Montford Tales: Asher's Ridge LIVE on Kickstarter
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Award winning TTRPG designer and illustrator | Rori (she/her) | Asher's Ridge is LIVE on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/montfordtales/ashers-ridge?ref=z8tal0
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Asher's Ridge is a GM-less, zero-prep #TTRPG for one to four players, inspired by Twin Peaks, The X-Files, and Stranger Things.
Connect threads of letter tiles and experience the unexplainable in the (dark?) heart of the Lake District.
Asher's Ridge is a GM-less, zero-prep #TTRPG for one to four players, inspired by Twin Peaks, The X-Files, and Stranger Things.
Connect threads of letter tiles and experience the unexplainable in the (dark?) heart of the Lake District.
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Some stories are difficult not just because of the effort it takes to tell them, but because of the subject matter. This story is both.
Seven months, six Rascals, five creators, and a dozen drafts, revisions, and versions later... We have a story that is necessary, heartbreaking, and important.
Seven months, six Rascals, five creators, and a dozen drafts, revisions, and versions later... We have a story that is necessary, heartbreaking, and important.
Five creators who worked on Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast have spent the past year fighting a legal battle against Possum Creek Games and Steve Jackson Games. Neither the tabletop RPG nor their working relationships survived the fallout.
Battle over Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast contracts leaves the book, relationships, torn apart
Creative collaborators clash with Jay Dragon and Steve Jackson Games over unfair treatment.
www.rascal.news
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Some stories are difficult not just because of the effort it takes to tell them, but because of the subject matter. This story is both.
Seven months, six Rascals, five creators, and a dozen drafts, revisions, and versions later... We have a story that is necessary, heartbreaking, and important.
Seven months, six Rascals, five creators, and a dozen drafts, revisions, and versions later... We have a story that is necessary, heartbreaking, and important.
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Honor your agreements—pay your freelancers. If you’re in a tight spot financially, or other parties cause money problems so that you’re suddenly low on funds, that’s unfortunately completely irrelevant. The freelancers don’t need to care about that. Pay them.
January 19, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Honor your agreements—pay your freelancers. If you’re in a tight spot financially, or other parties cause money problems so that you’re suddenly low on funds, that’s unfortunately completely irrelevant. The freelancers don’t need to care about that. Pay them.
The snowdrops are blooming in the woods here, so I thought I'd share :)
January 19, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The snowdrops are blooming in the woods here, so I thought I'd share :)
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This is such a generous offer! If you know someone who could really benefit from it, please send it their way! (or maybe it's you??)
In 2025 we raised ~$300 to fund a new website which remains unspent. As our final act upon this material plane, we will be using that money to award 6x $50 USD micro grants to ttrpg designers or content creators that could use a small boost.
APPLY HERE before Jan 31: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
APPLY HERE before Jan 31: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 17, 2026 at 10:42 AM
This is such a generous offer! If you know someone who could really benefit from it, please send it their way! (or maybe it's you??)
It's been a year since I started going to my local art school for painting classes.
Here's my (in class) progress (I'm still pretty proud of how the teapot turned out.) I was just developing a sense of colour and how to handle the paint back then. Now I feel miles more confident.
Here's my (in class) progress (I'm still pretty proud of how the teapot turned out.) I was just developing a sense of colour and how to handle the paint back then. Now I feel miles more confident.
January 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
It's been a year since I started going to my local art school for painting classes.
Here's my (in class) progress (I'm still pretty proud of how the teapot turned out.) I was just developing a sense of colour and how to handle the paint back then. Now I feel miles more confident.
Here's my (in class) progress (I'm still pretty proud of how the teapot turned out.) I was just developing a sense of colour and how to handle the paint back then. Now I feel miles more confident.
A little Friday onion 🧅
January 16, 2026 at 12:26 PM
A little Friday onion 🧅
Wednesday art class time: painting on cardboard in complementary colours.
How it started -> how it middled -> how it ended -> what our cat thinks.
How it started -> how it middled -> how it ended -> what our cat thinks.
January 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Wednesday art class time: painting on cardboard in complementary colours.
How it started -> how it middled -> how it ended -> what our cat thinks.
How it started -> how it middled -> how it ended -> what our cat thinks.
I've moved on from "AAAAA" and now I'm amusing myself with "EEEEE"
These are my most recent cherry with walnut inlay tests with one coat of hard wax oil slowly drying on them -- noting that I really should align the tile & letter wood grain next time, and they'll get at least two coats of oil.
These are my most recent cherry with walnut inlay tests with one coat of hard wax oil slowly drying on them -- noting that I really should align the tile & letter wood grain next time, and they'll get at least two coats of oil.
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I've moved on from "AAAAA" and now I'm amusing myself with "EEEEE"
These are my most recent cherry with walnut inlay tests with one coat of hard wax oil slowly drying on them -- noting that I really should align the tile & letter wood grain next time, and they'll get at least two coats of oil.
These are my most recent cherry with walnut inlay tests with one coat of hard wax oil slowly drying on them -- noting that I really should align the tile & letter wood grain next time, and they'll get at least two coats of oil.
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😭💖🙏🔥95%!!!!!!🔥🙏💖😭
THANKYOU ALL SO MUCH!
We're so close to getting the amount for him to sit the minimum to get to college!🔥🙏🥳Any extra we raise will hopefully be enough for him to sit more of the subjects he's studied! itch.io/b/3469/path-...
THANKYOU ALL SO MUCH!
We're so close to getting the amount for him to sit the minimum to get to college!🔥🙏🥳Any extra we raise will hopefully be enough for him to sit more of the subjects he's studied! itch.io/b/3469/path-...
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January 12, 2026 at 12:22 PM
😭💖🙏🔥95%!!!!!!🔥🙏💖😭
THANKYOU ALL SO MUCH!
We're so close to getting the amount for him to sit the minimum to get to college!🔥🙏🥳Any extra we raise will hopefully be enough for him to sit more of the subjects he's studied! itch.io/b/3469/path-...
THANKYOU ALL SO MUCH!
We're so close to getting the amount for him to sit the minimum to get to college!🔥🙏🥳Any extra we raise will hopefully be enough for him to sit more of the subjects he's studied! itch.io/b/3469/path-...
Today I've been practising (improving) my wood marquetry skills. For humour value, and because it's a silly fiddly letter, I've been using "A", so I'm looking at a piece of wood that says "AAAAAAAAAAAAA" and giggling to myself.
(I may be the only person who finds this funny 🤷♀️)
(I may be the only person who finds this funny 🤷♀️)
January 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Today I've been practising (improving) my wood marquetry skills. For humour value, and because it's a silly fiddly letter, I've been using "A", so I'm looking at a piece of wood that says "AAAAAAAAAAAAA" and giggling to myself.
(I may be the only person who finds this funny 🤷♀️)
(I may be the only person who finds this funny 🤷♀️)
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Try different disciplines.
If you’re a painter, try sculpting. If you’re a potter, try watercolor.
Trying different art forms will open up pathways in your brain and improve your skills in ways you won’t expect.
My illustrations got better after I started digitally sculpting.
If you’re a painter, try sculpting. If you’re a potter, try watercolor.
Trying different art forms will open up pathways in your brain and improve your skills in ways you won’t expect.
My illustrations got better after I started digitally sculpting.
January 12, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Try different disciplines.
If you’re a painter, try sculpting. If you’re a potter, try watercolor.
Trying different art forms will open up pathways in your brain and improve your skills in ways you won’t expect.
My illustrations got better after I started digitally sculpting.
If you’re a painter, try sculpting. If you’re a potter, try watercolor.
Trying different art forms will open up pathways in your brain and improve your skills in ways you won’t expect.
My illustrations got better after I started digitally sculpting.
Art classes are back on - so here's the results of today's "be expressive with charcoal" challenge.
I hate charcoal so much. The feel of it in my fingers. The sound of it on paper. Blurgh. But... I hate it a bit less after today.
I hate charcoal so much. The feel of it in my fingers. The sound of it on paper. Blurgh. But... I hate it a bit less after today.
January 7, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Art classes are back on - so here's the results of today's "be expressive with charcoal" challenge.
I hate charcoal so much. The feel of it in my fingers. The sound of it on paper. Blurgh. But... I hate it a bit less after today.
I hate charcoal so much. The feel of it in my fingers. The sound of it on paper. Blurgh. But... I hate it a bit less after today.
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OK, have at it. This is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of games I want to play this year. I think it's a fun list!
youtu.be/1mi7YiRJSWg
youtu.be/1mi7YiRJSWg
10 RPGS We HAVE To Play in 2026! | The Ironsworn Guyz | Podcast
YouTube video by The Bad Spot
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January 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
OK, have at it. This is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of games I want to play this year. I think it's a fun list!
youtu.be/1mi7YiRJSWg
youtu.be/1mi7YiRJSWg
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Watching with interest. Have just learned of ASHER'S RIDGE a GMless game about paranormal tales in the Lake District that involves Scrabble tiles.
You had my attention with Stewpot but now you have my attention...
You had my attention with Stewpot but now you have my attention...
OK, have at it. This is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of games I want to play this year. I think it's a fun list!
youtu.be/1mi7YiRJSWg
youtu.be/1mi7YiRJSWg
10 RPGS We HAVE To Play in 2026! | The Ironsworn Guyz | Podcast
YouTube video by The Bad Spot
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Watching with interest. Have just learned of ASHER'S RIDGE a GMless game about paranormal tales in the Lake District that involves Scrabble tiles.
You had my attention with Stewpot but now you have my attention...
You had my attention with Stewpot but now you have my attention...
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January 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Featuring games by:
@noroadhome.itch.io
@momatoes.com
@montfordtales.com
@annablackwell.bsky.social
@hinokodo.com
@acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social
@lamemage.com
@jmstar.bsky.social
@youngking45.bsky.social
@evilhat.bsky.social
And others I couldn't find on BSky!
@noroadhome.itch.io
@momatoes.com
@montfordtales.com
@annablackwell.bsky.social
@hinokodo.com
@acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social
@lamemage.com
@jmstar.bsky.social
@youngking45.bsky.social
@evilhat.bsky.social
And others I couldn't find on BSky!
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My End of Year video is on the "Golden Age of Indie RPGs," from roughly 2010 to 2025. I start with Apocalypse World's release, work through the Google+ Era, and follow design lineages and historical events that have impacted the hobby up through 2025.
The Golden Age of Indie RPGs: 2010-2025
YouTube video by A.A. Voigt
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December 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My End of Year video is on the "Golden Age of Indie RPGs," from roughly 2010 to 2025. I start with Apocalypse World's release, work through the Google+ Era, and follow design lineages and historical events that have impacted the hobby up through 2025.
Left: The view I was treated to of the Pyrenees on our way home from a trip recently.
Right: Good old trusty cloudy England 😂
It's not always cloudy here, but it did give me a laugh :)
Right: Good old trusty cloudy England 😂
It's not always cloudy here, but it did give me a laugh :)
December 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Left: The view I was treated to of the Pyrenees on our way home from a trip recently.
Right: Good old trusty cloudy England 😂
It's not always cloudy here, but it did give me a laugh :)
Right: Good old trusty cloudy England 😂
It's not always cloudy here, but it did give me a laugh :)
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Been cooking up some tasty knights and dragons sauce. Big stuff coming soon. 🐲👑
December 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Been cooking up some tasty knights and dragons sauce. Big stuff coming soon. 🐲👑
I've been AFK from Bsky because I am, again, sniffling, sneezing, and generally having a very cold-filled December. 😅
However, I am still here and still working on Asher's Ridge and other than an excessively tickly nose all is well. :)
Belated holiday & New Year greetings to you all!
However, I am still here and still working on Asher's Ridge and other than an excessively tickly nose all is well. :)
Belated holiday & New Year greetings to you all!
a turtle wearing a santa hat with the words belated merry christmas written below it
ALT: a turtle wearing a santa hat with the words belated merry christmas written below it
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December 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I've been AFK from Bsky because I am, again, sniffling, sneezing, and generally having a very cold-filled December. 😅
However, I am still here and still working on Asher's Ridge and other than an excessively tickly nose all is well. :)
Belated holiday & New Year greetings to you all!
However, I am still here and still working on Asher's Ridge and other than an excessively tickly nose all is well. :)
Belated holiday & New Year greetings to you all!
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New video is live! In this one I play the Dead Letter Society 🧛♀️🧛♂️
youtu.be/VJcHVmNMdqA?...
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Two Vampire Detectives & A Tea Time Murder: Dead Letter Society Playthrough
YouTube video by Loren makes videos
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December 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
New video is live! In this one I play the Dead Letter Society 🧛♀️🧛♂️
youtu.be/VJcHVmNMdqA?...
@montfordtales.com
youtu.be/VJcHVmNMdqA?...
@montfordtales.com
Do you like vampires, werewolves, and games? (Oh my!)
My online shop will be closed from Dec 18th (noon, UK) to Jan 6th. So be quick if you'd like a fun 1-2 player letter writing RPG to while away the long dark nights this Christmas & New Year. 🧛🐺💌
shop.montfordtales.com
My online shop will be closed from Dec 18th (noon, UK) to Jan 6th. So be quick if you'd like a fun 1-2 player letter writing RPG to while away the long dark nights this Christmas & New Year. 🧛🐺💌
shop.montfordtales.com
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Tabletop roleplaying games by Montford Tales, including Dead Letter Society and The Almanac of Sanguine Paths.
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December 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Do you like vampires, werewolves, and games? (Oh my!)
My online shop will be closed from Dec 18th (noon, UK) to Jan 6th. So be quick if you'd like a fun 1-2 player letter writing RPG to while away the long dark nights this Christmas & New Year. 🧛🐺💌
shop.montfordtales.com
My online shop will be closed from Dec 18th (noon, UK) to Jan 6th. So be quick if you'd like a fun 1-2 player letter writing RPG to while away the long dark nights this Christmas & New Year. 🧛🐺💌
shop.montfordtales.com
Figuring out where the darks are for some location card artwork for Asher's Ridge.
This is acrylic, oils will come next :)
(I'm also sick and noticing just how wibbly my hand is as I paint 🫣)
This is acrylic, oils will come next :)
(I'm also sick and noticing just how wibbly my hand is as I paint 🫣)
December 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Figuring out where the darks are for some location card artwork for Asher's Ridge.
This is acrylic, oils will come next :)
(I'm also sick and noticing just how wibbly my hand is as I paint 🫣)
This is acrylic, oils will come next :)
(I'm also sick and noticing just how wibbly my hand is as I paint 🫣)
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December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Oh hey! This is my game! 😍
It's like the games equivalent of black coffee. Come on dude, why hide it? Cute games and pink lattes are for everyone. #ttrpgs #ttrpgcommunity #gamestore #relicandroll #funny
December 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Oh hey! This is my game! 😍
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Only SIX adventurers with a strong desire to declutter their loot are needed to reach ONE THOUSAND followers who clicked Notify On Launch for MAGIC OF INVENTORYING!!
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Join us to find wondrous loot and banish encumbrance forever.
#TTRPG #IndieTTRPG
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Join us to find wondrous loot and banish encumbrance forever.
#TTRPG #IndieTTRPG
December 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Only SIX adventurers with a strong desire to declutter their loot are needed to reach ONE THOUSAND followers who clicked Notify On Launch for MAGIC OF INVENTORYING!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rol...
Join us to find wondrous loot and banish encumbrance forever.
#TTRPG #IndieTTRPG
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rol...
Join us to find wondrous loot and banish encumbrance forever.
#TTRPG #IndieTTRPG