Brian Bennudriti

#SciFi and #fantasy author and disruptor, aspiring to tell stories that break your mind.

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“Let’s talk to Michael Weems: the Dungeon Master building the future of roleplaying with AI”

Our latest interview features Michael Weems, a Dungeon Master experimenting with the frontier where imagination and artificial intelligence meet.

https://t.co/iIcetbao5c
#TTRPG #DnD

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Let's fix a travesty, shall we?

I set out to restore Lord Dunsany’s The Book of Wonder—not just the text, but the original pairing with Sidney Sime’s haunting illustrations that gave it life.

https://t.co/94RFlwKb4P

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The Journey to Pen & Ink Mastery — 15 lessons learned from returning to drawing after decades away.

What the masters understand about line, contrast, restraint, and why most drawings fail before the first stroke is finished.

https://t.co/94RFlwKb4P

#PenAndInk #Illustration

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It takes me seven years to write a novel.

Not because I’m slow. Because I rewrite while I’m still discovering the story.

I learned from concept art something that might help!
👉 https://t.co/4j3hounpWN

Do you draft fast or rewrite as you go?

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What if classic Dungeon Magazine adventures were a podcast?

We tested it using Google’s NotebookLM—and the results are fascinating.

👉 https://t.co/94RFlwKIUn

#DnD #OSR #DungeonMaster #TabletopRPG

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🂡 Before poker ruled the Wild West, there was FARO. 🂡
Fast. Elegant. Ruthless.
The most popular gambling game on the frontier—now almost forgotten.
New post on Grailrunner + free RPG & tabletop resources 👇
https://t.co/94RFlwKb4P

#WildWest #GameHistory #TabletopRPG

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Merry Christmas from Grailrunner!!

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The Experimental Concept Art Masterclass 🎨
A free, beautifully illustrated and interactive guide and workbook to ideation techniques in concept art.

🚀 Download Now at https://t.co/94RFlwKb4P
#ConceptArt #DigitalArt #ArtBook #Worldbuilding #ArtistsOnX #Grailrunner

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We streamlined the Salt Mystic landing page!

It’s like we cleaned our room—looks better, still can’t find anything. Take it for a spin and tell us what you think before we break it again.

https://t.co/6vmvGpRCH0

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"Geysers of Coral Nova" by Sung Choi https://t.co/VVcrN4SQjl

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Horror + ink collide.
We interviewed Mateusz Lenart—Creative Director of Silent Hill 2 & pen & ink master—about comics roots, Slavic myth, & building fear in black & white.
👉 Read it here: https://t.co/94RFlwKb4P

#SilentHill2 #PenAndInk #HorrorGames #IndieArt #Grailrunner

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Using a 1796 travel diary, a paper map, and a small-town archive, I pinpointed the exact Ohio River shipwreck site from an adventurer's journal—and the earliest footprint of a town's founding. Dive in:
https://t.co/94RFlwKIUn
#History #OhioRiver #Waynesville #LocalHistory

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What happens when Tolkien and the Monkey King co-design a naval wargame…with a little help from Admiral Nelson & Hannibal?

Come see for yourself -it's free!
https://t.co/94RFlwKb4P

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New shirts on the way! We're literally just waiting on some proof shirts to make sure they're awesome. Then they'll be available for all plasma gunslingers!

https://t.co/6vmvGpRCH0

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What's a half-year birthday called? Or maybe a half-a-versary?

Anyway, Grailrunner is celebrating 6 months of diceless roleplaying goodness following the publication of SALT MYSTIC: BOOK OF LOTS with a gritty new t-shirt design!

Available soon! https://t.co/94RFlwKb4P

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"Yes, there's a Grailrunner theme song now"

We're telling the origin story of Grailrunner Publishing. To celebrate, we're bringing you...believe it or not...the Grailrunner theme song!
You should probably hear this.

https://t.co/94RFlwKIUn

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I stumbled into an antique mall and discovered a hidden “master class” in pen & ink illustration—twenty stunning 1891–92 Harper’s Magazine plates that showcase mesmerizing linework by luminaries like Remington, Reinhart, Abbey and Gibson. Take a look at https://t.co/94RFlwKb4P

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"When you need a little encouragement from Hemingway..."
New article live now at https://t.co/94RFlwKb4P. Pick up a free copy of the short story, "The Line and the Light" inside the article.

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"A creator of souls and the original literary universe" on https://t.co/94RFlwKb4P

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Airport people: why do you need the volume turned up so loud on your manic videos?