Jon at Handiwork Games
@handiworkgames.bsky.social
Scotland-based #ttrpg developer and publisher of #BEOWULF Age of Heroes, #astaterpg second edition, #Maskwitches, Silver Road, Jon Hodgson Backdrop books, #ColdCity, Hot War, #FiveEvil and more
https://handiwork.games
https://handiwork.games
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This time of year can be hard for some of us.
Nine years ago a good friend of mine put his kids to bed on christmas night, said goodnight to his wife, went to a local park and committed suicide.
Help is out there.
spuk.org.uk
Nine years ago a good friend of mine put his kids to bed on christmas night, said goodnight to his wife, went to a local park and committed suicide.
Help is out there.
spuk.org.uk
Suicide Prevention UK Help & Support | SPUK Charity 1187866
If you’re going through a tough time and need someone to listen, contact us free. We won't judge you or tell you what to do. You don't have to face this alone x
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December 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This time of year can be hard for some of us.
Nine years ago a good friend of mine put his kids to bed on christmas night, said goodnight to his wife, went to a local park and committed suicide.
Help is out there.
spuk.org.uk
Nine years ago a good friend of mine put his kids to bed on christmas night, said goodnight to his wife, went to a local park and committed suicide.
Help is out there.
spuk.org.uk
I had big plans to mark the end of the year with a big post etc but I’m done in! It‘ll keep.
Thank you for keeping us so busy with orders for backdrop books this month. Clearly the premium Xmas gift of 2025!
A few things yet to do but ending my year as I mean to start the next.
Thank you for keeping us so busy with orders for backdrop books this month. Clearly the premium Xmas gift of 2025!
A few things yet to do but ending my year as I mean to start the next.
December 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I had big plans to mark the end of the year with a big post etc but I’m done in! It‘ll keep.
Thank you for keeping us so busy with orders for backdrop books this month. Clearly the premium Xmas gift of 2025!
A few things yet to do but ending my year as I mean to start the next.
Thank you for keeping us so busy with orders for backdrop books this month. Clearly the premium Xmas gift of 2025!
A few things yet to do but ending my year as I mean to start the next.
Hot War update is up! www.kickstarter.com/projects/han...
New Paul Bourne art! An update to the Cold City PDF! All your favourite things!
#coldcity
New Paul Bourne art! An update to the Cold City PDF! All your favourite things!
#coldcity
Update 25: December Update - Hot War into layout, new art, Cold City PDF update · Cold City Hot War
Hello!Hot War is now well into layout, with a bunch of proofing completed by the mighty Jess Banks who we're delighted is joining our proofing team on this one. We're all looking forward to bringing y...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hot War update is up! www.kickstarter.com/projects/han...
New Paul Bourne art! An update to the Cold City PDF! All your favourite things!
#coldcity
New Paul Bourne art! An update to the Cold City PDF! All your favourite things!
#coldcity
The #1 movie from when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 will go
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The #1 movie from when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 will go
It's only blinking Officer Peach from @peachytips.bsky.social, who is almost finished enough to look good in the right lighting. But here he is against the World War Ruins Backdrop book, and I guess this is Officer Peach's one dream where he makes it to the ruins of Paris? #jhbackdrops
December 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It's only blinking Officer Peach from @peachytips.bsky.social, who is almost finished enough to look good in the right lighting. But here he is against the World War Ruins Backdrop book, and I guess this is Officer Peach's one dream where he makes it to the ruins of Paris? #jhbackdrops
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Simply buy a @handiworkgames.bsky.social background book and you're sorted.
If you use AI for your miniature background.
I don't care if it's the most wonderful miniature ever, if you have a golden demon or whatever.
Your miniature is trash.
You use AI, it's trash. That's the rule.
I rather like to see a miniature on a bad photo, with no background, than that.
I don't care if it's the most wonderful miniature ever, if you have a golden demon or whatever.
Your miniature is trash.
You use AI, it's trash. That's the rule.
I rather like to see a miniature on a bad photo, with no background, than that.
December 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Simply buy a @handiworkgames.bsky.social background book and you're sorted.
Nice.
I guess he should really have a red nose considering the time of year but here's Brutolph from @fenrisgames.com finished off. Great fun to paint 😀 you can get your own here: fenrisgames.com/shop#!/FGWWR...
#nerdlings #jhbackdrops
#nerdlings #jhbackdrops
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Nice.
Hot War is nominated as one of the most anticipated RPG releases of 2026! Nice. You can vote over this way:
www.enworld.org/threads/its-...
And find out more about Cold City and Hot War over here: handiwork.games/cold-city-ho...
www.enworld.org/threads/its-...
And find out more about Cold City and Hot War over here: handiwork.games/cold-city-ho...
It's Time to VOTE for your MOST ANTICIPATED TTRPG of 2026!
As we do every year, it's time to vote for the most anticipated tabletop roleplaying game of the coming year! Here is last year's Top 10 (spoiler: the winner was Legend in the Mist). Previous winners ...
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December 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Hot War is nominated as one of the most anticipated RPG releases of 2026! Nice. You can vote over this way:
www.enworld.org/threads/its-...
And find out more about Cold City and Hot War over here: handiwork.games/cold-city-ho...
www.enworld.org/threads/its-...
And find out more about Cold City and Hot War over here: handiwork.games/cold-city-ho...
Weird little guys hanging out.
From The Burn, by @malcolmcraig.bsky.social. It’s a standalone title about being a weird little guy that uses The Silver Road story telling game. #ttrpgs
From The Burn, by @malcolmcraig.bsky.social. It’s a standalone title about being a weird little guy that uses The Silver Road story telling game. #ttrpgs
December 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Weird little guys hanging out.
From The Burn, by @malcolmcraig.bsky.social. It’s a standalone title about being a weird little guy that uses The Silver Road story telling game. #ttrpgs
From The Burn, by @malcolmcraig.bsky.social. It’s a standalone title about being a weird little guy that uses The Silver Road story telling game. #ttrpgs
The world is so full of horrors but also Oki Dub Ainu Band: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KmY...
The Spirit Of Tengri 2017 - OKI DUB AINU BAND LIVE (FULL HD)
YouTube video by Spirit of Tengri
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December 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The world is so full of horrors but also Oki Dub Ainu Band: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KmY...
Naturally, self praise is no praise at all but on this one I’m gonna go put on a limb and declare, in hindsight, “mission accomplished”. What a strange thing we made.
I don’t think there’s *many* other RPGs that look like this? (It’s the monochrome version of Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland)
I don’t think there’s *many* other RPGs that look like this? (It’s the monochrome version of Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland)
December 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Naturally, self praise is no praise at all but on this one I’m gonna go put on a limb and declare, in hindsight, “mission accomplished”. What a strange thing we made.
I don’t think there’s *many* other RPGs that look like this? (It’s the monochrome version of Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland)
I don’t think there’s *many* other RPGs that look like this? (It’s the monochrome version of Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland)
About this time of night I like to have a poke around in my random, automatically-created phone folders. This one from Pine Pitch Black caught me unawares.
Doing things is weird. Because later you can look back at the things and go “Woah. Weird” because past you is different to now you.
Doing things is weird. Because later you can look back at the things and go “Woah. Weird” because past you is different to now you.
December 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
About this time of night I like to have a poke around in my random, automatically-created phone folders. This one from Pine Pitch Black caught me unawares.
Doing things is weird. Because later you can look back at the things and go “Woah. Weird” because past you is different to now you.
Doing things is weird. Because later you can look back at the things and go “Woah. Weird” because past you is different to now you.
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I've been asked for information about UK-based researchers with interest in TTRPGs and Actual Play.
I have a half-dozen names off the top of the dome, but would be happy to hear of more to pass along for Schemes.
I have a half-dozen names off the top of the dome, but would be happy to hear of more to pass along for Schemes.
December 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I've been asked for information about UK-based researchers with interest in TTRPGs and Actual Play.
I have a half-dozen names off the top of the dome, but would be happy to hear of more to pass along for Schemes.
I have a half-dozen names off the top of the dome, but would be happy to hear of more to pass along for Schemes.
Official Trench Crusade Backdrop Books are almost done! There's still time to make a late pledge for either or both of the two books of Backdrops here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/han...
#trenchcrusade #jhbackdrops
#trenchcrusade #jhbackdrops
December 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Official Trench Crusade Backdrop Books are almost done! There's still time to make a late pledge for either or both of the two books of Backdrops here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/han...
#trenchcrusade #jhbackdrops
#trenchcrusade #jhbackdrops
From the sublime to the ridiculous, a spambot just reminded me of this 'incredible' track featuring DJ A Norman and Wee Stevie. (@badsquiddogames.bsky.social do you know DJ A Norman similar name?)
The spambot is offering to bring it to new listeners, but I don't think that would be strictly fair?
The spambot is offering to bring it to new listeners, but I don't think that would be strictly fair?
Oh hey you guys ft DJ A Norman Long Mix
Listen to Oh hey you guys ft DJ A Norman Long Mix by Bunglebeezle #np on #SoundCloud
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December 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
From the sublime to the ridiculous, a spambot just reminded me of this 'incredible' track featuring DJ A Norman and Wee Stevie. (@badsquiddogames.bsky.social do you know DJ A Norman similar name?)
The spambot is offering to bring it to new listeners, but I don't think that would be strictly fair?
The spambot is offering to bring it to new listeners, but I don't think that would be strictly fair?
That's BEOWULF Age of Poems updated for our ever-patient KING BEOWULF backers. It'll be available to preorder as a print book, and out in PDF soon! The book collects together the specially commissioned poems by Dave Oliver from BEOWULF Age of Heroes, Trials of the Twin Seas and KING BEOWULF.
December 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
That's BEOWULF Age of Poems updated for our ever-patient KING BEOWULF backers. It'll be available to preorder as a print book, and out in PDF soon! The book collects together the specially commissioned poems by Dave Oliver from BEOWULF Age of Heroes, Trials of the Twin Seas and KING BEOWULF.
As someone who has learned to be an artist, there's a missing piece in all the button-pushing talk, & even the process chat (depending somewhat on what we mean by process) in that learning the process has shaped my whole life, and my whole life shapes the process? They're inseparable. Good thread.
Megathread got me thinking about the magic button.
Press a button to produce a work of art is a terrible idea, but what if the question was "If you could push a button to be good at drawing, would you?"
Knee-jerk, hell yes I would. Learning to draw is *hard*. And I'd love to skip that part.
Press a button to produce a work of art is a terrible idea, but what if the question was "If you could push a button to be good at drawing, would you?"
Knee-jerk, hell yes I would. Learning to draw is *hard*. And I'd love to skip that part.
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
As someone who has learned to be an artist, there's a missing piece in all the button-pushing talk, & even the process chat (depending somewhat on what we mean by process) in that learning the process has shaped my whole life, and my whole life shapes the process? They're inseparable. Good thread.
Nice.
Well, it’s lovely to be recognised by the university for my flailing attempts to take my research out beyond our ivory towers and into the wider RPG community.
December 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Nice.
Aside from making really good-looking games, something I really admire about Three Sails Studio is that they're not printing in China. Maybe not the most obvious thing to appreciate, but it matters to me, and I was delighted to talk to George about this at Tabletop Scotland.
The day job was really getting to me this afternoon, so I decided to write a look back on 2025 and how it has been as Three Sails Studios.
It ran longer than I expected, but maybe you'll find it helpful/interesting/distracting.
Lend me your eyes, friends. www.threesailsstudios.com/blog/2025-a-...
It ran longer than I expected, but maybe you'll find it helpful/interesting/distracting.
Lend me your eyes, friends. www.threesailsstudios.com/blog/2025-a-...
2025: A Year of Firsts — Three Sails Studios
Today is December 15th, 2025. As I write (George, Three Sails Studios Lead), we’re ten weeks and one day away from launching our second project and newest game, Gallows Corner - A Peasants’ Revolt RP...
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December 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Aside from making really good-looking games, something I really admire about Three Sails Studio is that they're not printing in China. Maybe not the most obvious thing to appreciate, but it matters to me, and I was delighted to talk to George about this at Tabletop Scotland.
Getting tight for Christmas delivery if you're outside of the UK, but we just launched a range of gift cards (Been meaning to add this to our store forever!) so you can let them choose their own thing and the gift card will be emailed on the day of your choosing.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Getting tight for Christmas delivery if you're outside of the UK, but we just launched a range of gift cards (Been meaning to add this to our store forever!) so you can let them choose their own thing and the gift card will be emailed on the day of your choosing.
handiwork.games/product-cate...
handiwork.games/product-cate...
“Spearfame costs, and right here is where you start paying. In hwaet.”
Don’t ask me I just work here.
Don’t ask me I just work here.
a woman is holding a cane in front of a mirror with the words right here 's where you start paying in sweat
Alt: It’s the woman from Fame saying “right here is where you start paying in sweat”
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December 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“Spearfame costs, and right here is where you start paying. In hwaet.”
Don’t ask me I just work here.
Don’t ask me I just work here.
We’re collecting all the poems from our BEOWULF books into a little poetry book. Mostly because we can & commissioning poetry has been a rare pleasure.
We also have no shortage of art, so I’ve been adapting some pieces to fit a taller format. Nice to see these again. And make the skies bigger.
We also have no shortage of art, so I’ve been adapting some pieces to fit a taller format. Nice to see these again. And make the skies bigger.
December 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We’re collecting all the poems from our BEOWULF books into a little poetry book. Mostly because we can & commissioning poetry has been a rare pleasure.
We also have no shortage of art, so I’ve been adapting some pieces to fit a taller format. Nice to see these again. And make the skies bigger.
We also have no shortage of art, so I’ve been adapting some pieces to fit a taller format. Nice to see these again. And make the skies bigger.
Ah go on then #selfpromosaturday. The giant robot horse heads of Fawkirk want to see it. Like and share and interact if you’ve got the spoons.
December 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Ah go on then #selfpromosaturday. The giant robot horse heads of Fawkirk want to see it. Like and share and interact if you’ve got the spoons.
Yay! Naturally I’m biased, but I didn’t write it, so I think it’s fair to say I think that FiveEvil is very good.
FiveEvil is not D&D 5e-based beyond the expected six ability scores and rolling d20+mod vs target, and very much the stronger for it. So no classes, escalating HP, etc. Another great toolkit game, clever tension and desperation mechanics, and superb horror advice. It hugely exceeded my hopes.
December 13, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Yay! Naturally I’m biased, but I didn’t write it, so I think it’s fair to say I think that FiveEvil is very good.
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My favourite 10 RPG books which I read in 2025
The Borellus Connection (for Fall of Delta Green)
Control Group (for Delta Green)
Darkened Hill and Dale
The Electric State
Fear Itself 2e
FiveEvil
The Lost Mountain Saga (for Vaesen)
Moria (for the One Ring)
Sin (for the Spire RPG)
The Terror Beneath
The Borellus Connection (for Fall of Delta Green)
Control Group (for Delta Green)
Darkened Hill and Dale
The Electric State
Fear Itself 2e
FiveEvil
The Lost Mountain Saga (for Vaesen)
Moria (for the One Ring)
Sin (for the Spire RPG)
The Terror Beneath
December 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
My favourite 10 RPG books which I read in 2025
The Borellus Connection (for Fall of Delta Green)
Control Group (for Delta Green)
Darkened Hill and Dale
The Electric State
Fear Itself 2e
FiveEvil
The Lost Mountain Saga (for Vaesen)
Moria (for the One Ring)
Sin (for the Spire RPG)
The Terror Beneath
The Borellus Connection (for Fall of Delta Green)
Control Group (for Delta Green)
Darkened Hill and Dale
The Electric State
Fear Itself 2e
FiveEvil
The Lost Mountain Saga (for Vaesen)
Moria (for the One Ring)
Sin (for the Spire RPG)
The Terror Beneath