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@therealdesolee.bsky.social

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She/her • GM & cast member on The Dice Collectors podcast 🎲 • YT Gamer @therealdesolee (the Roost) 🐓 ✨ Artist/creator, TTRPG enthusiast, dice goblin 🚫 AI art/NFTs, no hate- or fearmongers

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 15d

I played my first solo #TTRPG! Watch the Frogs by @ap-cartography.bsky.social was so much fun!

youtu.be/wO5z7Q-9eI4

Green thumbnail with a frog head peaking out from some water in the top center. A big black cauldron with green bubbling liquid over a red and orange fire surrounded by stones takes up the center of the image, with two blue frogs to the right - one standing on two legs and punching his hand, the other smaller at his feet with a daisy for a hat on his head. The left has an onomatopoeia bubble with "WATCH THE FROGS!!" in all caps text.

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 55m

Indiana Jones would have escaped the boulders...

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 12h

What’s a #ttrpg build or a character you haven’t played but that you really want to?

I want to play a 5e fire genasi monk barbarian whose hair lights on fight when she rages.

I also want to play a monsterhearts witch. Give me all the temptation pls

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Banned Books Week! 🗃️

For more information on Book Bans, check out this recent report from @penamerica.bsky.social

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Read Banned Books under a shelf of books.

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 1d

I thought this month's #ttrpg video was going to focus on some #daggerheart content - but I think I’m going to delay that until we’re well and truly in winter.

Instead, I’m going to keep making sword art and turning them into #dnd items! Example (of the art) below!

Digital adaptation of my shell sword from Swordtember. Pink and white theme on a spiral shell blade with a clam shell hand guard on the handle

My pencil sketch of swordtember shell sword

MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 1d

Me when I find out there's a puzzle inside the puzzle

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 1d

What’s one episode or creation by someone you follow that you want more people to see?

For me, it’s Phoenix Dice! They’re working on converting to an eco-friendly shop, and I’m PUMPED to try out the new carbon negative dice they’re testing!

Share your recs and repost to spread the word!

MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 2d

For real (us east for me)

MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 2d

There are hundreds of lists of banned books out there, so here’s one with some of my favorites like Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, and many more!

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41 Best Banned Books of All Time (Updated for 2025)

The world’s best banned books of all time. Recommended by leading experts like Barack Obama, Richard Branson, and Steve Jobs.

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 2d

I didn’t realize it was banned books week! I wanna know 3 things:

• What’s the last banned book you read?
• What’s your favorite?
• What’s one you’re looking forward to reading?

Mine are:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey;
1984 by George Orwell; and
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 3d

It’s Banned Books Week, and I don’t need you to buy my book as a solve for it (but buy it if you want to! That’s still extremely cool of you)—I need you to show up for your public libraries and your schools!

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 2d

I always fall asleep around the break, so I’m glad I get the chance to catch up before Thursday!!

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 2d

This is adorable! 🥰 🥰

MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 2d

Those webs are so tiny and delicate-looking! They’re fantastic 🕸️

MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 2d

Great tips in this thread for creators looking to grow!

Bard Rock Network of Shows @bardrockcafe.com · 3d

I'm here to say what a lot of #TTRPG performers trying to establish themselves in the space don't want to hear.

You need to grow your presence on social media. It makes finding new fans infinitely easier if each cast member has an established following.

Let's talk about how 🧵

Man in top panel: do I need to be better at social media

Man on bottom panel: no..I can become a success without growing my following

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 3d

Speaking of frogs 🐸, have any of y’all played “watch the frogs”? I played recently and couldn’t help but think of all the frog lovers over here

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Watch The Frogs by AP.

A silly little solo RPG about mischievous frogs

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 3d

Today I learn how a table becomes a puzzle box!

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 3d

Back to The Room and puzzles upon boxes upon seances tomorrow!

MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 5d

Safe to say the Tomb Raider franchise found some inspiration from Jurassic Park!

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 6d

The creepiness factor for #AssassinsCreed tombs is sooo much lower than Tomb Raider tombs.

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 6d

MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 7d

Had some recording issues for this part of the #TombRaider playthrough - but found a way to make sure future game crashes don't affect the recording!

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 7d

I might have to play more solo #ttrpgs on (and off!) the channel...

Any recs?

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wobblerocket 🎲🎮 @wobblerocket.com · 8d

Incredibly useful set of tools here. The less billionaires know about you, the less the data they sell about you is worth.

You saw what mass boycott did to Disney. You can do the same to companies like Google, Meta, and Amazon with some simple changes.

GitHub - pluja/awesome-privacy: Awesome Privacy - A curated list of services and alternatives that respect your privacy because PRIVACY MATTERS.

Awesome Privacy - A curated list of services and alternatives that respect your privacy because PRIVACY MATTERS. - pluja/awesome-privacy

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 8d

The more I play, the more I'm convinced...

#AssassinsCreed

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MB/Mari @therealdesolee.bsky.social · 8d

Get hyped!

Make Some Noise @makesomenoiseshow.bsky.social · 17d

🎶The band is getting back together

📢 Make Some Noise season 4, coming exclusively to @dropout.tv, starting October 13th