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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I ran another TTRPG one shot session of Cairn using Rise of the Blood Olms. Wonderful adventure! Full review here: abekin.bearblog.dev/blood-olms/

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I finally ran a session of Cairn, using Praise Be, God of Filth. It rocked. Fun system and module. abekin.bearblog.dev/praise-be/

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

So many! Shannon Chakraborty - Adventures of Amina Al Sirafi Rebecca Roanhorse - Black Sun Arkady Martine - A Memory Called Empire Moniquill Blackgoose - To Shape a Dragon's Breath Naomi Novik - Spinning Silver Mary Robinette Kowal - The Calculating Stars Helene Wecker - The Golem and the Jinni

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Super Mario World and Link to the Past immediately come to mind but Infernax is the most recent. You beat it and you get a code for a new twist on play. It's great!

The cover of the video game Infernax featuring a holy warrior squaring off against a horde of demons and undead

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

First game: D&D 3 Latest game: Shadowdark Longest game: D&D 3.5 or 5e Favorite game: Dragonbane Favorite mechanics: pushing (Dragonbane, YZE) Favorite setting: Ultraviolet Grasslands Favorite art: Johan Egerkrans

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I ran Pathfinder 2e's Abomination Vaults for my friends on Foundry VTT. What did I think of this door-stopper dungeon delve? #TTRPG abekin.bearblog.dev/abomination-...

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Abomination Vaults - Play Review

A review of the Abomination Vaults for Pathfinder Second Edition after playing through the entire adventure.

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I put together a collage of all the books I read in 2025. Lots of good stuff, but I'll call out The Spear Cuts Through Water!

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

10 RPGs I want to play in 2026 in no particular order - Draw Steel - Mythic Bastionland - Coriolis: the Great Dark - Vagabond - Cloud Empress - Mothership - Dragonbane - Dolmenwood - Cairn 2e - Goblinville

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Today I wrote about GM burnout and something that worked for me: running prewritten TTRPG adventure modules. Checking my preconceptions helped me GM more and better! abekin.bearblog.dev/gming-advent...

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I review SPINE, the first solo #TTRPG experience that worked for me. What worked and what made it stand out? abekin.bearblog.dev/spine-play-r...

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild: Blue-spotted salamander Blackburnian Warbler Western chorus frog Eastern hercules beetle Snowy Owl

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I just finished playing Siderius Plug's Spine Immortality in Ninety-nine Endnotes (or SPINE) and really enjoyed it. I had a few very minor quibbles but overall delighted in a playspace of narrative and book braided so intentionally. A great solo #TTRPG experience!

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

In my latest blog I muse on what I want from a TTRPG adventure and call out an example that doesn't work for me abekin.bearblog.dev/information-...

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I'm really excited to check this out. Nova is a fantastic reviewer and I have to check this out ASAP.

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Another TTRPG night down a player, another one shot of Shadowdark! A lost ruin in the jungle; a cult and croakfolk clashing. What did I think of The Concealed Abbey of the Dragonfly Horde after I ran it? abekin.bearblog.dev/concealed-ab...

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Concealed Abbey of the Dragonfly Horde - Play Review

When one of my regular players was without internet I quickly offered to run a session to my remaining players. I had just finished running and I spent som...

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

I finished reading Dragon Delves. It's fine, but not great. There's a few stinkers in here (Dragon of Najkir, I'm looking at you). A Copper for a Song is the coolest and most flawed. I've drifted away from 5e as this style doesn't vibe with me. #TTRPG abekin.bearblog.dev/dragon-delve...

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

1. First played: D&D 3.0 2. First run: D&D 3.0. Running a game looked fun! 3. Played most: Probably D&D 3.5. I mostly run these days 4. Run most: D&D 5e, maybe 3.5. 5. Favorite: Today? Dragonbane, just the right tone of fantasy 6. Most recently played: Symbaroum 7. Most recently run: Pirate Borg

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits Pathfinder 2nd Ed Pirate Borg D&D 5e Symbaroum Dragonbane fell off this list, love that game. I'm still a fantasy person!

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I continue my While I Read of Dragon Delves. There are two TTRPG adventures in this post and they leave me with two thoughts. * Why is this wilderness portion here? * Time limits are good abekin.bearblog.dev/dragon-delve...

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Dragon Delves - Part 3

A tradition from RPG.net where a person reads through a book and gives first impressions as the poster reads through the book. This is Part 3. has my thoug...

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

I read 3 more adventures from Dragon Delves. These middle adventures have their ups and downs. Are these dynamic spaces or set piece tunnels? abekin.bearblog.dev/dragon-delve...

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

I'm reading through Dragon Delves. I'm curious how the first D&D 2024 adventures look and how they are constructed. What's beneath that sick art by Justine Jones on the special edition cover? Come join me as I read through the book! abekin.bearblog.dev/while-i-read...

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

@katbailey.bsky.social Hi! I'm interested in your Nintendo newsletter mentioned on AotBG but can't find it. It's not in the show notes and everything I try is failing. Thanks!

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Not my home, but I know my way around

A neon colored map of the world of Caldera from the video game Moonring featuring a central contingent and several surrounding islands in a sea bounded by mountains.

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I just finished running Lost Mine of Phandelver and I really, really dislike this adventure. Bad information design, boring encounters, poorly motivated and the worst random encounter tables I've seen. Why is this adventure so beloved? I went into this excited and quickly just wanted it to be over.

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Abe @abekin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Five authors from whom I've read 10+ books Max Gladstone Adrian Tchaikovsky Martha Wells Mary Robinette Kowal Ursula Vernon My spreadsheet, which is not comprehensive, also include John Scalzi and James SA Corey in this club.

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