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Kevin @groggy.dog · 15/09/2026

Hi Bluesky! I made a *free* solo TTRPG designed to get you to play with your painted miniatures, model kits, and other cozy companions. You can check it out on Itch or DriveThruRPG below:

Cover image for "The Mantelpiece Mage," a solo RPG for your miniatures, mechs, and cozy companions

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 14/09/2026

Nice glass of whiskey and a run at finishing up Level 2 of my first 2D6 dungeon crawl.

A photo of a glass of whiskey, the 2D6 dungeon tables codex, and my hand drawn map.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 14/09/2026

Hi! I'm Kevin and soon I'll be releasing the FREE core rulebook for my new solo RPG, The Mantelpiece Mage. It's a game designed to give you brief daily narrative play with those mechs, miniatures, and other toys you've always wanted something to do with.

Header image for "The Mantelpiece Mage - Core Rulebook" a solo TTRPG for miniatures, mechs, and cozy companions

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 02/09/2026

I am of the opinion that Catwoman rules

Image from a Catwoman comic in the Batman: Ego and Other Tails collection in which Batman is hanging upside down, his chin and lips covered in red kiss marks, and a speech bubble from the left side of the panel says "You Know Where to Find Me"

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 26/06/2026

The most time-intensive thing I do on a regular basis in Final Fantasy XIV is catch up with all Triple Triad cards each patch. This expansion hasn't been too bad, barring Forked Tower. But I got my Unmaking card today for 475/475!

A screenshot showing my Card List in Final Fantasy, indicating I've earned 475/475 cards.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 15/02/2025

Next up in my story path playthrough of the entire Ys series is Ys IV: Memories of Celceta. A very good excuse to bring out my Vita for the first time since my Japan trip!

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 09/02/2025

Continuing to practice segments and cut time off my Ys I Complete run. Happy to have so readily cleared 50 minutes already. Need to still work on my Y&O/Dark Fact double whammy boss fight.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 02/02/2025

Got my splits looking all pretty, and my Ys I time down 2.5 minutes despite some really awful boss fights. Also gotta continue honing my routing. Those alone will get me sub-50.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 31/01/2025

Taking joy in the small things, like this Mary Stewart book I checked out from the Brooklyn Public Library. Just beautiful

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 26/01/2025

Felt a surprise surge of confidence and did my first full speedrun of Ys I (Chronicles) tonight. Really happy to start off sub-60, and excited to start chipping time off.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 18/01/2025

The first new speedrun tech I've learned in 2+ years, y'all

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 17/01/2025

That's a wrap on Ys I, which was a phenomenal old school game. I think the bump combat is surprisingly Zen.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 15/01/2025

Hopping into Ys I now that Ys VIII has completely sold me on the franchise, and I absolutely adore this UI.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 15/01/2025

I picked up Ys 8 on a whim and then absolutely devoured it over the last two weeks. More thoughts soon, but kind of shocked that a game from 2016 just catapulted to my top-of-all-time list.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 08/01/2025

Absolutely immaculate vibes on this Gauntlet IV run on GDQ.

A screenshot of the Games Done Quick stream featuring four speedrunners playing Wizardry IV in matching shirts

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 06/01/2025

Fantasy Critic draft is in. Not too shabby for how big our league is. Two more pickups to make throughout the year.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 01/01/2025

A major milestone today: I finally made it farther in Kingdom Hearts than teenage me, who could not get past Ursula. Still an absolutely demonic fight.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 20/12/2024

As the semester winds down I've been tackling a Zodiac weapon grind in Final Fantasy XIV, and hit a personal best on Aurum Vale. My speedrunning habits never fully leave, I guess

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 17/12/2024

Latest Planet Camelot update: I made three templates for my Tudor-inspired market area, and have started filling things in and customizing each stall. There will also be a central picnic area that is placed on natural paths so people can eat their food in an open communal space.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 13/12/2024

Here I started the beginnings of my layout. Upon entering, there will be a sort of fairground area on the left, and a grid-based market on the right with lots of vaguely Tudor/medieval wattle-and-daub buildings.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 12/12/2024

The first big update is to the castle. I was learning how building actually works in Planet Coaster as I did this, but I think I made things sufficiently regal. The central tower is a modified pre-fab building that I'm really happy with, and there's some seating inside.

New castle with all the fun bits and bobs.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 12/12/2024

I've decided to finally dive into Planet Coaster (long overdue) and I'm already super engrossed in the creative mode. I'm going to start long-term work on a Camelot-themed park and update this in a thread!

Screenshot of Planet Coaster. Castle-themed entryway, path, and castle.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 09/12/2024

Really enjoying Persona 4 Golden, and the side trip to Gekkoukan was a real treat

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 08/12/2024

I have collected Psyduck in every language in PTCGP

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 06/12/2024

Currently working on one of the final papers for me first semester in grad school. As Sajam would say, "let's get this bread, gamers."

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 25/11/2024

I have once again met my primary Final Fantasy XIV goal, which is a full Triple Triad list. Gonna go mess around in XI for a bit now!

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 22/11/2024

I was genuinely more excited to get this out of Pokemon TCG Pocket than any full art card. This is my 17th Psyduck.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 16/11/2024

This is an extremely important question

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 15/11/2024

Unspeakably disappointed that I didn’t Wonder Pick Psychokwak for my Psyduck collection

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 15/11/2024

I bounced off of Persona 5 about 30 hours in years ago, but this year I've played Dragon's Crown, Persona 3 Reload, and Metaphor. Safe to say I'm squarely on the Atlus train and excited to hop into Persona 4 once I wrap up the Xenoblade series. Anyone have thoughts on other must-play Atlus games?