Rob Donoghue
@rdonoghue.bsky.social
Not writing nearly as much about RPGs or Agile as I would like to be.
Happy Black Pie Day!
I am a huge fan of the traditional media portrayal of black pie day - a day for friends to come together, hang out, play games and share pie in a low stress manner, but I think we sometimes forget the real meaning of Black Pie Day.
I am a huge fan of the traditional media portrayal of black pie day - a day for friends to come together, hang out, play games and share pie in a low stress manner, but I think we sometimes forget the real meaning of Black Pie Day.
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Happy Black Pie Day!
I am a huge fan of the traditional media portrayal of black pie day - a day for friends to come together, hang out, play games and share pie in a low stress manner, but I think we sometimes forget the real meaning of Black Pie Day.
I am a huge fan of the traditional media portrayal of black pie day - a day for friends to come together, hang out, play games and share pie in a low stress manner, but I think we sometimes forget the real meaning of Black Pie Day.
Credit where it's due: A few weeks back, I saw this chart and thought "Damn, now *that* is what I want in an alignment chart.
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Credit where it's due: A few weeks back, I saw this chart and thought "Damn, now *that* is what I want in an alignment chart.
Holiday shopping is dangerous
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Holiday shopping is dangerous
Plan B is not great, but so be it.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Plan B is not great, but so be it.
This is a Wegman’s cup of coffee.
It’s not great, but it’s fine. Normally, It would be Starbucks and be similarly fine.
But, importantly, it’s not Starbucks.
Crossing the picket line is shitty under the best of circumstances. Crossing it for Starbucks is just sad.
It’s not great, but it’s fine. Normally, It would be Starbucks and be similarly fine.
But, importantly, it’s not Starbucks.
Crossing the picket line is shitty under the best of circumstances. Crossing it for Starbucks is just sad.
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This is a Wegman’s cup of coffee.
It’s not great, but it’s fine. Normally, It would be Starbucks and be similarly fine.
But, importantly, it’s not Starbucks.
Crossing the picket line is shitty under the best of circumstances. Crossing it for Starbucks is just sad.
It’s not great, but it’s fine. Normally, It would be Starbucks and be similarly fine.
But, importantly, it’s not Starbucks.
Crossing the picket line is shitty under the best of circumstances. Crossing it for Starbucks is just sad.
Yes. Source data looks like so:
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Yes. Source data looks like so:
Ok, so:
Presentation's pretty blunt, but I think it works.
Presentation's pretty blunt, but I think it works.
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Ok, so:
Presentation's pretty blunt, but I think it works.
Presentation's pretty blunt, but I think it works.
Do you just want the visual, or is the endgame that I can pick "Red" and "Berry" somewhere, and it gives you strawberry?
Because the former's much easier, and I just realized I should check assumptions.
Because the former's much easier, and I just realized I should check assumptions.
November 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Do you just want the visual, or is the endgame that I can pick "Red" and "Berry" somewhere, and it gives you strawberry?
Because the former's much easier, and I just realized I should check assumptions.
Because the former's much easier, and I just realized I should check assumptions.
I am foggy as hell, so my parsing of this is suspect, but it sounds something like this, with the first dropdown dynamically filling the second one. Is that in the ballpark?
November 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I am foggy as hell, so my parsing of this is suspect, but it sounds something like this, with the first dropdown dynamically filling the second one. Is that in the ballpark?
Always happy to bust out The Shipwreck Arcana.
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Always happy to bust out The Shipwreck Arcana.
The matrix of statuses has also been expanded:
October 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The matrix of statuses has also been expanded:
We are trying to sort out all of the plates we have spinning in our Amber game, so we made a matrix.
These are the statuses for each item which we are picking for our characters. It has been a surprisingly delightful process.
These are the statuses for each item which we are picking for our characters. It has been a surprisingly delightful process.
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
We are trying to sort out all of the plates we have spinning in our Amber game, so we made a matrix.
These are the statuses for each item which we are picking for our characters. It has been a surprisingly delightful process.
These are the statuses for each item which we are picking for our characters. It has been a surprisingly delightful process.
Ok, the character cards look really nice.
October 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Ok, the character cards look really nice.
Horrified: D&D arrived today. Very curious to take this one for a spin.
October 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Horrified: D&D arrived today. Very curious to take this one for a spin.
Zoom in on the dice, because some things are important
September 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Zoom in on the dice, because some things are important
Ok, dang, this is shiny. Stormlight RPG box arrived.
September 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Ok, dang, this is shiny. Stormlight RPG box arrived.
Miss you too.
Also, this is the 3 backpacks and 3 briefcases currently sitting next to my desk because I keep changing which one I want to use for work. This is good and normal.
Also, this is the 3 backpacks and 3 briefcases currently sitting next to my desk because I keep changing which one I want to use for work. This is good and normal.
September 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Miss you too.
Also, this is the 3 backpacks and 3 briefcases currently sitting next to my desk because I keep changing which one I want to use for work. This is good and normal.
Also, this is the 3 backpacks and 3 briefcases currently sitting next to my desk because I keep changing which one I want to use for work. This is good and normal.
Also, there is a strong temptation to replace written numbers with something like these, could totally work for stats, but probably not for weapons and armor.
August 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Also, there is a strong temptation to replace written numbers with something like these, could totally work for stats, but probably not for weapons and armor.
Picked this up. Plays like a condensed version of a Forbidden * game, with pretty fun theming. I would play this RPG.
August 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Picked this up. Plays like a condensed version of a Forbidden * game, with pretty fun theming. I would play this RPG.
Huh. So, spreadsheets happened. Added some banding to reveal a pattern that jumped out at me.
August 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Huh. So, spreadsheets happened. Added some banding to reveal a pattern that jumped out at me.
Still tweaking, but so far so good
August 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Still tweaking, but so far so good
Our Daggerheart characters hit second level and I feel obliged to share our Ranger's Expertises
August 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Our Daggerheart characters hit second level and I feel obliged to share our Ranger's Expertises
So this is the table for Presence, and I have never seen one like it before and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. This is such a clever way to mechanize charisma in a more useful an playable way than reaction rolls or similar. Higher presence means you can make contacts more quickly. Simple and effective.
July 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
So this is the table for Presence, and I have never seen one like it before and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. This is such a clever way to mechanize charisma in a more useful an playable way than reaction rolls or similar. Higher presence means you can make contacts more quickly. Simple and effective.
The dice look familiar, but there's a twist; That extra D6 is a "plot die"
It has 6 sides: 2 positive, two negative, two neutral.
This has me curious, to say the least.
(Also, wondering if the inclusion of only one d10 in the picture is deliberate and they don't do d100, or just accidental)
It has 6 sides: 2 positive, two negative, two neutral.
This has me curious, to say the least.
(Also, wondering if the inclusion of only one d10 in the picture is deliberate and they don't do d100, or just accidental)
July 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The dice look familiar, but there's a twist; That extra D6 is a "plot die"
It has 6 sides: 2 positive, two negative, two neutral.
This has me curious, to say the least.
(Also, wondering if the inclusion of only one d10 in the picture is deliberate and they don't do d100, or just accidental)
It has 6 sides: 2 positive, two negative, two neutral.
This has me curious, to say the least.
(Also, wondering if the inclusion of only one d10 in the picture is deliberate and they don't do d100, or just accidental)