Michael J Patrick

@michaeljpatrick

He/Him. Creator of the dark fairytale podcast ABirdforaHeart.blogspot.com and Many D&D and other TTRPG things

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Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· 15d

These are just my half formed ideas, of course.

Halfling d6, 25’, Small, Pick any two weapons, Special: Choose two from Fearless, Lucky, Nimble

Gnome d6, 25’, Small, Clubs and Crossbows, Special: Choose two from Speak to Animals, Cantrip, Darkvision, Gadget

Orc d12. 30’, Medium, Swords and Axes, Special: Darkvision, Tenacity

Tiefling d6, 35’, Medium, Crossbows and Daggers, Special: Choose two from Darkvision, Fire Resistance, Cantrip

Class
Fighter - Barbarian, Ranger, Paladin, Soldier
Cleric - Druid, Essence, Templar
Mage - Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Specialist- Artificer, Assassin, Monk, Thief

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· 16d

You can make an Orc/Gnome hybrid if you want.

Lineage
Choose one and get all the features of that lineage or pick any two and choose the hit dice, movement, size, and weapon familiarity from one lineage and one special ability from each.

Human d8, 30’, Medium, Pick any two weapons, Special: Skill Mastery, Feat

Elf d6, 35’, Medium, Bows and Swords, Special: Choose two from, Advantage Against Charm and Sleep magic, Cantrip, Darkvision, and Long Life

Dragonborn d8, 25’, Medium, Daggers and Spears, Special: Choose two from Breath Weapon, Darkvision, Resistance, Tough Hide

Dwarf d10, 25’ Medium, Axes and Crossbows, Special: Choose two from Dark Vision, Long Life, Resilience, and Stone Cunning

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· 20d

A woman holding Maggie Simpson. Maggie has a note on her that says "I'm a stupid baby "

Caption: Stupid babies need the most attention.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· 20d

My store made the Best of South Jersey list! sjmagazine.net/best-of-sj-2...

Best Game Shop
Top Deck Games

Cherry Hill

It’s more than a store – it’s a gathering place. Trading cards, tournaments, tabletop games and knowledgeable staff make it a go-to spot for players of every level.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· 27d

Republicans be like

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· 28d

I'm going to convert it to Shadowdark for my Autumn campaign.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jul 9

Bonus round

Picture of Doctor Doom without his mask or his scars from Secret Wars (the first one). The original art is by Mike Zeck, but I have altered to make the visible part of his cloak white instead of green, his eyes grey-blue, and his hair....well, he's bald now. Could be Professor X or Lex Luthor. Or really any bald superhero character because they all have the same face.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jul 9

Reading an old X-Men comic where Callisto has rescued Professor X and apparently dressed him up in spiked leather straps....for...reasons...

Professor X wakes up covered in leather straps, fingerless gloves and a choker collar. "Why am I here? Where are my clothes? Good grief woman, what have you DONE to me?"

Callisto says, "Saved your life, for starters. But you don't have to thank us or anything --- We MORLOCKS just love being taken for granted. By the way, I think your new look's a distinct improvement. "

"That makes one of us." says Xavier.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jul 9

Best STAR TREK captain. Wrong answers only.

Finn's dad, Martin Mertens, from Adventure Time. A bearded bald man with a Zardoz-esque space onesie.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jul 3

The first image is from Secret Wars (1985). I altered the rest after a co-worker did not believe e that they all have the same face.

Doctor Doom without his scars or mask drawn by Mike Zeck

Same drawing but with grey-blue eyes and hair

Same again, but with the cape in red and blue-black hair with the classic superman spit-curl

Same again, but this time the hair and eyes are brown and the hair is in that classic Romita Peter Parker forehead cow-lick style.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 29

Wotta revoltin' development!

The Thing, Ben Grimm, drawn on a post-it in sharpie and highlighter.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 25

Stand back, fuckers. I'm gonna fix everything.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 25

Grandpa Max Tennyson from Ben 10 with a word balloon coming out of his mouth.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 25

We talk about Jennell Jaquays as a writer and game designer so much, that we fail to remember what a great artist she was as well.

The cover of Dragon Magazine #152
A hapless adventurer in chainmail and tunic is being dragged off by sneering goblins as he reaches for a bottle on a decorative plinth. The whole painting has a sickly yellowish green tint to it, that drive home the disturbing image.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 24

#makeaterriblecomicday #makeaterriblecomicday2026 BONUS PANEL

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 24

#makeaterriblecomicday #makeaterriblecomicday2026

Six panel in Black and White.

PANEL 1: Batman saying "Give up, Joker, It's OVER!"
PANEL 2: Joker is holding a cartoon bomb and says, "But I have a bomb that makes EVERYONE Gay!
Panel 3: Batman says, "You wouldn't DARE!"
Panel 4: BOOM! A mushroom cloud looms over the Gotham Skyline.
Panel 5: Batman is confused and says, "Wait...Nothing changed..."
Panel 6: Joker looks sly and says, "Exactly!!!"

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 17

Show your cross sections!

Cute cartoon style drawing of three kids. One on the left is addressing the other two. The others are a girl and a boy. The boy is split down the middle, revealing his bones and organs as he stands on his only leg.

Caption "I didn't know you had a half-brother!"

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 15

The Multi Action Dice (or MAD) System...

The MAD System
Super Saturdays uses Multiple Action Dice (or MAD) to resolve Actions. An Action can be used to Attack, Command, Fortify, Sense, Hide, Maneuver, Move, or Recover (see ACTIONS).

There are two kinds of dice: d12 (a twelve-sided die) and d6 (a six-sided die). Players use one d6 at a time, but can have multiple d12s on a given roll.

D12 is your Action Die. Roll the die and compare to the Resistance. If your roll is equal to or greater than the Resistance you succeed and roll on the TRIUMPH Die. If you fail, roll on the TRAGEDY Die.
The Mentor informs you of the Resistance for the action you are performing, typically chosen based on the environment or the score of a target’s relevant Stat(typically noted in the Action’s description).

MULTIPLE ACTION DICE
Often the situation allows you to roll more than one d12 on an Action Roll. When this happens you roll as many dice as the situation grants and pick the result you want. If you can’t justify any dice to facilitate a specific action, then you can’t even attempt said action.

If any of the results on the d12s meets or exceeds the Resistance, you are successful!

BUT

If one of the results on any of the dice used in a roll is a 1 you must roll a TRAGEDY die, even if you succeed on the Action. It is totally possible to roll for TRIUMPH and TRAGEDY on the same action. You have achieved your goal, BUT AT WHAT COST?!

A female hero with a blond bob hairdo, red cape and red glasses explains "You stopped the meteor.
The city is saved, but the
meteor fragments destroy
half the harbor.

DICE CAN BE GAINED
AND LOST BASED ON THE PRESENT SITUATION AFFECTING A SINGLE ROLL!"

TRAGEDY DIE (d6)
1 Close Call!
You’re rattled but fine. Maybe your costume’s singed or you’re dangling from a ledge.
2 Off Your Game!
Gain a Condition (such as Off Balance, Dazed, Entangled) until the end of your next turn.
3 Power Glitch!
One power or gear is unusable until you Recover.
4 Collateral Chaos!
You succeed or fail, but something nearby gets wrecked. Citizens, buildings, cars, etc.
5 Big Trouble!
You’re trapped, pinned, or knocked far away. You must spend your next Action getting back in the fight.
6 Out of the Fight!
You’re not dead, but you’re KO’d, buried, or blasted off-screen. You’re out until the next scene unless someone performs a Heroic Recovery.

TRIUMPH DIE (d6)
1 Messy Win!
You succeed, but something complicates it. A villain has you in their sights or your secret identity may be compromised, for example,
2 Solid Hit!
You did the thing. Clean and simple.
3 BAM! POW!
You create a strong advantage. Your opponent gains a Condition of your choice(provided the Condition is a logical outcome of your Action).
4 Set Up!
Gain +1d12 to your next Action or pass it to an ally.
5 Heroic Surge!
+1d12 to all future Actions you make in this scene.
6 Retcon!
Take narrative control for the remainder of your turn, redirect missiles, monologue mid-punch, rewrite the current narrative to change one key element. Retcons cannot instantly defeat a Villain or Supervillain, but may dramatically alter the situation in the heroes' favor.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 14

Printed some copies of my BW character sheet.

Black and white character sheet for the Super Saturdays ttrpg. It has all the typical character sheet stuff for a Superhero game, including Powers, Disadvantage, Backstory, and Stats.

There's a huge space for character art.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 12

Imagine if Batman was on bluesky...

Panels from the Dark Knight comics.
Batman punching Superman saying. "Just like your parents taught you to. My parents taught me a DIFFERENT lesson...lying on thr street...shaking in deep shock..dying for no reason at all"

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 12

Look at this super nice review that my Super Saturdays ttrpg got from @wickermanstudios.bsky.social I'm telling you, this FREE game is worth every penny!

WickerManStudios
Recommended this product

This is really good and you should feel proud about it. I like the dice system, the triumph and tragedy dice, the powers are easy to understand, the tokens, and possibly best of all, the either-or stats.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 12

Klaud from Star Wars (that slug guy who might be homophobic)

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 9

I think I figured out how to do the character sheet. There will be a modified one as a stat block for enemies.

Character sheet for the SUPER SATURDAYS TTRPG.
It depicts a character named Silverblade aka Nathaniel Runner.
The sketch is a white-haired man with a beard wearing a black tie on a white oxford shirt. He is wearing dark glasses and holding a longsword.

His powers are listed as Super Leap, Unearthly Item (Sword), Unearthly Melee, and Impressive Agility

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 6

Still figuring out the mechanics and starting an official playtest in a few weeks, but here is my idea for the cover for my new superhero TTRPG, Super Saturdays.

The Text SUPER SATURDAYS at the top with a bunch of superhero type characters in a layout somewhat reminiscent of Art Adams Classic X-Men cover from the 80s.
At the bottom is the text "The World's ONLY Superhero Roleplaying Game"

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 4

Reading some old X-Men from the late 70s/Early 80s and wow.

Nightcrawler, Storm, and Logan are having a laugh.
Nightcrawler says, "Hah! Kitty may have "Pegged" me, mein freund, but she skewered you."
Logan replies, "What's'a matter, elf--Jealous?"

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 4

I know you already got what you need. But I wanted to share this.

Orange car looking out the window with a toy assault rifle propped up beside him.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 2

Almost a year ago I and a ton of talented people wrote several stat blocks for this 5e D&D book that contains over 275 new monsters. And now it can be yours! Compatible with 5.5 D&D www.dmsguild.com/en/product/5...

Cover for the 5e supplement More Monsters!

Image depicts a lich necromancer commanding zombies with a staff that glows with hot pink magic on a greyish blue background.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· Jun 1

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· May 29

Post a band that you loved until you found out they were problematic

Opus the Penguin from Bloom County in Gene Simmons style makeup with a tuba from when he was in the band, Deathtöngue.
On the side are various other characters like Bill the Cat, Hodge Podge, Ozzy Osborne, Steve Dallas tied up in his underwear and that bloodhound with antlers who's name I forget.

Michael J Patrick@michaeljpatrick· May 29

What did this phone do?