Alphastream
@alphastream.bsky.social
Husband, father, Colombian-American game designer, environmentalist.
✍️ https://Alphastream.org
📺 https://youtube.com/@AlphastreamRPG
🥰 https://www.patreon.com/Alphastream
🎤 https://masteringdungeons.podbean.com/
📝 https://bit.ly/AboutTeos
✍️ https://Alphastream.org
📺 https://youtube.com/@AlphastreamRPG
🥰 https://www.patreon.com/Alphastream
🎤 https://masteringdungeons.podbean.com/
📝 https://bit.ly/AboutTeos
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The Archive for Draw Steel in collaboration with MCDM
Imagine the sound of floorboards lightly creaking under your step as you move swiftly from one bookcase to another!
Lights flickering and dust settling on your way to the top.
AD: Grace Cheung
Imagine the sound of floorboards lightly creaking under your step as you move swiftly from one bookcase to another!
Lights flickering and dust settling on your way to the top.
AD: Grace Cheung
January 19, 2026 at 10:13 AM
The Archive for Draw Steel in collaboration with MCDM
Imagine the sound of floorboards lightly creaking under your step as you move swiftly from one bookcase to another!
Lights flickering and dust settling on your way to the top.
AD: Grace Cheung
Imagine the sound of floorboards lightly creaking under your step as you move swiftly from one bookcase to another!
Lights flickering and dust settling on your way to the top.
AD: Grace Cheung
Finished Stranger Things and Want to try D&D?
How to get started, learn the rules, pick a starting adventure, find players, and become a DM. (Spoiler footage from the D&D games across the series.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-rO...
#DnD #StrangerThings
How to get started, learn the rules, pick a starting adventure, find players, and become a DM. (Spoiler footage from the D&D games across the series.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-rO...
#DnD #StrangerThings
January 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Finished Stranger Things and Want to try D&D?
How to get started, learn the rules, pick a starting adventure, find players, and become a DM. (Spoiler footage from the D&D games across the series.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-rO...
#DnD #StrangerThings
How to get started, learn the rules, pick a starting adventure, find players, and become a DM. (Spoiler footage from the D&D games across the series.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-rO...
#DnD #StrangerThings
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The lack of Al Gore rhythm means I gotta keep posting for visibility... if you are a #Shadowdark #RPG fan, sign up for notification of Kickstarter launch for "The Curse of Stoneshatter Tomb"!
PDF, Print, and Foundry VTT options coming in February!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jer...
PDF, Print, and Foundry VTT options coming in February!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jer...
Coming soon: The Curse of Stoneshatter Tomb: A Shadowdark Adventure
A 2nd level adventure balanced for one-shot, or convention, play!
www.kickstarter.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The lack of Al Gore rhythm means I gotta keep posting for visibility... if you are a #Shadowdark #RPG fan, sign up for notification of Kickstarter launch for "The Curse of Stoneshatter Tomb"!
PDF, Print, and Foundry VTT options coming in February!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jer...
PDF, Print, and Foundry VTT options coming in February!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jer...
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Try Draw Steel!
Playing HORIZON'S GRAVE!
All players, new and old, who have not seen this adventure welcome!!
Level 1, Rules and Pregens Provided (or create your own).
Saturday 1/24 from 9am-1pm EST
Roll20 and Discord
DM or Email [email protected] if interested.
Playing HORIZON'S GRAVE!
All players, new and old, who have not seen this adventure welcome!!
Level 1, Rules and Pregens Provided (or create your own).
Saturday 1/24 from 9am-1pm EST
Roll20 and Discord
DM or Email [email protected] if interested.
January 18, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Try Draw Steel!
Playing HORIZON'S GRAVE!
All players, new and old, who have not seen this adventure welcome!!
Level 1, Rules and Pregens Provided (or create your own).
Saturday 1/24 from 9am-1pm EST
Roll20 and Discord
DM or Email [email protected] if interested.
Playing HORIZON'S GRAVE!
All players, new and old, who have not seen this adventure welcome!!
Level 1, Rules and Pregens Provided (or create your own).
Saturday 1/24 from 9am-1pm EST
Roll20 and Discord
DM or Email [email protected] if interested.
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It's #PirateBorg day. I need this!
My players are mounting an middle-of-the-night assault on a rival pirate's frigate; leveraging a hit squad of assassin monkeys they bribed with homemade banana "yum yum rum".
I love this ridiculous #TTRPG.
My players are mounting an middle-of-the-night assault on a rival pirate's frigate; leveraging a hit squad of assassin monkeys they bribed with homemade banana "yum yum rum".
I love this ridiculous #TTRPG.
January 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
It's #PirateBorg day. I need this!
My players are mounting an middle-of-the-night assault on a rival pirate's frigate; leveraging a hit squad of assassin monkeys they bribed with homemade banana "yum yum rum".
I love this ridiculous #TTRPG.
My players are mounting an middle-of-the-night assault on a rival pirate's frigate; leveraging a hit squad of assassin monkeys they bribed with homemade banana "yum yum rum".
I love this ridiculous #TTRPG.
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We recently added a few new faces to our adventuring party, and Erin is one of them! I first worked with Erin on Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel. I was amazed by her keen sense of narrative and worldbuilding then, and she's done a ton of great work since. We're lucky to have her! #WOTCstaff
Finally got around to updating ye olde profile page with some fun news: I’ve joined Wizards of the Coast as a Game Designer for Dungeons & Dragons. Much love to everyone who has been part of my journey through TTRPG writing and design land so far – excited to see what this new chapter brings!
January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
We recently added a few new faces to our adventuring party, and Erin is one of them! I first worked with Erin on Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel. I was amazed by her keen sense of narrative and worldbuilding then, and she's done a ton of great work since. We're lucky to have her! #WOTCstaff
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Upper Deck has announced that they have acquired the Harry Potter license for a series of trading cards. They have not yet said that they will be using this license for games, and we urge them to refrain from doing so, to help keep gaming a welcoming environment.
The leadership of the Tabletop Game Designers Association was disappointed to see the publisher CGE touting Codenames: Back to Hogwarts, a new Harry Potter-themed version of Codenames.
January 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Upper Deck has announced that they have acquired the Harry Potter license for a series of trading cards. They have not yet said that they will be using this license for games, and we urge them to refrain from doing so, to help keep gaming a welcoming environment.
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When i say the patriarchy is bad for men, this is what i mean. A surprisingly large number of the people who are in relationships with AI are straight women, because dating men is exhausting and frankly frightening and dangerous.
www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
The Bots That Women Use in a World of Unsatisfying Men
AI is offering people a way to figure out what they really want in romance.
www.theatlantic.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM
When i say the patriarchy is bad for men, this is what i mean. A surprisingly large number of the people who are in relationships with AI are straight women, because dating men is exhausting and frankly frightening and dangerous.
www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
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It's an incredibly positive sign for the future of #dnd that Wizards of the Coast hired @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social @barilleon.com and @nirele.bsky.social to the team. Looking forward to great stuff in 2026 and beyond.
January 18, 2026 at 5:40 PM
It's an incredibly positive sign for the future of #dnd that Wizards of the Coast hired @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social @barilleon.com and @nirele.bsky.social to the team. Looking forward to great stuff in 2026 and beyond.
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I ran a Draw Steel one-shot with 4 out 5 playing it for the first time. Universal praise for system after the game.
January 17, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I ran a Draw Steel one-shot with 4 out 5 playing it for the first time. Universal praise for system after the game.
Gaming is so much better with nuance and flexibility rather than hard takes.
You may generally feel like you don’t like something (hex crawls, LARPs, 4E, dense text, pick one), and yet your gaming will likely be better if you explore aspects of that thing.
You may generally feel like you don’t like something (hex crawls, LARPs, 4E, dense text, pick one), and yet your gaming will likely be better if you explore aspects of that thing.
January 17, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Gaming is so much better with nuance and flexibility rather than hard takes.
You may generally feel like you don’t like something (hex crawls, LARPs, 4E, dense text, pick one), and yet your gaming will likely be better if you explore aspects of that thing.
You may generally feel like you don’t like something (hex crawls, LARPs, 4E, dense text, pick one), and yet your gaming will likely be better if you explore aspects of that thing.
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ithout my fitness tracker I’d never have run so far. Or behaved so weirdly
The marathon, the algorithm and me
as.ft.com/r/75265a19-9...
The marathon, the algorithm and me
as.ft.com/r/75265a19-9...
Tim Harford: Without my fitness tracker I’d never have run so far. Or behaved so weirdly
[FREE TO READ] The marathon, the algorithm and me
as.ft.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:08 AM
ithout my fitness tracker I’d never have run so far. Or behaved so weirdly
The marathon, the algorithm and me
as.ft.com/r/75265a19-9...
The marathon, the algorithm and me
as.ft.com/r/75265a19-9...
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“This kind of sucks, because if we could treat ‘system doesn't matter’ like a normal sentence, then we would understand that it’s not an absolute statement, but an assertion that the amount system matters is lower than some critical threshold.
And that is a really important and fruitful assertion.”
And that is a really important and fruitful assertion.”
It's early and this is a truly atrocious cup of coffee, so it seems like a good time to pick a fight with the world.
"System doesn't matter" is a valid, reasonable, and *critically important* argument which has been rendered ragebait and a punchline by pedantry.
"System doesn't matter" is a valid, reasonable, and *critically important* argument which has been rendered ragebait and a punchline by pedantry.
January 17, 2026 at 2:46 PM
“This kind of sucks, because if we could treat ‘system doesn't matter’ like a normal sentence, then we would understand that it’s not an absolute statement, but an assertion that the amount system matters is lower than some critical threshold.
And that is a really important and fruitful assertion.”
And that is a really important and fruitful assertion.”
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Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
January 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
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Really interesting 🐰🕳
Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
January 17, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Really interesting 🐰🕳
I have been to this store and it is excellent!
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I have been to this store and it is excellent!
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: LaTia Jacquise is a Community Manager for Dungeons & Dragons at Wizards of the Coast, and a Community Review Board member for the nonprofit TakeThis.org. buff.ly/Q30XF4v
#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs
#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs
January 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
GUEST SPOTLIGHT: LaTia Jacquise is a Community Manager for Dungeons & Dragons at Wizards of the Coast, and a Community Review Board member for the nonprofit TakeThis.org. buff.ly/Q30XF4v
#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs
#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs
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hey, that me!
(also this picture is now hilariously outdated)
(also this picture is now hilariously outdated)
GUEST SPOTLIGHT: LaTia Jacquise is a Community Manager for Dungeons & Dragons at Wizards of the Coast, and a Community Review Board member for the nonprofit TakeThis.org. buff.ly/Q30XF4v
#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs
#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs
January 17, 2026 at 6:11 PM
hey, that me!
(also this picture is now hilariously outdated)
(also this picture is now hilariously outdated)
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Just want to give an unsolicited plug to @salvaterra.bsky.social's Patreon - www.patreon.com/cw/tomeofsal...
If you are a #TTRPG creator, and you need great art, the level of value he provides is unparalleled. Tons of commercially licensed art for your product!
If you are a #TTRPG creator, and you need great art, the level of value he provides is unparalleled. Tons of commercially licensed art for your product!
Tome of Salvaterra | Patreon
Hand-drawn RPG Maps, Illustrations, and Random Tables (NO AI)
www.patreon.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Just want to give an unsolicited plug to @salvaterra.bsky.social's Patreon - www.patreon.com/cw/tomeofsal...
If you are a #TTRPG creator, and you need great art, the level of value he provides is unparalleled. Tons of commercially licensed art for your product!
If you are a #TTRPG creator, and you need great art, the level of value he provides is unparalleled. Tons of commercially licensed art for your product!
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Finally got around to updating ye olde profile page with some fun news: I’ve joined Wizards of the Coast as a Game Designer for Dungeons & Dragons. Much love to everyone who has been part of my journey through TTRPG writing and design land so far – excited to see what this new chapter brings!
January 16, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Finally got around to updating ye olde profile page with some fun news: I’ve joined Wizards of the Coast as a Game Designer for Dungeons & Dragons. Much love to everyone who has been part of my journey through TTRPG writing and design land so far – excited to see what this new chapter brings!
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What a dreary, ludicrous trip its been. Looking back at the Diamond bankruptcy story....and offering three different theories for the biggest mystery in all of this.
The unthinkable happened and comics came through it okay.
The unthinkable happened and comics came through it okay.
The Year in the Diamond Bankrutpcy: Looking back on the wild and crazy Year of the Diamond Bankruptcy, from lawsuits to mysteries, and the new players who emerged
The Year in the Diamond Bankrutpcy: A look back
Looking back on the wild and crazy Year of the Diamond Bankruptcy, from lawsuits to mysteries, and the new players who emerged
www.comicsbeat.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
What a dreary, ludicrous trip its been. Looking back at the Diamond bankruptcy story....and offering three different theories for the biggest mystery in all of this.
The unthinkable happened and comics came through it okay.
The unthinkable happened and comics came through it okay.
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I've gotten a lot of questions over the last two weeks about how I got my job. I actually wrote a post almost a year ago about how I became a prolific freelancer. This will take you 95% of the way down my path. The other 5% is being in the right place at the right time:
barilleon.com/ttrpg-indust...
barilleon.com/ttrpg-indust...
How I Got into the TTRPG Freelance Industry - Barilleon's Web Zone
How TTRPG freelancer Leon Barillaro got gigs writing for tabletop game companies. Advice for those who'd like to begin their careers.
barilleon.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I've gotten a lot of questions over the last two weeks about how I got my job. I actually wrote a post almost a year ago about how I became a prolific freelancer. This will take you 95% of the way down my path. The other 5% is being in the right place at the right time:
barilleon.com/ttrpg-indust...
barilleon.com/ttrpg-indust...
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People often ask me how to get hired in the #ttrpg industry. Leon’s blog post does a great job of explaining what to do, and what producers like me are looking for when we hire freelancers for projects.
I've gotten a lot of questions over the last two weeks about how I got my job. I actually wrote a post almost a year ago about how I became a prolific freelancer. This will take you 95% of the way down my path. The other 5% is being in the right place at the right time:
barilleon.com/ttrpg-indust...
barilleon.com/ttrpg-indust...
How I Got into the TTRPG Freelance Industry - Barilleon's Web Zone
How TTRPG freelancer Leon Barillaro got gigs writing for tabletop game companies. Advice for those who'd like to begin their careers.
barilleon.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
People often ask me how to get hired in the #ttrpg industry. Leon’s blog post does a great job of explaining what to do, and what producers like me are looking for when we hire freelancers for projects.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:23 PM