Jon Smejkal
banner
cyberook.bsky.social
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
One week to go before the Ghost in the Shell Roleplaying Game Kickstarter goes live!
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 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.
October 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
September 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Yeah…I was incensed when I saw this message:
July 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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.
May 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
UK version is here, and there are some I think I agree with more: yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
May 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Imagine if the #FateRPG used this chart as the Ladder:
From: today.yougov.com/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?...
March 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Finally getting around to assembling some #Infinity miniatures…
January 11, 2025 at 11:59 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!
December 27, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Top Secret/S.I.
December 27, 2024 at 7:26 AM
“Milk and cookies kept you awake?”
Another eight miniatures from the @modiphius.bsky.social #Fallout #WastelandWarfare Survivors boxed set.
December 9, 2024 at 7:52 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.
December 9, 2024 at 7:01 AM
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:
December 5, 2024 at 8:16 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.
December 5, 2024 at 6:31 PM
November 23, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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

Dress for the job you want.
August 15, 2024 at 6:31 PM
@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…
April 10, 2024 at 6:13 AM
February 28, 2024 at 12:06 AM
@robotswithcoffee.bsky.social look who I just found who apparently had a makeover in a previous lifetime…
January 28, 2024 at 5:52 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:
August 30, 2023 at 5:16 AM
So this happened…
#FateRPG
August 26, 2023 at 4:50 AM