It had been 13 years since a tiny kitten snuck into our yard and stole our hearts, but on Friday we said goodbye to Sicilia the tripod tortie.

Learning how to hand sew so that I can decorate my con bag with some of the patches that I have acquired over the years. I've only drawn blood twice

Back home from my road trip today and there was a present waiting for me. It's Crowdfunding Rewards Day!

Oh, boy. It's been seven years since I've seen snow! I hope I remember how to drive in it.

Thanks to @harley-stroh.bsky.social for sending me down a rabbit hole. The rider was named Thunderstorm on an AD&D trading card in 1991. HOWEVER . . . the Forgotten Realms fandom apparently knows him by the infinitely cooler name of Dûd Onahorz!

They were so excited they couldn't even type!

This can't be the real guy, right?

Does a 2 hit?

I initially resisted buying one of these organizer trays for my DCC funky dice, but now I'm really glad that I did. Sure, the time that I spent fumbling for the correct die when running a game was small, but it did sometimes interrupt combat or a cool moment. Not any more!

When I get a new game book she is always ready to take a nap on it.

The leg had to be amputated, but the loss of her leg hasn't slowed her down one bit. Seriously, she was trying to hop around before the pain meds even wore off. It also reignited her passion for sitting on all of my TTRPG stuff.

Sicilia wasn't born a tripod. She was born a stray on the streets of Sicily. Unfortunately, a decade after she tricked an American family into helping her emigrate to the United States she was attacked by an unknown assailant and her hind leg was shattered

Here she is in her native jungle habitat lying in wait to pounce on an unsuspecting gecko or one of the dogs

I know what you all want: pictures of Sicilia, the tripod tortie!

Fun!