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Bob Irving

@birv2.bsky.social

Recently retired CS teacher, lover of making cool stuff with code. Now exploring TTRRG's; Shadowdark is my current fave. Love DMing for young people and enabling their fun and creativity!

207 Followers  |  353 Following  |  282 Posts  |  Joined: 18.11.2024  |  1.8371

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Got mine!

06.11.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds cool. Hope you get it out there sometime!

06.11.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Would love to hear more about your rule set.

06.11.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just becoming enamored of #mazerats and wondering if anyone has run it solo? What worked, what didn't? I'm thinking of using #mythicgme for the oracle. Trying to wrap my head around the lite rules. Loving what I see, though I'm tempted to run #shadowdark as my system because that's my jam. #solorpg

05.11.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow! Good on you for starting them young.

22.10.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What age(s) are your kiddos? Asking because I run games for middle schoolers.

22.10.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ezra Levin: A hallmark of authoritarianism is it makes you feel like shit on a daily basis. That's what it does. And so in that environment, during this authoritarian breakthrough moment, celebrating success is an act of defiance.

#NoKings @indivisibleguide.bsky.social

22.10.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1005    πŸ” 305    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 2
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21.10.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've also been warning folk about the increasing stranglehold Big Tech are having on users' everyday life and why it's only a matter of time before you own nothing and rent everything β€” including your own data.

It's time to decentralise and diversify.

Oh, and #SaveYourself #InstallLinux πŸ˜‰πŸ‘

20.10.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m looking every day in my mailbox!

20.10.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

May I ask where you are?

20.10.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations! Checking every day for my copy, though I'm not in the credts.

20.10.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think itch was having some issues last night. Thanks for the reply!

20.10.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've read several of Sersa's adventures but haven't run any of them yet. Which ones do you like?

20.10.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I've run Winter's Daughter, Black Wyrm, and Waking of Willowby Hall with Shadowdark. I just wish we had that kind of material made expressly for Shadowdark.

20.10.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's different somehow, but this one works fine. Thanks!

19.10.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a dedicated #shadowdark DM and fan. Love everything about it -- speed, vibe, the completeness of the system as well as the expandability. But I have to say that I find a lot of the modules and adventures written for it, kinda .... samey. Wish we had something weird and whimsical like Dolmenwood!

19.10.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@blueskyfeedcreator.com OSR Feed still not working. It's been about a week. Thanks!

19.10.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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17.10.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OSR feed is not working for me in the last 3 days. I did refresh, but nothing. Thanks.

16.10.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I moved over from Windows 10 to #linuxmint 6 months ago and haven't looked back. And now I can keep my older desktop for another 4-5 years. Come on in, the water's fine!

13.10.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just getting into #dolmenwood. All I can say is help me I'm falling. What a setting. It's enough for me to learn the #OSE B/X ruleset (much as I love #shadowdark). And hoping to run it #solorpg. Hit me up if you've tried that.

13.10.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Releasing v1.5.6 of Mythic GME Mobile and the desktop version Mythic GME Digital!

- Swipe to delete Game Log entries
- Updated icons with Font Awesome 7 Pro
- Better offline handling for purchases info refresh
- Bug fixes and overall stability improvements

#ttrpg #rog #solorpg #mythic #gme

12.10.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just hoping to get the hardback soon!

09.10.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Backed it and enjoying running it for my middle school group. Love the progressions and the mini-dungeon variety!

09.10.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know how old your kids are, but I've been successfully running #Shadowdark sessions for middle schoolers for a couple of years now. It's great for those who have some experience with 5e and for those who are new. Plus free starter kits!

07.10.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crawling Deep β€” Expansion for Shadowdark RPG Descend into the unknown with new classes, monsters, magic, and GM tools for Shadowdark RPG

I just backed Crawling Deep β€” Expansion for Shadowdark RPG on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/sig... #shadowdark

30.09.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the reply!

09.09.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Question for YT creators and viewers: I was considering doing a #solorpg series and noticed how many of them show the presenter's hands only. And a paper map with minis. What about showing a VTT with my face in the corner? I'm aiming at middle schoolers as audience (retired teacher and YTer here).

08.09.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The confluence of stupidity and mean spiritedness is breathtaking.

08.09.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 923    πŸ” 176    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 20

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