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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 05/10/2026

I got a tattoo! Also, here's the second issue of The Vesperholm Register, in which I talk about my first experiences with the dragon game: vesperholm.substack.com/p/ludogenesi...

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Ludogenesis Part II

Enter the Dragons (& Dungeons)

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 22/09/2026

TIL I got married on Bilbo and Frodo's birthday.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 20/09/2026

Magic item from Scamper: White Elephant A small porcelain elephant that follows its owner’s path precisely 50 cm behind. Cannot be given away. Can be stolen.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 08/09/2026

I was hoping for a OoT+MM combo remake.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 03/09/2026

Excited enough to play Grounded with a good friend tonight that I just belted out "what beer am I gonna have?" multiple times to the tune of "our god is an awesome god" (iykyk).

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 01/09/2026

This game looks 100% my jam. Check it out!

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 01/09/2026

Normalize being positive and excited about things.

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Eric Orchard @inkybat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Be the reading counter culture

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026

macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

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Ryan Lynch @outridercreative.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A weird thing about grief, is sometimes you can box it up for later. Like a jar of pickles hastily jammed onto a too-full shelf in your heart. At some point, you’re gonna need to open the fridge door and those grief pickles are going to tumble out and shatter all over the floor.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 31/08/2026

It’s good to, sometimes, when you feel up for it, open the door and eat a pickle. It’s the only way to lighten the load on that shelf.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 30/08/2026

I’m also a fan of alternatives to level-based advancement. I like all the funny dice though.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 29/08/2026

I came in right at the end of 3.5 and switched to 4e pretty quickly. Then to Labyrinth Lord once we realized how involved combat procedures are in 4e. I haven’t tried WoD. What’s your favourite thing about it?

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 29/08/2026

That genuinely depends on how you define an RPG. Hero Quest when I was a kid, or D&D 3.5 when I was grown. By a much looser definition, I was larping even earlier: substack.com/@vesperholm/...

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Ludogenesis Part I

How Roleplaying Games Snuck into My Childhood

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Smoke & Thunder D&D (Joshua Ohmer) @ravenquill.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I'm Josh, and I create two kinds of content for D&D: Smoke & Thunder, a bestselling series of firearm rules and tech guides that cover historical, modern and futuristic gear; and a wide variety of exotic PC species! www.dmsguild.com/product/4417...

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Wynonna Peacemaker: Firing the Magic Gun

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 29/08/2026

Thanks for the opportunity to share! I’ve just launched my newsletter/devlog for the game I’m writing. It’s a cozy-gothic ttrpg where you play as house spirits reclaiming a haunted mansion. Subscribe to follow Scamper’s development! substack.com/@vesperholm/...

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Ludogenesis Part I

How Roleplaying Games Snuck into My Childhood

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Smoke & Thunder D&D (Joshua Ohmer) @ravenquill.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

What's up this #selfpromosaturday, #ttrpg folks? Show us something cool. Share something cool. Interact with cool people. No AI. #dnd #DMsGuild

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Zilean the Wizard Casts a Spell

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 29/08/2026

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Ludogenesis Part I

How Roleplaying Games Snuck into My Childhood

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Lantern Light Explorations | Comms Open @lanternlightexp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It's #SelfPromoSaturday! Let's see what you've got #ttrpgCommunity! Rules: 🚫 No GenAI ♻️ Repost 💙 If you see something you like, like it! Let's help each other get out in front of more people! #ttrpg #artsky #ocsky #writing #solorpg

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 29/08/2026

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Ludogenesis Part I

How Roleplaying Games Snuck into My Childhood

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d'Artagnan @dartagnantt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It's #SelfPromoSaturday, so it's time for the #ttrpgfamily to show me what you got. Remember: 🔥Repost (not quote RP) this post and another of mine to increase their reach 🔥Post your goods 🔥Interact if you've got the spoons for it 🔥If you post AI stuff here, I will find you and skin you 🙃

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 29/08/2026

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Ludogenesis Part I

How Roleplaying Games Snuck into My Childhood

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 29/08/2026

Thanks Anto! I’ve just launched my newsletter/devlog for the game I’m writing. It’s a cozy-gothic ttrpg where you play as house spirits reclaiming a haunted mansion. Subscribe to follow Scamper’s development! substack.com/@vesperholm/...

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Ludogenesis Part I

How Roleplaying Games Snuck into My Childhood

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 29/08/2026

This isn’t going to be news to anyone at all, but damn it if Javier Bardem isn’t the most creepily charismatic person on Earth.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 28/08/2026

What was your first experience with a #ttprg? Read about how roleplaying snuck into my childhood at The Vesperholm Register: vesperholm.substack.com/p/ludogenesi...

But, like all children of that era, I spent a good deal of my days outdoors engaged, alone or with friends, in games of imagination. I have distinct memories of re-enacting scenes from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and making up new ones, with my cousins in the woods on our grandfather’s farm. I understand now that I was LARPing.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 28/08/2026

It is with great reverence that I announce the inaugural issue of The Vesperholm Register. Subscribers will be blessed at least once per month with updates on game development and musings from the designer. vesperholm.substack.com/p/ludogenesi...

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 27/08/2026

Just finished watching season 5 of For All Mankind and it is really staring to feel like a prequel to The Expanse.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 27/08/2026

Got yourself a wee gabba ghoul?

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 25/08/2026

Red Robot, Red Robot! We call 01010101 01101100 01110100 01110010 01101111 01101110 over!

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 24/08/2026

Engineer: “So, we need it to run?” Executive: “Yes. As fast as possible.” En: “Do we need it to stop?” Ex: “I don’t understand the question.”

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 22/08/2026

I agree with him. And nothing beats those little windows we get into the arcane workings of young minds.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 21/08/2026

What if bard, but with cooking rather than music? Or is that a witch?

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 20/08/2026

I’m a big fan of artists making pretty things.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 20/08/2026

Burninating the village with the best of them.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 19/08/2026

That is some gorgeous key art. Wow.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 14/08/2026

I hope you get some kind of bonus for apologizing when you are the wronged party.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 14/08/2026

Yeah for sure. I appreciate the reminder. And yeah, likewise 🙃

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 14/08/2026

300 characters isn’t enough for nuance. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with offensive spells. But I love a game that encourages players to be creative with their actions rather than limiting them to prescribed effects.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 14/08/2026

I’ve been thinking about Gandalf a lot lately. He used very limited magic in creative and highly effective ways. He works as a character because he wasn’t a glass cannon. He had a sword and he knew how to use it. He was also a trickster. I’d much rather be Gandalf than a glorified laser gun.

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Bas G at Vesperholm @vesperholm.com · 14/08/2026

I’m a fan of limited-effect spells that a mage can use in any way they can imagine. Like a spell that temporarily turns a target’s feet to stone. Lots of problem-solving applications!

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