Todd Eschlund
@deathmaw.bsky.social
Reader of books, player of games, occasional werewolf.
Your Clue murder is the color of your top, where you’re reading this, & the object immediately to your right.
I’m Mr. Brown, in the living room, with the hardback novel.
I’m Mr. Brown, in the living room, with the hardback novel.
Your Clue murder is the color of your top, where you're reading this, & the object immediately to your right.
I’m Mr. Nude, in the bedroom, with the goose feather pillow. 🙃
I’m Mr. Nude, in the bedroom, with the goose feather pillow. 🙃
Your Clue murder is the colour of your top, where you're reading this, and the object immediately to your right.
I'm Mr Orange, in the living room, with the multicolored pen.
I'm Mr Orange, in the living room, with the multicolored pen.
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Your Clue murder is the color of your top, where you’re reading this, & the object immediately to your right.
I’m Mr. Brown, in the living room, with the hardback novel.
I’m Mr. Brown, in the living room, with the hardback novel.
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Black Sabbath Blitzkrieg
Black Sabbath Blitzkrieg
Ruin two bands by combining them:
AC/DC Talk
AC/DC Talk
Ruin two bands by combining them:
The Moody Blue Öyster Cult
The Moody Blue Öyster Cult
December 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Black Sabbath Blitzkrieg
Black Sabbath Blitzkrieg
Make a Bond film D&D:
The Bard Who Loved Me
The Bard Who Loved Me
Make a Bond film D&D:
From Barovia With Love
From Barovia With Love
December 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Make a Bond film D&D:
The Bard Who Loved Me
The Bard Who Loved Me
Make a Bond movie casual.
Appointment with Dr. No
Appointment with Dr. No
Make a Bond movie casual
From King of Prussia with Love
From King of Prussia with Love
Make a Bond movie casual
AluminumEye
AluminumEye
December 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Make a Bond movie casual.
Appointment with Dr. No
Appointment with Dr. No
Tonight, you will be visited by three sprits…
December 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Tonight, you will be visited by three sprits…
Would a conflict between landscapers be considered a turf war?
December 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Would a conflict between landscapers be considered a turf war?
Post an altar selfie if you’re so enshrined.
Post a Sisyphus selfie if you're so inclined
Post a rejection selfie if you’re so declined
December 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Post an altar selfie if you’re so enshrined.
Post a jail cell(fie) if you’re so confined.
Post a dictionary selfie if you’re so defined
Post a Sisyphus selfie if you're so inclined
December 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Post a jail cell(fie) if you’re so confined.
Post a published article selfie if you’re so bylined.
Post a sofa selfie if you’re so reclined.
Post a dictionary selfie if you’re so defined
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Post a published article selfie if you’re so bylined.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
May your stuffing be tasty,
May your turkey be plump.
May your potatoes and gravy,
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious,
May your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner,
Stay off of your thighs.
May your stuffing be tasty,
May your turkey be plump.
May your potatoes and gravy,
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious,
May your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner,
Stay off of your thighs.
November 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
May your stuffing be tasty,
May your turkey be plump.
May your potatoes and gravy,
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious,
May your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner,
Stay off of your thighs.
May your stuffing be tasty,
May your turkey be plump.
May your potatoes and gravy,
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious,
May your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner,
Stay off of your thighs.
We did it! We saved daylight! Great job, everyone!
a group of minions are standing next to each other in a classroom and saying `` great job '' .
Alt: a group of minions are standing next to each other in a classroom and saying `` great job '' .
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We did it! We saved daylight! Great job, everyone!
If words were pronounced like Greek names:
Popsicles: “Spectacles, can you see what’s going on?”
Spectacles: “Vehicles is trying to drive away, but Tentacles won’t let him go, Barnacles insists on coming along, and Obstacles is in the way. You don’t need to be Oracles to see what’ll happen next.”
Popsicles: “Spectacles, can you see what’s going on?”
Spectacles: “Vehicles is trying to drive away, but Tentacles won’t let him go, Barnacles insists on coming along, and Obstacles is in the way. You don’t need to be Oracles to see what’ll happen next.”
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If words were pronounced like Greek names:
Popsicles: “Spectacles, can you see what’s going on?”
Spectacles: “Vehicles is trying to drive away, but Tentacles won’t let him go, Barnacles insists on coming along, and Obstacles is in the way. You don’t need to be Oracles to see what’ll happen next.”
Popsicles: “Spectacles, can you see what’s going on?”
Spectacles: “Vehicles is trying to drive away, but Tentacles won’t let him go, Barnacles insists on coming along, and Obstacles is in the way. You don’t need to be Oracles to see what’ll happen next.”
A brief overview of how my brain “works”.
Me: Let’s try to keep things simple.
My brain: The Scorpion King 2 is a prequel to a spinoff of a sequel to a remake.
Me: I said “simple”! Try again.
My brain: 07:35 is ten till a quarter after half-past 7:00.
Me: That’s…not better.
Me: Let’s try to keep things simple.
My brain: The Scorpion King 2 is a prequel to a spinoff of a sequel to a remake.
Me: I said “simple”! Try again.
My brain: 07:35 is ten till a quarter after half-past 7:00.
Me: That’s…not better.
October 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A brief overview of how my brain “works”.
Me: Let’s try to keep things simple.
My brain: The Scorpion King 2 is a prequel to a spinoff of a sequel to a remake.
Me: I said “simple”! Try again.
My brain: 07:35 is ten till a quarter after half-past 7:00.
Me: That’s…not better.
Me: Let’s try to keep things simple.
My brain: The Scorpion King 2 is a prequel to a spinoff of a sequel to a remake.
Me: I said “simple”! Try again.
My brain: 07:35 is ten till a quarter after half-past 7:00.
Me: That’s…not better.
Age yourself with a film you saw in theaters as a kid.
September 29, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Age yourself with a film you saw in theaters as a kid.
Shitty Creature Idea a la @samcomerford.bsky.social
An Awakened Tree that bears fruits which provide the benefits of the potions the tree was “watered” with while being Awakened.
It’s a Chemis-Tree.
An Awakened Tree that bears fruits which provide the benefits of the potions the tree was “watered” with while being Awakened.
It’s a Chemis-Tree.
September 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Shitty Creature Idea a la @samcomerford.bsky.social
An Awakened Tree that bears fruits which provide the benefits of the potions the tree was “watered” with while being Awakened.
It’s a Chemis-Tree.
An Awakened Tree that bears fruits which provide the benefits of the potions the tree was “watered” with while being Awakened.
It’s a Chemis-Tree.
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Tell me truly, I implore!
Is there anything at this store
From foreign lands
Or within these shores
That e’er again
I might afford?
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
Is there anything at this store
From foreign lands
Or within these shores
That e’er again
I might afford?
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
September 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Tell me truly, I implore!
Is there anything at this store
From foreign lands
Or within these shores
That e’er again
I might afford?
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
Is there anything at this store
From foreign lands
Or within these shores
That e’er again
I might afford?
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
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Normalize using MAS (Mildly Amused Smile) instead of LOL when you’re not actually laughing out loud.
September 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Normalize using MAS (Mildly Amused Smile) instead of LOL when you’re not actually laughing out loud.
My hip hop name would be Todd Off Shotgun.
My hip hop name would be Dr. Meh
My hip hop name would be Lil Wang
September 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
My hip hop name would be Todd Off Shotgun.
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A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.
September 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.
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How do you capture the feeling of Silksong in a TTRPG?
I'm glad you asked. I wrote this article just for such an occasion.
I'm glad you asked. I wrote this article just for such an occasion.
Metroidvanias and Megadungeons
Sometimes, I see the question: "How do I run an RPG like a metroidvania/like Hollow Knight/like Blasphemous?" I'm making this blog post mos...
riseupcomus.blogspot.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
How do you capture the feeling of Silksong in a TTRPG?
I'm glad you asked. I wrote this article just for such an occasion.
I'm glad you asked. I wrote this article just for such an occasion.
Slightly diminish a book:
A Crow on the Orient Express
A Crow on the Orient Express
Slightly diminish a book:
Of Mouse and Man
Of Mouse and Man
Slightly diminish a book:
Hitchhikers guide to the solar system
Hitchhikers guide to the solar system
September 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Slightly diminish a book:
A Crow on the Orient Express
A Crow on the Orient Express
TIL that Emperor Hadrian’s family name was Aelius.
Does that mean that Hadrian’s Wall was built by Aelians?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian...
Does that mean that Hadrian’s Wall was built by Aelians?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian...
Hadrian's Wall - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
August 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
TIL that Emperor Hadrian’s family name was Aelius.
Does that mean that Hadrian’s Wall was built by Aelians?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian...
Does that mean that Hadrian’s Wall was built by Aelians?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian...
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SHADOWS OVER SOL 2E IS LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!
Venture into the hungry void of outer space. Explore derelict spaceships, make deals with shady corps and try to survive the horrors encroaching on your every move.
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #ttrpgsky #dnd #ttrpgcommunity #rpg
Venture into the hungry void of outer space. Explore derelict spaceships, make deals with shady corps and try to survive the horrors encroaching on your every move.
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #ttrpgsky #dnd #ttrpgcommunity #rpg
Shadows Over Sol: Second Edition | Sci-Fi Horror Roleplaying
Dark science fiction tabletop RPG, unveiling a future of conspiracy and horror
www.kickstarter.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Age verification?
I had to get up and walk across the room to change the TV channel.
I had to get up and walk across the room to change the TV channel.
Age verification?
My TV stand was a larger TV
My TV stand was a larger TV
Age verification?
I made mix tapes by recording songs off the radio. And then played the cassettes in my boom box until it chewed up the tape.
I made mix tapes by recording songs off the radio. And then played the cassettes in my boom box until it chewed up the tape.
July 30, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Age verification?
I had to get up and walk across the room to change the TV channel.
I had to get up and walk across the room to change the TV channel.