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Open the Gates Gaming (OtG) is a disabled and neurodivergent-led organization dedicated to empowering everyone to tell their stories through Tabletop Roleplaying Games. https://linktr.ee/openthegatesgaming

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Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · May 13

PAX East was epic! Thank you @officialpax.bsky.social ! We owe so much to our partner @dotsrpg.org & got to hang out irl with advisory board member @dougcockle.bsky.social --- plus make a host of new friends! To everyone we met in our games, panels, or booth: stay in touch & we'll see you soon! 💜

Open the Gates Gaming team at our booth in the PAX Together Intersection at PAX East 2025, including Doug Cockle,

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Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · 3h

Something big is coming November 6-9 in Minneapolis MN!

Something big is coming Nov 6-9 Minneapolis with logos of Open the Gates Gaming, DisMus, the Cedar, AMS & SMT

Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · 6d

Tonight!!!! Starting at 7 pm eastern, @musicologist.bsky.social is S’koobi & joins the gang for the latest mystery (for a good cause!)

DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · 6d

Join us TONIGHT at Twitch.tv/dotsrpg for another #AccessibilityIsntScary stream! 👻

Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · 11d

@musicologist.bsky.social has been told to be chaotic. We don’t know if anyone is fully ready for that… but let’s find out in 5 days!!!!! Twitch.tv/dotsrpg

DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · 11d

Time has passed since the first Night of Fright and Mystery LLC is back! They've packed into The Clue Cruiser and will be here in just FIVE DAYS 🚐

Join us for another #AccessibilityIsntScary livestream fundraising event THIS WEDNESDAY October 28th at 7pm EST 👻

Graphic with smokey background, text, and headshots of 7 people. Text Accessibility Isn’t Scary. DOTS RPG Project Charity Livestream. October 28th 7pm EST. Twitch.tv/dotsrpg. Artwork of D&D 5e module A Night of Fright 2 The Lich’s Ghost. Artwork depicts Scooby-Doo inspired characters. Headshots and character names: DM - Cam, Dafni - Charm, Vell’mah - Calamity, Sir Frederick - Jack, Sha-Gi - Steve, S’Krappi - Jeremy, S’Koobi - Elizabeth.

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DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · Oct 4

We're going on a spooky adventure THIS WEDNESDAY at 8pm EST for our #AccessibilityIsntScary event 👻

Tune in for our first ever livestream featuring @myriadpro.bsky.social, @goblinkatie.com, @mikethequad.bsky.social, @3llebelle.bsky.social, Gustavo, and @lauren-urban.com playing A Night of Fright!

Graphic with smokey background, text, and headshots of 6 people. Text Accessibility Isn’t Scary. DOTS RPG Project Charity Livestream. October 8th 8pm EST. Twitch.tv/dotsrpg. Artwork of D&D 5e module A Night of Fright! A haunting adventure of meddling heroes and their talking knoll. Artwork depicts Scooby-Doo inspired characters. Headshots and character names: DM - Cam, Vell’mah - Katie, Sir Frederick - Mike, Dafni - Ellie, Sha-Gi - Gustavo, S’Koobi - Lauren.

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Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Oct 3

Hmmm what is Gustavo up to?
🤔 🔍 👻

DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · Oct 2

It's always fun to pick what emoji you associate with certain friends! For us, it's

@3llebelle.bsky.social:💄✨😈
@goblinkatie.com:👓🗡️😶‍🌫️
@lauren-urban.com:🍕🎶 🐕
@mikethequad.bsky.social:🪤🛡️😤
@openthegatesgaming.bsky.social (Gustavo):🙏💨🫣
@myriadpro.bsky.social:📖 🕸️🧟

Wonder why 🤔
#AccessibilityIsntScary

Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 28

We're going live tonight with another episode of "Ask the D&D Professors." Tonight's theme will be about women in gaming spaces, with Elizabeth, Caitlin, and our guest, PktFenix!

Want to ask us a question or share a story? Ask here! tinyurl.com/otg-ask-us

#AccessibleGaming #TTRPG #dnd

White text on a purple gradient background. Livestream tonight. Ask the D&D Professors, featuring Elizabeth McLain, Caitlin Martinkus, and PktFenix. 8pm EST. twitch.tv/OpenTheGatesGaming.

Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 25

Prepping Decision Guides for #GenCon while watching @dougcockle.bsky.social and Natural Six VOD on Twitch!

Find the guides at the Nomnivore Games booth or in @guardiansmh.bsky.social kits

OtG decision guides and paper trimmings in front of a laptop show the Natural Six Serving Cantrip on Twitch. Also a Monster energy drink by the laptop to fuel OtG student workers as they prep our guides for GenCon.

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Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 21

@blackhalo.bsky.social joins @cristobal55.bsky.social & @musicologist.bsky.social for Episode 5 of Ask the D&D Professors to talk about our recent actual play adventure! 8 pm eastern tonight at Twitch.tv/OpenTheGatesGaming
💜🐐🍬

Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 18

These are so cool!

Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 18

It’s true!

@musicologist.bsky.social has used our tools with kids. The bright colors, icons, and clean design help them a lot, plus being able to *hold* cards makes the experience better!

Morticia91 @morticia91.bsky.social · Jul 17

Just poked around, and found the link to the resources at Open The Gates. How cool are these things! The spell cards and decision guides kind of remind me of the weapon and spell cards in Munchkin. Would also be great for younger kids starting out in gaming. www.openthegatesgaming.org/downloads

Downloads | Open the Gates

www.openthegatesgaming.org

Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 17

an army of the undead marches towards Kitezh…

And our heroes do what now?!

www.twitch.tv/openthegates...

If you missed yesterday’s livestream, never fear: you can catch the VOD on our channel!

Twitch

Twitch is the world

www.twitch.tv

Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 16

And now we’re at $500, which was our goal!!! You can watch the shenanigans as a video on demand on twitch.tv/OpenTheGatesGaming, and please keep giving to the #Gaming4EveryBODY #g4e25 to support @dotsrpg.org !

Very happy owlbears!!!!

Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 15

Thank you all so much! We had a blast streaming today 💜 @vorpahlsword.bsky.social 🐐& @dougcockle.bsky.social ⚡️

Goth Goat’s Hard Hard Candy Ltd raised $300 for @dotsrpg.org

if you’d like to help DOTS with their next production run of braille dice (pictured below): tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6

DOTS RPG Braille dice in sets of 10, featuring the cool new neon green color with swirls of charcoal grey-black

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Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 15

We’re live with @dougcockle.bsky.social & @vorpahlsword.bsky.social on twitch.tv/OpenTheGatesGaming to raise money for @dotsrpg.org ! Come join us

OpenTheGatesGaming - Twitch

We are a team of storytellers, creators, and developers on a mission to make tabletop roleplaying games accessible, empowering everyone to tell their story and craft their own hero's journey!

twitch.tv

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Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 15

oops don't look please, but I think Atlas accidentally turned on the rewards early at tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6

we that means that you can go ahead and get advantage, disadvantage, etc. for your favorite players now when you donate to @dotsrpg.org , but you didn't hear it from us....

See you at 11am ET!

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Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 14

The final member of our party: Gary Alt played by @dougcockle.bsky.social !

Join us tomorrow at twitch.tv/OpenTheGatesGaming and donate to @dotsrpg.org through tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6 to change the story!

#opera #TTRPGsky #TTRPG #dnd #charity #AccessibilityInTabletop #G4E2025 #Gaming4EveryBODY

Character Unlocked! Doug Cockle as Gary Alt. July 15, 11 am ET. Central image of Doug, a white man with a gray beard and a slight smile. The background is bright pink with purple-plum line drawings of polyhedral dice and stars. The logos for Open the Gates Gaming and DOTS RPG project are in the bottom left and right corners, respectively.

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Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 13

We're raising money to support this next production run! tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6

Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 13

Toblin's character sheet is live! @musicologist.bsky.social joins the party July 15 at 11 am ET

Follow us to be notified when we go live: twitch.tv/OpentheGatesGaming

Donations to @dotsrpg.org tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6

#opera #TTRPGsky #dnd #TTRPG #AccessibilityInTabletop #G4E2025 #Gaming4EveryBODY

Character Unlocked! Elizabeth McLain as Toblin. July 15, 11 am ET. Central image of Elizabeth, a white woman with blonde hair, glasses, and a slight smile. The background is bright orange with pink-purple line drawings of polyhedral dice and stars. The logos for Open the Gates Gaming and DOTS RPG project are in the bottom left and right corners, respectively.

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Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 12

Early bird donations open now! tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6
The $5 reward gives you access to character sheets & more.

Once we go live at twitch.tv/OpenTheGatesGaming, rewards include shout outs, helping/hurting the player characters, and milestones to give the DM more toys (monstes, lair actions, & more!)

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Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 12

Meet Chris, Dungeon Master & author of our tale! Watch him manage the chaos Doug Cockle, Amy Vorpahl, & the OtG crew bring on Twitch July 15 at 11 am ET.

The best part? YOU change the story by donating to @dotsrpg.org through tiltify (linktree in bio)

#TTRPGsky #dnd #G4E2025 #TTRPG #opera

Dungeon Master Unlocked! Chris Campo-Bowen as the Dungeon Master and Author. July 15, 11 am ET. Central image of Chris, a Latino man with shoulder-length dark hair, glasses, and a mustache, looking slightly off-camera with a smile. The background is dark plum with pink-orange line drawings of polyhedral dice and stars. The logos for Open the Gates Gaming and DOTS RPG project are in the bottom left and right corners, respectively.

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Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 11

Meet Sister Jana Horvath, played by @vorpahlsword.bsky.social !

Early donations to the DOTS RPG project give you character sheets (tiltify link in linktree).

We're on the OpenTheGatesGaming Twitch on July 15 at 11 am ET

#opera #dnd #TTRPG #AccessibilityInTabletop #G4E2025 #Gaming4EveryBODY

Character Unlocked! Amy Vorpahl as Sister Jana Horvath. July 15, 11 am ET. Central image of Amy, a white woman with purple hair and big smile. Two illustrated dragonflies are circling her. The background is bright purple with dark plum-pink line drawings of polyhedral dice and stars. The logos for Open the Gates Gaming and DOTS RPG project are in the bottom left and right corners, respectively.

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Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 9

Meet Dae'Vehd, played by Gustavo Araoz! To get his character sheet, donate now to DOTS RPG Project: tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6

@vorpahlsword.bsky.social & @dougcockle.bsky.social characters unlocked soon!

Twitch July 15, 11 am ET

#TTRPGsky #TTRPG #dnd #AccessibilityInTabletop #G4E2025 #Gaming4EveryBODY

Character Unlocked! Gustavo Araoz as Dae'Vehd. July 15, 11 am ET. Central image of a smiling Gustavo, a Latino man with dark closely cropped hair, glasses, a beard, and a big smile. The background is bright green with purple-orange line drawings of polyhedral dice and stars. The logos for Open the Gates Gaming and DOTS RPG project are in the bottom left and right corners, respectively.

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Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · Jul 8

We’re playing D&D with @dougcockle.bsky.social & @vorpahlsword.bsky.social to raise money for @dotsrpg.org on July 15!

Watch the livestream here: twitch.tv/OpenTheGatesGaming
Early bird donations open now! tilt.fyi/96RaNINfw6

#opera #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #dnd5e #AccessibilityInTabletop

Livestream Fundraiser July 15, 11 am Eastern time: the Invisible City of Kitezh, D&D actual play featuring Doug Cockle and Amy Vorpahl. Black & white illustration of a Slavic city on an island, floating in the clouds. Purple background includes various pink-orange line drawings of polyhedral dice and stars. The logos for Open the Gates Gaming and DOTS RPG project are in the bottom left and right corners, respectively.

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Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · May 17

Thanks for the shout out! We’d love to work with you too 💜 #AccessIsLove #AccessInTabletop

Open the Gates Gaming @openthegatesgaming.bsky.social · May 16

If you’re looking for Owlbears, they’re in our discord

(Linktree in bio!)

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