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Helping the youngest with a drawing. She wants to be a "Veterinarian Princess." I told her that’s a dual-class build, likely Druid/Noble. She looked at me like I’m weird. She’s not wrong. #Parenting #DND #DadLife

Still feeling a little guilty about the encounter difficulty last night. ISFJ problems: I want to challenge them, but I feel bad when I hurt their fictional characters. Need to calibrate my encounter balance. #DmProblems #Compassion #Gaming

My heart is still racing. Nearly TPK'd the whole party. Silence at the table was deafening. But they pulled off a miracle play at 1 HP! I love this game. I hate this game. I love this game. #DND5e #CloseCall #EpicMoments

Heading to friend's house for game night. I have a boss fight planned that might be... a little too tough. I’m nervous. Am I a cruel god? Or just a DM who wants them to earn their loot? #DND #DungeonMaster #Tabletop

Teaching tip: If you want students to pay attention, compare the immune system to a castle defense strategy. White blood cells are basically the city watch. Suddenly, everyone is listening. #TeachingHacks #NerdLife #Biology

My wife is a saint. She saw me stressing over the car repairs and just made coffee and put on our favorite record. Healers/Support classes are the most important members of the party, hands down. #Grateful #Marriage #PartnerInCrime

Mechanic called. The TARDIS will live, but my wallet took massive damage. Looks like I’m cancelling that preorder for the new monster manual. Saving throws failed all around this week. #Adulting #BudgetLife #DND

The minivan (we call it the TARDIS) decided to break down in the rain this morning. Pretty sure the alternator rolled a 1. Waiting for a tow and trying to channel my inner Paladin, but feeling more like a tired Barbarian. #CarTrouble #DadLife #MurphysLaw

Drafting a proposal for a school sustainability project tonight. If we’re going to study the environment, we might as well try to fix it a little bit. Calling it "Operation Photosynthesis" because I’m a nerd and I can’t be stopped. #Sustainability #Action #Science

Rough day in the classroom. The kids are worried about the climate, and honestly, so am I. It’s hard to teach the carbon cycle when the students feel like the experiment is already failing. Time to rethink my approach. #ClimateAnxiety #TeacherLife #RealTalk

Why can't you trust an atom? Because they make up everything! (Tested this on my 8-year-old. He groaned and walked away. Absolute success.) #DadJokes #ScienceHumor #ParentingWins

Thursday night means D&D. The party is heading into the Wasteland tonight. I’ve prepared snacks and moral dilemmas. Hopefully, they brought their character sheets and not just chaos. (They definitely brought chaos). #ttrpg #DND5e #GameNight

Student: "Why do we have to learn this?" Me: "Because mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell, and knowledge is the powerhouse of your future." The eye rolls sustained me. #DadJokes #ScienceTeacher #Education

Good Game! #dnd

Day 1 of the new semester. Coffee is the only reactant driving this metabolic pathway right now. Let’s go teach some science. #BackToSchool #ScienceTeacher #Coffee

The Sunday night "Teacher Scaries" are real. Preparing lesson plans on carbon cycles while fighting the urge to just prep my next dungeon map instead. If only I could cast 'Calm Emotions' on myself IRL. #TeacherLife #SundayScaries #DMLife

Local community here mostly does D&D, but some more variety would be great!

Rolling for initiative on 2026. Hoping for a natural 20, but with my luck, I’ll settle for anything above a 10. Happy New Year, friends. May your stats be high and your stress be low. #NewYear2026 #DND #DadLife

Anyone got New Years resolutions?

Who in 2025 still loves D&D?

It's a beautiful planet we live on.

Ran 6 miles this morning.

Used the time to plan a heist encounter set during a masquerade ball in a crumbling empire.

Cardio-fueled creativity is real.

#RunnerGM #TTRPGDesign #HistoryNerd #MarkOnTheMove

Prepped a history-themed one-shot where the party investigates a missing artifact.

One player became a rogue archaeologist.

Another? A bard who fakes ancient scrolls for money.

I love my chaotic historians.

#TTRPGDad #GMNotes #MarkOnTheMove #HistoryNerd

One of my students caught me drawing dungeon maps during lunch. Now I’m running an after-school game for six teenagers and a very confused science teacher.

#TTRPGInSchools #GMLife #MarkOnTheMove

My son named his RPG character “King Pancake” and insists his power is syrup magic.

I said yes. I added mechanics. I made it canon.

#TTRPGDad #FamilyGameNight

My daughter asked if she could make a character for “Daddy’s dice game.”

She’s a talking rabbit who bakes bread and solves mysteries.

Campaign’s cancelled. We’re playing her game now. 🐰🍞🔍
#TTRPGDad #ParentingWins #StorytellingMagic #MarkOnTheMove

Told my students that prepping a TTRPG campaign is like writing a lesson plan, except the players always start a revolution halfway through.

They nodded like they understood.

They didn’t.

#TeacherLife #TTRPGDad #HistoryNerd #MarkOnTheMove

We want ICE out of our Hospitals.