Tyler

Special N

open.spotify.com/track/3U6ZNV...

Equus

Perennial get-up-and-awkward-dance classic: open.spotify.com/track/2ethqp...

Roygbiv

It just doesn't get much better than this song in my book. open.spotify.com/track/5Hf2h5...

Lovers Bleed on Red Earth This is a snippet of fiction/flavor text from the upcoming TTRPG, ASTRA ARCANUM. It takes place in the 25th century Solar System, wherein Earth has been lost and most of the remnants of humanity live on Mars. Terraforming and atmospheric control are inchoate; life is tough and cheap; and monsters, both human and otherwise, abound on the regolith. The excerpt depicts a couple, two armigers (skilled mercenaries), returning from a dangerous mission: …

Lovers Bleed on Red Earth

This is a snippet of fiction/flavor text from the upcoming TTRPG, ASTRA ARCANUM. It takes place in the 25th century Solar System, wherein Earth has been lost and most of the remnants of humanity live on Mars. Terraforming and atmospheric control are inchoate; life is…

Doors This is a pretentious post about doors and what they symbolize. You know, it's the end of a year. Doors are closing. Some stay ajar. Others open. That kind of thing. Happy New Year one and all. Hope you find the next year to be to your liking. And I hope the world gets its act together (not holding my breath).

This is a pretentious post about doors and what they symbolize. You know, it's the end of a year. Doors are closing. Some stay ajar. Others open. That kind of thing.

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Encounter Hook #3

Here's another hook to inspire your TTRPG games. Use it, change it, or ignore it. If you do use it, let me know! I had fun with this one.

https://tylerdenison.com/2025/12/19/encounter-hook-3/

Hyper Light Drifter

An absolute masterpiece. Floored and inspired every time I listen to it. #disasterpeace #videogames #soundtracks #gamesoundtracks #electronic
open.spotify.com/album/358HhL...

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Photographs of faces, mostly in stone. 2003-2025.

https://tylerdenison.com/2025/12/15/faces-1/

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Here's another Encounter Hook inspired (loosely) by song lyrics (and by a statue). Feel free to use the hook however you please; let me know if you do!

https://tylerdenison.com/2025/12/10/encounter-hook-2/

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This is the first in a planned series of TTRPG Encounter Hooks inspired by song lyrics (and potentially other random things).

https://tylerdenison.com/2025/12/01/encounter-hook-1/

Digging and digging This is another post about mining memories for inspiration and for clarity. To find ideas for a new project, one about nostalgia, longing, and the future, I delve into moments, buildings, and fleeting emotions. To begin: a song from an album which has been a guiding star for the past several years.

Digging and digging

This is another post about mining memories for inspiration and for clarity. To find ideas for a new project, one about nostalgia, longing, and the future, I delve into moments, buildings, and fleeting emotions. To begin: a song from an album which has been a guiding star for…

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In honor of my favorite late Renaissance diva, Isabella Andreini. In writing her character for Historica Arcanum: Serenade for the Damned, I drew upon her own words to help flesh out her character and bring life to the setting. True,…

https://tylerdenison.com/2025/11/22/isabella-the-burning-one/

Front Row Gallows View

I love this song (and the rest of the album) so much. A slow burn--beautiful, mournful, and menacing. 🖤🌌
open.spotify.com/track/6gq0pJ...

bleary / static, 2013-2019 Recently, I have been combing through old photographs, in search of lost time and looking for references for an upcoming game project. These are some of the memories which have been floating around in the back of my mind. Bonus Tim Hecker here at the start because his work always works nicely fuzzy, nasty, serene, haunted things.

bleary / static, 2013-2019

Recently, I have been combing through old photographs, in search of lost time and looking for references for an upcoming game project. These are some of the memories which have been floating around in the back of my mind. Bonus Tim Hecker here at the start because his…

Venice, 1521 CE It is night. The lights of fires on the nearby bridge reflect off the canal water and create phantasmagoric shapes on the building opposite mine. As I sit here in this drawing room, window open to the...

tylerdenison.com/2025/11/06/v...

YouTube video by junkee brennan lee mulligan interview where he’s casually handing out priceless wisdom like candy

gods damn, this man is a treasure. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebi5...

YouTube video by Viewport: Inside Looks At Video Games Hades 2 Composer Darren Korb Spills His Songwriting Process

Kudos to the @supergiantgames.bsky.social team for another perfect game, and to @darrenkorb.bsky.social on another amazing soundtrack. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT98...

YouTube video by Game Informer The Art of Hades II with Supergiant Games' Jen Zee | Interview

A wonderful interview with Jen Zee of Supergiant Games about the art of Hades II (interview by Game Informer): www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r9v...

#Imamoglu #turkey #democracy

花樣的年華 - 電影[花樣年華]配樂 周璇 · 百年中國時代曲名典 · Song · 1992

open.spotify.com/track/3PKxRK...

The best new tabletop RPG books of 2024 Starfinder, Triangle Agency, Shadowdark, and more games that stood out this year

@polygon.com listed Metis Creative's Era of the Crusades as one of its best rpg books of 2024! It's super exciting and humbling to be mentioned along with such illustrious company! #ttrpg #dnd #rpg #dnd5e www.polygon.com/best-of-the-...

It's a rainy dayvan cowboy day #boc

A row of 4 temporary sheds in a town centre, 4 of many, being prepared for a Christmas market.

Remarkable how readily a council can construct temporary shelter for people, provided it's for a Christmas market.

Barbara Zangerl flashes Freerider on El Capitan Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has flashed 'Freerider' (VI 5.13a), making her the first person in history to flash El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.

This is an incredible feat, big up to Barbara Zangerl!
www.planetmountain.com/en/news/clim...

Frankfurt, 2010

YouTube video by Rhystic Studies Hatred Outlives the Hateful | Magic's Best Flavor Text

Rhystic Studies is one of my favorite voices on art and Mtg. This is one of those videos I return to often, as a writer and someone with deep affection for concise, evocative flavor text. Hatred outlives the Hateful. youtu.be/0VK9D1ti-Yg?...