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Buzzard Brain

@buzzardbrain.bsky.social
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RPG storyteller, world builder, fantasy cartographer, battlemap artist, consultant, & web developer. ☮️ May all People know Peace

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World Anvil Worldbuilding @worldanvil.com · 23/09/2026
Travel eats up a huge chunk of most DnD campaigns, and it's usually the most boring part. Here are 5 tips (and a bonus video) to fix that.
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5 Tips for Making DnD Travel Interesting
Travel is a part of most D&D campaigns. Here are 5 tips (and bonus video) for making the journey more fun!
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Mike Schley @mikeschley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Heads up! CC4 from @profantasy.bsky.social is coming to Kickstarter soon and word on the street is that I’ll have a hand in helping you build great village & city maps for your next campaign. Huzzah! Discover more at www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro... #RPG #fantasymap #cartography #mapmaking
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Recently received my latest crowd funding reward: Faerie: A Realm Wanderer's Guide by Dragons Vault. It's a beautiful book and I'm looking forward to incorporating some of this lore into my RPG stories.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Got to enjoy a private screening of the newish Spider Man movie today. Been a long time since I had a theatre to myself. It was a thoroughly enjoyable watch. 🕷️
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I started Worldbuilding at a very early age. I can personally attest to its many benefits.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I am suddenly faced with a dearth in RPG gaming. 2 of the groups I play in have had life issues pop up that have forced us into unplanned hiatus. Many of our summer sessions were canceled due to vacations. Guess I'll start GMing another campaign. GMing 3 active games/week might be a stretch...
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
My time at Worldcon is just about done. One more session this morning and then I'm off for the long and circuitous journey home. Met some great people and learned lots of good stuff. All-in-all a good time was had.
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World Anvil Worldbuilding @worldanvil.com · 21/08/2026
Religion can drive motivation, magic, and conflict in your world, or it can sit there doing nothing. Here's how to make it do the former.
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Worldbuilders Guide to Fantasy Religions
Religion can be a source of motivation, magic & conflict for the characters in your game or novel setting. Here are some resources for worldbuilding one!
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
New Stream Deck audio controller setup and configured. This is a great upgrade for my RPG Sound Tracks. Next step: setup sound effects & environments.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Please consider donating to this research grant if it speaks to you. Your gift will support research to cure/treat primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), pseudomonas aeruginosa, and NTM. secure.qgiv.com/for/rebekahm...
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Rebekah Memorial Grant
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The new and improved Ehrto RPG Command Center.
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World Anvil Worldbuilding @worldanvil.com · 17/08/2026
Portal fantasy is the genre of escape, and it has rules most writers ignore until their wardrobe stops making sense. Here's the guide.
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Worldbuilding Guide to Portal Fantasy
Sick of the real world? Want to escape to a place of wonder and danger? Then climb into this wardrobe as we explore PORTAL FANTASY!
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Big cooking day. I'm going to be on a soft food diet for a week. So I made creamy potato broccoli soup, pureed black bean soup, & a pot of oatmeal to keep me fed for a bit.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Working on home network upgrades for fiber internet install. This time next week we should have 2gb/s fiber Internet. House wasn't wired for data, but was wired for cable TV. Using 2.5gb/s MoCA adapters for ethernet over coax. Installed & tested MoCA network today & it looks like we're fiber-ready!
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Progress has been made on the new MoCA network. Coax cables traced and tested. Testing the adapters later today. New fiber internet service getting installed tomorrow. Now to get power outlets into the closet where all of this stuff will be housed.
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World Anvil Worldbuilding @worldanvil.com · 29/07/2026
We're thrilled to announce Janet will be attending @laworldcon as a ✨Featured Guest!✨ Her full schedule's below. If you're in the LA area (or will be in August), join us for this incredible event sure to level-up your skills as a storyteller. www.lacon.org/featur... 1/2
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
My favorite new techno-toy: Stream Deck. Useful for all kinds of automation tasks, not just streaming. www.elgato.com/us/en/s/expl...
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Explore Stream Deck
Explore the full Stream Deck lineup—from customizable hardware to powerful software. Automate tasks, control apps, and streamline workflows for gaming, production, content creation, and more.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
New #GURPS Power-Ups supplement!
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I remember getting my first GURPS Basic Set, but I don't remember exactly when that was. Sometime around 1989-1990. Took some time to find others that wanted to play. Since then, it's been my favorite RPG! Long Live #GURPS!!
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Daily Illuminator: GURPS Turns 40
The GURPS Basic Set, First Edition was released at the 1986 Origins Game Fair in Los Angeles. That took place July 3-6, meaning that GURPS is 40 years old this week!
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Proud to be the 1,033rd backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for GURPS Ring of Fire! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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GURPS Ring of Fire
GURPS Ring of Fire, based on Eric Flint's 1632 series, is an all-new roleplaying book compatible with GURPS Fourth Edition.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
New GURPS Supplement! 🎉
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Big cooking day today. Smoked BBQ ribs, coleslaw, 4 experimental batches of NM red chile sauce, and 2 batches of carne adovada. Trying to emulate a NM pork dish and red sauce from one of my favorite restaurants.
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Foundry Virtual Tabletop @foundryvtt.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
In this episode of Learning Foundry VTT we look at installing a Game System, creating a World, adding accounts for your players, setting up an Administrator Password, and backing up your data. In our next episode we'll start making our first Scenes! Check it out: youtu.be/ZwIXsX1SyPk
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Create a World, Add Players, and Make a Backup
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Today I'm roleplaying a plumber. Installing a new kitchen faucet and reverse osmosis water filter. Let the foul language commence! 😄 It's been my experience that plumbing projects absent foul language rarely go well.
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Haly, the Moonlight Bard @skyforgellc.org · 13/05/2026
Q: Bard, I’m lost. People keep talking about culture, subculture, and counter‑culture like they’re obvious... How do u actually tell them apart & where do movements like Joy‑Punk even come from? open.substack.com/pub/skyforge... #Skyforge #Worldbuilding #AskTheBard #JoyPunk
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
After yesterday's deep-dive on the ACA, I can boil down mounds of rules to this simple bottom-line: self-employed/small business folks purchasing health insurance on the Marketplace, if your income is more than 400% of the poverty level (FPL) you are totally screwed if you don't at least break 500%.
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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 28/12/2025
Because I *like* paying royalties to folks at the end of each month, and we're reaaaaly close to a fun number for @jfzeigler.bsky.social's upcomng payment, I'd love to sell two more hardcopy books before the first. Or four PDFs off the Ad Astra website. :) www.adastragames.com/products/arc...
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Architect of Worlds: Comprehensive Rules for Worldbuilding — Ad Astra Games
THE GALAXY IS YOURS WITH ARCHITECT OF WORLDS . We live in a golden age in astronomy. Fifty years ago, our understanding of our own planetary system was just being upended by NASA missions. We could...
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
We found a novel solution to our health insurance affordability issues. Insurance becomes affordable and we'll have more spending money if we cut our income roughly in HALF. This is truly the strangest world I have ever known.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
I love this gorgeous hand-made knife my beloved gave me for Christmas. It is definitely my favorite knife ever! What an amazing work of art.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Count your blessings if you live in a place w/ healthcare based on health instead of profit. 2026 health insurance for 2 healthy people is $25k/yr w/ $15k deductible. That's the low premium plan.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The next potential adventure is slowly forming out of the tropical elemental mists. Will it gather enough mana to achieve solidity? Or will it disperse and drift elsewhere? 👁️ 👁️
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Crap. And just like that... I'm a Wordpress developer... again. <sigh> Just when I thought I was out...
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Been working on the Firefly freighter #battlemap for #FoundryVTT again. Finally getting to building out the bridge. Made w/Dungeondraft and assets from @forgotten-adventures.net and Hellscape.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
The next time I play myself in an end-world game I've got my character portrait and VTT token ready. 🙂 Fun with HeroForge...
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Built my first Compendium for #FoundryVTT this morning. It was easier than I thought. Now to see if my buddy can install & use it on his Foundry rig.
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 31/07/2025
New release alert! GURPS Hot Spots: Istanbul, 1453-1703 A.D. is now available in PDF on Warehouse 23. Packed with history, culture, and advice, this sourcebook will help you plan your next RPG adventure in this mighty capital. bit.ly/gurpsistanbul #gurps #ttrpg #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 26/07/2025
The GURPS summer sale isn’t over just yet, but it will be soon. For the next three days, you’ll have one last chance at the most popular titles from our essentials and each Deal of the Day! bit.ly/gurpssummers... #ttrpg #gurps #tabletopgames #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
The quest to get it right is often brutal, messy, & filled with course corrections. WIP #battlemap for a Firefly-inspired #GURPS game. Built w/ #Dungeondraft & assets from @forgotten-adventures.net & HellScape.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
It's great fun living next to national forest. This morning we had a bobcat in our backyard. What a lovely creature! ❤️ Enjoy your breakfast my friend!
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Trying something new. Working on a #battlemap of a Firefly space freighter for an upcoming #GURPS game. This old girl is a bit of a rust bucket atm. With luck & elbow grease she'll shape up. Here's the Engine Room. #Dungeondraft Assets by @forgotten-adventures.net & HellScape.
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 15/07/2025
Today's deals expand the magic systems in your world! Learn to harness the elements, perform rituals, craft elixirs, and more with GURPS Magic and Thaumatology books. bit.ly/gurpssummers... #ttrpg #gurps #tabletopgames #stevejacksongames #playsjgames
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 08/07/2025
This month, we're celebrating the depth of our GURPS roleplaying system with summer savings at Warehouse 23! Right now, you can get 15% off everything you need to get your worldbuilding started. And be sure to follow us – new deals start next week! bit.ly/gurpssummers...
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 09/07/2025
Part 2 of the Steve Jackson Games Pyramid Volume 3 Bundle of Holding is now live! Issues 61-122 can be downloaded for just $49.95, a savings of over 90%, now through July 28. Head over to the Bundle of Holding website to snag all 122 issues at their biggest ever discount today! bit.ly/bohpyramid2
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
I just backed Blood of Seven Queens #3-5 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ecc...
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Blood of Seven Queens #3-5
CINDERELLA finds her PRINCESS CHARMING! Plus: The woman in the RED RIDING HOOD gathers allies for her war to become QUEEN OF HEARTS.
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World Anvil Worldbuilding @worldanvil.com · 27/06/2025
Yes, you need to ditch the prologue (probably). But that's not the only mistake making your lore drops feel... awkward and clunky. Janet reveals the top 4 most common exposition errors - PLUS, how to fix them! youtu.be/z8FedteY33w
4 Mistakes Ruining Your Worldbuilding
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 24/06/2025
Last Train to Bremen is LIVE on BackerKit! Your band of doomed musicians made a deal with the Devil and are now stuck in a boxcar trying to outrun your fate. Will anyone make it out alive, or will your past catch up with you? Make your pledge today on BackerKit! bit.ly/bremen_bk #possumcreek
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 18/06/2025
It's the final day of the Steve Jackson Games Steampunk Day sale! Don't miss your last chance to save 15% on select GURPS and Munchkin Steampunk titles. Fly your Zeppelin over to Warehouse 23! warehouse23.com/collections/... #boardgames #gurps #ttrpg #stevejacksongames #playmunchkin #playsjgames
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Designing & building a #FoundryVTT interactive landing page for the new Wardlands Campaign in the world of Ehrto. I ❤️ working with Matt's Active Tile Triggers.
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 13/06/2025
Steampunk Day may not be until June 14, but our sale starts NOW! You can save 15% on our selection of GURPS and Munchkin Steampunk titles, plus unique dice featuring debossed sprockets as pips. The sale runs only until June 18, so visit Warehouse 23 today! warehouse23.com/collections/...
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Working on the new #GURPS Wardlands Campaign set in the world of Ehrto. Today I'm designing and building out the campaign Timeline at #Worldanvil. Set at the edge of "civilized" lands, this campaign will feature more Action and Monsters than my other ongoing games. I'm enjoying the darker mood. 🖤
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