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Bruno Dias @brunodias.bsky.social · 16h

Six years ago, I wrote most of the Tragedian dialogue for Pathologic 2 in iambic pentameter. I'm back now doing the same for Pathologic 3. I figured it was helpful to write a guide on *how* I did it – in case I get hit by a bus and the team has to carry on without me.

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So You Want to Write Iambic Pentameter

In which I share the dirty secrets of the world's least useful skill

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 15h

Will add it to the list! I recently picked up this one, which is apparently only footnotes 😆

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 15h

Its.... it's beautiful

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 15h

A formatting hot take: idraluna-archives.bearblog.dev/footnotes-in...

Footnotes in RPGs

I claim that footnotes[^1] are an under-utilized typographical tool for TTRPG texts, one that I have increasingly adopted[^2] for my forays into DIY elfgamin...

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 1d

Many thanks, I'm glad to hear it! If there's other stuff that would be useful, suggestions are always welcome

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 1d

The Littlest Brown Book now has a 28-page player-facing companion assembled by @eviltables.bsky.social

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Player's Guide Added

Added a player-facing guide with character creation, basic combat & magic rules, equipment, spells, and space for notes. The version on here is formatted for booklet printing, but you can snag the pdf...

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 2d

Level 19, seems like a great place to put a dragon or a balrog or something

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 3d

Catalogue or inventory?
I tried to organize my OD&D clone this way: one section for rules, one for lists of entities, and another for campaign-building tools.

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 4d

New Molly Nilsson album ♥️

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 6d

The Littlest Brown Book has been updated with jousting rules, martians, robots, traps, settlements, & kickass art by @chaoclypse.bsky.social !
idraluna-archives.itch.io/the-littlest...

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 6d

The Littlest Brown Book has been updated with jousting rules, martians, robots, traps, settlements, & kickass art by @chaoclypse.bsky.social !
idraluna-archives.itch.io/the-littlest...

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 7d

Hah, if only I was that eloquent! But glad you liked it!

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 7d

Just a table to preserve my blogging muscle memory idraluna-archives.bearblog.dev/d66xd66xd66-...

d66xd66xd66 Standing Stones

The government has shutdown & I've been instructed not to 'perform work-related tasks' so I'm catching up on backlogged blog posts & projects. Here's a littl...

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 10d

Happy birthday!

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 11d

Level 18

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František Kupka @fkupka.bsky.social · 14d

The Black Idol (Resistance) https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/the-black-idol-resistance-1903

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 15d

Level 17

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morrowind.txt @morrowind-txt.bsky.social · 16d

You have chosen war with Dagoth Ur. We grieve for your loss, but we will not spare you. You refused the sweetness of Lord Dagoth's friendship. Now know the bitterness of his fury.

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 18d

The hex Atlas in question: idraluna-archives.itch.io/6-mile-hex-a...

6-mile Hex Atlas of Earth by idraluna-archives

Blank six-mile hexmaps of Terra

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 18d

Cool post by Phlox digging up the best setting templates in the hex map of Earth
whosemeasure.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...

The Better Parts of Earth for Hexmaps

For some reason, we all like to see real-life places covered in hexmaps. Because the six-mile hex can contain so much , it can be easy to as...

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 19d

Level 16

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 19d

Level 15, the baths

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Night of the Living Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 20d

Continuing my ill-advised project to key a hexmap of Middle-earth, I present Michel Delving and it's surrounding hexes

Five Hexes Around Michel Delving

An installment of my hexmap for Middle-earth project. Follow the "Middle-earth Hexmap" tag for all entries in this series. Michel Delving, ...

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blark @blarkblarkblark.bsky.social · 19d

people suggest blogs and yo for rpg ideas, world building/lore inspo when honestly the best stuff you'll find is stuff like a pdf scan of an essay from the 70s titled "Lip-Blown Instruments of Ireland Before The Norman Invasion"

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idraluna-archives.bsky.social @idraluna-archives.bsky.social · 20d

Level 14

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