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Emi πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ˜· @queeringsmite.bsky.social

hey TTRPG designers! how did you choose your publishing name?

aug 31, 2025, 4:21 pm β€’ 5 1

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BasiliskOnline🦎 @basiliskonline.bsky.social

I made it up based on my user name (but basically never use it πŸ˜‚) BasiliskOnline or Dyer is far more recognizanable than Stone Gallery Games πŸ˜‚

sep 1, 2025, 6:04 pm β€’ 2 0 β€’ view
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BasiliskOnline🦎 @basiliskonline.bsky.social

As for "BasiliskOnline" originally my email and (now defunct) livejournal using this name were a prop for a Mage The Awajeming character whos shadow name was "Basilisk" eventually i just started using it and made it my brand by default πŸ˜‚

sep 1, 2025, 6:28 pm β€’ 2 0 β€’ view
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Emi πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ˜· @queeringsmite.bsky.social

what I've learned from several people is I should've had the foresight to choose a good and unique online handle 10-20 years ago πŸ˜‚ alas...

sep 2, 2025, 12:04 am β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Dylan Baird (BardicGeek) @bairdlytrying.games

My perfoming last name and the fact that I am spread far too thin between work and hobbies as a pun. Bairdly Trying / Barely Trying.

sep 1, 2025, 6:31 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Scott M @voxparlour.bsky.social

Mine was just named after my blog

aug 31, 2025, 4:43 pm β€’ 2 0 β€’ view
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Emi πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ˜· @queeringsmite.bsky.social

but how did you name the blog 🧐

sep 1, 2025, 1:34 am β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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Scott M @voxparlour.bsky.social

In the early days it was for Tunnels & Trolls so I just made it Trollish Delver to fit the theme

sep 1, 2025, 5:33 am β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Craig (he/him) "Tezrak the Impslayer" @tezrak.bsky.social

In the end, I just named it after me. It's gone through some changes, all of which were references in some way or another: Impslayer Games after my first D&D character, which I've retained as my unofficial moniker; Them Demon Books, a cheeky quip during a CoC game; Now, just Craig Hatler Games.

aug 31, 2025, 4:49 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Chris Longhurst @potatocubed.bsky.social

I named my company Certain Death because I assumed my first product would fail and all the money I put in would be lost.

sep 1, 2025, 5:44 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Big Bite Games @bigbitegames.ca

Easy! I'm a trained chef, and before founding Big Bite Games, I ran a food blog for six years and owned a spice and sauce brand. It was the logical choice for me! :D

sep 2, 2025, 9:17 am β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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AJ || Pasta_Parade @pastaparade.bsky.social

ChooseYouRroll was just a neat name for an ap so I applied it across the board

aug 31, 2025, 4:49 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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AJ || Pasta_Parade @pastaparade.bsky.social

Extra R oops

aug 31, 2025, 4:49 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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TheDevTeam @thedevteam.itch.io

We were supposed to do that?

sep 1, 2025, 6:01 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view