The Silent Bard - Theater of the Mind and Heart

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Game Masters Day MEGA Round-up! (#51) Celebrate good RPG times! ... We highlight TONS of great deals across the web in honor of GMs Day.

International Game Masters Day is tomorrow, March 4th! ... Today, tomorrow, and this week, expect to see a bunch of great bundles, deals and other TTRPG things for the dungeon master/game master crowd!
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Muted Swallow Episode 2 - Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy Gameplay YouTube video by ANIM - Agency of Narrative Intrigue and Mystery

youtu.be/DsIga_drnp8 #ttrpg #indiettrpg #indiegame #mystery #actualplay #actualplaypodcast #rpg #tabletop

Watch an 807-year-old vampire Comtesse and a 19-year-old homeless lesbian go to dinner in this second episode of the Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy playthrough of Muted Swallow!

Game Jam Alert: March 2026 by Drew_Makes Your montly newsletter for current and upcoming Game Jams

Have no fear, the next issue of Game Jam Alert is here! 😎
6 new tabletop Jams to get the brain juices going.

Make a game
Make a zine
Make a coffee and design something!

#rpgdesign

The Curse of Stoneshatter Tomb: A Shadowdark Adventure A 2nd level adventure balanced for one-shot, or convention, play!

Only 3 days left to go for this #Shadowdark Kickstarter! Pledge now to get this 2nd lvl adventure in Print, PDF, or Foundry VTT!

New monsters, a new magic item, rival crawlers, and plot hooks to help GMs drop this into an ongoing campaign.

#TTRPG #OSR

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jer...

Twitch Twitch is the world

"tonight we're playing Dead by Daylight.
Finally! Something lighthearted!"
Twitch.tv/stickwyvern 6:00 pm CDT

She does so enjoy putting victims on meat hooks...

Listening to the ZZ Top "play all" list right now, but I'm generally more of a pick-an-album guy.
Feel free to throw recommendations if you're a fan and have a favorite. So far leaning toward Afterburner.

Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla has a sister named
Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla.
She has an aardvark. ❣️

I will have #SchoolHouseRock in my head for the rest of the day now. :)
youtu.be/zF8klfkuoOI?...

Illustrated fantasy book cover showing a young armored ranger standing on a snowy mountain path, holding a spear and facing several looming reptilian creatures emerging from the mist. Jagged peaks rise in the background beneath a large purple moon dominating the sky. The scene is rendered in a painterly style with cool blue and violet tones, conveying danger and isolation in a harsh winter landscape.

The patrol begins today.

Ahu’s First Patrol is now live on Kickstarter — a replayable solo adventure gamebook using D&D 5e. No group required, beginner-friendly, story-driven. No AI art.

Join the first journey into Uoru:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...

#dnd #ttrpg #gamebook

Take Inspiration From Around You For Your Worldbuilding! YouTube video by Bag of Tips

Take Inspiration From Around You For Your Worldbuilding!
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#DND #dnd5e #Dungeons #Dragons #Notes #Talking #Pathfinder #2e #TTRPG #Tabletop #Roleplay #RPG #HowTo #Guide #Tips #Tricks #5e #DungeonsAndDragons #Help #Inspiration #Worldbuilding #Worldbuild

Twitch Twitch is the world

Omori is scheduled for today at 6:00 pm CDT! Twitch.tv/stickwyvern
#GamerGirl #Streamer #variety

If I hadn't left my airpods at home on the charger, they'd be there too. :)

Loot drop from me:
multitool
bifocals
samsung phablet
smartwatch
homemade scented oil roller
1 roll med tape
1 pot tiger balm
keys w/p38
Hard Rock cap
wedding ring
assorted pills for pain & ADHD
cough drops
small random puzzle toy or fidget
High chance of dice, rulebooks, etc
Timer till I respawn...

A photo of Ginny Di standing in front of a castle, holding a barn owl on a falconer's glove. Superimposed on the image is boxed text that reads "If I disappear for a few hours it's because I started researching medieval falconry for a joke and now I know too much."

Did you know falconry was one of few medieval sports that both men & women were welcome to participate in? Peregrine falcons were a popular bird for ladies because they're small. Also, they apparently hunt by PUNCHING OTHER BIRDS OUT OF THE SKY WITH THEIR CLOSED FISTS.

Pic from D&D in a Castle 2022

The Cog That Remains & Tales from the Cockpit Print Runs A Lost & Found game of a giant robot, its many pilots, and the passage of time, and a Wretched & Alone game of a mecha mechanic.

Final day of #ZineTopia @backerkit.com! Get Tales from the Cockpit, a Lost & Found solo game of a giant robot, its many pilots, and the passage of time! There are also stranded pilots, mecha mechanics, heists, dream hackers, and fleeing starships in the add-ons!! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

The End Of The Innocence YouTube video by Don Henley - Topic

Today's #ListenOnLoop hits a little differently this year.
Don Henley, "End of the Innocence"

No more beating ploughshares into swords for this tired old man we've elected king, or being poisoned by these fairy tales.

Offer up your best defense.

OK, I lied. Too excited to just wait.

Wrote up three half-page proposals for possible game ideas: a Lovecraftian Windpunk anime, a historical moster-meets-Indiana Jones, or a remote space cat&mouse to & thru an unmanned refueling station - or a complete improv if preferred.

I'm stoked!

Warlock: the executor of my resurrection contract...

So yeah, if I've ever said something awkward to you, please know that there's more where that came from.

<finger guns>

Support small artists!

Big Chair Gaming | creating Unbound - Roleplaying Game | Patreon creating Unbound - Roleplaying Game

Supporting indie TTRPGs on Patreon isn't charity. It's investing in games that actually innovate instead of rehashing the same class based systems. Here's your chance: www.patreon.com/user... #ttrpg #indierpg

Happy 10th birthday to Stardew Valley. Go dig through your neighbor's trash to celebrate!

Find someone who sees how weird you are in the privacy of your home, and matches your energy.

SO
MUCH
THIS.

Got a playtest scheduled for Sunday.
Made some generic pregen templates as examples, but not prep'ing anything else; not even going to insist on a genre.

I'll have a quick discussion with the players, throw together PCs for whatever they decide, and fake it with the oracle.
2 in 1 testing. 😁

🔴 Join us for our next chapter of Sanguine Scourge, a Vampire the Masquerade chronicle of drama, darkness, and desire TONIGHT at 7:30pm eastern time / 4:30pm pacific time on Twitch. 

The Wanderer's Bookshop Find your "white whale" in the caretaking of a magical bookshop, use tarot cards to guide solo journalling and book curation. Learn to build collections for the future.

Hey Y'all,

We're in the last 48 hours of The Wanderer's Bookshop
I would love for you to share this with people you think might be interested!

There are still some stretch goals to reach and a lot already unlocked, bringing work by some really cool people as exclusives!

tinyurl.com/Last48Books

Noctopolis: An Apocalypse Keys Mystery - Play on the Roll20 Virtual Tabletop OMEN-CLASS MONSTERS, the disappearance and subsequent impersonation of multiple monsters within Noctopolis indicates a HARBINGER-CLASS MONSTER may be undermining local defenses. Go undercover as su...

The Roll20 VTT integration for my #TTRPG module Noctopolis: An Apocalypse Keys Mystery is out now!

Roll20 Marketplace: marketplace.roll20.net/browse/modul...
DriveThruRPG bundle of VTT + PDF: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Post with additional details: www.calenmirsrpgs.com/blog/noctopo...

Which Solo Game Should I Play? - Click to view on Ko-fi Kelsey Clarey / IslandersCaper added a poll on Ko-fi

I've been inspred by @asteyni.bsky.social's current solo RPG series to try doing one of my own!

But first, I need to pick a game.

Vote now on my #kofi page and feel free to give me some recommendations for other games to check out!

ko-fi.com/polls/Which-...

Same bat-time,
same bat-channel!
Most nights at 6pm,
...which I apparently forgot to specify last time. 🕕