@dsword
He/Him Yes, Sword is my real last name. Yes, it is awesome. No, you can't have it. Co-founder and GM on swordandkey.bsky.social Co-host/co-cryptowoologist on monstercrush.bsky.social I mostly repost from those places, follow them beacons.ai./dereksword
I am getting all the smiles, character dirt, and great garage band names from @swordandkey.bsky.social and tonight's Sword & Key playing Tooth or Truth! twitch.tv/sword_and_key
Horizon's Call is LIVE with its Season 6 Premiere NOW (3pm PT / 6pm ET)!
What's the best thing to do before a deadly fight? A drinking game! Join our crew as they play Tooth or Truth from @penofsmiting.bsky.social , a game where truth is easier to swallow than the tooth
twitch.tv/sword_and_key
At 3pm PT / 6pm ET we return to the world of Domaris
Horizon’s Call sets sail again today for our Season 6 Premiere!
Join us as the crew play their favorite game within a game of hard truths and harder drinks, Tooth or Truth from @penofsmiting.bsky.social
Watch live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
A promotional image for a Sword&Key game. The background is white and indigo-colored with a scratchy-texture over it. The title of the campaign is called The Indigo Nexus, an Invisible Sun game. The game runs on Saturdays at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 7pm CET on twitch.tv/sword_and_key From left to right, the cast is: Asher (tickyhead on bluesky) Ian (iandepriest on bluesky) Mer (Game Master) (archmageofdice on Bluesky) Seth Ventris (laventuredouble on bluesky) Trout (tricksywizard on bluesky)
A holy meeting, casual breaking and entering while high, and the sound of... angry birds in the distance?
Join The Indigo Nexus, and Invisible Sun game by @montecookgames.com at 10am PT!
Map of convention vendor hall with Friday Tea's booth #11232 marked
Wondering how to find Friday Afternoon Tea this weekend? We're not in our usual spot! Trek down to the zero'th floor and find us next to the big 11200 aisle sign. We'll be pouring tea and sharing giggles all weekend long!
#eccc #seattle #comiccon
To celebrate the 5 year anniversary of Horizon's Call, we have a special announcement
Saturday, March 7th at 3pm PT / 6pm ET we return to the seas
Join us live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
Fair winds and following seas, brave mariners
Promotional image with a purple, blue, and pink background in a futuristic design. The game is called Zenith 3000 and stars Alex, Abhishek, Eva, Seth, and Mer. Character art by AmayaIsOkay features a white haired elven gunslinger, a femme figure with a golden thorn crown holding a finger up in a shhh motion, a blonde woman with long hair looking over her shoulder at the camera, a purple haired femme figure with cyberpunk style glasses, and a purple tinted masc person with decorated deer antlers looking at a small digital tablet. The text says: "Thursdays 5:15pm Pacific on twitch.tv/sword_and_key. The game is raising money for medecins sans frontiers.
The air grows thin as you climb. What once consumed and constituted you shrinks into the horizon. The Mountain subsumes you. There is nothing here but rock, ice, and the Voice in the wind.
5:15 PM Pacific/8:15 PM Eastern, Zenith 3000 airs on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
Featuring
Alex - Unsociable
@neonraiden.bsky.social
Seth - Unsociable
@evaserrate.bsky.social
@archmageofdice.bsky.social
And special guest @ohlookitsgilly.bsky.social !
Z3K is raising money for Doctors Without Borders and you can donate at tilt.fyi/ThGGM2hXhx !
Diplomacy may not be a skill, but when has that ever stopped our crew?
Tonight at 7pm Pacific, more Baldur's Gate 3! Gate Night 70 - Lives, All Mortal Lives airs on twitch.tv/sword_and_key featuring @theladydame.bsky.social @shadowsilvia.bsky.social @dsword.bsky.social
Gate Night is back with Date 70 - Lives, All Mortal Lives!
@shadowsilvia.bsky.social , @theladydame.bsky.social , and @dsword.bsky.social are hell-bound and ready to take on Raphael and all of his *DRAMA*, damned be the consequences!
Watch live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
The first IN THE MARCH OF MADNESS episode of 2026 is out now!
Play along with your own bracket to choose which of these sixteen Lovecraftian Horrors can win your heart and destroy your mind!
Listen/download wherever you get your podcasts or here: open.spotify.com/episode/6GAc...
Welcome back, spring fandom blends: inspired by Critical Role, Digital Geekery, RPG Classes, Spells & Potions
From 3/1-3/3, ALL Winter & Spring House & Fandom Blends are available!
While you're stocking up on the delish flower & fruit explosion of our Spring House Blends, be sure to take a geeky little stroll over to the Spring Fandom lineup to join our annual celebration of Tabletop Gaming & Geek Culture!
Promotional image of this week’s streams on Sword & Key. Text says : This week on twitch.tv/sword_and_key. All times Pacific Sword & Key. On the left are the stream names, and to the right are the days and times. From top to bottom: Gate Night, Tuesday at 7pm. Zenith 3000, Thursday at 5:15pm. The Indigo Nexus, Saturday at 10am. Horizon's Call Season 6 Premiere, Saturday at 3pm.
THIS WEEK ON SWORD & KEY...
The continuation of some of our finest series as well as the return of Horizon's Call for its SIXTH SEASON!
All times listed are in PT and all streams are live on the one and only twitch.tv/sword_and_key
A bracket for In the March of Madness from Monster Crush. It has a green background with faded images of tentacles on the left and right sides. In the top left corner is the Sword & Key logo in white. At the bottom center is the Monster Crush logo featuring a blue/pink tentacle and a green monstrous hand making a heart shape above the text "monster" in green slimy block font and "crush" in red script - this is all in a black circle. The text at the top of the page reads "in the march of madness" in pink and green with "2026 salty 16 single smooch elimination" in neon red beneath. The left and right sides of the page have the words "bog" and "goo" respectively in red. The center text has the word "final" in neon pink. The bracket has sixteen entries with eight on each side. The left side has (from top to bottom) blackness from the stars, shabbith-ka, lu-kthu, daoloth, kthanid, fthaggua, mh'ithra. The right side has (from top to bottom) shterot, atlach-nacha, rhogog, byatis, hziulquoigmnzha, chaugnar faugn, bugg-shash, nyarlathotep.
IN THE MARCH OF MADNESS RETURNS FOR ITS THIRD YEAR!
Sixteen eldritch entities are fighting tooth and tentacle for love. Who will win the finals... and our hearts?
Grab a bracket to play along with us and listen to our new episode (dropping later today) to hear our picks for the BOG Conference!
The annual spring sale is ON! 15% off winter & spring house blends March 1-3 with the code "springaling" at fridaytea.com
Welcome to March! We're embracing the springtime spirit with floral flavors while also holding onto the last sips of winter coziness. Join us in the seasonal cusp with 15% off all Winter & Spring House Blends!
Sale applies both in-store and online with code "Springaling"
A photo of Jenn (the person behind Long Dog Dice) standing outside with her arms crossed, not looking at the camera. She is wearing a black heather hooded long sleeve tee shirt. Printed on the right hand side of the chest on two lines is "Kallista, Tempest Cleric". Down the left sleeve is a stylized series of stat modifier boxes from a D&D character sheet. The implication is the shirt is customized for the given character.
Don't mind me, just testing some things out 👀
If only there was a podcast about the finer points of monster romance… WAIT
A promotional image for a Sword&Key game. The background is white and indigo-colored with a scratchy-texture over it. The title of the campaign is called The Indigo Nexus, an Invisible Sun game. The game runs on Saturdays at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 7pm CET on twitch.tv/sword_and_key From left to right, the cast is: Asher (tickyhead on bluesky) Ian (iandepriest on bluesky) Mer (Game Master) (archmageofdice on Bluesky) Seth Ventris (laventuredouble on bluesky) Trout (tricksywizard on bluesky)
After the disaster at The Herding of Heaven and everyone's magic being drained, our vislae continue to recuperate in their endeavors.
Join us at 10am PT for Episode 2 of The Indigo Nexus!
Birthday post for Sword & Key co-founder Eva. It has a background of glittering blue. The left vertical has the Sword & Key logo in white followed by "Happy Birthday" in neon pink and "Eva" in neon blue. The left vertical has a picture of Eva with a blue halo around it. Below that is Eva's socials flanked by blue silhouettes of otters
A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Sword & Key co-founder, @evaserrate.bsky.social !
When she isn't producing, playing in, or running games with S&K, Eva is a friend, partner, and pet-parent to practically a small zoo's worth of animals.
We love & appreciate you for all you are and all you do!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
💜💜💜💜💜
Promotional image with a purple, blue, and pink background in a futuristic design. The game is called Zenith 3000 and stars Alex, Abhishek, Eva, Seth, and Mer. Character art by AmayaIsOkay features a white haired elven gunslinger, a femme figure with a golden thorn crown holding a finger up in a shhh motion, a blonde woman with long hair looking over her shoulder at the camera, a purple haired femme figure with cyberpunk style glasses, and a purple tinted masc person with decorated deer antlers looking at a small digital tablet. The text says: "Thursdays 5:15pm Pacific on twitch.tv/sword_and_key. The game is raising money for medecins sans frontiers.
Stay low. Move fast. Break things. Eyes might be everywhere, but remember: you didn't see anything, here at home in the Panoctagon.
Z3K returns at 5:15pm PT for a jailbreak with special guest @ohlookitsgilly.bsky.social !
Gate Night is back NOW (7pm PT / 10pm ET)!
Our 69th episode has been a long time coming (especially since we postponed our episode the past 2 weeks). But it's here now and things are sure to be NICE since we are dealing with Raphael and all of his DRAMA!
Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
We've chumba'd our last wumba. Or have we?
Date 69 (nice) of Gate Night airs tonight (for real) at 7PM Pacific/10 PM Eastern on twitch.tv/sword_and_key!
Promotional image of this week’s streams on Sword & Key. Text says : This week on twitch.tv/sword_and_key. All times Pacific Sword & Key. On the left are the stream names, and to the right are the days and times. From top to bottom: Gate Night Tuesday at 7pm Zenith 3000 Thursday at 5:15pm The Indigo Nexus Saturday at 10am
Here's the schedule for the last week of February!
A casting/premiere announcement for an upcoming game on Sword & Key. The background is white and indigo-colored with a scratchy-texture over it. The title of the campaign is called The Indigo Nexus, an Invisible Sun game. The series premiere is on February 21st at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 7pm CET on twitch.tv/sword_and_key From left to right, the cast is: Asher (tickyhead on bluesky) Ian (iandepriest on bluesky) Mer (Game Master) (archmageofdice on Bluesky) Seth Ventris (laventuredouble on bluesky) Trout (tricksywizard on bluesky)
Every 17 years, a group of magical hounds called the Starchasers descend into Fartown to gather fallen stars and usher them back into the night sky. The night has returned, and a new Herding of Heaven festival begins.
Join us at 10am PT for the PREMIERE!!! of The Indigo Nexus!!
A promotional graphic for a charity event. On the left, there is the logo for "Apochromatic Unlimited" featuring a stylized letter "A" with the text "Harlem Renaissance Forever" above and below it. The background has an intricate, swirling pattern with "BHM 2026" encased in a scroll-like design. The right side of the image displays the "Black Trans Advocacy & Legal Services / Lavender Rights Project" logo, which incorporates many hands with different skin tones raised in solidarity against a backdrop of a combination of the Philadelphia Pride Flag and the Trans Pride Flag. In the center, between the two logos, is the phrase "Charity In Support of," written in white text. The background is a textured dark blue with delicate gold circuit-like lines framing the image.
Happy #BHM2026 to all our brothers, sisters, non-binary siblings!
All month long we are raising funds for the Lavender Rights Project; a Black Trans feminist organization committed to dismantling oppressive systems that disproportionately harm Black communities.
tiltify.com/@apochromati...
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Promotional image with a purple, blue, and pink background in a futuristic design. The game is called Zenith 3000 and stars Alex, Abhishek, Eva, Seth, and Mer. Character art by AmayaIsOkay features a white haired elven gunslinger, a femme figure with a golden thorn crown holding a finger up in a shhh motion, a blonde woman with long hair looking over her shoulder at the camera, a purple haired femme figure with cyberpunk style glasses, and a purple tinted masc person with decorated deer antlers looking at a small digital tablet. The text says: "Thursdays 5:15pm Pacific on twitch.tv/sword_and_key. The game is raising money for medecins sans frontiers.
No one meant to forget. But it's hard to remember what has never been taught. Harder still among the neon shades and ghosts of the living. So welcome. Learn if you like, and teach if you can.
Join us in 40 minutes for Session 11 of Zenith 300: You Are Not Empty!
We swear we will have Date 69 of Gate Night… just not tonight.
We’ll be practicing some self-care tonight and suggest you do the same.
We’ll see you next week for more BG3!
Did you know dwarves purr? Join Derek, Shadow, and Lady Dame for more fun Baldur's Gate 3 facts (?) like these during Gate Night. 7PM Pacific/9 PM Eastern on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
Selfie of me at my desk. I'm wearing a beanie that says "queer" and a shirt that says "The Gang Rolls For Initiative" in the It's Always Sunny font.
Live now with @abyssalsong.bsky.social playing more Baldur's Gate 3! We got Karlach, now we gotta kill some gnolls and goblins.
