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Bob Irving

@birv2

Recently retired CS teacher, lover of making cool stuff with code. Now exploring TTRRG's; Shadowdark is my current fave. Love DMing for young people and enabling their fun and creativity!

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Woohoo!

08.03.2026 17:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Does #loner dungeoneer require another book to run? #solorpg

08.03.2026 15:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks!

02.03.2026 02:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Anyone ever play Wolves Upon the Coast solo? Just got the Bundle of Holding and it looks very awesome. #osr

01.03.2026 20:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What adventure are you running? And how experienced are your players in old school playing, ie: realizing they're not super heroes, being cautious, using their wits, and even being willing to run away. Not assuming you aren't doing this, but I also think the lethality of Shadowdark is overstated.

01.03.2026 20:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think megadungeons must be an acquired taste.

23.02.2026 02:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Shadowdark RPG: The Western Reaches Setting Drive back the darkness in a perilous land of cursed forests, haunted deserts, and brooding jungles. Your legend awaits!

I just backed Shadowdark RPG: The Western Reaches Setting on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...
Late to the party, I know.... but wow.

22.02.2026 16:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's what I think too. However, I did get the recent Arden Vul Bundle and will read it for inspiration. Can't imagine running it. Having said that, the 3D6DTL folks did a really entertaining playthrough. And I'm not a fan of AP's.

22.02.2026 16:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seriously great art here! I bought it right away and you should too.

21.02.2026 19:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is is the Arden Vul or the Shadowdark port that is causing the problems for you?

21.02.2026 19:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just downloaded these and they are FANTASTIC! Thanks for making them and putting them out there. I did pay for them, as they're so worth it.

16.02.2026 14:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I run Shadowdark for middle schoolers, but they're a bit older than your age group. Hard to say, but I've been thinking that if I ran something for that age group, I'd want to try Land of Eem.

16.02.2026 14:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When is a door not a door? As a DM for middle schoolers, there is no shortage of distractions and hilarity. They were playing the Waking of Willowby Hall, and I was explaining/drawing ...

We sometimes need some hilarity in these times. Here's a true story from my middle school RPG group: bobirving.bearblog.dev/when-is-a-do...

14.02.2026 22:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Shadowdark Western Reaches Kickstarter Hits $3 Million Mark "Shadowdark: The Western Reaches" has officially hit $3 million in funding on Kickstarter. We look at what this means for the game and the TTRPG community.

"Shadowdark: The Western Reaches" has officially hit $3 million in funding on Kickstarter. We look at what this means for the game and the TTRPG community as a whole. ttrpgfans.com/shadowdark-t... #shadowdark #shadowdarkrpg #arcanelibrary #ttrpg #TTRPGCommunity #TabletopRPG #RPG

26.01.2026 02:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

05.01.2026 15:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 15418 ๐Ÿ” 4235 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 420 ๐Ÿ“Œ 392
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Linux Mint 22.3 gets a Beta release with lots of new features Linux Mint 22.3 is set to be the next long-term supported release and a Beta is now here you can test, with a surprising amount of new features.

Linux Mint 22.3 gets a Beta release with lots of new features
#Linux #LinuxMint #OpenSource

22.12.2025 12:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 68 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Doing my last deep dive in #ironsworn and hoping it sticks this time. Reading Delve and "envisioning" how things might develop. Open for tips, as I'm coming from a very OSR-like mindset. But I do love writing and literature, so I think Fiction First might somehow work for me.

29.11.2025 23:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

True. But there are other (free) sync solutions. Publish not so much. But it's hard to argue with the cost of the base app.

26.11.2025 16:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's free, right?

26.11.2025 16:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.

25.11.2025 12:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 4940 ๐Ÿ” 1343 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52 ๐Ÿ“Œ 41

Just turned off "smart" stuff on #gmail. Whew. So tired of AI intrusions on everything. Glad I'm on #linuxmint.

23.11.2025 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you own older computer hardware and Win10 is telling you to buy a new computer or go to hell, I strongly suggest you dump Microsoft.

Linux Mint is very easy to install, especially on non-current or somewhat older hardware.

There are free apps to do pretty much everything you need.

21.11.2025 20:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is why I love Obsidian!

21.11.2025 21:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Got mine!

06.11.2025 16:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sounds cool. Hope you get it out there sometime!

06.11.2025 16:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks! Would love to hear more about your rule set.

06.11.2025 02:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just becoming enamored of #mazerats and wondering if anyone has run it solo? What worked, what didn't? I'm thinking of using #mythicgme for the oracle. Trying to wrap my head around the lite rules. Loving what I see, though I'm tempted to run #shadowdark as my system because that's my jam. #solorpg

05.11.2025 21:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow! Good on you for starting them young.

22.10.2025 17:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What age(s) are your kiddos? Asking because I run games for middle schoolers.

22.10.2025 15:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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22.10.2025 00:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 997 ๐Ÿ” 299 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2