Johnny Rook

Johnny Rook

@johnnyrookgames.com

Indie publisher of high-quality traditional ttrpgs. We highly value our talented and diverse crew and are dedicated less to profit and more to the hobby. Discord: https://discord.gg/u6SV6PxkzC Website: johnnyrookgames.com

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It would be nice if people came out strong against how those data centers were approved in the first place. Local govt is often corrupt and moves things into our neighborhoods we dont want all the time. Case in point: the big wedding venue behind my house making the area inhospitable

Ken Bazinet@kenbazinet.bsky.social

Count Brad Paisley, Tanya Tucker, Gavin Adcock, and Willie Nelson among those voices, RS reported. “It would be an enormous monstrosity, an absolute eye sore and detract in every way for not only that zoo, but also that area,” Paisley posted, supported by Jack White, Sheryl Crow, and Margo Price.

Watching the Scrubs revival and feeling more and more despondent that Legends of Tomorrow was canceled before the Booster Gold and Blue Beetle team up

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One day, "It" will happen, by which I mean sudden and unexpected news that you want to celebrate. In such cases, you will want the right outfit. 🧵

Well that new Discord news sucks Come connect with us there before it falls apart and we bail And rebuild someplace else when whatever that is takes off

For non-backers, @mister-rook.bsky.social had a good week end abruptly when he got a work contract 2-3 weeks earlier than expected. Book has slowed but the contract will end early. It was already factored in the timeline. Also, production has increased more than 5x due to improvements in his health.

#ADnD day today. Will my players make progress through B1: In Search of the Unknown? Or will a random encounter kill them off again? (Troglodytes are no joke!)

I was on the upper floor of a small used bookstore today when I heard someone shout "SHE'S MY MOTHER'S SISTER'S GIRL." Me the other three people in the place laughed because the odds of bookworms also being fans of Twin Peaks are pretty high

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 31 D6 Space with D6 Aliens Last day! I'm excited for the D6 2e kickstarter from Gallank Knight Games, so this character comes from the 1e set Here's a Pharro (canine sapiens) Old Scout named Copper

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 30 Star Wars D6 2e Revised and Expanded This is the version most people like. I admit, I don't mind it at all! I still prefer the other character sheets, though. Here's Rugro, Gamorrean Bounty Hunter. This template was modified to fit the big green guys

Since human templates build off the "normal" scores of 2D in each stat, I just added the difference to a "normal" Gamorrean. The only problem was that put his Strength beyond Gamorrean maximum, so I shifted those extra pips into Technical. Also, I swapped out all the guns for one vibro-ax. 😄

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 29 Star Wars D6, 2nd Edition There isn't as much love for this one as for the revised 2e, but I like this character sheet the most. I'm sure I played this version of the game more than any others, too. Here's Iver Sor, cyborged pirate

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 28 D6 Star Wars 1st Edition So much of this game influenced all the Star Wars things today I'm happy that they still keep the "Expanded Universe" alive through "Legends" because it's more canon to me than whatever Disney has done Meet Sere Fasus, Failed Jedi

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 27 Tales from the Floating Vagabond One of the best times you can spend playing rpgs drunk I haven't yet picked up the second edition, but I plan on it. The creator passed away just as it was finished and didn't get to see 2e in print Here's my OC Jett Engine!

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 26 Everway This is one of the first things WotC published, and it never reallly took off. Diceless, using cards instead, but with no real randomized results. I thought it was weird they didn't put numbers on the cards SAGA kinda fixed it Anyway, this is Wolfheart

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 25 Adventure! Tales of the Aeon Society Pulp action in World of Darkness rules Never played it, but I thought the WoD rules would fit these kinds of stories well. Here's my PC, Dr. Danger!

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 24 Werewolf: The Apocalypse 2e This is the game I spent most of my time playing in the 90s. I spent a LOT of time in the old rpg chatrooms on WBS, particularly the WoD chat. Today's character was designed after my dog, Gunner Lupus Philodox Bone Gnawer

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 23 Vampire the Masquerade, 1st edition This game was huge at the time and changed everything about ttrpgs. I haven't played the recent edition, but here's a character from the original Ventrue, former police detective, Jim Hunter

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 22 Gamma World, 3rd Edition This was by far the most disorganized character creation I've ever been through. They had to include a rules supplement just before printing because they rushed it and forgot to include some rules! Well, it still looks fun Here's 3x4

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 21 RuneQuest, 3rd Edition RuneQuest is one of the progenitors of Dragonsbane, and brought the race of ducks to fantasy rpgs. I love ducks. Meet William Hookbeak

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 20! DEATH TO THE WIZARD KINGS! by @soengery.bsky.social 5e doesn't do it for me, but I LOVE Marie Enger's art Making these little weirdos is fun as hell I hope she makes a second book because I'm not sure how to do saving throws or level up Meet Thunder Pit

#characterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 19 Ravenloft: Masque of the Red Death A true AD&D 2e variant, not just a setting. 1890s horror, more aligned with the old Hammer films than Cthulhu stuff. Right in my sweet spot. This is the mystic, Lucious Chapman

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 18 AD&D 2e This is the D&D I spent the most time playing, and is probably my favorite. Good balance between dungeon crawling, simulation, and storytelling. Don't come at me. THAC0 was great! Introducing Eryll Blisset, half-elf Thief/Mage (Forgot his AC 10)

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 17 AD&D 1st Edition I used a custom character sheet for this one. I never really liked any of the 1e sheets I used in the past, and this is the sheet I'm currently using for my home game. Here is Kozzer the human fighter

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 16 Good ol' Basic D&D The #OSR stuff usually falls flat with me. It never quite scratches the itch that old games do, and they never feel innovative. Give me the classics any day. Here's a thief I named Wynnstan.

Somehow, I've still kept up with #CharacterCreationChallenge 2026! Day 15's character is from Palladium's Ninjas and Superspies (Revised). I made a Dedicated Martial Artist OCC because that meant I had fewer skills and equipment to dig through. Here's Feng Xiaoshen

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Dayy 14 Cyberpunk Red This is a fun game. I love how an old game can get revamped but still feel like the same game. A true streamline that doesn't lose it's flavor. Here's Blake "The Eye" McMahon

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 13 Monster of the Week I played this once, and had a good time at first. We found out right away that you NEED to make a specific campaign style before randomly generating characters, or things quickly go off the rails. Anyway, here's Lloyd Finch, The Snoop

#CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 day 12 DRAGONBANE by Free League Publishing I played it once so far. Nice system, and I love ducks. Meet Traut "Doubletonge", dwarf thief.

Good morning! #CharacterCreationChallenge 2026 Day 11: The WWF Adventure Game I played this a few times, and it was great fun (once you start getting familiar with your move selections each round) Introducing "Bulldozer" Buchannan