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First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · Sep 5

Don't forget the TTRPG game day, bake sale, and silent auction that we're hosting this month! September 27th, at Gatekeeper Games in Berkley. 👀🎲🐲

What: A game day extravaganza, complete with bake sale and nerd auction.
When: Saturday, September 27th, 12:30-5:50pm
Where: Gatekeeper Games 3961 12 Mile Rd, Berkley, MI 48072
How: You make a donation, which will help us fund the 2025 First Draft Frenzy, and then spend the afternoon playing a fun game!
Why: Because we’re a proudly nerdy bunch, and there’s nothing better than a day of snacks and slinging dice.
September 27th
-Your F.D.D. Leadership
https://firstdraftdetroit.org/game-day/

2024 collage

a collage of images taken during the 2024 game day! It features people looking at the auction items, bake sale items, and playing ttrpg games. It also features the ttrpg game day poster, pretty dice, and cool posters.

below it has the link to the website.

firstdraftdetroit.org/game-day

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First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · 10d

Our Game Day, Bake Sale, and Silent Auction event this past Saturday went swimmingly! Not only did even more people show up than last year, but together we raised EVEN MORE MONEY!

Between all forms of collection, before and during the event, we raised a total of $1,423!

Thank you so much!

several people having fun playing a ttrpg game!

the board game island, with lots of people standing around in a very nerdy room with balloons!

the bake sale and silent auction table with lots of treats and things to bid on!

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C Alexandra @nerdcactus.bsky.social · 11d

I played my very first ever tabletop rpg at the @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social gaming fundraiser yesterday! And our team successfully ruined the wedding of Yzma and Commander Rourke from Atlantis. So... I guess I'm a gamer now! 😎

a cartoon of a man and a horse saying we have a wedding to crash netflix

Alt: a cartoon of a man and a horse saying we have a wedding to crash netflix

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First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · 14d

Wizards, Cemeteries, and Baldur's Gate! Three more TTRPG games you can pre-reg for the #TTRPG (and board game) game day this Saturday! firstdraftdetroit.org/game-day/

The Blue Wizards’ Fellowship
Game: Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition
Sept, 27 2025
GAME DAY
You’re Invited!
Gatekeeper Games
Berkley
12:30-5:30pm
Noob Friendly?: Yes!
Vibes: Lord of the Rings, spooky.
firstdraftdetroit.com

Cemetery Search
Game: Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition
Sept, 27 2025
GAME DAY
You’re Invited!
Gatekeeper Games
Berkley
12:30-5:30pm
Noob Friendly: Yes!
Vibes: Spooky, Mystery, Halloween, Over the garden wall vibes, Family friendly, Cozy
firstdraftdetroit.com

Birthday at Baldur’s Gate
Game: Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition
Sept, 27 2025
GAME DAY
You’re Invited!
Gatekeeper Games
Berkley
12:30-5:30pm
Noob Friendly?: Very!
Vibes: Part mystery, part tactics, part RP
firstdraftdetroit.com

First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · 15d

Looking for something noob friendly? These are three more #TTRPG games that are available to play at FDD's Game Day on Saturday!! #Magical School, #Fairytale, or #Horror #Western, we'd got you!

Pre-reg here: firstdraftdetroit.org/game-day/

Dangers Untold and Hardships Unnumbered
Game: Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: The Adventure Game
Sept, 27 2025
GAME DAY
You’re Invited!
Gatekeeper Games
Berkley
12:30-5:30pm
Noob Friendly?: No experience necessary; only d6s required
Vibes: Fairy Tale, silly, anything you might expect from Jim Henson’s Labyrinth
firstdraftdetroit.com

Showdown at Aspenridge
Game: Call of Cthulhu 4th Edition
Sept, 27 2025
GAME DAY
You’re Invited!
Gatekeeper Games
Berkley
12:30-5:30pm
Noob Friendly?: No experience necessary
Vibes: Horror Western
firstdraftdetroit.com

First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · 16d

Here's the 2nd and 3rd games of sooo many games that you can play at Game Day on Saturday!

Are you looking for noob friendly #ttrpg games? we got you!

Never Judge a Book by its Cover
Game: Monster of the Week
Sept, 27 2025
GAME DAY
You’re Invited!
Gatekeeper Games
Berkley
12:30-5:30pm
Noob Friendly?: Quite
Vibes: Mystery, Supernatural-esque
firstdraftdetroit.com

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First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · 17d

Don't forget, Game Day is this Saturday and there's tons of games for you to play! We'll be posting about them all week long so stay tuned.

Pre-register here: firstdraftdetroit.org/game-day/

You're Invited: Game Day! 9/27

September 27th 2025 at Gatekeeper Games in Berkley. 12:30pm-5:30pm.

firstdraftdetroit.com

Race to the Ridge
Game: Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes
Sept, 27 2025
GAME DAY
You’re Invited!
Gatekeeper Games
Berkley
12:30-5:30pm
Noob Friendly?: Relatively. Rules-light, emphasis on storytelling.
Vibes: Post-apocalyptic, Mad Max style action movie
firstdraftdetroit.com

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First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · Sep 5

Don't forget the TTRPG game day, bake sale, and silent auction that we're hosting this month! September 27th, at Gatekeeper Games in Berkley. 👀🎲🐲

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First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · Jul 21

The Midway Midway Madness event went wonderfully! We were led in sprints by the loudest of all (Erin), and every auction item found a home!

If you're hoping for another FDD event soon, you're in luck! Keep an eye out for information about September 27th! 👀

firstdraftdetroit.org

#writingcommunity

auction items on a glass table in the Dovetail Cafe in warren MI.
A green suddenly the dinosaur wearable blanket, three green black and white suddenly cross stitch pieces, a rainbow suddenly crochet dino.

suddenly the dinosaur auction items. purple, pink and blue suddenly sugar cookies with googly eyes, suddenly dice bag and dice tray, suddenly green colored bracelets and stickers, and felt patches, and an auction item of a chainmail necklace piece, a suddenly mug, a suddenly painting, as well as a black and white dinosaur drawing.

A green board with white paper cut outs that say:

First Draft Detroit Charity Auction

Thank you for supporting first draft detroit! The proceeds of this auction go towards funding our 2025 season, from venue rentals to event costs and more...

All of these items were created by members of our community. Check us out at firstdraftdetroit.org

What's with the dinosaur? Suddenly the dinosaur is our mascot. He gets his name from a writing game where playings pass around stories and add wild elements. Suddenly, a dinosaur appears! the original suddenly is a green long neck, but any dinosaur can be a suddenly.

There are also instructions on how to join the auction, and a sketch of a mama and a baby long neck dino below that.

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Steven Bristow @sbristow87.bsky.social · Jul 21

Cover done, editing nearly done! Looking to upload to patreon tomorrow! So excited to hear what you all think of it.

#manga #anime #comics #graphicnovel #writer #fantasy #dnd #ink #digitalart #author #art #artist #artwork #indiebooks #kidslit

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First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · Jul 21

We totally relate to this. The intention is always to shave words, but somehow more are added! 🤯 #writingcommunity #writesky #authorsky

leah holler writes @leah-holler-writes.bsky.social · Jul 21

I was aiming for this rewrite of my WIP to be around 90k words instead of the 99k of the original draft. Shoulda been easy since I’m switching from multi-POV to single, right?

And yet this draft is on target to be at least 120k 🙃 oh the things I do to myself

#writer #writingcommunity

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Dae Storm @d-author.link · Jul 21

Two types of authors: Those who wake up to write at 6am and those who are still awake writing at 6am.

Which one are you? #WritingBSky #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfBSky

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C Alexandra @nerdcactus.bsky.social · Jul 8

7. First line of Lost City:

It was pure coincidence that Hedy was sitting in the Wilds when a woman appeared from nothing.

#FantasyIndiesJuly #writingcommunity #writesky

Prompts for Fantasy Indies July writing game. Dayn7 is First Line of WIP.

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Dae Storm @d-author.link · Jul 8

Crying Werewolf was inspired by brooding purity culture vampire man trope. I love that trope, but I wondered what it might be like to write someone leaving a toxic relationship with a vampire and meeting a hot werewolf in the woods who gives them what they deserve. ❤️‍🔥 #SapphicBooks #MonsterRomance

Dae Storm @d-author.link · Jul 8

Question #1 for the authors of "A Thorn's Rose" a sapphic monster romance anthology that I curated and participated in! The stories are very spicy, romantic, and some even emotional. 🥹 #BookSky #ThornsRoseAntho #SapphicBooks

A Thorn's Rose

Question #1

What inspired your story for "A Thorn's Rose"? A song, a picture, a dream? Tell us all about the initial spark of inspiration for your story.

BUY NOW

https://books2read.com/thorns-rose

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First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · Jul 8

The schedule for the second week of #SummerFrenzy! Join us all week for more Scribbles, and then at the Dovetail on Saturday for Midway Midway! There will be writing, games, and a Suddenly Auction! If you're making an item for it, make sure you bring it Saturday!

FIrst Draft Detroit
Summer Mini Frenzy
Week Two
Mon 7/7, Royal Oak, 6-9:30p
Tues 7/8, Discord, 7-9p
Wed 7/9, Ferndale, 4:30-7:30p
Thurs 7/10, Farmington
4:30-6:30p
Fri 7/11, Discord, 1:30-4:30pm &
Royal Oak, 5-8p
Midway Midway Madness
July 12th
11:30a-3:30p
The Dovetail
29200 Hoover Rd Warren, MI 48093
Don’t forget
the Suddenly Auction!

First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · Jun 30

We've got a mini Summer Frenzy going on! Events 6 days a week for the next two weeks! Come hang with us and kick-start your creativity! 📝🧶🎨✂️

#firstdraftdetroit #firstdraftfrenzy #summerminifrenzy #community #creativesofdetroit #metrodetroit #detroitcreatives

FIrst Draft Detroit
Summer Mini Frenzy
Week One
Mon 6/30, Royal Oak, 6-9:30p
Tues 7/1, Discord, TBD
Wed 7/2, Ferndale, 4:30-7p
Thurs 7/3, Farmington
4:30-6:30p
Fri 7/4, Discord, 1:30-4:30pm &
Grosse Pointe Woods, 4-6p
Sat, 7/5, Grosse Pointe Woods, 1-4p

First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · Jun 29

The 2 Week Summer Frenzy has started! (Yesterday, whups.)

The Challenge/Leaderboard is available on both

TrackBear:
trackbear.app/leaderboards...

Pacemaker:
www.pacemaker.press/users/OwenBo...

You can use both, either, or none; but feedback will help decide which is used in the future!

A 2 week event for creators of all kinds to set a personal creative goal, and join others at in person and online meet-ups aka Scribbles to get work done.
First Draft Detroit
Summer Frenzy
June 28th-July 12th
firstdraftdetroit.org
writers, painters, crocheters, scrapbookers, and more. You’re all welcome!

First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · Jun 28

The kick-off picnic for the Summer Frenzy is today at 10:30am at Starr Jaycee Park in Royal Oak! All creatives welcome!

This year we will be trying out TrackBear for our challenge goal tracking, alongside PaceMaker which we have used before. Feedback will decide which we stick with!

Links soon!

First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · Jun 25

Saturday! Saturday! Saturday!

Be there or be square! 👀

The Kick-Off Picnic is THIS Saturday June 28th at 10:30am.

It's a potluck!

Bring dishes, snacks, drinks, or just yourself! Everyone is welcome.

first draft summer frenzy, kick-off picnic, June 28th, 2025 @ 10:30am to 1:30pm. @ Starr Jaycee Park in Royal Oak.

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baconbex.bsky.social @baconbex.bsky.social · Jun 19

I just finished reading Di-Curious and it was super cute and very fun

The MC plays dnd, so not only is there a lot of dnd talk, but they even play on page! As a dnd player myself, that was REALLY enjoyable

It's also queer af, which is always good lol

#booksky💙📚 #DiCurious #QueerBookSky #DndBook

Book cover for Di Curious by Erin Branch. There is a d20 di, with the 20 up, in between the two words of the title. The tagline along the top reads "a sapphire tabletop RPG romance." The cover is set in a fantasy, d n d style library with soft wood colors everywhere, a bookshelf behind the two characters, and a table with an open book, a video game controller, a d4 di, a red dragon figurine, and an oil lamp in front of the characters. The bookshelf behind them also has a quill, the lesbian flag, the nonbinary flag, and a crystal ball on it. The two characters are both Tieflings, a humanoid horned race. The one on the left has pink hair with a flower crown and is wearing leathers and fabrics and has a pink tail in frame. On the right is a paladin with metal armor and short, teal hair

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Lucky Hart @luckyhart.bsky.social · Jun 18

Happy Autistic Pride Day to Emerson Miller.

I have been blown away by the love for Make the Play. Thank you all for loving him, for showing the world that autisitc joy and love are worth celebrating.

To all my autistics, diagnosed & self diagnosed, you are loved.

#queerbooksky #mmromance

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First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · Jun 22

Another book for pride!

Check out We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer for some good horror mystery escapism. #BookSky #PrideMonth

PRIDE
celebrates
firstdraftdetroit.org
sapphic
horror
mystery

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Sabrina J Lindsay 🍁 @sabrinajlindsay.bsky.social · Jun 10

This was truly a battle with my current manuscript #writing

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Luke McQuillan @lukemcquillan.com · Jun 10

Pride Month Book Recs - Part 1! It is so important to highlight LGBTQ and BIPOC own-voice authors—not just in Pride Month, but all year long. #booksky #queerbooksky #mmromance #indieauthor #newbook 🌈📚

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C Alexandra @nerdcactus.bsky.social · Jun 9

9. This is definitely the mood of the novel, though Hedy's autistic self is less openly yearning. What it doesn't capture is just how much studying Hedy had to do to master her magic, and how much math and meterology was involved. #FantasyIndiesJune #writingcommunity #writesky

Prompts for Fantasy Indies June. Day 9 is WIP Aesthetic Board.

An aesthetic for my WIP The Lost City. It features, in subdued shades and from top left to right, a silhouetted man alone in a decaying empty room, a lit American-style barn in grasslands with the words "Come home to me" in yellow across the bottom, a hand with blue energy surrounding it, two hands reaching toward one another in grayscale with one hand from the top and the other from the botom, a mostly invisible outline of a woman against grass and trees and night sky, and the silhouette of a woman sitting on a chainlink fence against the sunset.

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First Draft Detroit Board Members @firstdraftdetroit.bsky.social · Jun 10

For our second book of pride month, check out Somewhere Beyond The Sea by TJ Klune. 🥰

PRIDE
celebrates
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m/m
fantasy
magical realism
save the children