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Tim Baker

@phantom-tim.bsky.social
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I generally use Bluesky to learn more about my favorite tabletop roleplaying games, such as 13th Age.

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Rob Heinsoo @robheinsoo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A @jonathantweet.bsky.social guest post today about D&D 3E: tinyurl.com/4znbzpae
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Guest post from Jonathan: Spells-per-day in 3E
The spells-per-day tables for spellcasters in 3rd Ed could easily have been a lot better. Recently I talked with an academic about designing...
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Jonathan Tweet @jonathantweet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My chat with an academic about the wizard class got me thinking again about spells per day in 3E. #ttrpg
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The Dice Society @thedicesociety.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hooked on Crafting is officially out 🎉 #DrawSteel Almost 200 quest hooks and suggested challenges for your table's crafters ⚒️ I dare you to use all of them! For one week only, get it alongside You Meet in an Ambush for a discounted price 👀 thedicesociety.itch.io/hooked-on-cr...
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Hooked on Crafting by The Dice Society
Quest Hooks for Every Craftable in Draw Steel
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Tim Baker @phantom-tim.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
D&D 4E is the system that got me back into TTRPGs after stepping away for nearly two decades. I had a blast playing 4E, and see its DNA each time my groups play 13th Age these days. #DnD #13thAge
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Scott Fitzgerald Gray @scottfgray.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
FRPG Player Tip: If there’s a specific aspect of your character’s backstory, personality, or goals that’s important to you, look for a chance to subtly reinforce that in every game session. Doing so helps to make sure the other players are seeing that aspect as clearly as their characters would.
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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
This is a really, really great interview by Shawn and Teos, which includes Brian talking about why genAI is not part of DDB’s roadmap, and why paper-and-pen gameplay remains essential.
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Tim Baker @phantom-tim.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Lots of new fungal monsters for 13th Age from Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan: pelgranepress.com/2026/02/10/h... #13thAge
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Horrors of the Pelgrane Dungeon
Every year, Pelgrane Overlord Simon Rogers runs a 13th Age game for his long-running group, and every year, he commands me to come up with some distinctive cust
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Pelgrane Press @pelgranepress.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Friday the 13th Age is here. Take 13% off all supplements and power up your campaign. New allies. New enemies. New legends waiting to rise. Use code: fridaythe13thage bit.ly/4rip3im Valid this weekend. #13thAge #TTRPG #RPGSale
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TTRPG Blogs (dndblogs.com) @dndblogs.com · 26/01/2026
Build a Daggerheart Fear Tracker!: Alphastream alphastream.org/index.php/2026/01/2… #dnd #ttrpg
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Alphastream @alphastream.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Playing 4E D&D again, it really saddens me that the marketing was such a wedge. I know it was because I hated 4E as a concept before I played it and had to be won over to it. It does so much so well. It really tried to fix all the issues 3E had.
Cover of the original 4E PHB
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von Zzyzx @vonzzyzx.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
You spot a Kobold in the cave #kobold #shadowdark #monstermanual #dndart #osrart
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Nerd Immersion @nerdimmersion.com · 15/01/2026
While I had to run, I did spend some time going over the latest Unearthed Arcana that released today, Mystic Subclasses. Just to clear the confusion, it is mystic, as in mystical, as in magical - not subclasses for the mystic/psionics. youtube.com/live/k_G_RmO... #dnd #dnd5e #nerdimmersion
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Mystic Suclasses Unearthed Arcana Review! Nerd Immersion
YouTube video by Nerd Immersion
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Tim Baker @phantom-tim.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Pelgrane Press' latest See Page XX features a 13th Age poll. Be sure to scroll to the bottom and vote! pelgranepress.com/2026/01/07/s... #13thAge
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See Page XX – December 2025
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Rob Heinsoo @robheinsoo.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
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Wolfgang Baur @wolfgangbaur.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Hi new Twitter refugees! I’m a game publisher at @koboldpress.com and an occasional designer. I’m currently working on an Open Call for new TTRPG designers, which will be part of the upcoming Night Hunters project. #ttrpg
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Bruce Heard @bruceheard.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Here's a mockup of my present project's cover. #OSE #B/X #BECMI #DnD #RPG #Calidar #TTRPG #OSR
Spacefaring dwarven ironclad's front view and starfield background with Planet Calidar and its two moons.
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Adam Beltaine @maddambeltaine.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Whoo! With thanks to @pelgranepress.bsky.social and @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social , looks like Christmas has come early! 🎉
Spread across a green-grey leather couch seat are a selection of RPG books - Cthulu Dark, Cosmic Dark and the 13th Age 2nd edition selection of books, along with a slipcase, map and massive escalation dice
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Jeff McAleer from The Gaming Gang @thegaminggang.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Did you miss The 13th Age Second Edition Combined Heroes’ Handbook and Gamemasters’ Guide is Out in PDF? - @pelgranepress.bsky.social @drivethrurpg.com #13thAge2E #TTRPGs thegaminggang.com/game-news/th...
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The 13th Age Second Edition Combined Heroes' Handbook and Gamemasters' Guide is Out in PDF - The Gaming Gang
Pelgrane Press has combined a trio of core 13th Age second edition roleplaying releases in a single PDF.
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Chris Spivey (Author) @darkerhue.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
It’s arrived! I’ve never played 13th Age, but I’ve heard so many great things I had to back it & hello gorgeous. I’m a sucker for a good GM screen, & now I might run it for my group or Patreon. Between Black Company, 13th Age, & my Conan-without-Conan playtest… have I become a fantasy fan? 👀🐉
Sealed box on a Haunted West mousepadThe 13th Age 2nd Edition boxset, still sealed and in the box13 Age Second Edition Players Book, GM's book, GM Screen and a Starbucks coffee all on a Haunted West mouse pad13th Age art of gold dragon
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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Hey! I did all the maps for this beauty! 👁️👅👁️
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Matt Colville? @mattcolville.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
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Alphastream @alphastream.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
I really really love the exciting monsters in draw steel. Ogres that can surprise a grabbed character by bowling them into other party members? Or jump down with a shockwave? Pitchfork catapult? Yes, please.
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Jonathan Tweet @jonathantweet.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Here's an interesting blog post about RPGs other the D&D, what they do, and how different systems support and demand different sorts of play. Thirty years ago, this is what I wanted to see one day: lots of story-oriented RPGs on the shelves. sagaofthejasonite.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/b...
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Beyond D&D: A Complete RPG Guided Tour Through Tabletop Design Philosophies
I’ve created this guided tour for GMs and players who’ve played D&D and want to explore what else tabletop RPGs can do. It features 12 games arranged in a specific sequence, designed to show th…
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Tim Baker @phantom-tim.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Work on the next issue of Escalation is underway: In My Dragon Empire. We dedicate this issue to the ways your Dragon Empire, the default setting for 13th Age, is unique! For more info on what we're looking for check out this post: escalationfanzine.blogspot.com/2025/11/arti... #13thAge
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Articles Needed: In My Dragon Empire
Work on Issue 12 is ready to begin, now that we've completed Issue 11. This issue is dedicated to a popular phrase in 13th Age social media ...
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Alphastream @alphastream.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Spelljammer confirmed
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James Introcaso @jamesintrocaso.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Public playtest of the Beastheart for Draw Steel is now available: www.patreon.com/posts/143079...
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Public Playtest: Beastheart for Draw Steel | MCDM Productions
Get more from MCDM Productions on Patreon
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TTRPG Blogs (dndblogs.com) @dndblogs.com · 07/11/2025
Wizards of the Coast Re-Registers Dark Sun With USPTO: EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews www.enworld.org/threads/wizards-of-… #dnd #ttrpg
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Tim Baker @phantom-tim.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
I'm pleased to announce that Escalation Issue 11 is now available! This issue's theme is the Orc Lord and all things orc. Who killed the Orc Lord? What happens to the Dragon Empire after his death? Can players create orc characters? #13thAge escalationfanzine.blogspot.com/2025/10/esca...
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Escalation Issue 11 is Available
I'm pleased to announce that Escalation Issue 11 is now available! You can find it on  the Vault of the 13th Age . This issue's theme is the...
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Mastering Dungeons @masteringdnd.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
News, Live from Gamehole: Asmodee controls Lord of the Rings, Circle Magic, Biggest industry surprise, New Kobold Hires, plus audience questions! Listen or watch: masteringdungeons.podbean.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzx0... #DnD #TTRPG
Teos and Shawn speaking at Gamehole Con during the Mastering Dungeons panel. Picture taken by Lou Anders of Lazy Wolf Studios https://www.lazywolfstudios.com/
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Tim Baker @phantom-tim.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
For me, that game is 13th Age. I'm so passionate about it, I'm the editor for its fanzine, Escalation. Members of the 13th Age community sometimes assume I work for Fire Opal Games. 😅 #13thAge
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Richard Green @richgreen01.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
39 hours to go and Hrafnheim, land of ravenfolk & ratatosk, is getting close! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dee...
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Northlands: Norse Adventures for D&D 2024 and ToV
Epic heroes, larger-than-life magic, and an adventure path from a simple fjord to the halls of Asgard! Raise your axe, heed the call!
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Pelgrane Press @pelgranepress.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Try This Adventure Hook In Your 13th Age Campaign #worldbuilding #writing #dungeonmaster
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DriveThruRPG @drivethrurpg.com · 14/09/2025
Monster Vault 2 is available now from @koboldpress.com Get it here: tinyurl.com/9b75rtp3 The vault opens again! Over 300 new creatures to populate your next tale of high-fantasy adventure. #ttrpg
Monster Vault 2 is available now at DriveThruRPG.com
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Tim Baker @phantom-tim.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
This is a great article on how to incorporate 13th Age icons into your campaign. pelgranepress.com/2025/09/07/a... #13thAge
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13th Sage: Iconic Intrigues
I often talk about how icon relationships are a powerful resource in the players’ hands. In this article, I’m going to discuss how I use the presence of mul
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Scott Fitzgerald Gray @scottfgray.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
New on the Insane Angel Studios blog! A month’s worth of daily fantasy roleplaying game tips for GMs and players, collected for August 2025. missivesfrommooncastle.blogspot.com/2025/08/frpg...
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FRPG Tips — August 2025
Over on  Bluesky  and  Mastodon Dice Camp , I post daily fantasy roleplaying game tips for GMs and players. At the end of each month, you ge...
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paperanddice.bsky.social @paperanddice.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Lindwurm Slender, long bodied, with spindly limbs, these wild and feral dragons inhabit icy regions and hunt in groups for breaching whales, seals, or incautious fisherman. Their slim profiles and constant coiling and shifting disguise how large and strong their bodies can be. Cunning as well,…
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Lindwurm
Slender, long bodied, with spindly limbs, these wild and feral dragons inhabit icy regions and hunt in groups for breaching whales, seals, or incautious fisherman. Their slim profiles and constant coiling and shifting disguise how large and strong their bodies can be. Cunning as well, they will use tactics similar to wolves, but adapted even more toward a given prey, and will alternate between rushing down a target, using hit and run, or catching up prey with their long, constricting tails.
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Robert Fairbanks @rmfairbanks.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
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Howling Tower: How I make a unique character out of their culture, part 2
Consider what makes two characters distinct. Even two characters from the same heritage can come out very differently. This focus on culture helps you flesh that out in your D&D or Tales of the Valian...
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Robert Fairbanks @rmfairbanks.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
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State of Play: Let a Thousand RPGs Bloom
CEO and Kobold-in-Chief Wolfgang Baur talks about dozens of new roleplaying games springing onto the scene in 2025. Why? What does it mean? Tell us what you think!
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Tim Baker @phantom-tim.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Did everyone catch the 13th Age Starter Set announcement in the Coming Soon section of the latest Page XX? #13thAge
Rob Heinsoo and Wade Rockett have been working on a 13th Age Starter Set. This slimmed-down rules set and a one-arc introductory adventure in a box will serve as a lower-cost entry point than the full two-book Second Edition slipcase. STATUS: Being written.
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Shannon Appelcline @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
A new interview up today with @jonathantweet.bsky.social and @benriggs.bsky.social. It's all about Ars Magica, which I call "the most innovative RPG you've never heard of." (The recent almost-million dollar kickstarter might disagree with the latter.)
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"Corporations are colonizing your imagination for profit. TTRPGs are a liberation movement!"-Ep. 67
YouTube video by Reading D&D Aloud
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Jackulhaups @jackulhaups.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Had a blast last night playing The Road to Broadhurst adventure for DRAW STEEL by @hellomcdm.bsky.social. @d20play.bsky.social runs a fast, beginner-friendly game, and you should jump into one if you're interested in learning the system. It's just as tactical, heroic, and cinematic as advertised!
screen grab of a rainy roadside battle map, on which a party of five heroes defend a horse pulling a cart from a horde of attacking ratfolk.
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Schwalb Entertainment @theschwalb.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
DeMonday comes a day early! Grab it on @drivethrurpg.com
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Evil Relics: Severed Head of the Rose Mage - Schwalb Entertainment | Blackstar | DriveThruRPG
Severed Head of the Rose Mage details a new relic for use with Shadow of the Demon Lord. Along with this item of power, you’ll find information and rules for the people who exploit its power for their...
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Alphastream @alphastream.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Happy 25th Birthday to D&D 3E! On August 10th, 2000, the PHB was released, as were character sheets and the Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game boxed set. The DMG was released in September.
The cover of the 3E Player’s Handbook, designed to look like a gem and gold covered tome.
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Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
City of Arches, a great setting and adventure book from @slyflourish.com, dropped on @shardtabletop.bsky.social today. #ttrpg marketplace.shardtabletop.com/m/product?id...
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Shard Tabletop
Marketplace to buy or get free content to enhance your D&D, Black Flag Roleplaying, and Tales of the Valiant games
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Spenser Starke @spenserstarke.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
James is brilliant, and I’m so incredibly proud of the entire team over at MCDM for their release of Draw Steel. A huge achievement and I can’t wait to get it to the table!!
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Tim Baker @phantom-tim.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Proud to be the 188th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for TLG The Factory! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
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TLG The Factory
Join Troll Lord Games as we embark on a construction project that ends with a fully functional print facility for TLG, other publishers and the community
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 19/07/2025
Fascinating. Microsoft emailed me to say it was raising the price of Microsoft 365, but when i went to cancel it offered me me the old price — without all the AI bullshit. It’s forcing AI on everyone and making them pay more for it, then only telling them they don’t have to if they try to cancel.
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Scott Fitzgerald Gray @scottfgray.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
FRPG GM Tip: When it comes to worldbuilding and adventure backstory, think “menu,” not “meal.” Players don't need a whole history prepped, cooked, and served up. They need you to give them a sense of what tastes the setup has to offer, then to let them order the specific entree they want to sample.
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Scott Fitzgerald Gray @scottfgray.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
FRPG Player Tip: Playing a straightforward hero is a good idea when you’re new to a game. But even complicated characters like spellcasters can be simplified. Focus on one or two things you want to do with the character, even if that means ignoring other options while you get to know those options.
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Metal Weave Games @metalweavegames.com · 06/07/2025
"No rest for these old bones! There’s always another grave to dig and another secret to unearth here in Myriad" The characters you can meet in Tales from Myriad are extraordinary and the opportunities for adventure are endless. Have you played yet? #TTRPG #TalesFromMyriad #TabletopGaming
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