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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 14h

"How did you get into TTRPGs?" My mom brought home the D&D red box in the early 80s and ran a dungeon for my dad and me. No Satanic panic in our household!

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Definitely Not a Hag @def-not-a-hag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Ten customers of Real Life Too, makers of long-term VR pods, were found in their pods minus multiple organs. Real Life Too notes that under the ToS, they are not liable for any loss, real or imagined." +99 more reasons your PCs should stop reading the Feed. www.drivethrurpg.com/product/5870...

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Corporate advertising, crime sprees, politics, human interest…everyone’s talking about the latest newsworthy events in the city. 100 Headlines Overloading the Feed gives you 100 news blurbs to add col...

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

FamCon Update: Daggerheart Goblin Urban Rebels heist attempt on the warehouse of corrupt Chancellor Whitmore... End-of-Session Questions - What's in Whitmore's warehouse? - Who did we rob? - What's in those vials we stole? - What scrolls did we set on fire? - Where can we find a 2nd safehouse?

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I keep our publishing idea backlog on a poster: The Sea of Possibility. I've found the fatal flaw with this system. On my list of potential GM tools, I have written "Roll for Blame." Love the title. Can't for the life of me remember what the product was supposed to be.

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Adam "Graphic Design Is Not My Passion" Seats @iknowadamseats.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I really cannot properly emphasize how huge of a resource the Liminal Horror TTRPG wiki is in terms of being an index of excellent writing resources (not just for horror stuff). You should dig into this and go read/save as much as you can. liminalhorrorrpg.com

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today's TTRPG lesson from improv class: Some improv games use gibberish (think "Simlish") in place of another language. Why not do the same for demonic, celestial, or other fantasy languages? Try it out: pick signs and billboards you pass and "translate" them aloud into gibberish.

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Whoops. Cursed Dolls just spilled out of my mind. There are 100 of them. That certainly won't be a problem. www.drivethrurpg.com/product/5859...

An image of the cover of the Cursed Dolls supplement. The image is a book cover with a superimposed face screaming in the center, as if trapped in the book.

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

DeeDee the clank wizard just went out in a Blaze of Glory in our BeastFeast game, saving the party. GMs seem surprised when players choose Blaze of Glory in an ongoing campaign. But I've seen it happen a lot. Maybe having control over your character's death makes you more willing to embrace it?

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Rowan's comment about players creating the story engine through Hope/Fear dice spoke to me. Especially for horror: every roll risks feeding Fear to the GM. The players actively create the fuel for those nightmarish turns of fate, while Hope gives them the resources to fight back.

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

TTRPG question: How would you feel about a player introducing a new PC in an ongoing campaign as a major, established figure in the setting, such as the Fanewraith from Witherwild? I'm realizing it feels different to me than a PC becoming important through play. #Daggerheart

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I played this as my first solo RPG back in its v1.1.1 iteration. It's amazing how much emotional punch it delivers with such short prompts. Possibly because I can't help but cast my puppers as the heroes. It sold me on solo journaling games. Excited to see the new multiplayer options!

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

3x/year my family takes time off work for our own private TTRPG convention, FamCon. Last FamCon's theme was "All deaths are final." Six PCs met untimely ends. We kick off again Friday w/a new theme: "We finish what we start." We're pulling out games-in-progress & getting them back to the table.

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

What better way to start a Sunday morning than with a little light survival horror? The second Heart of Fear scenario offers a night of zombie mayhem. Drop it into any dark Daggerheart campaign, and see if your PCs can survive the Blood-Soaked Field. www.drivethrurpg.com/product/5853...

The cover for The Blood-Soaked Field scenario. The center image shows two figures tensely walking through a spooky forest

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Played Scarlet Minotaur in Shadowdark & realized I could turn over my character sheet & do equally well. The "answers" weren't on the sheet. Meanwhile, running Daggerheart for new players, I made a bookmark to help them find all their cool abilities. Neither's better, just different. #ttrpg

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is one of my favorite podcasts. These two always give me much to contemplate in the Daggerheart realm.

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One should never miss the opportunity to be a very good doggo!

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits (Or don't. I'm not a cop). Daggerheart (currently hitting this 3-5 times/week) Shadowdark (scarlet minotaur) Ashes without Number (techno wizads have invaded Oregon) Delta Green (doing my best impersonation of Alt Natil Park Service)

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today's TTRPG lesson from improv class: We give other players space for a scene with an NPC played by the GM. But scenes can be more powerful when multiple players are involved. A great group scene creates that same "we did that!" feeling as winning a tough battle. Roleplay can be a team sport.

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A different take on collaborative storytelling in Dying Spire: I laid out a blank battlemat, marked the Spire, & asked what else was there. I drew their ideas, then revealed the Goathogs. The players' additions got lots of use in battle w/o a pre-printed map dictating the terrain. #daggerheart

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Ran Daggerheart's Dying Spire @ RoseCityCC Sunday. My table was a mix of Daggerheart newcomers + forever GMs finally getting to play. Turns out having GMs on the other side of the screen guarantees drama. Finale: Blaze of Glory made the boss vulnerable + 2 tag teams. Last one crit for 99 damage!

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I ran @trekiros.bsky.social 's revamped Sablewood Messengers @ Rose City Comic Con. 3 newbies & 2 Daggerheart veterans scrambled to save the city. Added stakes kept everyone engaged. New countdowns added tension & the rules remained accessible. Trek's vid overview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZeu...

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

At Rose City Comic Con yesterday, I was struck by the number of solo comic book characters that wandered around in pairs. Seeing pairs of Batmen and Spidermen especially tickled my funny bone.

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today's TTRPG lesson from improv class: Don't be afraid to jump into a scene where someone has the spotlight. Help them shine; interact with the PC & build on what's happening. Ask a question, paint the scene, advance conflict. Impactful character moments don't have to be solo moments.

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Our heroes faced a Haven harvester in our quest to save the Fanewick yesterday. Fighting a Colossus in the middle of the Witherwild was epic. We made it go "boom". My only regret is that my hedge witch didn't get to don her holocaust cloak and go inside the inferno of its inner workings.

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A year into running Daggerheart, I've created literally dozens of new adversaries. In decades of D&D, I've never felt the same urge to create legions of new monsters. Why? Daggerheart does 3 things inviting GMs to become game designers.

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Michael J Patrick @michaeljpatrick.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

It's my birthday so you are legally obligated to share my store and download my games! rpg-trader.com/creator/51/r...

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I'm Michael J Patrick and I make TTRPGs and TTRPG supplements under the name of Raccoon Pinion Games.

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Overheard today at the Daggerheart table: “We can put the ingredients that would’ve gone to the exorcism to improving and enchanting your frying pan.”

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I want to make tools for Daggerheart GMs that don't take hours to prep. My latest idea: a primary environment with supporting adversaries & enough narrative beats for a play session. First up: The Road Between, a Tier 2 dark fantasy scenario: www.drivethrurpg.com/product/5823... #daggerheart

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Putting the finishing touches on a drop-in scenario for Daggerheart. I love the environment + adversaries framework as a way to structure a mini-adventure w/o writing out a lot of extra narrative. It leaves breathing room for soliciting ideas from the players and building on those on the fly.

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Saw Coyote vs Acme this afternoon. Then came home and streamed The Long Walk. Today feels like one big allegory.

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The executive committee of Skywater Ranch met tonight around the dinner table. We identified 9 products we want to publish over the next 3 months. And then there's the Sea of Possibility... At least we'll never be bored.

A poster labelled "Sea of Possibility - Ideas For Projects We Could Do But Haven't Scheduled Yet" covered with sticky notes listing out ideas for writing projects.

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My Beast Feast group had an awkward talk re: roleplay styles. An awkward collection of folks discussed how awkward their PCs are at communicating. Props to Harry, our GM, who kept the convo going until everyone was heard. The awkwardness is part of the fun. #daggerheart #ttrpg

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Elizabeth | Skywater Ranch @eelangill.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I'm now suffering from World of Warcraft raid healing flashbacks... I cannot get enough of Master Healer Kale with useless party!

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