Jon Smejkal
@cyberook.bsky.social
Gamer (all kinds), TTRPG writer, miniature painter, prop builder, geek. He/Him
Tonight’s aurora borealis (thanks to friends and neighbors)
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Tonight’s aurora borealis (thanks to friends and neighbors)
One week to go before the Ghost in the Shell Roleplaying Game Kickstarter goes live!
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One week to go before the Ghost in the Shell Roleplaying Game Kickstarter goes live!
I finished sculpting and painting the ‘key’ prop for the #OutgunnedAdventure one-shot I’ll be running at #GameHoleCon.
It’s a 1/6 scale (okay maybe 1/4 scale) model of a gyaling, a traditional woodwind instrument used mainly in Tibetan monasteries during chanting and prayer.
It’s a 1/6 scale (okay maybe 1/4 scale) model of a gyaling, a traditional woodwind instrument used mainly in Tibetan monasteries during chanting and prayer.
October 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I finished sculpting and painting the ‘key’ prop for the #OutgunnedAdventure one-shot I’ll be running at #GameHoleCon.
It’s a 1/6 scale (okay maybe 1/4 scale) model of a gyaling, a traditional woodwind instrument used mainly in Tibetan monasteries during chanting and prayer.
It’s a 1/6 scale (okay maybe 1/4 scale) model of a gyaling, a traditional woodwind instrument used mainly in Tibetan monasteries during chanting and prayer.
Yeah…I was incensed when I saw this message:
July 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Yeah…I was incensed when I saw this message:
Oh! My Friday night gaming group finally tried out the card-based #FiascoRPG. We played the Dragon Slayers deck. It was fun!
It’s definitely easier to play than the original, particularly for newbs. But, I feel the original has more choices and the playsets give you a better feel for the setting.
It’s definitely easier to play than the original, particularly for newbs. But, I feel the original has more choices and the playsets give you a better feel for the setting.
May 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Oh! My Friday night gaming group finally tried out the card-based #FiascoRPG. We played the Dragon Slayers deck. It was fun!
It’s definitely easier to play than the original, particularly for newbs. But, I feel the original has more choices and the playsets give you a better feel for the setting.
It’s definitely easier to play than the original, particularly for newbs. But, I feel the original has more choices and the playsets give you a better feel for the setting.
UK version is here, and there are some I think I agree with more: yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
May 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
UK version is here, and there are some I think I agree with more: yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
May 20, 2025 at 5:36 AM
One of the perks of my day job is I can check out the Nuclear Energy Museum!
youtu.be/mTPiTJ2bKS0?...
youtu.be/mTPiTJ2bKS0?...
March 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
One of the perks of my day job is I can check out the Nuclear Energy Museum!
youtu.be/mTPiTJ2bKS0?...
youtu.be/mTPiTJ2bKS0?...
Wow! No kidding! Thanks google images…
I’m pretty sure this was my set. Makes sense what with Sears Tower in the Chicago area. Probably bought at Sears too!
I’m pretty sure this was my set. Makes sense what with Sears Tower in the Chicago area. Probably bought at Sears too!
December 27, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Wow! No kidding! Thanks google images…
I’m pretty sure this was my set. Makes sense what with Sears Tower in the Chicago area. Probably bought at Sears too!
I’m pretty sure this was my set. Makes sense what with Sears Tower in the Chicago area. Probably bought at Sears too!
“Milk and cookies kept you awake?”
Another eight miniatures from the @modiphius.bsky.social #Fallout #WastelandWarfare Survivors boxed set.
Another eight miniatures from the @modiphius.bsky.social #Fallout #WastelandWarfare Survivors boxed set.
December 9, 2024 at 7:52 AM
“Milk and cookies kept you awake?”
Another eight miniatures from the @modiphius.bsky.social #Fallout #WastelandWarfare Survivors boxed set.
Another eight miniatures from the @modiphius.bsky.social #Fallout #WastelandWarfare Survivors boxed set.
Since I was drunk with value during the @modiphius.bsky.social black Friday sale, I may have um, some miniatures for any future #FalloutRPG sessions. I built two and a half boxes plus a power armor last night.
December 9, 2024 at 7:01 AM
Since I was drunk with value during the @modiphius.bsky.social black Friday sale, I may have um, some miniatures for any future #FalloutRPG sessions. I built two and a half boxes plus a power armor last night.
2. Again, the next mechanic is pretty common now, but I first saw it with Fate Core (you knew I had to include Fate!) from @evilhat.bsky.social:
Only roll dice if failure is interesting.
They break it down even further, so here’s the snip from the Fate SRD:
Only roll dice if failure is interesting.
They break it down even further, so here’s the snip from the Fate SRD:
December 5, 2024 at 8:16 PM
2. Again, the next mechanic is pretty common now, but I first saw it with Fate Core (you knew I had to include Fate!) from @evilhat.bsky.social:
Only roll dice if failure is interesting.
They break it down even further, so here’s the snip from the Fate SRD:
Only roll dice if failure is interesting.
They break it down even further, so here’s the snip from the Fate SRD:
Oh, hey! A like! Okay!
Although not new, TechNoir was the first RPG to introduce plot-mapping to me in a mechanically useful way. I have used this tool in several other RPGs I’ve run.
Even if you’re just connecting NPCs with lines, it’s a helpful visual tool.
Although not new, TechNoir was the first RPG to introduce plot-mapping to me in a mechanically useful way. I have used this tool in several other RPGs I’ve run.
Even if you’re just connecting NPCs with lines, it’s a helpful visual tool.
December 5, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Oh, hey! A like! Okay!
Although not new, TechNoir was the first RPG to introduce plot-mapping to me in a mechanically useful way. I have used this tool in several other RPGs I’ve run.
Even if you’re just connecting NPCs with lines, it’s a helpful visual tool.
Although not new, TechNoir was the first RPG to introduce plot-mapping to me in a mechanically useful way. I have used this tool in several other RPGs I’ve run.
Even if you’re just connecting NPCs with lines, it’s a helpful visual tool.
We played Thunder Road: Vendetta - Carnival of Chaos by @restorationgames.bsky.social tonight. Cars were eliminated, scrap was collected, fun was had.
November 23, 2024 at 6:41 AM
We played Thunder Road: Vendetta - Carnival of Chaos by @restorationgames.bsky.social tonight. Cars were eliminated, scrap was collected, fun was had.
Dress for the job you want.
August 15, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Dress for the job you want.
@evilhat.bsky.social makes such beautiful kit!
My phone can’t capture the color nor the spot gloss on my recently arrived Deathmatch Island RPG Survival Kit…
My phone can’t capture the color nor the spot gloss on my recently arrived Deathmatch Island RPG Survival Kit…
April 10, 2024 at 6:13 AM
@evilhat.bsky.social makes such beautiful kit!
My phone can’t capture the color nor the spot gloss on my recently arrived Deathmatch Island RPG Survival Kit…
My phone can’t capture the color nor the spot gloss on my recently arrived Deathmatch Island RPG Survival Kit…
@robotswithcoffee.bsky.social look who I just found who apparently had a makeover in a previous lifetime…
January 28, 2024 at 5:52 AM
@robotswithcoffee.bsky.social look who I just found who apparently had a makeover in a previous lifetime…
I assembled all my Monster Fight Club’s #CyberpunkRed #CombatZone minis this weekend. Not a fan of the Bozos faction so I shaved off their giant buttons and swapped out their heads with a couple of the dozen spares. Now these guys make me smile:
August 30, 2023 at 5:16 AM
I assembled all my Monster Fight Club’s #CyberpunkRed #CombatZone minis this weekend. Not a fan of the Bozos faction so I shaved off their giant buttons and swapped out their heads with a couple of the dozen spares. Now these guys make me smile:
So this happened…
#FateRPG
#FateRPG
August 26, 2023 at 4:50 AM
So this happened…
#FateRPG
#FateRPG