Mike Robertson

I just want to make sure it’s known that I wouldn’t forgive my killer. Make my AI ghost tell him I’m going to haunt his ass forever

I’m so excited for the Brotherwise Cosmere game!

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d100 - Faction Features
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Lego figures being used to represent Dungeons and Dragons characters. A LEGO spider holds one of them in its legs. The are two sets of dice and a dice box in the picture as well.

Oh no!

Lego characters being used as Dungeons and Dragons figures on a printed map of a town. A child’s hand on the edge of the frame holding pink dice

The Helpers of Honeyhollow started the night on a peaceful shopping expedition. I’m sure it’ll be a nice, quiet #DnD session with my 5 year old.

My daughter asked me to homebrew a monster for her, and if you’re interested I’d love your take. It’s a “three-armed robot monster”. The two arms on either side hold scimitars. The one in the middle has a shield. It also has some kind of rainbow attack.

I was thinking of adapting a construct

I don’t know how far along they are, but there’s a team working on a TikTok alternative called Skylight based on the same protocol as BlueSky

Hear me out - their sidekick could be a “Kenku” who is actually a human in a giant bird costume

First, we have to figure out how to get on board and drop anchor. It won’t do to hop over and then have it keep coasting away from our own ship

I’ve never played one, but I like them. I like to think that even in a fantasy world, some people approach magic with an analytical mind and a desire to build it into something physical.

No, and I know exactly two people who still do, and they’re both men over 60.

As sessions with my 5 year old strayed further from any semblance of rules, I started to realize the structure is really just for my enjoyment. She’s just happy to play. I’m the one who needs permission to.

Even if DeepSeek is inferior to the other LLMs now, you can’t unring the bell that these things are achievable at lower costs

This is the part that really grinds my gears. They said we were going to use this technology to model protein folding and cure diseases. I can’t remember the last time I heard an update on those initiatives.

US AI companies are spending billions of dollars to make sandwiches using their own secret recipes and the most expensive ingredients available.

This company in China made basically the same sandwich with basic stuff from the grocery store, and then they posted the recipe for free on their blog

Kid: “For our next #DnD game, I want to do a scavenger hunt, and at the end of it we find a key that unlocks the room where a Water Elf lives, and then she’s going to join our party, too”

So I guess I’ll need another character sheet 😂

Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilders out there;

What's a fun little detail you've added into something typical that you feel makes it just a little bit more interesting?

It can be anything that is considered "normal" for your genre, but you've spiced up a bit.

#TTRPG

I have to make corrections every time, and sometimes the word choices are really bizarre.

For example, in that last sentence my phone thought I was trying to say “chevrons” rather than corrections.

a man with long hair is peeking out from behind a screen in front of a shield . Alt: a man with long hair is peeking out from behind a screen in front of a shield. The man is Matt Mercer from the Critical Role Dungeons and Dragons show.

For the #TTRPG DMs/GMs - what are the most useful bits of information on your side of the GM screen?

I’ve seen some people who have rules notes, initiative trackers, etc. What’s something you can’t live without on your screen?

This feels like a joke for a niche audience, and I’m definitely in that niche

My grandparents taped this for us during one of those free HBO weekends, and I probably watched it a dozen times. It still haunts me sometimes.

A picture focused on five fantasy-themed LEGO minifigs with a larger set of fantasy-themed minifigs behind them out of focus

Another thing about running a #DnD campaign for a five year old is that she’s not content with just one character. Our pool of PCs/DMPCs includes no less than…

1 Elf Bard
1 Elf Cleric
1 Dragonborn Rogue
1 Tiefling Sorcerer
1 Goliath Fighter

Needless to say, combat rounds are chaos

Time for oxtails!

I didn’t need to have this knowledge. Now you can have it against your will, too.

Target audience achieved

#DnD advice: A balanced combat encounter is easier to create if all the player characters died in the last one.

#15 made me want to build an Egon Spengler wizard

That’s exactly what I’m looking for! Thank you!