Doug Pirko
@waiwode.bsky.social
ttrpg GM/player without portfolio. Likes games with Samurai, realizes they aren't champions of the working class. He/him.
What movie villain is a horrible "person", but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
What movie villain is a horrible "person", but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
Out for dinner with the folks!
November 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Out for dinner with the folks!
Sentinel Comics RPG is one of the games I'm too cowardly to run*
Still, I had an itch to review it, take a second look. And their publisher is having an absolute fire sale on all their games. Which makes me a bit sad.
*These days, games with a lot of fiddly bits. I tend to run simpler things now.
Still, I had an itch to review it, take a second look. And their publisher is having an absolute fire sale on all their games. Which makes me a bit sad.
*These days, games with a lot of fiddly bits. I tend to run simpler things now.
November 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Sentinel Comics RPG is one of the games I'm too cowardly to run*
Still, I had an itch to review it, take a second look. And their publisher is having an absolute fire sale on all their games. Which makes me a bit sad.
*These days, games with a lot of fiddly bits. I tend to run simpler things now.
Still, I had an itch to review it, take a second look. And their publisher is having an absolute fire sale on all their games. Which makes me a bit sad.
*These days, games with a lot of fiddly bits. I tend to run simpler things now.
I mean, there's millions of people in the city. I bet you could find more than just one if you even tried.
November 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I mean, there's millions of people in the city. I bet you could find more than just one if you even tried.
First Officer, has His Majesty’s Sloop “Reef-Rammer” reported in? She was due four bells ago. -Capt Thaddeus Scurge, of His Majesty’s Frigate “Cliff Bumper”
November 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
First Officer, has His Majesty’s Sloop “Reef-Rammer” reported in? She was due four bells ago. -Capt Thaddeus Scurge, of His Majesty’s Frigate “Cliff Bumper”
I thought it was supposed to be Alt History.
But The High Men in Newcastle seems to be about some British stoners.
But The High Men in Newcastle seems to be about some British stoners.
November 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I thought it was supposed to be Alt History.
But The High Men in Newcastle seems to be about some British stoners.
But The High Men in Newcastle seems to be about some British stoners.
I'm having a crisis of (not) faith.
For over half my life coffee was the beverage-with-flavour that I consumed the most. Recent years have seen reductions in my consumption for lots of "old man now" reasons.
All week I've been asking myself "Do I even *like* coffee?" Favourite brand/method used.
For over half my life coffee was the beverage-with-flavour that I consumed the most. Recent years have seen reductions in my consumption for lots of "old man now" reasons.
All week I've been asking myself "Do I even *like* coffee?" Favourite brand/method used.
October 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I'm having a crisis of (not) faith.
For over half my life coffee was the beverage-with-flavour that I consumed the most. Recent years have seen reductions in my consumption for lots of "old man now" reasons.
All week I've been asking myself "Do I even *like* coffee?" Favourite brand/method used.
For over half my life coffee was the beverage-with-flavour that I consumed the most. Recent years have seen reductions in my consumption for lots of "old man now" reasons.
All week I've been asking myself "Do I even *like* coffee?" Favourite brand/method used.
#ttrpg I just turned down an opportunity to play a Satyr Bard alongside another player's Minotaur Bard.
We could have called ourselves "The Horn Section."
I guess I want to game to run a couple sessions before I give the GM an aneurysm.
We could have called ourselves "The Horn Section."
I guess I want to game to run a couple sessions before I give the GM an aneurysm.
October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#ttrpg I just turned down an opportunity to play a Satyr Bard alongside another player's Minotaur Bard.
We could have called ourselves "The Horn Section."
I guess I want to game to run a couple sessions before I give the GM an aneurysm.
We could have called ourselves "The Horn Section."
I guess I want to game to run a couple sessions before I give the GM an aneurysm.
It's a Canadian thing, but all my fellow Canucks will recognize this one. Kerr's Halloween (Molasses) Toffee.
October 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It's a Canadian thing, but all my fellow Canucks will recognize this one. Kerr's Halloween (Molasses) Toffee.
My first was Holmes ed D&D. I had no idea what an RPG was, what kind of game it was, but it seemed cool.
I'd move to AD&D1e and FGU games in the early 80s. Space Opera, Villains & Vigilantes, Flashing Blades.
By the time 2e came out I was playing Rolemaster/MERP and Champions/HERO.
I'd move to AD&D1e and FGU games in the early 80s. Space Opera, Villains & Vigilantes, Flashing Blades.
By the time 2e came out I was playing Rolemaster/MERP and Champions/HERO.
October 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
My first was Holmes ed D&D. I had no idea what an RPG was, what kind of game it was, but it seemed cool.
I'd move to AD&D1e and FGU games in the early 80s. Space Opera, Villains & Vigilantes, Flashing Blades.
By the time 2e came out I was playing Rolemaster/MERP and Champions/HERO.
I'd move to AD&D1e and FGU games in the early 80s. Space Opera, Villains & Vigilantes, Flashing Blades.
By the time 2e came out I was playing Rolemaster/MERP and Champions/HERO.
Really enjoying Dispatch. The art, the humour, the story--just wish they weren't leaking chapters out like this.
October 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Really enjoying Dispatch. The art, the humour, the story--just wish they weren't leaking chapters out like this.
It's taco night.
In the 90's InGen successfully reduced losses after their Jurassic Park disaster by introducing Dino-nuggets to the marketplace.
Yet somehow we *still* don't have Dino-tacos. What the actual heck?
#JustMeBeingWeird
In the 90's InGen successfully reduced losses after their Jurassic Park disaster by introducing Dino-nuggets to the marketplace.
Yet somehow we *still* don't have Dino-tacos. What the actual heck?
#JustMeBeingWeird
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It's taco night.
In the 90's InGen successfully reduced losses after their Jurassic Park disaster by introducing Dino-nuggets to the marketplace.
Yet somehow we *still* don't have Dino-tacos. What the actual heck?
#JustMeBeingWeird
In the 90's InGen successfully reduced losses after their Jurassic Park disaster by introducing Dino-nuggets to the marketplace.
Yet somehow we *still* don't have Dino-tacos. What the actual heck?
#JustMeBeingWeird
Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you joy.
October 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you joy.
Before most of the Kung Fu movies you've liked were filmed, there was the The Water Margin. (Although the English "not a dub" version (because Weir made up dialogue) aired in '76 to '78).
I had literally never seen anything like it. And I've always wanted to recapture that sense of wonder in game.
I had literally never seen anything like it. And I've always wanted to recapture that sense of wonder in game.
October 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Before most of the Kung Fu movies you've liked were filmed, there was the The Water Margin. (Although the English "not a dub" version (because Weir made up dialogue) aired in '76 to '78).
I had literally never seen anything like it. And I've always wanted to recapture that sense of wonder in game.
I had literally never seen anything like it. And I've always wanted to recapture that sense of wonder in game.
October 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Played Millennia: Tracks of Time last night. There was a LOT going on, I’d really like to get it to the table again soon. #boardgames
October 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Played Millennia: Tracks of Time last night. There was a LOT going on, I’d really like to get it to the table again soon. #boardgames
If you see this, QTP with a sword.
October 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you see this, QTP with a sword.
...A breastplate with "Fireball Area of Effect starts here" painted on the front should be mandatory!
October 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
...A breastplate with "Fireball Area of Effect starts here" painted on the front should be mandatory!
Smallville S8e17; S9e13; and S10e11 count?
October 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Smallville S8e17; S9e13; and S10e11 count?
MILF: Magician I would Like to Fireball
October 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
MILF: Magician I would Like to Fireball
The Great Canadian Fleet
October 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Great Canadian Fleet
I can taste the Rumpel Minze from here!
October 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I can taste the Rumpel Minze from here!
