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Klaus von Hohenloe

@dungeonnewbs.guide

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I am the Dungeon Newb's Guide! I teach and talk about TTRPGS! By day I am a voice actor! You might hear me in video games (Payday 2, Joyville 2, etc...) or on Youtube! He/Him and a proud pansexual dynamo! Compassion 1st, BLM, free Palestine, all the good

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · Dec 12

An intro to me for anyone new...

Hi! My name is Klaus von Hohenloe, sometimes called The Dungeon Newb's Guide.

I make videos teaching about TTRPGs and things surround them. www.youtube.com/@TheDungeonN...

I also do professional voice work. Video games, Commercials, Youtube Channels, and more.

The Dungeon Newb's Guide

There's a lot to learn when it comes to Tabletop RPGs. Thankfully for you newbs, there's a master (ok, guy who knows a decent amount and is still always learning himself...) willing to help you out.

www.youtube.com

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 11h

RP makes games like I bake sweets...

"I'll make a half-batch of cookies for us" quickly becomes "Call the neighbors and tell them they need to take cookies! NOW! We've run out of tupperware and I still have 4 dozen ready for the oven!!"

RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 13h

how it started VS how it's going

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Jes the human 🔜 Twitch Con @jesthehuman.itch.io · 11h

Hey gang, I have an update - I have decided to accept games that can be found on itchio IF they have not be included in an itchio charity bundle before. If you have a game that fits this description, please submit your game! 🖤

Jes the human 🔜 Twitch Con @jesthehuman.itch.io · 2d

The Games against Genocide via tiltify charity bundle submission period is now open: bit.ly/gamesagainst...

All TTRPGs and TTRPG adjacent supplements are welcome* Submissions are open until November 3 and the charity bundle supporting Doctors Without Borders will be live November 10 - December 12 🍉

Submission form for Games against Genocide

Hello all! Thank you so much for your interest in joining the Games against Genocide charity bundle via Tiltify! Please read all of the following before deciding to join the bundle. By submitting ...

bit.ly

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🍁 Levi Kornelsen @levikornelsen.bsky.social · 1d

Just saying, Prism has a fairly direct way of answering "I want to do X with my inferno (or other) power, how hard is that?" that's worth seeing.

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 1d

My face the 4th time I read that trying to make sense of it.

a close up of a man 's face with a serious look on his face .

Alt: Close up of Marky Mark in the Happening looking extremely confused in the middle of a field.

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 1d

Got a private audition invitation for a VO gig...that requires speaking Portuguese.

...I mean, it completely ignored the languages I have listed (sorry, language. singular.), but at least it isn't a request to scrape my voice for AI. I'll consider that a win, I guess.

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 2d

Me: I suppose I should check out my Facebook, see if I have any messages...

[the 3rd post is someone I graduated with...announcing they are expecting to become a GRANDPA soon]

Me: ...

a man in a suit and tie says no.no.no.no.no

Alt: Michael from the office shaking his head and saying "No.No.No.No.No."

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Jes the human 🔜 Twitch Con @jesthehuman.itch.io · 2d

Submission form for Games against Genocide

Hello all! Thank you so much for your interest in joining the Games against Genocide charity bundle via Tiltify! Please read all of the following before deciding to join the bundle. By submitting ...

bit.ly

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 4d

I'll shoot some info your way!

Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 4d

Yeah, that was my thinking. I thought "If I want to do this long term, gotta think long term."

Plus, and I can't stress this enough, I just really love any excuse to laminate. It's mostly that...

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 5d

Oh goodness, a lamination job that big sounds so stressful...but so satisfying to get right

Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 5d

I am prepping to regularly start teaching different TTRPGs in the greater Twin Cities in MN, and this might be making me anxious if it wasn't for the fact that I am getting to use my new laminator a bunch.

If you don't get why laminating is therapeutic, I don't know what to tell you.

a woman is sitting at a table with a laptop that says tm on it

Alt: Sarah Millican, a comedian, is at a desk with a laptop and laminator, and looks possitively giddy as she laminated a piece of paper.

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Three Sails Studios @threesailsstudios.bsky.social · 5d

Mappa Mundi is the first system featured on @deval.gay's new series, Systems Check!

Go take a look, drop a like and subscribe, and enjoy hearing about how Deval found the Mappa Mundi experience!

Deval 『CEO of Girl Kissing』🔞 @deval.gay · 6d

IT'S HERE THE FIRST VIDEO OF MY NEW TTRPG FOCUSED CHANNEL!

And we're checking out Mappa Mundi by @threesailsstudios.bsky.social who kindly provided me a review copy

If a game dedicated to exploration and discovery is your vibe, you'll deffo wanna check it out

#Youtube #TTRPG

youtu.be/4MYWhYTj1Lw

System Check: Mappa Mundi - An Exploration + Ecology RPG

YouTube video by Deval in the Details

youtu.be

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 6d

Just once I want the doctor to say, "Oh no, that's not nearly enough. You should be aiming for 8 slices of pizza a week, minimum."

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 6d

I don't sell-promote much, but sometimes I do!

A few months ago I made a game called The Infinite Youniverse where everyone plays alternate-reality versions of the same person (You), trying to save You from an evil You. It's weird, it's fun, it's free. Have fun. <3

theklaus.itch.io/youniverse

The Infinite Youniverse by Klaus the DNG

The One-shot TTRPG where You have to save You from... YOU!

theklaus.itch.io

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Jordan @gm-jordan.bsky.social · 7d

The overwhelming majority of the time, whatever problem you’re having at a ttrpg table can be solved by one simple trick.

Having an adult conversation with your friends.

Basically all of the ttrpg discourse is solved by having an adult conversation with your friends.

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 6d

Truer words have likely never been spoken!

When asked what advice I have for players and GMs, the only thing I say should be mandatory for all tables is this: "Communicate honestly, compassionately, and often."

Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 6d

two men are standing in a park and one of them is asking the other " how is that possible "

Alt: Jake from Brooklyn 99 is standing in a park, turns to a man and, looking incredulous, says, "How is that possible?"

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 8d

Having dealt with both recently, I'm going Silksong. At least on my third runback to the hardware store I didn't have to drive through Bilewater...

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👻Spooky Sean🎃 @huckelcommasean.bsky.social · 8d

We need to bring “Selling Out“ as a shameable offense back

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8d

US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’

Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh festival despite the government’s human rights abuses

www.theguardian.com

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 8d

A joke for the real ones. <3

Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 8d

I get so angry at people like that. "Oh, should I not bother to reduce risks to my health or improve my quality of life because none of it is 100% certain!? Let's never do anything unless it is guaranteed, I guess. See where that gets you in life, you short-sighted..." and it devolves into growling.

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 8d

The last day of September, and it is supposed to be in the 80s again. I live in Minnesota, damnit! Give me my Autumn! I WANT A BLANKET OF CHILL CAST UPON THIS LAND! I WANT THE CRUNCH OF DEAD LEAVES AND THE SOFT WHISTLE OF WIND THROUGH BARE TREES! THROW A SHROUD UPON THIS LAND AND LET ME HAVE COLD!!!

a cartoon character is dancing in the snow while holding a sword .

Alt: The Snow Miser from the Rankin/Bass stop-motion holiday special. He has on a porkpie hat, a blue outfit, and a cane, and is dancing in an ice cave with snow falling down on him.

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 9d

Anyone else ever go on clearsky to see who has blocked you just to kinda laugh at the people doing so? Like, hey, if I am out of line and need putting back in line, block me. But some of these folks are clearly not someone who would like any part of me, and I gotta laugh.

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Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 9d

Hmm...that's a fair point.

I think part of my problem comes from WeMod not making any of that particularly clear, and there are likely a lot of younger users that might not fully grasp that. Like, yeah, they should know better, but they might not fully appreciate or understand the consequences.

Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 9d

For sure!

And even when I've encountered online cheaters who were on my team in games, I've just quit. I don't want to win if it is just a foregone conclusion no matter what I do. How is this fun for anyone, unless you are a cretin who derived pleasure from the displeasure of others?

a woman sitting at a table with the word schitts creek on the bottom right

Alt: Alexis, a well dressed woman, from Schitt's Creek, smiling and tapping a counter while saying "Ew"

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