A stack of three basic composition notebooks stacked on top of each other, and stuck together with heavy duty masking tape. The stack contains all development notes for the Underkeeper TTRPG from 9/4/24-4/20/26

A basic composition notebook with a marbled cover, reading “Underkeeper: Journal #3” with the dates 11/21/25-4/20/26 on the cover.

Finished Journal #3 today!

These journals are my current form of note keeping and game writing while away from the computer.

It’s a lot of drafting, writing, notes and research, and (attempts to) plan ahead while working on the #Underkeeper RPG!

For those seeing the “Coming Soon” on the Steam page, the Codex will become available at 10 am PST (Noon Central, 1 PM Eastern, etc.)

Go forth and Draw Steel!
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Draw Steel on Steam Suitable for both new and seasoned Draw Steel players, The Draw Steel Codex includes all the core rules to Draw Steel found in Draw Steel: Heroes and Draw Steel: Monsters, as well as, The Delian Tomb ...

Happy Draw Steel Codex release day to all who celebrate!

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RPG tip: Reskin existing monster stat blocks with the flavor of whatever your devious mind can imagine.

#dnd #ttrpg

A multi-screen desktop computer setup. Large TV serving as a monitor on the left, dual-screen laptop in the center, and a smaller square monitor on the right.

Pulled an older TV that I used to occasionally use as a monitor out of storage and hooked it up to my laptop setup.

I’ve missed having all these screens around me.

I think if I were asked to give advice on what's the most important component to a game's success? Like, what can literally you do, to make your game better?

"Polish."

Polish includes testing. So when I say "Polish" I mean, among other things, "LOTS of testing."

But I also mean....

A small grey plate with two tacos. Flour tortillas, a scoop of refried beans, seasoned taco meat, pepper and onion, a dash of cheese, and a sprinkling of lettuce. The tacos are presented as aesthetically pleasing as possible.

MCDM’s Ancient Sapphire Dragon mini, from the Strongholds & Followers kickstarter. The dragon is wingless, and has two long tendrils running down its back from behind its forelegs. A tail curls around the body holding an orb beneath an ancient and knowing face. The mini is in the early stages of painting, with a clay-blue base hue, and stark blue gems along every limb and facet of the body.

MCDM’s Ancient Sapphire Dragon mini, from the Strongholds & Followers kickstarter. The dragon is wingless, and has two long tendrils running down its back from behind its forelegs. A tail curls around the body holding an orb beneath an ancient and knowing face. The mini is in the early stages of painting, with a clay-blue base hue, and stark blue gems along every limb and facet of the body.

Homemade tacos and painting minis!

Still in the early stages on the dragon; probably going to be painting it over the next few months!

Mantracks: a True Story of Fake Fossils YouTube video by Folding Ideas

The Folding Ideas video on these “Mantracks” is absolutely fascinating, and one of the videos that I frequently have playing in the background.

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Acquired By Cineverse; 20th Anniversary Re-Release Set For 2026 'Pan's Labyrinth' gets acquired by Cineverse for 20th Anniversary Re-Release in Theaters

So, apparently this is old news (4 months or so)… but I am energized for *the week* at least!

Finally going to get to see my favorite movie on the big screen (probably several times)!

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Genuinely regret missing out on this jam… going to have to up my game (and production schedule) to make sure I can take part in the next one!

Congrats to all the winners - cool stuff!

Twitch Twitch is the world

It's been a couple days coming - let's finally talk though and work on Berserker Spirits!

This is going to come with some tweaks to the base class, in addition to constructing, revising, and giving identity to the Class archetypes.

Come hang out!

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Let's do this 🤘

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please no
i can't be tempted today

Genuinely, though - that level of detail is fantastic
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Faaacts.

I've had to stop myself from impulse purchasing that one ReMarkable writing tablet when it gets volleyed up to me through the ad network. Mostly because it's outside my budget, but also because I *know* I prefer physical notebooks.

Great stream tonight, everyone! Unfortunately we didn't even come close to hitting all of our planned discussion points, so... oh no, I guess we'll be back tomorrow to pick up where we left off!

Dragon patron Anointed spellsword? 👀

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How are we doing today, everyone?

It looks like it's time to put together some of our Anointed archetypes! Maybe we also take a look at some Berserker stuff? Makes some tweaks to that class? Also, Halfling lore?

Let's chat about it!

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“Why do you cover up your scars?” “I- “ she started, before reconsidering “I don’t like how they look.” “You speak many words, wizard. Yet, you do not lie well.” “Well, why do you not?” “These scars are my history. Mine, and my people’s.” The orc said with some pride, as they gestured to a couple of faint marks. “The battles at Everglen, the wildtides… each one tells a story. Each one tells me something about myself.” “Surely not all of them? Sometimes swords just cut.” She said indignantly, still annoyed at having been caught in her half-truth. The wizard brushed her fingers over the flurry of claw marks that dug into her neck and chest. The healing magic had worked its way through the gashes long ago, but the marks stayed. “Staying out of a blade’s path is a good reminder.” The wizard stood up from the bar, and began heading towards her room. “You have history now. It might not be how you want to remember tonight’s battle, but learn from it all the same. Victories… defeat, all lessons leave scars.” The wizard turned around. “Do they ever stop hurting?” “Some days, less.”

Been thinking about orcs lately.

Usually, I like for these ancestry introductions to just be a single quote or in-universe writing, so this dialogue might get cut down, completely reworked, or moved somewhere else in the book entirely...

but I liked the scene, so here you go:

Standing 5’ 9” tall, Lea has pale freckled skin, and a thin, poised, dancer-like composure. She has cheerful hazel-green eyes, small ears, and a bright smile. When it's not pulled into a loose bun, her medium-length, naturally wavy hair bounces with each step. It’s a deep red color that gives way to an almost hawk-like tawny brown on the inside. Shew wears a scarlet battle dress with red and silver metallic accents all over. Behind Lea are two large red-brown wings that are a cross between hawk-like and predatory and angelic

Here's an image of Lea looking her best. She's going to need to rest up after tonight's encounter!

An image of Lea Pembroke, my harpy character. She has large red-brown hawk-like wings. Normally they are nicely kept, but here they are worn and unkempt. Her hair, the same red color as her wings is tied neatly behind her head in a bun. She is wearing a scarlet battle dress, accentuated with shining red and silver metal accents. She is covered in blood - it's a mix of her own, and the viscera of the fiendish broodmother spider queen she slayed tonight. She holds in her right hand a new sword (described in further detail in the next image). It is glowing with a swirling golden light.

A close-up on Lea's new silver longsword. The blade is dirty and chipped in a couple small places. It is a (slightly muted) shining silver-grey the whole way up-and-down, with a slight ruddy red-orange color along the bloodline. if only there was a way I could get HeroForge to have a decal of glowing arcane runes up and down the blade, or a broken lightning pattern... then it'd be *perfect*

My current TTRPG character got into a rough fight tonight with a demonic broodmother spider queen (and won) - and as such, she got a new NAMED artifact sword:

*Remainer: the Blade of Dead Kings*

A tray of biscuits. They pull apart with warmth.

Half of a biscuit, with a pickle and some pulled chicken in thin red barbecue sauce on top. Sprinkled with cheese.

Made some homemade biscuits; and we’re putting some leftover shredded BBQ chicken on them for dinner tonight.

Absolutely fantastic!

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a man with a scarf around his neck says we 've had one yes but what about second breakfast ALT: a man with a scarf around his neck says we 've had one yes but what about second breakfast

Me: I streamed #Underkeeper game design for four hours today!

Also me: But what about second stream?

Sure, I guess. Why not. 8ish central? More Speaker archetypes? IDK man...

Core classes: Anointed, Berserker, Duelist (formerly Swashbuckler), Pugilist, Ranger, Rogue (formerly Thief), Sorcerer, Speaker, Warlord, Wizard

Planned Expansion Classes: Astrologer, Cognizyn, Eidontalist

We've been doing some great work modernizing and balancing the core #Underkeeper classes, knocking out the Rogue and Sorcerer today. While these classes are stubs at the moment, we should be able to chart a progression roadmap going forward!

Only two core classes remain! SPEAKER and WARLORD!

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I think it's time we WIZ!

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Stream starting Noonish central time.

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I look forward to seeing you all in chat! I can’t wait to answer your questions and talk games!

I’m still getting used to streaming - LMK what I can do to make it a good experience for you.

If you’ve checked into my livestreams this past week discussing the #Underkeeper TTRPG…

For one, thank you.

For two: I’ve been offstream for the past couple days because I wanted to make sure I got the next class I wanted to cover *right*.

I think it’s time to talk about the WIZARD.

Tomorrow.

One made-from-scratch two-layer yellow cake, covered in rich chocolate fudge icing, with a light sprinkle of powdered sugar on top!

My apologies for not following up sooner - here’s the cake in all its glory!

One made-from-scratch two-layer yellow cake, covered in rich chocolate fudge icing, with a light sprinkle of powdered sugar on top!

Turned out absolutely fantastic.

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Going LIVE to do some TTRPG GameDev! Come chat and hang out around our virtual campfire!

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Plan for today:

Bake a cake for my girlfriend’s birthday!

Stream. Probably talk about goblins or something. Maybe fix up a class? If there’s something you want to see/chat about - comment!

Get ready for the blizzard that’s supposedly going to wreak havoc throughout the weekend (and next week).