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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

You've heard of "shoot your monks". Similarly, clump up weaker enemies for primal casters who just got access to rank 3 spells. 😁 #pf2e BTW love the folklore monsters in Season of Ghosts. A woman in a frog with a cage on her back is refreshingly weird & creepy. app.demiplane.com/nexus/pathfi...

A screenshot from Foundry VTT of a Pathfinder Second Edition game. A clump of freaky monsters are nice and grouped up in their nest of broken furniture.

A screenshot from Foundry VTT of a Pathfinder Second Edition game. The heroes do battle with the guhdggi and its minions.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If she were playing #pf2e , Mind Bondage would probably be Incapacitation. She'd be grounded for a year, only let out for Sunday School. 😰 Protip: play the #ttrpg you prefer, but keep the old-school D&D spell list handy in case you have to ensorcel your dad. (Thoughts on Incapacitation follow...)

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Season of Ghosts for #pf2e is generally well-regarded as a #ttrpg adventure. As a player I see why. The early story draws you in. Next come the twists and revelations. Also, it's refreshing be in a setting well-inspired by Asian fantasy and culture. The Foundry implementation of this AP is solid.

A screenshot from a battle in Foundry VTT. The heroes are finishing off fungus leshies birthed by corrupted garden beds in a monastery. The party's martial, buffed with Haste and Heroism, cleans house.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Just had a great session of #pf2e playing Triumph of the Tusk. It was a demonstration of how attrition can work well in PF2e, despite it not being a mandatory thing for this #ttrpg. Our party helped storm an enemy orcish fortress, and over the course of several battles, our resources ran dry...

Screenshot from Foundry VTT of a PF2e game. A fireball spell is thrown into a room of enemies as we interrupt their war-plans.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lots of talk lately about if it's good or bad to have random-chance failures in #ttrpgs. I am open to new and novel mechanics and systems. So I am not opposed to ideas on this. But there's something I find odd... (Pictured: a Hero Point turning around a bad roll in a #pf2e game I had today.)

Output from Foundry VTT's log during a Pathfinder Second Edition game. The log entry shows a critical miss being turned into a critical hit via use of a Hero Point.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ended the weekend with a good session of Season of Ghosts in #pf2e . The party battled a storm-witch-style baddie as we hauled ourselves across a lake on a wooden ferry raft. Highlight: our own witch Stupefying the enemy so she couldn't Lightning Bolt us en route. Lowlight: she could fly. 😅

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I just saw this take on a post and I can't walk by: "you meanwhile need a lot of experience to even start designing a pf2e enemy due to just how precise you have to be about balance" I feel this is exactly backwards. #PF2e 's tight math makes creature design safe and easy. Let me explain... (1/5)

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Branding! The 3-18 scale is core to the game's identity. Because you're right: you could just use modifiers. (Speaking more about modern versions of D&D here. And there's some tiny edge-cases.) #pf2e did exactly this, using modifiers only (post-remaster). Ability scores are becoming vestigial!

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

QTP with a great female villain (Or two. From #pf2e ) 2e.aonprd.com/NPCs.aspx?ID... 2e.aonprd.com/Monsters.asp...

Cover art from "The Smoking Gun", in the adventure path series "Outlaws of Alkenstar". Features Anjelique Loveless, corrupt elven shieldmarshal.

Art from the adventure path Kingmaker. Features Nyrissa, cursed nymph queen.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My take on this: 1️⃣Most medieval fantasies are a hodgepodge of anachronisms. We all know that. 2️⃣It can be cool for a setting to think about this stuff, get it right, and make it part of the story. 3️⃣Authors don't need to "justify" anything. Very little in fantasy needs to be "fucking baseline".

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

#D&D 5e is like religion. Wait, shit. I need to rephrase that!😅 D&D 5e is like religion in ONE SPECIFIC WAY. Follow a religion after looking at alternatives and figuring out what's right for you? Fair.🙂 Follow a religion MERELY because it's what you were born into? Not so great. 🫤 (1/2)

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

In #pf2e today, the heroes led an army of allied drow, kobolds, and xul'gath against enemy tatzlwyrms and elementals on a Darklands battlefield. Cooked up basic homebrew "warfare" rules. Basically, 25-feet squares, tokens represent platoon-sized units. A few tweaks to standard combat rules. (1/4)

A screenshot from Foundry of an Pathfinder Second Edition game shows two armies facing off on a narrow land bridge over a lake of lava.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I like discussion and debate, but this #PF2e recent talk was a bit mucky! I don't like it, because I can imagine Hasbro looking in, watching the already-too-small non-D&D community tear itself apart. As a PF2e fan, I'll join hands with any TTRPG player to raise awareness of D&D alternatives! 🤝

Sickos Guy, originating from a 2015 comic by Ward Sutton for The Onion, created under the pseudonym Stan Kelly. The character is shown as a dishevelled man wearing a black shirt labelled "Sickos", grinning through a window and saying, "Yes… Ha ha ha… Yes!" (Text from Wikipedia.)

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I know no-one asked, but IMHO all these #ttrpg luke-warm takes are simultaneously true: 1️⃣ D&D 5e is a decent enough system. 2️⃣ D&D 5e suits certain players/groups really well. 3️⃣ Many players/groups playing D&D would be better suited using a different TTRPG system. (1/4)

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I see these kinds of posts a lot. In the spirit of #pf2e Beginner Box Days I am trying to bring ungrouped individuals together. To play an intro campaign, get their feet wet, but more importantly to meet other people they could group with going forward. rpg.deck16.net/pf2e/bbox

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Beginner Box Sessions

Have you always wanted to try a TTRPG in a safe space, with other learners, with no long-term commitment but with the potential of meeting other newcomers?

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

PF2e GM? Consider buying a Harrow Deck. 1️⃣ In-game readings are fun, and a seed for role-play. 2️⃣ Support Paizo; help mitigate the Diamond Comics disaster. 3️⃣ It's just a really cool physical prop to have. I've a Foundry thing for it too: deck16.net/post/8226414... #pathfinder2e #pf2e #paizo #ttrpg

A card from the Pathfinder Harrow Deck. This is The Demon's Lantern. The card art features a hand grasping from cold ground up toward coloured orbs of light.

A card from the Pathfinder Harrow Deck. This is The Cricket. The card art features a cricket perched atop an apple. The cricket is shuffling some cards with a flourish. A sword is stabbed into the apple.

A card from the Pathfinder Harrow Deck. This is The Winged Serpent. The art features a while snake, with rainbow-coloured wings, aloft in amongst dark clouds.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Just adding my 2c. Paizo, if you're hurting, please do a donation drive or sale. I've benefited a lot from your "free rules" stance, and would happily repay that goodwill with cash in your time of need. I reckon lots of others would do the same. This AoN move doesn't help. #pathfinder2e #pf2e

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

#Pathfinder2E GMs out there... Do you let Telekinetic Hand just lift items, as per the spell description? Do you let it do a little more, for flavour, or to "buff" a less-popular cantrip? Basic stuff like opening an unlocked chest, pulling on a trip wire, or knocking on a door? Curious to hear.

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Telekinetic Hand - Spells - Archives of Nethys: Pathfinder 2nd Edition Database

You create a floating, magical hand, either invisible or ghostlike, that grasps the target object and levitates it slowly up to 20 feet in any direction. When you Sustain the spell, you can move the o...

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I see many people here on Bluesky wishing to try a #TTRPG but not knowing where to start. I figured, why not collect such souls and run them through the PF2e Beginner Box? If you've always wanted to try a TTRPG, click the link below. See if it appeals to you. Yes ➡️YOU⬅️! rpg.deck16.net/pf2e/bbox

This is an image of the Pathfinder Second Edition "Beginner Box". On the cover, a group of adventurers square off against a green dragon.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Created a little animatic from an event in my PF2e home game. Talkasa the ranger critically fails his Subsist check, and Kaspar the rogue doesn't make things better. #pf2e #pathfinder #ttrpg #animatic

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I was digging in an archived #pathfinder2e Outlaws of Alkenstar game and found some homebrew feats designed to boost the Inventor. I gave these as Bonus Feats. I think that's fair. "Perilous Engineer" is a common suggestion; not wholly my idea. For full-text versions: rpg.deck16.net/pf2e/homebrew

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Unreal Tournament 2004 is back! It languished for a time, not even purchasable, as Epic Games concentrated on cash cow Fortnite. But thanks to the folks at the OldUnreal community project it can be played again. Here's me revisiting a favourite level. Install free: github.com/OldUnreal/UT...

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Unreal Tournament 2004 Gameplay, No Commentary, Deck 17, Masterful bots

YouTube video by D16Nichevo

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

It was a hell of a TTRPG weekend for me. I GMed four games of Pathfinder 2e this weekend, for three different groups. Took a massive bite out of my weekend but zero regrets!

A fairly arbitrary and random screenshot taken from Foundry VTT, mid-battle between the player party and some gremlins.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

There are some very creative folk on #WoW private servers. I was taken aback by this player-overhauled Silvermoon promenade. One wonders why Blizzard can't do what amateurs can? Especially given the amateurs work with community-made tools. @worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com would rather sue, I suppose.

A screenshot from World of Warcraft. A beautiful tree-lined promenade in the fictional elven city of Silvermoon. This is the base-game city spruced up by creative players in a private server.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

A call from "Suspicious Number": 👩 "Hello sir. Were you part of an accident that was not your fault in the past 2 years?" 😏 I proceed to tell a rambling story about spilling milk, telling the caller brusquely "please don't interrupt" when she tries to. 👩 Hangs up. ☎ I love when scammers ring me.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

#TTRPG pedantic pet peeve... Does anyone find it off-putting when fantasy bird-humanoids have wings as extra limbs on their backs? That just feels wrong to me. They should be on their arms. ✅ Old D&D Aarakocra ❌ New D&D Aarakocra ✅ WoW Aarakoa Not that either makes much sense evolutionary. 🤷‍♂️

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

In Sep. 2020 The Film Reroll Podcast performed an interesting experiment in TTRPGs by playing a Memento-like story. Each time the lone PC had a bout of short-term memory loss, a new player would take over, with zero knowledge of what was going on. Severance is begging for such treatment.

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Ep 93: Memento (Part 1) – The Film Reroll Podcast

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

You’ll indulge me in something of a rant? Has this happened to you? You’re enjoying a TTRPG. One of the players has a bad roll. That player then proceeds to mope. The energy at the table noticeably chills as it seems like this roll has actually rather upset the player. deck16.net/post/7855080...

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Why Moping's on My Mind

You'll indulge me in something of a rant? Has this ever happened to you? You're enjoying a TTRPG. One of the players has a bad roll. That player then proceeds to mope. The energy at the table...

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

The "triangle song" bubbled up through my subconscious and I got to reminiscing about Square One TV, an educational maths show. I love stuff like this. So kitsch but the actors (and all involved) are having fun and it shows. We're lucky to still have stuff like this today e.g. Horrible Histories.

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Square One TV: The Mathematics Of Love

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Someone asked on Reddit why people like prepared casters in Pathfinder 2e. For me, it turns every daily preparation into that scene in a movie where the hero is presented with a cabinet- or room-full of weapons. Choices, choices. What's needed for today's task? Hmm... one of these, two of these...

A scene from the movie John Wick: Chapter 2. The character "The Sommelier" is selecting from a variety of pistols displayed on shelves. An icon is digitally super-imposed onto each pistol. Each icon represents a spell from Pathfinder Second Edition, using the icon set from the Foundry Virtual Tabletop.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Just going through some old screenshots of mine. I never realised how R-rated Divinity: Original Sin 2 was!

A screenshot from the game Divinity: Original Sin 2. The player character stands in a grassy field next to a cat and a rooster. The cat has a status condition labelling it "Wet". The rooster has a status condition labelling it "Fortified".

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Had an enjoyable #ttrpg weekend this weekend. 1) Played in a short D&D 5e campaign (started and finished this weekend) as an evil party. 2) Continued GMing my ongoing PF2e Alkenstar game. 3) Listened to @stevejacksongames.bsky.social play in Film Reroll's adaptation of Memento.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I see a lot of #gamedev posts that are depressing and defeatist. 😟 Back in 2012 I made a simple little game called Impulse. It didn't make me as rich as Mojang or land me a job at Valve. But it was satisfying to make, and nice to see people play it. Hope it can be an inspiration. Links in replies.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Got home from work. Sat down at my desk. Turned the air conditioner on. It proceeded to rattle ominously. A few seconds later, something fell out of it. A dead lizard of some sort? Only... when I went to scoop it up, it wasn't dead at all! Don't worry: trapped it, released outside. Seemed healthy.

Some kind of gecko or skink trapped under a glass.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I just finished a chunk of coding work. As I was testing it and weeding out the bugs this track started to play. It reached crescendo just as the last bugs were squashed and the flow went through end-to-end without problem. For a moment, my life had a soundtrack. www.youtube.com/watch?v=887f...

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Towards Utopia

YouTube video by Andreas Waldetoft - Topic

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

It's amazing how well Morrowind (Elder Scrolls 3) graphics hold up. These are shots from OpenMW, with increased resolution and draw distance only. No new assets. Like most games of the era, Morrowind didn't animate the flora. It's a bit jarring to see stock-stationary trees, impervious to wind.

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nichevo @d16-nichevo.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

This is my first post. I wanted to start a Bluesky account just to add to its growth spurt in recent days. I did a similar thing by closing my Twitter account back when it was bought out. In the grand scheme of things both are extremely tiny acts. I know that. But still, I did 'em anyway. 🤷

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