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Phil V (he/him)

@dnaphil.bsky.social
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TTRPG Podcaster and Blogger. Occasional Game Designer. Avid TTRPG Game Master. Aspiring cook and baker. Project Manager to pays the bills. linktr.ee/dnaphil

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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
I am curious. Has anyone done the math on Blades in the Dark on how many segments make up a good score? Is there a ratio between score and threat clocks or a total number? Has anyone worked that math?
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
@j-k.games is back with another supplement for Mutants in the Now. As someone who played TMNT until the end of the 1980s, I believe this game is the true spiritual successor. The rules are revamped and clean, the game is fun to play, and the combat is fantastic www.kickstarter.com/projects/arb...
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Mutants From the Archives: Pet Shop Blues
Expanding the retro-modern, mutant-animal, role-playing game Mutants in the Now with new pet species, fascist villains, and much more!
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Proud to be the 72nd backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Voidheart Symphony - What Are You Fighting For?! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
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Voidheart Symphony - What Are You Fighting For?
A role-playing game of psychic revolution in the shadows of the city.
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Finally got a chance to listen to The Gauntlet 2nd Edition podcast. I forgot how much I love the sound of @jasoncordova.bsky.social voice. Also enjoying the show’s concept. www.patreon.com/posts/121732...
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The Gauntlet Podcast (2nd Edition): Dance of the Damned | The Gauntlet
Get more from The Gauntlet on Patreon
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Gene Hackman has been in so many good movies, but the one that always comes to mind for me is The Quick and the Dead. I love this movie, and he was a great villain.
Gene Hackman in the movie The Quick and the Dead. He is standing on a Western street, dressed well, with his hand on the pistol at his hip.
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Stop, Drop & Roll @sdrgames.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Hey Anto! :) Why We Fight is a 1-5 player, GMless, narrative, solarpunk TTRPG about collective resistance, overthrowing oppressive forces, and building a future where no one has to "earn" the right to live. Each player controls a crew of 4 characters, that you build as you play!
Three images in a square. Top Left: A person sits against a wall painted with a rainbow, a scar on their cheek. Top Right: A rooftop garden with Community Alliance rebels tending to it, alongside a child and a pug. Bottom: 5 people sit around a tree stump, playing the TTPRG 'Why We Fight'. Next to this is the title art for the game with the subtitle "A solarpunk narrative TTRPG"
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Raven God Games @ravengodgames.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Thanks for the space! I create #indie #TTRPGs #maps and #art and am currently getting ready to run a #Kickstarter for #Reaver #SwordandSorcery #RPG Help us bring gritty combat and dark sorcery to your table! #fantasy #TTRPGRising #Conan #Imaro #heroic #grim www.kickstarter.com/projects/rav...
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Coming soon: Reaver Sword & Sorcery Role-Playing Game
Merging a simple die-chain mechanic with a deadly ancient-world setting to bring you heroic adventure with more grit and less gonzo!
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More like I-ACK @mumbly-joe.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Let me take this format for a spin
Luigi reacting meme:
Luigi looks pensive: Space Billionaires (noun)
Luigi looks attentive and a little impressed: Space Billionaires (verb)
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Has anyone used Hearts of Wulin to run a Cobra Kai game? Because I think it may be possible, but I also can't be the first person to think of this.
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I have two Cortex Prime conversions I want to make from 90s RPGs: Underground and The Whispering Vault. I think both would be a lot of fun in Cortex Prime.
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Its a shame that Cortex Prime does not have a license option, because I have some really fun stuff that I have made, that I would love to share with the world. C
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Jason Cordova @jasoncordova.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Neon City Blues is a cool KS project that just launched. It's a street level cyberpunk game, Carved from Brindlewood. I've always thought a cyberpunk game that uses the CfB mystery system is a great idea, and so I'm excited to see this in the world! www.kickstarter.com/projects/508...
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Neon City Blues
Cybernoir, Carved from Brindlewood
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I just backed... www.kickstarter.com/projects/sol...
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Solarcrawl | OSR Exploration in a Fantastic Space Age
An orbital-fantasy, hexcrawling tabletop roleplaying game, compatible with many OSR systems
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
This is genius. I am a terrible artist but handy with a vector drawing program. This I can do.
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Gnome Stew @gnomestew.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
@dnaphil.bsky.social examines techniques for how to help you follow your own advice at the table and remember your best practices so you can continue to hone your GM skills. #TTRPGs #RPGs
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Coaching Yourself At The Table
I give you all a lot of GMing advice. I also take my advice as much as possible. The hardest kind of advice for me to take is the kind that affects my table style. It’s not that I am dismissive of my ...
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Be discerning where you place your happiness. Sports teams, social media, an audience, and careless people can all do great damage, intentionally or not. Instead place your happiness in the hands of people who care about your well being and will nurture and protect it.
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
From my father... Your job/career is the thing you do in order to pay for the things you really want in life.
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Learn the difference between charismatic and leadership. They are not the same. A charismatic person will not lead you out of trouble or through tough times.
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Go to therapy. Even if you think nothing is wrong. The sooner you learn to process your feelings and understand who you are the better you will be as a partner, friend, parent, etc.
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Cortex Prime is to RPGs as Excel is to business.
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Somehow Eclipse Phase 2nd edition flew under my radar. I read the web page covering all the changes and was excited. I like the mechanical changes and always dug the setting. I went and picked up a copy, and I can't wait to read it.
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
1) Molecular Biologist 2) Biology 3) NA 4) IT Project Manager
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Eric Farmer wrote half of Sword Opera @ericfarmer.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
IT'S LIVE! The first 48 hours are critical, so please repost and share with anyone who loves: - TTRPGS! - Swashbuckling! - Colorful Underworlds! - Fraught Choices! - Romance!
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Coming soon: Sword Opera
A roleplaying game of melodrama and violence!
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Eric Farmer wrote half of Sword Opera @ericfarmer.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I think we could all use an island retreat! Join us on the mythical island of San Mercurio, where you can: - solve "problems" with steel and magic - woo or be wooed by hunky Frumio - peruse the Phantom Market! The Sword Opera Kickstarter goes live TOMORROW! Follow! Repost!
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Coming soon: Sword Opera
A roleplaying game of melodrama and violence!
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
When you are cutting down trees in #Minecraft do you immediately plant a sapling in its place, or did you not see the Lorax as a child?
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
My first two games were Basic D&D and the original Top Secret. I have fond memories of playing them as they got me into the hobby. I don’t play either now but I would try Basic D&D again. I like Top Secret SI over the original.
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The Map Center @mapcenter.com · 17/12/2024
A mom just came in SO EXCITED to find a map store bc her son would LOVE it. She tries to be coy. "My son is... Really into maps. Real special kid." I'm like, ma'am, this is a map store. Half my customers are on the spectrum. I have a trains and transit section. You're among friends.
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Becky Annison @beckyannison.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
10 things scripted reality tv teaches us about role-playing. This is about games which foreground character drama (Monsterhearts) and those times you want a bit of character drama in your dungeon. 10 ways to create more drama and story in your messy relationship games. Enjoy! 1/11
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Just one last reminder...there are only a few more days left in this Bundle. Its a steal to grab up all these books for one low price.
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B. Dave Walters - Yes, it is I! @bdavewalters.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Thanks for this scorching ray of truth @theoperageek.bsky.social
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Jason Cordova @jasoncordova.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
A quick heads up that Nephews in Peril is the Deal of the Day on @drivethrurpg.com! This supplement for Brindlewood Bay includes 13 new murder mysteries, 7 "sweeps week" mysteries, new setting material for the town, and a new play advice chapter. Get it 50% off: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
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Nephews in Peril (Kickstarter Edition) - The Gauntlet | DriveThruRPG
Nephews in Peril is a supplement for Brindlewood Bay, the cozy murder mystery game! Nephews in Peril contains: New Murder Mysteries! Dead Man’s Hand Lies & Dolls, or A Very Brief Tenure Deadly Sil...
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Folks. The Engine Publishing line of GMing books is currently a Bundle of Holding: bundleofholding.com/presents/Eng... These books cover various GMing topics from plots, NPCs, prep, improv, campaigns, and table play. They are one low price for a short time.
6 book covers for: Eureka, Masks, Never Unprepared, Unframed, Odyssey, and Focal Point. Each shows some kind of fantasy roleplaying scene based on the book.
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Gnome Stew @gnomestew.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
@dnaphil.bsky.social takes a loot at setting the table in the context of running your game, and having a functional setup. gnomestew.com/setting-the-...
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Setting The Table
Recently, one of my gaming groups decided to change games. We decided to go back to an old favorite Forbidden Lands. As we were sitting around the table, finalizing our decision, I started to survey o...
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
This was peak video gaming for me. I have a port of this game that still runs on my Mac.
A screen capture of the Facing Worlds map from Unreal Tournament. It is two towers with connecting ground floating above the Earth.
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Folks. The Engine Publishing line of GMing books is currently a Bundle of Holding: bundleofholding.com/presents/Eng... These books cover various GMing topics from plots, NPCs, prep, improv, campaigns, and table play. They are one low price for a short time.
6 book covers for: Eureka, Masks, Never Unprepared, Unframed, Odyssey, and Focal Point. Each shows some kind of fantasy roleplaying scene based on the book.
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
BOOKISH CHECKPOINT! ✨Last book you read: The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck ✨Your current read: This Is How You Lose The Time War & Planet of Viruses ✨Last book added to TBR: Hot Moon by Alan Smale ✨Next anticipated read: Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio #BookSky 📚💙
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 18/09/2024
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #360,997!
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THAC0 with Advantage @thac0withadvantage.bsky.social · 16/08/2024
Episode 2 of our actual play, The Heroes of Hovel's Way, is out today! Listen to @clight101.bsky.social running @orikes.bsky.social and @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social in a campaign where their young, small-town characters begin to find out what the wider world is like. #Gameros #ActualPlay #DnD5e
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The Heroes of Hovel’s Way. Chapter 2 – Crossing – Polygamerous Podcast Network
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Golden Lasso Games @goldenlassogames.bsky.social · 28/07/2024
Final 10 days of our kickstarter!! LET’S DO THIS!!! Will we reach 200% funded this week? We are at 180%… 👀🚀 goldenlassogames.com/Kickstarter #rpg #ttrpg #spacettrpg #spacefam #indiegame
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Starscape: Found-family Space Adventures
Starscape is the found-family story of a starship and its crew. Play to find out if you come together or fracture when it matters most!
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Chris Sneeze @clight101.bsky.social · 22/04/2024
My good friend @dnaphil.bsky.social wrote a one shot about The Sphinx of Black Quartz Judge My Vow font phrase. Yeah, he was inspired by the font phrase. Weird places we get ideas from. You can check out the system agnostic adventure on drive thru. It’s $2. www.drivethrurpg.com/m/product/47...
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 14/04/2024
36 years ago this group played TMNT the rpg. Tonight we had a reunion and I ran @arbco.bsky.social Mutants in the Now, with characters based on our original campaign.
A group of old friends gathered around the table playing a role playing game.
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 17/12/2023
A necessary tool for the Marvel Multiverse RPG. This way I can play Cyclops to its full effect. #marvel616
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Dice Prophet @diceprophet.bsky.social · 14/12/2023
Sure, the Dwarves delved too greedily & too deep but at least Durin reported record-breaking levels of Mithril yield that fiscal quarter.
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 13/12/2023
As 2023 winds down it will go down as one of my best years of gaming. I ran four campaigns this year. Two of them were longer than a year and had fulfilling endings. Two are still going and I started a new campaign this past Fall.
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Gnome Stew @gnomestew.bsky.social · 01/10/2023
Friday's article from @dnaphil.bsky.social, discussing how to figure out if a campaign is worth continuing or not.
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Retool or Dump
I almost canceled my new Cyberpunk: Red campaign. Well…I thought about it. I was four sessions in and the game had not gelled. That is a red flag for me. I did some introspection and pondered what a...
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 28/09/2023
What is the simplest VTT out there? I mean hardly any features. Import an image (sometimes), some tokens, shapes. I have toyed with using a VTT for some of my games but they are way too much in features and prep. Who has the VTT equivalent of a whiteboard and marker?
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Avonelle @avonelle.bsky.social · 28/09/2023
I've been reminded to make some noise. :) METATOPIA is our Game Design Festival for people who are passionate about the design, publishing, selling, or playing games of all types. METATOPIA 2023 is Nov 2 - 5 in Morristown, NJ. dexposure.com/m2023.html
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 25/09/2023
Looking for a TTRPG Idea. I need a reliable backup game. Something my group can use when someone can't make it. Something with minimal-to-no prep or have short published adventures. Somewhat simple ruleset. Pick up and play. Any ideas?
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 13/09/2023
This week @senda.bsky.social and I reviewing our manuscript for the full version of Turning Point, our collaborative, dramatic, decision-making engine. We were looking to put this game to KS in 2020 but some stuff happened and we shelved it. Then some life happened, so we kept it on the shelf.
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Phil V (he/him) @dnaphil.bsky.social · 08/09/2023
My big project is in the middle of the Valley of Despair, and it's been a rough week. Then I remembered some words of Wisdom from Ted Lasso. So I sent them to my team.
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