Chris Spivey (Author)
@darkerhue.bsky.social
Multi-award-winning writer and game designer. Veteran, part-time historian, podcaster, SFWA, and WWA member. Harlem Unbound, Haunted West, Genreless Podcast. Arc Dream Production Director (He/Him) #BlackLivesMatter
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Trying to wrap up a work project today, and I’ve got the Olympics on in the background. 🏅📺 It’s perfect as something to watch and listen to while working. Also… a little jealous of a friend who’s actually there right now. 😄
February 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Trying to wrap up a work project today, and I’ve got the Olympics on in the background. 🏅📺 It’s perfect as something to watch and listen to while working. Also… a little jealous of a friend who’s actually there right now. 😄
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Hey, GMs, are you heading to Origins 2026? We're looking for some game masters looking to run games for us through Studio2 Publishing.
February 7, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Hey, GMs, are you heading to Origins 2026? We're looking for some game masters looking to run games for us through Studio2 Publishing.
I’ll admit it, I’d never seen Cleopatra Jones (1973) before, and it was an absolute blast. 💥 Have you seen it? If not… why not? Go fix that. 😄
Then come check out our Genreless episodes on it and let’s talk about this kickass, stylish classic. 🎙️🎬
Then come check out our Genreless episodes on it and let’s talk about this kickass, stylish classic. 🎙️🎬
February 7, 2026 at 1:49 AM
I’ll admit it, I’d never seen Cleopatra Jones (1973) before, and it was an absolute blast. 💥 Have you seen it? If not… why not? Go fix that. 😄
Then come check out our Genreless episodes on it and let’s talk about this kickass, stylish classic. 🎙️🎬
Then come check out our Genreless episodes on it and let’s talk about this kickass, stylish classic. 🎙️🎬
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🎷 Hey Hepcats, have you rolled dice with the multi-ENnie-winning, Diana Jones-nominated #HarlemUnbound yet? No? Why not?! You might’ve missed the groundbreaking indie darling 1E, but don’t sweat it. Bigger, Pulpier, & Expanded Second edition exists! 👀 #CallOfCthulhu #Gumshoe #RPGHorror #TTRPG
February 6, 2026 at 4:20 AM
🎷 Hey Hepcats, have you rolled dice with the multi-ENnie-winning, Diana Jones-nominated #HarlemUnbound yet? No? Why not?! You might’ve missed the groundbreaking indie darling 1E, but don’t sweat it. Bigger, Pulpier, & Expanded Second edition exists! 👀 #CallOfCthulhu #Gumshoe #RPGHorror #TTRPG
Back into Fallout 4 this morning, wandering the Commonwealth again. It’s a good game, but it’ll never quite be Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas for me. 😄
Honestly, though, I’m mostly using it to build up the mental energy to walk the dog in 16-degree weather. ❄️🐶 Wish me luck.
Honestly, though, I’m mostly using it to build up the mental energy to walk the dog in 16-degree weather. ❄️🐶 Wish me luck.
February 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Back into Fallout 4 this morning, wandering the Commonwealth again. It’s a good game, but it’ll never quite be Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas for me. 😄
Honestly, though, I’m mostly using it to build up the mental energy to walk the dog in 16-degree weather. ❄️🐶 Wish me luck.
Honestly, though, I’m mostly using it to build up the mental energy to walk the dog in 16-degree weather. ❄️🐶 Wish me luck.
🎷 Hey Hepcats, have you rolled dice with the multi-ENnie-winning, Diana Jones-nominated #HarlemUnbound yet? No? Why not?! You might’ve missed the groundbreaking indie darling 1E, but don’t sweat it. Bigger, Pulpier, & Expanded Second edition exists! 👀 #CallOfCthulhu #Gumshoe #RPGHorror #TTRPG
February 6, 2026 at 4:20 AM
🎷 Hey Hepcats, have you rolled dice with the multi-ENnie-winning, Diana Jones-nominated #HarlemUnbound yet? No? Why not?! You might’ve missed the groundbreaking indie darling 1E, but don’t sweat it. Bigger, Pulpier, & Expanded Second edition exists! 👀 #CallOfCthulhu #Gumshoe #RPGHorror #TTRPG
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about gaming group dynamics: what we look for in a table, in a system, & how mechanics shape player choices. 🎲 I’ve always loved crunchy games (old-school roots), especially seeing how systems & subsystems mesh together… though I’ll happily flex for the rule of cool.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about gaming group dynamics: what we look for in a table, in a system, & how mechanics shape player choices. 🎲 I’ve always loved crunchy games (old-school roots), especially seeing how systems & subsystems mesh together… though I’ll happily flex for the rule of cool.
We finished Fallout S2 & I really liked it, no surprise, I love Fallout. 😄 The deeper dive & evolving lore had me laughing, sighing, and cheering more than once. Part of me wanted the three leads together, but honestly… in Fallout. It’s usually just you, a companion, and sometimes Dogmeat). 🐕💛
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February 5, 2026 at 11:41 AM
We finished Fallout S2 & I really liked it, no surprise, I love Fallout. 😄 The deeper dive & evolving lore had me laughing, sighing, and cheering more than once. Part of me wanted the three leads together, but honestly… in Fallout. It’s usually just you, a companion, and sometimes Dogmeat). 🐕💛
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Something new is coming.
I’m starting a series where we build a noir game together and it starts with Dead City Blues.
If you like noir, mystery, and helping shape a TTRPG from the ground up, come take a look.
Patreon link below. #HarlemUnbounding #DeadCityBlues
I’m starting a series where we build a noir game together and it starts with Dead City Blues.
If you like noir, mystery, and helping shape a TTRPG from the ground up, come take a look.
Patreon link below. #HarlemUnbounding #DeadCityBlues
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Something new is coming.
I’m starting a series where we build a noir game together and it starts with Dead City Blues.
If you like noir, mystery, and helping shape a TTRPG from the ground up, come take a look.
Patreon link below. #HarlemUnbounding #DeadCityBlues
I’m starting a series where we build a noir game together and it starts with Dead City Blues.
If you like noir, mystery, and helping shape a TTRPG from the ground up, come take a look.
Patreon link below. #HarlemUnbounding #DeadCityBlues
It’s #Shadowrun #Seattle2050s night! 🌧️🦾 #NeonLodge, is the middle of their 2nd run, fresh off barely escaping a Multitech death trap. They lost their van, hijacked a corp helicopter, & are now on the run. 😬
Can they solve the case before the hit team cleans up all the loose ends… including them? 🎲💀
Can they solve the case before the hit team cleans up all the loose ends… including them? 🎲💀
February 4, 2026 at 11:08 PM
It’s #Shadowrun #Seattle2050s night! 🌧️🦾 #NeonLodge, is the middle of their 2nd run, fresh off barely escaping a Multitech death trap. They lost their van, hijacked a corp helicopter, & are now on the run. 😬
Can they solve the case before the hit team cleans up all the loose ends… including them? 🎲💀
Can they solve the case before the hit team cleans up all the loose ends… including them? 🎲💀
Did you know I’ve been deliberately dragging my feet on closing the Black Company playtest survey? ⚔️ I wanted to give those last-minute groups every chance to help shape the game.
But tomorrow morning at zero dark thirty, it closes. No extensions. Don’t miss out. #TheBlackCompanyTTRPG
But tomorrow morning at zero dark thirty, it closes. No extensions. Don’t miss out. #TheBlackCompanyTTRPG
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Did you know I’ve been deliberately dragging my feet on closing the Black Company playtest survey? ⚔️ I wanted to give those last-minute groups every chance to help shape the game.
But tomorrow morning at zero dark thirty, it closes. No extensions. Don’t miss out. #TheBlackCompanyTTRPG
But tomorrow morning at zero dark thirty, it closes. No extensions. Don’t miss out. #TheBlackCompanyTTRPG
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Hey, @darkerhue.bsky.social...
Cartoonist & illustrator E. Simms Campbell (Jan. 2, 1906-Jan. 27, 1971). The 1st Black cartoonist published in a national magazine, his work appeared in Esquire, Playboy, & more. His comic strip, Cuties, ran from 1940–71, but he is most known for his 1932 night-club map of Harlem. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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Wahoo!!! 🎉 Look at these two #DeltaGreen beauties (Owlshead Mountain & Artifact Zero) just arrived! 📦❄️ The storm delayed them, and now all I want to do is read them…but I’ve got a pile of Black Company playtest surveys calling my name.
Taking a minute to enjoy having a good problem for a change. 📚☕
Taking a minute to enjoy having a good problem for a change. 📚☕
February 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Wahoo!!! 🎉 Look at these two #DeltaGreen beauties (Owlshead Mountain & Artifact Zero) just arrived! 📦❄️ The storm delayed them, and now all I want to do is read them…but I’ve got a pile of Black Company playtest surveys calling my name.
Taking a minute to enjoy having a good problem for a change. 📚☕
Taking a minute to enjoy having a good problem for a change. 📚☕
Hello Black Company Playtest Survey results! ☕⚔️ Big cup of coffee in hand, digging through everyone’s thoughts and feedback, and honestly loving what I’m seeing. This is the good stuff, and I can’t wait for us to roll into Phase Two.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Hello Black Company Playtest Survey results! ☕⚔️ Big cup of coffee in hand, digging through everyone’s thoughts and feedback, and honestly loving what I’m seeing. This is the good stuff, and I can’t wait for us to roll into Phase Two.
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Almost 500 Etchings by Rembrandt Now Free Online, Courtesy of the Morgan Library & Museum
Almost 500 Etchings by Rembrandt Now Free Online, Courtesy of the Morgan Library & Museum
Seventeenth-century Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn may have more name recognition than nearly any other European artist, his popularity due in large part to what art historian Alison McQueen identif...
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February 3, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Almost 500 Etchings by Rembrandt Now Free Online, Courtesy of the Morgan Library & Museum
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It's #BlackHistoryMonth and I want to use that follower count for some good today. If you are a Black creative, QRP with your links.
Note: this one is for Black folks to share their work. Not self appointed allies and performative list making of Black folks to follow & support UwU!
Note: this one is for Black folks to share their work. Not self appointed allies and performative list making of Black folks to follow & support UwU!
February 2, 2026 at 12:32 PM
It's #BlackHistoryMonth and I want to use that follower count for some good today. If you are a Black creative, QRP with your links.
Note: this one is for Black folks to share their work. Not self appointed allies and performative list making of Black folks to follow & support UwU!
Note: this one is for Black folks to share their work. Not self appointed allies and performative list making of Black folks to follow & support UwU!
My office co-worker is insisting I take a walk break and stop rearranging timetables in Excel. It’s a balmy 21 degrees here in the frozen wasteland of the DC Metro. 🥶❄️ Look at that face...how could I possibly say no to a little break with her? 🐶💙
February 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
My office co-worker is insisting I take a walk break and stop rearranging timetables in Excel. It’s a balmy 21 degrees here in the frozen wasteland of the DC Metro. 🥶❄️ Look at that face...how could I possibly say no to a little break with her? 🐶💙
2026 Writing: Day 32 ✍️
Daily word count: 834
Total word count: 22,591
Turns out I’ve been slowly writing the family #TTRPG for months...yeah, it’s over 33K words now. I’m loving it, and we’ll see what they think soon. Most of today went to Dead City Blues drop two (coming later this month), though.
Daily word count: 834
Total word count: 22,591
Turns out I’ve been slowly writing the family #TTRPG for months...yeah, it’s over 33K words now. I’m loving it, and we’ll see what they think soon. Most of today went to Dead City Blues drop two (coming later this month), though.
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February 1, 2026 at 11:33 PM
2026 Writing: Day 32 ✍️
Daily word count: 834
Total word count: 22,591
Turns out I’ve been slowly writing the family #TTRPG for months...yeah, it’s over 33K words now. I’m loving it, and we’ll see what they think soon. Most of today went to Dead City Blues drop two (coming later this month), though.
Daily word count: 834
Total word count: 22,591
Turns out I’ve been slowly writing the family #TTRPG for months...yeah, it’s over 33K words now. I’m loving it, and we’ll see what they think soon. Most of today went to Dead City Blues drop two (coming later this month), though.
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Missed your first chance to join the Company? Never fear, you’ve still got a day. ⚔️
Grab your group, roll some dice in the grim dark world of The Black Company, then come fill out the survey. Your feedback might save the soldier next to you… or doom them to the Lady. Either way...play the game. 🎲
Grab your group, roll some dice in the grim dark world of The Black Company, then come fill out the survey. Your feedback might save the soldier next to you… or doom them to the Lady. Either way...play the game. 🎲
The Black Company Roleplaying Game
The Black Company Roleplaying Game is a fast-paced, deadly game of swords, sorcery, and soldiers. Play this tabletop RPG with friends in person or online. The all-too-mortal soldiers of the Black…
theblackcompanyrpg.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Missed your first chance to join the Company? Never fear, you’ve still got a day. ⚔️
Grab your group, roll some dice in the grim dark world of The Black Company, then come fill out the survey. Your feedback might save the soldier next to you… or doom them to the Lady. Either way...play the game. 🎲
Grab your group, roll some dice in the grim dark world of The Black Company, then come fill out the survey. Your feedback might save the soldier next to you… or doom them to the Lady. Either way...play the game. 🎲
Five classes you took in college/uni:
Serial Killers and Mass Murders
Into to Japanese
Criminology
Forensic Anthropology
Psychology
Serial Killers and Mass Murders
Into to Japanese
Criminology
Forensic Anthropology
Psychology
Five classes you took in college/uni:
Graphic Design
Animation
Archaeological Illustration
Film Theory
Fine Art
Graphic Design
Animation
Archaeological Illustration
Film Theory
Fine Art
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college/uni:
1. Magnetohydrodynamics
2. Parasitology
3. Spherical Trigonometry
4. Crop Physiology
5. Vulcanology
1. Magnetohydrodynamics
2. Parasitology
3. Spherical Trigonometry
4. Crop Physiology
5. Vulcanology
January 31, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Five classes you took in college/uni:
Serial Killers and Mass Murders
Into to Japanese
Criminology
Forensic Anthropology
Psychology
Serial Killers and Mass Murders
Into to Japanese
Criminology
Forensic Anthropology
Psychology
We wrapped #WonderMan last night & I won’t lie, I loved it. Honestly, it’s one of the best MCU shows. It felt weirdly written for me; if Simon had been a writer, I’d swear Marvel had been following me around. 😄 It probably helps that I’m an old-school Wonder Man fan. Only thing missing? Beast.🐾
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January 31, 2026 at 12:55 PM
We wrapped #WonderMan last night & I won’t lie, I loved it. Honestly, it’s one of the best MCU shows. It felt weirdly written for me; if Simon had been a writer, I’d swear Marvel had been following me around. 😄 It probably helps that I’m an old-school Wonder Man fan. Only thing missing? Beast.🐾
Missed your first chance to join the Company? Never fear, you’ve still got a day. ⚔️
Grab your group, roll some dice in the grim dark world of The Black Company, then come fill out the survey. Your feedback might save the soldier next to you… or doom them to the Lady. Either way...play the game. 🎲
Grab your group, roll some dice in the grim dark world of The Black Company, then come fill out the survey. Your feedback might save the soldier next to you… or doom them to the Lady. Either way...play the game. 🎲
The Black Company Roleplaying Game
The Black Company Roleplaying Game is a fast-paced, deadly game of swords, sorcery, and soldiers. Play this tabletop RPG with friends in person or online. The all-too-mortal soldiers of the Black…
theblackcompanyrpg.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Missed your first chance to join the Company? Never fear, you’ve still got a day. ⚔️
Grab your group, roll some dice in the grim dark world of The Black Company, then come fill out the survey. Your feedback might save the soldier next to you… or doom them to the Lady. Either way...play the game. 🎲
Grab your group, roll some dice in the grim dark world of The Black Company, then come fill out the survey. Your feedback might save the soldier next to you… or doom them to the Lady. Either way...play the game. 🎲
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All right, time for a #TTRPG timeline cleanse.
If you like using ambient sounds in your RPG sessions (or streams), check out one of my favorite websites, myNoise. It's a huge collection of looping sound generators, free to use but well worth supporting with a donation. 🧵 1/6
If you like using ambient sounds in your RPG sessions (or streams), check out one of my favorite websites, myNoise. It's a huge collection of looping sound generators, free to use but well worth supporting with a donation. 🧵 1/6
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myNoise sets the standard for online background noise machines and interactive soundscapes.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
All right, time for a #TTRPG timeline cleanse.
If you like using ambient sounds in your RPG sessions (or streams), check out one of my favorite websites, myNoise. It's a huge collection of looping sound generators, free to use but well worth supporting with a donation. 🧵 1/6
If you like using ambient sounds in your RPG sessions (or streams), check out one of my favorite websites, myNoise. It's a huge collection of looping sound generators, free to use but well worth supporting with a donation. 🧵 1/6
Took a work break to “relax” and (hopefully) do my last ice and snow shoveling of the season. ❄️💪 Best moment: a neighbor asked, “No music today? I was rocking out to your mixes.” Not gonna lie...that felt pretty great. 😄
#winterymix 🎵
#winterymix 🎵
January 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Took a work break to “relax” and (hopefully) do my last ice and snow shoveling of the season. ❄️💪 Best moment: a neighbor asked, “No music today? I was rocking out to your mixes.” Not gonna lie...that felt pretty great. 😄
#winterymix 🎵
#winterymix 🎵