Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Love the drawing! As someone who is just starting drawing maps (and can't draw to save my life) for my solo rpging, I find your non-hexed drawing inspiring. It's really more of a pointcrawl, right? 010
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 29/03/2026I love that chart as it helps to focus on what you and your players want exactly. I have never run Dolmenwood, though my players loved Winter's Daughter, and it made me want to do more in that setting. Upending the tropes helped, as it helped move them off 5e OPness and attachment to weird classes. 010
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 29/03/2026LOVED this post, as I'm a teacher who also runs games for middle schoolers (see my blog here: bobirving.bearblog.dev/when-is-a-do...). I run #Shadowdark but am interested in Cairn. I've found SD to be great on-ramp for my 5E kids, but your suggestion about dumping DnD tropes hits home. Dolmenwood?bobirving.bearblog.devWhen 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 ... 130
Reposted by Bob IrvingTerre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 22/03/2026“When the very rich so controlled the means of communication that it would be almost impossible for ordinary people to make informed decisions and so democracy would then be broken…” - attributed to Albert Einstein We have been here before, and we know what to do. RESIST! 0255125479
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Just discovered #lonelog. Amazing. Can't wait to implement it. #solorpg 001
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Looking for a good #solorpg discord server. Any recos and invite links? 020
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Does #loner dungeoneer require another book to run? #solorpg 000
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Anyone ever play Wolves Upon the Coast solo? Just got the Bundle of Holding and it looks very awesome. #osr 170
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 01/03/2026What 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. 020
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 22/02/2026I just backed Shadowdark RPG: The Western Reaches Setting on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha... Late to the party, I know.... but wow.kickstarter.comShadowdark RPG: The Western Reaches SettingDrive back the darkness in a perilous land of cursed forests, haunted deserts, and brooding jungles. Your legend awaits! 041
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 22/02/2026That'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. 100
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Seriously great art here! I bought it right away and you should too. 021
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Is is the Arden Vul or the Shadowdark port that is causing the problems for you? 110
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Just 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. 100
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 16/02/2026I 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. 010
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 14/02/2026We 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...bobirving.bearblog.devWhen 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 ... 021
Reposted by Bob IrvingTTRPG Fanatics @ttrpgfanatics.bsky.social · 26/01/2026"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 #RPGttrpgfans.comShadowdark 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. 092
Reposted by Bob IrvingScott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 05/01/2026One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int... 417153004189
Reposted by Bob IrvingLiam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 22/12/2025Linux Mint 22.3 gets a Beta release with lots of new features #Linux #LinuxMint #OpenSourcegamingonlinux.comLinux Mint 22.3 gets a Beta release with lots of new featuresLinux 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. 1667
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Doing 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. 130
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 26/11/2025True. But there are other (free) sync solutions. Publish not so much. But it's hard to argue with the cost of the base app. 100
Reposted by Bob IrvingTorsten Kathke @kathke.com · 25/11/2025It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation. 5249001324
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Just turned off "smart" stuff on #gmail. Whew. So tired of AI intrusions on everything. Glad I'm on #linuxmint. 010
Reposted by Bob IrvingSteve TF @stevetf.bsky.social · 21/11/2025If 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. 021
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Just 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 130
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 22/10/2025What age(s) are your kiddos? Asking because I run games for middle schoolers. 100
Reposted by Bob IrvingSocial Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 22/10/2025Ezra Levin: A hallmark of authoritarianism is it makes you feel like shit on a daily basis. That's what it does. And so in that environment, during this authoritarian breakthrough moment, celebrating success is an act of defiance. #NoKings @indivisibleguide.bsky.social 17988297
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 21/10/2025I'm attending No Kings's event, “Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings?” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...mobilize.usMass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No KingsNo Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl... 000
Reposted by Bob IrvingScott Parsloe @scottparsloe.bsky.social · 20/10/2025I've also been warning folk about the increasing stranglehold Big Tech are having on users' everyday life and why it's only a matter of time before you own nothing and rent everything — including your own data. It's time to decentralise and diversify. Oh, and #SaveYourself #InstallLinux 😉👍 042
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Congratulations! Checking every day for my copy, though I'm not in the credts. 110
Bob Irving @birv2.bsky.social · 20/10/2025I think itch was having some issues last night. Thanks for the reply! 010