Peter the Cranky Old Wizard
@crankyoldwizard.bsky.social
This is Peter (he/him), sometimes "MathSanta". RPG player for 40+ years, D&D, Ars Magica, et al. DM, Storyguide, Criamon, Half-elf Cleric/Ranger, & fave die is d12.
https://rpgwandering.wordpress.com
https://rpgwandering.wordpress.com
Just got my copy of Delve from @bobworldbuilder.bsky.social and Eventyr Games Kickstarter! It's BEAUTIFUL!
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Delve – a Guide to Dungeons for 5E & Shadowdark RPG
How to build and survive deadly dungeons – 200+ pages of dungeons, monsters, traps, magic items, player options, and more!
www.kickstarter.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just got my copy of Delve from @bobworldbuilder.bsky.social and Eventyr Games Kickstarter! It's BEAUTIFUL!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bob...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bob...
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From the publisher that brings you Sprigs & Kindling (that's me!), in collaboration with @jesseross.com and @pemetawe.bsky.social comes a new anthology of one shot incursions for Trophy! Sign up to be notified of launch 😄 www.kickstarter.com/projects/fir...
Coming soon: Ruin: An Anthology of One Shot Incursions for Trophy
A collection of 14 new incursions for Trophy Gold and Trophy Dark.
www.kickstarter.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
From the publisher that brings you Sprigs & Kindling (that's me!), in collaboration with @jesseross.com and @pemetawe.bsky.social comes a new anthology of one shot incursions for Trophy! Sign up to be notified of launch 😄 www.kickstarter.com/projects/fir...
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In case you hadn't heard, Public Access is *finally* coming to crowdfunding! We're looking to launch early next year (basically once The Between is off to the printers). The Big Man is positively quivering with excitement!
Sign up for prelaunch below!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
Sign up for prelaunch below!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
Coming soon: Public Access Analog Horror Mystery TTRPG
From the creator of Brindlewood Bay and The Between, Public Access is a roleplaying game inspired by analog and found footage horror!
www.kickstarter.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
In case you hadn't heard, Public Access is *finally* coming to crowdfunding! We're looking to launch early next year (basically once The Between is off to the printers). The Big Man is positively quivering with excitement!
Sign up for prelaunch below!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
Sign up for prelaunch below!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
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GET INTO IT
When I tell you that The Between campaign @kittenmarlowe.bsky.social has has ROUTINELY made my mouth drop open and gasp audibly - I mean it. I'm actually just pissed that I didn't start listening sooner, but I do get to delectably binge it to catch up, which is what YOU reading should do too. #ttrpg
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December 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
GET INTO IT
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The Between is now available to preorder! If you missed the crowdfunding campaign, now is your chance to grab the books, plus a few delicious add-ons.
Please re-post!
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Please re-post!
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Pre-order The Between on BackerKit
The Between is a tabletop roleplaying game about monster-hunters in Victorian-era London. It's inspired by the TV show Penny Dreadful, British horror classics, and pulp media. Its rules are based on t...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Between is now available to preorder! If you missed the crowdfunding campaign, now is your chance to grab the books, plus a few delicious add-ons.
Please re-post!
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Please re-post!
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I am an artist, and creating original content for Daggerheart.
Support helps me make cool things for your table, and keep the lights on.
Win win.
patreon.com/artificerind
Support helps me make cool things for your table, and keep the lights on.
Win win.
patreon.com/artificerind
November 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I am an artist, and creating original content for Daggerheart.
Support helps me make cool things for your table, and keep the lights on.
Win win.
patreon.com/artificerind
Support helps me make cool things for your table, and keep the lights on.
Win win.
patreon.com/artificerind
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Check it out - we've got a bundle of our best stuff! You can get the Hint #ttrpg in print (signed by me!) plus Hint in digital and The Horrors of Pinocchio and Three Hour Tour to the Island of the Lost in digital PDF.
Supplies are limited:
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Supplies are limited:
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November 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Check it out - we've got a bundle of our best stuff! You can get the Hint #ttrpg in print (signed by me!) plus Hint in digital and The Horrors of Pinocchio and Three Hour Tour to the Island of the Lost in digital PDF.
Supplies are limited:
shadomain.com/produc...
Supplies are limited:
shadomain.com/produc...
This month's #ttrpg blog carnival is about Feasts and Festivals, and there's a great post from this month's host: ofdiceanddragons.com/the-festival...
The Festival of the Iron Furrow – RPG Blog Carnival
Hard to believe the month is almost over, and I’ve been neglecting my hosting duties by not including something of my own, I present to you . . . . The Festival of the Iron Furrow: Waking the…
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November 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This month's #ttrpg blog carnival is about Feasts and Festivals, and there's a great post from this month's host: ofdiceanddragons.com/the-festival...
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The second preview episode of our new The Lands Remaining podcast is now up on Patreon! This one's all about the Embers, the characters you play in the game.
www.patreon.com/posts/lands-...
www.patreon.com/posts/lands-...
The Lands Remaining Podcast - Episode 02! | The Gauntlet
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November 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The second preview episode of our new The Lands Remaining podcast is now up on Patreon! This one's all about the Embers, the characters you play in the game.
www.patreon.com/posts/lands-...
www.patreon.com/posts/lands-...
These are very cool!
Finished another one today. This glass is super thick so I have to etch each piece for a good 2-3 minutes each to get that design deep. Then drilling the eyelet for the jump ring takes another 8 minutes or more. Then it's off to the grinder for about 20 minutes to take the edges down & rounded off.
November 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
These are very cool!
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Stop an investment scam at a dinner party. Save an ogre. Lay to rest a conclave of ghosts who commute to a small village. Lift a curse that left London speechless. These are actual adventures from our #TTRPG Kickstarter: 101 adventures for $15!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
101 Tales of Magic and Mystery
TTRPG adventure plots of mystery, magic, and intrigue, grounded in the history and folklore of Renaissance England.
www.kickstarter.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Stop an investment scam at a dinner party. Save an ogre. Lay to rest a conclave of ghosts who commute to a small village. Lift a curse that left London speechless. These are actual adventures from our #TTRPG Kickstarter: 101 adventures for $15!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
Xero: see below
Me:
Me:
October 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Xero: see below
Me:
Me:
Yep. My son was told by a college prof that they thought his paper was written by AI because he used "big words".
My son dropped the class.
My son dropped the class.
What this, and the M-dash “sign” indicate, to me, is that we never taught people to write with proper grammar. This escalated so far that “good writing” is now an uncanny valley.
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
October 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Yep. My son was told by a college prof that they thought his paper was written by AI because he used "big words".
My son dropped the class.
My son dropped the class.
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When I say I’m busy it might mean I have other plans with other people or it might mean I need time to be alone in my house and mutter to myself about the general state of things and they are the same amount of busy
October 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
When I say I’m busy it might mean I have other plans with other people or it might mean I need time to be alone in my house and mutter to myself about the general state of things and they are the same amount of busy
I love being a #ForeverDM! The stars have aligned and in the next 10 days, I am running a session of #TheBetween from @gauntletrpg.bsky.social, #ArsMagica from @atlasgames.bsky.social, and #DnD. My imagination is spinning!
a cartoon of a man with glasses and the word futurama on it
ALT: a cartoon of a man with glasses and the word futurama on it
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October 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I love being a #ForeverDM! The stars have aligned and in the next 10 days, I am running a session of #TheBetween from @gauntletrpg.bsky.social, #ArsMagica from @atlasgames.bsky.social, and #DnD. My imagination is spinning!
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I made a video to promote our next book, 101 Tales of Magic and Mystery. Coming to Kickstarter in October! Follow now to be notified when we launch!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7jE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7jE...
101 Tales of Mystery Introduction
YouTube video by Shewstone Publishing
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September 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I made a video to promote our next book, 101 Tales of Magic and Mystery. Coming to Kickstarter in October! Follow now to be notified when we launch!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7jE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7jE...
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After a decade of feedback from gamers, we've created an evolved edition of the award-winning Cypher TTRPG—and we hope you'll love it just as much as we do!
There are only 3 DAYS LEFT to get Cypher at a fantastic crowdfunding price (plus exclusive upgrades and FREE content!)
mymcg.info/cypher
There are only 3 DAYS LEFT to get Cypher at a fantastic crowdfunding price (plus exclusive upgrades and FREE content!)
mymcg.info/cypher
September 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
After a decade of feedback from gamers, we've created an evolved edition of the award-winning Cypher TTRPG—and we hope you'll love it just as much as we do!
There are only 3 DAYS LEFT to get Cypher at a fantastic crowdfunding price (plus exclusive upgrades and FREE content!)
mymcg.info/cypher
There are only 3 DAYS LEFT to get Cypher at a fantastic crowdfunding price (plus exclusive upgrades and FREE content!)
mymcg.info/cypher
A kickstarter for a book of adventure frames for fantasy adventures in Tudor England is coming from @shewstone.bsky.social. They did a great job with #Magonomia a few years ago, and I'm looking forward to checking out this project!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
Update 5: Cover design is finished! · 101 Tales of Magic and Mystery
The front cover is ready! Designed by our talented freelance artist Teresa Guido:This book is going to be great. Tell your friends!
www.kickstarter.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
A kickstarter for a book of adventure frames for fantasy adventures in Tudor England is coming from @shewstone.bsky.social. They did a great job with #Magonomia a few years ago, and I'm looking forward to checking out this project!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
Can't wait to catch up!
Has anyone else ever been so distracted after a fight with your roommate that you inadvertently stress-eat a human finger and summon a pagan swine god, or is that just me?
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Shadows in the Smoke S1E20 - "This Pile of Meat" | Kitten Marlowe - actual play tabletop rpg podcasts, and more
In which our hunters recover from their problems. Messrs. John and Lloyd head to Limehouse, Ms. Thanero sits for a fitting, and Ms. Douglas meets a new friend....
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September 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Can't wait to catch up!
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One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
September 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
Something I wrote is in the latest issue of Sprigs & Kindling, a free online resource for all things #CarvedFromBrindlewood. A bit THANK YOU to @iamatrex.com and team for amazing layout that made all the work of the writers that much better!
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#ttrpg
#TheBetween
#CfB
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#ttrpg
#TheBetween
#CfB
September 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Something I wrote is in the latest issue of Sprigs & Kindling, a free online resource for all things #CarvedFromBrindlewood. A bit THANK YOU to @iamatrex.com and team for amazing layout that made all the work of the writers that much better!
sprigsandkindling.com
#ttrpg
#TheBetween
#CfB
sprigsandkindling.com
#ttrpg
#TheBetween
#CfB
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Sprigs & Kindling Volume 4 is now available! Issue 1 is themed around Public Access & Other Analog Oddities, and Issue 2 is Lost Transmissions! Download it for FREE from sprigsandkindling.com and shout out all the amazing contributors, editors and layout ppl for 250 pages of amazing creative works!
Sprigs and Kindling
An ongoing digital zine of community collected creative works for Carved from Brindlewood TTRPG games
sprigsandkindling.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Sprigs & Kindling Volume 4 is now available! Issue 1 is themed around Public Access & Other Analog Oddities, and Issue 2 is Lost Transmissions! Download it for FREE from sprigsandkindling.com and shout out all the amazing contributors, editors and layout ppl for 250 pages of amazing creative works!
@jdragsky.bsky.social makes great games: Wanderhome and Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast. possumcreekgames.com But my fave is still Wickedness. (I backed the Literary Tarot from @brinkliterary.bsky.social just to play the game! You can find a review of the deck here: tarotcake.com/deck-review-...)
#ttrpg
#ttrpg
August 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
@jdragsky.bsky.social makes great games: Wanderhome and Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast. possumcreekgames.com But my fave is still Wickedness. (I backed the Literary Tarot from @brinkliterary.bsky.social just to play the game! You can find a review of the deck here: tarotcake.com/deck-review-...)
#ttrpg
#ttrpg
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"I'm apolitical" just means "I'm happy with the status quo," and "don't talk about politics" just means "don't rock the boat." Those of us who suffer under the status quo don't have the luxury of being apolitical, and those who don't suffer have an obligation to stand with those who do.
August 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
"I'm apolitical" just means "I'm happy with the status quo," and "don't talk about politics" just means "don't rock the boat." Those of us who suffer under the status quo don't have the luxury of being apolitical, and those who don't suffer have an obligation to stand with those who do.