at Money 20/20 US, Mastercard showcases its latest technology in preventing fraud, combining insights from Recorded Future
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November 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Censorship is now coming for your dnd and your warhammer and your farming sim, they don't care if it's not adult content. They wanted everything
They said W H A T.
I'm really pissed off now. No, I don't use gen AI and never fucking will. The level of disrespect to accuse everyone who works their asses off to write and create for TTRPGs of using AI and lying about it is a grave insult.
Make sure these fuckers never find a space in TTRPGs.
I'm really pissed off now. No, I don't use gen AI and never fucking will. The level of disrespect to accuse everyone who works their asses off to write and create for TTRPGs of using AI and lying about it is a grave insult.
Make sure these fuckers never find a space in TTRPGs.
I wasn't going to say anything about the biggest TTRPG convention in the UK promoting AI slop, but then the slop makers said "everyone uses gen AI, we're just honest about it", and I fucking saw red.
Make your own art. Even if it's rancid garbage, it's still better than a machine's hallucination.
Make your own art. Even if it's rancid garbage, it's still better than a machine's hallucination.
October 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
They said W H A T.
I'm really pissed off now. No, I don't use gen AI and never fucking will. The level of disrespect to accuse everyone who works their asses off to write and create for TTRPGs of using AI and lying about it is a grave insult.
Make sure these fuckers never find a space in TTRPGs.
I'm really pissed off now. No, I don't use gen AI and never fucking will. The level of disrespect to accuse everyone who works their asses off to write and create for TTRPGs of using AI and lying about it is a grave insult.
Make sure these fuckers never find a space in TTRPGs.
Mine is just to mention their bus and upgrades.
Instantly the group spirals into talking amongst themselves about ridiculous upgrades. Always buys me about 30-45 minutes
Instantly the group spirals into talking amongst themselves about ridiculous upgrades. Always buys me about 30-45 minutes
One of THE most powerful tools in my GM arsenal is the humble door 🤣
I can't tell you how many times I've bought myself time to prep mid-session by putting a seemingly innocent door in front of my players!
What's your go-to player distraction technique?
I can't tell you how many times I've bought myself time to prep mid-session by putting a seemingly innocent door in front of my players!
What's your go-to player distraction technique?
October 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Mine is just to mention their bus and upgrades.
Instantly the group spirals into talking amongst themselves about ridiculous upgrades. Always buys me about 30-45 minutes
Instantly the group spirals into talking amongst themselves about ridiculous upgrades. Always buys me about 30-45 minutes
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Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(game I'm running as GM) plan loosely and let your players' actions decide the direction of the story.
My players unintentionally skipped the first 4 story hooks I threw them which initially threw me off but it ended up making for a good story because I rolled with it instead of forcing them back
My players unintentionally skipped the first 4 story hooks I threw them which initially threw me off but it ended up making for a good story because I rolled with it instead of forcing them back
#TTRPGQuestion #ttrpg
If you could go back to the start of your last campaign (playing or running) what tip or bit of advice would you want to tell yourself?
If you could go back to the start of your last campaign (playing or running) what tip or bit of advice would you want to tell yourself?
a cartoon of a man with a beard saying can i give you some advice
Alt: a cartoon of a man with a beard saying can i give you some advice
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September 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
(game I'm running as GM) plan loosely and let your players' actions decide the direction of the story.
My players unintentionally skipped the first 4 story hooks I threw them which initially threw me off but it ended up making for a good story because I rolled with it instead of forcing them back
My players unintentionally skipped the first 4 story hooks I threw them which initially threw me off but it ended up making for a good story because I rolled with it instead of forcing them back
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Just to note-
While I understand some folks may feel exhausted by hearing about this;
This kind of thing has to be continually talked about and brought up so it CAN'T just go away like they want it to.
These companies want this to stop and be less painful for them, so-
Don't give them that.
While I understand some folks may feel exhausted by hearing about this;
This kind of thing has to be continually talked about and brought up so it CAN'T just go away like they want it to.
These companies want this to stop and be less painful for them, so-
Don't give them that.
Polite reminder to keep calling payment processors and fuck with them.
These companies should not have any bearing on what people can create and make money from, and until they back off, we need to make it as painful as possible for them.
yellat.money
These companies should not have any bearing on what people can create and make money from, and until they back off, we need to make it as painful as possible for them.
yellat.money
August 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Just to note-
While I understand some folks may feel exhausted by hearing about this;
This kind of thing has to be continually talked about and brought up so it CAN'T just go away like they want it to.
These companies want this to stop and be less painful for them, so-
Don't give them that.
While I understand some folks may feel exhausted by hearing about this;
This kind of thing has to be continually talked about and brought up so it CAN'T just go away like they want it to.
These companies want this to stop and be less painful for them, so-
Don't give them that.
I would say my style is instigator, schemer and explorer.
Instigator: I like to give the GM and other players opportunities to roleplay or do things
Schemer: I like setting up long term plans or goals and slowly achieving them
Explorer: I love lore, stories and discovering things in game
Instigator: I like to give the GM and other players opportunities to roleplay or do things
Schemer: I like setting up long term plans or goals and slowly achieving them
Explorer: I love lore, stories and discovering things in game
Tell me what your TTRPG playstyle is e.g. quippy, heartfelt, antagonistic, etc
August 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I would say my style is instigator, schemer and explorer.
Instigator: I like to give the GM and other players opportunities to roleplay or do things
Schemer: I like setting up long term plans or goals and slowly achieving them
Explorer: I love lore, stories and discovering things in game
Instigator: I like to give the GM and other players opportunities to roleplay or do things
Schemer: I like setting up long term plans or goals and slowly achieving them
Explorer: I love lore, stories and discovering things in game
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"For selected products only, there's Mastercard."
August 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"For selected products only, there's Mastercard."