Judd Karlman (he/him)
@juddthelibrarian.bsky.social
Librarian, Grappler, Diagnosed ADHD late in life, TTRPG'S
Podcast: Daydreaming about Dragons
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daydreaming-about-dragons
Blog: Githyanki Diaspora
https://githyankidiaspora.com/
Podcast: Daydreaming about Dragons
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daydreaming-about-dragons
Blog: Githyanki Diaspora
https://githyankidiaspora.com/
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check out the Free Downloads collection on my Patreon, currently at 31 posts, including some royalty-free stuff:
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#ttrpg #cartography #art
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#ttrpg #cartography #art
Free Downloads | Collection from Tome of Salvaterra | 31 posts
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November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
check out the Free Downloads collection on my Patreon, currently at 31 posts, including some royalty-free stuff:
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#ttrpg #cartography #art
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#ttrpg #cartography #art
"How did you get into TTRPGs?"
Aboard a shipwreck train
Give my umbrella to the Rain Dogs
For I am a Rain Dog, too.
Aboard a shipwreck train
Give my umbrella to the Rain Dogs
For I am a Rain Dog, too.
"How did you get into TTRPGs?"
I met her in a club down in old Soho.
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said, 'Lola.'
I met her in a club down in old Soho.
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said, 'Lola.'
“How did you get into ttrpgs?”
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down…
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down…
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"How did you get into TTRPGs?"
Aboard a shipwreck train
Give my umbrella to the Rain Dogs
For I am a Rain Dog, too.
Aboard a shipwreck train
Give my umbrella to the Rain Dogs
For I am a Rain Dog, too.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Anybody available to talk to me about SRDs?
Very practically speaking, how do you use one? What do you do with it when you have it open in front of you?
What's your favorite one that I should look at?
Very practically speaking, how do you use one? What do you do with it when you have it open in front of you?
What's your favorite one that I should look at?
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Anybody available to talk to me about SRDs?
Very practically speaking, how do you use one? What do you do with it when you have it open in front of you?
What's your favorite one that I should look at?
Very practically speaking, how do you use one? What do you do with it when you have it open in front of you?
What's your favorite one that I should look at?
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IT'S LIVE YOU CAN BUY IT :D
THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is up on @libro.fm and probably other sites idk I'm too excited
This has been a long time coming!
Step into the forest and don't lose your nerve...
THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is up on @libro.fm and probably other sites idk I'm too excited
This has been a long time coming!
Step into the forest and don't lose your nerve...
The Butcher of the Forest Audiobook on Libro.fm
A world-weary woman races against the clock to survive a deadly forest in this dark, otherworldly fairytale from Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author Premee Mohamed.At the northern edge of a ...
libro.fm
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
IT'S LIVE YOU CAN BUY IT :D
THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is up on @libro.fm and probably other sites idk I'm too excited
This has been a long time coming!
Step into the forest and don't lose your nerve...
THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is up on @libro.fm and probably other sites idk I'm too excited
This has been a long time coming!
Step into the forest and don't lose your nerve...
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If you're looking for more rpg-related YouTube channels that aren't actual plays, check out Weird Place. They remind me of PBS's Idea Channel from almost 10 years ago. Very relaxing, informative watches.
www.youtube.com/@weird_place...
www.youtube.com/@weird_place...
Weird Place
Two humans celebrating the art of analog gaming
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If you're looking for more rpg-related YouTube channels that aren't actual plays, check out Weird Place. They remind me of PBS's Idea Channel from almost 10 years ago. Very relaxing, informative watches.
www.youtube.com/@weird_place...
www.youtube.com/@weird_place...
Had a copy of Monolith on the dining room table while eating lunch with the family.
Rolled up a character together and explained how TTRPGs work to my dad.
Looks like we're gaming on Thanksgiving.
Rolled up a character together and explained how TTRPGs work to my dad.
Looks like we're gaming on Thanksgiving.
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Had a copy of Monolith on the dining room table while eating lunch with the family.
Rolled up a character together and explained how TTRPGs work to my dad.
Looks like we're gaming on Thanksgiving.
Rolled up a character together and explained how TTRPGs work to my dad.
Looks like we're gaming on Thanksgiving.
RPG Whodunnits
tl:dr: Don't nix clues you hadn't considered when the players surprise you. Don't be scared of the case going cold. Don't hesitate to move past this and into the game's real content if the case has nothing to do with what the table is interested in.
tl:dr: Don't nix clues you hadn't considered when the players surprise you. Don't be scared of the case going cold. Don't hesitate to move past this and into the game's real content if the case has nothing to do with what the table is interested in.
RPG Whodunnits
tl:dr: Don't nix clues you hadn't considered when the players surprise you. Don't be scared of the case going cold. Don't hesitate to move past this and into the game's real content if the case has nothing to do with what the table is interested in.
githyankidiaspora.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
RPG Whodunnits
tl:dr: Don't nix clues you hadn't considered when the players surprise you. Don't be scared of the case going cold. Don't hesitate to move past this and into the game's real content if the case has nothing to do with what the table is interested in.
tl:dr: Don't nix clues you hadn't considered when the players surprise you. Don't be scared of the case going cold. Don't hesitate to move past this and into the game's real content if the case has nothing to do with what the table is interested in.
Forgotten Realms + Cairn = Forgotten Cairns: Surface Drow background
You were driven from the Underdark and now make your way in the harsh light of the surface world.
You were driven from the Underdark and now make your way in the harsh light of the surface world.
Forgotten Realms + Cairn = Forgotten Cairns: Surface Drow background
You were driven from the Underdark and now make your way in the harsh light of the surface world.
githyankidiaspora.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Forgotten Realms + Cairn = Forgotten Cairns: Surface Drow background
You were driven from the Underdark and now make your way in the harsh light of the surface world.
You were driven from the Underdark and now make your way in the harsh light of the surface world.
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Our All Fonts Pack is on sale again for 30 days! All 1200+ fonts we've ever made, commercial use, one low price. Pay once and use the fonts forever for game dev, TTRPGs, web comics, videos, streams, merchandise, whatever! ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack #gamedev #fonts
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Our All Fonts Pack is on sale again for 30 days! All 1200+ fonts we've ever made, commercial use, one low price. Pay once and use the fonts forever for game dev, TTRPGs, web comics, videos, streams, merchandise, whatever! ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack #gamedev #fonts
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Giveaway time! The person with the quickest finger can click on this link to get a free year-long subscription to Evlyn Moreau's Patreon, guaranteeing that your inbox will be graced by cool as heck drawings on the regular.
www.patreon.com/evlynmoreau/...
www.patreon.com/evlynmoreau/...
November 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Giveaway time! The person with the quickest finger can click on this link to get a free year-long subscription to Evlyn Moreau's Patreon, guaranteeing that your inbox will be graced by cool as heck drawings on the regular.
www.patreon.com/evlynmoreau/...
www.patreon.com/evlynmoreau/...
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Since im still looking for new employment at the moment i would be really glad to do some commission work at the moment! 2-3 slots, feel free to ask any questions you need!
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Since im still looking for new employment at the moment i would be really glad to do some commission work at the moment! 2-3 slots, feel free to ask any questions you need!
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Cairn: Flame and Silver for the Draugr
Tonight I thought we'd get to Wyvern Point but...draugr attack.
Tonight I thought we'd get to Wyvern Point but...draugr attack.
Cairn: Flame and Silver for the Draugr
Tonight I thought we'd get to Wyvern Point but...draugr attack.
githyankidiaspora.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Cairn: Flame and Silver for the Draugr
Tonight I thought we'd get to Wyvern Point but...draugr attack.
Tonight I thought we'd get to Wyvern Point but...draugr attack.
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Forgotten Cairns: Netheril Lostling background
You remember the sky cities of a lost age but do not yet remember how you got here.
You remember the sky cities of a lost age but do not yet remember how you got here.
Forgotten Cairns: Netheril Lostling background
You remember the sky cities of a lost age but do not yet remember how you got here.
githyankidiaspora.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Forgotten Cairns: Netheril Lostling background
You remember the sky cities of a lost age but do not yet remember how you got here.
You remember the sky cities of a lost age but do not yet remember how you got here.
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Now... my thing is, if media pointed out every time one of the politicians quoted these spaces, or you know, had ties with them directly (hello Steve Bannon) as a PROBLEM then, we wouldn't be in this position NOW.
Instead it was "alt-right" puff pieces and shock at Nazis getting punched.
Instead it was "alt-right" puff pieces and shock at Nazis getting punched.
This tracks: Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Now... my thing is, if media pointed out every time one of the politicians quoted these spaces, or you know, had ties with them directly (hello Steve Bannon) as a PROBLEM then, we wouldn't be in this position NOW.
Instead it was "alt-right" puff pieces and shock at Nazis getting punched.
Instead it was "alt-right" puff pieces and shock at Nazis getting punched.
Reddit GM Advice: Blank Space, History Everywhere, & Saying Terrible Things
In which I post comments to subreddits geared towards supporting rookie DM's...
In which I post comments to subreddits geared towards supporting rookie DM's...
Reddit GM Advice: Blank Space, History Everywhere, & Saying Terrible Things
In which I post comments to subreddits geared towards supporting rookie DM's...
githyankidiaspora.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Reddit GM Advice: Blank Space, History Everywhere, & Saying Terrible Things
In which I post comments to subreddits geared towards supporting rookie DM's...
In which I post comments to subreddits geared towards supporting rookie DM's...
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If you're doing any sort of Medieval #WorldBuilding, for game design or novels or whatever, & you haven't seen Ruth Goodman's "Tudor Monastery Farm", you're in for a treat. I highly recommend her & the crew, & not just for this particular series. #ttrpg #history
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Two - Tudor Monastery Farm, Series 1
Turning back the clock to early Tudor farming on monastery land.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
If you're doing any sort of Medieval #WorldBuilding, for game design or novels or whatever, & you haven't seen Ruth Goodman's "Tudor Monastery Farm", you're in for a treat. I highly recommend her & the crew, & not just for this particular series. #ttrpg #history
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Forgotten Cairns: Netheril Lostling background
You remember the sky cities of a lost age but do not yet remember how you got here.
You remember the sky cities of a lost age but do not yet remember how you got here.
Forgotten Cairns: Netheril Lostling background
You remember the sky cities of a lost age but do not yet remember how you got here.
githyankidiaspora.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Forgotten Cairns: Netheril Lostling background
You remember the sky cities of a lost age but do not yet remember how you got here.
You remember the sky cities of a lost age but do not yet remember how you got here.
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When Earth burned, black people and anyone desiring freedom left for the stars. Pilot soulships to find new homes and travel the universe in Black Future: Emancipation of Stars by Quinn Murphy, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
thoughtcrimegames.it...
thoughtcrimegames.it...
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
When Earth burned, black people and anyone desiring freedom left for the stars. Pilot soulships to find new homes and travel the universe in Black Future: Emancipation of Stars by Quinn Murphy, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
thoughtcrimegames.it...
thoughtcrimegames.it...
A giant spider that stalks its prey through time.
The characters start to remember the spider in their past as it tries to begin to web them up in their memories.
Cool thing: a fun way to flesh out back-stories
Uh-oh thing: maybe a too-on-the-nose metaphor for having survived abuse
The characters start to remember the spider in their past as it tries to begin to web them up in their memories.
Cool thing: a fun way to flesh out back-stories
Uh-oh thing: maybe a too-on-the-nose metaphor for having survived abuse
Hey.
I like fucked up monsters and spooky creatures in my TTRPG settings.
I'm sure you do too.
What's the most frightening creature you've made, and could you describe just what made it so frightening?
I like fucked up monsters and spooky creatures in my TTRPG settings.
I'm sure you do too.
What's the most frightening creature you've made, and could you describe just what made it so frightening?
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A giant spider that stalks its prey through time.
The characters start to remember the spider in their past as it tries to begin to web them up in their memories.
Cool thing: a fun way to flesh out back-stories
Uh-oh thing: maybe a too-on-the-nose metaphor for having survived abuse
The characters start to remember the spider in their past as it tries to begin to web them up in their memories.
Cool thing: a fun way to flesh out back-stories
Uh-oh thing: maybe a too-on-the-nose metaphor for having survived abuse
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Cloudflare is down, but you can still download and read Sprigs & Kindling! We have 5 free anthology volumes of Carved from Brindlewood and Trophy TTRPG supplements, including essays, art, and mysteries!
sprigsandkindling.com
sprigsandkindling.com
Sprigs and Kindling
An ongoing digital zine of community collected creative works for Carved from Brindlewood TTRPG games
sprigsandkindling.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Cloudflare is down, but you can still download and read Sprigs & Kindling! We have 5 free anthology volumes of Carved from Brindlewood and Trophy TTRPG supplements, including essays, art, and mysteries!
sprigsandkindling.com
sprigsandkindling.com
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Starting the day listening to @newmadras.bsky.social in conversation with @ehronlime.bsky.social about TTRPG & communities in Yes Indie’d — only fitting given that today is our final fall conversation at Auburn about play & communities with @itsquinns.bsky.social this afternoon.
Games Need Communities (w/ Aaron Lim)
Podcast Episode · Yes Indie'd Pod · 11/17/2025 · 1h 3m
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November 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Starting the day listening to @newmadras.bsky.social in conversation with @ehronlime.bsky.social about TTRPG & communities in Yes Indie’d — only fitting given that today is our final fall conversation at Auburn about play & communities with @itsquinns.bsky.social this afternoon.
Cairn: Flame and Silver for the Draugr
Tonight I thought we'd get to Wyvern Point but...draugr attack.
Tonight I thought we'd get to Wyvern Point but...draugr attack.
Cairn: Flame and Silver for the Draugr
Tonight I thought we'd get to Wyvern Point but...draugr attack.
githyankidiaspora.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Cairn: Flame and Silver for the Draugr
Tonight I thought we'd get to Wyvern Point but...draugr attack.
Tonight I thought we'd get to Wyvern Point but...draugr attack.
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#3157 A helpful tutorial