Jeff's Game BoxFreedom Day: June 2026 Edition.
Almost up to 5 years away from the grind now.
Happy Juneteenth for those who celebrate.
The kittens turned 9 months old officially this month. Aww.
World War Flea has broken out in our house. Seriously contemplating NBC warfare to get rid of them. (The fleas, not the cats or the humans.) Not sure how they got in. We just want them out.
I’m slowly getting back into the groove.
Blog, blog, video, DTRPG project, then rest and repeat. My Magic Item Book is taking way longer than anticipated. I’m honestly shooting for Christmas 2026. The Dragonbane Book of Magic changed up a ton of things, but my goal is to be in line with official rules.
Other things are getting readjusted for mental and physical health, cats, kids, and my dear wife. Twilight Sword’s Third-Party expansion by yours truly is still waiting for the CAT license, and I have to write the stats for things. It’s been an idea running around in my head for years and I think the video game nature of Twilight Sword will fit perfectly. Also, there’s art issues…
2026 has been kind of a beating so far.
Depression, fell behind on all of my projects and then very slowly started getting better long enough to get hit with it all over again. The fallout over a discussion regarding AI art has driven a lot of this. But I’m not getting into all of that again. You didn’t see the first couple of drafts of this article. (Over 3K words the first time.)
On any given day I run the gamut of emotions from angry, frustrated, resentful, bitter, depressed, confused, exhausted, then quiet resolve and sleep. I’ve been all over the spectrum from wanting to abandon the hobby/industry entirely to doubling down on everything. But, knowing what I don’t want helps shape what I do want.
A DungeonTube thing I noticed is a number of creators that are either covering topics I had videos about last year or freakier yet, ones I planned to do next week. Like WtF? Am I that far ahead of the curve on some of this stuff? Odd for a guy in my position to be seeing that.
So, back to the daily grind we go. Blog, YouTube, DTRPG project, happy family. Eventually convention panels/con invites, monetization, book deals and maybe more. Sometimes I sure could use some good news. I’d like to go a week without a plumbing malfunction, sick kid, Biblical-level plague, angry wife, or major catastrophe first. We need to have a much, much larger discussion about AI art and editing tools at some point, too.
I say it every year, but I think 2026 bears repeating it. This year I intend to write more, read more, and discuss cool TTRPGs as well as supplements. Most of all, let’s just have more fun. Let’s explore. Let’s save the kingdom from the evil warlord. Let’s discuss all the fun stuff in gaming that we love.
With the world in the state it finds itself in today, please be kind. Please be considerate to one another even if we don’t agree. Lastly, please pursue the thing that brings you the most joy without harm to others. Thank you!
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