Reekstar
@reekstar.bsky.social
Primarily here to escape reality and talk TTRPGs
Great time at @rpgbirmingham.bsky.social this week. The GM of our Lancer campaign wasn't well so we played a one-shot of Cairn. Lots of pigs, goblins and slimy tentacles.
#ttrpg #cairnrpg
#ttrpg #cairnrpg
February 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Great time at @rpgbirmingham.bsky.social this week. The GM of our Lancer campaign wasn't well so we played a one-shot of Cairn. Lots of pigs, goblins and slimy tentacles.
#ttrpg #cairnrpg
#ttrpg #cairnrpg
Couldn't attend @rpgbirmingham.bsky.social last week coz of a chest infection so missed Lancer 😢
Looking forward to getting back this week. Sounds like the rest of the gang got themselves in some bother during my absence . . .
#LancerRPG #ttrpg
Looking forward to getting back this week. Sounds like the rest of the gang got themselves in some bother during my absence . . .
#LancerRPG #ttrpg
February 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Couldn't attend @rpgbirmingham.bsky.social last week coz of a chest infection so missed Lancer 😢
Looking forward to getting back this week. Sounds like the rest of the gang got themselves in some bother during my absence . . .
#LancerRPG #ttrpg
Looking forward to getting back this week. Sounds like the rest of the gang got themselves in some bother during my absence . . .
#LancerRPG #ttrpg
More Forbidden Psalm fun last night as we tried (with varying success) to stop a bunch of farmyard animals from summoning evil nasties.
Brilliantly crazy scenario. Love this game
#ForbiddenPsalm #wargaming #ttrpg
Brilliantly crazy scenario. Love this game
#ForbiddenPsalm #wargaming #ttrpg
February 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
More Forbidden Psalm fun last night as we tried (with varying success) to stop a bunch of farmyard animals from summoning evil nasties.
Brilliantly crazy scenario. Love this game
#ForbiddenPsalm #wargaming #ttrpg
Brilliantly crazy scenario. Love this game
#ForbiddenPsalm #wargaming #ttrpg
#ttrpg folks, I need some ideas.
The next campaign I GM is now gonna have to accommodate 6 players. This is too many for most of the games I've shortlisted.
What games work well at this player count?
The next campaign I GM is now gonna have to accommodate 6 players. This is too many for most of the games I've shortlisted.
What games work well at this player count?
February 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
#ttrpg folks, I need some ideas.
The next campaign I GM is now gonna have to accommodate 6 players. This is too many for most of the games I've shortlisted.
What games work well at this player count?
The next campaign I GM is now gonna have to accommodate 6 players. This is too many for most of the games I've shortlisted.
What games work well at this player count?
If you're looking for a TTRPG with genuinely different and interesting mechanics, check out Mannerism by @vocaldemand.bsky.social. The PDF is PWYW so you can't go wrong
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
Mannerism - Vocal Demand | DriveThruRPG
There’s a struggle in life between letting people in, being close and vulnerable, or shutting people out, staying safe and being unknowable. Sorcerers know this conflict well as they must be secretive...
www.drivethrurpg.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If you're looking for a TTRPG with genuinely different and interesting mechanics, check out Mannerism by @vocaldemand.bsky.social. The PDF is PWYW so you can't go wrong
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
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Just leaving this here 💙 Today is #TimeToTalk Day, take action and share this post to remind others that it's okay to reach out for help 💭
February 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Just leaving this here 💙 Today is #TimeToTalk Day, take action and share this post to remind others that it's okay to reach out for help 💭
This seems like a really interesting fusion of tactical combat and storygaming. Worth a back if that idea tickles your fancy 🙂
PREQUEL RPG, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/eth...
PREQUEL RPG, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/eth...
PREQUEL RPG
A tactical storytelling game of heroic sacrifice. Fight the Evil, recall your Quest, forge your Legacy.
www.kickstarter.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This seems like a really interesting fusion of tactical combat and storygaming. Worth a back if that idea tickles your fancy 🙂
PREQUEL RPG, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/eth...
PREQUEL RPG, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/eth...
Played Dungeon Crawl Classics by @goodmangames.bsky.social for the first time last week.
Good fun session. We were messing around a bit too much to properly evaluate the system, but defo open to playing it again.
#dcc #ttrpg
Good fun session. We were messing around a bit too much to properly evaluate the system, but defo open to playing it again.
#dcc #ttrpg
February 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Played Dungeon Crawl Classics by @goodmangames.bsky.social for the first time last week.
Good fun session. We were messing around a bit too much to properly evaluate the system, but defo open to playing it again.
#dcc #ttrpg
Good fun session. We were messing around a bit too much to properly evaluate the system, but defo open to playing it again.
#dcc #ttrpg
Tonight's game of #ForbiddenPsalm became an absolute bloodbath as both warbands were set upon by ghouls whilst foraging for fungus.
I lost a man and my friend had her whole crew wiped out! Great chaotic fun as always with this game
I lost a man and my friend had her whole crew wiped out! Great chaotic fun as always with this game
January 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Tonight's game of #ForbiddenPsalm became an absolute bloodbath as both warbands were set upon by ghouls whilst foraging for fungus.
I lost a man and my friend had her whole crew wiped out! Great chaotic fun as always with this game
I lost a man and my friend had her whole crew wiped out! Great chaotic fun as always with this game
January 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Good times at this week's #LancerRPG session.
We joined a planetary resistance movement and are trying to infiltrate the House of Glass.
Enjoying the extra tricks a level in Goblin provides
We joined a planetary resistance movement and are trying to infiltrate the House of Glass.
Enjoying the extra tricks a level in Goblin provides
January 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Good times at this week's #LancerRPG session.
We joined a planetary resistance movement and are trying to infiltrate the House of Glass.
Enjoying the extra tricks a level in Goblin provides
We joined a planetary resistance movement and are trying to infiltrate the House of Glass.
Enjoying the extra tricks a level in Goblin provides
We've hit Licence Level 1 in our #LancerRPG campaign.
After much deliberation have gone Goblin. Plan is to stick with Chomolungma and take a bunch of different license dips. Hopefully create a bit of a support/control Swiss army knife
After much deliberation have gone Goblin. Plan is to stick with Chomolungma and take a bunch of different license dips. Hopefully create a bit of a support/control Swiss army knife
January 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We've hit Licence Level 1 in our #LancerRPG campaign.
After much deliberation have gone Goblin. Plan is to stick with Chomolungma and take a bunch of different license dips. Hopefully create a bit of a support/control Swiss army knife
After much deliberation have gone Goblin. Plan is to stick with Chomolungma and take a bunch of different license dips. Hopefully create a bit of a support/control Swiss army knife
This lovely haul arrived today. My weekend reading sorted.
#GardensOfYnn by Emmy Allen, published by @soulmuppet.co.uk. #TheJobRPG by Andre Novoa, published by @gamesomnivorous.bsky.social. #CourtOfBlades written and published by @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social.
Can't wait to get stuck in to these 🤤
#GardensOfYnn by Emmy Allen, published by @soulmuppet.co.uk. #TheJobRPG by Andre Novoa, published by @gamesomnivorous.bsky.social. #CourtOfBlades written and published by @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social.
Can't wait to get stuck in to these 🤤
January 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This lovely haul arrived today. My weekend reading sorted.
#GardensOfYnn by Emmy Allen, published by @soulmuppet.co.uk. #TheJobRPG by Andre Novoa, published by @gamesomnivorous.bsky.social. #CourtOfBlades written and published by @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social.
Can't wait to get stuck in to these 🤤
#GardensOfYnn by Emmy Allen, published by @soulmuppet.co.uk. #TheJobRPG by Andre Novoa, published by @gamesomnivorous.bsky.social. #CourtOfBlades written and published by @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social.
Can't wait to get stuck in to these 🤤
If any other tabletop gamers on here share my disinterest in painting minis (nerd heresy, I know) these wooden figures look like a nifty alternative
Bekir's Battlers - A New Era of Wooden Minis., via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
Bekir's Battlers - A New Era of Wooden Minis., via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
Bekir's Battlers - A New Era of Wooden Minis.
Two sets of wooden minis by Mustafa Bekir for all your favorite fantasy games- Goblin Horde of the Underdeep and Heroes of Yore.
www.kickstarter.com
January 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
If any other tabletop gamers on here share my disinterest in painting minis (nerd heresy, I know) these wooden figures look like a nifty alternative
Bekir's Battlers - A New Era of Wooden Minis., via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
Bekir's Battlers - A New Era of Wooden Minis., via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
Great fun playing #LancerRPG at @rpgbirmingham.bsky.social last night. My Chomolungma set fire to the elite Scout leading the NPCs. GM has sworn revenge lol
January 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Great fun playing #LancerRPG at @rpgbirmingham.bsky.social last night. My Chomolungma set fire to the elite Scout leading the NPCs. GM has sworn revenge lol
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Spotlight on the cartographer who worked on Tolkien's Middle Earth and D&D's Forgotten Realms
As that person constantly flipping back to the maps when traveling along in a story or game, thank you for your passion Karen
As that person constantly flipping back to the maps when traveling along in a story or game, thank you for your passion Karen
Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth (Gift Article)
She was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Spotlight on the cartographer who worked on Tolkien's Middle Earth and D&D's Forgotten Realms
As that person constantly flipping back to the maps when traveling along in a story or game, thank you for your passion Karen
As that person constantly flipping back to the maps when traveling along in a story or game, thank you for your passion Karen
If anyone in #BirminghamUK is looking for a TTRPG club, @rpgbirmingham.bsky.social meets every Thursday, 7pm at Hennessey's bar in Digbeth. Loads of games happening. A lot of 5e (obvs) but plenty of indie games too
January 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
If anyone in #BirminghamUK is looking for a TTRPG club, @rpgbirmingham.bsky.social meets every Thursday, 7pm at Hennessey's bar in Digbeth. Loads of games happening. A lot of 5e (obvs) but plenty of indie games too
Played the first session of #LancerRPG last night. We tangled with some space pirates which was fun.
Not usually a huge fan of tactical combat TTRPGs but have to say that Lancer does it particularly well.
Nice to get a break from GMing and enjoy being a PC too 🙂
Not usually a huge fan of tactical combat TTRPGs but have to say that Lancer does it particularly well.
Nice to get a break from GMing and enjoy being a PC too 🙂
January 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Played the first session of #LancerRPG last night. We tangled with some space pirates which was fun.
Not usually a huge fan of tactical combat TTRPGs but have to say that Lancer does it particularly well.
Nice to get a break from GMing and enjoy being a PC too 🙂
Not usually a huge fan of tactical combat TTRPGs but have to say that Lancer does it particularly well.
Nice to get a break from GMing and enjoy being a PC too 🙂
My copy of #TheShrike by Leo Hunt arrived this week! Brilliantly grimdark adventure module set in an abandoned corner of Hell. Some amazing NPCs in this too.
Another winner from @joelhines.bsky.social publishing
Another winner from @joelhines.bsky.social publishing
January 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
My copy of #TheShrike by Leo Hunt arrived this week! Brilliantly grimdark adventure module set in an abandoned corner of Hell. Some amazing NPCs in this too.
Another winner from @joelhines.bsky.social publishing
Another winner from @joelhines.bsky.social publishing
@morkborg.bsky.social is the perfect game for one-shots.
It's simple. It's fun. Print off a bunch of 3hp redshirts from Scvumbirther; by the time the players have read their character descriptions and rolled up a few pre-game Miseries, they know *exactly* what sort of ride it's gonna be
It's simple. It's fun. Print off a bunch of 3hp redshirts from Scvumbirther; by the time the players have read their character descriptions and rolled up a few pre-game Miseries, they know *exactly* what sort of ride it's gonna be
January 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
@morkborg.bsky.social is the perfect game for one-shots.
It's simple. It's fun. Print off a bunch of 3hp redshirts from Scvumbirther; by the time the players have read their character descriptions and rolled up a few pre-game Miseries, they know *exactly* what sort of ride it's gonna be
It's simple. It's fun. Print off a bunch of 3hp redshirts from Scvumbirther; by the time the players have read their character descriptions and rolled up a few pre-game Miseries, they know *exactly* what sort of ride it's gonna be
Got my copy of #ThePaintedWastelands by @agamemnonpress.bsky.social this week.
Wow, what a beauty!
Deliciously demented sciencefantasy goodness and Tim Molloy's art works perfectly
Wow, what a beauty!
Deliciously demented sciencefantasy goodness and Tim Molloy's art works perfectly
January 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Got my copy of #ThePaintedWastelands by @agamemnonpress.bsky.social this week.
Wow, what a beauty!
Deliciously demented sciencefantasy goodness and Tim Molloy's art works perfectly
Wow, what a beauty!
Deliciously demented sciencefantasy goodness and Tim Molloy's art works perfectly
What TTRPGs have folks had most fun playing in '24?
Mine are Agon, Vaults of Vaarn and Fate
Mine are Agon, Vaults of Vaarn and Fate
December 31, 2024 at 7:23 PM
What TTRPGs have folks had most fun playing in '24?
Mine are Agon, Vaults of Vaarn and Fate
Mine are Agon, Vaults of Vaarn and Fate
Rethinking my choice of mech for the upcoming #lancerRPG campaign. Veering more towards the Hydra license now
December 24, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Rethinking my choice of mech for the upcoming #lancerRPG campaign. Veering more towards the Hydra license now
Re-reading #TeethRPG by @rossignol.bsky.social & @marshdavies.bsky.social. Astonishingly good setting. Tonally somewhere between Dolmenwood and the Warhammer Old World but totally unique.
Ran the Blood Cotillion one-shot earlier this year. Must do a campaign in '25.
Can't wait for #GoldTeethRPG
Ran the Blood Cotillion one-shot earlier this year. Must do a campaign in '25.
Can't wait for #GoldTeethRPG
December 24, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Re-reading #TeethRPG by @rossignol.bsky.social & @marshdavies.bsky.social. Astonishingly good setting. Tonally somewhere between Dolmenwood and the Warhammer Old World but totally unique.
Ran the Blood Cotillion one-shot earlier this year. Must do a campaign in '25.
Can't wait for #GoldTeethRPG
Ran the Blood Cotillion one-shot earlier this year. Must do a campaign in '25.
Can't wait for #GoldTeethRPG
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Over in the other place, the billionaire owner is threatening to fund ‘moderate’ (rightwing) candidates in heavily Democratic districts too.
This is what oligarchy looks like. It’s the biggest threat to democracy today. Not ‘cancel culture.’ Not trans kids. Not college protesters.
Oligarchy.
This is what oligarchy looks like. It’s the biggest threat to democracy today. Not ‘cancel culture.’ Not trans kids. Not college protesters.
Oligarchy.
December 22, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Over in the other place, the billionaire owner is threatening to fund ‘moderate’ (rightwing) candidates in heavily Democratic districts too.
This is what oligarchy looks like. It’s the biggest threat to democracy today. Not ‘cancel culture.’ Not trans kids. Not college protesters.
Oligarchy.
This is what oligarchy looks like. It’s the biggest threat to democracy today. Not ‘cancel culture.’ Not trans kids. Not college protesters.
Oligarchy.