Technical Grimoire

I'm all set up at Charleston ZineFest!

Only 3 copies left of Tempered Legacy, so get em while they're here.

I'll be selling my books at Charleston ZineFest this Saturday from 11am until 6pm. Come stop by and say hi!

No cost to enter, and it's indoors at the Halsey Institute downtown.

Woohoo!

Ran one of my favorite games at Gencon this morning. They were excellent skellies. @technicalgrimoire.bsky.social

Random game idea: a future where corporations dump their waste through a time portal into the jurrasic age, and you play as rebel dino riders fighting to prevent past pollution.

Wow, you're right! I completely missed the Nameless Things section. I'll add a quick addendum to the review.

The One Ring TTRPG: Fear of Tolkien This is a review of the One Ring TTRPG by Free League publishing. It is also a chronicle of my descent into Middle Earth and far longer than it needs to be, so here is the short version:

Finally finished writing my review of the Lord of the Rings Tabletop Roleplaying Game.

Spoilers: I hated it.

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The UVG dice by @wizardthieffighter.bsky.social

My absolute favorite. Can't wait for the gold ones in OGA!

I love the beard balm from @plusoneexp.bsky.social . When it runs out, the tins make perfect little dice trays!

Carolina Wren Nest · Thursday, Jun 12 📸 Shared album · Tap to view!

A couple of Carolina Wrens have made a nest our of the cardboard box on our back deck. Finally snagged a video of the baby chicks!!

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Valley of Flowers Campaign Log For the past few months I’ve been running a weekly Cairn campaign. We are currently playing through the Valley of Flowers. Every week I’ll update this post with a summary of our adventure.

Finally finished writing up our Cairn campaign in the Valley of Flowers!

6 months long
10+ players
10,000 words
A complete story arc and epic conclusion.

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Solo ttrpg that uses your fit bit step tracker as a randomizer

I'm all set up at WandoCon!!

Got some buy in for our new Wildsea campaign:

3 wax seals: a triangular mushroom seal, a fantasy kingdom seal, and a saturn seal

I've been writing 15-20 letters a month for 6 months! I'm pretty proud of that. Here's a peek at the messiest part of the whole process (and one of the most fun)

#fountainpens #letters #handwriting #waxseals

Valley of Flowers Campaign Log For the past few months I’ve been running a weekly Cairn campaign. We are currently playing through the Valley of Flowers. Every week I’ll update this post with a summary of our adventure.

Finally updated our Cairn campaign writeup. In case you're curious what a 12+ session campaign of Valley of Flowers is like.

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I'm loving this album! Any idea where I can find the lyrics?

This weekend I'll be at Captain Comics Con! Come swing by and check out my books for sale.

Saturday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: 10-4

Tickets are $20 for one day, $30 for both.

In addition to my presentation on Fountain Pens, I'm bringing along a "Sampler Kit" for people to try different pens, inks, and paper!

"Diaper Money" is my stage name.

Congrats and good luck! I can't wait for the innovative "Dad-Like" TTRPG that will inevitably be published.

Pens and Ink Used:

Diamine Skull & Roses - TWSBI 580ALR (B)

Tom's Studio New Forest - Noodler's Konrad (flex)

Diamine Ancient Copper - Kaweco Brass Sport (F)

J. Herbin Lie de The - Lamy Safari (M)

Tom's Studio Juniper - Muji Pen (F)

Tapwater - Kuretake Water Brush Pen (M)

If any folks doing zimo or Zine Quest are needing riso printing/binding services please reach out. I have access to Magenta, Yellow, and Black ink. I do wire and saddle stitched binding. My DMs are open and you can toss me an email at contact@davecox.design

A picture of a Commodore-style computer with the Overpowered game title above, subtitled "A digital game compatible with dungeon crawl modules"

@technicalgrimoire.bsky.social and I have completed Overpowered v3! This solo game allows you to explore dungeon crawls as fast as you can read them, playing along with unique dice management puzzles. Now with updated roleplaying and duet rules! Find it at:
www.technicalgrimoire.com/overpowered

Overpowered V3 is out now!

Overpowered is a solo framework that allows you to quickly play through dungeon crawl modules. Manage your bot’s power, choose your path, and perfect your strategy.

After months of playtesting, Overpowered gets it's final release:

www.technicalgrimoire.com/overpowered

Good advert. If I need to print a bunch of blank notebooks, I'll call you.

Join me in celebrating national handwriting day. Whatever, you get it. - David Schirduan

NEW GAMES ALERT:
We've got 2 new Spicy Tunas, Silverarm's Abilities Considered Unnatural, and there's Rhodrick Magsino's toolkit to make a movie in an alien-infested kill zone! We're overjoyed to have Lazy Litch OSR goodies in stock! These modules and settings will thrill everyone at the table! ⚔️ 🐀

Wait until you see how the tavern mechanics interact with Renown!

Valley of Flowers Campaign Log For the past few months I’ve been running a weekly Cairn campaign. We are currently playing through the Valley of Flowers. Every week I’ll update this post with a summary of our adventure.

I starting writing up a weekly summary of our campaign:

www.technicalgrimoire.com/david/2025/0...

🚨Help needed🚨

1/4 Hey everyone, my tablet screen broke AGAIN (second time 😩), and it’s not turning on anymore. My projects depend on it, so I need to get a new one ASAP. I’m running a sale to raise $300: everything on my Itch for $15!
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