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Unruly Arcana
@unrulyarcana.bsky.social
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Sharing how we run games and build worlds.

We also make awesome #TTRPG apparel.

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⚠️ PSA ⚠️

Alaska just got seriously fucked up by Typhoon Halong.

There are tons of folks now without homes, and winter is coming fast.

Alaskan winters are long and cold as fuck...

Times are tough, but if you have something to spare, they could seriously use the help.

Please, do what you can...
aerial view of a town inundated with flood waters. buildings damaged, some knocked down and or destroyed entirely.
October 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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This is the fattest shit I've ate in years...

When did this become a thing?
heaping paper platter filled with fresh cooked spiral cut potatoes smothered in nachos cheese, jalapeños, and sliced tritip.
August 2, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Running a week behind... My bad, sorry about that...

Anyway, Happy #PrideMonth!
Text and image all in a rainbow ombre. Text is curved above and below image. Image is a tribal style dragon head facing forward. Text reads "Happy Pride Month Go Forth and Slay!"
June 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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My wife's luck, lol.

Second set of double nat twenties this week.
Yellow dice are sitting in a clear plastic tray on one of our grey pillowd. Both dice are on 20.
May 22, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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Roflmfao! But once more for the new folks...

Other solutions include:

• Ranged Weapons
• Ranged Spells
• Ceilings
• Trees
• Etc

Not to mention, if PCs can have a fly speed...

👉 So can the bad guys 👈
6 men in colonial period clothing with a caption saying "now how do we solve the problem of a player character with a fly speed?" And a 7th in the same apparel, but also pulling down modern sunglasses with the caption "Modern Setting RPGs" followed by the caption "Guns..."
May 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Am I the only one who uses emojis to track conditions?

Like I only use them sometimes, but it works when I need it to.

#TTRPG #DnD
Screen shot on a blue background. Screenshot is black with white texts and emojis. The text list PCs and NPCs and some have skull emojis, smiley emojis, or both next to them.
April 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃
Colorful poster titled "KEEP IN MIND TO BE KIND (ADULTS NEED TO PRACTICE FLEXIBLE THINKING TOO!)" with four bullet points and illustrations. The points highlight being considerate of children’s different responses during trick-or-treating: Point 1 says "A child who doesn’t say ‘trick-or-treat’ may have communication differences." Point 2 says "A child taking a while to choose candy may be practicing executive functioning skills." Point 3 says "A child who takes more than one piece of candy may not understand unspoken expectations" And point 4 says "A child without a costume may have sensory differences, and a teen trick-or-treating may need to enjoy being a kid longer." At the bottom, there’s a logo for Social Thinking and text stating "More than 25 years."
October 31, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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Advertise your account with just one image.
Unruly Arcana post that says, "My wife's character just mouthed off to an Overgod in our DnD Duet campaign... And I'm kinda thinking about a Bruce Almighty senario... what do you think?"
October 20, 2024 at 10:19 AM
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20 years ago, my bands most requested song was titled "Get You Naked," and was written at the request of a preacher.
Image of a red ball floating on water with a smiley fave on it. Text overplayed reads "Tell us a true one-sentence story from your life that absolutely opens more questions than it answers and demands further context."
October 9, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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As you can clearly see, Slim and Spyro both have books to read.

That way, they get bored on longer trips.
Image of a life-sized plastic skeleton in the back seat of a car. There's an R.A. Salvatore book on his lap. Sitting on the seat beside him is a small Spyro the Dragon plushy. It has a Steven King book sitting in front of him.
October 8, 2024 at 1:32 AM
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All of the Yes
New Pecan Snickers candy bar
August 28, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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I absolutely agree! 💯

If you haven't tried Duet #DnD, you should!

Original post made on Threads by: @okayestdm.bsky.social.
Post by Okayest_DM that days "1 on 1 dnd is the FUCKING BEST" with a picture of a woman with flowers in her hair behind a wooden DM screen. Candles, cups, and goblet in table with character sheets and other ttrpg stuff.
August 11, 2024 at 12:27 AM
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You can play DnD completely free.

So, you could save your money and splurge on awesome geek swag instead. 😉
2 images. 1st is of a man wearing a black tshirt that has a parody of the gta vice city logo that says "roleplay combat exploration downtime." 2nd image of a man wearing a burgundy hoodie that says "99 problems but a lich aint one" with a skull icon in place of the "O" and a woman wearing a black tshirt with a "straight Outta Compton" parody design that says "Straight Outta Hit Points."
August 7, 2024 at 11:05 AM
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True Story
Image of two kids standing in the front of a classroom and saying the pledge of allegiance. The blackboard behind them says "I didn't grow up saying "with liberty and justice for all" every fucking day to accept anything less."
July 22, 2024 at 8:22 PM
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Is this art?
Abstract rainbow art with 2 glowing orbs and a crossed set of lines
June 9, 2024 at 5:33 AM
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My wife's character just mouthed off to an Overgod in our Duet campaign...

And I'm kinda thinking about a Bruce Almighty Senario...

What do you think?

#ttrpg #dnd
Morgan Freeman playing God in Bruce Almighty
May 25, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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I joked around, in passing, about Subterranean Banana Slug People...

And now I think I'm going to add them into my games...

So, what do you think? Slug Head, Humanoid head, Hybrid?

#TTRPG #DnD
Man in a Banana Slug Mask
May 22, 2024 at 5:56 AM
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It is too early in the morning for the coffee shop to open late...
Parked in line at Dutch Bros Coffee
March 6, 2024 at 1:09 PM
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Ok... maybe just one more...

Only because my wife just sent it to me, and it made me lol.
Gygax nat 1 meme using pulp fiction car scene. Gygax says "the man in the back of your car seems nervous, what do you do?" Travolta says "I will turn and talk to him to ease his anxiety." Then nat 1/crit fail. Then just a image of Travolta looking shocked after he shot the dude.
February 17, 2024 at 9:13 AM
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Text that reads "DM: you enter a large room. At the far end, seated in a elegant throne is a well-dressed, human looking man. Player: How well dressed? DM: He is wearing a bright white short, with a black vest, and a blood-red cravat. He also... Player: Is the cravat straight? DM: Wha... Yes, of course it's straight. Player: OK, so we can rule out vampire. It's impossible to put on neckwear without looking in the mirror."
February 17, 2024 at 7:43 AM
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Some of his best work!

And we're FAFO folks here as well, lol. Infact, a bit broader excerpt...

Still rough draft AF, mind you.
White text on black background reads "FAFO Condensed Less Rules, Same Fuckery. Yes, it's a real fucking TTRPG system… And this is a condensed version. Don't be an asshole about it. Dealing With Shit Just like life, you start with some Fucks. But, as you deal with shit, you'll find youself with less and less Fucks to give. Can you deal with shit and still have a Fuck to Give when you're done? Or will you Fuck Around and Find Out? Fucking Around When you want to do some shit, and the outcome is uncertain, roll to Fuck Around."
February 17, 2024 at 5:37 AM
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Excerpt from something I'm working on.

Sadly, I'm not sure I'll have it done in time for the jam.

But I'm still trying.
White text on black field. Reads "Dealing with shit. Just like life, you start with some fucks. But, as you deal with shit, you'll find yourself with less and less fucks to give. Can you deal with shit and still have a fuck to give when you're done? Or will you fuck around and find out?
February 17, 2024 at 5:14 AM
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Friendly Reminder:

Don't be a Dick.

Spyro is judging you.

#trrpg #ttrpgcommunity #dnd
Close up of a Spyro plush on a dashboard, looking judgmental.
February 16, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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Nice to meet you, Jesse!

And yeah, it was a big thing with the ttrpg community over on the Bird app.

And now a few of us are trying to get the community days going again on here.

I'd love to hear more about your setting!
List of community day hashtags by thoughtpunks
February 7, 2024 at 7:38 PM
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As a kid, D&D captured my imagination.

As a young(ish) man, Eberron taught me the potential of non-traditional settings.

Recently, City of Mist inspired me with its setting design.

And introduced me to the PbtA/FitD style systems.

Lastly, Honey Heist showed me what's possible with a single page.
Cover of the AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide Cover of the original Eberron Campaign Setting book. Image of the City of Mist ttrpg rule book Image of the Honey Heist one-page ttrpg
February 7, 2024 at 7:29 PM