PaintedSquid
@freeziefrog.bsky.social
He/Him
Sometimes I make videos about TTRPG and 3D-printing things I find interesting
All the stuff: https://linktr.ee/thepaintedsquid
Sometimes I make videos about TTRPG and 3D-printing things I find interesting
All the stuff: https://linktr.ee/thepaintedsquid
September 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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A whole generation of early career scientists and physician-scientists, including colleagues and myself, are particularly vulnerable to these funding freezes and cuts, with jobs and careers depending on federal grants.
#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
www.science.org/content/arti...
#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos
Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard
www.science.org
February 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A whole generation of early career scientists and physician-scientists, including colleagues and myself, are particularly vulnerable to these funding freezes and cuts, with jobs and careers depending on federal grants.
#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
www.science.org/content/arti...
#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
www.science.org/content/arti...
My setup for TTRPGs like DnD And Worlds Without Number
February 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
My setup for TTRPGs like DnD And Worlds Without Number
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Omg it's him 🥹 (comic by @beetlemoses.bsky.social)
February 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Omg it's him 🥹 (comic by @beetlemoses.bsky.social)
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there was a mouse living in the oven mitt on our porch 🍂
January 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
there was a mouse living in the oven mitt on our porch 🍂
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I made a video review of Break!! by @naldodrinan.bsky.social and Carlo Tartaglia
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youtu.be/HYPtk321WE0
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youtu.be/HYPtk321WE0
How Break!! broke my heart - RPG Review
YouTube video by Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I made a video review of Break!! by @naldodrinan.bsky.social and Carlo Tartaglia
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youtu.be/HYPtk321WE0
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youtu.be/HYPtk321WE0
It's one of my favorite TTRPG books. Check Break out!
I have a very exciting update today, our store is open! If you missed the kickstarter and want to grab the PDF or a copy of the book, now is your chance!
breakrpg.com
breakrpg.com
BREAK!! RPG Store
BREAK!! RPG Store
breakrpg.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It's one of my favorite TTRPG books. Check Break out!
Picture of our combined family dogs wearing their new shirts
December 27, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Picture of our combined family dogs wearing their new shirts
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Made some adjustments to the "how I do Play By Post" article I published last week based on some reader feedback. If you are at all interested in running a PbP game in the future, have a look!
newschoolrevolution.com/how-i-do-pla...
newschoolrevolution.com/how-i-do-pla...
How I Do Play by Post
I've been running Play By Post (PbP) games for many years now, and I thought it might be helpful to some folks to hear exactly how I do that, what I've le...
newschoolrevolution.com
December 22, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Made some adjustments to the "how I do Play By Post" article I published last week based on some reader feedback. If you are at all interested in running a PbP game in the future, have a look!
newschoolrevolution.com/how-i-do-pla...
newschoolrevolution.com/how-i-do-pla...
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This whole thread is good, but I want to highlight #3 here - these games are fun thing you can do with your friends, playing with cool people you like who are new to the hobby or even just a bit curious is really great, and it'll offer up fresh perspectives on things that are otherwise old hat
2. Play consistently. Set expectations that people show up, and play whenever you have quorum.
(This one is important.)
3. Invite non-gamers. Invite the cool person from work. Invite your cousin. Have them invite people. Teach them your game of choice.
(This one is important.)
3. Invite non-gamers. Invite the cool person from work. Invite your cousin. Have them invite people. Teach them your game of choice.
December 20, 2024 at 2:06 PM
This whole thread is good, but I want to highlight #3 here - these games are fun thing you can do with your friends, playing with cool people you like who are new to the hobby or even just a bit curious is really great, and it'll offer up fresh perspectives on things that are otherwise old hat
Just found out about the solo TTRPG Wreck this Deck where you cut, rip, burn, and draw on playing cards.
"...A dark urban fantasy game of solo journaling, demon summoning and deck crafting. Summon and bind demons into your Demon Deck, defacing the cards as you go"
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
"...A dark urban fantasy game of solo journaling, demon summoning and deck crafting. Summon and bind demons into your Demon Deck, defacing the cards as you go"
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
December 20, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Just found out about the solo TTRPG Wreck this Deck where you cut, rip, burn, and draw on playing cards.
"...A dark urban fantasy game of solo journaling, demon summoning and deck crafting. Summon and bind demons into your Demon Deck, defacing the cards as you go"
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
"...A dark urban fantasy game of solo journaling, demon summoning and deck crafting. Summon and bind demons into your Demon Deck, defacing the cards as you go"
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
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there doesn't have to be an end goal
you can just make useful things for people who want to use them, and live a happy life
you can just make useful things for people who want to use them, and live a happy life
December 19, 2024 at 7:33 PM
there doesn't have to be an end goal
you can just make useful things for people who want to use them, and live a happy life
you can just make useful things for people who want to use them, and live a happy life
I think I may be alone in this, but one thing that annoys me in a lot of TTRPGs is constantly erasing and rewriting things on your character sheet until you are left with a gray smudge in the most rewritten sections or a hole in the paper.
December 19, 2024 at 5:09 PM
I think I may be alone in this, but one thing that annoys me in a lot of TTRPGs is constantly erasing and rewriting things on your character sheet until you are left with a gray smudge in the most rewritten sections or a hole in the paper.
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I wrote a retrospective on D&D 5E after spending ten years playing it. It's split into two parts: the good and the bad. I know you all already have opinions about this game, but maybe my decade spent with it has given me some insights.
Here's part 1: knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2024/11/ten-...
Here's part 1: knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2024/11/ten-...
Ten Years (Part 1)
You've probably noticed me blogging a lot more about 5E lately. And if you've read any of that, you'll know I that I have pretty complicated...
knightattheopera.blogspot.com
November 30, 2024 at 8:22 AM
I wrote a retrospective on D&D 5E after spending ten years playing it. It's split into two parts: the good and the bad. I know you all already have opinions about this game, but maybe my decade spent with it has given me some insights.
Here's part 1: knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2024/11/ten-...
Here's part 1: knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2024/11/ten-...
I've only ran it for a session or two but I really enjoyed the lore of the world and it's very well written.
It's the last day of Heart's run on Bundle of Holding, where you can get loads of PDFs for less than the cost of the corebook alone. (Plus! A portion of the profits support emerging RPG designers, which is nice, isn't it.)
Here's a thread of our favourite bits from Heart:
Here's a thread of our favourite bits from Heart:
Heart Bundle
Delver! We've resurrected our December 2022 Heart Bundle featuring Heart: The City Beneath, the tabletop fantasy-punk roleplaying game of a nightmarish undercity from Rowan, Rook, & Decard. Heart is…
buff.ly
December 16, 2024 at 2:38 PM
I've only ran it for a session or two but I really enjoyed the lore of the world and it's very well written.
I love Obsidian for #ttrpg notes both as a player and as a GM! I've used it for Mothership, Break!!, and Worlds without Number and #dnd #dungeonsandragons
December 14, 2024 at 6:44 PM
I love Obsidian for #ttrpg notes both as a player and as a GM! I've used it for Mothership, Break!!, and Worlds without Number and #dnd #dungeonsandragons
I love how the panels show the sequential snippets of a short story or the snippets of a larger one.
I've just never experienced an RPG rulebook like Break. It's absolutely jam packed with artwork from the greatest anime series that never was and it instills me with a heavy nostalgia for something no one will ever be able to watch.
December 12, 2024 at 8:05 PM
I love how the panels show the sequential snippets of a short story or the snippets of a larger one.
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Well, we just steamed past the last #Kickstarter stretch goal for the PICO #TTRPG! Thank you, everyone, for the support - and only 16 hours left!
Weird bugs riding cats, here we go! 🐛🐈
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myt...
Weird bugs riding cats, here we go! 🐛🐈
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myt...
Pico: Tiny Bugs, Big World 🐛🐝
Pico is a tabletop roleplaying game where you play as tiny bugs going on small adventures in a big world.
www.kickstarter.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Well, we just steamed past the last #Kickstarter stretch goal for the PICO #TTRPG! Thank you, everyone, for the support - and only 16 hours left!
Weird bugs riding cats, here we go! 🐛🐈
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myt...
Weird bugs riding cats, here we go! 🐛🐈
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myt...
Played the #boardgame Kelp: Shark vs Octopus with my wife last night!
We used melodice.org, a website that has crowdsourced playlists for various boardgames.
We used melodice.org, a website that has crowdsourced playlists for various boardgames.
December 11, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Played the #boardgame Kelp: Shark vs Octopus with my wife last night!
We used melodice.org, a website that has crowdsourced playlists for various boardgames.
We used melodice.org, a website that has crowdsourced playlists for various boardgames.
This game (Wanna play right now) uses rock, paper, scissors as a resolution mechanic so you can play this #ttrpg wherever!
It is based on the podcast where Deborah Ann Woll showed Jon Bernthal how DnD works on his podcast
It is based on the podcast where Deborah Ann Woll showed Jon Bernthal how DnD works on his podcast
Get your friends into TTRPGs as fast as Deborah Ann Woll using this game
Easily introduce role-playing to non-players with ’Wanna play right now?’
www.polygon.com
December 10, 2024 at 5:29 PM
This game (Wanna play right now) uses rock, paper, scissors as a resolution mechanic so you can play this #ttrpg wherever!
It is based on the podcast where Deborah Ann Woll showed Jon Bernthal how DnD works on his podcast
It is based on the podcast where Deborah Ann Woll showed Jon Bernthal how DnD works on his podcast
Picked these up at Pax Unplugged! I've skimmed through the Arzium RPG and we played Creature Caravan once so far!
December 10, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Picked these up at Pax Unplugged! I've skimmed through the Arzium RPG and we played Creature Caravan once so far!