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Carl D.

@carljaydee.bsky.social
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Dad, hubs, friend, TTRPGer, and some other things that don’t matter as much. (He/him) Blog: Transorbital Game Pit gamepit.bearblog.dev

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Peter @spezbaby.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Done and dusted. Here's my entry into the Appendix N Jam. Please have a look, rate and leave some feedback. spezbaby.itch.io/empirev1 #osr #ttrpg #AppxNJam
My cover to the Appendix N Jam entry: Empire of the Enchanters Vol. 1 Brig of the Enchantmen
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Not spammy. It’s honest sharing of a charming little project. Keep it up.
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Love this. Thank you! Any plans to integrate this edition as an option in Kettlewright?
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Finally getting a new post about the new game out of the brain and into the world. Hopefully the world, and my brain, survives 2026… #Dolmenwood #TTRPG #TimesThatFryMensSouls
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Weird ‘76: New Year, New Campaign
Using Dolmenwood, but not for Dolmenwood...kinda
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Every year I populate a wishlist with rad TTRPG stuff. Every year my family looks at it, is confused, and just buys me something else. Like a hand mixer. Except my mother-in-law. She’ll spring for the weird thing with wizards riding dinosaurs. She’s a champion.
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
This is great. Thank you!
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Says it’s already collected enough for this month and to try again next month. Standing by to feed the feed when it’s needed!
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I think this is one of best “what is the OSR?” Posts. I fall on the “principles” side of things as well, and I think that perspective is definitively captured here.
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Yochai Gal @yochaigal.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Mr @betterlegends.bsky.social is making a zine about demons or something. It's for OSE Month. Pay attention. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
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Get Ready for Skullboy's Illustrated Guide to Demons
From Better Legends - Get Ready for Skullboy's Illustrated Guide to Demons
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The Dungeon Plunger🪠 @thedungeonplunger.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
If you’re dying for a DP check out the YouTube version of the podcast. Like it, share it, subscribe it! Also a guy at my work says my YouTube thumbnails are lame. Tell me what you think in the comments! youtu.be/QKDHnYDhsVE?...
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Chatting Solo Roleplaying with Cup of Solo
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Murkdice ✒️ Inkvein @murkdice.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Turns out, there's only 12 kinds of NPC in existence: murkdice.substack.com/p/the-only-1... #ttrpg #osr
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The only 12 NPCs you need
Lean and gameable NPC templates
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
We’ve certainly talked about going back and finishing NoRH. It’s such a great adventure. The Holidays might be a good chance to try some synchronous sessions. Scheduling is always so hard at that time.
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
I sat down and chatted with my buddy Jason @thedungeonplunger.bsky.social about game mastering, and the games we’ve played over the last year. Topics touched on include the OSR, Mothership RPG, Cairn 2e/play by post, Free League games (YZE), and procedures. Maybe you’ll find it interesting
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Carl D - The Worlds Most Consistently OK Game Master | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
THIS EPISODE WILL BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF!In this episode I chat with Carl D. A man of mystery who states that “he’s on a mission to become the world’s most consistently OK Game Master”. What does that me...
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Perhaps you already know about this, but here’s the link just in case: save.vs.totalpartykill.ca/grab-bag/he-...
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Masters of the Universe Bible
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Seth Skorkowsky @sskorkowsky.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Check out this 2 hour interview/chat I did with @thedungeonplunger.bsky.social where we talk about... pretty much everything RPG. It was a lot of fun talking as he's trying to keep up with my ADHD ass that's bouncing all over the place. youtu.be/p_F5lduKeOI?...
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Chatting Skilled Based RPGs and a LOT more with Seth Skorkowsky
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
I like getting “well loved” old RPG books. I always wonder about what fantastic adventures they have contributed to. The friendships made and solidified. Beautiful stuff you can’t get from “mint” copies. Also less stress about spinning them up for new adventures with friends today.
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Another Bug Hunt is awesome, but I really love Dead Planet. Partly nostalgia and partly the fact that as an intro module it teaches a slightly different way to play: by trapping you in terrifying little sandbox. #MothershipRPG #TTRPG #OSR
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Dead Planet for Mothership - A Retrospective Play Report from 2023
Pulling together reports and memories of running the excellent Mothership RPG module Dead Planet!
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Backed! 50% due to fact Grim Merchants sounds awesome, 40% due to the great gaming advice in the discussion, and 10% due to the enthusiasm of your response to Jason’s shoutout. 😂
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
And you can read the full story of the session I ran for Jason using the excellent module “Moonbase Blues” here: gamepit.bearblog.dev/moonbase-blu...
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Moonbase Blues: One-Shot Play Report and Mini-Review
The holidays always have the potential to be a gaming drought and this last weekend one of my usual Mothership players (Matt) couldn’t make the game. Rather ...
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Another great podcast from @thedungeonplunger.bsky.social . I totally backed this #MothershipMonth project and the interview/discussion has some great tips for running #Mothership and RPGs. I also get a little shoutout which made my day. #TTRPG #OSR #MothershipRPG
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Have you checked out HEXROLL? It generates the region with populated towns, taverns, factions, and fully keyed dungeons. I’ve often thought of using for a solo or a random pickup game.
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Scheduling is the monster that will never die. I really enjoyed running Moonbase Blues. The longer adventures are excellent too, and can be broken down into one shots. Dead Planet doesn’t get talked about as much anymore but the Screaming on the Alexis portion is a perfect night of gaming.
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Oh hell yeah.
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
It’s been available for years but I don’t think enough people give this edition credit as a very accessible version of the game. If you print on lulu you have great inexpensive copies for your table or to give away to get people excited. Don’t sell them, that would be a —— move. #OSR #MorkBorg
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Bare Bones Mork Borg – Stop Complaining it’s Hard to Read or Expensive
Cheap and easy to read, all Mork Borg complaints answered. I still think you should buy the real thing though. Its glorious.
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Also the realization that I have inadequate shelf space…
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Obligatory gloating about a thing I paid money for so long ago I live in a different house. #Dolmenwood #OSE #OSR #TTRPG #AncientKickstarter
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Dolmenwood Unboxing (Finally!)
Oh My! I’ve been waiting so long (if ya know, ya know) I almost forgot why I was so excited for this!
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Play report with prep notes and whatnots for the first 3 or 4 sessions of my current Twilight:2000 campaign. Just wrapped session 7 last week. Great sandbox game with excellent referee support. #twilight2000 #ttrpg #hexcrawl
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Twilight: 2000 (4e) Campaign Update
I have been very remiss in any sort of play report for my campaign using Free League’s 4th edition of *Twilight:2000*. I attempt to catch up a bit.
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Added Chapter 3: Skills and Specialities. Might be able to get another chapter up today as well.
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Link to the homepage for my home brewed Sword and Planet / Planetary Romance / Planetary Science Fantasy game. It’s going to be powered by the Year Zero Engine, but like Forbidden Lands will be inspired by and OSR adjacent. I’m going to link back here for WIP comments if you want to share.
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The Empty Reach
An Roleplaying game of Planetary Adventure (Work in Progress)
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Is it available somewhere other than through the kickstarter that I missed?
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Yes! Lots or really interesting ideas that changed how I look at game mechanics.
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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 08/09/2025
For the appendix N blog bandwagon, I talk about smashing together disparate inspirations as a method for coming up with new ideas for your games #osr #ttrpg
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Pick Two Inspirations and Combine Them — Prismatic Wasteland
I present a cheat code for breaking through writer’s block and coming up with a gameable idea from all the cultural detritus that has built up inside your brain.
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Cats Have No Lord @catshavenolord.itch.io · 07/09/2025
Beta version of my sci-fi horror Cairn hack is up on my blog now if anyone wants to check it out. Still needs work, but my first playtest last week went well and I feel good about what I’ll be able to do with this over time. #TTRPG #OSR blog.catshavenolord.page/lucky-star-v...
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Lucky Star (V 0.1)
“You are my lucky star…” \- Ellen Ripley, Alien (1979) The following principles define this game and it’s intended playstyle. \- Lucky Star is...
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
It feels good to start writing the introduction to a RPG setting that’s been growing in my head for years. Hopefully I can follow through on the writing and design and get it to the table. #TTRPG #scifi #SwordandPlanet #worldbuilding
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The Empty Reach: A Sword and Planet Setting (Part 1)
This is the beginning of a campaign world that has been rattling around in my brain for the last couple years. Inspired by the sword and planet and planetary...
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Do #TTRPG s have a grimdark problem? I explore why endless bleakness isn’t always as “mature” as it looks—and how games like #PirateBorg and #Mothership show different ways to handle darkness. I’ve shared my thoughts on how #OSR play handles morality and would love to hear your take.
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Do TTRPGs Have a Grimdark Problem?
#014 - Grimdark Overload vs. “Mature” Themes. And why I don't need another (grim)dark fantasy setting.
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Really great article. I tend to like the darker themes in my games as something for the players to resist or overcome, not wallow in. I’m running a T2K campaign that is very bleak, but the PCs have decided now to help *these* people. There is now purpose, hope, and clear direction for the future.
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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 04/09/2025
Between Two Cairns is back. "Into the Depths of Kreuger Castle." Podcasting! Indie D&D adventure module review! Male conversation! It's all here, folks. www.patreon.com/posts/into-d...
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Into the Depths of Kreuger Castle | Between Two Cairns
Get more from Between Two Cairns on Patreon
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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Patreon backer Hex brings you this special episode all about the denizens of Patrick Stuart's nightmare underworld, The Veins of the Earth! monsterman.libsyn.com/special-epis...
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Monster Man: Special Episode: The Veins of the Earth
Patreon backer Hex brings you this special episode all about Patrick Stuart's guide to dying underground, Veins of the Earth. If you're enjoying the show, why not consider ? You'll get access to ...
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Looking forward to hearing about it! Good luck! I’m sure you’re gonna kill it!
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I’d argue procedures are rules. Maybe the separation is actually mechanics (or mechanisms) and procedures. A mechanic is a rule that resolves something (answers the question if it happened or succeeded) and procedures are rules for the order in which those mechanics are applied. Like a syntax.
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Awesome and helpful!
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Ok. If someone already has a PoD copy is it justifiable to back this? Asking for a friend.
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Random project I found languishing on my hard drive. House rules for The Black Hack intended to make running DCCRPG adventures a little more on-theme. Completely unnecessary and have not and likely never will be play-tested…beware… #OSR #TBH2e #DCCRPG
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Dangerously Untested: DCC Inspired House-rules for The Black Hack
So when I finally got the nerve to start GMing a few years ago the game I decided to use was by David Black. It's super simple yet loaded with awesome vibes...
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
The Blade Runner chase system already mentioned in great. The YZE SRD has a slightly more generic version of it. Free and ready to tweak. freeleaguepublishing.com/wp-content/u...
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Paul Baldowski 🔜 Grogmeet, Preston (Nov. 21st) @paulbaldowski.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
With your support, we have secured the Forensics Expert Optional Class and more Random Tables for #CörkBord core. Next stretch goal: strange encounters to complicate your #NordicNoir investigations followed by Midwinter Feast, an adventure. Like, share, repost. www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Yeah I really like it. Let’s me do what I want without a bunch of commercial junk.
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
I could probably be convinced to run a campaign using D&D 2024 but I’d have to excise some (read many) of the options and tropes to really get behind it. To be honest I’d do something like this even if I were going to play with OSE or some other OSR clone.
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Addition by Subtraction: If I ran Dungeons & Dragons 2024…
Not saying I will. Not saying I won’t. If I did, there probably wouldn’t be any dragons… My first ever RPG was 3rd Edition D&D. It was probably 20...
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Mothership Month is starting to bear fruit…should be the first of, well, more than I care to admit…😆 #MothershipRPG
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Is an investigation game of Nordic noir powered by Mork Borg OSR? NSR? Noir School Revolution? Does any of it mean anything at all at this point? The don’t know, but it sounds pretty cool. Listen to Jason’s interview with Cork Bord creator, Paul Baldowski, to learn more!
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Carl D. @carljaydee.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Tried *Blade Runner the RPG* and ran my first session of a new “secondary” campaign to keep us busy when one player couldn’t make it. They missed out. Game is a blast and hits all the right vibes. Also my first foray into designing my own investigation scenario. #TTRPG #BladeRunnerRPG
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Blade Runner the RPG: Prep, Play, and Sorta Review
Recently I ran my first game of Blade Runner, and y’all, I couldn’t have been more pleased with how it went. While I did pick up the starter set and its ap...
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