[lexchxn]
@lexchxn.bsky.social
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I find myself cherishing genuine, even-footed and even-tempered conversations more and more these days.
September 14, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I find myself cherishing genuine, even-footed and even-tempered conversations more and more these days.
This is a good video! I enjoyed reading Nimble even though it isn't my style of game, and Veneon continues to improve his style with every video.
(secret bonus: Veneon has a custom system-agnostic dungeon turn design hidden in this video! i think it's really well put together, go check it out!)
(secret bonus: Veneon has a custom system-agnostic dungeon turn design hidden in this video! i think it's really well put together, go check it out!)
I ran the Nimble rpg to see if it was actually... Nimble?
#TTRPG #NimbleRPG #CampaignDiary
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDjm...
#TTRPG #NimbleRPG #CampaignDiary
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDjm...
Does Nimble make classic dungeons more... Nimble? - Campaign Diary + System Review
YouTube video by Veneon
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September 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
This is a good video! I enjoyed reading Nimble even though it isn't my style of game, and Veneon continues to improve his style with every video.
(secret bonus: Veneon has a custom system-agnostic dungeon turn design hidden in this video! i think it's really well put together, go check it out!)
(secret bonus: Veneon has a custom system-agnostic dungeon turn design hidden in this video! i think it's really well put together, go check it out!)
There are so many awesome homebrew playbooks being actively worked on, it's a dream.
I have GOT to be a player in a Stonetop campaign. I'm dying for it, dawg.
August 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
There are so many awesome homebrew playbooks being actively worked on, it's a dream.
I have GOT to be a player in a Stonetop campaign. I'm dying for it, dawg.
August 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
I have GOT to be a player in a Stonetop campaign. I'm dying for it, dawg.
The upload is super duper slow, but this is a more edited video than usual covering my favourite booths at the Smithed Summit Minecraft Convention- it was a blast, and I highly recommend anyone who it interests to hop on before they close on Monday!
IP: summit.smithed.net
youtu.be/nR6QDkmXb84
IP: summit.smithed.net
youtu.be/nR6QDkmXb84
Smithed Summit | Attend a Convention in Minecraft!
YouTube video by [lexchxn]
youtu.be
August 27, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The upload is super duper slow, but this is a more edited video than usual covering my favourite booths at the Smithed Summit Minecraft Convention- it was a blast, and I highly recommend anyone who it interests to hop on before they close on Monday!
IP: summit.smithed.net
youtu.be/nR6QDkmXb84
IP: summit.smithed.net
youtu.be/nR6QDkmXb84
I finished my four-day attendance of the @smithed.net Minecraft Summit— a vanilla/datapack creators convention— last night. It was an absolute joy, and I'm going back and forth on either expanding on it here, in a blog post, or in video form.
Check it out if you like Minecraft! It's worth it.
Check it out if you like Minecraft! It's worth it.
August 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM
I finished my four-day attendance of the @smithed.net Minecraft Summit— a vanilla/datapack creators convention— last night. It was an absolute joy, and I'm going back and forth on either expanding on it here, in a blog post, or in video form.
Check it out if you like Minecraft! It's worth it.
Check it out if you like Minecraft! It's worth it.
I have more babies floating lifelessly in my pool than I know what to do with.
The advice "Don't make your first project a overambitious sprawling epic" is good. The problem is that I don't think people can really learn that lesson before they ignore the advice and just do it anyways. Sometimes you have to throw the baby into the pool to teach it how to swim.
August 15, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I have more babies floating lifelessly in my pool than I know what to do with.
Been considering making smaller, less "designed" videos and essays— things like first time read-throughs, isolated design thoughts, off-hand critiques. Problem is I'm not sure stuff so small is worth all the effort it takes to make a video. Maybe I could make it its own series?
August 7, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Been considering making smaller, less "designed" videos and essays— things like first time read-throughs, isolated design thoughts, off-hand critiques. Problem is I'm not sure stuff so small is worth all the effort it takes to make a video. Maybe I could make it its own series?
This video is coming out months after recording due to some production issues, but my love for the PBTA space has only grown in the time between.
But yeah! I discuss how PBTA moves work and what it looks like when the system you're running actually aids the GMing process!
youtu.be/6v54wLCJtqA
But yeah! I discuss how PBTA moves work and what it looks like when the system you're running actually aids the GMing process!
youtu.be/6v54wLCJtqA
GMing and How Systems Support You
YouTube video by [lexchxn]
youtu.be
August 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
This video is coming out months after recording due to some production issues, but my love for the PBTA space has only grown in the time between.
But yeah! I discuss how PBTA moves work and what it looks like when the system you're running actually aids the GMing process!
youtu.be/6v54wLCJtqA
But yeah! I discuss how PBTA moves work and what it looks like when the system you're running actually aids the GMing process!
youtu.be/6v54wLCJtqA
This is a good thread.
In short, yeah. This is one of the biggest kinds of player entitlement I see, and it's something that trad mechanics encourage through their adversarial design; play as "conquering". To take challenges laid before you and "beat" them, rather than the focus being on the story.
In short, yeah. This is one of the biggest kinds of player entitlement I see, and it's something that trad mechanics encourage through their adversarial design; play as "conquering". To take challenges laid before you and "beat" them, rather than the focus being on the story.
I think they do because the *expected scope* of that flexibility *in this particular format of RPG* is too much to manage, and the idea of RPGs rides so much on Absolute Freedom (tm) that if the solution is to either forcibly railroad them or even gently ask the players 'hey can you not do that...'
August 5, 2026 at 8:50 AM
This is a good thread.
In short, yeah. This is one of the biggest kinds of player entitlement I see, and it's something that trad mechanics encourage through their adversarial design; play as "conquering". To take challenges laid before you and "beat" them, rather than the focus being on the story.
In short, yeah. This is one of the biggest kinds of player entitlement I see, and it's something that trad mechanics encourage through their adversarial design; play as "conquering". To take challenges laid before you and "beat" them, rather than the focus being on the story.
I'll be one of the many lovely judges for this competition, so if you've ever wanted to make Pathfinder 2e homebrew, now's your chance to be a big shot!
It is finally time for the Tourney of the Tatzelwyrm to begin fellow #homebrew fans!
Want to make something cool for #dragons?
Learn more about how you can become a winner with your winning entry to the homebrew completion here:
reddit.com/r/Pathfinder...
Want to make something cool for #dragons?
Learn more about how you can become a winner with your winning entry to the homebrew completion here:
reddit.com/r/Pathfinder...
The time has come! Team+ Presents: THE TOURNEY OF THE TATZELWYRM! Join this draconic-themed homebrew contest and win fame, fortune and get your work published in a Team+ book! Details within... If you...
*FOOLISH MORTALS!* *You DARE enter the lair of the great and mighty TERRY THE TATZELWYRM?* *Keh... Keheheh! If you fancy yourself a dragon...
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August 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I'll be one of the many lovely judges for this competition, so if you've ever wanted to make Pathfinder 2e homebrew, now's your chance to be a big shot!
I've always wished the TTRPG space had a bigger critical community, the same way movies/video games do. It's likely a byproduct of the adolescence of the medium combined with its relative lack of popularity, but when I see awards I want them to be more than just popularity markers.
Judges' Choices!! the awards that, imo, actually matter! I very strongly think we should give more weight to judges' opinions and rulings beyond the audience appeal, and that correspondingly we should put more care and effort into selecting judges! like maybe letting active professionals judge!
August 1, 2026 at 6:28 AM
I've always wished the TTRPG space had a bigger critical community, the same way movies/video games do. It's likely a byproduct of the adolescence of the medium combined with its relative lack of popularity, but when I see awards I want them to be more than just popularity markers.
I feel like I did really well! I'll find out the results one way or the other next Wednesday. Fingers crossed!
Have an interview at my LGS in the morning— the one I've been applying to for years since moving to the city. Wish me luck everyone! I feel like I have a pretty great portfolio, but these things are unpredictable.
July 23, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I feel like I did really well! I'll find out the results one way or the other next Wednesday. Fingers crossed!
Have an interview at my LGS in the morning— the one I've been applying to for years since moving to the city. Wish me luck everyone! I feel like I have a pretty great portfolio, but these things are unpredictable.
July 23, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Have an interview at my LGS in the morning— the one I've been applying to for years since moving to the city. Wish me luck everyone! I feel like I have a pretty great portfolio, but these things are unpredictable.
Double double, toil and trouble...
A blog post and accompanying audio-visual version! All about the beauty of a properly designed Session 0, making the world feel real, and Stonetop.
lexchxn.blogspot.com/2026/07/inve...
youtu.be/_6WDjOq1hyY
A blog post and accompanying audio-visual version! All about the beauty of a properly designed Session 0, making the world feel real, and Stonetop.
lexchxn.blogspot.com/2026/07/inve...
youtu.be/_6WDjOq1hyY
Blog Read-Along | Invested Reality and the Importance of Session 0
YouTube video by [lexchxn]
youtu.be
July 22, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Double double, toil and trouble...
A blog post and accompanying audio-visual version! All about the beauty of a properly designed Session 0, making the world feel real, and Stonetop.
lexchxn.blogspot.com/2026/07/inve...
youtu.be/_6WDjOq1hyY
A blog post and accompanying audio-visual version! All about the beauty of a properly designed Session 0, making the world feel real, and Stonetop.
lexchxn.blogspot.com/2026/07/inve...
youtu.be/_6WDjOq1hyY
Unbelievably excited to see Seven Part Pact in its finished state. Been waiting and wanting on this for a long time.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...
July 14, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Unbelievably excited to see Seven Part Pact in its finished state. Been waiting and wanting on this for a long time.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...
brindlewood bay was such an amazing read, i need to play it and also finish reading the between
July 9, 2026 at 10:32 AM
brindlewood bay was such an amazing read, i need to play it and also finish reading the between
I should really get around to that Seven Part Pact preview-review before the full game comes out, huh?
It's been a tough one for me because I want to do the game justice but I'm just so bad with maintaining long projects.
It's been a tough one for me because I want to do the game justice but I'm just so bad with maintaining long projects.
it's crazy to have been working on this game for 4 years and to finally have mockups of it
July 4, 2026 at 10:05 AM
I should really get around to that Seven Part Pact preview-review before the full game comes out, huh?
It's been a tough one for me because I want to do the game justice but I'm just so bad with maintaining long projects.
It's been a tough one for me because I want to do the game justice but I'm just so bad with maintaining long projects.
#makeaterriblecomicday2026
featuring physical art instead of my usual digital. very happy to be a part of this this year. go take a look through the tag and see if you like any other contributors' work, eh?
featuring physical art instead of my usual digital. very happy to be a part of this this year. go take a look through the tag and see if you like any other contributors' work, eh?
June 24, 2026 at 6:14 AM
#makeaterriblecomicday2026
featuring physical art instead of my usual digital. very happy to be a part of this this year. go take a look through the tag and see if you like any other contributors' work, eh?
featuring physical art instead of my usual digital. very happy to be a part of this this year. go take a look through the tag and see if you like any other contributors' work, eh?
Hot off the presses (almost a week ago! wow!)!
WARDEN, taking the better parts of the Paizo engine elsewhere.
youtu.be/h5pJm1aWKKs
WARDEN, taking the better parts of the Paizo engine elsewhere.
youtu.be/h5pJm1aWKKs
WARDEN RPG | System Review
YouTube video by [lexchxn]
youtu.be
June 19, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Hot off the presses (almost a week ago! wow!)!
WARDEN, taking the better parts of the Paizo engine elsewhere.
youtu.be/h5pJm1aWKKs
WARDEN, taking the better parts of the Paizo engine elsewhere.
youtu.be/h5pJm1aWKKs
