James Haeck

So true tbh

THE WHEEEEEE--

Promo graphic for The Design Lab stream Against a background of glass lab equipment (vials and tubes), an image with three playing cards and text. At top center, in glowing purple caps: The Inspiration Deck At center, in glowing white caps: Deckbuilding in Daggerheart? At bottom, against a purple background, white glowing caps: The Design Lab

Tomorrow (Wed) at 1pm EDT, I'll be debuting The Design Lab, a stream series about my more experimental projects for use with the Daggerheart rules. We're starting with the Inspiration Deck, a deck-builder sub-system!

Watch live at Twitch.tv/turbotango or on Youtube.com/mikeunderwood Thu morning.

It's Eldritch Lorecast time! Come join us before we go on Chrimmis Break!

twitch.tv/ghostfire_official

Complex digital illustration depicting the End of the Empire of Netheril, dating -339 DR, the event known as Karsus's Folly. At the center of the composition, Arcanist Zeno - my dnd oc - rides his loyal wyvern Dethorth with a thunderstruck expression on his face, his body limp and his cape flying in the wind. In the background the Eileanar Enclave (Karsus' enclave) plummets to the ground as Lord Karsus, the greatest Netherese archmage to ever live, casts his infamous Avatar spell to try to harness the power of Mystryl, goddess of magic at that time, and of the Weave itself. To stop his disastroust attempt, Mystryl sacrifices herself by Wishing herself out of existence, using Zeno, one of her Chosen, as a conduit to do so, draining a massive portion of his life energy to achieve the feat. Dethorth's reins are broken, a metaphor for Zeno losing his will as he's being used by the Goddess. The white/blue beacon coming from the city is Karsus' Palace, the Karsus's Avatar spell being the source of the light, and a little bit to the right, a huge explosion havocs the city as the two mythallars keeping the city afloat detonate.

✧ Mystryl's Wish ✧

[-339 DR - My #dnd oc, netherese arcanist Zeno and his wyvern Dethorth]

You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.

I wonder if the pandemic actually smothered a duo explosion at the same time as it bolstered solos, due to the widespread adoption of video call gaming. Obviates a lot of the desire for, say, a couple to sit down and play a duet because they lack a group.

Very measured, that's fair. And I agree cautiously on duos. Ive been hearing this for basically the past 8+ years but haven't seen an explosion yet

Do you think interest in solo is growing faster than than the market as a whole? I'm fascinated by this stuff

And that Brendan Fraser Aside is doing some WORK

We shed as we pick up, like travelers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it. The missing plays of Sophocles will turn up piece by piece, or be written again in another language. Ancient cures for diseases will reveal themselves once more. Mathematical discoveries glimpsed and lost to view will have their time again. You do not suppose, my lady, that if all Archimedes had been hiding in the great library of Alexandria, we would be at a loss for corkscrew?

Arcadia.

This is basically an A-tier Foxtrot strip

“Well, we can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and we can do you blood and rhetoric without the love, and we can do you all three concurrent or consecutive. But we can't give you love and rhetoric without the blood. Blood is compulsory. They're all blood, you see.”

-Tom Stoppard

when all the angels emerge at once to spread joy 🤗

Pope stands holding a baseball bat on a plane

Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat

Hey did you know that in Seattle there's a time of year called spider season :)

We think of the TTRPG space as a hobby, but it's really a collection of related hobbies.
Some love playing. Others collecting. Others watching. Some prefer theory.
For some it's hating. The number of people whose sole focus is hating on a game or edition they don't play is incredible. Joy vampires

The big box Kickstarter - The overly produced roleplaying game - The New Novelty - The horror - The history - The Glamour

www.failforward.moe/2025/10/the-...

Feretory is the winner!

Any wordsharps out there know a good, single word to describe a "vault or room for containing many relics, as in a church"?

not to try to have a nuanced political take on a microblogging website but my issue with "yimby" is that despite agreeing with many tenets i think a myopic focus on housing supply can lead to unprincipled or reactionary positions however if you think yimby is worse than nimby you're dumber than dirt

Miffed with myself that I didn't manage to see you this year! 😤

LA is good sometimes

Forgery themed party 👀👀👀 🎨

I THOUGHT THIS AS A CHILD TOO......

Thanks so much for stopping to say hi! Talking RPGs with thoughtful people is my favorite part of the con!

now we're talkin!!!