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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 29/09/2026

This came out even funnier than it was when we recorded it. #wotcstaff

James Wyatt @aquela.com · 24/09/2026

• In 2008-09, I designed a bunch of monsters and some class powers for a 4e-based WoW D&D game (which my daughter played in). • In 2018, I started building northern Kalimdor as a setting for a hypothetical game that I never played. • In 2025, I started design work on D&D: World of Warcraft.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 24/09/2026

I am too busy playing in @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social's WoW D&D game to watch this one, but this occasion has me thinking about this: • In 2005, I used the 3e-based WoW RPG to run Blackfathom Deeps at a local private con.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 24/09/2026

The Oath of Dad in action!

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 29/08/2026

My brain the last 24 hours: 🎶 Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen Pour myself a cup of ambition And CARVE MY NAME INTO HIS LEATHER SEATS… 🎶Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin' Out on the street, the traffic starts jumpin' MAYBE NEXT TIME HE’LL THINK BEFORE HE CHEATS send help

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 01/08/2026

This was the last thing I did at Gen Con before heading to the airport, and the first thing I found posted. I did a lot of nerdy deep dives into WoW the last few days, but this is a ldive into D&D and why players who know nothing about WoW will still dig this book! #wotcstaff youtu.be/oAEgcOWJirU

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Inside The D&D World Of Warcraft Book With James Wyatt (A GenCon Special)

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 31/07/2026

The thing I have been working on for the past year has been announced (and is now available for preorder)! What a joy this has been. www.dungeonsanddragons.com/world-of-war...

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D&D: World of Warcraft® | Dungeons & Dragons

Cross from MMO to tabletop and forge your own legend in the world of Azeroth.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 25/07/2026

Oh, I have PLENTY of jaded from my other job! 🤣

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 25/07/2026

I still like going to d-house, but I am still new.

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Shivam Bhatt @shivambhatt.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Also, it is incredibly humbling how many trans folks at magic con came up to me to thank me for continually speaking in support of their community in high profile places. All i can say is that helping the most marginalized among us without seeking acclaim is what God commands of us.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 17/07/2026

TWENTY YEARS since my first novel was published??? Why are you attacking me like this?

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 10/07/2026

Boxed mac and cheese made with sour cream instead of butter, salsa instead of milk, and leftover taco filling (I use seasoned lentils), served on a bed of tortilla chips. Yummmmm

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 09/07/2026

And hey, @jimzub.com, I gotta say it’s refreshing to not be the dead last on the page, so, uh, thanks! 😉

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 09/07/2026

One thing I’m doing at Gen Con: talking with Wes. Which I do all the time. But this time you get to listen in! And even ask questions! www.dungeonsanddragons.com/gen-con/

D&D Talks—Setting Is Story: Making D&D’s Worlds Your Own.
An old picture of Wes Schneider and a less-old picture of James Wyatt with our names below, superimposed over the D&D ampersand.
D&D Tower, Gen Con 2026
Friday, July 31, 11:00 AM PT, 2:00 PM ET
Get Tickets Today
Live streamed at YouTube.com/dndwizards

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 08/07/2026

Turns out I’m going to Gen Con! At least for Thursday and Friday. I’ll post more about what I’m doing when I know it. #dnd #wotcstaff

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 21/06/2026

Reposting for Father’s Day…

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 05/06/2026

@jayhulmepoet.bsky.social Before I knew you as “awesome trans Christian poet” I knew you from your Tumblr post about Anthony Head, and I feel like I need to offer you condolences, along with his family.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 01/06/2026

Poulsbo’s mayor raised the Pride flag at city hall this morning. I went to show support and (occupational hazard) was invited to speak and offer a closing prayer off the cuff.

James (a gray-haired white guy with glasses and a goatee) wears a stole with dragons in rainbow colors, a clerical collar, and a T-shirt in trans flag colors saying “You will have to go through me.” The background is green leaves and blue sky.

Poulsbo City Hall, with bright blue sky I. The background, and a mast-shaped flagpole with four flags (at half-staff): the U.S. flag, the WA state flag, and two Pride flags.

The Pride flag going up in front of Poulsbo City Hall.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 31/05/2026

Starting my sermon tomorrow with a quote from St. Isaac the Syrian: “Flee from discussions of dogma as from an unruly lion; and never embark upon them yourself.”

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 31/05/2026

I keep thinking about this, and thinking about how important it is for a D&D designer to know the D&D core rulebooks deeply and intimately, and getting caught up short when I realize I know them better than I know the Bible. But then I remind myself that, like, I had no part in writing the Bible…

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 30/05/2026

Not just preaching prep.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 11/05/2026

Email sent to the altar guild this afternoon:

A screenshot of an email formatted like a poem:

This is just to say
I have taken
the lilacs
that were
in front of the altar

and which
you were probably
saving
for Thursday

Forgive me
they were beautiful
and in my wife’s colors
and I’ll bring them back on Thursday.

(With apologies to William Carlos Williams)

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 10/05/2026

I was just thinking about tomorrow’s visit by a member of the Bishop’s staff, and the phrase, “Who wears the chasuble in this relationship?” popped into my head and amused me far more than it had any right to.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 25/01/2026

God bless your preaching, Conrad. And thank you for your witness to the image of God even in the those who have become our enemies.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 16/12/2025

I did not, but I am pleased to see the work someone put into it! #wotcstaff

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 01/08/2025

This folder has papers from 1977. Having seen one Star Wars, I was ready to create new droids for more.

Pencil drawings on the outside of a file folder depicting droids—three variations on R2-D2 (all of them with rectangular heads) and one similar to C-3PO, labeled C3DE. These were all drawn by a 9-year-old and look like it.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 01/08/2025

Also amusing: the follow-up questions. “Do you think most people would answer that way?” “No, because most people don’t do that.” “What would you have said 2 years ago?” “Swim.” “What do you think you might say 2 years from now?” “Same as now.” Yeah, I knew very quickly what a hold it had on me.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 01/08/2025

Another school assignment, dated September 6, 1979—a few months after I started playing #dnd.

One panel of a comic-style school assignment. The instructions (not fully visible) say, “You are being interviewed on national network TV. Answer the interviewer’s questions as honestly as you can.” In this panel, the interviewer asks, “What do you like to do most?” The handwritten answer I put in is “Play Dungeons & Dragons.”

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 01/08/2025

In this school project from 1980, you can clearly see the influence of Todd Lockwood’s krolli (Dragon #36). I grew up to be a writer.

A 12-year-old James’ illustration of a winged biped with a dragon’s head and tail. The figure is colored with magic marker—light green, with yellow for the membranes of the wings and the shorts the figure wears. It wields a mace in its right hand and a triangular shield in its left.

Below the figure is the school project title: “Future Center” and a cursive signature: “James Wyatt ‘80”

The drawing is on the outside of a file folder.

A professional illustration by Todd Lockwood of a very similar bipedal figure with wings and draconic features (head and tail). The style resembles an ink sketch, with hatched shading. This figure holds a scimitar in its right hand and a round shield in its left.

The figures are different enough in pose that it’s clear James didn’t trace this one, but the inspiration is very obvious.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 18/06/2025

Now add 1d4 to your attack rolls and saving throws.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 14/06/2025

The Wisdom of God, the Love of God, and the Grace of God strengthen you to be Christ’s hands and heart in this world, in the name of the Holy Trinity.

James (a gray-haired white man with glasses and a goatee) wearing a red stole and chasuble raises one hand, palm out in blessing, at the end of the Diocese of Olympia’s ordination service today.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 24/05/2025

Weird question for the ⚓️Narthex: Does anyone have handy the Church Publishing lectionary insert for this Sunday? Does it have both Gospel readings in it? (My church is an hour's drive away...)

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 18/05/2025

These join my cross dice bag, dragon stole, and dragon cufflinks in the area of overlap of my two jobs.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 18/05/2025

My @aetherobjects.bsky.social Cathedral Dice arrived today! I mean, how could I not?

A set of seven polyhedral dice with a sort of stained-glass look: etched frames on each face and colorful glitter inside. Gorgeous!

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 01/05/2025

Going through old files last night, I found these “PC Combat Cards” I used when I ran the first sessions of what would become Acquisitions, Inc. in 2008. @pennyarcade.bsky.social #dnd

Two “PC Combat Cards” with the character named Omin Dran (half-elf cleric) and Jim Darkmagic (human wizard), with handwritten notations of their hit points and various conditions.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 01/05/2025

“You stop being hidden immediately after any of the following occurs: you make a sound louder than a whisper, an enemy finds you…” (PH Rules Glossary). I’d say when you run out into the hall, an enemy finds you.

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Random Encounters @randomencounters.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

In other #DnD news.... It's great to see @aquela.com in a video again! #DragonDelves is now officially open for pre-orders! Make sure to support your friendly local game shop! They'll need all the help they can get these days. youtu.be/m2CGz-M4HH4?...

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Dragon Delves Revealed | Pre-order Now | D&D

YouTube video by Dungeons & Dragons

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 04/04/2025

From “Falls Run” in Dungeon 66 (January 1998) to the 2024 DMG, Chris and I have worked together A LOT. Thanks for everything, my friend.

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Christopher Perkins @chrisperkinsdnd.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Today I retire from Wizards of the Coast after 28 years. With D&D’s 50th anniversary wrapping up and the revised rulebooks doing gangbusters, this is the perfect fairytale ending for me. I can’t wait to enjoy D&D purely as a fan again, knowing the game is in good hands. See you in the Feywild!

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a cartoon character is holding a sparkler and a green ball is flying in the air

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 02/04/2025

Given my age, I do not have favorite console games from my childhood (Munch-Man on the TI-99/4A? Please.) but Kirby Air Ride was my absolute favorite game to play with my daughter on the Wii, despite having to use janky old GameCube controllers. This news has us both teary. youtu.be/oJVsNMp_nAU

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Kirby Air Riders – Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 01/04/2025

Seriously this Bible exchange goes on even longer than I'm able to clip here.

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 28/03/2025

I was just reflecting this week that, with dozens of D&D books on my bibliography, with every one I still harbor the secret fear, “What if this one sucks?” (Same thing for sermons. ⚓️)

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 23/03/2025

I got better! (9, +4 for Bless, +3 Con)

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 23/03/2025

“Oh, I’ll be fine against a cave full of basilisks. I’ll cast Bless on us all first.”—Ad’onohr, last words (?) #dnd

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 10/03/2025

Last week was the first time in my new church that I talked about D&D in my sermon. Today we had a first-time visitor because of it. 😃

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James Wyatt @aquela.com · 04/03/2025

KJ is a beloved part of my little Morning Prayer community and is also near the front lines of people who are being trampled by Trump’s assaults. Please consider helping him out. gofund.me/615b085a

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