he/they. once a software guy. newbie ttrpg designer. I blog about video games and ttrpgs biweekly blog: https://thoughtsabout.games/ games: https://thecastlebuilder.itch.io/https://bsky.app/profile/thecastlebuilder.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecastlebuilder.bsky.social/post/3muped4wpak2cThis is a long post, but I think it's worth sharing a bit more widely than I usually do. @househouse.com's Big Walk found me at a time when I had a lot of particular feelings about walking, and was a lens through which to process them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:mcapipeayog4aynz6apm2qih/app.bsky.feed.post/3muped4wpak2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thecastlebuilder.bsky.social/post/3munxeckzfs2nI'm behind on my blogging, so here's a big one to justify the delay. This starts with a video game and goes into some other stuff that's been going on in my life recently. To everyone I regularly play games with, or go on adventures with: know that I love you https://thoughtsabout.games/blog/posts/big-walks/04 Sep 2026 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:mcapipeayog4aynz6apm2qih/app.bsky.feed.post/3munxeckzfs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecastlebuilder.bsky.social/post/3mtz7zeczhk2jI took a queer literature course at my community college in spring and had a pretty freeform final project, so I explored queerness (and invitations to roleplay within and around it) in several of Avery Alder's works 1/5 [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:mcapipeayog4aynz6apm2qih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz7zeczhk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecastlebuilder.bsky.social/post/3mtww235ra22hI missed this boost from Tomas when the game first launched, but his testimonial is one of the ones I used on the itch page and it was some of the first feedback that made me feel confident that players would see what I was going for, even without me at the table. thanks again for playtesting!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:mcapipeayog4aynz6apm2qih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtww235ra22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecastlebuilder.bsky.social/post/3mtmjfmh2wk2kMy first printed TTRPG, Ridge City Riders, is now available at @ipr.bsky.social! That means that if you want a physical copy and don't have direct access to me irl, you can now get one! https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Ridge-City-Riders-Print-PDF.html21 Aug 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:mcapipeayog4aynz6apm2qih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmjfmh2wk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thecastlebuilder.bsky.social/post/3mt34oygcok25I appreciate writing like this that reiterates why the line drawn by the BDS boycott is both reasonable and important. Kotaku's recent article about South of Midnight being untethered from Xbox was useful informational reporting but still felt so much like have-and-eat-your-cake enthusiast press... [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:mcapipeayog4aynz6apm2qih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt34oygcok25https://bsky.app/profile/thecastlebuilder.bsky.social/post/3msvofmk4wc2kThis analysis rings very true for me! Most folks I regularly play TTRPGs with are not in creative fields and don't have a lot of time for creative hobbies; game rules provide inspiration by establishing context and giving a framework for what to say and do; they help everyone creatively participate [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:mcapipeayog4aynz6apm2qih/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvofmk4wc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thecastlebuilder.bsky.social/post/3msunjr4qrs2zI'm still catching up and getting back on track, but for this week's blog post I wrote up a big ol' retrospective about the campaign of Heart: The City Beneath that I wrapped up recently with some good friends https://thoughtsabout.games/blog/posts/heartfelt-goodbyes/12 Aug 2026 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:mcapipeayog4aynz6apm2qih/app.bsky.feed.post/3msunjr4qrs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecastlebuilder.bsky.social/post/3mryhzvt5mc22For my woefully late post this week, I had a nice little ramble about my gaming habits when I travel and a personal goal to find more patience and attentiveness in my play https://thoughtsabout.games/blog/posts/game-impressions-travel-games/01 Aug 2026 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:mcapipeayog4aynz6apm2qih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mryhzvt5mc22https://bsky.app/profile/thecastlebuilder.bsky.social/post/3mrr7nsrxm22pI've been a day late a few times since I started my biweekly blogging cadence at the beginning of the year, but I think this is the first one that'll fully slip unfortunately (travel followed by getting sick really set me back). I hope to still post something later this week to get back on track!29 Jul 2026 05:41 +0000at://did:plc:mcapipeayog4aynz6apm2qih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrr7nsrxm22phttps://bsky.app/profile/thecastlebuilder.bsky.social/post/3mrimknczts2uBadly promote your TTRPG: Give up at the end or probably die [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:mcapipeayog4aynz6apm2qih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrimknczts2u