Doug M Austin (he/him)
@dougmaustin.bsky.social
TTRPGS Technology Science Space Games
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The lich is one of D&D’s most powerful monsters, but its roots go far deeper than the Monster Manual.
💀 From ancient myth to Sword & Sorcery fiction to D&D, discover how this undead sorcerer evolved.
🎥 Watch now!: youtu.be/tHLnWQqTd6E
#DnD #TTRPG #OSR #RPGHistory #DADDYROLLEDA1
💀 From ancient myth to Sword & Sorcery fiction to D&D, discover how this undead sorcerer evolved.
🎥 Watch now!: youtu.be/tHLnWQqTd6E
#DnD #TTRPG #OSR #RPGHistory #DADDYROLLEDA1
October 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The lich is one of D&D’s most powerful monsters, but its roots go far deeper than the Monster Manual.
💀 From ancient myth to Sword & Sorcery fiction to D&D, discover how this undead sorcerer evolved.
🎥 Watch now!: youtu.be/tHLnWQqTd6E
#DnD #TTRPG #OSR #RPGHistory #DADDYROLLEDA1
💀 From ancient myth to Sword & Sorcery fiction to D&D, discover how this undead sorcerer evolved.
🎥 Watch now!: youtu.be/tHLnWQqTd6E
#DnD #TTRPG #OSR #RPGHistory #DADDYROLLEDA1
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My 1st Patreon adventure is LIVE: The Bone Mill
A creepy, old-school dungeon you can drop right into your campaign.
Join for $5 → get it instantly, plus future exclusive adventures + GM tools: patreon.com/DaddyRolledA1
#DnD #OSR #TTRPG #indieRPG
A creepy, old-school dungeon you can drop right into your campaign.
Join for $5 → get it instantly, plus future exclusive adventures + GM tools: patreon.com/DaddyRolledA1
#DnD #OSR #TTRPG #indieRPG
September 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
My 1st Patreon adventure is LIVE: The Bone Mill
A creepy, old-school dungeon you can drop right into your campaign.
Join for $5 → get it instantly, plus future exclusive adventures + GM tools: patreon.com/DaddyRolledA1
#DnD #OSR #TTRPG #indieRPG
A creepy, old-school dungeon you can drop right into your campaign.
Join for $5 → get it instantly, plus future exclusive adventures + GM tools: patreon.com/DaddyRolledA1
#DnD #OSR #TTRPG #indieRPG
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Why does D&D even have Clerics? 🛡️⚔️
From OD&D to 2E, I trace their surprising origins, evolution, and the famous no-edged weapons rule. 🎲
📺 Full deep dive: youtu.be/CA2wS_X7UWE
#DnDHistory #TTRPG #OSR
From OD&D to 2E, I trace their surprising origins, evolution, and the famous no-edged weapons rule. 🎲
📺 Full deep dive: youtu.be/CA2wS_X7UWE
#DnDHistory #TTRPG #OSR
September 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Why does D&D even have Clerics? 🛡️⚔️
From OD&D to 2E, I trace their surprising origins, evolution, and the famous no-edged weapons rule. 🎲
📺 Full deep dive: youtu.be/CA2wS_X7UWE
#DnDHistory #TTRPG #OSR
From OD&D to 2E, I trace their surprising origins, evolution, and the famous no-edged weapons rule. 🎲
📺 Full deep dive: youtu.be/CA2wS_X7UWE
#DnDHistory #TTRPG #OSR
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Who remembers getting lost in The Lost City?
Zargon. Cynidiceans. Weird factions in animal masks!
B4 really leans into Sword & Sorcery pulp fiction!
I’m working on a new deep-dive video for my channel next week covering B4, B5, & B6.
Which was YOUR favorite?
#dnd #ttrpg #dndhistory
Zargon. Cynidiceans. Weird factions in animal masks!
B4 really leans into Sword & Sorcery pulp fiction!
I’m working on a new deep-dive video for my channel next week covering B4, B5, & B6.
Which was YOUR favorite?
#dnd #ttrpg #dndhistory
July 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Who remembers getting lost in The Lost City?
Zargon. Cynidiceans. Weird factions in animal masks!
B4 really leans into Sword & Sorcery pulp fiction!
I’m working on a new deep-dive video for my channel next week covering B4, B5, & B6.
Which was YOUR favorite?
#dnd #ttrpg #dndhistory
Zargon. Cynidiceans. Weird factions in animal masks!
B4 really leans into Sword & Sorcery pulp fiction!
I’m working on a new deep-dive video for my channel next week covering B4, B5, & B6.
Which was YOUR favorite?
#dnd #ttrpg #dndhistory
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The 1st-level Magic-User was just a joke, right?
Not at all.
See why OD&D gave wizards real teeth—right from the start. And learn about the evolution of the class from 1974 - 1997.
📺 Watch now on Daddy Rolled A 1: youtu.be/r2qCR-JNG58?...
#OSR #DnDHistory #ODnD #MagicUser #TTRPG #DndClasses
Not at all.
See why OD&D gave wizards real teeth—right from the start. And learn about the evolution of the class from 1974 - 1997.
📺 Watch now on Daddy Rolled A 1: youtu.be/r2qCR-JNG58?...
#OSR #DnDHistory #ODnD #MagicUser #TTRPG #DndClasses
July 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The 1st-level Magic-User was just a joke, right?
Not at all.
See why OD&D gave wizards real teeth—right from the start. And learn about the evolution of the class from 1974 - 1997.
📺 Watch now on Daddy Rolled A 1: youtu.be/r2qCR-JNG58?...
#OSR #DnDHistory #ODnD #MagicUser #TTRPG #DndClasses
Not at all.
See why OD&D gave wizards real teeth—right from the start. And learn about the evolution of the class from 1974 - 1997.
📺 Watch now on Daddy Rolled A 1: youtu.be/r2qCR-JNG58?...
#OSR #DnDHistory #ODnD #MagicUser #TTRPG #DndClasses
#Dragons
How do you handle #Dragons in your #Ttrpg campaigns? What lore do you use? Are they supernatural creatures, big reptiles, elemental beings, monsters? Do they have their own pantheon or are they incorporated into a common one? These Qs aren’t limited to #DnD or #pathfinder.
How do you handle #Dragons in your #Ttrpg campaigns? What lore do you use? Are they supernatural creatures, big reptiles, elemental beings, monsters? Do they have their own pantheon or are they incorporated into a common one? These Qs aren’t limited to #DnD or #pathfinder.
July 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#Dragons
How do you handle #Dragons in your #Ttrpg campaigns? What lore do you use? Are they supernatural creatures, big reptiles, elemental beings, monsters? Do they have their own pantheon or are they incorporated into a common one? These Qs aren’t limited to #DnD or #pathfinder.
How do you handle #Dragons in your #Ttrpg campaigns? What lore do you use? Are they supernatural creatures, big reptiles, elemental beings, monsters? Do they have their own pantheon or are they incorporated into a common one? These Qs aren’t limited to #DnD or #pathfinder.
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California gamers didn’t just play D&D—they transformed it.
New rules, new classes, new design philosophy.
Meet the creators who shaped the game from the West Coast.
🔗 Full story on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Zb...
#DND #OSR #TTRPG #TabletopGames
New rules, new classes, new design philosophy.
Meet the creators who shaped the game from the West Coast.
🔗 Full story on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Zb...
#DND #OSR #TTRPG #TabletopGames
July 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
California gamers didn’t just play D&D—they transformed it.
New rules, new classes, new design philosophy.
Meet the creators who shaped the game from the West Coast.
🔗 Full story on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Zb...
#DND #OSR #TTRPG #TabletopGames
New rules, new classes, new design philosophy.
Meet the creators who shaped the game from the West Coast.
🔗 Full story on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Zb...
#DND #OSR #TTRPG #TabletopGames
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Chainmail: the game that might’ve created D&D…
Or did it?
New deep dive video is live NOW on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXoV...
#Chainmail #DNDHistory #OSR #TabletopGaming
Or did it?
New deep dive video is live NOW on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXoV...
#Chainmail #DNDHistory #OSR #TabletopGaming
July 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Chainmail: the game that might’ve created D&D…
Or did it?
New deep dive video is live NOW on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXoV...
#Chainmail #DNDHistory #OSR #TabletopGaming
Or did it?
New deep dive video is live NOW on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXoV...
#Chainmail #DNDHistory #OSR #TabletopGaming
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I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
July 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
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Where do Beholders, Owlbears, and Mind Flayers really come from?
My latest D&D history deep dive on my channel dropped yesterday —come find out the surprising origins of the game’s most iconic monsters! 🧙♂️🐲
#dnd #ttrpg #dndhistory #monstermanual
youtu.be/XW3DINrksfI?...
My latest D&D history deep dive on my channel dropped yesterday —come find out the surprising origins of the game’s most iconic monsters! 🧙♂️🐲
#dnd #ttrpg #dndhistory #monstermanual
youtu.be/XW3DINrksfI?...
July 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Where do Beholders, Owlbears, and Mind Flayers really come from?
My latest D&D history deep dive on my channel dropped yesterday —come find out the surprising origins of the game’s most iconic monsters! 🧙♂️🐲
#dnd #ttrpg #dndhistory #monstermanual
youtu.be/XW3DINrksfI?...
My latest D&D history deep dive on my channel dropped yesterday —come find out the surprising origins of the game’s most iconic monsters! 🧙♂️🐲
#dnd #ttrpg #dndhistory #monstermanual
youtu.be/XW3DINrksfI?...
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This video got buried —but the history in it is too important to lose.
If you’ve ever used a house rule, played a fan-made class, or read a fanzine… you’re standing on the shoulders of these California creators.
Let me know: What’s the first fan-made D&D product you ever used—or even heard of?
If you’ve ever used a house rule, played a fan-made class, or read a fanzine… you’re standing on the shoulders of these California creators.
Let me know: What’s the first fan-made D&D product you ever used—or even heard of?
California gamers didn’t just play D&D—they transformed it.
New rules, new classes, new design philosophy.
Meet the creators who shaped the game from the West Coast.
🔗 Full story on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Zb...
#DND #OSR #TTRPG #TabletopGames
New rules, new classes, new design philosophy.
Meet the creators who shaped the game from the West Coast.
🔗 Full story on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Zb...
#DND #OSR #TTRPG #TabletopGames
July 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This video got buried —but the history in it is too important to lose.
If you’ve ever used a house rule, played a fan-made class, or read a fanzine… you’re standing on the shoulders of these California creators.
Let me know: What’s the first fan-made D&D product you ever used—or even heard of?
If you’ve ever used a house rule, played a fan-made class, or read a fanzine… you’re standing on the shoulders of these California creators.
Let me know: What’s the first fan-made D&D product you ever used—or even heard of?
@chrisperkinsdnd.bsky.social @darringtonpress.bsky.social is there something akin to Adventure League for #daggerheart or #candellaobscura?
June 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
@chrisperkinsdnd.bsky.social @darringtonpress.bsky.social is there something akin to Adventure League for #daggerheart or #candellaobscura?
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If you’ve ever wanted your own spooky doll made by a swamp witch of your d&d character, I’m taking commissions! Fill out the form here 💚: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Custom Weird D&D Doll Commission Request!
Thank you for your interest in a custom D&D character doll! Dolls start at $150 with additional charges depending on complexity. Once your request is reviewed, I’ll reach out via email to confirm deta...
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March 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
If you’ve ever wanted your own spooky doll made by a swamp witch of your d&d character, I’m taking commissions! Fill out the form here 💚: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This is an outstanding video. The YouTube algorithm doesn’t seem to be cooperating with @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social but it is worth watching. Lots of great ideas for house ruled which can be applied to any #ttrpg system.
Eh... they can't all be winners.
I still fun putting this video together, sharing some of my House Rules for the old-school D&D game I run for my 15yo daughter and her friends, and also crowd-sourcing ideas from other folks!
If you want to watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-bu...
#dnd #ttrpg
I still fun putting this video together, sharing some of my House Rules for the old-school D&D game I run for my 15yo daughter and her friends, and also crowd-sourcing ideas from other folks!
If you want to watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-bu...
#dnd #ttrpg
February 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This is an outstanding video. The YouTube algorithm doesn’t seem to be cooperating with @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social but it is worth watching. Lots of great ideas for house ruled which can be applied to any #ttrpg system.
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By popular demand, I share some of my favorite D&D House Rules, & include a lot of fun suggestions from the Community!
Find out more in my latest video, and make sure to share YOUR favorite House Rules in the comments on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-bu...
#DND #TabletopRPG #TTRPG #Gaming
Find out more in my latest video, and make sure to share YOUR favorite House Rules in the comments on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-bu...
#DND #TabletopRPG #TTRPG #Gaming
February 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
By popular demand, I share some of my favorite D&D House Rules, & include a lot of fun suggestions from the Community!
Find out more in my latest video, and make sure to share YOUR favorite House Rules in the comments on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-bu...
#DND #TabletopRPG #TTRPG #Gaming
Find out more in my latest video, and make sure to share YOUR favorite House Rules in the comments on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-bu...
#DND #TabletopRPG #TTRPG #Gaming
@daddyrolleda1.bsky.social always makes great videos. Check this one out, you won’t be disappointed.
What do you know about the rule changes Gary Gygax made for 1978's Advanced D&D Players Handbook?
Find out in my newest video, dropping today (2/18/2025) at 11am Pacific Time!
youtu.be/eUNtOMP9Mkc
#DND #TabletopRPG #TTRPG #Gaming #dndhistory
Find out in my newest video, dropping today (2/18/2025) at 11am Pacific Time!
youtu.be/eUNtOMP9Mkc
#DND #TabletopRPG #TTRPG #Gaming #dndhistory
February 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
@daddyrolleda1.bsky.social always makes great videos. Check this one out, you won’t be disappointed.
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The Changeling
Painted in watercolor and ink
Painted in watercolor and ink
February 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Changeling
Painted in watercolor and ink
Painted in watercolor and ink
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)
Are you running a Presidents' Day session? Need a plot hook?
This was part of the wyrmling's very first adventure as a DM.
This was part of the wyrmling's very first adventure as a DM.
February 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Are you running a Presidents' Day session? Need a plot hook?
This was part of the wyrmling's very first adventure as a DM.
This was part of the wyrmling's very first adventure as a DM.
You should definitely check out this video! Another great video from @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social
Drama! Disappointments! Delays!
A deep-dive into D&D's second supplement: Blackmoor. Learn all about it in my latest video on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfbO...
#DND #TabletopRPG #TTRPG #Gaming #dndhistory
January 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
You should definitely check out this video! Another great video from @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social
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Whether that is good or bad depends on your desires as a Dungeon Master.
December 21, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Whether that is good or bad depends on your desires as a Dungeon Master.
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November 10, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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Trauma in Baldur's Gate 3 - A Deep Analysis
This has been in the works since January of this year, and I feel so lucky to have been able to work on this with @sulmatul.bsky.social, InPacifica, and PlayheadNorth
youtu.be/69-ycba_o68?...
This has been in the works since January of this year, and I feel so lucky to have been able to work on this with @sulmatul.bsky.social, InPacifica, and PlayheadNorth
youtu.be/69-ycba_o68?...
Trauma in Baldur's Gate 3 - A Deep Analysis
YouTube video by SulMatul
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October 1, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Trauma in Baldur's Gate 3 - A Deep Analysis
This has been in the works since January of this year, and I feel so lucky to have been able to work on this with @sulmatul.bsky.social, InPacifica, and PlayheadNorth
youtu.be/69-ycba_o68?...
This has been in the works since January of this year, and I feel so lucky to have been able to work on this with @sulmatul.bsky.social, InPacifica, and PlayheadNorth
youtu.be/69-ycba_o68?...
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #3,280,880!
October 1, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #3,280,880!
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Looking for a way to make your Saltmarsh campaign more atmospheric?
Watch my new video for tips on adding Lovecraftian elements & running more cinematic encounters. The advice applies to any TTRPG; I use the classic U1: Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh as an example.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAQO...
Watch my new video for tips on adding Lovecraftian elements & running more cinematic encounters. The advice applies to any TTRPG; I use the classic U1: Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh as an example.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAQO...
🎲🐙My Guide to Running U1 with Lovecraftian Flair
YouTube video by Daddy Rolled a 1
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August 29, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Looking for a way to make your Saltmarsh campaign more atmospheric?
Watch my new video for tips on adding Lovecraftian elements & running more cinematic encounters. The advice applies to any TTRPG; I use the classic U1: Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh as an example.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAQO...
Watch my new video for tips on adding Lovecraftian elements & running more cinematic encounters. The advice applies to any TTRPG; I use the classic U1: Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh as an example.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAQO...