HE Cook
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HE Cook
@cookhe.bsky.social
Ttrpg gamer and GM, writer
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Do you love Magical Girls? We are looking for a map artist for Last Hope, our dark magical girls TTRPG.

You will be tasked to create a large urban city with various districts and POIs! If that is something that appeals to you, fill the form!

The form closes March 5th at 17h EST.
We are Hiring - Map Artist - Last Hope, a Dark Magical Girls TTRPG
Do you love Magical Girls? We are looking for artists for Last Hope, our dark magical girls TTRPG. Inspired by Persona, Madoka Magika, and Fire Emblem (to name a few, well-known similar media), this ...
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February 10, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Had my Gunslinger Knights session 0 the other week, with a combat at the end to give everyone the chance for a mechanical shakedown. Marvelous creativity amongst my players! @seankreynolds.bsky.social @montecookgames.com Used candy to represent mobs of horrors, and small baked treats for bigger 1/2
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Proud to be the 365th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Numenera: The Amber Archive! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Numenera: The Amber Archive
The wondrous and inspiring science-fantasy RPG Numenera returns in a new edition filled with new art, creatures, lore, numenera items, and adventures. Step into the amazing Ninth World—a critically ac...
www.backerkit.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Quick update just to say that the ebook of BUT NOT TOO BOLD is in a promo price of $1.99 on several ebook retailers like Kobo and Amazon 🕷️

www.amazon.com/But-Not-Bold...
Hi 👋

If you're new here, I have a fairytalesque novella with Tordotcom called BUT NOT TOO BOLD about a monstrous spider woman with a taste for human brides 🕷🗝

You can find it in your favorite online bookshop, or order on the link below:

linktr.ee/hachepueyo
February 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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I do not speak Spanish but I somehow understood ALL of that
February 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Heads up: as pointed out to me by @galatfemme.bsky.social, A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL by @tkingfisher.com is on US ebook sale for $3, so I got some for random giveaway. I consider this a horror story.
February 9, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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Dreaming of Valentine's Day with a special someone? If you haven't asked the nerd in your life to be yours yet, fear not—MCG's 2026 Valentine's cards are here! Download the full set at mymcg.info/valentines

Make sure to tag us wherever you share these! We'd love to see them in use 🩷
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Happy Superb Owl day to all who celebrate.
February 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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What's better than a Valentine's Day card? A Valentine's Day card with a seskii on it. Share this with YOUR valentine, and tag us!

Find the full, downloadable set of cards at mymcg.info/valentines
February 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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"For the TTRPG industry at large, [Numenera: The Amber Archive] is a strong signal that mature game lines don’t need constant reboots. Instead, thoughtful evolution and respect for both new and existing players can be just as powerful."

Read on at TTRPGFans!
ttrpgfans.com/numene...
February 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Alright, where are my gifted kids at? You were smart and you never had to study and then you went to college and suddenly had to learn a new skillset overnight, that everybody else had years to learn, or flame out spectacularly?

That’s what talent is like.
In my experience, talent is a *detriment* to learning.

I didn't have to practice early on so I *didn't know how*. I didn't start to learn how to practice until my 30s! (When much of my life was taken up with parenting, so I didn't have time!)

I didn't start to improve as a musician until my 40s!
I'm going to say this again in case you haven't heard this one: I was a talented writer and it did *nothing whatsoever* because I hadn't put in the work, and I put in the work for ten years (subtracting the bit where I had to quit for my mental health) to write Witchmark

talent alone could *never*
February 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Return to the Ninth World!

Eight times the people of this Earth, over millennia of millennia, built their civilizations, reaching heights we cannot even imagine now.... welcome, to the Ninth World.

Sign up for advance news, exclusive sneak peeks, and a special FREE gift!
mymcg.info/numenera
February 6, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Strawberry snake done! This one is a pink morph corn snake 🍓
February 5, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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Celebrating love in all its forms. ❤️

Gaming cards for your valentines, galentines, palentines, and everyone else you cherish, love, adore, and desire

Download the full set at mymcg.info/valentines

(And please do tag @montecookgames.com if you share them. We love seeing them out in the world!)
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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Discover the Ninth World as you've never before encountered it!

The all-new edition of this storied game world delivers the mystery, danger, and wonder that's defined over a decade of Numenera play—now faster, easier, and better.

Unlock the secrets of the Amber Archive!
mymcg.info/numenera
February 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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An ask: Wanna read about a Black mother & daughter wielding powerful magicks to make their travels around the world lovely?

I hope so because I'm working on a 3rd one.

If you've read books 1 & 2 & enjoyed them plz leave a review or recommendation. Share like pie.

Because life is delicious!
February 4, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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The Mercenary Librarians books are GREAT for the dystopian times we live in and also Book 1 has the bionic fingerbanging in a thunderstorm scene
In 2020 @totallydonna.kitrocha.com & I started a trilogy about 3 book nerds (w/ superpowers) who just want to build a library for their community but shitty tech bros suck so they have to keep doing crimes.

Tor was kind enough to put book one on sale for $5.99!

www.kitrocha.com/book/deal-wi...
February 3, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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Now she's printer friendly!
January 27, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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Really, Hello Kitty Island Adventure??
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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I am open and looking for work again! I’ve worked on projects for Magic the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, Draco Gaming, Mondo, and more. I do full color illustrations and concept art, and I specialize in creatures.
January 27, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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Tatonka Tuesday ;-)
January 27, 2026 at 11:11 PM
For some #DailyJoy, someone at work put some purple and silver holographic tassels on the handlebars of my work tricycle (for getting around the big factory where I work). I don't know who did it, but it made me and all my coworkers laugh 😆
January 27, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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I think about this post a lot
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM