iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 16/02/2025

RPG tip: There's no such thing as “official”. No single company holds a monopoly on good game design. Build your own game for your table from many sources. #dnd #ttrpg

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Been working on a basic redesign of the Old-School Essentials character sheet. I always felt the original one had some solid potential for more info. So far quite pleased with how it is turning out. Now onto spells! #D&D #OSR #Oldschoolessentials

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Reading @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social Absolution. Found the first instance of the use of “middle distance” page 405. Man. Took him a while this time Everything was middle distance in the original trilogy.

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I’m still not using the 2024 rules of 5e (and likely never will), but the art direction for the new monster manual is fucking boss. I really appreciate that the AI shitstorm from the past few books has wisened WotC up. #dnd #dungeonsanddragons

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Matt Stewart @mstewart-art.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

“Adult Bronze Dragon”, oil on gessobord, 18” x 24”. AD: Fury Galluzzi. Another piece for the new Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual. An adult bronze dragon battles a megalodon-like shark beneath the waves. This painting has been sold.

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Larian Studios @larianstudios.com · 11/02/2025

Looking for a cutesy RPG to play with your beloved? Pick up Baldur's Gate 3 and explore a world full of cuddly bears and little creatures while searching for a cure to stop you from sprouting tentacles. Supporting split-screen, now in the Steam Couch Co-Op sale until Feb 17th!

Karlach and Wyll, sitting next to each other on top of Halsin who is in his Bear Wild Shape. The text reads “couch co-op sale 20% off”

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Definitely feeling like my D&D session planning is turning into piles of notes. Even considering getting a paper notebook to track my VTT game. Found a treasure item in my pile today I forgot to even assign to a location. A bonus for the players hah! #dnd #dungeonsanddragons

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The Griffon's Saddlebag @griffonssaddlebag.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Miraculous Bread Box Wondrous item, common ___ This bread box weighs 3 pounds and always smells like fresh bread. If no bread is in the breadbox, a fresh loaf magically appears in it daily at dawn. The type of bread is random... ➡️ Read the full effects at saddleb.ag/DF5mVd #dnd #5e #homebrew

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

In this modern era of video gaming you sit down with your friends and then fuss around with technical issues until the night is done. #gaming

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clara @azvdc.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Dyvana in Elden Ring Finished this one but forgot to post it here #EldenRing

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Sketchgoblin @sketchgoblin.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Kiyoshi walks the line between tradition and power, blending the disciplined ways of the samurai with mastery over fire magic, hailing from a hidden village deep within a shifting bamboo forest - where the towering stalks move and reshape paths like a living maze. #Samurai #DnD

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Solidly disappointed in the quality of the latest Dragonlance collected hardcover. It feels like a cheap print done by a low quality press. Something a print on demand might do (sorry no shade intended). Not something I’d equate to a big publisher. #dnd #dragonlance #dungeonsanddragons

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Hands down my favourite bird. And this is a great photo.

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 04/02/2025

RPG tip from the archive: Keep track of spontaneous NPC names, you never know who's going to become a star in the players' eyes. #dnd #ttrpg

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

#mondaymorningthoughts Growing older is going from thinking that playing elves is cool and edgy, to playing gnomes and halflings just to goof off or brew some beer. #dnd #dungeonsanddragoms

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𝔻𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕥 @thatsgoodweb.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Fred Fields, Mindflayer, 1992

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

My mum called today and tried to talk to me about Trump. Insisted he is doing good for his country and defending his people. We’re Canadian. Had to shut the conversation down before I got the anxiety shakes.

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

The best part of a fresh snowfall is finding evidence of crow activity in a parking lot. No idea what they got up to, but I’m sure they had a story to tell.

Crow tracks in fresh snow centered around a point of bird activity.

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Haha. This is a flashback. I remember this trend when I first got into small press layouts. My Editor-in-Chief wanted me to include planking on the front cover.

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

It’s easy to forget the power of a live stage performance. Saw an adaptation of Hamlet tonight. Goddamn. The skill those actors have to be able to go from heightened emotional states from one scene to the next is intense.

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🇨🇦Adam Dreece🇨🇦 @adamdreece.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Realized the range for the Cannon of the Blessed in Wondrous & Perilous Treasures volume 2 was wrong, so I corrected it in the Affinity Publisher files and exported them ON TOP OF W&P TREASURES VOLUME 1. GAH... that's how my morning is going. That said, I love making #dnd stuff.

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Tab Creations @tabcreations.com · 31/01/2025

I've had worse characters pitched to me. #ttrpg #dnd #rpg #meme

A tweet by Alenora that reads: 'Imagine if your dad was a Minotaur and your mom was a Mermaid and you got the human half of both and now you're just some guy.'

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Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷 @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk · 30/01/2025

The US Copyright Office has declared that generative AI art and text generated by prompts cannot be copyright protected. (Read more: The Verge)

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Spicy Bonus Content @spicybonuscontent.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

first reaction: neat! second reaction: wait, we haven't gained anything of value third reaction: well, all the worst people are mad about it, so… neat!

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Missing D&D (Old School Essentials, actually) tonight for work. Always the hardest part of being a working guy. Wish I could just do D&D all day every day. Just gotta hope I don’t come back to a party wipe! #dnd #osr #dungeonsanddragons

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Happy Lunar New Year! This year I’m not doing anything to celebrate, really. Working tonight. But I definitely miss making dumplings with my bro. Was always a highlight. Even if I sucked at stitching the top closed haha.

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

@scatterbee.bsky.social criminal you don’t have more followers. Your art is fantastic. ❤️❤️ Definitely going to have to see if I can find any of your books next time the wife and I go book shopping!!

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Realizing now, as I read Absolution by @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social, I wish I had more time to reread favourites. Been a long time since I read the Area X trilogy. I loved it when I did, but so much is left forgotten.

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 26/01/2025

RPG tip from the archive: Keep in mind that a player's investment in their character is often greater than their investment in your story. #dnd #ttrpg

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Over the weekend I finished reading the second of the LA Quintet by James Ellroy — The Big Nowhere. That book hit like a brick shithouse — to use Ellroy’s words. Based during the Red Scare and laced with Homophobia it really painted a picture for me about how similar our times are. #Booksky

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 27/01/2025

RPG tip from the archive: Instead of spending a lot of time building a custom monster, reskin an existing one. #dnd #ttrpg

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Found out that Goodreads is owned by Amazon. Apparently this happened a while ago. Not that it makes or breaks the platform, but since I’m not a fan of supporting Amazon I might have to jump ship and track my reading manually. Ah well #booksky

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 25/01/2025

RPG tip from the archive: Write down a list of the critical scenes you want to see take place over the course of the next few sessions. #dnd #ttrpg

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Thanks for the follow @heroesforhire.bsky.social !! Always love to discover a new podcast. And an Irish one to boot! Hope you guys are weathering the storm okay!

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Last night’s session of Old School Essentials was basically all role play with some light hex crawling. Proof that even in old school game styles character driven dialogue and storytelling are still key. #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ose

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Shade of Stars @shade-of-stars.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Thank you for artshare! 💙

Digital artwork, fan art of "Baldur's Gate 3". My character, who is a half-elf with blond hair, sits near his Guardian and hugs him. The Guardian is a dark haired elf with a tattoo on his face, his expression is solemn.

Digital illustration. It's autumn, the day is gray, the leaves on trees and on the ground are golden yellow. A young woman sits under the tree at the edge of a forest and casts a spell - glowing golden magic around her, it's an illusion of a lot of things and characters, she seems to tell a story. Near her is a black horse that looks at the magic in awe. A cat sneaks behind the tree and looks at them too. Far in the background is a small town with colorful houses and some colorful fields near it, some light shines through clouds and lightens the town.

Two artworks.
The first is a portrait of a female elf. Her skin is dark, eyes are white. Golden spikes are braided in her black hair to resemble a crown, all her jewellery is golden with pearls. She wears white gown that resembles clouds, and she is surrounded by clouds too. Dark sky with stars in the background.
The second is a portrait of a male elf. He has long white hair, pale skin and a purple outfit decorated with golden embroidery. There is a crown with purple crystals on his head. His hand is near the face, he holds a yellow glowing butterfly.

Digital painting of a female drow elf who wears a hat, a black dress and has a glass of wine in her hand. Her white hair is long and made in one braid. She stands on the balcony, late evening after sunset in the background.

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Pip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

We're going to make it through this 🩷💙 Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.

An illustration of a tiger protecting cubs colored in Trans and nonbinary flag colors. Says: "protect trans & nonbinary kids!"

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Tab Creations @tabcreations.com · 19/01/2025

I have both played this and GMed this... #ttrpg #dnd #rpg #meme

A photo of a young boy crying while playing guitar. The text above the image reads, “The Bard watching the monster charge him after killing all his friends.”

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I read Paul Lynch’s “Prophet Song” a few months ago. It’s a book that looks weirdly prophetic in its own way. Every day I see a bit more of that world come into our reality. And every day I kinda wish I had t read it. #booksky

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Fun lesson from last night’s D&D: Played in a one-off camp as some villains for a custom setting. It was a lot of fun to let loose and channel my inner 50’s L.A. cop persona haha. However the camp was planned to be a TPK. This was not communicated to the players.

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Sketchgoblin @sketchgoblin.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Tao was raised by the Ark of the Summit monks and spent his youth learning the delicate balance of knowledge and fate. Within the secluded mountaintop monastery, he uncovered forgotten histories, the interwoven threads of existence, and the secrets of layered planes. #DnD

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Love the cover art with this module. Definitely going to take a peek. And it’s for OSE! Bonus! #dnd #osr gabe-l.itch.io/titan-of-the...

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Titan of the Verdant Maw by Gabe L

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John Scary Name Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

fix their hearts or die

4 panel comic:

P1: Begins with a caption box. "There's a scene in Twin Peaks - The Return where David Lynch --as Gordon Cole-- utters the words:

Beneath, is a caricatured drawing of Gordon Cole saying "FIX THEIR HEARTS, OR DIE"

P2: Another caption. "Those words have been going through my head on repeat today"

Beneath, a silhouette of my head forms in negative space formed in a pink-red background. Within the head are multiples of the phrase spoken by Cole.

P3: A massive "FIX THEIR HEARTS OR DIE" dominates the panel, formed, again, in the negative space.

P4: Sandwiched between two caption boxes --one top, one bottom-- is the image of a man yelling with unbridled rage.

The top caption reads "so many people need to hear those words with their whole person--" The bottom finishes with "--however, maybe those people are already lost to us"

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Confirmed backwards compatible. This makes me so happy. It’s always a tense moment when a new console drops and you have to wonder about your game collection becoming obsolete. And the Switch already has such a strong library of remasters.

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Not surprised to see this, but am very excited! Let’s just hope the eshop runs smoothly this time. m.youtube.com/watch?v=WxLU...

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Nintendo Switch 2 – First-look trailer

YouTube video by Nintendo UK

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Life lesson from tonight’s D&D (playing Old School Essentials) session — don’t trust magic items of dubious origin. They might force you to do stuff you don’t want to. #Dnd

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Tony Biondi @storytimebiondi.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Working for a public institution has some perks. Except for having to use a public bathroom.

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