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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 · 18/09/2026
Hope you feel better soon.
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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 · 11/09/2026
Lovely maps!
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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 · 29/07/2026
Nice looking setup! I really like having a portrait monitor in my rig. I find it to be great for referencing PDFs during game play. I prefer to be able to see an entire page without scrolling. Hope it works well for you.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I am planning to be there.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Cats & music... although I really appreciate the quiet & solitude of working from home. It would make me crazy to work in an office again. I find most people to be exhausting.
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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 · 21/07/2026
Hope you have a great time!
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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
The sauces turned out good, but not quite what I was aiming for. But the carne adovada is fabulous! And the sauces, after cooking for 3 hours with the smoked pork, are much closer to the target.
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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 · 13/05/2026
3e Psionics is one of my all-time favorite GURPS books. I know that 3e Psionics can be somewhat over-powered, but it sure was a lot of fun to play Psionic characters back in the day.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
That's a shame. I don't and won't use either of those platforms.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I'm sorry for your loss.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I haven't eaten there in many years. I used to love their buckwheat pancakes.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
May your healing be complete and your recovery swift!
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
I can very much relate to this.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Congratulations!
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I'm sorry for your loss.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
For folks that run a business & can't just decrease their income, this might be a really good time to invest in your business. If you are going to lose that money anyway, you might as well derive some benefits from it in the form of better equipment, professional learning, new software, etc.
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Buzzard Brain @buzzardbrain.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Anything between 400-500% is likely a total loss. Pretty much every dollar you earn within that range you are only earning to send to the government and insurance industry.
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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 · 29/12/2025
This looks like it will be a great addition to my worldbuilding library. Can't wait for it to arrive. Half-way there to the goal!
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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 · 02/12/2025
The theracanes come in a variety of sizes & styles. They typically feature a long hook & several protrusions with balls on the end. Holding it with 2 hands, you can reach & apply pressure to lots of spots one can't normally reach on their own.
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