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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

New blog post: Discworld RPG: Are You There, Bel-Shamharoth? Read it here: www.mortaine.com/blog/2026/09/08/di… This weekend, I went to my favorite localish game convention, Strategicon, and ran the new Discworld […] [Original post on dice.camp]

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

This video is the encapsulation of 7 hours of my day. #today

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026

New espinner! The EEW Fold is a beautiful little machine, feels very sturdy. I can't wait to use it for some serious spinning! #handspinning #FiberArts

Two electronic spinners for making yarn, both in teal or light blue. The one on the left is about 1/3 larger than the one on the right. The smaller spinner has a grey bobbin with lots of sparkly purple yarn on it. The larger spinner has a purple bobbin that is empty. There's a very small metal device between them that is the foot pedal for the larger one.

An espinner has a somewhat rectangular base, a motor that spins a pulley that is connected with a drive band to a two-armed device above it called a flyer, which spins to twist the sheep's wool, or fiber into yarn. The bobbin is on a shaft that runs down the center of the fleet and spins or stops spinning based on the tension of the person spinning. When it stops, the yarn winds onto the bobbin.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026

Also, I recently played Sticky Business, which is a very cute, cozy video game about running a sticker business. This is my favorite sticker I've made on there. I'm not even ace and I love this sticker. #stickybusiness #cozygames #stickers #asexual

An image of the asexual pride flag, with black, grey, white, and purple horizontal stripes, with a curve as if in the wind. Printed in white letters on the black band of the flag is the word "Wholesome." In the lower left corner is a cluster of four mushroom types, including a common button mushroom and a red capped mushroom with white spots. The image is bordered in white, as if it's a sticker. At the bottom of the image are the words "made with Sticky Business" in purple, followed by a star icon in yellow.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026

I'm testing a post to Mastodon, via Obsidian. Let's see how it goes!

A very colorful stained glass window inside the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. The rosette at the top is a rich azure blue, and the panels beneath are blue, transitioning to green, then yellow, then red.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

And in less data-related activities this weekend, I finished this lovely yarn! About 4 ounces of black and gold from an art batt plus with black merino roving. Plus a bonus skein of 1.75 oz of the merino plied on itself. I call it Golden Knights, after our local […] [Original post on dice.camp]

A close up photo of a hank of 2-ply yarn that is black and white or gray with many filaments and flecks of gold fiber skin into it.

A skein of hanked 2-ply black yarn on beige patio flooring. The yarn is tied with white string.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2026

I have a sizeable group of people who will play a 5 hour tactical board game that we lose more than 80% of the time and still have fun. 8 of the 9 of us are women. Last night we fieled a 6 player game of Nemesis:Retaliation. We have an immunocompromised player […] [Original post on dice.camp]

A board game in mid-game. Colors are dark, mostly black and red and dark blue, and the game is science fiction themed, with alien intruders facing off against the human marines. The chests and arms of (real life) players can be seen around the table. The game has a lot of pieces and components, some of which are painted. It's hard to tell from looking, but the players are winning this game.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026

I call this piece "Happy Little Trees." There are things I'd do differently (and will do next time). #weaving #FiberArts

A very small, about 2" by 2", woven tapestry in blue and yellow, depicting a dark blue lake in front of a light grey mountain and a light blue sky. Dark green pine trees and medium-green grass is embroidered in the foreground.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 31/05/2026

Hey, you see thud 39m52s chip time for my 5k this morning? That's a PR, or personal record. I'm 51. I just beat my 5k pace from when I was 29. #running

Stephanie, a middle aged white woman in a purple hat and teal shirt and sunglasses, stands in front of a green inflatable finish line. To the right is a medieval wall, and to the left are pine trees, because this photo is taken in Barcelona, Spain.

A race result screen shot that says "Performance Metrics" gms then lists Finish Time at 40:48, Chip Time at 39:52, Gun Time at 40:48, Pace at 12'49"/mile, and Distance at 3.21 mi.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026

I'm still alive, btw. Yesterday I did a running tour of Madrid, Spain, which was absolutely amazing. #travel #retiredlife

Stephanie, a middle-aged white woman with blue hair wearing sunglasses and a purple hat and green running shirt, grinning in front of a beautiful palace in Madrid, Spain. It's a close-up and the photo is taken at a 45 degree angle.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2026

We are in Braga, Portugal for another day. Visited the historic center again yesterday. Braga is pretty. Lots of churches to see, if that's your thing, but also a lot of green spaces and public places for sports and fitness activities, walks, and just hanging out.

A Baroque architecture building with arched doorways and windows. The left side is painted pink, and the right side has a very large painting with the upcoming events schedule over a blue background and photo of a dark haired white woman lying on her back. This is the Theatro Circo in Braga, Portugal. In the foreground is an open plaza with various people walking past.

I'm front of a storefront for Dettagli, a lone woman with light blue hair in a white hooded jacket and black leggings plays a violin. In front of her on the sidewalk is her open violin case with a green lining. She is wearing sunglasses and appears very intent on her music. Her playing was incredible.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 30/04/2026

This time, on the wall of the ruins of a Roman bath in Braga. #mosstodon #lichensubscribe

A low wall made of grey and white rock, about 2 feet tall, covered in green and brown mosd and splashes of lighter lichen.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 30/04/2026

I'm in Portugal, which is much more damp than Las Vegas. Much more amenable to moss and lichen! Statue of Isaac Cego (Isaac the Blind) at the Bom Jesus crick) church in Braga, Portugal. #mosstodon #lichensubscribe

A lichen-covered stone plaque reading Isaac Cego and some illegible words in Latin

The moss-covered back shoulder of a gray statue of a man.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 28/02/2026

For date night, my husband and I went to the maker space to try and fix our robot pool skimmer. We were unsuccessful in fixing it, but successful in spending a fun evening together. R. I. P., pool bot! #datenight #marriedlifehacks

Two skimmer pool robots that have been disassembled and are now stacked on top of each other. Honestly, it's basically a pile of mechanical and electronic junk jumbled together and not working anymore.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 26/02/2026

Thinking about this as I crochet a (badly edited) pattern for a trademarked character that has in the pattern notes (but not the purchase page) that the purchaser may not sell what they make from it. I mean, yeah, they can't sell it because it's trademarked, not […] [Original post on dice.camp]

A stack of hardcover books with the spines facing away, some fiber arts tools like knitting needles, scissors, and pins, 3 hanks of yarn in white, black, and red, and what appears to be a printout of a knitting chart.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 25/02/2026

I 3d printed some Braille dice to donate to my local game café today! I wish I could make a braille instruction card to go with them.... #accessibility #ttrpg

A set of polyhedral dice in translucent blue resin, with Braille markings for the numbers. The dice set includes an oblong style 4-sided die, 2 six-sided dice, an 8-sided die, 10-sided die, 12-sided die, and 20-sided die. A set of 4 Fudge or Fate dice completes the set. The braille dice have a small ridge to indicate the lower edge of each dice face.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2026

Crocheted cookies-- I'm sending a batch of these to my dad in a few weeks! #crochet #fiberarts

Two crocheted black and white sandwich cookies that look like oreos, perched on a sofa armrest. One of the cookies is propped up on the other. They look delicious, if "full of fiber."

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 20/12/2025

We gave away a lot of our Christmas tree decorations last year, anticipating that we wouldn't be in this country at the end of 2025. Well, we are still here, and had to buy a new tree base (we realized after we bought the tree that we'd already destashed the base!) […] [Original post on dice.camp]

An 8-pointed star made out of silver paper on top of an evergreen tree with some Christmas ornaments hanging from the branches.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025

New blog post: The Rest of the Trip? Read it here: www.mortaine.com/blog/2025/10/18/th… The rest of Steph's trip, focusing on the Philippines! The post The Rest of the Trip? appeared first on Games, Crafts, and Thoughts from Mortaine. #Alt4Me

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2025

@bitsy Welp. Completely flummoxed. I disabled all extensions and relaunched bitsy and the game, room, tune, and blip tools are all still missing. They aren't even in the source code.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2025

@bitsy And here it is in Firefox on Windows. No "game" tool option available.

Screen shot of bitsy website in Firefox on Windows, with the tools options-- no "game" tool is available.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2025

New blog post: Hua Hin, Thailand Read it here: www.mortaine.com/blog/2025/08/07/hu… Travel notes from Hua Hin and the wrapup from Bangkok, Thailand. The post Hua Hin, Thailand appeared first on Games, Crafts, and Thoughts from Mortaine. #Alt4Me

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2025

New blog post: Bangkok, Part 2 Read it here: www.mortaine.com/blog/2025/07/18/ba… We’ve now been in Bangkok for about 2 1/2 weeks. We have not done everything we wanted to do. I’ve had a few commitments during the day that kept us from exploring […] [Original post on dice.camp]

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2025

Cat at the Cafe we ate at yesterday afternoon. She owns the place and I was wrapped around her finger instantly. #catsofbangkok

Brown tabby cat lounging in front of a glass door looking like absolute perfection

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2025

Skirt I made last night following this video (youtu.be/6xHOnS4fK2c?si=p8CifbKIKaQ…). Top is from a few years ago (I wrote the pattern and published it in my comic book in 2009). This skirt is soooo comfy!

Middle aged woman in a blue hand sewn skirt and a hand knitted crop top.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 18/06/2025

Post washing/setting of twist. There's about enough here for a short-sleeved sweater or tank top.

Many skeins of fingering-weight handspun yarn in orange, green, brown, and various blends of those colors. Each skein is tagged with its weight and approximate yardage.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 17/06/2025

I haven't washed/relaxed it yet, but this is some of the results of my #handspinning on a drop spindle. It's mostly wool, with a little bamboo mixed in. Probably a bit of alpaca if I'm being honest. All from my rather too-much stash.

325 grams of brown, green, and orange 2-ply handspun yarn in the little "turtles" that come off of a Turkish spindle. Yarn is approximately fingering weight, but varies somewhat widely. Each turtle is a combination of two strands, so there are balls of all one color, brown-and-orange, orange-and-green, and green-and-brown. The greens vary in shade from light spring green to a solid kelly green. A few balls have variegated yarn as one of the plies, so the color is more mixed, such as a solid brown strand with a strand that blends between green and orange. There are about a dozen turtles of varying sizes shown in the picture.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2025

New blog post: April 2025 – Panama City, Panama Read it here: www.mortaine.com/blog/2025/05/15/ap… We went to Panama City in April-- here's what we learned and experienced! The post April 2025 – Panama City, Panama appeared first […] [Original post on dice.camp]

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2025

More #handspinning goodness this week-- a merino/silk (70/30) blend. One 2-oz braid was undyed, the other was dyed with summery colors. I plied them together into this nice pastel-ish 2-play laceweight. The small skein is what was leftover from the dyed single. I […] [Original post on dice.camp]

Two hanks, or skeins of yarn, the one on the right considerably smaller than the one on the left. Colors are purples, greens, blues, some pink. The left skein is pastel colored and weighs about 100 grams. The right skein is darker, more vibrant colors and weighs about 8 grams.

An unspun braid of dyed fiber of merino and silk. The colors are blues, purples, and pink, with some green.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 17/03/2025

I finished spinning a skein of yarn today. An art batt with wool and bamboo that I got in a fiber club. 82g/~138 yards, light worsted weight, woolen spun. It's very pretty and has a lot of lustre/sheen to it because of the bamboo. As the world burns, my wheel turns. #handspinning #fiberarts

A skein of blue uarn. the yarn is various shades of blue and white all plied together in a 3-ply worsted-weight yarn and twisted into a hanked skein. It is jumbly and soft-looking, and it on a table on which the edge of a couple of notebooks and a scale for weighing the yarn are both visible.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 22/02/2025

Took a detour from the colorwork Black Sheep sweater to burn up some of my sock weight yarn stash this week. These are queuing up to be donated to the local cat shelter. #knitting, #fiberarts

6 small handknitted balls in yellow and blue, on a canvas bag. Messy desk visible in background.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 13/02/2025

1.5 oz Punta arenas wool top, undyed, which I got in a fiber club 2 years ago. Turkish spindle, with ply-on-the-fly chain plying. Very soft yarn, pretty happy with the results! #handspinning #FiberArts

A single skein of 1.5 ounce undyed, white 3-ply yarn on a messy desk. Visible on the desk is the corner of Judith Mackenzie McCuin's book The Intentional Spinner. It is unclear if the spinner actually used any of the techniques in this book to improve her spinning.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 13/02/2025

I dislike this kind of knitting (stranded, with long floats), but I love my niece, so I persist. With every stitch, I remember that I love my niece, because if I didn't, I would frog this and give up. I hope the love infuses the finished project and keeps her warm. #FiberArts #knitting

The bottom repeat of a knitted red sweater with white sheep, from a pattern that recreates an iconic sweater with by Princess Diana. Background is a messy desk.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 10/02/2025

Finally starting to feel a little better after my 2-week head cold from hell. Spent a good portion of yesterday and today photographing and cataloguing my handspun fiber stash. This is either fiber I've spun into yarn, or which I own and haven't turned into yarn […] [Original post on dice.camp]

A rich, deep red braid of alpaca-silk fiber that is waiting to be spun.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2025

Petition for a Punk is Dead character sheet that fits A4 or letter sized paper and looks like a band flyer from the 1990's. #punkisdead #ttrpgs

Two hot pink books that are 7" by 7" in size. They have an image of a vinyl record on their covers, a Parental Advisory notice and the records have yellow letter 9 and labels. One is the Punk is Dead rulebook, the other is the Punk is Dead songwriting jornal.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 14/01/2025

New Post on Friendica! Satisfactory, not very satisfying friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-43… OK, been playing Satisfactory since December 25th, when I got it as a Christmas gifts.I'm struggling in the game. I think I hit the […] [Original post on dice.camp]

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 31/12/2024

New blog post: Old Year, New Game Read it here: www.mortaine.com/blog/2024/12/31/ol… Finishing out 2024 with my third and final game of the year, I published I want to get off MR BONES WILD RIDE today on itch! It’s PWYW and I’ve submitted it […] [Original post on dice.camp]

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 31/12/2024

I did it! *I want to get off MR BONES WILD RIDE* is done, just in time for the various game jam deadlines I wanted to meet! What a great way to end 2024! #fedijam mortaine.itch.io/i-want-to-get-off-…

Black and white line art of a roller coaster, with "I want to get off Mr. Bones Wild Ride" in large text above the artwork.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2024

Welcome, new folks from Warhammer! I'm mostly into ttrpgs, but I do play and paint Nemesis. Here's a recent paint job I finished last week.

A group of miniature monsters of various sizes representing the "Carnomorphs," a type of science fiction alien compromised of bones and red, bloody flesh, including human-looking skulls. They are standing on top of a board game box for the Nemesis board game Carnomorphs expansion. In the background is some household clutter, including some light sabers and a papier maché red-capped mushroom.

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Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 02/12/2024

My local Gaymers group played The Skeletons by @jmstar today. It was a hit with everyone. I have realized I need to bring more comedic games to this group, because "In life I was into pony play" wasn't quite the vibe I was going for, personally, but it was pretty fun nonetheless.

5 people of varying genders (male and non-binary) seated around a round tabletop with a blue cover. On the table are character sheets and the book for The Skeletons, some markers, and water bottle. They are inside a game library with many shelves of board games surrounding them.

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