J. Alan Henning
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518
Account age
3 yrs
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Known for
5 views
Plays from May till now. Not many, as I ran another weekly TTRPG campaign, displacing my regular night at the FLGS. #BGStats #Boardgames
4 views
"Alternate between an archaeologist exploring the temple in 3D and a painted figure navigating the 2D frescoes etched into the stone." https://store.steampowered.com/app/4373620/Fresco/ #Fresco #Steam #VideoGames
📊 Post engagement
8
Avg engagement / post
1.5%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: Amazon Mechanical Turk, the site named after a machine that was · 50 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
3.5 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 10 text · 2 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.7×
Follows 777 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Recent posts
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The best games of 2026 so far, picked by NPR's staff, https://www.npr.org/2026/07/21/nx-s1-5897567/best-games-2026-npr #videoGames #TTRPG
New post: Reviews of 5 of the 6 novels nominated for the 2026 Hugo Award, https://troypress.com/2026-hugo-novel-nominees/ #HugoAwards #SciFi #ScienceFiction
TIL that 'emoji' is not a Japanese word borrowing English 'emotion'. 🤷 https://emojitimeline.com/ #emoji
Working versions of Terran, Belter, and Throwback playbooks for Planet of the Week: https://troypress.itch.io/planet-of-the-week-players-guide/devlog/1587497/terran-belter-and-throwback-playbooks #PlanetOfTheWeek #SciFi #PbtA #TTRPG
Plays from May till now. Not many, as I ran another weekly TTRPG campaign, displacing my regular night at the FLGS. #BGStats #Boardgames
New post: Participating in Blaugust 2026, https://troypress.com/participating-in-blaugust-2026/
Uther Pendragon: Knights of the realm, it's a great honour to welcome you to the Tournament of Camelot. The winner shall receive 1,000 gold pieces.
Me: Clearly this episode was written by a Dungeon Master.
https://merlin.fandom.com/wiki/To…
"Alternate between an archaeologist exploring the temple in 3D and a painted figure navigating the 2D frescoes etched into the stone." https://store.steampowered.com/app/4373620/Fresco/ #Fresco #Steam #VideoGames
New post: Race for the Galaxy, Streamlined 5-6 Player Variant, https://troypress.com/race-for-the-galaxy-streamlined-5-6-player-variant/ #RaceForTheGalaxy #Boardgames
From @flyrefi: What is OSR? What is NSR? Survey analysis, https://www.congas.blog/osr-nsr-survey-analysis/ #OSR #NSR #TTRPG
I recently adapted Will Crowther's descriptions of the Colossal Cave (made famous in the original Adventure game) for use in a session. I've turned them into a generic template that you can use. https://troypress.com/colossal-cave-adventur…
Plays from May till now. Not many, as I ran another weekly TTRPG campaign, displacing my regular night at the FLGS. #BGStats #Boardgames
New post: Participating in Blaugust 2026, https://troypress.com/participating-in-blaugust-2026/
Uther Pendragon: Knights of the realm, it's a great honour to welcome you to the Tournament of Camelot. The winner shall receive 1,000 gold pieces.
Me: Clearly this episode was written by a Dungeon Master.
https://merlin.fandom.com/wiki/To…
"Alternate between an archaeologist exploring the temple in 3D and a painted figure navigating the 2D frescoes etched into the stone." https://store.steampowered.com/app/4373620/Fresco/ #Fresco #Steam #VideoGames
New post: Race for the Galaxy, Streamlined 5-6 Player Variant, https://troypress.com/race-for-the-galaxy-streamlined-5-6-player-variant/ #RaceForTheGalaxy #Boardgames
From @flyrefi: What is OSR? What is NSR? Survey analysis, https://www.congas.blog/osr-nsr-survey-analysis/ #OSR #NSR #TTRPG
I recently adapted Will Crowther's descriptions of the Colossal Cave (made famous in the original Adventure game) for use in a session. I've turned them into a generic template that you can use. https://troypress.com/colossal-cave-adventur…
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
dice.camp
Their home server on the fediverse — the instance a creator picks signals the community they belong to.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 8 views per post.
📤Posts about 3.5× per week.
🛡️ Audience credibility
80/100
Excellent
- Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Strong engagement (~1.5% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
97%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
High
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
GM, blogger, game designer. Designer of *Planet of the Week*. Author of the book *Langmaker: Celebrating Conlangs*. Editor of *Uncommon World*. They/them. Fan of: #boardgames #conlang #PbtA #TTRPG #StarTrek.
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