The North Pole Heist: A Die Hard Christmas D&D One-Shot

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:31:37 +0000

I’ve recently started DMing tabletop role-play games (TTRPG/D&D) which I wish I had tried doing when I was a kid. There’s a unique mix of creativity, problem-solving and just plain fun. I wanted a holiday one‑shot that runs cleanly in a single night, works for brand‑new players, and still gives experienced tables meaningful choices. That idea turned into a question nobody asked: What happens when Ebenezer Scrooge relapses into villainy and decides to cancel Christmas at its source? Now what if we added Die Hard energy (yes it is a Christmas movie) and set it at the North Pole?

In Need of a Neck Beard

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:26:00 +0000

Neck Beard

In Hackbright we talk and joke a lot about the great, mighty beards of computer scientists and software engineers. Initially, I was clueless to the jokes. Not a fan of beards, I couldn’t understand why anyone would want one.

Apparently, there is a tendency in the computer science community (esp. from the older school) to grow beards. The beards are supposed to be a symbol of the scientist’s knowledge and prowess in the field. We would talk about the long beards and grey beards and so forth. Yes, there was Lord of the Rings references at times when discussing beards.

Fun on Nyghtowl

The North Pole Heist: A Die Hard Christmas D&D One-Shot

In Need of a Neck Beard