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Dr. Axel Runnholm

@tabletopastronomer.com.bsky.social

Doctor of astronomy. TTRPG enthusiast. Expect nerdiness My ttrpg nerdiness can be found here: www.tabletopastronomer.com And my Väsen mystery can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/yc4wrjsw

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Hmm it's hard because I struggle to find my own process there but one thing I have found is to keep it simple, don't bother about stats and stuff, just have a clear purpose for the character in the situation. Why are they there, from their own perspective? What do they want?

19.11.2025 20:14 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Five Tips for Creating Memorable NPCs in Your TTRPG - Dice Company Podcast By Tom Patrick Creating memorable NPCs (Non-Player Characters) is one of the best ways to bring your tabletop RPG world to life. Whether you’re running…

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19.11.2025 12:48 — 👍 17    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 5

Obviously my phone butchered the word sane at the beginning there 😭

18.11.2025 19:26 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Don't have to stay as and if you weren't sane from the start 😂 (complimentary obviously 😆)

18.11.2025 19:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

You have encountered an internet heritage post 😆 it is still stuck in my brain. It's been years. Send help

18.11.2025 18:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dice Company: The Tales of Kale Vala Comedy Fiction Podcast · Monthly series · Kale ’Finn’ Vala is an archivist, explorer, chronicler and archivist. He has made his his life’s work to produce The comprehensive history of the World of Ele...

The Tales of Kale Vala tells stories from the Dice Company universe in audiobook form

It's written and narrated beautifully by Richard Godden @richaargh.bsky.social

Season 2 is in progress - with part 3 out now 🎧🎲👇

18.11.2025 12:47 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1

Yay I won the naming contest 🎉 also they are gorgeous

18.11.2025 07:35 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

One wonders how hard it can possibly be to stay away from the brain rotting world burning plagiarism machine. It's deeply disappointing every single time

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mars rover socks showing zoomed in view perseverance rover analysing a rock and ingenuity flying above

mars rover socks showing zoomed in view perseverance rover analysing a rock and ingenuity flying above

james webb space telescope christmas ornament

james webb space telescope christmas ornament

jwst jewelry set featuring earrings and pendant necklace based on the 18 hexagon primary mirror

jwst jewelry set featuring earrings and pendant necklace based on the 18 hexagon primary mirror

Curiosity rover wheel pendant necklace in sterling silver being held in hand

Curiosity rover wheel pendant necklace in sterling silver being held in hand

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15.11.2025 19:39 — 👍 71    🔁 45    💬 1    📌 3

Well for the last book in our Väsen campaign I did write an in world short story of some 10 pages as well as a series of visions of about the same length. Both did end up being quite appreciated though so no regrets there

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a dachshund is sitting on a red airplane with the words that 's a good wisdom Alt: a dachshund is sitting on a red airplane with the words that 's a good wisdom
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fo- five. five shrews tall.

15.11.2025 07:03 — 👍 3258    🔁 792    💬 3    📌 2

Well well I wouldn't go thaaaaat far 😆

12.11.2025 04:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I won't be mean about physics! Promise!

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The Tabletop Astronomer

Periodic reminder that I write some, hopefully not awful, things over on www.tabletopastronomer.com every once in a while. Please check it out 🥺 please.. pretty please....

Ahem yes well there is some stuff there. There you go

11.11.2025 18:56 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 2

You did so well 🎉

11.11.2025 17:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It's such a good chapter, everyone did so well ❤️

11.11.2025 17:45 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I have a PhD - you can tell by how good I math

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a white cat is sitting in a pink cage with another cat . Alt: a white cat is sitting in a pink cage with another cat desperately reaching through the bars for a toy

Is it helpful if I say I want the beans now? Immediately? Right away even?

08.11.2025 11:18 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Yeah makes a lot of sense. I just find that when I have those windows, half the time I don't have the brain which leads to what I can only call frustration 😆

08.11.2025 11:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is another good one! You keep nailing my own creative struggles in these 😆

I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on making time for creative projects. How do you find the time and the energy at the same time?

08.11.2025 10:19 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Followed that KS because that sounds very funny 😆

08.11.2025 09:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's #SelfPromoSaturday! If you've made a thing, I demand to hear about it in the replies.

Pitch your new games! Show off the fun adventure you're developing, or any recent illustrations and sketches you've made!

07.11.2025 23:26 — 👍 15    🔁 8    💬 11    📌 0
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Shadows over Hallowed Ruins: A Vaesen One-shot - Free League Publishing | Free League Work Shop | DriveThruRPG Even the smallest village can have the deepest roots and hold the darkest evils.  As All Hallows Day approaches, the light fades and spirits roam. Can you work out what is happening before terror desc...

Hiya! I'm Axel and I've been doing some mysteries for the #vaesen ttrpg. I recently challenged myself to make a short one shot in a single day which was a lot of fun actually! Check out the results here:
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

08.11.2025 09:47 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Forever a top hat in our hearts 🎩 ❤️ #forevertoosoon

08.11.2025 09:36 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I'm gonna stay out of the firing line of this one. What did you do to Alex to make him choose so much violence😆

08.11.2025 09:30 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Getting a creative itch and being able to scratch it should always be celebrated! Too often it's one or the other

07.11.2025 21:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Congrats! Sometimes just getting a sentence out is like climbing a mountain but at least that mountain got climbed!

07.11.2025 20:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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