Magician
@magbonch.bsky.social
RPG geek. Also miniatures painting, board games, etc.
Blog: https://ponderingsongames.com/
Blog: https://ponderingsongames.com/
My favorite part of the adventure is the hyperspace weirdness you encounter under specific conditions, scene-to-session in length, like this one:
December 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
My favorite part of the adventure is the hyperspace weirdness you encounter under specific conditions, scene-to-session in length, like this one:
How do you keep track of a sandbox campaign and which path of many the party took? With a flowchart. Naturally.
December 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
How do you keep track of a sandbox campaign and which path of many the party took? With a flowchart. Naturally.
There're custom character sheets for no better reason than no one was there to stop me, a map made of hand-drawn lettering (same reason), and a terrible macaque. It's fun!
I wrote a bit more on it here: ponderingsongames.com/2025/07/09/s...
I wrote a bit more on it here: ponderingsongames.com/2025/07/09/s...
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 AM
There're custom character sheets for no better reason than no one was there to stop me, a map made of hand-drawn lettering (same reason), and a terrible macaque. It's fun!
I wrote a bit more on it here: ponderingsongames.com/2025/07/09/s...
I wrote a bit more on it here: ponderingsongames.com/2025/07/09/s...
I really like how these 3 idiots from STALKER turned out. They look like they've just looted a dead stalker in a dumpster, and think they're now stalkers, too.
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I really like how these 3 idiots from STALKER turned out. They look like they've just looted a dead stalker in a dumpster, and think they're now stalkers, too.
3 hungry dogs, a zombie dog, and a demon dog. Turned out ok for a couple hours of messing around with speed paints.
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
3 hungry dogs, a zombie dog, and a demon dog. Turned out ok for a couple hours of messing around with speed paints.
Giant crate of Dolmenwood goodness has finally arrived in my neck of the woods.
First impression: it's so, so lovely!
Putting secret GM-only info on the giant cloth map was sure a choice. Hopefully it's not that secret.
1/
First impression: it's so, so lovely!
Putting secret GM-only info on the giant cloth map was sure a choice. Hopefully it's not that secret.
1/
November 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Giant crate of Dolmenwood goodness has finally arrived in my neck of the woods.
First impression: it's so, so lovely!
Putting secret GM-only info on the giant cloth map was sure a choice. Hopefully it's not that secret.
1/
First impression: it's so, so lovely!
Putting secret GM-only info on the giant cloth map was sure a choice. Hopefully it's not that secret.
1/
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. character minis done! Onto the enemies. So many camo dudes with guns...
September 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. character minis done! Onto the enemies. So many camo dudes with guns...
Look at what came in the mail! His Majesty the Worm, that's what. The cat was already here.
For some reason I expected it to be A3 format, y'know, the indie size. It's massive!
I've long wanted to run a west marches/darkest dungeon style game, and this just might do the trick for me.
For some reason I expected it to be A3 format, y'know, the indie size. It's massive!
I've long wanted to run a west marches/darkest dungeon style game, and this just might do the trick for me.
September 9, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Look at what came in the mail! His Majesty the Worm, that's what. The cat was already here.
For some reason I expected it to be A3 format, y'know, the indie size. It's massive!
I've long wanted to run a west marches/darkest dungeon style game, and this just might do the trick for me.
For some reason I expected it to be A3 format, y'know, the indie size. It's massive!
I've long wanted to run a west marches/darkest dungeon style game, and this just might do the trick for me.
Having artists in your game group is so very cool sometimes. Here's our Swords of the Serpentine party, the ancient noble family of Villatori, an assortments of pets, and more nods to adventures we've had than I can list.
August 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Having artists in your game group is so very cool sometimes. Here's our Swords of the Serpentine party, the ancient noble family of Villatori, an assortments of pets, and more nods to adventures we've had than I can list.
Went looking for an old blog post of mine, typed the name into google because that was easier, and got fed an AI overview of it, mixing my very specific terminology that no one else used with... child development. Poor AI, even it can't comprehend my genius.
August 2, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Went looking for an old blog post of mine, typed the name into google because that was easier, and got fed an AI overview of it, mixing my very specific terminology that no one else used with... child development. Poor AI, even it can't comprehend my genius.
I had a lot of fun writing it, but here's probably my favorite part: the terrible macaque. It's just a green monkey. You will come to fear it.
July 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I had a lot of fun writing it, but here's probably my favorite part: the terrible macaque. It's just a green monkey. You will come to fear it.
So. Pretty.
The question now is, do I wait for the recently announced new Heart sourcebook, or do I dive in?
The question now is, do I wait for the recently announced new Heart sourcebook, or do I dive in?
June 24, 2025 at 5:36 AM
So. Pretty.
The question now is, do I wait for the recently announced new Heart sourcebook, or do I dive in?
The question now is, do I wait for the recently announced new Heart sourcebook, or do I dive in?
A different kind of board game expansion
June 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
A different kind of board game expansion
Soul Raiders characters all painted and ready for play. Just don't look too closely at the faces.
June 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Soul Raiders characters all painted and ready for play. Just don't look too closely at the faces.
June 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Some people save spare bolts, or cables, or whatever else, in case they come in handy one day. I save boxes.
Do I need another dice box? Of course not.
However.
Look at it. Begging for dice. There's even a dragon on it!
Do I need another dice box? Of course not.
However.
Look at it. Begging for dice. There's even a dragon on it!
June 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Some people save spare bolts, or cables, or whatever else, in case they come in handy one day. I save boxes.
Do I need another dice box? Of course not.
However.
Look at it. Begging for dice. There's even a dragon on it!
Do I need another dice box? Of course not.
However.
Look at it. Begging for dice. There's even a dragon on it!
Graphic design is my passion, can you tell?
(It's a custom Mothership character sheet for a one-shot adventure, almost ready).
(It's a custom Mothership character sheet for a one-shot adventure, almost ready).
May 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Graphic design is my passion, can you tell?
(It's a custom Mothership character sheet for a one-shot adventure, almost ready).
(It's a custom Mothership character sheet for a one-shot adventure, almost ready).
Got a bit tired of painting DRG glyphids, so switching it up with Soul Raider heroes.
April 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Got a bit tired of painting DRG glyphids, so switching it up with Soul Raider heroes.
Day of giant boxes arriving on my doorstep. Soul Raiders is the most visually impressive box I've seen. Look at it, it's a giant book! Curving spine and all. So impractical, but so lovely.
March 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Day of giant boxes arriving on my doorstep. Soul Raiders is the most visually impressive box I've seen. Look at it, it's a giant book! Curving spine and all. So impractical, but so lovely.
Some more bugs, sorry, glyphids
March 8, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Some more bugs, sorry, glyphids
Deep Rock Galactic board game core box, all painted! That's a lot of bugs.
Onto the expansions...
Onto the expansions...
March 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Deep Rock Galactic board game core box, all painted! That's a lot of bugs.
Onto the expansions...
Onto the expansions...
Game night got cancelled at the last minute, but at least the trip wasn't wasted.
January 23, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Game night got cancelled at the last minute, but at least the trip wasn't wasted.
Didn't win, but the castle was neat nonetheless
January 2, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Didn't win, but the castle was neat nonetheless
Festive (well, green) spitball infectors from Deep Rock Galactic to wrap up the year
December 31, 2024 at 8:09 AM
Festive (well, green) spitball infectors from Deep Rock Galactic to wrap up the year