Adam Heine

Guess I'm on Bluesky now. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm a professional writer, game designer, and editor. More on that here: adamheine.com Sci-fi/fantasy geek. Gamer. American in Thailand, where we take in kids with nowhere else to go. Posting daily gratitude since 2016.

3614 - I'm thankful for the way the Parks board game always gets Queen stuck in our heads. #gratitude

I don't know if he *wants* them to lose, but this article plausibly predicts what might happen next if they do. This election is critical, and everyone needs to vote, but know that it's going to take even more work before things improve. Don't be discouraged. newrepublic.com/article/2171...

3613 - I'm thankful for fancy new art pens. #gratitude

3612 - I'm thankful for everything we've learned—sometimes through difficult lessons—about the human body and mind. It enables us to handles situations I couldn't have imagined 20 years ago. #gratitude

3611 - I'm thankful for drawing. I'm always scared of doing it, but I always love doing it once I work through that. #gratitude

guys the only way I can run this business is if I cook rats and the children I snatch from the playground behind my house why do you want me to fail? Why do you want to crush my dreamsssssss like thissssss 🥺

I can't believe he's still at it, it's been days

3610 - So much of Germany felt like Disneyland to me (makes sense—a lot of inspiration from that region of the world), but I'm particularly thankful for this guy whose music turned the Disney-in-my-head up to 11. #gratitude

Such a beautiful concert. And now I can add it to my Spotify playlists!

Reminder that we're still looking for indigenous artists!

3609 - I'm thankful I don't need a focus app on my phone for the simple reason that I dislike the smartphone interface for everything I want to do. (My computer, on the other hand...) #gratitude

Microsoft CoPilot: It’s for Assholes

Bioware's engine enabled my first job in gaming. Nearly everyone I've ever worked with in narrative RPGs over the last quarter century has worked on a Bioware game in some capacity. It's hard to see them go.

3608 - I'm thankful our local Sizzler upgraded its salad bar with real pasta sauces, refillable soft drinks, a salsa bar (complete w/ guacamole), and unlimited cheese toast. #gratitude

3607 - I still have stress dreams whenever I have something nerve-wracking to do, but a new thing has been happening where—in my dream—I feel like I can handle the stressful thing that's happening. I don't know where this came from, but I'm thankful for it. #gratitude

3606 - I'm thankful for a chance to chat a little with my son in the US—twice in one day! #gratitude

I am astounded here both by Abdul's amazing responses and the fact that his responses, honestly, are so very, very basic. These are things I learned in Kindergarten. And I am astounded that there are still so many people who do not see how basic this is. Let's vote for people who see it.

Not "every day for the next two years." Just until the people who have done crimes are paying for those crimes. How many people could that be?

3605 - I'm thankful for a fun birthday party (not mine) with some of the loveliest people I know. #gratitude

3604 - I (the perennial introvert) am thankful for digital kiosks at fast food places. #gratitude

Support indie developers! Plus, look at this title card. A+++

3603 - I am thankful for some beautiful German nature. #gratitude

"Different cultures. Different traditions. Shared humanity." Also shared music (because music is math)!

3602 - I'm commissioning some art from Anica, and I'm super excited about it and thankful I get to work with her on a thing. #gratitude

3601 - Gonna try to post some pictures from my Germany trip occasionally (since I neglected to post virtually *anything* while I was there). For today, I'm thankful for how easy it is to take good pictures at Auerbach Castle. #gratitude

Super excited not to buy this!

Dream #1 was to be a jet fighter pilot. I no longer want to do that. Dream #2 was to be a game designer, and... *gestures at my life*

I struggle a lot with being "productive," but I found a new way to approach it. Today on the blog: www.adamheine.com/2026/10/on-b...

3600 - I just got back from a trip to Germany with Sam. I'm thankful I went, and I'm thankful to be restarting my routines again at home. #gratitude

How I arrived on Bluesky

Same energy;

Truly frightening because I began to wonder how many times I had unwittingly murdered my own toys.

3599 - I'm thankful that I'm as caught up on work as I can be before a big trip. #gratitude

[SENATOR ERIC SCHMITT]: So you’re telling me under oath that you've never played World of Warcraft? [JACK SMITH]: Correct [SCHMITT]: WELL THEN *unveils poster* please explain this picture of you farming gold in Eversong Woods! [SMITH]: That is Elden Ring, sir.

3598 - I'm thankful for a chill birthday of goofing off (mostly) and watching a movie with my family. #gratitude

3597 - The Epic Game Store is... not great, but I'm thankful that every once in a while I discover a game in there I'd forgotten I had. #gratitude

3596 - I'm thankful for birthday (or pre-birthday) leftovers. #gratitude

Everything I've ever known about Turkish delight comes from THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE. But Josiah brought some back from Norway the other day, and, yeah, I can see how someone would betray their siblings for this stuff.

3595 - I'm thankful to share one of my favorite movies (Sneakers) with folks I love. I'm particularly thankful Anica appreciated it (and that I knew she would). #gratitude

3594 - I'm thankful for a fun Cypher one-shot with some folks I don't normally get to play with. I do wish GMing weren't always so nerve-racking for me, but I'm glad I have the resources to do it anyway, because I love the game! #gratitude #TTRPG #CypherSystem

3593 - I'm thankful the game En Garde! knows what's up. #gratitude

3592 - I'm thankful for a return to Thursday lunches with my friend after a very long (and undesired) break. #gratitude

3591 - I'm rereading the most recent version of my Air Pirates novel (from a loooooong time ago), and I'm thankful for new excitement about where to take it from here. #gratitude

Playing Cypher with my son Isaac. Me: You get a tranquilizer rifle off the security guard. Mark it as an artifact on your character sheet. Isaac: Okay. Is there a limit to how many artifacts we can have? Me: No. Son: And you said every guard here is armed with one of these? Me: Oh...... Oh no.

3590 - I'm thankful for yet another realization regarding my anxiety and running TTRPG games. (Today's realization: I'm afraid my players won't like it when I introduce obstacles, but introducing obstacles is literally the GM's job!) #gratitude #TTRPG #CypherSystem