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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 04/10/2026

If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.

SCTV’S Count Floyd, the host of Monster Chiller Horror Theatre

Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 03/10/2026

Back on 5E bullshite. Halfling Monk named Brother Wren. KO’d a ruffian with a teapot 🫖 Quite possibly my finest hour. #5E #DnD

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 20/09/2026

Victoria local printmaking studio Print Hole has been hosting Fantasy Fest this weekend, a variety of fantasy events across multiple venues. Last night I stopped by a live set by dungeon synth artist @cliwen.bsky.social and got their awesome album on vinyl. #fantasysynth #dungeonsynth #nowspinning

Vinyl sleeve of The Storming of Clīwen by local Victoria fantasy / dungeon synth artist Clīwen. Cover art by Ted Nasmith.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 20/09/2026

I feel this vintage hit-and-miss engine and I are kindred spirits, putting along just as best we can.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 20/09/2026

Went to Heritage Acres for their Fall Faire. Ate two varieties of corn (popped and steamed). Rode a miniature train. Had my mugshot taken. Good times. 🚂💨🌽 #heritageacres #VIME

A miniature British Columbia Railway train pulling into the station.

Us on the miniature train preparing to leave the station.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 16/09/2026

What is best in life? XNOO I tell you! An aperiodical bric-a-brac of sword & sorcery and fantasy comix by @themerrymushmen.bsky.social #comix #fantasy #swordandsorcery

The first issue of XNOO, a collection of fantasy sword & sorcery comix, resting on a blanket of faux-fur. The cover features the muscle-bound, cigarette-smoking, large-chined barbarian Kogar, wielding a two-handed sword staring back at the reader.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 13/09/2026

@sonoftheparson.bsky.social, myself, and the missus posing for a photo at the fifth annual Medieval Fall Faire and Demo, put on by the Shire of Hartwood branch of the Society of Creative Anachronism. #Hartwood #SCA

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 09/09/2026

Check out this gaggle of Canadian Geese using a crosswalk. #respect

A gaggle of Canadian Geese crossing a busy intersection at a designated crosswalk.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 07/09/2026

My partner is a fibre artist (spinning, dying, weaving, etc.) and recently I got her The Rainbow Beneath My Feet, A Mushroom Dyer’s Field Guide; I also stated I want to track down Dyer’s Polypore for her. And here we are! 😄 Will keep informed how dye experimentation do.

A couple of Dyer’s Polypore specimens about a yellow book titled: The Rainbow Beneath My Feet, A Mushroom Dyer’s Field Guide by Arleen Rainis Bessette & Alan E. Bessette

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 07/09/2026

During our hike yesterday my partner pointed out something at the edge of the trail. We both got excited because it appeared we found a Dyer’s Polypore aka Phaeolus schweinitzii! We took a couple specimens for further examination and dye experiments. 🧶 #fungusamongus #fungifriends #mushroommonday

Overhead view of Dyer’s Polypore aka Phaeolus schweinitzii

Side view of Dyer’s Polypore aka Phaeolus schweinitzii

Below view of Dyer’s Polypore aka Phaeolus schweinitzii

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 07/09/2026

We went for a hike up to the summit of Mount Work. 450m ⛰️ 6km round trip. 🥾

A pair of tired but happy hikers at the summit marker.

Polypore fungus, most likely a Red-belted conk (Fomitopsis pinicola)

POV the base of a mossy western redcedar (Thuja plicata) looking up the trunk to the canopy.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 06/09/2026

Got to play some Ironsworn. Fun times. ⚔️ #ironsword #ttrpg

Ironsword core book above a character sheet for my PC ‘Edda the Bitter’, a spear-wielding slayer of beast and horrors.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 23/08/2026

Did a bit of ‘research’ for this jam yesterday by visiting Francis/King Regional Park. 🌲🦌🍄‍🟫 #touchmoss

A cute little “hobbit” underneath a fallen tree arch.

The setting sun peeking above the ridge and through the trees.

A pair of polypore fungi, probably a red-belted conk.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 23/08/2026

Went up Mount Tolmie to watch the lightning storms up island. Quite the show! This timelapse doesn’t do it justice. 🌩️ #yyj

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 23/08/2026

My zines from the Cairn Press Adventure Double feature arrived! By by @hilandergames.bsky.social and Filipp Nurullin respectively. Shoutout to @yochaigal.bsky.social for working with talented creators and @ratti.bsky.social for handling distribution for us Canuckians.

Print adventure zines for Cairn 2nd edition -
Upper left: What Haunts the Harwood by Hilander
Lower right: The Drops of St. Jerome by Fillip Nurullin

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 16/08/2026

Today we dressed up and attended the 2nd Victoria Renaissance Faire at Banfield Park. Nice to see its on the way to becoming a real proper ren faire. Just needs some food trucks slinging turkey legs to munch in the beer garden! 🍗🍺 #vicrfs #yyj

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 09/08/2026

The Snowbirds graced Victoria with brief fly over! <3 #yyj

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 05/08/2026

Glad we were present for their send off.

Faint outline of a <3 heart done in white tail smoke.

An unintentional shot of two jet flying by the sun

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 05/08/2026

The Snowbirds visited Victoria today & put on a show for their 55th anniversary. It’s their final season before they go on hiatus and their CT-114 Tutor jets get replaced. We didn’t have the greatest vantage point, and it’s just my phone, but I got a serviceable video and a couple cool shots. #yyj

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 02/08/2026

I'm perusing the 300+ Appendix N entries, rating and sharing some of the ones I dig here, so keep an eye on this space if that's your... jam. #AppxNJam #OSR #TTRPGs

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 03/07/2026

Heading up island for the weekend to visit some old friends and brushing up on the Ennie award-winning Labyrinth adventure game in preparation for the opportunity to run it. Speaking of Ennies, congrats to all those nominated this year! #TTRPG

Cover of Jim Henson’s Labyrinth The Adventure Game

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 02/07/2026

Happy Canada Day ya hosers. 🍁 🎇 #yyj

Sparkler wielders amidst a twilight Victoria backdrop with a cellular tower in the distance.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 27/06/2026

My haul this Free RPG Day: a bunch of Dungeon Crawl Classic adventurers, quickstarts for Dolmenwood and Pirate Borg, a hexcrawl for Old School Essentials, along with a hardcover of Luke Gearing’s The Isle by Spear Witch. #FreeRPGDay

Free RPG Day loot - Dungeon Crawl Classic adventurers, Dolmenwood and Pirate Borg quickstarts, a hexcrawl for Old School Essentials, a hardcover of Luke Gearing’s The Isle by Spear Witch.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 23/06/2026

Still haven’t had the opportunity to play Weird Heroes of Public Access yet, but at least the koozie will definitely see use this summer. 🧛🏼 #WHPA13 #TTRPG

A purposefully lightly pixelated photo of a Weird Heroes of Public Access koozie imprinted with WHPS13 Fairhaven beside a stack of custom d6s.

A purposefully heavily pixelated photo of a Weird Heroes of Public Access koozie imprinted with WHPS13 Fairhaven beside a stack of custom d6s.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 20/06/2026

Got a bonus at work, so we picked up a few things like a new vacuum and HeroQuest.

HeroQuest Game System.

“High Adventure in a World of Magic”

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 14/06/2026

Went on a Get to Know Your H20 tour of the Capital Region District watershed, seeing where the tap water came from. Very informative. Also very hot. Made me that much more appreciative of the cold shower afterwards.🚿 #drinktap

Satellite image of the Sooke Water Supply Area

Saddle Dam, dividing Sooke Lake Reservoir on the left from Deception Gulch Reservoir on the right

CRD Ultraviolet Water Treatment facility

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 14/06/2026

Ran Shadowdark yesterday. Shenanigans include the wizard transforming themselves into a beastman after trying to exploit a strength-granting ritual, the priest blowing themselves up (repeatedly), conflict and tense negotiations with ettercaps, and acquiring enough XP to reach level 2! #shadowdark

Roman fresco of a labyrinth with a bull’s head in the centre.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 13/06/2026

Playing a friend’s custom TTRPG, Corsairs of the Fusion Age, a pulp adventure sci-fi game. 🚀 I’m an explorer part-time engineer with ADHD and a overclocked ray gun.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 31/05/2026

Found some trouble and shot it in tonight’s game of Paranoia as Comrade-R-CCP; certainly not a mutant or a traitor, and absolutely in no way a communist. 👁️‍🗨️ TRUST THE COMPUTER! THE COMPUTER IS YOUR FRIEND! #ParanoiaRPG

A photo of a dossier and character for Paranoia, for Comrade-R-CCP

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 30/05/2026

During their second foray into the Lost Citadel of the Scarlet Minotaur, the PCs explored its maze-like corridors, recovered some treasure, and even managed to slay the titular minotaur with some clever tactics and teamwork whilst narrowly avoiding death. I’m so proud of them 🥲 #shadowdark

A black and white line drawing of a minotaur wielding a battle axe, rounding a torchlit corner in a dungeon. Illustrated by HODAG RPG apart the series “You Meet In A Tavern, You Die In A Dungeon"

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 29/05/2026

Just wrapped up an online DCC campaign of I6 Ravenloft and my cleric survived the final confrontation and made good on his oath: He unleashed his own ‘brand’ of holy water on Strahd’s ashes. 💦 🧛🏼

Illusion of Strahd von Zarovich, vampire dreadlord of Barovia.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 18/05/2026

Spent this Victoria Day holiday relaxing at Albert Head Lagoon, soaking up (hopefully not too much) sun, snacking on cheese, and catching up on my Fafhrd and Gray Mouser.

Shoreline from Albert Head Lagoon looking out to the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Swords Against Wizardry by Fritz Leiber, the fourth book of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 16/05/2026

BEFOULED, a hardcover omnibus for Mörk Borg by the inimitable @christianeichhorn.bsky.social, arrived yesterday from @beyondcataclysm.co.uk. Within are 3 zines: Vaults of Torment, Death & Taxes, and Dungeons! a pair of pamphlets (Korkol and Slayer), and a couple of fun bookmarks. #mörkborg #ttrpgs

BEFOULED, a hardcover omnibus for Mörk Borg, surrounded by bookmarks and pamphlets.

Table of contents of BEFOULED listing the three primary categories: Death & Taxes, Vaults of Torment, and Dungeons!

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 15/05/2026

Alas, no Shadowdark this eve, despite obtaining these Quickstart Guides for my players.

A collection of four Player Quickstart Guides for Shadowdark

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 10/05/2026

Was browsing 'beastman' images for inspiration for the aforementioned Shadowdark adventure, Lost Citadel of the Scarlet Minotaur, and came across this absolute gem: Space Beastman from the 1977 Toho film The War in Space. This headcanon now for Beastmen. 🤣 #OSR #Shadowdark

Space Beastman from the 1977 Toho film The War in Space. Depicted as a humanoid covered from head to toe in dark brown fur (very similar to Chewbacca) with a pair of yellow bull horns sticking out of his head, wielding a bearded axe in both hands.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 30/04/2026

Got my teef scraped at the dentist so I treated myself to some books: Despite kinda swearing off large cumbersome TTRPG books, I made an exception for Dolmenwood. And even if I didn’t already own the two prior Primers I had to pick this one up b/c fungi are friends. 🦷📚🍄 #fungi #Dolmenwood #TTRPGs

To the left: Dolmenwood Campaign Book by Gavin Norman. To the right: Mycologist’s Primer by Anna Urbanek & Jakub Wisz

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 21/04/2026

Huzzah! More dark fantasy goodness from @lazylitch.bsky.social arrived today! Can’t wait to dig in! #Adventures #DarkFantasy #DnD #OSE #OSR #Shadowdark #Zines

A spread of three dark fantasy OSR adventure books/zines written, illustrated, and designed by Lazy Litch. L-R: Woodfall, a Dark Fantasy Mini Setting; Demidirge, a Fanged Funnel for Shadowdark; and Willow, A Grim Micro Setting.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 12/04/2026

GMing Shadowdark again tonight, this time for level 1 adventurers. Going to run ‘Grandma’s Cottage, Inc. And Gift Shoppe from Knock! #4 by @themerrymushmen.bsky.social 🐷 🍎 🥧 #DnD #GMing #OSR #shadowdark

Opening two-page spread of the old-school adventure ‘Grandma’s Cottage, Inc. And Gift Shoppe’, written by Glenn Robinson, from issue number 4 of Knock! gaming magazine.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 10/04/2026

I’d just been slow cooking a pork shoulder with apples and onions for over 20 hours, and just before I dug in, I figured a beer would go nicely with it. So I walked down to the liquor store, grabbed a six pack of Tilt lager, walked back home, and went to crack open a cold one and… C'est la vie 🤷

Me holding a can of Tilt Lager by Philips Brewing with the pull tab broken off.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 04/04/2026

Prepping to GM my first Shadowdark game tomorrow. It’ll be a lvl-0 gauntlet through Trial of the Slime Lord. Made a bunch of handouts for the players. I forgot how much I enjoy making props for games. I think they really help with immersion. #Shadowdark #TTRPGs

Several short player handouts handwritten messily on distressed paper with ink.

Same handouts after distressed and stained using tea leaves and dried in an oven.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 03/04/2026

I now have the perfect attire for mushroom foraging: this hunter green BC Parks Foundation hoodie featuring a colourful embroidered assortment of fungi! 🍄 Spoiled again by my wonderful friends! #BCParks #BCPF #fungifriends #funguy

Me, rocking a hunter green hoodie by BC Parks Foundation featuring an embroidered assortment of mushrooms 🍄

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 31/03/2026

My friends spoil me. 😊 Ordered back in January, this Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook Lego set finally arrived to them last week, now a belated birthday gift to me. ♥️ #Balrog #Gandalf #Lego #LotR #Moria #Khazad-dûm #YouShallNotPass

Lego Icons #10367 The Lord of the Rings: Balrog™ Book Nook

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 29/03/2026

Also this cutie is Sam. 🐈‍⬛

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 29/03/2026

Playing Star Wars: Edge of the Empire. Boy howdy, I haven’t played this in like a decade! #StarWars #TTRPG

Star Wars: Edge of the Empire character sheet below a bunch of colourful dice.

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 28/03/2026

Players want to f*ck monsters right? So how about a version of Ravenloft where your PCs must seduce and bone Strahd but have to use the fortunes of Ravenloft to figure out his turn ons and turn offs? #DnD #Ravenloft #Strahd #Tarokka

An illustration of the vampire lord Strahd, reclining with a glass of red wine and an exposed chest.
Art by @hunnybe4r
Commissioned by @Bencompetence / @GMBencompetence

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 26/03/2026

Heck yes! My Dragonmeat ™️ has arrived reasonably fresh from @themerrymushmen.bsky.social 🐉 🍖 #dnd #oldschoolessentials #ose #TTRPG

Photo of two TTRPG adventures for Old-School Essentials: Drought Dragon Desolation and They’re making hostage sausage at the Dragonmeat processing plant!

Reverse of previous photo, containing a hex map on DDD and a faux advert for a can of Dragonmeat™️

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 22/03/2026

We enjoyed the first full day of Spring with a stroll around Summit Park. Kept our eyes out for any more morels but yesterday’s find was pure luck. Still saw some fungi, like this late-blooming Panther Amanita along with various turkey tail polypores. 🐆 🦃 🍄‍🟫 #fungifriends #fungusamongus

A single old specimen of an Amanita Pantherina aka Panther Amanita or Panther Cap

Various Trametes Versicolor specimens aka turkey tail polypore fungi

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Riley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 21/03/2026

As we arrived at our friend’s place this evening for a vernal equinox get together, I stepped out of our car, onto the driveway, and exclaimed out loud in amazement at this beauty! First morel of the spring! Probably a morchella importuna! #fungifriends #fungusamongus #morel

A black morel; probably a morchella importuna.

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