DANIEL D. FOX
@zweihanderrpg.bsky.social
Multiple award-winning game designer. ZWEIHANDER RPG. Nocturne Gothic Horror OSR. Countless licensed kids' board games (Pete the Cat, Very Hungry Caterpillar, I SPY, Dog Man, Daniel Tiger). A miserable little pile of secrets. https://sllswrd.games
Keep killing it bro! You got this.
November 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Keep killing it bro! You got this.
Supply rolls solve for that. End of combat, roll a d6. Face 1? Out of arrows.
Travel for a day? Make a supply roll, face 1, out of rations.
These sort of simple innovations solve for the boring parts of D&D and make them more dramatic.
Travel for a day? Make a supply roll, face 1, out of rations.
These sort of simple innovations solve for the boring parts of D&D and make them more dramatic.
November 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Supply rolls solve for that. End of combat, roll a d6. Face 1? Out of arrows.
Travel for a day? Make a supply roll, face 1, out of rations.
These sort of simple innovations solve for the boring parts of D&D and make them more dramatic.
Travel for a day? Make a supply roll, face 1, out of rations.
These sort of simple innovations solve for the boring parts of D&D and make them more dramatic.
Fingertip/Pencil/Sheet is how we do it when using minis. Grid or nay.
Fingertip is melee range, Pencil is throwing range, long side of a character Sheet is how we handle longbows. Same with spells.
We also use 'friendly play'. Minis close enough? Scoot them and get rollingm
Fingertip is melee range, Pencil is throwing range, long side of a character Sheet is how we handle longbows. Same with spells.
We also use 'friendly play'. Minis close enough? Scoot them and get rollingm
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Fingertip/Pencil/Sheet is how we do it when using minis. Grid or nay.
Fingertip is melee range, Pencil is throwing range, long side of a character Sheet is how we handle longbows. Same with spells.
We also use 'friendly play'. Minis close enough? Scoot them and get rollingm
Fingertip is melee range, Pencil is throwing range, long side of a character Sheet is how we handle longbows. Same with spells.
We also use 'friendly play'. Minis close enough? Scoot them and get rollingm
I should’ve clarified that I don’t play modern D&D because of its clunky, low-priority rules around encumbrance/movement.
If D&D were 'specially designed around those systems, it’d be different. Instead, they’re vestigial organs, remnants of a design philosophy the game has long since outgrown.
If D&D were 'specially designed around those systems, it’d be different. Instead, they’re vestigial organs, remnants of a design philosophy the game has long since outgrown.
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I should’ve clarified that I don’t play modern D&D because of its clunky, low-priority rules around encumbrance/movement.
If D&D were 'specially designed around those systems, it’d be different. Instead, they’re vestigial organs, remnants of a design philosophy the game has long since outgrown.
If D&D were 'specially designed around those systems, it’d be different. Instead, they’re vestigial organs, remnants of a design philosophy the game has long since outgrown.
calling ur boss rn to get you fired, brb
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 AM
calling ur boss rn to get you fired, brb
-10 demerits, Will!
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 AM
-10 demerits, Will!
The more rules you add, the less elastic the possibilities become. You’re not building worlds anymore, you’re building boxes, and people and stories don’t fit in boxes.
. . . unless you’re playing modern D&D, which practically hands you a box and says, "Color inside the lines."
. . . unless you’re playing modern D&D, which practically hands you a box and says, "Color inside the lines."
November 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The more rules you add, the less elastic the possibilities become. You’re not building worlds anymore, you’re building boxes, and people and stories don’t fit in boxes.
. . . unless you’re playing modern D&D, which practically hands you a box and says, "Color inside the lines."
. . . unless you’re playing modern D&D, which practically hands you a box and says, "Color inside the lines."
25) Time is a flat circle.
I recently returned to agency to build up saving for my family.
I now do games part-time. On my calendar. With some recurring $$ coming in from back catalog to support those activities.
Keep writing.
Keep promoting.
Keep collaborating.
Keep dreaming.
Etc, etc, etc.
I recently returned to agency to build up saving for my family.
I now do games part-time. On my calendar. With some recurring $$ coming in from back catalog to support those activities.
Keep writing.
Keep promoting.
Keep collaborating.
Keep dreaming.
Etc, etc, etc.
November 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
25) Time is a flat circle.
I recently returned to agency to build up saving for my family.
I now do games part-time. On my calendar. With some recurring $$ coming in from back catalog to support those activities.
Keep writing.
Keep promoting.
Keep collaborating.
Keep dreaming.
Etc, etc, etc.
I recently returned to agency to build up saving for my family.
I now do games part-time. On my calendar. With some recurring $$ coming in from back catalog to support those activities.
Keep writing.
Keep promoting.
Keep collaborating.
Keep dreaming.
Etc, etc, etc.
20) Relied on organic promo (no more paid promo/rebuilding savings)
21) Left board game publisher when they couldn't handle Trump tariffs + they settled big whistleblower lawsuit.
22) Kept writing
23) Kept promoting
24) Kept collaborating
21) Left board game publisher when they couldn't handle Trump tariffs + they settled big whistleblower lawsuit.
22) Kept writing
23) Kept promoting
24) Kept collaborating
November 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
20) Relied on organic promo (no more paid promo/rebuilding savings)
21) Left board game publisher when they couldn't handle Trump tariffs + they settled big whistleblower lawsuit.
22) Kept writing
23) Kept promoting
24) Kept collaborating
21) Left board game publisher when they couldn't handle Trump tariffs + they settled big whistleblower lawsuit.
22) Kept writing
23) Kept promoting
24) Kept collaborating
14) Kept promoting (paid/organic)
15) Left my big career in agency to join a mass market board game publisher for WAY less $
16) Peaced out when the pub couldn't bear the costs of promotion, tariff & paper during first Trump administration
17) Kept writing
18) Kept promoting
19) Kept collaborating
15) Left my big career in agency to join a mass market board game publisher for WAY less $
16) Peaced out when the pub couldn't bear the costs of promotion, tariff & paper during first Trump administration
17) Kept writing
18) Kept promoting
19) Kept collaborating
November 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
14) Kept promoting (paid/organic)
15) Left my big career in agency to join a mass market board game publisher for WAY less $
16) Peaced out when the pub couldn't bear the costs of promotion, tariff & paper during first Trump administration
17) Kept writing
18) Kept promoting
19) Kept collaborating
15) Left my big career in agency to join a mass market board game publisher for WAY less $
16) Peaced out when the pub couldn't bear the costs of promotion, tariff & paper during first Trump administration
17) Kept writing
18) Kept promoting
19) Kept collaborating
7) Completely emptied my $15k 401k to promote before Gencon 2018
8) Won a few Ennies
9) Got a publishing deal
10) Kept writing
11) Kept promoting
12) Kept collaborating
13) Gave a lot of books + PDFs away
8) Won a few Ennies
9) Got a publishing deal
10) Kept writing
11) Kept promoting
12) Kept collaborating
13) Gave a lot of books + PDFs away
November 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
7) Completely emptied my $15k 401k to promote before Gencon 2018
8) Won a few Ennies
9) Got a publishing deal
10) Kept writing
11) Kept promoting
12) Kept collaborating
13) Gave a lot of books + PDFs away
8) Won a few Ennies
9) Got a publishing deal
10) Kept writing
11) Kept promoting
12) Kept collaborating
13) Gave a lot of books + PDFs away