Justin Alexander

"You want to play Uno?"

<glancing over at Twilight Imperium, the only board game on my shelf, and assuming all board games work just like that>

"Nah. I don't want to have to learn a whole new system."

Yesterday I was trying to figure out if Sarah Miles had actually been removed from an MGM film after filming was complete or if that was just a fictional bit of some historical fiction.

Gemini confidently confirmed, citing the Wikipedia page for the film she was nominated for an Academy Award for.

In the RPG community, statements that shouldn't be controversial in any way -- like "you should read the rulebook before playing the game" -- are instead seen as radical and unreasonable because D&D's core rules are 900+ pages.

It's like everyone's first board game was Advanced Squad Leader.

GM Tip:

Any time you can combine procedurally generated outputs (random monster + random reaction, random room type + random curious item, etc.) you've exponentially expanded the range of possibilities AND spurred greater creativity through the closure required to combine the elements.

a woman in a wedding dress is standing in front of a window and says `` i 'm free '' . ALT: a woman in a wedding dress is standing in front of a window and says `` i 'm free '' .

100%-ing a video game.

RPG tip from the archive: "That's what the adventure says" is as bad as "that's what my character would do".

#dnd #ttrpg

Random GM Tips stream starting on Twitch right now!

Actually, it started 15 seconds ago.

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Am I the only one immediately suspicious when a chain restaurant advertises something as "homemade"?

"Homemade sauce"? Whose home, exactly? Do you have someone sleeping in the walk-in freezer back there?

Black Friday Creator Day 2025 by LionHearth Games A bundle by LionHearth Games, $7.00 for 4 games

All of my modules are currently 33% off! (50% off bundled together!)

Don't have "Children of Eden", which @alexandrian.bsky.social called "soul-searingly evocative?" Or maybe you want my newest module "Neon Dream Girl" for some Kill Bill Style Revenge Mystery!? Get'em Now!

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Random GM Tip – Character Sheet Logistics What do you do with your character sheets between game sessions?If you’re using an online service for your character sheets that everyone in the group can access, this will largely take care o

What do you do with your character sheets between game sessions?

Character sheet logistics are the type of thing you might never think about, but it's a technical flourish that can have a significant impact on your game.

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Ithaqua is all over my feed this weekend.

(I mean, the dumb plagiarism machine couldn't even remember that Falstaff had died in Henry V.)

Scene in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' (from Act IV, Scene 2 of the play by William Shakespeare) James Durno (c.1745–1795)

Just saw someone asking whether AI was used to create an SF paperback cover from 1957.

Over/under on how long before we start questioning whether or not Shakespeare used an LLM when writing The Merry Wives of Windsor?

Its his own fault for freezing your keyboard.

For posterity: Know ye that there was a time when the Google Maps app let you manually adjust your route. (You could even do it in multiple ways!)

Someone made the conscious choice to cripple the app so that you can only follow the route they dictate to you.

I really admire Samus Aran, because sometimes I too deal with challenges by curling up into a ball.

Before the missions.
Before the decisions.
There’s one choice to make.

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Ptolus: Running the Campaign – Laying Groundwork DISCUSSINGIn the Shadow of the Spire – Session 48B: The Fall of TepalThe biggest story of the morning hours had been a mysterious fire in the Guildsmans’ District – an apartment building

Laying groundwork for future adventures is one of those things that only advanced Game Masters do.

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Women Pro GMs, tag yourselves below! 💖

We’re making a new starter pack, so let us know if you want to be added. Also, feel free to include a link to your games.

Let’s celebrate incredible storytellers, and telling women’s stories 🙌

(This is inclusive of all women. Trans women are women).

If you want to run a mystery, i really recommend @alexandrian.bsky.social "So You Want To Be a Game Master"

I recommend the book in general, it's so useful with excellent advice and tips.

#dnd #ttrpg #rpg #tips

The reason the Faewild is the Faewild is that it's a git repo where the owner just accepts every single pull request reflexively. The only thing which stops a Fae from getting accidentally poofed from existence is a contract with beings on another plane (it's a legacy dependency, can't delete).

Sign on a library book drop sign requesting people to yell "NOT A SQUIRREL" to confirm they are human and not a squirrel trying to steal Keith's lunch.

squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith

Chris holding packaged Haunted West

Haunted West in post office

Shipping out more copies of Haunted West today, and it genuinely brightens my whole day. Your support inspires me to keep writing and creating strange, wonderful worlds.
Thank you for riding along with me! 🤠👻💛 #BlackOwnedBusiness #TTRPG

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They'll say that regardless. They've already somehow convinced themselves that it was Biden who implemented COVID lockdowns in 2020 through some sort of temporal ninjutsu.

Enshittification of @plex.tv has reached terminal velocity.

They now charge $250 to run remote-access media servers.

When I asked why their Android app no longer supported local network streaming, I was told it's no problem because I could still watch their ad-riddled videos.

Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.

"I code so others can dream."

Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.

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I keep getting them for anthologies I've appeared in.

Many of them out of print.

I've been more tempted to invest in Nigerian princes.

YouTube video by Alexandrian After Action - Mothership

Exclusive new video for Alexandrite members of the Youtube Channel!

This is an after action report from a session of my Mothership open table. I'm planning to do more of these in the future, offering a sneak peek into what's happening at my gaming table.

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Apparently I really, really want to be a Game Master. #rpg #ttrpg #gamemaster @alexandrian.bsky.social