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Brian Suskind

@briansuskind.bsky.social

Let’s see…Screenwriter, professional TTRPG designer for Kobold Press and author. Producer and (unwitting) actor at times. Veteran of Medieval reenactment. Mimic aficionado. Woodworker. Father of two children who tolerate him. Has many dogs.

98 Followers  |  50 Following  |  49 Posts  |  Joined: 02.08.2023  |  1.5964

Latest posts by briansuskind.bsky.social on Bluesky

@seankreynolds.bsky.social - Look what you’ve gotten me into now! We’re starting an Invisible Sun campaign. :)

11.03.2025 04:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

@seananmcguire.bsky.social - We are finally starting an Invisible Sun campaign. So excited!!!

11.03.2025 04:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It was so funny!!!

28.01.2025 21:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When we give the puppy a bath he always comes out looking like Greg Brady…

15.01.2025 13:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A visit to NYC isn’t complete without these….(matzo ball not shown - having been eaten)

22.12.2024 17:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Got to roll the big die at the @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social last night. Great fun!

22.12.2024 13:11 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Since I live in California, I am not used to “weather”. This makes me very appreciative of hot chocolate!

21.12.2024 18:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hey TTRPG folks. I know a lot of indie games (and some mainstream ones) use player narrative control. I’ve been toying with giving my home group similar “powers” with some success.

Anyone else use it in your 5e/ToV/PF games?

03.12.2024 16:03 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

I’d love a copy of that! My players are currently in Metrol trying to avoid a civil war among the Lord of Blades followers

23.10.2024 14:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com - Not sure if you are ever in the US for Gencon, but if you are, we’d love to have you play in a Kobold Press rpg game.

07.01.2024 01:58 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Another idea I had is follow up questions.

It’s an okay answer if a player tells you their character’s village was destroyed by mimics (or something).

But the GM could then ask a few follow up questions specifically about that event. Like, “who died?”, “who lived?”, or “who do you blame?”

28.12.2023 14:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I would be concerned with putting too many walls up around an answer but a list of choices or examples is a great idea

28.12.2023 14:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’m more talking about the types of questions on a character questionnaire that would be most helpful to a GM. For example, “why did your character decide to become an adventurer?”

28.12.2023 14:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Okay TTRPG and fantasy writing folks. I’m working up a truly useful character questionnaire and would love input. Usually these things don’t provide the GM with usable info and/or items/NPCs/locations/plots to build a game from.

So what questions would you most value in a character questionnaire?

28.12.2023 14:02 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Not sure what’s happening here but I certainly approve of all the cheese

22.12.2023 13:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Achievement Unlocked! Got both shoes on. Woooo!

21.12.2023 13:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Happy Bday James!!!! @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social

16.12.2023 17:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Not sure who need to see this, but someone needs to make a iOS port for Starflight.

16.12.2023 17:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Tome of Heroes, Tome of Beasts 3, Midgard Worldbook

16.12.2023 16:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is cool. Three of my books made this top 20 third-party D&D book list!

dungeonsanddragonsfan.com/best-dnd-3rd...

16.12.2023 16:23 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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My view as I cook dinner: the family is decorating the tree

04.12.2023 01:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

OMG - That’s so great!!!!

29.11.2023 15:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

One of my favorites is “Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth”

29.11.2023 15:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I would 100% read a book (or watch a show) about Delirium just going about their day.

25.11.2023 15:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If I apply that metric, I’m half pilgrim and half Chinese

25.11.2023 15:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Curious about the new spellcrafting in Elyse’s Guide to Magic? Here’s a video of myself giving a sneak peek.

youtu.be/IMXwJ7LWehc?...

23.11.2023 23:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This’ll help…

m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjlY...

23.11.2023 15:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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It’s that time of the year again. Thanksgiving cookies!

23.11.2023 03:00 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Along w/ @briansuskind.bsky.social and myself, we've got a pretty great group working on Elyse's Guide to Magic, including including @paradoliak.bsky.social, @vjhcreations.bsky.social, @kiennas.bsky.social, @unseeliejess.bsky.social, with @gabejamesgames.bsky.social writing the intro adventure!

21.11.2023 16:36 — 👍 15    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 2
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Ready for my weekly Saturday morning kids D&D game.

18.11.2023 16:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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