Technical Grimoire

Today's Discworld Quote: “There were people who’d steal money from people. Fair enough. That was just theft. But there were people who, with one easy word, would steal the humanity from people. That was something else.”

I've written over 35,000 words about our current RPG campaign! #stonetop #ttrpg #campaignlog #rpg We have our big finale next week, but you can read the entire story so far on my blog, and even get a peek at my secret GM notes! technicalgrimoire.com/david/2026/0...

I've always wanted to do this! Every week I write up my notes for the upcoming session. You can read about my plans, ideas, and brainstorming. After the session is over I type up a summary of what happened. You can follow what went well, and what I learned. technicalgrimoire.com/david/2026/0...

This Sunday I'm running 6 hours of Bones Deep for some lucky strangers. Join me at Nerdfest, say hi, and play some games!

#Stonetop recommends you write letters to your PCs in between sessions (lore drops, creative prompts, resolve threads, tell secrets, or just dig deeper). And I am loving it! I might not be able to write letters between EVERY session, but this is a really fun GM tool to add to my arsenal.

I find myself using any and every excuse to use #Fungi of the Far Realms in my games. (just wrote a #stonetop arcana that gives the PC a bunch of mushroom knowledge). What are some other in-game artifacts that I can give my players?

I'm running a weekly #ttrpg campaign of #Stonetop and writing up our adventures on my blog! Follow along if you're curious: www.technicalgrimoire.com/david/2026/0...

Running my first TTRPG game in a loooong time. This paragraph sold me on Stonetop, and I can't wait to see it hit the table.

I am just now stumbling upon this comic and immediately spent two hours enjoying fun characters, wicked monster designs, and worldbuilding that I desperately need more of!

I've finally been feeling creative again, but I don't have an office right now. So I made a travel desk from an old cigar box! Very happy with how it turned out. It's big enough surface for writing, and can be angled in various ways. Especially proud of making the cigar slots into modular trays

I am ready to play a game where falling in love with the blacksmith means you get better swords.

It's #Bandcamp #Friday, which means all of the money you spend goes directly to the artists! Here are the top 3 albums on my wishlist today: goodkid.bandcamp.com/album/good-k... dancewiththedead.bandcamp.com/album/malombra watchhouse.bandcamp.com/album/rituals

I am so ready for my copy!! I could really use a wholesome community-focused RPG session in my life right now.

The Artemis II mission will successfully slow the moon down by a very small percentage. By Artemis MMMDCCXXIV the moon will finally come to a dead stop, and be ready for colonization.

REALIS, the science fantasy TTRPG I’ve been working on for the last five years, is now live on Kickstarter! 55 Player Classes 150+ NPC Classes 29 Factions 20 Example Moons of Realis GMing and Prep Guidance Over 100 incredible illustrations from 17 artists! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

1/3 Hey I´m back! Been a while. I finally got back to making RPG stuff and it feels really, really good. This one is for FLAIL. It just fits how I like to run games. Fast, risky, a bit chaotic, things can go wrong at any moment. lucasrolim.itch.io/brutal RTs plz!!! It´s free (pwyw).

I am so excited for this game! It does so many clever things while incorporating all the best cliches (which is a good thing!)

My blog has joined the #rootring ! So glad to be part of this awesome #ttrpg community. I hope this encourages me to get back in the habit of writing regular reviews and posts. Thanks @elmc.at for setting this up! You rock! technicalgrimoire.com

"Your thirst is mine. My water is yours." I've been playing a beautiful video game where strangers greet each other with that phrase and care for one another. I need to keep my head in this space. Play #cavesofqud if you can. "Live and drink." - parting phrase

It's a great pleasure to announce #Pico8 Compilation on #Steam, in collaboration with @finjico.bsky.social @elastiskalinjen.bsky.social and @johanpeitz.com store.steampowered.com/bundle/67391... Hundreds hours of fun at your fingertips !

I applied to have my blog added! What a neat way to explore new blogs!

The first song on this album is an incredible and chilling song about ICE. Absolutely worth a listen. retrowavetouchrecords.bandcamp.com/album/heat-o...

I'm all set up at Captains Comics Expo! Come and get a book(s)

I'll be selling my books this weekend at Captains Comics Expo!

itch.io/b/3484/no-ic... The NO ICE IN MINNESOTA bundle is up. There's a lifetime's worth of good games in this! If you submitted something or just want to shout something out, reply here and let's reshare it and spread the word on this thing.

This looks like SO MUCH FUN!!! Always a blast to draw some skellingtons

Another Aquarium Game Night is in the works! While we wait I'm going to publish our adventure: - Stop a Vampire (Squid) from corrupting the ocean - Built for educators and convention one-shots - Includes built-in pacing tools, pre-made chars, and handouts - New art from @creekdontrise.bsky.social

The Aquarium Game Night was a huge success!! The GMs ran a fantastic adventure, the players were all so creative, and the dice were fickle as ever. Hope we get to do it again soon!! #aquarium #osr #ttrpg #marinebio #rpg #troika #gamenightfun

Tonight a bunch of skeletons are going to explore the ocean floor at the SC Aquarium Game Night! Here are some of the slides from our introduction presentation: #aquarium #gamenight #troika #ttrpg #osr #marinebio #rpg

Fellow Game Masters prepping for our SC Aquarium Game Night! It was always my dream to play Bones Deep near the big aquarium tanks. Tomorrow will be a test run: - 7 Tables - 4 Hours - Limited Entry If all goes well this will become a regular program available to the public!

Technical Grimoire is partnering with the SC Aquarium to host an underwater RPG night! More details to come in the next few weeks, but you can check out Bones Deep right now! www.technicalgrimoire.com/bones-deep

I wrote a blog post! www.technicalgrimoire.com/david/2025/1... Trying to get back in the habit of creativity.

I'll be selling my books at the big book fair tomorrow! Firefly distillary in Park Circle from 12 - 5pm. Come say hi!

Bones Deep, by @technicalgrimoire.bsky.social, is not only smartly laid out and SUPER accessible, it's also funny, goofy, and full of awesome illustrations of various sea creatures. I've played it multiple times and I would be oh-so-happy to play it again.

I’ve introduced more people to TTRPGs with @technicalgrimoire.bsky.social’s Kintsugi than with my own games: technicalgrimoire.itch.io/kintsugi

This is a cool looking project! I like how they add a 5th stat to the normal Mork Borg formula: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ter...

This looks really cool! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGKn...

I'm all set up at Charleston ZineFest! Only 3 copies left of Tempered Legacy, so get em while they're here.

I'll be selling my books at Charleston ZineFest this Saturday from 11am until 6pm. Come stop by and say hi! No cost to enter, and it's indoors at the Halsey Institute downtown.

Ran one of my favorite games at Gencon this morning. They were excellent skellies. @technicalgrimoire.bsky.social

Random game idea: a future where corporations dump their waste through a time portal into the jurrasic age, and you play as rebel dino riders fighting to prevent past pollution.

Finally finished writing my review of the Lord of the Rings Tabletop Roleplaying Game. Spoilers: I hated it. www.technicalgrimoire.com/david/2025/0...

I love the beard balm from @plusoneexp.bsky.social . When it runs out, the tins make perfect little dice trays!

A couple of Carolina Wrens have made a nest our of the cardboard box on our back deck. Finally snagged a video of the baby chicks!! photos.app.goo.gl/GjbHm1apJUie...

Finally finished writing up our Cairn campaign in the Valley of Flowers! 6 months long 10+ players 10,000 words A complete story arc and epic conclusion. www.technicalgrimoire.com/david/2025/0...

Solo ttrpg that uses your fit bit step tracker as a randomizer