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Peter Chiykowski

@rockpapercynic

Author, game designer, cartoonist, fencer, friend of dogs and salamanders. Creator of @storyenginedeck, Rock Paper Cynic, The Shortest Story, Dungeon Tryouts and more! https://storyenginedeck.com/

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A big world doesn't need a big time commitment.

Story Engine creator @rockpapercynic.bsky.social will be at Worldbuilding Con on March 14, showing guests how to build an RPG campaign setting in 60 minutes alongside award-winning GM @deadaussiegamer.bsky.social.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGgX...

06.03.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I read that when you Flex you don't lose the πŸ’ͺ at end of turn. Can you confirm?

02.03.2026 02:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hootsuite: Cancel your contract with ICE Join me in signing this petition to Hootsuite's CEO calling on them to: Cancel their contract with ICE. Sign here: https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/hootsuite-cancel-your-contract-with-ice

Canadians who oppose ICE, here's a very small concrete action you can take: sign a petition for Canadian social media company Hootsuite to cancel their contract with ICE. you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ho...

10.02.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Going live playing silly D&D!

07.02.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

8 more likes to go on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULpI...

06.02.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In completely unrelated news I am looking for a physiotherapist who specializes in polearm-related injuries

05.02.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘€

03.02.2026 10:04 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anything in guisarme's reach

04.02.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYou there, boy! What’s to-day?”

04.02.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It my hope to become a master at guisarmes!

04.02.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of two rubber glaive heads on rattan staves

Photo of two rubber glaive heads on rattan staves

Oh no, I glaive away the answer!

04.02.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

In snow, no less!

04.02.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A 7 foot delivery box sitting on a staircase.

A 7 foot delivery box sitting on a staircase.

It's polearm delivery day here at the Chiykowski household!

What kind of polearms are in the box?

I'm afraid I cannot divoulge that information.

04.02.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
In our defense, he began to act erratically
when we blinded and beat him and decided
to shoot him face-down in the street

In our defense, she was reaching for something in the glovebox,
common ground, perhaps, or clarity on conflicting
orders, or her belief that no one should die this way

In our defense, he didn’t disclose he had a heart condition
after we dragged him to a black site
and used everything we know to break him

In our defense, she was a terrorist,
or she knew one, maybe, but what we know for sure is
she chose the wrong day to make us feel small and afraid

In our defense, our only mistake was murdering someone
whose skin color was supposed to
keep them safe

In our defense, he threatened us
with his complexion, his conviction that his life or death
should matter as much as a white martyr’s

In our defense, the autopsy showeproved this:
they all died dreaming
of a world without pepper spray and night raids,
a world better than the one that killed them

In our defense, it was always about the power
to say the quiet part loud, to hurt you, to kill you,
to tell you you deserved it, to decide who
β€”whose body, whose skin, whose life, whose storyβ€”
is worth defending

In our defense, he began to act erratically when we blinded and beat him and decided to shoot him face-down in the street In our defense, she was reaching for something in the glovebox, common ground, perhaps, or clarity on conflicting orders, or her belief that no one should die this way In our defense, he didn’t disclose he had a heart condition after we dragged him to a black site and used everything we know to break him In our defense, she was a terrorist, or she knew one, maybe, but what we know for sure is she chose the wrong day to make us feel small and afraid In our defense, our only mistake was murdering someone whose skin color was supposed to keep them safe In our defense, he threatened us with his complexion, his conviction that his life or death should matter as much as a white martyr’s In our defense, the autopsy showeproved this: they all died dreaming of a world without pepper spray and night raids, a world better than the one that killed them In our defense, it was always about the power to say the quiet part loud, to hurt you, to kill you, to tell you you deserved it, to decide who β€”whose body, whose skin, whose life, whose storyβ€” is worth defending

Abolish ICE.

29.01.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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weregeekcomics - Twitch Join Alina Pete and friends for D&D, webcomics, and other art and gaming streams! Home to TRASH HEROES, the 5e game with a cast of webcomic authors and good good trash characters!Check out VOD of past...

The Trash Heroes D&D livestream with me @choochoobear.bsky.social @alinapete.bsky.social @twospirittrickster.bsky.social and our DM @xenoplasm.bsky.social is starting NOW! www.twitch.tv/weregeekcomics

Let's gooooooo!

13.11.2025 23:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ERROR_PREPARE FOR RESYNCHRONIZATION

You aren't supposed to see this message.

Written by @rockpapercynic.bsky.social
CW: Flashing, Derealization

27.10.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Join @ass.golf @choochoobear.bsky.social @twospirittrickster.bsky.social @rockpapercynic.bsky.social and @alinapete.bsky.social as we crawl through magical dungeons!

16.10.2025 22:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What are ghosts thankful for?

To be honest, we don't know. But we do know that some places are more fun to haunt than others.

"The Ghost Hunter" was written by Story Engine creator @rockpapercynic.bsky.social.

Follow us for more short horror tales!

15.10.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Drawing MORE ridiculous characters for Dungeon Tryouts w/ AC Stuart
Drawing MORE ridiculous characters for Dungeon Tryouts w/ AC Stuart YouTube video by The Story Engine Deck

We're LIVE on YouTube!

Come watch Dungeon Tryouts artist @acstu.bsky.social draw new Adventurers for our new party game!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM2U...

16.10.2025 19:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We've got the 'search' part down. The 'rescue' still needs some work. Just try to keep your head above water. πŸ™

We're kicking off scary season with Jellyhusks, an aquatic horror short by @rockpapercynic.bsky.social.

Follow along for more short scares leading up to Halloween!

10.10.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Protect Human Rights. Stop Bill C-2. - Leadnow

C-2 is a bad bill and more Canadians need to be talking about it.

Sign a petition leadnow.ca/campaigns/st...

Email ministers: ccrweb.ca/en/take-acti...

Look up your MP or relevant ministers and write/call them www.ourcommons.ca/members/en

Meet with your MP ccrweb.ca/en/contact-y...

03.10.2025 15:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

It jumbles broken non-solutions to unrelated social issues.

It deserves input from multiple committees but will only be reviewed by one.

It's designed to appear palatable to politicians in a rush. "Strong Borders Act" sounds like an easy win if you don't read what's actually in the package.

03.10.2025 15:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'd like to focus on sections 9, 14, and 15.

C-2 is hostile to refugees and an arguable violation of international refugee law.

It offers sweeping powers for law enforcement to violate the privacy of Canadians without judicial oversight (and makes us MORE vulnerable to foreign hackers).

03.10.2025 15:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Bill C-2 is a bad piece of legislation under consideration by the Canadian government.

It doesn't reflect the platforms my PM @mark-carney.bsky.social or my MP Lena Diab ran on.

It doesn't reflect my values as a voter.

More Canadians need to talk about it.

Why is C-2 so bad? (1/4)

03.10.2025 15:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Got back in the rock climbing gym for the first time in 3 months

BOY DOES IT FEEL GOOD to be back on the wall

BOY DOES IT FEEL BAD to have lost so much grip strength

That said, I've been training longsword HARD so my shoulders are πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺ

02.10.2025 15:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Blue graphic stating that Earlybird Tickets for TriCon: The Trident Conference for Soeculative Fiction are on sale now. Lower right corner says Kjipuktuk | Halifax, May 15-17 2026

Blue graphic stating that Earlybird Tickets for TriCon: The Trident Conference for Soeculative Fiction are on sale now. Lower right corner says Kjipuktuk | Halifax, May 15-17 2026

Introducing TriCon! ✨May 15-17, 2026 in Kjipuktuk | #Halifax. Celebrating spec fic, we couldn't be prouder to have @amalelmohtar.com @englelaird.bsky.social and @kurestinarmada.bsky.social joining us as our Guests of Honour. Earlybird tickets available now! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...

24.09.2025 12:18 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 28

I WAS NOT AWARE, THIS LOOKS AMAZING!

27.09.2025 23:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When the wizard polymorphs the monk.

@rockpapercynic.bsky.social

05.09.2025 21:01 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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When the rogue gets stuck in polymorph πŸ¦€πŸ”ͺ

I've been having a lot of fun doing D&D skits! www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_yO...

04.09.2025 21:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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THANK YOU to the 2,717 backers who helped make Dungeon Tryouts a success!

We raised $208,224 for this wacky little party game!

More updates to come in the following week, but for now, let us say a huge thank you for being in our adventuring party!

16.08.2025 15:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0