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Weekend Update: 8/8/2026

https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2026/08/08/weekend-update-8-8-2026/

Last Friday, I completed the latest campaign/trade for my #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG. I reused old villains as my continuity's Thunderbolts/Su*cide Squad as "Lightning Squad". One player was caught flatfooted by some of my choices, especially as one of the villains she chummed up with was the one who paralyzed her sister in game.

I'm going to get to take a bit of a break, but I left it with a cliffhanger where I can pick back up with my universe's Manhunter robots about to invade earth.

Gotta love superhero TTRPGs!

#GMLife

Last Friday, I completed the latest campaign/trade for my #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG. I reused old villains as my continuity's Thunderbolts/Su*cide Squad as "Lightning Squad". One player was caught flatfooted by some of my choices, especially as one of the villains she chummed up with was the one who paralyzed her sister in game.

I'm going to get to take a bit of a break, but I left it with a cliffhanger where I can pick back up with my universe's Manhunter robots about to invade earth.

Gotta love superhero TTRPGs!

#GMLife

Last Friday, I completed the latest campaign/trade for my #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG. I reused old villains as my continuity's Thunderbolts/Su*cide Squad as "Lightning Squad". One player was caught flatfooted by some of my choices, especially as one of the villains she chummed up with was the one who paralyzed her sister in game.

I'm going to get to take a bit of a break, but I left it with a cliffhanger where I can pick back up with my universe's Manhunter robots about to invade earth.

Gotta love superhero TTRPGs!

#GMLife

Last Friday, I completed the latest campaign/trade for my #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG. I reused old villains as my continuity's Thunderbolts/Su*cide Squad as "Lightning Squad". One player was caught flatfooted by some of my choices, especially as one of the villains she chummed up with was the one who paralyzed her sister in game.

I'm going to get to take a bit of a break, but I left it with a cliffhanger where I can pick back up with my universe's Manhunter robots about to invade earth.

Gotta love superhero TTRPGs!

#GMLife

One more attempt to actually finish this #MasksANewGeneration campaign tonight.

We keep getting obstacles thrown at us to keep us from meeting, but I'm hoping that tonight, we can put the story to bed so I can plan for the next campaign and get a little break as a player.

#TTRPG #GMLife

One more attempt to actually finish this #MasksANewGeneration campaign tonight.

We keep getting obstacles thrown at us to keep us from meeting, but I'm hoping that tonight, we can put the story to bed so I can plan for the next campaign and get a little break as a player.

#TTRPG #GMLife

One more attempt to actually finish this #MasksANewGeneration campaign tonight.

We keep getting obstacles thrown at us to keep us from meeting, but I'm hoping that tonight, we can put the story to bed so I can plan for the next campaign and get a little break as a player.

#TTRPG #GMLife

One more attempt to actually finish this #MasksANewGeneration campaign tonight.

We keep getting obstacles thrown at us to keep us from meeting, but I'm hoping that tonight, we can put the story to bed so I can plan for the next campaign and get a little break as a player.

#TTRPG #GMLife

@IcarusGames

Not new, but I believe we'll finish the current campaign/trade in my #MasksANewGeneration game. After that, another player has said he's willing to run for a bit so I can take a GM break. Looking forward to changing things up for a bit!

Also hoping to make some more progress on the #Pathfinder game on Sunday. It's been fun, but I'm ready to move on to something less crunchy for a bit.

@IcarusGames

Not new, but I believe we'll finish the current campaign/trade in my #MasksANewGeneration game. After that, another player has said he's willing to run for a bit so I can take a GM break. Looking forward to changing things up for a bit!

Also hoping to make some more progress on the #Pathfinder game on Sunday. It's been fun, but I'm ready to move on to something less crunchy for a bit.

@IcarusGames

Not new, but I believe we'll finish the current campaign/trade in my #MasksANewGeneration game. After that, another player has said he's willing to run for a bit so I can take a GM break. Looking forward to changing things up for a bit!

Also hoping to make some more progress on the #Pathfinder game on Sunday. It's been fun, but I'm ready to move on to something less crunchy for a bit.

@IcarusGames

Not new, but I believe we'll finish the current campaign/trade in my #MasksANewGeneration game. After that, another player has said he's willing to run for a bit so I can take a GM break. Looking forward to changing things up for a bit!

Also hoping to make some more progress on the #Pathfinder game on Sunday. It's been fun, but I'm ready to move on to something less crunchy for a bit.

Tonight's #MasksANewGeneration game went well. The team has starting to put the pieces together and finally started to realize that Lighting Squad just happens to be this world's version of The Thunderbolts/Suicide Squad. Next session should wrap up this trade nicely.

One of my players was mad that she didn't pick up on the hints earlier after we all went to see Thunderbolts in the theater together. Of course I'm basing his group after the "reformed" villains with new identities version from the comics, not the movie.

It's nice how easy it is to be able to reuse villains when your heroes don't kill.

#GMLife

Tonight's #MasksANewGeneration game went well. The team has starting to put the pieces together and finally started to realize that Lighting Squad just happens to be this world's version of The Thunderbolts/Suicide Squad. Next session should wrap up this trade nicely.

One of my players was mad that she didn't pick up on the hints earlier after we all went to see Thunderbolts in the theater together. Of course I'm basing his group after the "reformed" villains with new identities version from the comics, not the movie.

It's nice how easy it is to be able to reuse villains when your heroes don't kill.

#GMLife

Tonight's #MasksANewGeneration game went well. The team has starting to put the pieces together and finally started to realize that Lighting Squad just happens to be this world's version of The Thunderbolts/Suicide Squad. Next session should wrap up this trade nicely.

One of my players was mad that she didn't pick up on the hints earlier after we all went to see Thunderbolts in the theater together. Of course I'm basing his group after the "reformed" villains with new identities version from the comics, not the movie.

It's nice how easy it is to be able to reuse villains when your heroes don't kill.

#GMLife

Tonight's #MasksANewGeneration game went well. The team has starting to put the pieces together and finally started to realize that Lighting Squad just happens to be this world's version of The Thunderbolts/Suicide Squad. Next session should wrap up this trade nicely.

One of my players was mad that she didn't pick up on the hints earlier after we all went to see Thunderbolts in the theater together. Of course I'm basing his group after the "reformed" villains with new identities version from the comics, not the movie.

It's nice how easy it is to be able to reuse villains when your heroes don't kill.

#GMLife

Going to give this whole #TTRPG weekend sessions another go. I should have #MasksANewGeneration tonight and #Pathfinder #RiseOfTheRunelords on Sunday, as long as things don't go sideways on us again.

#GMLife

Going to give this whole #TTRPG weekend sessions another go. I should have #MasksANewGeneration tonight and #Pathfinder #RiseOfTheRunelords on Sunday, as long as things don't go sideways on us again.

#GMLife

Going to give this whole #TTRPG weekend sessions another go. I should have #MasksANewGeneration tonight and #Pathfinder #RiseOfTheRunelords on Sunday, as long as things don't go sideways on us again.

#GMLife

Going to give this whole #TTRPG weekend sessions another go. I should have #MasksANewGeneration tonight and #Pathfinder #RiseOfTheRunelords on Sunday, as long as things don't go sideways on us again.

#GMLife

Another wonderful session of #MasksANewGeneration tonight. One character changed playbooks as she leveled up into some major changes and some amazing parallels with the issue/session's villain.

I love how these #PBtA games let players ask questions as their actionsnand hownit forces me to answer tough questions and solidify NPC motivations mid session. It's really added a lot to my #GM skills.

#TTRPG GMLife

Another wonderful session of #MasksANewGeneration tonight. One character changed playbooks as she leveled up into some major changes and some amazing parallels with the issue/session's villain.

I love how these #PBtA games let players ask questions as their actionsnand hownit forces me to answer tough questions and solidify NPC motivations mid session. It's really added a lot to my #GM skills.

#TTRPG GMLife

Another wonderful session of #MasksANewGeneration tonight. One character changed playbooks as she leveled up into some major changes and some amazing parallels with the issue/session's villain.

I love how these #PBtA games let players ask questions as their actionsnand hownit forces me to answer tough questions and solidify NPC motivations mid session. It's really added a lot to my #GM skills.

#TTRPG GMLife

Another wonderful session of #MasksANewGeneration tonight. One character changed playbooks as she leveled up into some major changes and some amazing parallels with the issue/session's villain.

I love how these #PBtA games let players ask questions as their actionsnand hownit forces me to answer tough questions and solidify NPC motivations mid session. It's really added a lot to my #GM skills.

#TTRPG GMLife

Sadly no gaming again this weekend. We've really had a hard time at getting sessions to happen regularly lately. It's really hard to keep focus and interest in the #MasksANewGeneration game and I really just want to see the #Pathfinder adventure path to its conclusion so I can move on to something different.

#TTRPG #GMLife

Sadly no gaming again this weekend. We've really had a hard time at getting sessions to happen regularly lately. It's really hard to keep focus and interest in the #MasksANewGeneration game and I really just want to see the #Pathfinder adventure path to its conclusion so I can move on to something different.

#TTRPG #GMLife

Sadly no gaming again this weekend. We've really had a hard time at getting sessions to happen regularly lately. It's really hard to keep focus and interest in the #MasksANewGeneration game and I really just want to see the #Pathfinder adventure path to its conclusion so I can move on to something different.

#TTRPG #GMLife

Sadly no gaming again this weekend. We've really had a hard time at getting sessions to happen regularly lately. It's really hard to keep focus and interest in the #MasksANewGeneration game and I really just want to see the #Pathfinder adventure path to its conclusion so I can move on to something different.

#TTRPG #GMLife

I asked my #MasksANewGeneration players if they were okay with me running a holiday-themed session/issue. They said it sounded fun to them.

They came in last night expecting a one shot dealing with Krampus to something like that.

Instead, I ran them through a campaign-related issue that had ties to Home Alone, Die Hard, and A Christmas Carol.

#TTRPG #GMLife

I asked my #MasksANewGeneration players if they were okay with me running a holiday-themed session/issue. They said it sounded fun to them.

They came in last night expecting a one shot dealing with Krampus to something like that.

Instead, I ran them through a campaign-related issue that had ties to Home Alone, Die Hard, and A Christmas Carol.

#TTRPG #GMLife

I asked my #MasksANewGeneration players if they were okay with me running a holiday-themed session/issue. They said it sounded fun to them.

They came in last night expecting a one shot dealing with Krampus to something like that.

Instead, I ran them through a campaign-related issue that had ties to Home Alone, Die Hard, and A Christmas Carol.

#TTRPG #GMLife

I asked my #MasksANewGeneration players if they were okay with me running a holiday-themed session/issue. They said it sounded fun to them.

They came in last night expecting a one shot dealing with Krampus to something like that.

Instead, I ran them through a campaign-related issue that had ties to Home Alone, Die Hard, and A Christmas Carol.

#TTRPG #GMLife

@IcarusGames

We've got our #MasksANewGeneration game tonight and #Pathfinder on Sunday.

@IcarusGames

We've got our #MasksANewGeneration game tonight and #Pathfinder on Sunday.

@IcarusGames

We've got our #MasksANewGeneration game tonight and #Pathfinder on Sunday.

@IcarusGames

We've got our #MasksANewGeneration game tonight and #Pathfinder on Sunday.

Last night, I ran my #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG game (yes, I know that comes out to ...game game).

I'm really pushing myself as a GM with this game. The session ("issue" to keep with comic book parlance) had a lot more interpersonal drama moments than I usually include. Between two married characters with major avoidance and communication issues, one character visiting with her mentor about whether her current team is holding her back from being the best she could be, or teammates pulling together when the going gets tough, it was really satisfying.

Plus I'm setting up the main antagonist plot-line in the background. This campaign/trade, I'm trying to emulate a mastermind pulling all kinds of strings, keeping heroes off balance, while the villains steal all kinds of valuable technology. And I have to make it seem plausible.

Yep, I'm definitely testing my limits this time.

#GMLife

Last night, I ran my #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG game (yes, I know that comes out to ...game game).

I'm really pushing myself as a GM with this game. The session ("issue" to keep with comic book parlance) had a lot more interpersonal drama moments than I usually include. Between two married characters with major avoidance and communication issues, one character visiting with her mentor about whether her current team is holding her back from being the best she could be, or teammates pulling together when the going gets tough, it was really satisfying.

Plus I'm setting up the main antagonist plot-line in the background. This campaign/trade, I'm trying to emulate a mastermind pulling all kinds of strings, keeping heroes off balance, while the villains steal all kinds of valuable technology. And I have to make it seem plausible.

Yep, I'm definitely testing my limits this time.

#GMLife

Last night, I ran my #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG game (yes, I know that comes out to ...game game).

I'm really pushing myself as a GM with this game. The session ("issue" to keep with comic book parlance) had a lot more interpersonal drama moments than I usually include. Between two married characters with major avoidance and communication issues, one character visiting with her mentor about whether her current team is holding her back from being the best she could be, or teammates pulling together when the going gets tough, it was really satisfying.

Plus I'm setting up the main antagonist plot-line in the background. This campaign/trade, I'm trying to emulate a mastermind pulling all kinds of strings, keeping heroes off balance, while the villains steal all kinds of valuable technology. And I have to make it seem plausible.

Yep, I'm definitely testing my limits this time.

#GMLife

Last night, I ran my #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG game (yes, I know that comes out to ...game game).

I'm really pushing myself as a GM with this game. The session ("issue" to keep with comic book parlance) had a lot more interpersonal drama moments than I usually include. Between two married characters with major avoidance and communication issues, one character visiting with her mentor about whether her current team is holding her back from being the best she could be, or teammates pulling together when the going gets tough, it was really satisfying.

Plus I'm setting up the main antagonist plot-line in the background. This campaign/trade, I'm trying to emulate a mastermind pulling all kinds of strings, keeping heroes off balance, while the villains steal all kinds of valuable technology. And I have to make it seem plausible.

Yep, I'm definitely testing my limits this time.

#GMLife

So far, in my #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG:

* One player suggested the henchmen form a union, which they did
* I developed a dark web site for criminals called Connie's List that's a combination of Angie's and Craig's lists for the underworld
* Named a dark web black market site called Black Forest, based loosely ob Amazon

I love this genera.

#GMLife

So far, in my #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG:

* One player suggested the henchmen form a union, which they did
* I developed a dark web site for criminals called Connie's List that's a combination of Angie's and Craig's lists for the underworld
* Named a dark web black market site called Black Forest, based loosely ob Amazon

I love this genera.

#GMLife

So far, in my #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG:

* One player suggested the henchmen form a union, which they did
* I developed a dark web site for criminals called Connie's List that's a combination of Angie's and Craig's lists for the underworld
* Named a dark web black market site called Black Forest, based loosely ob Amazon

I love this genera.

#GMLife

So far, in my #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG:

* One player suggested the henchmen form a union, which they did
* I developed a dark web site for criminals called Connie's List that's a combination of Angie's and Craig's lists for the underworld
* Named a dark web black market site called Black Forest, based loosely ob Amazon

I love this genera.

#GMLife

@IcarusGames

If the stars and planets align, I'm starting a new trade in our ongoing #MasksANewGeneration game tonight. I've been giving each character some story spotlight, and tonight I'm hoping to start the storyline for my wife's character.

Sunday, I'll be continuing my #Pathfinder 1e group through our #RiseOfTheRunelords campaign, as they work their way through the Runeforge.

@IcarusGames

If the stars and planets align, I'm starting a new trade in our ongoing #MasksANewGeneration game tonight. I've been giving each character some story spotlight, and tonight I'm hoping to start the storyline for my wife's character.

Sunday, I'll be continuing my #Pathfinder 1e group through our #RiseOfTheRunelords campaign, as they work their way through the Runeforge.

@IcarusGames

If the stars and planets align, I'm starting a new trade in our ongoing #MasksANewGeneration game tonight. I've been giving each character some story spotlight, and tonight I'm hoping to start the storyline for my wife's character.

Sunday, I'll be continuing my #Pathfinder 1e group through our #RiseOfTheRunelords campaign, as they work their way through the Runeforge.

@IcarusGames

If the stars and planets align, I'm starting a new trade in our ongoing #MasksANewGeneration game tonight. I've been giving each character some story spotlight, and tonight I'm hoping to start the storyline for my wife's character.

Sunday, I'll be continuing my #Pathfinder 1e group through our #RiseOfTheRunelords campaign, as they work their way through the Runeforge.

No #MasksANewGeneration game this week. My wife and I are having dinner with family. Should still be up for #Pathfinder on Sunday though.

Also stoked we got to start our #ADnD2e backup campaign last Sunday. I know the system is cludgy at times and rules are all over the place, but I love the higher degree of freedom and wonder I feel both playing it and flipping through the books. I get excited and inspired by the material.

#TTRPG #GMLife

No #MasksANewGeneration game this week. My wife and I are having dinner with family. Should still be up for #Pathfinder on Sunday though.

Also stoked we got to start our #ADnD2e backup campaign last Sunday. I know the system is cludgy at times and rules are all over the place, but I love the higher degree of freedom and wonder I feel both playing it and flipping through the books. I get excited and inspired by the material.

#TTRPG #GMLife

No #MasksANewGeneration game this week. My wife and I are having dinner with family. Should still be up for #Pathfinder on Sunday though.

Also stoked we got to start our #ADnD2e backup campaign last Sunday. I know the system is cludgy at times and rules are all over the place, but I love the higher degree of freedom and wonder I feel both playing it and flipping through the books. I get excited and inspired by the material.

#TTRPG #GMLife

No #MasksANewGeneration game this week. My wife and I are having dinner with family. Should still be up for #Pathfinder on Sunday though.

Also stoked we got to start our #ADnD2e backup campaign last Sunday. I know the system is cludgy at times and rules are all over the place, but I love the higher degree of freedom and wonder I feel both playing it and flipping through the books. I get excited and inspired by the material.

#TTRPG #GMLife

No #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG this week. Several players are dealing with life getting a little too rough. I'm looking forward to starting the next trade and spotlighting another member of the team with a story focused more on them.

I've been trying to give each player their time in the sun by developing their story of how they're growing into their own super heroic identity. It's been a ton of fun and a real honor bring the storyteller for this group.

#GMLife

No #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG this week. Several players are dealing with life getting a little too rough. I'm looking forward to starting the next trade and spotlighting another member of the team with a story focused more on them.

I've been trying to give each player their time in the sun by developing their story of how they're growing into their own super heroic identity. It's been a ton of fun and a real honor bring the storyteller for this group.

#GMLife

No #MasksANewGeneration #TTRPG this week. Several players are dealing with life getting a little too rough. I'm looking forward to starting the next trade and spotlighting another member of the team with a story focused more on them.

I've been trying to give each player their time in the sun by developing their story of how they're growing into their own super heroic identity. It's been a ton of fun and a real honor bring the storyteller for this group.

#GMLife

On Sunday, I gave my #Pathfinder players a choice. As they investigate the rune forge, those who find themselves embodying one of the seven deadly sins of Christian faith may have an easier or tougher time in certain areas of the rune forge.

The option I gave each player was to decide if they believed their character did indeed embody one of those sins or if they thought that they were basically good people.

Everyone but the evil character picked one of the sins.

The evil character, we discussed, had been working on being a better person since the beginning of the campaign and had been trying to redeem himself.

I was floored at their decisions. This felt like the kind of powerful RP I've been seeing in my #MasksANewGeneration game with the #PBTA engine. That game is more about character decisions and less about superheroes stopping crime.

It felt powerful and I'm so proud of and grateful for my players.

#TTRPG #GMLife

On Sunday, I gave my #Pathfinder players a choice. As they investigate the rune forge, those who find themselves embodying one of the seven deadly sins of Christian faith may have an easier or tougher time in certain areas of the rune forge.

The option I gave each player was to decide if they believed their character did indeed embody one of those sins or if they thought that they were basically good people.

Everyone but the evil character picked one of the sins.

The evil character, we discussed, had been working on being a better person since the beginning of the campaign and had been trying to redeem himself.

I was floored at their decisions. This felt like the kind of powerful RP I've been seeing in my #MasksANewGeneration game with the #PBTA engine. That game is more about character decisions and less about superheroes stopping crime.

It felt powerful and I'm so proud of and grateful for my players.

#TTRPG #GMLife

On Sunday, I gave my #Pathfinder players a choice. As they investigate the rune forge, those who find themselves embodying one of the seven deadly sins of Christian faith may have an easier or tougher time in certain areas of the rune forge.

The option I gave each player was to decide if they believed their character did indeed embody one of those sins or if they thought that they were basically good people.

Everyone but the evil character picked one of the sins.

The evil character, we discussed, had been working on being a better person since the beginning of the campaign and had been trying to redeem himself.

I was floored at their decisions. This felt like the kind of powerful RP I've been seeing in my #MasksANewGeneration game with the #PBTA engine. That game is more about character decisions and less about superheroes stopping crime.

It felt powerful and I'm so proud of and grateful for my players.

#TTRPG #GMLife

This weekend, I managed to finish up another campaign/trade of my #MasksANewGeneration game and finally progress further in my #Pathfinder campaign. It felt good to get back behind the screen and run some games. A combination of family events, players on vacation, and illnesses have thrown us off schedule for a bit.

#TTRPG #GMLife