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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My players really like the "between seasons" actions in #MythicBastionland. One started a cult, one built a fleet of ships, one flood proofed som farms, one went on a journey, and another built a bridge. I love it too!

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I've been reading dungeon crawler carl, and been enjoying it. Yeah it has some millennial cringe, but who cares. I like how despite the system depicted is crunchy, beyond even #pathfinder, Carl is approaching it like an #osr player.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 10/09/2026

Since it's my 50th time round the sun, would you care to share my art around? That would be a splendid gift, thank you! 🥰 emilyhare.com #dragons #fantasyart #watercolour #creatureart #unicorns

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

One YouTuber said that Crows is like "the OSR's younger cousin who is really into punk." Which made me lol. I think that told me who the audience for Crows is. It's corpo dnd players who are OSR-curious and somehow missed #shadowdark

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Been watching some of the marketing videos for Crows. The message is that it's not an #OSR game, it just has the vibes of one. But since the OSR is just vibes, I don't find that convincing.

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Always be holding that dollar to give to skullboi

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

How do people make something so good looking so fast

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

George Michael as in careless whisper or George Michael as in arrested development?

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

i made a class for #shadowdark. It is the result of how I think warlocks (defined as a person who makes an unholy pact with an entity in exchange for power) should play... See it here. kneedeepoceans.itch.io/the-mycommun...

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The Mycommunicant by kneedeepoceans

Beseech the Fungal Gods - A Shadowdark Class

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

12. Fiasco 13. Alice is Missing 14. Blades in the Dark 15. Shadowdark 16. Old School Essentials 17. Good Society 18. The Ground Itself 19. In This World 20. Honey Heist 21. Wanderhome 22. Delta Green 23. Deathmatch Island 24. Realis 25. Mothership 26. Slugblaster 27. Draw Steel

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

A list of all ttrpgs I've played in my life, in the order that I've played them. 1. DnD 3.5 2. Star wars saga edition 3. D20 modern 4. Mass effect (3.5 hack) 5. DnD 4e 6. A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying 7. DnD 5e 8. Cyberpunk 9. Lamentations of the Flame Princess 10. DIE rpg 11. The Quiet Year

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Thanks, Emily! Proud to have an original piece of yours in my home!

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Awesome. I really enjoyed reading through moondial and sepulchre. Is this adventure is related to the other two

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Depends on what you're looking for. All three are very different games. I'm playing all three right now. I haven't liked draw steel as much as the other two, but that could just be my play style.

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

You can publish the megadungeon and people may use it. Nobody cares about the DND beyond characters

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

In my SUPREME hat, yelling "damnnnn, Dunk is a Beastttt"at my tv #knightofsevenkingdoms

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 16/02/2026

Between Two Cairns is organizing a gaming convention in Portland, OR. Please come! betweentwocons.com @betterlegends.bsky.social @yochaigal.bsky.social

Two big stone heads with ruby eyes. Text: "Tabletop Gaming Convention. Between Two Cons. Norse Hall, Portland OR. June 26 - 27 2026. Betweentwocons.com for more information".

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I like that you can tell which head is brad and which head is yochai

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

You're a king for these blog posts. I've never wanted to run a lotr game because I felt like I didn't have the lore schema. But I feel like I could now with that toolset you made.

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

"Where's all the protest music?" It's never gone away, but here's one you may not have seen. youtu.be/gxv3ljq0ajU?...

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YouTube video by Emperor X - Topic

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Even though it's not a term the osr coined, it is one that it exemplifies: the fruitful void. The idea that sometimes you say more by saying less. That leaving gaps gives room for the gm or players to invest their own ideas

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I think it's layout. It's astounding to me that some of the bigger names in RPGs (WotC, MCDM, etc) still haven't moved past the big walls of boring text.

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

I like going on tours to historical sites because I repurpose the guide maps and the stories for my own games.

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Anywhere we can sign up to be notified when it's available?

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Can any gamers recommend a module that deals with temporal magic? Not looking for time travel back to the prehistoric age, but where the central mystery revolves around time magic. Something like a time loop? #osr #ttrpg

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Thank you, this is awesome. I particularly like the suggestion to place specific downtime missions in the beginning of a campaign. Towards the end of the article, you mention the may need to be tweaked for west marches play. What pain points do you see with your approach in a west marches system?

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Dank Dungeons @dankdungeons.bsky.social · 15/04/2024

Once again Between Two Cairns has prompted me to buy an OSR RPG book. The Valley of Flowers has some stellar writing. I can't wait to run this! ninepinpress.com/products/the...

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 11/04/2024

Instant buy with this positive of a review. I couldn't find online, but do guys know what the plans are for future volumes of Wildendrem?

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 04/04/2024

I enjoyed this more than any actual play I've ever seen

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 30/03/2024

Truth elementals: little invisible guys attracted to honesty. When you feel a brush against your body with no discernible source, it might be a truth elemental running into you after something honest was said or done near you.

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 30/03/2024

I backed the Kickstarter for #SurvivingStrangehollow after listening to @artbyemilyhare.bsky.social and @dailydael.bsky.social talk about the dangerous, magical nature of #Stangehollow. My TTRPG attention is easily distracted, but I now want to run something like #ScavengersReign in this world.

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 30/03/2024

This may have been one of the more critical reviews I've heard you guys give, but it made me feel like buying it, because it sounded inspirational and modular. I also bought Impossible Landscapes, because it got mentioned during the show. Both are getting chucked into Curse of Strahd.

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knee.deep.oceans @kneedeepoceans.bsky.social · 30/03/2024

It didn't, which I found surprising. Each turn, they could move and do a thing. Which sounds like combat, but both the system and me were loose enough with it, that it gave a good spread of spotlight to players. Shadowdark also has the 1 hour torch timer, which could offset any slowdown.

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